EPISODE NUMBER: 8109 (June 11, 2012)
GUESTS: Martin Sheen
SPECIAL GUEST: Sister Simone Campbell
SEGMENTS: Neil deGrasse Tyson on “Prometheus” Gaffe | Radical Feminist Nuns | Radical Feminist Nuns - Simone Campbell | “Banana Bunker” Tutorial | Sign Off - Wooden Ruler
SUIT REPORT: Dark suit | White shirt | Grey tie
VIDEOS: Monday, June 11, 2012
Here’s a good cap to get started:
Neil DeGrasse Tyson is picky.
Oh Neil. We love you. I have a feeling this is one of those times when no one else in the world would’ve noticed the mistake in a movie, except for an expert astrophysicist. He noticed that Charlize Theron said they were only half a billion years from Earth, but it would’ve really been “just past Jupiter”….I think. I don’t know. It’s technical.
However, that was the only mistake Neil pointed out, which means that everything else in Prometheus is true. Charlize Theron infected Stephen and his belly came out of his belly.
Radical Feminist Nuns
That kind of sounds like some sort of movie. Drama? Comedy? Dramedy, I guess. It’s odd to think that a nun would write a book about sex, but if priests can give marriage advice, what’s so bad about a nun talking about sex? I loved Stephen comparing a nun writing a book about sex to the Dalai Lama having an ultimate fighting video.
I wish the Vatican would get on board with the rest of the world and leave these nuns alone. Sometimes it does seem as if the heads of the church have got their priorities wrong and have forgotten about the teachings of the man who was the inspiration for the whole religion to begin with.
Radical Feminist Nuns-Simone Campbell.
Sister Campbell held her own against Stephen, I’d say. She is the head of Network, a catholic social lobby. She wants to help the poor and the sick. Imagine that! She also doesn’t like the habits. That’s cool. It’s not about the uniform, it’s about what you do. Actions speak louder than clothes. She is starting a 9 city bus tour (“nuns on a bus”) to help defeat Paul Ryan’s budget, to help those who actually need it, not just rich people who want tax breaks.
Banana Bunker
$16???????????? seriously? WOW! Someone is really into bananas. The banana bunker is a banana shaped thing that you put a banana in.
Don’t even think about putting an apple or even a cucumber and especially not a plantain in this thing. It’s for bananas only. Hey man, I love my bananas, but really? Who would buy this? (other than a TV show to make fun of it?)
Martin (ramon) Sheen
Martin Sheen talked a little bit about Spiderman, but really was there to teach Stephen how to put on a jacket. I like that he was tickled over the thought of being pepper sprayed. He seemed to be enjoying himself. Did he really mean to say, “The feeling is municipal”? If so, I don’t know what that was about. He also talked about when he was Ramon Estevez. He changed his name to get work. If he changed it back now it would be weird. He’s Martin Sheen.
Anytime Stephen wants to demonstrate getting his clothes on is okay by me. I have a feeling my fellow fangirls will agree.
“It’s just my belly” is sincerely something I never thought I would hear coming out of Stephen’s mouth.
Sister Simone speaks the Gospel truth. I could not have enjoyed that interview more! If there’s one thing I love, it’s Stephen talking about religion. And if there’s one thing I love more, it’s Stephen talking about religion with a person who also did their homework and can bring completely pointed and well-thought arguments to the discussion. I really hope Sister Simone becomes a regular guest like Father Martin - we really need more people like that speaking on television.
The sheer stupidity of the Banana Bunker segment is exactly why it’s right up my alley of TCR segments I adore. The repeated and expected character breaks may have helped, too. Lastly, Martin Sheen was great! The jacket flip lesson was inspired, and I appreciate any moment in which Stephen is seen without a suit jacket; it’s like seeing Santa Claus without his beard. That’s it. I’m finally going to have to hunker down and watch The West Wing. I know what you’re going to say. Trust me, I know, I know, I know. It aired when I was too young to appreciate it and have never had time to watch it. I know.
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x2 on everything you said above! (I’ve probably watched enough West Wing though :-|)
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In the words of Martin Sheen’s son… WINNING! The streak continues with absolutely top-notch shows. And this was quite a Catholic one, with Sister Simone and Martin Sheen preaching the gospel. (Though poor Sheen did mix up his Stephens a bit!)
I loved Sister Simone, I loved the interview, and I loved and laughed very hard at the Banana Bunker. What can I say? It was inspired silliness and sometimes that’s enough. Oh-and I loved the shout-out to Neil DeGrasse Tyson. That had me in stitches.
Re The Daily Show: Kudos to the always-brilliant Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore and the hysterical segment on Mitt Romney’s all-white ad. I wish Wilmore were on more often.
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RE: The Neil DeGrasse Tyson shout out - I was SO convinced that after Stephen said everything else in Prometheus must be true that he was going to say something about Michael Fassbender really being an android. Is it weird that I just want to hear Stephen say Michael Fassbender’s name? It’s the closest thing I’ll have to him actually being interviewed on the show, ha. I really believe that Stephen went to see the film this weekend, which makes me happy, because I did, too. (note: loved it)
Agreed on the continuing streak of amazing shows! Stephen seems to be in a really great mood this week, too (last week as well), which I think just adds to how great the shows have been.
