# Bill Maher's set design **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-mahers-set-design/584408 "2011-06-05T17:24:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-mahers-set-design/584408/1 "2011-06-05T17:24:22Z")
I really like his show. Once in awhile it’s a dud, but usually it’s pretty good. And he often has more conservatives on than liberals, so it’s not just an echo chamber. But what’s up with the Days, Week, Hours, Minutes, Seconds in the set? Back in the Bush days, he’d update it with the time left until Bush’s term would be up. It’s been 2 1/2 years, though, since Bush has been gone. What’s the deal? Is it too expensive to change? Hard to believe. ---
**Author:** ![2ply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/b2d939/32.png) [@2ply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ply)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-mahers-set-design/584408/2 "2011-06-05T17:51:17Z")
The title of the show is Real Time. A clock theme makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-mahers-set-design/584408/3 "2011-06-05T18:27:12Z")
> [@2ply](#): > > The title of the show is Real Time. A clock theme makes sense. Except it’s not a clock the way it’s used (or not used) now. Was it ever used for anything other than to countdown the Bush presidency?