[9.1/10] Very good episode. The opening story about copyright infringement of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in New Zealand was the amusing sort of absurd, international minutia that the show does well. The follow up story on the Trumpcare bill was pretty much what you'd expect, with some fair handling of Congressman admitting they hadn't read the bill only to rake them over the coals for not knowing major details. There's a lot of the same jokes others have made at this point, but turning his call to contact your representatives into a callback to the Eminem "you've only got one shot" story was a nice touch. And the "Now This" segment with scenes of the newly engaged Morning Joe news anchors having tiffs with one another was a funny bit of editing as well.
And the main story, a sadly-needed encore about net neutrality, was well done as well. It's another case of Oliver giving good context to an issue and finding ways to cut through bureaucratic difficulties to get to the point. Word is the comments have already come in fast and furious, so hopefully they'll do some good. The way the segment talks about how we got to this point, and explains the current FCC chair's knowledge of it, was well done, with enough comic asides from the likes of Tay Zonday and Pizza Rat to keep things lively.
Overall, an episode that well well-produced, informative, and funny.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2017-05-09T01:12:39Z
[9.1/10] Very good episode. The opening story about copyright infringement of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in New Zealand was the amusing sort of absurd, international minutia that the show does well. The follow up story on the Trumpcare bill was pretty much what you'd expect, with some fair handling of Congressman admitting they hadn't read the bill only to rake them over the coals for not knowing major details. There's a lot of the same jokes others have made at this point, but turning his call to contact your representatives into a callback to the Eminem "you've only got one shot" story was a nice touch. And the "Now This" segment with scenes of the newly engaged Morning Joe news anchors having tiffs with one another was a funny bit of editing as well.
And the main story, a sadly-needed encore about net neutrality, was well done as well. It's another case of Oliver giving good context to an issue and finding ways to cut through bureaucratic difficulties to get to the point. Word is the comments have already come in fast and furious, so hopefully they'll do some good. The way the segment talks about how we got to this point, and explains the current FCC chair's knowledge of it, was well done, with enough comic asides from the likes of Tay Zonday and Pizza Rat to keep things lively.
Overall, an episode that well well-produced, informative, and funny.