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“Is it weird that I just want to hear Stephen say Michael Fassbender’s name?”
Yes.
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As always, I appreciate your honestly, pal.
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With 12 years of Catholic school under my belt, 4 of them in all-girls H.S., Sr. Simone reminded me of some of the teachers I had. She seems very familiar to me. I was definitely taught to value myself as a woman and the contribution I would make to society based upon my own unique talents, I think more so than would the dirty people from the public schools. ( I kid, I kid.)
I really appreciate Stephen having her on the show and discussing the issue of the “nun reprimand” - it illustrates how in the Catholic Church there are many different groups and usually, intense debate going amongst various thinkers on how to address social issues in a way that is true to that gosh-darned gospel the whole faith-thing is based upon. But despite the internal debate, we remain one church, warts and all. I have a lot of respect for nuns and priests who work so tirelessly everyday on behalf of the poor, doing thankless jobs that help countless others entirely out of the conviction that least brothers = face of God him/herself.
Martin Sheen was really great. That jacket throwing move was sexy. One of the things that I admire about acting is that you can take little mannerisms and use them to illustrate the essence of a character.
Like karenatasha, I also dug the Neil DGT shout out. I think if you make movies about the universe, and he catches your gaffe on Twitter, just go back into the editing room with your tail between your legs and fix it! James Cameron ended up doing just that after 12 years.
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Oh lordy, that was pure joy start to finish. I love the totally absurd, and for that the banana bunker did not disappoint. And Martin Sheen was clearly having a blast. You’re not alone in having never watched West Wing, lockhart. I’ve only seen snippets here and there.
re TDS: I’m American, but I’ve been a Londoner for the past 2 years. If any of my American brethren or sistren in New York hop across the pond, I’ll personally treat you to a big gulp soda. We’ll drink ourselves into a diabetic coma whilst laughing at those silly Yanks. (Offer valid through 31 July 2012).
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It’s good to know I’m not alone in that, BFF. I really have no excuse anymore for not sitting down and watching it - Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, John Spencer, and Joshua Malina (who was on Sports Night) are all in it. Hopefully I remember later how much I want to see it right now and get started already.
I hardly drink soda anymore, but if you pay for the plane ticket, I’d be more than happy to develop an addiction to Dr. Pepper so I can join in on this diabetic coma/laughing event.
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Don’t I wish I could, Colbaby? I don’t care about the soda, but right now there’s such great stuff happening in London. But it is one expensive city normally, and with the Olympics and all, it’s unaffordable to go. When I was last there, maybe two years ago, I was shocked that it was costlier than Paris.
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Hey! It’s good to see you back, colbaby!
You sure have missed a lot since you’ve been gone. Katt has changed her tune and let’s us talk about the X-files all the time now! We were just talking about the Jana Cassidy character and why she wasn’t used more after the movie. It was riveting! Then we organized into marauding band of anti-short men vigilantes to rid the earth of that blight forever! So. Much. Fun!
So once again, it’s good to see that our reigning MVP is back in action.
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No X-Files!!
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Thanks, Mr. A! You had me worried there for a moment that I’d missed out on some wild times. But I see now from Katt’s response that this must of just been a drug fueled fantasy experienced as you staggered from bong hit to bong hit amidst your extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids. Phew!
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X-F…. WHOMP! SMASH! PUNCH! POW!
*Silenced*
You have both made me laugh mightily. Love that last post, Colbaby! Inspired.
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I’m going to presume that you were temporarily disoriented from flying around London with your umbrella when you wrote this. So I’m not going to get mad. However. For any child welfare workers reading this blog: I would never do drugs in front of my kids.
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I don’t want to toot my own horn, (Because I already wear glasses and it’s a sin.) but on BKAG I wrote that I thought Stephen and Sheen would click and they did! I called it! Yay me! *Non-union balloon drop*
I just loved seeing Sheen dissolve into laughter after “Stephen” said he should pepper spray him. I was also grateful that Stephen didn’t mention Charlie. I didn’t think he would. Because that would be classless and Colbert exudes classiness. (Is that a word?) But I was grateful all the same.
Like the show as a whole, it was great!
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It’s a sin to toot your own horn if you wear glasses? Hmmmmm….
Now, you pay those union people or…no balloon drop for you!
And classiness is a word, and it did apply. I was quite sure Stephen wouldn’t mention Charlie, although he could have in a still-classy way by mentioning M. Sheen’s appearance on C. Sheen’s show. But best not to, and what they discussed was so much more fun.
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When Stephen started talking about “preserving the value of your bananas” I was sure he was bringing back the segment he did about the banana safes when he was parodying Glenn Beck’s gold commercials. But the banana bunker was almost as good.
You could totally tell that Stephen is a West Wing fan (one more reason he’s awesome) when he was asking about the suit jacket.
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