SNL - It's funny again! (seriously its not)
11-22-2010
, 02:11 PM
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Finally a decent episode. Hathaway was easily one of the best of the season. Her Katie Holmes and Dorothy/Judy Garalnd impressions were great. A pretty strong episode overall but for the love of all that is holy can someone tell (force) Wiig to retire Penelope.
Next week will probably be awful with DeNiro. I'm expecting dry and monotone.
After 4 or 5 good seasons the decline started last year and continues. This year may rank as one of the low points in SNL history. They lost a lot of firepower with Fey, Pohler, Forte and Hammond stepping down and none of the newbs have stepped up. The Slate and Watkins firings were just strange - I thought both had good potential - more so than Abby Elliot who somehow remains. Pedrad is excellent and the fact she remains a featured player while Eilliot was moved up to the regular cast is a testament to the show's current struggles. Even the Lonely Island's Digital Shorts have lost their edge.
Next week will probably be awful with DeNiro. I'm expecting dry and monotone.
After 4 or 5 good seasons the decline started last year and continues. This year may rank as one of the low points in SNL history. They lost a lot of firepower with Fey, Pohler, Forte and Hammond stepping down and none of the newbs have stepped up. The Slate and Watkins firings were just strange - I thought both had good potential - more so than Abby Elliot who somehow remains. Pedrad is excellent and the fact she remains a featured player while Eilliot was moved up to the regular cast is a testament to the show's current struggles. Even the Lonely Island's Digital Shorts have lost their edge.
Even though th show doesn't feel the same to me since Darrell Hamond left i still think this cast is pretty talented. It all comes down to the writing tho and since Seth Meyers took over as head writer the show has been a lot less consistantly funny. It saddens me to see one of the true gems of television digress in quality as hard as it has the last two seasons
Wires have you read "Live from new york" by. Tom Shales. If so i rly recommend any fan of snl read this book. The book is all told by ex-castmembers, ex-writers, ex staff and all current up to i think the Tina Fey years
11-22-2010
, 04:44 PM
Book is confirmed awesome. Will make you wish you were a young Akroyd or Murray though.
11-22-2010
, 08:57 PM
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11-23-2010
, 07:27 AM
+1 to this and everyone else's comments. Doesn't really pull any punches as far as how the network and production team clashed over creative freedom. Plus, it more or less confims the insane amount of coke that was done by the cast and writer's in the 70s.
11-23-2010
, 04:57 PM
11-26-2010
, 05:27 PM
So as you all know, im sexy now.
Gotta say i enjoy the Miley sketches, id prob enjoy them more if i knew thats how she sounds and what she says given i know her mainly from The Soup and hearing about stuff she is in, but as far as repeat sketches its good and as best i remember the first new repeat sketch this year.
Gotta say i enjoy the Miley sketches, id prob enjoy them more if i knew thats how she sounds and what she says given i know her mainly from The Soup and hearing about stuff she is in, but as far as repeat sketches its good and as best i remember the first new repeat sketch this year.
11-26-2010
, 06:58 PM
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, 09:21 PM
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, 12:50 AM
