# Onion News Network on IFC - Anyone else see it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580 "2011-01-22T17:33:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/1 "2011-01-22T17:33:45Z")
Overall, hilarious. “This is America! No one deserves to be treated like a Black man!” [And the Sarah Palin morbid curiosity bit was one of the funniest things I’ve seen in awile.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNUfDYGUueE) Some of the jokes didn’t work, but it was very good. It’s like the Daily Show, only minus any attempt at social commentary. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/2 "2011-01-22T18:10:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > It’s like the Daily Show, only minus any attempt at social commentary. Heck, no! It’s chock full o’ social commentary goodness! I get my important news from two sources: the Onion, and [Uncle Jay](http://unclejayexplains.com/), who believes that it’s really important for today’s news to be understood by today’s innocent, ignorant and immature minds. Also children. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/3 "2011-01-22T19:44:32Z")
Very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/4 "2011-01-23T22:55:12Z")
I thought it was a great beginning. The humor density of the show is terrific. The host speaks very fast and the little pop ups are jolly. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/5 "2011-01-23T23:32:07Z")
[Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMChO0qNbkY&feature=related) [Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ) [Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4Ha9HQvMo) [O-SPAN Classic: CIA Accidentally Overthrows Costa Rica](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cCLJieV9IY&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/6 "2011-01-24T18:42:08Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > [Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMChO0qNbkY&feature=related) > > [Sony Releases Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyVh1_vWYQ) > > [Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4Ha9HQvMo) > > [O-SPAN Classic: CIA Accidentally Overthrows Costa Rica](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cCLJieV9IY&feature=related) Oh my god those had me screaming with laughter. Sometimes I can’t tell where the Onion News Network ends and Fox begins. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/7 "2011-01-24T19:18:36Z")
Not all the bits worked, but the pace was fast enough that the duds were over quickly with a good chance of the next bit being funny. [Suzanne Sena](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005409/) as “Brooke Alvarez” (the lead anchor) was the best thing about the show. She was spot-on. Overall I enjoyed the first episode. My only reservation is that in lampooning cable news, they picked a lot of low-hanging fruit early on. While much of it was funny, I wonder how long they can keep the premise fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/8 "2011-01-24T20:23:06Z")
Somewhat uneven first show, but it has good potential. I’ll watch again. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/9 "2011-01-25T00:14:06Z")
I was scared away after seeing the Onion sports show on Comedy Central, which I thought was pretty dreadful. Anyone see both that can compare them? ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/10 "2011-01-25T07:19:11Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > [Suzanne Sena](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005409/) as “Brooke Alvarez” (the lead anchor) was the best thing about the show. She was spot-on. She was great. Although looking at IMDB, holy shit, is she typecast! Every one of her parts is a variation on Host, Journalist, Anchor, or Reporter. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onion-news-network-on-ifc-anyone-else-see-it/568580/11 "2011-01-25T12:27:12Z")
I was under the impression that this was just going to be them running their shorts. Is this not the case?