One of the hashtag trends on Twitter over the weekend was #ThingsJesusNeverSaid, and let's just say, with regard to that very hashtag, I was kind of in the zone - so much so, that I got mentioned on Fusion.net, where one such post made their cut for "tweets of the week." If curious, you can check out that very article at this link: http://fusion.net/story/114012/chers-in-the-market-for-a-tupac-sweatshirt-and-all-the-stuff-you-missed-on-twitter-this-week/
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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