To Make It Official
Posted by Paul Musgrave on 8 November 2005 | 13 responses
TCR > TDS
(If you don’t get it, you don’t get it.)
13 Responses to “To Make It Official”
I don’t suppose TCR stands for “T cell receptor.”
I had to do some research of my own, and I have to disagree.
I think they’re about equal.
But thanks for pushing me into the research. I’m gonna continue…
Apples and oranges, good sir, apples and oranges. They complement each other perfectly.
Dittos to Jon.
TCR is an absolutely fantastic parody, but do you think it will hold up as well as TDS has over the years? Unlike TDS, TCR has a definable shtick, and that may get old over the years.
I agree with Steve on this one. TCR is really well done and enjoyable, but is it too much of a one trick pony to satisfy long term? Quite possibly.
I have that concern, too, but I have two thoughts that assuage it:
(i) the guys behind these shows are really, really, really creative, and I expect they’ll innovate as necessary to keep it fresh;
(ii) O’Reilly’s schtick has been old for a looooong time, and yet he’s still going strong (unfortunately).
TCR could always invite Tucker Carlson in and reinvent itself as a Crossfire spoof.
Gotta agree with those who say TDS will probably hold up better over the long run, but for now, TCR entertains me more. Probably because TDS is currently lacking in the area of gut-busting correspondents.
I hope philosopher is right and they will continue to complement each other for a long time to come.
Here’s the question though:
TDS with Colbert as a correspondent vs. TCR.
I for one can’t think of anything I’ve seen on TV since the Kool-Aid man burst through a wall that rivaled how funny I found Steven Colbert’s interview on the Jeff Gannon case earlier this year. (”My name’s not Steven Colbert…it’s Ted Hitler.”)
“Oh, yeah!”
“I killed a panda Jon…Ling ling, or the other one. But in my defense, it was dark, I was drunk, and it was delicious. Blog away, Colbertkilledapanda.com!”
Ah, I figured it out.
No, I don’t have cable.