I'll just add that I resent someone saying that at 53, Fey is too old for the job.
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 2:58 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > Lorne’s superpower was that nobody at NBC would mess with him. Once he’s > out of the picture the new showrunner will have to answer to all of the > network’s executives. It’s a wonder the show lasted as long as it did with > him and it won’t last long without him. > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 2:08 PM Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Plus, I would think Fey has too many other real projects (and common >> sense) to want to take that nightmare on. >> >> —Dave Sikula >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 20, 2024, at 6:50 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Meanwhile, Lorne mentioned in interviews during his CA Emmys trip that he >> is planning on staying with the show through the 50th anniversary special >> in January of 2025, but hinted he would retire soon after. He agreed to a >> suggestion that Tina Fey is one of several who has what it takes to replace >> him. >> >> Fey does make sense in many ways, except…she old. Michaels was around 30 >> when he started SNL, and was in touch personally or culturally with much of >> the cutting edge in comedy and music. Fey is 53. Of course Lorne wants >> someone who will tend the flame and not reinvent the show. Still, I might >> be looking for someone like some Writer/Producer who worked with like Conan >> or TDS and is in their 30s. >> >> >> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lorne-michaels-retiring-snl-just-153758117.html >> >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> >> On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 at 10:23 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Written and directed by Jason Reitman for Sony, "SNL 1975" tells the >>> story behind-the-scenes of the weeks before the NBC late-night institution >>> began its run--Gabriel LaBelle, who played the Spielberg stand-in in "The >>> Fabelmans," is playing Lorne, with Cooper Hoffman ("Licorice Pizza") as >>> Lorne's immediate NBC boss Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott ("The Idol," >>> "Bottoms") as Rosie Schuster, Lorne's wife and a writer on the show--the >>> question is, who's playing the Not Ready for Prime Time Players: >>> >>> >>> https://deadline.com/2024/01/the-fablemans-gabriel-labelle-lorne-michaels-snl-1975-cooper-hoffman-rachel-sennott-1235797505/ >>> >>> And of course Sikula and Marousek will hate it. >>> >>> -- >>> >> -- 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/CA%2B_fQPxWz8u1iYrsdWpdEjMhfq2tLae-75tkBVxE0szyrLZbYA%40mail.gmail.com.
