When you're doing a paid promotion, it's not always smart to disparage the patron's product.
That said, I was surprised they didn't use the Supermarket Sweep sketch (which was exactly what one would expect when McKinnon is on screen--don't get me started on the cold open) as a plugging opportunity. --Dave Sikula On Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 11:55:25 AM UTC-8 Jim Ellwanger wrote: > My interpretation of the masks during the goodbyes is that their purpose > is more to send a "mask up" message to the home viewers than anything else. > (Similarly, in the "SNL" promo that was airing Thursday night -- with only > John Krazinski, Heidi Gardner, and M.G. Kelly on the stage -- all three > were masked. I'm not sure if they've been doing that for the promos all > season.) > > The best thing about this "SNL" was the deadpan line "Let's get to the > most famous part of 'Supermarket Sweep,' the little quiz about grocery > items" (which the studio audience had no reaction to, but I laughed very > hard). > > The most curious thing about this "SNL" was that they did a sketch about > Subway and didn't refer to the scandal du jour, the lawsuit that was just > filed claiming that there's no actual tuna in their tuna salad. > > > > On Jan 31, 2021, at 10:19 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > It’s so much that it was significantly funnier than previous installments > this season (though I did laugh a few times), but the first new SNL episode > of the calendar year did seem fresher and more innovative, and I > appreciated that. A lot of this was simply being forced off the old Trump > props they have been retreading for so long, but it also felt like they had > brought in some new writers, or at least that the old writers had gotten > some sleep. > > It did feel like an extended commercial for the Peacock streaming service, > as there was no other discernible reason for the Host (Jack Ryan presumably > won’t show up for season 3 until the Fall at the earliest). > > I still don’t understand why they wear masks at the end; they all hug and > close talk, and the benefits of masking are significantly reduced without > social distancing. I just got my second Moderna a few days ago, and they > have drilled into us to continue masking and distancing even after the two > week wait for full 94% protection. I guess it’s just the social learning > (modeling), or that in the close they are near cast and crew they otherwise > are not near during the show (and maybe those from different pods are not > hugging and close talking). > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > 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/CAKGtkYLjK1xzkK-XV%3DMKAg_kx6Jj2G%3DDdDD%2BRtazordrm1v%3DBQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLjK1xzkK-XV%3DMKAg_kx6Jj2G%3DDdDD%2BRtazordrm1v%3DBQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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/7088c000-7bc4-43bd-822f-f4d586867271n%40googlegroups.com.
