Story on Guardian UK about WFMU mentions The Best Show and the Mighty Boosh

[Joe Rogaine]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/jul/31/wfmu-radio


" WFMU does have a reputation among the blogging cognosenti so it wasn't a great surprise to discover the Mighty Boosh talking to Tom Scharpling on The Best Show. Noel Fielding shared his alarm over an incident with a woman who had his name tattooed on her arm: "If someone's got a tattoo of your name on their body there's something not quite right". The same programme also featured a spectacularly irate phone call from disgruntled Insane Clown Posse fan, Rabid B Hatchetman, who screamed down the phone before labelling the host a "munch", plus a regular advice spot from Aimee Mann."

[NJL]

It seems like they didn't do much research other than listen to that episode and browse the website.  And zero comments, c'mon, Guardian commenters will usually opine on anything.  Still, I didn't expect the Boosh interview to bring articles, Boosh needed Best Show more than Best Show needs them.

[scratchbomb]

This might be a totally unfair generalization, but I feel like whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes. Of course, I can think of no other examples right now, but this excerpt pretty much fits in with my preconceived notions.

[buffcoat]

This might be a totally unfair generalization, but I feel like whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes. Of course, I can think of no other examples right now, but this excerpt pretty much fits in with my preconceived notions.

You probably just hear it read in a British voice in your head.  That's why it sounds condescending.

[fonpr]

This might be a totally unfair generalization, but I feel like whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes. Of course, I can think of no other examples right now, but this excerpt pretty much fits in with my preconceived notions.

You probably just hear it read in a British voice in your head.  That's why it sounds condescending.

Hear Here

[scratchbomb]

This might be a totally unfair generalization, but I feel like whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes. Of course, I can think of no other examples right now, but this excerpt pretty much fits in with my preconceived notions.

You probably just hear it read in a British voice in your head.  That's why it sounds condescending.

It also didn't help that I was sitting next to some guy in a bowler hat sipping tea and eating crumpets as I read it.

[Bryan]

whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes.

Most journalism is pretty bad. Anytime I read an article about a topic that I actually know something about, I notice some pretty serious inaccuracies. And that suggests that these inaccuracies exist in other articles, as well. I think most journalists just make stuff up, and try to write in an authoritative tone to cover it up.

Obviously there are exceptions - there are serious journalists out there with some degree of specialization in their area. But I think most of em are just half-assing it.

[buffcoat]

This might be a totally unfair generalization, but I feel like whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes. Of course, I can think of no other examples right now, but this excerpt pretty much fits in with my preconceived notions.

You probably just hear it read in a British voice in your head.  That's why it sounds condescending.

Hear Here

Also: "Pip, pip old bean!"

[Sarah]

Anytime I read an article about a topic that I actually know something about, I notice some pretty serious inaccuracies.

Yes.

[iforgotmymantra]

This might be a totally unfair generalization, but I feel like whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes. Of course, I can think of no other examples right now, but this excerpt pretty much fits in with my preconceived notions.

Works both ways, everytime I read about something to do with Britain in the New York Times it is put in terms of Britain struggling to come to terms with the empire having gone, like that's really what's on everybodys minds the whole time. So when covering the demise of the red squirrel, people trying to save it from extinction were portrayed as simply having it in for the originally north american grey squirrel because it represents the current superpower.

[yesno]

Anytime I read an article about a topic that I actually know something about, I notice some pretty serious inaccuracies.

Yes.

http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,3157.0.html

[todd]

whenever I read about something I like in a British newspaper/publication, it's vaguely condescending and painted in extremely broad, occasionally incorrect strokes.

Most journalism is pretty bad. Anytime I read an article about a topic that I actually know something about, I notice some pretty serious inaccuracies. And that suggests that these inaccuracies exist in other articles, as well. I think most journalists just make stuff up, and try to write in an authoritative tone to cover it up.

Obviously there are exceptions - there are serious journalists out there with some degree of specialization in their area. But I think most of em are just half-assing it.

It's not always that they're half-assing it - it's that the industry isn't set up to learn anything about it. When I worked for a newspaper for a year, I was CONSTANTLY sweating bullets because my deadline was approaching and I still felt shaky on the facts of what I was writing. The decided to quit after my editor said "Yea, you learn to ignore that."