Bill O'Reilly's Day Off...From the Truth
In the last decade or so, I've noticed that "the copycat" is starting to surpass “the original.” I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. I mean everything changes right? Eventually the old idea has to go away. We just get so used to the copycat that we forget the way we used to do things. We just don’t care because often enough, the copycat is way better. Here are a few quick examples of what I mean:
cash vs. debit cards
the telephone vs. cell phones
radio vs. podcasts
news media vs. blogging
analog cassette vs. digital storage
John Lennon vs. Bono
Peter Sellers vs. Sasha Baron Cohen
television vs. YouTube
The Vietnam War vs. US War on Terror (okay bad example)
Maybe the “the copycats” are better because they have all the time in the world to think about what “the originals” have done wrong all these years. Somewhat fixed the problems they were having, that prevented “the originals” from being as popular or successful as they currently are.
I mean sure, most of those things mentioned above are due to technological advances. But has Bono really surpassed what John Lennon was trying to do with his music/activist career? Does Sasha Baron Cohen really deserve the “genius comedian” status just from one successful film? Is it better to pay three dollars for a hot chocolate, with my debit card, when I have a 20 dollar bill in my pocket, that I’m saving for when I need the cash?
I don’t really need to listen to the radio or download your podcast to make my life better. If your ideas suck, your ideas suck. But if you’re good, and not a jackass, you have my attention.
In the 1980s, there was a little film that came out called “Ferris Bueller's Day Off.” All my friends, including myself, wanted to be Matthew Broderick from that movie. Then, eventually, a TV show called "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" hit the boobtube, and changed everything. It had the look and feel of a preppy Ferris, but the difference was it was on TV every week. I mean, Parker Lewis was totally a rip-off of Ferris Bueller. But the show worked. They parodied teenage life, with a smart-ass lead character, who foiled his principle every week. Sound familiar? “Ferris who?” While that show was at it’s peak, some Hollywood clowns thought they could cash in, and tried to make a Ferris Bueller TV show. It lasted 2 shows.
My point? Well, sometimes the original idea or concept gets rocked by the new guy. Case in point: Stephen Colbert vs Bill O'Reilly. The next two videos are a little childish and stupid, but then, so is high school.
Colbert vs. O'Reilly Part 1
Colbert vs. O'Reilly Part 2
I think it was The Beatles that said, "Take a sad song, and make it better"
cash vs. debit cards
the telephone vs. cell phones
radio vs. podcasts
news media vs. blogging
analog cassette vs. digital storage
John Lennon vs. Bono
Peter Sellers vs. Sasha Baron Cohen
television vs. YouTube
The Vietnam War vs. US War on Terror (okay bad example)
Maybe the “the copycats” are better because they have all the time in the world to think about what “the originals” have done wrong all these years. Somewhat fixed the problems they were having, that prevented “the originals” from being as popular or successful as they currently are.
I mean sure, most of those things mentioned above are due to technological advances. But has Bono really surpassed what John Lennon was trying to do with his music/activist career? Does Sasha Baron Cohen really deserve the “genius comedian” status just from one successful film? Is it better to pay three dollars for a hot chocolate, with my debit card, when I have a 20 dollar bill in my pocket, that I’m saving for when I need the cash?
I don’t really need to listen to the radio or download your podcast to make my life better. If your ideas suck, your ideas suck. But if you’re good, and not a jackass, you have my attention.
In the 1980s, there was a little film that came out called “Ferris Bueller's Day Off.” All my friends, including myself, wanted to be Matthew Broderick from that movie. Then, eventually, a TV show called "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" hit the boobtube, and changed everything. It had the look and feel of a preppy Ferris, but the difference was it was on TV every week. I mean, Parker Lewis was totally a rip-off of Ferris Bueller. But the show worked. They parodied teenage life, with a smart-ass lead character, who foiled his principle every week. Sound familiar? “Ferris who?” While that show was at it’s peak, some Hollywood clowns thought they could cash in, and tried to make a Ferris Bueller TV show. It lasted 2 shows.
My point? Well, sometimes the original idea or concept gets rocked by the new guy. Case in point: Stephen Colbert vs Bill O'Reilly. The next two videos are a little childish and stupid, but then, so is high school.
Colbert vs. O'Reilly Part 1
Colbert vs. O'Reilly Part 2
I think it was The Beatles that said, "Take a sad song, and make it better"
4 Comments:
I like to think of Sasha Baron Cohen as the new and improved Andy Kaufman.
Really? Kaufman usually didn't dress up to play "characters", like Sellers did. But I guess you can compare the fact that Kaufman duped an entire nation that he really wanted to wrestle woman!
Oh man, I used to really like that Parker Lewis show with all the goofy sound effects. :)
Andy Kaufman, on the other hand, though amusing, also creeped me out, though I could never really say why.
"Here I come to save the day!"
Creepy? I say no.
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