On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 12:02 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote:
> Agreed - clearly, Lorne & the team saw that the first show (w/ Hanks) > worked, and rather than rushing out another show the following week, took > the time to: > 1) distribute better-quality equipment, green screens, and costumes/props > to the cast > 2) give some thought to how sketches can work, beyond "hey, it's a Zoom > call!" (although there's still a lot of that) > 3) pull in some names (and Rob Schneider) to make these "at home" shows > feel a little more special > 4) UNLEASH THE KEENAN (in all seriousness, he's probably the most > versatile guy in the cast - a true variety performer - and more than ever, > he's the glue holding the show together) > > True story - when my wife noticed last week that a second 'at home' show > was on offer, I said to her that if this thing is going to go on for a > while, they need to think about how to rework some classic sketch types - > and I specifically mentioned "What's Up With That?" by name. Imagine my > shock when it was in the A Block. > That would be why the first show's failures weren't a bad thing. With all of the disruptions to the making of their regular shows, the only way they can figure out how to make it work is to just keep trying, figure out what works and what doesn't, and implement improvements in the next show. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGbxjrLWc%2Bmm4%2BSohizUzrF8D-qDuPLXUVm-p%2BaxJyhLw%40mail.gmail.com.
