''The Daily Show: Indecision 2004'' is a
DVD
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boxed set of several episodes of ''
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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'' relating to the
2004 presidential election.
The episodes were all filmed during 2004, and feature interviews with political candidates and parodies of the events during the general election campaign.
Disc one contains the full week of
2004 Democratic National Convention
The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts, and nominated Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts for president and Senator John Edwards from North Ca ...
coverage while disc two focuses on the
2004 Republican National Convention
The 2004 Republican National Convention took place from August 30 to September 2, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The convention is one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings at which the Republican candidates fo ...
. Disc three is the "extras" disc, including their election night coverage, the first presidential debate, and several segments from ''Daily Show'' correspondents. There are also several miscellaneous bonus materials, like the national anthem sung in "four correspondent harmony,"
Stephen Colbert
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doing "requiem for a show that was daily" and
John Edwards
Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...
declaring his candidacy on the show.
For this special series, ''The Daily Show'' was awarded the
Peabody Award
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in 2004. Peabody Award sponsors awarded the show/program "for its unmatched wit and unorthodox approach in putting the 2004 Presidential Election in perspective without diminishing its importance."
64th Annual Peabody Awards
May 2005. The George Foster Peabody Awards "recognize distinguished achievements and meritorious service by broadcasters, cable and webcasters, producing organizations, and individuals." Comedy Central's previous '' Indecision 2000'' series also won a Peabody.
References
Indecision 2004
Daily Show, The: Indecision 2004
Daily Show, The: Indecision 2004
2004 in American television
2000s English-language films
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