Question.. i totally forgot to set the DVR for this.. are they rerunning this? is it on Hulu?
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:56 AM, David Bruggeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shales is in the tank for SNL. The only explanation that comes to mind is > the hagiography he wrote about the show. > > Still not sure why he has the mega-hate for the best fake news and fake > pundit on television (intentionally fake, that is). The recent article > suggest that Shales thinks critical and funny are mutually exclusive. But > then where would we put his Kathie Lee Christmas special columns? > > David Bruggeman > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: PGage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Well, somebody up there liked it: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/09/AR2008100903615.html?hpid=topnews > > "Explosively funny and running riot from start to finish, "Weekend > Update Thursday" -- (SNIP) At any rate, last night's 30-minute "SNL" > seemed to have 90 minutes of sure-fire comedy crammed into it, the > regulars drawing energy from their own luster. (SNIP) The "Update" > segment, longer than it is on a normal edition of the show, was > handled with their usual cheerful brilliance by Amy Poehler and "SNL" > head writer Seth Meyers, with a guest appearance from cast member > Kenan Thompson as a venerable economist whose prescription for a madly > malfunctioning Wall Street was a simple, shouted "Fix it!" Did the > political jokes have a little less bite than usual? Maybe, possibly, > perhaps -- but they were funny, that's the issue, and funnier than > Comedy Central's overpraised Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert even on > their best nights." > > I know some people here read Shales regularly - I do not. I can't > believe he is serious in saying that tonight's SNL mini-sode was > better than TDS or CR on their best nights. What is going on here? > > > > > > -- Jason Carpio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not sent from an iPhone --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
