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Network launches five broadband only channels
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Comedy Central today announced they'll be launching a broadband TV network dubbed "Motherload" on November 1. The network will offer five channels (Originals, TV Shows, The Daily Show with John Stewart, Comedians, and Cult Classics) filled with content from the television network, as well as some content specifically created for the system. A network exec dubs the service a "place for non-traditional voices, and an incubator for new ideas."

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woody7
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hmmmm.....

Can't wait:)
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fegul
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united state

Re: hmmmm.....

Me neither, I dont get cable, so this is nice!
Mordhem
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Gaffney, SC
Its about some one caught on to that idea lol.

WaxPhoto
I AM SAM
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Good Idea, but...

Seems a bit compartmentalized... I mean the cable channel still doesn't have a whole lot of content, and they unveil five internet channels?
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insomniac84

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Re: Good Idea, but...

said by WaxPhoto See Profile :

I mean the cable channel still doesn't have a whole lot of content
Says you.
DjXeR0

join:2003-10-24
Massillon, OH

NICE!

I'm a big fan of Comedy Central so this could be great.

I wonder if it will be just a continous stream or if it will be more of a video-on-demand type service.

Every One
OMG
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Awesome

I don't get Comedy Central anymore (I live in Canada).. and no more DirecTV.. so this is awesome.
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wriley
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No more john stewart please

He sucks
footballdude

join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO

Re: No more john stewart please

Apparently he has his own channel now. Are they going to run the same one hour show twenty four times in a row?

xmrocks
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Re: No more john stewart please

said by footballdude See Profile :

Apparently he has his own channel now. Are they going to run the same one hour show twenty four times in a row?
Read the article. It says they will show clips, not full length shows.
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DonLibes
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said by footballdude See Profile :

Apparently he has his own channel now. Are they going to run the same one hour show twenty four times in a row?
What do you think CNN is?

Actually, CNN frequently shows extended clips of the Daily Show!!!

tapeloop
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Re: No more john stewart please

said by DonLibes See Profile :

Actually, CNN frequently shows extended clips of the Daily Show!!!
And vice-versa.:)
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said by wriley See Profile :

He sucks
John Stewart may suck, but Jon Stewart rules.

Omega
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said by wriley See Profile :

He sucks
If my sucks you mean one of the funniest comedians preforming right now, then you are right.
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wriley
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If by comedian you mean complete idiot then yes he could be considered a comedian

Anonymous
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He's a funny guy!

wriley
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Here is my impersonation of him.

" heh george bush sucks" stare at the camera blankly for 10 seconds
"seriously he does" stare for another 10 seconds.

I guess maybe I just dont get left wing humor.
Keno69

join:2002-07-24
Chico, CA

Re: No more john stewart please

Yeah you have to be smart enough to realize that President Bush Sucks before you can even come close to "getting" Jon Stewart. Keep trying!
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said by wriley See Profile :

Here is my impersonation of him.

" heh george bush sucks" stare at the camera blankly for 10 seconds
"seriously he does" stare for another 10 seconds.

I guess maybe I just dont get left wing humor.
You need to watch more because that's not a very good impersonation.
Derfel

join:2004-06-06
Winnipeg, MB
If you're right wing, you don't get humour - period.
bentley2018

join:2003-07-09
Ashland, KY

Re: No more john stewart please

said by Derfel See Profile :

If you're right wing, you don't get humour - period.
hey derfel---i am right wing and i get john stewart,also i know that Bush sucks
pumpkinhead7

join:2002-06-14
Fairmont, WV
Hes not left wing, he makes fun of both sides, but since the repubs are currently a good portion of the important positions, they are the ones who get made fun of
Samwoo

join:2002-02-15
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
well duh!
he makes fun of the news... and who is in the news the most?!

wriley
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edit:
October 26th, @01:33AM

wow the three most unintelligent posts iv ever seen. so making fun of good people is funny, but making fun of some idiot is wrong.

AmeritecTech
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Re: No more john stewart please

I'm not left wing, and I find Jon Stewart hilarious. You need to learn to detach your humor detector from your ideology, because otherwise you end up living a very humorless life.
TripmasterG

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Centreville, VA

Re: No more john stewart please

I second that. I don't vote democratic (anymore) and I love Jon Stewart's show (and The Colbert Report of course). If you can't laugh at a few jabs even if you may feel they may be directed at yourself it's time to lighten up.
pumpkinhead7

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Fairmont, WV
By good people im assuming you mean republics. I see now why you dont like him, republicans arent allowed humor. Its against the cult....er code
pumpkinhead7

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You must have no sense of humor whatsoever

wriley
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Thanks for three posts, look in the bottom right corner for an edit button

dadkins
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Verizon Sponsored?

