On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 7:20 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 3:42 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 12:20 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 3. While not a major part of his resume, Lorne Michaels was a writer for >>> the show. It's interesting that he is not a part of the show. I saw some >>> minor SNL alumni in the cast but with Lorne's participation they could have >>> gotten much better comics. >>> >> >> Less Lorne and less SNL influence can only help this special. >> > > If the guest list showed a better caliber of comedian I would agree with > you. I have no faith in the people they got. > >> >> I picked up the first couple seasons of Laugh-in on DVD last year. I >> think the humor still works, at least more than Tom W indicates. It is very >> much of its time... swing pad jokes about excessive drinking, promiscuous >> sex, and Nixon aren’t going to play with new audiences, but if you existed >> in or around that era, the jokes still land. There were also efforts at >> Ernie Kovacs style video manipulation and sight gags, tricks of editing, >> and old fashioned slapstick that work with any audience. >> >> Hindsight has led us to believe the humor found on the Smothers Brothers >> topped that of Laugh-in, and I won’t argue that point of view. But I’m >> alright with a legitimate celebration of Rowan & Martin, if it is done >> right. >> > > Their high spots in the early days still stand up. Eileen Brennan was in > the first season and she was great. Goldie Hawn was very good until the > writers went overboard on the ditzy blond act. I think my problem stems > from watching 5 days a week on Decades. The show might hold up better if > it's only seen once a week. With the size of the announced cast I don't see > the special being done right. > > I must have seen the Smothers Brothers Show at the same age I saw Laugh In > and I remember nothing about the Smothers Brothers but I do remember bits > from Laugh In. >
I’ve been buying up Smothers Brothers on vinyl. It’s usually inexpensive and never fails to entertain. > -- > 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. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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.
