Apple TV and Jon Stewart

[dada_dave]

Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China

Sensitive subjects.

www.theverge.com

According to The Hollywood Reporter, ahead of its decision to end The Problem, Apple approached Stewart directly and expressed its need for the host and his team to be “aligned” with the company’s views on topics discussed. Rather than falling in line when Apple threatened to cancel the show, Stewart reportedly decided to walk.

Good for Stewart.

 

[Edd]

I wonder what Stewart would say that Apple would take issue with.

Edit: Whoops, should have read the article.

 

[Eric]

Jon Stewart’s Apple TV Plus show ends, reportedly over coverage of AI and China

Sensitive subjects.

www.theverge.com

Good for Stewart.

He's always stood for his beliefs, was glad to hear this. That said, what about HBO Max? They have plenty of room for both him and Oliver if they wanted.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner and if there was a completely honest conversation from the beginning this show probably would have never happened.

 

[Cmaier]

I feel bad to say it, but I found this show pretty boring. My wife loved it, though.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

I feel bad to say it, but I found this show pretty boring. My wife loved it, though.

Honestly I thought the show was perfectly served in the audio podcast format. You don't really need an audience or visuals. I think the live show is a dying format. Jon Oliver grew old on me about a year ago. But in fairness, watching news or news related shows isn't really my thing anymore in general. I'd much rather listen while I'm doing something else like driving, gardening, doing the dishes, burying a body, etc.

 

[GermanSuplex]

Shame on Apple. This may go under the radar, or it could be a bad look for them. If honest social and political commentary was what you wanted, then they found the right guy. If they wanted someone to censor themselves so Apple can sell more phones in China, or doesn't want to talk about the dangers of AI because they've got a team trying to beef up Siri's capabilities and they're spending a lot of money on AI, then they should have shopped for another sitcom or boring drama.

I'm a big Apple fan, but this was a bad move.

 

[Yoused]

Media in general has been controlled by corporations since, well, way before any of our great-grandparents were born. This kind of thing has been less evident in the past, though, because the censorship and content massaging has been almost entirely internal.