In the clip, correspondent John Hodgman solves the violent video game problem through flattery, clever marketing and generous application of Ira Glass.
Daily Show solves video game violence issue, saves Family Game Night
by JC Fletcher 
on Nov 5th 2010 10:00AM
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In the clip, correspondent John Hodgman solves the violent video game problem through flattery, clever marketing and generous application of Ira Glass.
Reader Comments (48)
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:03AM zefur said
Need a non region locked link =[
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:06AM Iamdude said
Problem solved!
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:10AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
No amount of video game violence can compare to the roman empire.
Stop whining about it already.
Stop whining about it already.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:39AM Spookimitsu said
@Spunky Monkey 190906
*cough* spanish inquisition *cough*
*cough* slave trade *cough*
*cough* manifest destiny *cough*
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*cough* spanish inquisition *cough*
*cough* slave trade *cough*
*cough* manifest destiny *cough*
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:18AM gatotsu911 said
@Spunky Monkey 190906
Saying that violent media is okay for children because violence exists in the real world is not a valid argument. Just saying.
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Saying that violent media is okay for children because violence exists in the real world is not a valid argument. Just saying.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:24AM Liquidfingers said
@Spookimitsu
ninjas
samurais!!!
DINOSAURS!!!!!!!!?!?!
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ninjas
samurais!!!
DINOSAURS!!!!!!!!?!?!
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:39AM TheOtherJames said
@Chazzr
Rosenbergs
H-Bomb
Sugar Ray
Panmunjom
Brando
The King and I
And The Catcher In The Rye
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Rosenbergs
H-Bomb
Sugar Ray
Panmunjom
Brando
The King and I
And The Catcher In The Rye
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:43AM PlatinumSkeet said
@Liquidfingers
Bevis & Butthead
Ren & Stimpy
DragonballZ
Invader Zim
Shows everyone considered violent or inappropriate for kids today but, me and a lot of people in here grew up watching and we are perfectly fine...
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Bevis & Butthead
Ren & Stimpy
DragonballZ
Invader Zim
Shows everyone considered violent or inappropriate for kids today but, me and a lot of people in here grew up watching and we are perfectly fine...
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 1:02PM Drakkenfyre said
I believe the name you are looking for is Panama.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2010 3:33PM Prboi said
@gatotsu911
While I believe video games don't directly cause misbehavior & aggression in kids, I do think it's partially true. With online gaming on the rise, more & more kids are wanting to jump in on the fun. The online portion of the game is not rated by the ESRB therefore all the fowl language & racial slurs that are present in the online portions of most games are being absorbed by adolescents. Many people are very split on Xbox Live's policy of paying to play but it does to a certain extent prevent things like that from happening. Setting up a child account, giving the ability for the parent to monitor their child's play time & what games they played is a step toward preventing children to act out against parents & think its cool to curse because people online do it all the time. I'm not trying to bash the PS3, but the fact that PSN is free means that any child can just create an account without their parents knowing & jump online where all this takes place. I know this isn't the case all of the time but it certainly can be used against the video game industry.
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While I believe video games don't directly cause misbehavior & aggression in kids, I do think it's partially true. With online gaming on the rise, more & more kids are wanting to jump in on the fun. The online portion of the game is not rated by the ESRB therefore all the fowl language & racial slurs that are present in the online portions of most games are being absorbed by adolescents. Many people are very split on Xbox Live's policy of paying to play but it does to a certain extent prevent things like that from happening. Setting up a child account, giving the ability for the parent to monitor their child's play time & what games they played is a step toward preventing children to act out against parents & think its cool to curse because people online do it all the time. I'm not trying to bash the PS3, but the fact that PSN is free means that any child can just create an account without their parents knowing & jump online where all this takes place. I know this isn't the case all of the time but it certainly can be used against the video game industry.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 9:31PM This Little Man Says His Name Is said
Let's stop little kids playing video games, but it's alright for a parent to open a bank account for a kid so that the kid gets a free gun.
@Prboi
People swearing online is any different to people swearing as you walk down the street how?
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@Prboi
People swearing online is any different to people swearing as you walk down the street how?
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:18AM oJMan240o said
You'd think an unconstitutional law would be the exact thing John Stewart would want to speak out against... apparently not.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:24AM Cat Herder said
@oJMan240o It would take to long to explain the ESRB, they needed something for the 5 minute slot between the news and the interview.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:27AM Jesse Walsh said
@oJMan240o Just covering this on his show raises awareness. Plus the bit about guns and video games in Wal-Mart is a pretty accurate incite.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:27AM copa said
@oJMan240o
Sorry if that humor was too subtle for you. Part of the segment was making the point that the court might consider banning a video game, but would never consider banning actual assault weapons that violently kill people. That's why the still image above shows taping a video game to an assault rifle so that the judges won't ban it.
Maybe you would have been happier if Jon had just stared the camera and gone on a political rant for five minutes about how you shouldn't ban the sale of games, but most of us don't actually want to watch that.
