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December 15 2010

The Daily Show uses Buffy as an example of ideal government infrastructure. Jon Stewart and Co. suggest that instead of a Big Brother government, we should consider having a big sister. Buffy goodness starts 5:52 in.

The Irish Cowgirl | BtVS | 06:40 CET | 39 comments total | tags: jon stewart, the daily show, buffy the vampire slaye

sometimes Jon Stewart and Co. just make my day with their references. Today is such a day indeed.

asaneismRnuTs | December 15, 06:44 CET

Jon Stewart referencing Buffy - two fanverses intersecting.

barboo | December 15, 07:44 CET

I loved the audience reaction to the clip.

redeem147 | December 15, 07:45 CET

Awesome.

Emmie | December 15, 07:53 CET

Was so happy to see this last night! And yes, I love the audience's reaction.

fortunateizzi | December 15, 07:53 CET

Love it!

erendis | December 15, 08:08 CET

As the bar progressed under the video, I grew more concerned that I may have wasted my time on a passing reference to Buffy.

This was not the case

Sigfodr | December 15, 08:13 CET

Buffy beat down with Glory! Or was it Ben?

Wilhelm | December 15, 08:19 CET

I was in the other room and came in just as he played the clip. I was very happy! :)

samatwitch | December 15, 08:19 CET

Very nice.

Sunfire | December 15, 08:28 CET

Bravo, Jon Stewart!

CowboyWitch | December 15, 08:38 CET

I squeaked when I saw it this morning. I was sitting there, hoping there was going to be an Arrested Development reference with Gob being the big brother, but the reference I got was 10x better.

Two of my favourite things colliding. Awesome.

Illyria | December 15, 09:02 CET

Ben is Glory?

goingtowork | December 15, 09:32 CET

Truly, the Daily Show rocked last night.

ManEnoughToAdmitIt | December 15, 09:32 CET

I was so happy that I forced my entire family to watch it. Joy is like that. You gotta force people to share it with ya.

Puddinhead | December 15, 09:37 CET

[ edited by napua on 2010-12-16 07:31 ]

fanbuoyant | December 15, 09:39 CET

I love the Daily Show. The Daily Show + Buffy Reference = Beautiful.

Giles_314 | December 15, 09:41 CET

LOVE this!!!!

TawnyJayne | December 15, 09:43 CET

As soon as I saw this (on DVR) I jumped online to spread the word. Already done!

Minor Annoyance | December 15, 10:01 CET

Heh, cool. Have to feel a bit for the Buffster though, they froze the frame right when she had squooshy face ! Typical younger sibling behaviour.

(funnily enough I can't actually watch the linked video due to my unAmericanness, had to employ "other methods" - it's funny BTW cos the entire programme's on here in just under two hours ;)

Saje | December 15, 10:37 CET

Great show! I squeaked at the Buffy shot so much that I had to go watch it online worried that I missed something. It was a great episode. Ricky Gervais wrapped it up perfectly. TDS is a class of its own, and it really made my day that the audience cheered so much for Buffy! But then again, knowing the kind of people who watch it *wink* it isn't surprising.

Need to get me a twitter/facebook account so I can comment on the vid...

Mirage | December 15, 11:04 CET

goingtowork said:

Ben is Glory?

Of course! That explains everything! This has major implications... Now, we know that Ben and Glory are connected somehow... We need to figure that out

Sigfodr | December 15, 11:27 CET

Hooray! I just watched it on E4. Fab it was too.

Simon | December 15, 12:42 CET

I love how he doesn't even introduce Buffy at all. He identifies all the other Big Brothers but when it comes to the Big Sister, she needs no introduction.

And the crowd cheers.

Emmie | December 15, 13:01 CET

AMEN.

| December 15, 13:13 CET

Yeah, there was some definite squee-age in the Irish Cowgirl household last night.

The Irish Cowgirl | December 15, 13:34 CET

Hooray! I just watched it on E4. Fab it was too.

And yet we still can't watch the video. There ain't no justice ;).

Saje | December 15, 13:55 CET

Very nice. And the Ricky Gervais interview was hilarious.

NotaViking | December 15, 14:43 CET

I literally gasped, clap and stood up on the couch while watching this with my mom last nite! It is amazing how something like that can revert a 22-year old to a tween-like state!

Becca5002 | December 15, 14:53 CET

So awesome. I think what made me grin the most was how the audience just errupted into a cheer.

vampmogs | December 15, 15:30 CET

A friend just told me about this over the phone. I got pretty excited. Can't wait to watch!

And I'm a huge Ricky Gervais fan too!

WilliamTheB | December 15, 16:28 CET

I have no idea what Daily Show demographics are, but it's sort of nice they kind of just assume people would recognize the clip. (Alternatively, it's a big sibling who punches bad people.)

That said, Dawn was only around for three seasons of Buffy so I wonder if viewers who lapsed would necessarily get the sibling thing? I sort of admire the staff's ability to range their cultural references though.

orangewaxlion | December 15, 16:32 CET

I'm actually glad I didn't get a chance to peruse Whedonesque today. When I watched the Daily Show rerun (as usual) it came as a total surprise.

witchlover | December 15, 17:02 CET

Now, if only there had been a Whedonesque contingent at the Rally to Restore Sanifear...

Eileen | December 15, 17:28 CET

There were a number of isolated Whedon-relevant signs... none of which I saw there at the time, boo. I was signless (Metro was impossible as it was), and I really envied the guy who simply had a shirt or sign stuck on his person that said INVISIBLE SIGN. He actively mimed a sign that needed to be managed in the crowd the whole time.

I think Buffy's pretty recognizable (in the U.S., anyway) even among people who didn't necessarily watch the show. I do think TDS has pretty good ratings among people who'd have been in high school or college when Buffy was on though.

Sunfire | December 15, 18:10 CET

It was such a fantastic suprise last night. I did not see Jon taking the conversation that way, bringing up a big sister and suddenly, boom! Buffyness! Just epic work followed then by the outpour of approval was juct cherry! :D

silent knight | December 15, 21:19 CET

Happiness.

Fredikins | December 15, 21:28 CET

Tee-hee! Totally made my day, that video did.

Tonya J | December 15, 21:38 CET

Two of my favorite worlds collide, love it. Also loved the "Buffy needs no introduction" thing, & the audience reaction confirming that. :)

Shey | December 16, 04:47 CET

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