Joe Cook

I’m watching the Christmas specials and the talent is amazing and so diverse, but I find the camera work to be distracting and frustrating. Like Continuous Switching from the contestants to the judges smiling and saying “Wow” and back—breaking the flow. Also, Switching to so many camera angles especially too many zoom out that tears me away from essence of the action. I feel like they’re trying to cover up something—that’s understandable once in awhile—but not continuously. Perhaps the producers are too familar with the the content and they’re trying to make it more exciting—but it makes it frustrating and harder to enjoy and be fully appreciate.

Commenting on the recent Israeli-Palestinian crisis and the impact of States “Stand Your Ground” gun laws, John Oliver and his team did a well documented, searing critique of these contemporary issues—with just enough humor to help digest and take a quick breath.