Submitted by MattK - May 13, 2008 at 7:52 am -0500
Quite hilarious. Always loved this guy on The Drew Carey Show. Guys like him deserve more media attention than hypocritical fearmongers like Jack Thompson.
Submitted by Late Late Show Host Plays GTA IV Controversy for Laughs - May 13, 2008 at 7:53 am -0500
[...] wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptCraig Ferguson (left), host of the Late Late Show on CBS, has a great monologue on the GTA IV controversy. Kotaku has the video… GP: Thanks to GamePolitics correspondent Andrew Eisen for the heads-up. [...]
Submitted by Raven - May 13, 2008 at 8:41 am -0500
Amazing how a Scottish wanker knows more about parenting and real issues than our own goverment.
If there is ever an open floor day in Congress, would somebody please recommend that the two Congressmen sponsoring the Truth in Videogames Ratings bill watch this clip while being smacked in the face with a halibut.
Submitted by Void Munashii - May 13, 2008 at 9:50 am -0500
Very funny, but I noticed he was doing the old person thing of putting "the" in front of things that should not have them, "The Google", "The Grand Theft Auto", "The video games", etc.
Submitted by AdamasDraconis - May 13, 2008 at 10:06 am -0500
Yeah! I always did like Ferguson's monologues. He fully admits when he doesn't get what the fuss is about and just how funny an outsider can find things.
The fact he's a recovering addict is also quite inspirational.
Craig was right when he said that teens will find a way to get what they want.
Cigarettes: Get someone else to buy them or steal them from their parents.
Alcohol: Steal it from their parents' liquor cabinet
Games: Use fake IDs or get their dumbass parents to buy it for them since they'll ignore the ESRB rating
Submitted by Rodrigo Ybáñez GarcÃa - May 13, 2008 at 1:57 pm -0500
Too bad I can´t watch this guy in Mexico. I don´t know why is so easy for these guys to accept kids or teenagers can get porn or alcohol or cigarrettes, meanwhile, there is many more people obsessed with morality and chastity and God knows what more.
Submitted by Ian Cooper - May 13, 2008 at 2:04 pm -0500
Void Munashii Says:
"... I noticed he was doing the old person thing of putting “the” in front of things that should not have them, “The Google”, “The Grand Theft Auto”, “The video games”, etc."
Submitted by Ian Cooper - May 13, 2008 at 2:11 pm -0500
Ken Says:
"Use fake IDs or get their dumbass parents to buy it for them since they’ll ignore the ESRB rating "
If I ignore the ESRB rating when buying a mature-themed game for my daughter why does that make me a dumbass? What if I just don't buy the notion that pixellated violence on a TV screen turns my daughter into a psychopath?
The dumbasses are those who want the ESRB warning but who don't pay attention to it when buying their kids games, and who later ask angrily for their money back (as if it's the salesperson's fault) when they realise the game they bought for their kid is GTA IV.
Submitted by Grendal - May 13, 2008 at 7:24 pm -0500
I like the shiny new GP, it will take a bit to get totally use dot it though. Anyway the Craig Ferguson bit was hilarious. Still is is a bit sad that the humour shows provide a better analysis of the issues that the actual news networks.
Submitted by Repudiator - May 13, 2008 at 8:54 pm -0500
(Unrelated, I know...) But, wow at this new site design, looks great! Damn though, I was so confused when I came on. I thought I went to the wrong site...
Submitted by Father Time - May 13, 2008 at 10:20 pm -0500
There is a way to sign up and have it automatically log in. Not sure how but apparently mine's all ready been that way for a year and 33 weeks (perhaps it's the forum registration).
Submitted by Anonymous - May 14, 2008 at 12:21 am -0500
I've always been a loyal Conan watcher, but his monolouges have always been epic fail while the rest of the show was hilarious. Craig might be getting a new viewer for his monologues.
Submitted by Parallax Abstraction - May 14, 2008 at 12:48 am -0500
Man, that was pure comedy gold. I like as well how he openly admitted he hasn't played the game. And yet he seems to know more about it than the mainstream media pundits who make way more than he does. Joob on him!
Submitted by GRIZZAM PRIME - May 14, 2008 at 3:41 am -0500
Why the hell did this thing start asking me to fill out a goddamn CAPTCHA? The first time it did it I failed cause the stupid letters were to effing small. Is this only happening to me?
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Posted 09/07/08 at 08:47am HarmlessBunny: @DarkSaber: ROFL
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Posted 09/07/08 at 05:44am Matthew: Little-known fact: The LHC is designed to reveal the existence of a meal between breakfast and brunch.
