Originally Posted By u/Midnight_Warrior89 At 2025-07-18 06:25:31 AM | Source


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    5 days ago

    I already am, but because CBS is thinly veiled right-wing propaganda designed to make right wing talking points palatable to a liberal audience and to also act as controlled opppsition.

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    This makes me worry about Trek and Avatar…

    I’m not sure about recent Trek drama, but a F/F ship was already like pulling the exec’s teeth in the later. They couldn’t even depict a kiss. Even a show with a woman protagonist was a hard sell.

  • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    Devil’s advocate says that Colbert got cancelled because late night talk shows aren’t profitable anymore. Apparently people don’t stay up to watch the show’s commercials but catch it on youtube instead the next day.

    Not that I would know, we’ve never had late night talk shows in Denmark, only two day old Letterman shows in the afternoon 20 years ago.

  • GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Shouldn’t we also be boycotting Skydance then as well? Why does it just single out CBS/Paramount, shouldn’t there be pressure on both ends of the deal?

  • MimicJar@lemmy.world
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    Is there any way we can convince Trump to cancel the Skydance/Paramount deal? That would do some real damage.

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    I’ll still watch Colbert until it’s off the air. Other than that, absolutely not.

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    I’m honesty glad.

    Ever since the election Colbert has seemed as if he is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

    He couldn’t morally ignore what was happening but he also had to keep things light and establishment approved. This was obvious when Luigi was big news and Colbert took the violence is always wrong stance.

    On the other hand, John Stewart made a neutral joke with a hint of support. Seemed obvious that even John Stewart was being restricted but his star power could almost overcome that.

    I think this is good for Steven personally, he can stop pretending he supports the establishment (assuming he doesn’t).