[Politics] The 2024 US Election - Trump v Harris

[Albion my Albion]

Ps you missed the most recent ‘attempt’ to shoot him a few weeks ago by a pro-Ukranian nut job who’d been hiding in the bushes on the edge of a golf course for 2 days.

America eh?

I've had people hiding in the bushes on the edge of a golf course but it was to make sure they didn't get hit by my tee shot.

 

[Eeyore]

So HIGNFY is the one UK show I absolutely miss the most. Apparently this is the fourth attempt at a US version, but none of the previous versions have got past a pilot. CNN has apparently ordered an initial ten episode run of this:

‘Comedy thrives in dark times’: is the US ready for Have I Got News for You?

Long-running British comedy is getting another attempt of American version, starting at a difficult political moment

www.theguardian.com

First episode dropped on Friday:



It wasn't great, and certainly nowhere near as good, but it had some good moments. I hope it will improve as the host and the captains (and the guests, and the viewers) get more comfortable with the format (so they don't need to explain every round before the round starts).

I will say I absolutely hated the theme music, which is weirdly like the original theme that has been filtered through AI to make it "distinct". Also not sure why they made the half hour original into an hour long show? But then the UK did the same thing with their latest version of Jeopardy! So...

Also, Trump will absolutely hate this show. If he picks up on it and complains of "Truth" social about it, I'm sure CNN are hoping that it will absolutely blow up.

I thought it was quite funny. A very different vibe to the UK version, which I love (and is back in a couple of weeks). It's less uptight too. The jokes about race on there were neither toxic or inappropriate. They were just funny and benign. But the BBC would be too nervous to allow it