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 Last time, on Saturday Night Live... Y'all are bad at SNL. Spaceship was a brilliant bit of conceptual insanity that had a nice progression to the joke and almost had an ending, thereby immediately vaulting it into the top sketches of the season. Why was the reaction here so wrong.  Nearly as good was Reality House, a "let's keep taking random left turns" sendup of reality show cinematography and structure that was played with about the right level of understatement from everyone involved. We're Not Porn Stars Anymore: Dolce & Gabbana further cements that sketch as the new Californians: The same sketch every drat time, but drat if it's not funny every time. Weekend Update (Part 2) was firing on all cylinders. Between appearances from always-welcome correspondents Leslie Jones and The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party, and a completely well deserved pile-on on Dr. Ben Carson, it was really fun from start to finish. The Hilary Cold Open was SNL reminding everyone that yes, they do have a Hilary impersonation lined up for the election, and no, they don't have much to say about her yet. The monologue was boilerplate fake audience member shtick, but at least it wasn't singing. Further predictability came from Avengers News Report, which fulfilled the inevitable Avengers sketch quota by... making Thor into a dudebro? Really? Okay. Brother 2 Brother was one loooooooooong joke at Taran Killam's expense, which went better than it had any right to but was an overall blah. The better joke about Chris Hemsworth's appearance came in the American Express ad that poked gentle fun at his unfair good looks. Empire Promo's "white guy working in the Empire show lol" gag was probably funnier if you've watched Empire, but I haven't, so it didn't entirely land. I don't think Empire has quite hit the level of ubiquity required for that kind of joke, but I'm the hypocrite who loved the Homeland sketch that went similarly, so don't mind me. Meanwhile, The Iggy Azalea Show is the latest in SNL's line of technically fantastic impressions ruined by absolutely no point of view behind them. Kate McKinnon still owns, but man that sketch didn't have a point. Movie Set was Kenan Mugging And Teaching Other People To Mug, which was really dumb. This week, oCAN YOU SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-qleenNGow Look up the word "charisma" in the dictionary. Is a picture of Dwayne Johnson there? If not, your dictionary's a loving liar. I don't think anyone is going to claim that Johnson will take over the prestige acting awards any time soon, but he has made a career out of defying the stereotype of WWE wrestler and actually done some great work. Whether he's doing a family comedy, a Fast and Furious movie, or a bit part in a more serious movie, he brings a nearly *impossible* level of likability and charm to the role. And going back to the WWE thing, there's a reason he broke out in the first place: the man can hold a crowd in the palm of his hand like it's nothing. I guess I should prognosticate about whether he'd do well, but he's been on before and nailed it, and I think my previous word vomit should answer that question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrLPs3_1Fs George Ezra is a UK singer-songwriter who burst out with a debut that shot to number 1 in the UK, most famous for the song I posted above. He toured with previous SNL guest Hozier, and that definitely makes sense. His voice is really distinct, even if his instrumentation and stuff aren't exactly earthshattering. I sound like I'm dumping on him, when I'm really just compensating that I'm a sucker for this kind of song and know full well I'm probably in the minority. Coming up... April 4, 2015: Michael Keaton & Carly Rae Jepsen April 11, 2015: Taraji P. Henson & Mumford & Sons
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What is it with SNL and their love of British singers that, I'm presuming, nobody has ever heard of.
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Is Rock a 5-timer now?
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Retail Slave posted:Is Rock a 5-timer now? Four, according to one of the promos.
