If Lorne is the producer — and unless whatever kompromat he has on his bosses is no longer active, it will be — it’ll definitely be someone with an SNL connection. Whether that’s Fallon, Meyers, Samberg, Poehler, Fey, or even — god forbid — McKinnon, is up to his whims.
— Dave Sikula Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2021, at 2:48 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also, didn't Samberg host the last time NBC had the Emmys? (I seem to > remember a backlot-spanning opening number wherein he tried to ingest all of > peak TV.) > >> On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10:54:47 PM UTC-4 David Bruggeman wrote: >> With Brooklyn 99 heading off to reruns-only, Samberg may in a position to >> say no. >> >> Not sure if he'd want to, but Nick Offerman is co-hosting an NBC reality >> competition show (Making It). He might not make a hash of it. >> >> David >> >> On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 07:43:56 PM PDT, [email protected] >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> While I think Kenan is pretty much the only good thing on SNL, I've never >> bothered with his own show. What he does on Saturday nights is incompatible >> to the needs of sitcom acting. >> >> As for a host, they also have Queen Latifah and Keegan Michael Key, either >> of whom would have been more entertaining and preferable. >> >> I'm just glad (and surprised) we didn't get Corden. >> >> NBC has the next show? I don't know who they can plug in. They've got no >> sitcoms on the prime time schedule, so I guess we're looking at Fallon, >> Meyers, or Samberg, unless they want to drag Poehler out of the swamp again. >> Knowing my luck, they'll use Maya Rudolph and let her do her usual "people >> think this is funny?" shtick. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 09:04:23 AM PDT, M-D November >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> For the record, Apple TV+ is only $5/mo, and there's almost always a free >> trial. The catalog is more limited than other services at similar price >> points (Hulu at $7/mo, Disney+ at $7/mo by virtue of a pre-launch multi-year >> offer), but Apple has been aggressively adding originals and buying films to >> fill out the library. >> >> I watched a few episodes of "Keenan" S1; I really like Keenan, and was >> willing to give the show a shot, but it never landed for me - possibly >> because it's too sitcom-formulaic, possibly because it's just not very well >> written, possibly because putting Keenan in the lead role of a modern sitcom >> doesn't give him opportunity for those "[KEENAN REACTS]" moments he's famous >> for from SNL. Either way, we didn't stick with it, but I was happy to see >> Keenan getting recognized. >> >> Cedric was a bad host. There's no need to sugarcoat it. His jokes didn't >> land, he kept calling Reggie Watts by the wrong name, and the majority of >> his pre-tapes weren't funny (although I did like the No-Emmy support >> group...at least until Dr. Fraud walked in.) I get that he's a pillar CBS's >> comedy lineup, but they've also got WAYNE FRICKING BRADY on the network - >> how do you not recruit him for this? >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tvornottv/0EVrRlt5NVY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4652b05b-e5aa-4d1c-8c5f-03327b35aff7n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/D670FDF6-48BE-4EDE-9C39-450B315B41E1%40gmail.com.
