Having watched the finale, I still assert the Rudd announcement should have been handled as a spoiler. It came out less than 12 hours after the episode was made available and that’s not enough of a window to assume people will have watched it. I’m not especially sensitive to spoilers so I won’t belabor the point.
Selena Gomez’s character holds the show together. Martin and Short need someone to keep them grounded. I really like that Mabel is drawn up to be emotionally closed and an introvert because the traditional idea of bringing in a young woman to balance two older men is to use her as window dressing. It’s just a fact of life that people who generate some heat on SNL are going to be considered comedy rock stars. A few continue to hit after they leave the show and while others can’t live up to it, they can certainly find a place to do good work. On this show, even with the name recognition, Fey was given a character to do and she did it well. Amy Schumer did some popular comedy specials, got a high profile tour or two, got a movie, and it seems she has nothing to follow it up with. She added nothing to the show. On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 10:28 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I have always been a fan of Ms Gomez as an individual. Her music is not to > my liking, but most pop music isn’t so I don’t judge her harshly for that. > She’s very stiff in the first couple episodes, but her character is stiff > for reasons explained as the series unfolds. She does not have the comedic > timing of Martin or Short, but that’s a high bar to reach… Gomez holds her > own, though, which is commendable. > > I am generally averse to Tiny Fey, mostly because 30 Rock was not as good > as many thought it was. But the one I find genuinely devoid of talent is > Amy Schumer. Her entire act seems to be “I’m blonde and have breasts so if > you don’t think I’m funny you can f*ck off.” That act would work if she > actually was funny. But she stages it that any guy who doesn’t laugh at her > jokes must be sexist, and any guy who points out that her jokes aren’t > funny must be because of how she looks. > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 7:11 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> So now *I'll* ask... Kev, are neither of these Selena G? B >> >> Dave Sikula, to Kevin M, Aug 25th: >> >>> While I can only guess who those actresses are (I have my suspicions >>> ...), Rudd may be a bridge too far for me. I honestly can't stand the guy. >>> >>> This series is a pleasure to watch. Even two actresses I dislike are >>>> pleasant on this 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/ffcb67e0-7b8b-400d-a872-90477989053an%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ffcb67e0-7b8b-400d-a872-90477989053an%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/CAKgmY4Bc45Bcbmzq9xFbCHChv80G97ezS%3DZog0hAqCH7uTRcnQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bc45Bcbmzq9xFbCHChv80G97ezS%3DZog0hAqCH7uTRcnQ%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/CAJE-FiGsyj2O5tMj3YfZAz_7F%2BYudxY0NJHudjgh3Kre8bQ%2BYA%40mail.gmail.com.