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Sorry if that humor was too subtle for you. Part of the segment was making the point that the court might consider banning a video game, but would never consider banning actual assault weapons that violently kill people. That's why the still image above shows taping a video game to an assault rifle so that the judges won't ban it.
Maybe you would have been happier if Jon had just stared the camera and gone on a political rant for five minutes about how you shouldn't ban the sale of games, but most of us don't actually want to watch that.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:20AM gatotsu911 said
@copa
Are you kidding? That's what Jon Stewart usually DOES. I'm not surprised one of his regular viewers would be disappointed that this segment doesn't (quite) bludgeon viewers over the head with its message.
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Are you kidding? That's what Jon Stewart usually DOES. I'm not surprised one of his regular viewers would be disappointed that this segment doesn't (quite) bludgeon viewers over the head with its message.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:25AM Liquidfingers said
@gatotsu911
this. i thought jon stewart's show was about as liberal as you can get.
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this. i thought jon stewart's show was about as liberal as you can get.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 3:36PM gatotsu911 said
@Liquidfingers
Apparently, we are not "hip" if we dislike Jon Stewart. Which is part of what I can't stand about him. He acts as though any sane person must inherently find him funny and agree with everything he says. In reality, he's as obnoxiously, smugly liberal as Fox News pundits are conservative.
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Apparently, we are not "hip" if we dislike Jon Stewart. Which is part of what I can't stand about him. He acts as though any sane person must inherently find him funny and agree with everything he says. In reality, he's as obnoxiously, smugly liberal as Fox News pundits are conservative.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:23AM MatsJn said
John Hodgeman is clearly biased, he is a PC after all.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:30AM jmood88 said
The 9 person shooter part made me lol
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:33AM 2late2die said
I effing hate these US locked videos. I'm in freaking Canada, it's right there!
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:37AM EMaster said
Thank god for American IPs at work :D
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:40AM Alexisonfire said
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:47AM TheOtherJames said
The Daily Show, John Hodgman, and Ira Glass. It's like somebody took Stuff White People Like, put it in a blender, and molded it into a video clip.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:48AM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
@TheOtherJames
I'm white, and I from that group, I only like Ira Glass.
I guess it still counts though.
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I'm white, and I from that group, I only like Ira Glass.
I guess it still counts though.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 4:02PM TheOtherJames said
@Prboi
Good point. Amend that to Jon Stewert, John Hodgman, and Ira Glass.
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Good point. Amend that to Jon Stewert, John Hodgman, and Ira Glass.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 10:23PM gatotsu911 said
@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Holy shit, really? This guy got downvoted for implying that he DIDN'T LIKE JON STEWART??? Wow.
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Holy shit, really? This guy got downvoted for implying that he DIDN'T LIKE JON STEWART??? Wow.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:02AM Snappyguy said
Have to say, love the tags for this post.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:45AM TheOtherJames said
@Snappyguy
I'm pretty sure the Ira Glass one is #41 on the list of things people thought would never be said.
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I'm pretty sure the Ira Glass one is #41 on the list of things people thought would never be said.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:05AM Najaf said
Wow. That was pretty terrible. Did the daily show writers take the day off? One would not think extracting comedy from such a topic would be very difficult.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:47AM shimrra74 said
Wow did that joke bomb. No one laughed at the Ira Glass joke, Jon had to explain to the viewer that was actually Ira Glass cursing.
You can even see John Hodgman just fumble over his lines after that dead silence.
You can even see John Hodgman just fumble over his lines after that dead silence.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 6:11PM Funkmaster General said
@shimrra74
Yeah, it only really worked if you know who Ira Glass was. I found it pretty funny.
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Yeah, it only really worked if you know who Ira Glass was. I found it pretty funny.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 11:50AM Xcrucio said
You forgot the "Moment of Zen" where they drop Ira's face into GTA: Vice City with him saying "I'm going to kill you... you professional sex worker."
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-4-2010/moment-of-zen---ira-glass-replaces-a-violent-video-game-character?xrs=share_copy
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-4-2010/moment-of-zen---ira-glass-replaces-a-violent-video-game-character?xrs=share_copy
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 12:16PM FINALBOSS said
The Supreme Court will side with the gamers anyways--I'm not worried about it.
But violent games are usually rated M+--which retailers usually check for ID. I fail to see the issue.
But violent games are usually rated M+--which retailers usually check for ID. I fail to see the issue.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 12:28PM Zamir said
John Hodgman also did his "Let's Get Visceral" for "Moby Dick" presumably unintentional.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 12:39PM Courtney said
Holy crap, that was one of the better Daily Show segments I've seen in awhile, I lost it with the Donkey Kong/Scalia joke.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 12:55PM Fallensky said
Ira Glass is going to shoot you in the penis you criminal sex worker.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 2:49PM MeAndTheFanboy said
Wait a minute.
Isn't that guy PC?
Isn't that guy PC?
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 3:11PM bhornburg said
Your welcome.
Posted: Nov 5th 2010 3:35PM TheOtherJames said
@bhornburg
What'd you just say 'bout my welcome? Don't be talkin' 'bout my welcome.
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What'd you just say 'bout my welcome? Don't be talkin' 'bout my welcome.
