Members IBDBB Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 i personally thought he was because i honestly assume everyone on tv is one because the majority of them are with the exception of some people on fox but people have told me that if you read his book he talks about it yeah, my wife read his book and swears he is a democrat. She probably wouldn't watch him if he was a republican....It is so hard to tell because he plays a "character" on his show, he can't be that "off" in real life, can he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members balthazarr Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 yeah, my wife read his book and swears he is a democrat. She probably wouldn't watch him if he was a republican....It is so hard to tell because he plays a "character" on his show, he can't be that "off" in real life, can he? Ask Bush about that during the Press Correspondents Dinner in 06. Bush didn't find him funny, either. In fact, you could see he was mortified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 colbert is actually a independent/republican and is much more funny and more bearable to me than stewart No, he's a PARODY of right-wing broadcasters, such as Bill O'Reilly. And the interruption and cut to commercial is all part of his schtick. He ALWAYS gives his celebrity guests the short shrift, no matter who they are. If you had seen more than one or two episodes of his show, the gag wouldn't have surprised you at all. From the smile on Geddy's face, it's pretty obvious that the band was in on the joke. This wasn't a Rush performance, it was Rush participating in an episode of The Colbert Report. I could see why somebody expecting anything more than that might be disappointed, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eddie Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 I thought it was funny. and I am sure Rush was told about the joke beforehand and approved it. Stop being so uptight guys, you know how that song ends. Ditto. [YOUTUBE]FrejJHPnVfk[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 If you can download the trailer park boys episode with Lifeson/rush....hilarious... this is the type of {censored} that makes rush fans look like {censored}in geeks.....get a sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 I bet they were supposed to shorten the song, but decided to play the whole thing... {censored} happens all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pipedwho Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 I've never seen Colbert before, but it was obviously a joke and the Rush guys knew it was coming. And it was at least a little bit funny for anyone that knows Rush's music. I could see how you'd be upset if you only saw the 10 seconds of footage where he runs on stage and interrupts them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jordan8865 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Didn't let them play the whole thing and interrupted the song! The interview was fun, they built up the interview and song the whole show and then mess it up. I sat through 20 min of his liberal nonsense for that??? hah it's a comedy show. him coming out was obviously planned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 The joke would have been good if Rush was actually playing a long song. 2112 would have fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bsc1307 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Honestly, if the band playing was some new age pop-punk good charlotte equivalent I would've found it hilarious. Even in theory it was funny, it just didn't come off as such. I see where the writers were trying to come from, but in my opinion it wasn't very comical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mortkort Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 i thought it was pretty funny when colbert came in. also sweet performance by the boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lotsaguitars Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Didn't let them play the whole thing and interrupted the song! The interview was fun, they built up the interview and song the whole show and then mess it up. I sat through 20 min of his liberal nonsense for that??? Leave it to a right winger to miss the entire point of the Colbert Report. Rush got incredibly generous air time on a currently hip show for a "vintage" act and you act insulted that Colbert didn't step aside entirely and make it a Rush tribute for 30 minutes. Anyways, I am sure you already get your daily fill of Rush listening to the other "Rush" every afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Did you ever have a song so long that by the end of it you were influenced by yourselves at the beginning of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Did you ever have a song so long that by the end of it you were influenced by yourselves at the beginning of it! Cheeses, that is SO zen ... almost like the sound of one hand tapping.Anyway, nice to know that Rush have a senzayuma (well, GLee does judging by some of his interviews), even if some of their fans don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanneswiberg Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Did you ever have a song so long that by the end of it you were influenced by yourselves at the beginning of it! I bet Yes did (do) that all the time. Awesome idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clarknova Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 I thought it was the greatest episode of the Colbert Report ever. I started laughing the moment they started play Lime Light, to the very end. I love both Rush and Colbert, and thought the idea the band coming on was the idea anybody has had on TV this whole year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 He's a douchebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beckman Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 It's what Colbert does, he's not Letterman, what did people expect? Exactly. He does that to everyone. He plays along with them, changes things up. It is a comedy show, not a music show. The whole show is a parody. He is acting as a character. Lighten up everyone. Rush is not my favorite band, but even if I did like them, who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Colbert is boring. Rush still kicked ass. The toys all around the band were kinda funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FckStick Jones Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Leave it to a right winger to miss the entire point of the Colbert Report. Rush got incredibly generous air time on a currently hip show for a "vintage" act and you act insulted that Colbert didn't step aside entirely and make it a Rush tribute for 30 minutes. Anyways, I am sure you already get your daily fill of Rush listening to the other "Rush" every afternoon. Yep, you nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members germanicus2112 Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 This was obviously staged, come on, isnt it obvious?!?! I thought It was hilarious, and I love rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nobody Told Me Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 I was just glad to see Peart participating in the interview. For so long it's been just Geddy and Alex. Peart's crack about not seeing Colbert's hand on ebay was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted July 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 The joke would have been good if Rush was actually playing a long song.2112 would have fit. Bingo. No doubt it was supposed to be a joke but it failed horribly, whether the band was in on it or not. The interview was fun and lots of the Rush themes during the first part of the show were great, it was just the performance part that was cheapened. I've watched Cobert enough to know I don't like the show (I've probably seen it 10 or more times, enough to know his act). Not a fan of it but it gets put on if nothing else is on which is common at that time slot. I think the thing to me was they pumped up that fact that is the first US TV appearance in 30 years and it was kind of cheapened. Whatever, I don't really care today. And no I don't listen to Rush everyday. Used to be a fanboy but that was many years ago. I just have a healthy respect for them these days. The sad thing about Stewart and Cobert -- people consider that news. Same as people considereding Rush Limbaugh or Shawn Hannity news. Its very slanted opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FUBTAG Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 all I can say is this thread = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Holey Lint Trap Posted July 17, 2008 Members Share Posted July 17, 2008 Bingo. No doubt it was supposed to be a joke but it failed horribly, whether the band was in on it or not. The interview was fun and lots of the Rush themes during the first part of the show were great, it was just the performance part that was cheapened. I've watched Cobert enough to know I don't like the show (I've probably seen it 10 or more times, enough to know his act). Not a fan of it but it gets put on if nothing else is on which is common at that time slot. I think the thing to me was they pumped up that fact that is the first US TV appearance in 30 years and it was kind of cheapened. Whatever, I don't really care today. And no I don't listen to Rush everyday. Used to be a fanboy but that was many years ago. I just have a healthy respect for them these days.The sad thing about Stewart and Cobert -- people consider that news. Same as people considereding Rush Limbaugh or Shawn Hannity news. Its very slanted opinion. While the show is comedy and not news, they slam both sides pretty hard. It is just easier with Bush in the whitehouse to slam the right. When Obama is in there he will get slammed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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