What happened to SNL?
I usually don't watch Saturday Night Live because, let's face it, the last few years haven't been that great. But I watched this last Saturday because Will Farrell was hosting. C'mon, Will Farrell! That has to be funny, no?
No.
Aside from the Jeopardy sketch, the whole thing was one big yawn. Like always, the skits were dull and went on for way to long. "I'm Nuny, and this is my wife, Nuny, and our son, Nuny." Boring! Even Weekend Update sucked, they made fun of Paula Abdul, ooooh, there's a stretch!
Politically there is a goldmine of things to make fun of. Isn't it sweeps month, couldn't they have spoofed Survivor, The Apprentice, or The Bachelor? Everybody Loves Raymond is ending, and they couldn't have done anything with that? How many celebrities out there are doing dumb-ass things that just beg to be made fun of? Have I mentioned political humor?
What happened to the edginess? What happened to the shocking yet totally true humor that propelled SNL into the comedic hall of fame in the first place? Are they that afraid of the FCC? Would they rather bore their audience to tears with sketches that don't even make sense than try to comment on the state of this nation? I mean, hello, Bush does something stupid every day. SNL used to be the thinking man's comedy show, but now it's more for zombies.
There hasn't been a classic SNL moment since Christopher Walken asked for more cow bell. SNL is lame. The writer's suck. They don't know when to freaking quit. They also can't tell when a skit bombs because a few weeks later, they pull it out again. They don't know how to use the talent of their hosts (Drew Barrymore's night was a complete waste of time), and they don't take any risks anymore. Mad TV is bolder and funnier. Old reruns of In Living Color put them to shame.
It's about time SNL realizes that they had a good run, but nothing lasts forever. Kill it before it becomes truly embarrassing.
No.
Aside from the Jeopardy sketch, the whole thing was one big yawn. Like always, the skits were dull and went on for way to long. "I'm Nuny, and this is my wife, Nuny, and our son, Nuny." Boring! Even Weekend Update sucked, they made fun of Paula Abdul, ooooh, there's a stretch!
Politically there is a goldmine of things to make fun of. Isn't it sweeps month, couldn't they have spoofed Survivor, The Apprentice, or The Bachelor? Everybody Loves Raymond is ending, and they couldn't have done anything with that? How many celebrities out there are doing dumb-ass things that just beg to be made fun of? Have I mentioned political humor?
What happened to the edginess? What happened to the shocking yet totally true humor that propelled SNL into the comedic hall of fame in the first place? Are they that afraid of the FCC? Would they rather bore their audience to tears with sketches that don't even make sense than try to comment on the state of this nation? I mean, hello, Bush does something stupid every day. SNL used to be the thinking man's comedy show, but now it's more for zombies.
There hasn't been a classic SNL moment since Christopher Walken asked for more cow bell. SNL is lame. The writer's suck. They don't know when to freaking quit. They also can't tell when a skit bombs because a few weeks later, they pull it out again. They don't know how to use the talent of their hosts (Drew Barrymore's night was a complete waste of time), and they don't take any risks anymore. Mad TV is bolder and funnier. Old reruns of In Living Color put them to shame.
It's about time SNL realizes that they had a good run, but nothing lasts forever. Kill it before it becomes truly embarrassing.
posted by Barbarian02003 | Monday, May 16, 2005
2 Comments:
I must agree wholeheartedly, however, in the "Nuny" bit, Will Ferrell's "I love beef paste! It makes my body grow big und strong!" is at least a good sound drop.
Other than that, I say throw 'em all in a shredder. Except for Tina Fey. Keep Tina Fey. Clone Tina Fey. Yes, we need 4,216 Tina Feys. Clone Tina Fey, chop the rest up for shark bait.
hey, nothing lasts forever baby.
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