No surprise how unfunny this was, both because of the state of SNL and the frayed, overexposed status of Trump's thin, even if broad, appeal. Larry David continues to kill with his Bernie Sanders and Che had a good moment on Update, but it seemed that they were being almost intentionally un-funny with most of the rest of it. I think they probably pack the audience with supporters when they have politicians on (or, perhaps supporters just go to great lengths to get tickets), but even the large part of the studio audience that wanted to laugh seemed not to know when they were supposed to laugh, it was that hard to figure out where the jokes were. Trump's daughter did a walk-on, and I am pretty sure most people did not know who she was, or that it was supposed to get a reaction of some kind.
Then it hit me - was it possible that the writers really were intentionally tanking the show, as their own protest at being forced to use Trump? I am sure this will be a big ratings winner for NBC, but it had to make most of the cast and crew feel dirty - not because he is politically controversial, but because Trump himself is just such a hack. -- -- 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/d/optout.