So, it will be free, aside from the Verizon ads every three videos?
Cool!
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CJPC
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Re: Verizon Sponsored?

Or the 300 Girls Gone wild Commercials from 2AM to 4AM , damn, if i didnt buy a tape the first time, what makes you think i will the next 299 times?

dadkins
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Re: Verizon Sponsored?

I downloaded it!

CJPC
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Re: Verizon Sponsored?

Meh, dont do it for me, the same clip over and over, with comic like 'wow' over what makes people buy the tapes !
b10010011
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Oh great another spam banner laden media player...

"Like MTV’s broadband service, Overdrive, the Motherload video player allows for users to search through reams of archived content, and then populate a playlist,"

It sounded great up until I read that. Now I probably will not bother.

Why not just put the clips up in mpeg format and let us view them the way WE WANT TO view them?
mishaq
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Re: Oh great another spam banner laden media playe

Because then you could just ignore the commercials? Everything in life isn't free, how would they make money?
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Re: Oh great another spam banner laden media player...

said by b10010011 See Profile :

Why not just put the clips up in mpeg format and let us view them the way WE WANT TO view them?
Because then users could save them local and chop out the ads and other annoying stuff.
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More of the same

Wowwww...More of the same crap, over and over and over and over and over and over and over. I'll be sure to jump right on it. I'm surprised one of them wasn't the South Park channel.

What a waste of bandwidth

bigyeah
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Re: More of the same

LOL, "an i don't really like comedy central." would suffice, but that's nice

This seems pretty cool, if it turns out to suck, then i simply won't watch!

Transmaster
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Re: More of the same

said by bigyeah See Profile :

LOL, "an i don't really like comedy central." would suffice, but that's nice

This seems pretty cool, if it turns out to suck, then i simply won't watch!
To Quote Butthead "This sucks and I don't like things that suck."
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bigyeah
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Re: More of the same

said by Transmaster See Profile :

said by bigyeah See Profile :

LOL, "an i don't really like comedy central." would suffice, but that's nice

This seems pretty cool, if it turns out to suck, then i simply won't watch!
To Quote Butthead "This sucks and I don't like things that suck."
LOL, well put!

MagMan
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We need more of this

Bring it on can't wait.:D

techie
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Hope it offers the Colbert report

Since it's not on in Canada yet.
dave
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But...

...I already get Comedy Central on broadband.

Methinks someone needs reminding that "broadband" does not mean "computer network".

FTCXtreme

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New Braintree, MA

If only I could watch

I love comedy central, and am disapainted thats I can't watch their broadband channels good thing their launchign the dial-up channel too(see pic)
Rob is Pro
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Birmingham, AL

Re: If only I could watch

You say motherload? »www.miniclip.com/motherload.htm

knightry
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Oviedo, FL

Re: If only I could watch

Awesome game, just wasted 2 hours of my life, and I believe I'll waste another 2 tomorrow
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grantje
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Kokomo, IN

DRM?

I hope the service isn't saddled with DRM. I can live with Windows Media, just as long as it's not encrypted. I don't want to pirate anything, but I also don't want to be locked into using the Windows OS just to watch TV.

(Ideally, the service would be available in MPEG-4, and make some content available via video podcasts for easy, quick iPod downloads.)
vasta

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Orlando, FL

Re: DRM?

wild party girls

the game motherload owns

AmeritecTech
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Jon Stewart, Wired

Jon Stewart had a great interview in Wired about the evolution to ala carte media. This looks to be that in action.

vpoko
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Go Daily Show!

Go Stewart, go Cobert!

N3OGH
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Comedy Central = Commercials

I hope their on line service isn't as saddled with advertising as their cable channel. I tried to watch a movie on Comedy Central the other day, and the damn thing was like 4 hours long due to all the commercials. I understand they need to make a buck, but it seems like they run A LOT more advertising than the average cable network. I mean, I am all ready paying a cable bill to see this, and on top of that, I get more ads than the Saturday afternoon movie on the local broadcast channel....
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