stevenberlinjohnson.com: In Which I "Debate" Popular Culture With Stephen Colbert

knock em dead man. Is he really a christian?

Posted by: cubicle.reverend | June 07, 2006 at 07:18 PM

oh! to have access in belgium to american cable now! :(
could you make a torrent file available, like you did with the daily show? people overseas are interested!

Posted by: frans leys | June 07, 2006 at 11:31 PM

Frans, you'll find the show here:

http://www.tvtorrents.com/loggedin/show.do?id=178

(you need to register and login to access the torrents)

Posted by: Rikard Linde | June 07, 2006 at 11:59 PM

According to all of the interviews, he's a practicing Catholic.

Posted by: Jemaleddin | June 08, 2006 at 03:00 AM

He was definitely raised Catholic, and I'll take your word that he's practicing. Makes sense. However, he's definitely more liberal than his "personality", given that he skewers neo-con viewpoints by bringing them to their logical extremes.

Also, he hates bears. And is hilarious.

Posted by: risser | June 08, 2006 at 08:38 AM

Break a leg. By the by, LOVED Everything Bad Is Good For You.

Posted by: sweetney | June 08, 2006 at 12:02 PM

He's practising enough to broadcast with the ash cross on his forehead on Ash Wednesday. I think the best way for non-political guests not to be fazed by the 'Colbert' persona is to just accept it and not try and talk directly to the man beneath. Treat it as if you were going on Faux News, but without the defensive shield you require for an O'Reilly or Hannity.

Posted by: nick s | June 08, 2006 at 12:15 PM

I watch the show all the time, and that's some good advice, Nick-S. The best-performing guests are the ones who get that he's being ironic, and can play along without trying to out-wacky him.

I got my Tivo set. Good luck, SBJ.

Posted by: seamus | June 08, 2006 at 12:32 PM

Christiane Amanpour had a good time with him, playing the game that he's a right winger. Remember...it's playtime but you get to say your thing.

Posted by: Cliff Figallo | June 08, 2006 at 01:42 PM

Hey Steven,
Thought the appearance on Colbert was great.. Did you guys get a quick game of D&D in afterwards?
I'd also like to say thanks for coming out to Stevens Tech a few months back for the talk then. It convinced me to get the Lost DVDs and get addicted to yet another television show.
Can't wait for the next book

Posted by: Chris Hazen | June 08, 2006 at 08:56 PM

hey man, i just saw you on the Colbert Report, and i must say, its about freaking time somebody said that about games!!! im 14 right now and im sick and tired of everyone saying "video games sucks, killing our youths mentality" and stuff like that. i am personally a huge fan of the civilization games, and i just wanted to say thanks.

Posted by: Andy Repp | June 08, 2006 at 09:07 PM

Referring to gamers as '12 year olds' betrays an ignorance of the gaming demographic - the same ignorance that inspires nanny-state sponsors like Hillary Clinton to be draconian in legislation.

Studies have shown repeatedly that the average gamer is now thirty years old. Thirty! Please stop referring to us as 12 year olds, especially PC gamers.

Posted by: Joe | June 08, 2006 at 09:27 PM

I saw you on the Colbert Report Thursday and you had mentioned that First Person Shooters are to some degree exceptions to the rule that video games are making us smarter. While this may, for the most part, be true, I see a growing possibility that the first person shooter that will eventually develop into a kind of interactive literature. A game like Half Life 2 is a perfect example, in which “story” is emphasized and topics like Posthumanism are explored. Other first person shooters may have us participate (as accurately as possible) in historical battles from WWII. In any case, great interview, and thanks for coming on Colbert’s show. That guy has enough balls to make jokes about Kierkegaard and Prokofiev. So much for comedy central news being for “stoned slackers” as Bill O’Reilly said.

Posted by: Is This Tea | June 08, 2006 at 09:32 PM

Dude! I'm watching you right now! Cool!

Congratulations on the new kid, by the way. My wife and I recently found out that we're pregnant too. So I feel ya, brother.

Posted by: peter | June 08, 2006 at 10:52 PM

Just watched the interview this morning on rerun. I just had to thank you for being a positive voice for gamers. With all the crazy anti-video game politicians out there like Jack Thompson, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Lieberman, it's good to know there's at least one intelligent celebrity on our side. Thanks again.

Posted by: James Posey | June 09, 2006 at 06:02 AM

Hi, Steven,

Great interview on Colbert last night! I love the way you give a credible voice to an argument that is at odds with the common myths about popular culture (video games included). My nine year old is reading Everything Bad and initiating some interesting conversations with his teachers, especially one who quotes "stats" about the correlations between video game play and teen violence.

Thanks again for the great work!

- sean

Posted by: sean kearney | June 09, 2006 at 06:22 AM

I saw the clip from the Colbert Report and I am glad to see someone publicly supporting video games. One thing most people don’t notice about first person shooters is they are based around reaction time and fine motor skills. I have played many of the first person shooters and it isn’t the theme in the game that matters so much as the activities. Most of the first person shooters follow the same pattern of moving and aiming as quickly and accurately as possible, which could play a part in driving safely or other general activities. I am sure you get a lot of advice but I figured I would drop my two cents.

Posted by: ofcsilencer | June 09, 2006 at 12:14 PM

I saw the interview on the show and i would just like to add that most fps games give you amazing reflexes and 90% of the fps gamers play another sport such as football because you use the same tactics to pin your opponents and you might not think so, but ive seen 10 year olds who were able to outthink 30 year olds, even when the odds where against him!

oh and u didnt incorporate that we g4m3rz have our own language...
Bu+ teh n00bz C4n't kN0es b0u+ taht!

if you have any questions or would like to see footage of a team playing a professional fps game then email me at halo_mobius12@yahoo.com

We Fps gamers have do have skill!
http://livedigital.com/content/176156/

Posted by: Mobius12 | June 09, 2006 at 06:20 PM

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