Oh, Jon Stewart, how could you do this to us? You go away for a week, come back with a new set, and it suddenly looks like you’ve taken up residence on the holodeck of the starship Enterprise. I know the new digs are spacious and high-tech, and I know the old studio was cramped (I’ve been at Daily Show tapings there, where I and 99 others would be crammed in like subway passengers), but this new set? Feh. I’m not alone; outrage is building across the Internet, to the point where there’s even a new blog, Bring Back the Couch, devoted to the comfy old loveseat where you used to interview guests, which you have replaced with a cold, corporate conference table that cuts off your guests below the thorax. At least you’ve toned down the annoyingly busy graphics on those new screens behind you that made it look like words were streaming out of your head. Still, Jon, we watch your show for the jokes, for the satire, for your raised-eyebrow reaction shots, not to be distracted by the set’s design elements. Remember, dude, you’re Jon Stewart, not Martha Stewart.
Jul 20
2005
01:12 PM ET
'Daily Show' scandal: That new set
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Respectfully disagreeing. I could freaking care less. The Daily Show seems to be the only bit of intelligence I can find on TV these days, so how it’s formatted is truly not my concern.
Might be a good idea to keep the couch offstage and bring it on for certain guests – Woodward and Berstein probably were more comfy in the corporate setting, but some of his other guests might find the couch a tad more liberating.
I also hate the new set – but I never watched the show to check out the background. Get over it….
I don’t watch the show to view the set, either. However, last night was the first time I saw the new set and for a split second, I really thought about not watching the show any longer. I can’t explain it, but my eyes hate it. Bring back the other Daily Show.
Same thing happened with CNN. They changed how the ticker looked at the bottom of the screen and I can’t even watch it anymore. Not even Robin and Co.
Oh come on. Like everything else, change takes time to get used to. I bet a year from now, Jon’s faithful following will wonder what it is that they saw in the old set. Nostalgia is fueling the anger here, not the current presentation, and the jokes are still spot-on funny.
I can’t believe that after a full week of Jon Stewart making fun of you people who would take issue with the new set before the move, you proceed to go out, as predicted, and whine about the new set. Well done.
The Daily Show is one of only two shows I watch regularly on TV (the other is Six Feet Under) and I would never stop watching it over a couch! But, I do admit that I don’t like the new set. It’s stuffy and cold and just looks uncomfortable. I’ll just have to keep my focus on the hilarious facial expressions of Jon and the other correspondents.
Already getting use to the new set. I can deal with it as long as they don’t keep stuff continually moving in the background–that really a unpleasant distraction–makes it hard to watch.
Woodward and Berstein were rolling around with their backs to the camera on those office chairs. The new set makes me nervous. It’s like watching a marble roll off a table. And it reminds me of my office which is unfortunate. Dread!
You guys have way too much time on your hands to worry about things llike the set. Don’t any of you have day jobs?
Who care about the set? As long as Jon keeps up the pointed jokes, they can do whatever they want. Though the old set was humbling, this one provides a more interesting side to the show; he has made more jokes about the large screen than anything else. Seeing as Jon never loses his cool, I see don’t why a set should leave everyone so cold.
What you really need is Bill Maher’s set. Now that’s a set you could work with. The couch you had always bugged me because I was always expecting other people to drop by which they never did. Also, the color of your new desk does nothing for your complexion. The whole thing needs work Jon.
The couch seemed like a comfy place to sit and relax. Maybe a little too comfy. Maybe they brought in the stiff chairs to cut back on guest flatulence, and just built the rest of the set around it. Was that it Jon? No comment? The world is waiting for your answer…
Why do you people care about the set. This is one of the best shows on television, and the only place to get the news.
You all seem to be forgetting that the whole point of the show is to poke fun at the news media. This new set is much more in keeping with the sets of other talking head shows. Did “Face the Nation” or “Meet the Press” ever have a couch? I think not!
Um.
I watch the show every night and I didn’t even notice the set until he made a joke about it. ?