Posted 09/07/08 at 01:38am GRIZZAM PRIME: Zippy: Better jokes I have heard. Worse too...
Posted 09/07/08 at 01:34am ZippyDSMlee: Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : its humor...everyone was talking about eating "bunches" the cereal..I just could not ignore it. :P
Posted 09/07/08 at 01:20am Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Zippy: WTF?
Posted 09/07/08 at 01:12am ZippyDSMlee: zippy wants to know...why uuu all eating on poor bunchakneejerk ... =0_o=....LOL
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Posted 09/06/08 at 09:04pm gamepolitics: but I do love me some brunch, too...
Posted 09/06/08 at 09:01pm gamepolitics: TJLK - brunch is just breakfast dressed for respectability
Posted 09/06/08 at 05:52pm Freyar: I prefer Mid-night snack.. Because I can eat in the middle of the night without feeling too stupid, or whatever.
Posted 09/06/08 at 05:35pm TJLK: I like brunch, because you can have waffles but it isn't in the morning.
Posted 09/06/08 at 02:07pm Dark Sovereign: @GP: This list, number 30, for the librarian story: http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/06/palin-rumors/
Posted 09/06/08 at 12:55pm gamepolitics: is there a better meal than breakfast? If so, I've not experienced it...
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Posted 09/06/08 at 05:32am King of Fiji: @MaskedPixelante: Is it me or in a way dose he look like what the AVGN will look like in a few decades in that picture? xD
Posted 09/05/08 at 10:14pm ZippyDSMlee: BlackIce: its funny it dose not mind zippy speak tho :P
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Bonus points for the accent!
If there is ever an open floor day in Congress, would somebody please recommend that the two Congressmen sponsoring the Truth in Videogames Ratings bill watch this clip while being smacked in the face with a halibut.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to the work
The fact he's a recovering addict is also quite inspirational.
I thought he was making a reference to how Dubya called it "The google."
"Old person" you say?....Bush...is an old person...
That's what TiVo is for.
Alright, old people and stupid people both do it.
I got this fun visual of him typing "The Grand Theft Auto" into Google though.
No shit. Part of why he's old is the result of all the things he has to do as President.
@Void
Cute.
Cigarettes: Get someone else to buy them or steal them from their parents.
Alcohol: Steal it from their parents' liquor cabinet
Games: Use fake IDs or get their dumbass parents to buy it for them since they'll ignore the ESRB rating
"... I noticed he was doing the old person thing of putting “the” in front of things that should not have them, “The Google”, “The Grand Theft Auto”, “The video games”, etc."
I'm pretty sure that was intentional.
"Use fake IDs or get their dumbass parents to buy it for them since they’ll ignore the ESRB rating "
If I ignore the ESRB rating when buying a mature-themed game for my daughter why does that make me a dumbass? What if I just don't buy the notion that pixellated violence on a TV screen turns my daughter into a psychopath?
The dumbasses are those who want the ESRB warning but who don't pay attention to it when buying their kids games, and who later ask angrily for their money back (as if it's the salesperson's fault) when they realise the game they bought for their kid is GTA IV.
I'm pretty sure that's what Ken meant.
Kind of like with "The Bully"?
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That;s the trick to this guy's show. The monologues are amazing, but the rest of it is rubbish.
Nice new site GP. Looks very professionnal!
@Chadachada123
there's a login link on the right side of the page. Your old GamePolitics account has been moved over
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I'm not sure which is better this or the very old San Andreas/legislative hearing thing from Jon Stewart.
'Don't they know how much porn is on the internet?'
vs.
'Many feel the M for mature rating is too vague and completely inaccurate in describing anyone who plays video games'
Close Call.
I'll make sure to watch this video when I get home...
Thought I'd just point out that the new site design is pretty good
I've always been a loyal Conan watcher, but his monolouges have always been epic fail while the rest of the show was hilarious. Craig might be getting a new viewer for his monologues.
OMG I LOVE THIS NEW SITE
Dennis, thanks so much for this :)
These rants were great. It made sense, even though it was clear there were some things he dissaproved in it.
(Captchas are annoying. Failed Tenth Time. Did this CAPTCHA get tested on any resolution higher than 1280x1024? It's absolutely impossible to read!)
Always wondered what happened to him. Was on UK tv quite a bit a number of years ago but then just disappeared.
Glad to see he's still as funny as he always was
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