"Hey you kids! Get off my sacrosanct watershed comedy show that was only good one or two seasons since its '70s debut!" (I like Gaga, and enjoy a few of the cast members - mostly Pedrad, Killam, and Mackinnon, but the best thing I've seen on SNL this season was their pre-recorded parody of "What the Fox Say," with Jay Pharaoh and the lovely and talented Kerry Washington. I literally laughed out loud three times during its airing - although a familiarity with the original was probably a predicate for truly appreciating what they did.)
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 10:22:26 PM UTC-8, Doug Eastick wrote: > > Dave, > I should have clarified that my baseline expectations from SNL are that it > sucks. they have to work their way up from there. gaga brought it up a > bit. > > > On 2013-11-20 12:32 AM, Dave Sikula wrote: > > As long as you're asking ... > > I didn't consider it worthy even of comment, even by the new bottoms of > the barrel SNL keeps finding. (Any show that relies on the comic chops of > Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong is in deep, deep trouble; makes me pine > for the glory days of Wiig ....) She was game, but having sketches that > preemptively said "I'm not original" and "My career is doomed to obscurity" > doesn't mitigate her lack of originality or imminent sell-by date. > > To tell the truth, my favorite part of the show was the billboard plugging > next week's host, whom (even after looking him up) I still have no idea he > is. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:57:38 PM UTC-8, eastick wrote: >> >> what? no comments from the group yet on her appearance? >> >> My wife and I watched it (and she RARELY watches SNL) because of the >> Rob Ford cold-open. >> There was a lot of the Gaga stuff that we found chuckle-funny. She is >> more of an "actor" than I had expected from a musical guest. >> And the very last skit was much funnier than most of the 12:55am skits >> that air in that slot. >> >> >> > On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:57:38 PM UTC-8, eastick wrote: >> >> what? no comments from the group yet on her appearance? >> >> My wife and I watched it (and she RARELY watches SNL) because of the >> Rob Ford cold-open. >> There was a lot of the Gaga stuff that we found chuckle-funny. She is >> more of an "actor" than I had expected from a musical guest. >> And the very last skit was much funnier than most of the 12:55am skits >> that air in that slot. >> >> >> -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > 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]<javascript:> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
