I watched Tracy Morgan's episode from last year the other night. That was fun. My favorite part was when he mispronounced Jane Krakowski's name at the end when he was thanking the cast/crew. She laughed it off and was so graceful about it that it was charming.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Wed February 01, 2017 6:19 pm
by Biff Pocoroba
I always watch the "good nights". I like seeing how the cast/guests interact and would love to hear an open mike feed.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Wed February 01, 2017 6:19 pm
by epilogue
Biff Pocoroba wrote:I always watch the "good nights". I like seeing how the cast/guests interact and would love to hear an open mike feed.
Same.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Thu February 02, 2017 9:53 pm
by bodysnatcher
wease wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
wease wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
wease wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Thanks weezer. With the exception of the Trump ep (which I boycotted), I've seen every episode since Woody Harrelson hosted in '89, and most of the earlier ones too. Have read all the books, listened to a lot of podcasts, and done the SNL tour. I even tried to get a gig on the show, on the sound crew, to no avail...
So I am a huge SNL dork. But I think it's the worst it's ever been right now, barring maybe the Dick Ebersol years.
I actually quite enjoy the Ebersol years. Sure there's rough stuff in there, but some real gems, as well.
Yea, the highs from the Ebersol years are excellent, but the lows are reeeeeally low.
But it's the only era that the word "fuck" made it on air.
Nope, Norm dropped one once during update. A big flew into his lip or something and he said "What the fuck was that?"
I thought that got bleeped.
I forgot about this one
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 8:08 pm
by Wendy Carlos's Twin
Norm wasn't bleeped on the East Coast. He was already "on notice" for reasons I can't recall and he got the sack not long after that. I do remember that his last few Weekend Updates were painfully unfunny with practially no audience reaction.
I also remember a few years later, Cheri Oteri accidentally saying "shit" during her "old lady on the porch" bit when her mumu got caught on something, but that was a lot funnier.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 8:39 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 10:58 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
oh yeah that vampire chick is hosting tonight
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:01 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:03 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
tragabigzanda wrote:I've always held a deep dislike of her, let's see if her SNL stint can turn that around.
i actually haven't seen her in much, but i did like her in adventureland
oh and panic room
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:04 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:05 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
tragabigzanda wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:I've always held a deep dislike of her, let's see if her SNL stint can turn that around.
i actually haven't seen her in much, but i did like her in adventureland
oh and panic room
Yea, I'll admit she was ok in Adventureland.
Panic Room is a terrible movie Lenny, come visit me some time and I'll give you something to block it out of your memory.
i didn't love it, didn't hate it
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:16 pm
by The Argonaut
I like her a lot, but she seems like an odd fit for SNL. Could go well, or it could go like it normally does---which is terrible.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:18 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:24 pm
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:I bet Leslie Jones shares her appetite for sex tonight.
Real Talk: for those who dislike Leslie Jones... why is her one note comedy different or "less than" to you than Will Ferrell's one note comedy?
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sat February 04, 2017 11:31 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: Saturday Night Live
Posted: Sun February 05, 2017 12:05 am
by epilogue
tragabigzanda wrote:And I don't believe Will Ferrell is even remotely one-note. While the joke is always the same -- he's always playing a guy who is completely oblivious to how ridiculous he's coming across to other people -- he manages to create fresh versions of that character constantly. The guy from Stepbrothers is not the guy from Anchorman is not the guy from Casa de Mi Padre is not the guy from Talladega Nights. Leslie Jones is not doing anything like that, but I don't necessarily think it's her fault.
