Comments on: Episode 5137 (10/28/2009)

By: juice

juice — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:14:11 +0000

THIS EPISODE ROCKED! I’m playing catch-up on my episodes, so I just finished watching (my Boys of Summer-into-Late-Autumn are in the World Series “assuming the world only includes New York to Pennsylvania!”).
I couldn’t possibly vote for a favorite segment, unless I was allowed to vote for them all. Maybe Stephen appeared to be glowing this week because the episodes were so brilliant. Joe Lieberman’s “Joe-mentum” (“not ‘Lieberman for Connecticut’!”) was admirably skewered. I loved the Word. The helium bit was so adorably funny, I watched it a couple times! Sneaking Bobby into a space-time episode was inspired. Stephen’s interview with Brian Cox was one of the most enjoyable, well-matched interviews on the series. I kept replaying the ending, trying to understand “how did they DO that?”

By: SusieBlack

SusieBlack — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:48:32 +0000

There have been some excellent episodes since the Emmys, and this episode should win one on its own.

A bean counter like me should never try to understand quantum physics and string theory, but after trying and giving up, it’s wonderful to see Colbert just go for it.

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:14:25 +0000

My head was spinning trying to keep up with Stephen for this ep! I feel like a broken record, but I have to say it if it’s true: I LOVED THIS EPISODE!!!

My fave parts were the actual interview with Brian Cox and The Word: You-genics.

I thought it was just very masterful how Stephen spun the interview around on its head and got Brian Cox to agree with him about some of the most ridiculously insightful but hilarious things!

The Word was, yet again, very masterfully done! EXTREME KUDOS to The Colbert Report writers! I feel like I’m getting a graduate level lesson in English Lit and Poli-Sci every time. Moments like these make me wish that Stephen would go on the lecture route.

Thanks for the review and the awesome quotes!

By: adeline_sky

adeline_sky — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:40:49 +0000

i really enjoyed the interview. the smile that stephen gave when called out for “saying sensible things” is priceless. :D

By: ColbertGirl27

ColbertGirl27 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:34:05 +0000

Me like screencap. I am from future.

recaptcha: president’s nuking (!)

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:31:43 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve thought “that’s one of the best shows they’ve EVER done”, but that episode really was fantastic.

The Lieberman bit was great, followed by a WORD that could be one of the best ever…then the hilarious Supercollider bit (Bobby!!) which was the perfect segue to a truly awesome interview. If it had ended there with a simple “good night”, that episode would still have been brilliant, but that ending was the icing on the cake. I absolutely love the surreal bits, and “future Stephen” made me laugh more than anything in weeks!

By: Roseha

Roseha — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:59:16 +0000

I loved the whole show, in fact I would nominate it as my favorite of 2009! The WORD was great, it was so perfectly expressed and it does make you wonder how we in the US let the fat cat insurance companies get away with denying people coverage for their pre-existing conditions (even pet insurance companies want to know about them!). Then Stephen turned the rest of the show into one long time/space/geek lovefest, and what better way to bring back Bobby. I was only surprised that there wasn’t more of a reaction from the live audience when he appeared, but maybe they had seen him earlier.
And yes I loved the interview too, it was funny maybe just because Stephen’s real intelligence was coming through and it was still hilarious. And I loved the “sexiest men” thing too.

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:44:22 +0000

Another great Word! And a great interview as well. And YAY BOBBY’S BACK! :-)

By: lockhart43

lockhart43 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:03:47 +0000

The Word was unbelievably amazing – I just love the things that “Stephen” gets away with saying, and then how Stephen manages to tie it all together at the end. Brilliant.
When I saw the return of Bobby, I totally thought of NFZ! :) Such a great way to bring him back.
The interview was awesome. I just loved how Stephen got so excited about getting something right – his eyes lit up and he got such a giddy smile on his face :D. And I loved the comment Brian Cox made that got Stephen laughing – “you’re saying sensible things; this has gone horribly wrong.” Hahaha!

It’s so fantastic that Stephen had a guest on Tuesday to talk about religion and then he had a guest on last night to talk about science and the “God particle.” I love how constantly interested he is in both sides of the spectrum. :)

By: wildlymissingthemark

wildlymissingthemark — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:56:39 +0000

I love it particularly when the guest is an it-getter like Cox, they just make the whole interview more fun to watch. Overall, I feel like the writers have been really coming up with clever stuff lately, i.e., the Bobby reference, the Joe Liebermann smack-down, etc.

I also love future Stephen too. I think everyone imagines that’s how we will all look in 500 years. Shiny.