He was and always has been a hack. I don't think he has made as many as high profile racist comments at that time, or at least if he had they were not as well known. It seems most of the Trump-protests to this appearance were based on his anti-immigrant hatred and general racism.
I am sure Lorne prides himself on a few hard edged jokes and criticisms, and I do give them some credit for that (not as much as I suspect they are giving themselves). I don't object to his appearance because of his racism (the tv landscape would be a lot more barren if we instituted a racist-ban) or even on the basis of unfair political advantage (if anything I suspect this appearance will hurt Trump, accelerating his demise as he speeds past his expiration date due to over-exposure). But it just seems like such a cheap and humiliating ratings grab. On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 11:39 AM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Because I don't recall the 2004 episode that Trump hosted, I was wondering > if anyone with firsthand viewing of both would compare the two. > > I certainly don't recall any controversy of his hosting back then. Of > course, no Presidential run, and his stupid, nonsensical BS was restricted > to his 'reality program.' > > But he had to have been a hack back then, right? > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* PGage <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 8, 2015 12:41 PM > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Trump SNL > > 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. > -- -- 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.
