On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 8:06 AM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > While watching the masked goodnights on this week's SNL, I noticed > something interesting: > > About halfway through the credits scroll - about the time that the band > members were listed - the director cut to a shot of Lenny Pickett playing > his sax solo, and the camera zoomed out to show the rest of the horn > section. But they weren't in Studio 8H behind the masked actors and the > rest of the band - they were in Studio 6B, on the Tonight Show set. Pickett > was on the floor, and the rest of the horn section was on the platform in > front of the desk and couch. > > And to be clear, this was the "permanent" set in 6B, not the "temporary" > set in 6A that Fallon has been using since the Tonight Show returned to > production there in July. > > I never thought before about how many particles get expelled by somebody > blowing into a saxophone. So this is one more step they're taking to > protect the staff and audience. > > One more thing: according to Wiki, Fallon's current set in 6A uses "the > set of the former NBC talk show *Megyn Kelly Today > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megyn_Kelly_Today>* modified with a darker > atmosphere inspired by Fallon's home." Having never seen that show, I had > no idea. >
There is nothing darker than Megyn Kelly > On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 10:45:31 PM UTC-5 PGage wrote: > >> I have a couple of times here been gnawing on why the SNL cast wears >> masks for the Goodnight sequence, but not during sketches. I had a couple >> of rococo theories, but the explanation is simple: Under SNL Covid >> protocol, the only time masks can be removed in offices or on set is during >> Dress and Show. >> >> The NBA started the season allowing active players to sit on the bench >> without masks, which is why I wondered about the SNL Goodnight masks. But >> last month the NBA changed its protocol to something like SNL: players can >> only remove masks while in the game, or on the bench if they have already >> played in the current half (though recommended to mask up even then). >> >> If I have been acting in a 3 min sketch with you sans masks, and your are >> COVID+, I am probably not getting too much net protection if you and I mask >> up for 1 min of good nights, but I suppose every little bit helps, and >> really helps to just have a simple “wear mask” rule, unless you are doing >> the show. But in that case, I would suggest they distance a little more, >> and skip the hugs, during the good nights. >> >> https://www.wsj.com/story/how-snl-gets-it-done-under-covid-74eaad93 >> -- >> 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/61c10aaf-35ce-4ff9-9446-26723f8c4d2en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/61c10aaf-35ce-4ff9-9446-26723f8c4d2en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BiO_x%2BrPJ9pQb5HW9%3Di9JqTHf6sM8rD562ckFZPNC8Ng%40mail.gmail.com.