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Mo0 posted:Meanwhile, The Iggy Azalea Show is the latest in SNL's line of technically fantastic impressions ruined by absolutely no point of view behind them. Kate McKinnon still owns, but man that sketch didn't have a point. Have a pile of w00t, Vintage returns tonight!   Tonight we get a second episode from season 12, with Sigourney Weaver and Buster Pointdexter, October 11 1986. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/86/86a.phtml This was the season premiere of 1986, and is notable for several reasons. SNL was all but canceled when Lorne convinced NBC president Brandon Tartikoff to give him one more chance. The previous year, Lorne returned to SNL after a 5-year haiatus to find the show on life support. He cleaned house, leaving only one person in front of the cameras from the previous regime: SNL band keyboardist Leon Pendarvis, who began on the show in the doomed 1980 season. Lorne got his old friend and former SNL bandleader to assemble an otherwise all-new band, which has largely remained intact to this day. Lorne's choice for the producers, writers, and performers wasn't as sound, however; though talented, they didn't mesh well either together, and while many of the writers would survive, most of the cast didn't, save Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz and Dennis Miller. Lorne also took the reigns as sole producer. He tasked Franken and Davis to produce in 85-86; they were his choice to take over when he wanted to leave in 1980. But this was the show's last chance, and Lorne had to do it himself. After pulling it back from the edge, writer Jim Downey produced from 1987 (along with Smigel, Herlihy and Franken in 90-92,) until 1995, at which point Lorne again had to step up and recreate the show. The significance of this first episode is palpable: The cold open features a Madonna, host of the prior year's premiere, seated comfortably on the new mustard-yellow home base, in front of the newly-white-clad SNL band- brought back down from the balcony and put front-and-center for the first time since the 4th season- and she addressed the elephant in the room. Madonna posted:As you may remember, one year ago tonight I hosted the premiere episode of "Saturday Night Live". Therefore, NBC has asked me to read the following statement, concerning last year's entire season. (takes out a piece of paper) Ready?  The opening montage reflects this slightly-panicked state of the show, with cast members seemingly trying to outrun certain doom. It's a noted improvement over the previous year's montage(s.) Weaver's monologue, in reruns, has always been the dress rehearsal version. Probably for simple pacing; I've never seen the live version and it's been over a decade since seeing it on Comedy Central. I guess watch the big clock on home base tonight, maybe they'll use the live show. The rest of the program features Lovitz and Miller's surviving pieces, Tommy Flanagen and Weekend Update, respectively.* Dana Carvey steps into stardom with two of his audition pieces, Church Lady and Derek Stevens (the latter was actually the 10-to-1 final bit of the night.) Buster Pointdexter, the night's musical entertainment, does two numbers, the second being a duet with Weaver, a seasonably-inappropriate "Baby It's Cold Outside." Pointdexter would appear as a supporting musical guest numerous times over the next two years (credited as a guest with the SNL band.) While most of the aforementioned pieces will likely be in tonight's repeat, I wouldn't hold out much hope of seeing "Update" and one of Pointdexter's songs. Next week, another classic, Johnny Cash and Elton John from 1982! Then four weeks off for various NBC Sports presentations. Whether or not Vintage will return in May remains to be seen. SNL Vintage checklist
*Footnote: "Update" does hold significance for Miller. He credits it with being the reason he didn't get shitcanned when he appeared on the 15th anniversary special in 1989: "I hold a particularly fond place, near and dear to my heart, for Weekend Update. Because without it, I would probably be watching the show at home tonight, embittered and undoubtedly plotting the deaths of many of the fabulous entertainers you've seen here this evening."
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With all the producer talk, and Lorne's role in the show, I wanted to share another relevant passage from Live From New York. Current producer Steve Higgins, page 738: quote:About four years ago, an old cast member came back to host and wanted to redo a sketch they had done at dress that had never made it to air. They loved the piece and said, "I want to do this one thing." So I mentioned it to Lorne, and he goes, "Yeah, but you know what? There's a weird shot in that piece." I said, "What?" He goes, "There's a weird shot. There's a line that was just off." I go, "Oh, okay. Are you kidding me?" And I walked away and thought, "He's crazy. What is he talking about?" So I went and watched the sketch from dress and there was a weird shot! There it was. It just didn't fit. So four years later, some crappy little sketch that was just at dress is still in his memory bank of things.
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Mo0 posted:Four, according to one of the promos. Wow, I guess I missed his other 2 times. I only remember the one where he was still actually a wrestler and a bunch of other WWE guys were in the opening.
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So pumped for tonight. And thanks for including that Rock promo, Mo0, that was a fun trip down memory lane.
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Looking forward to this, and clearing my schedule for two weeks from now when Queen Cookie hosts.  e: Are we getting The Rock Omaba first thing? Pinwiz11 fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Mar 29, 2015 |
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the rock obama!
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YEEEEEESSSSSSS. ROCK OUT BARACK
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gently caress YEAH ROCK OBAMA!
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Wow, this is going to be a great show already. Starting off with The Rock Obama? That's good in my book.
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The Rock Obama!
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The Rock Obama is back!
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The Rock Obama for full time prez plz.
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oh shiiiiii
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The voice isn't as good as he's done before.
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 She Rock Obama
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YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES SHE-ROCK OBAMA
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Disappointed in lack of blood fountain there
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Leslie got her first "Live!"
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Pinwiz11 posted:Leslie got her first "Live!" Two black people did it without getting interrupted by Chris Farley!
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edit: ^  FishBulb posted:Disappointed in lack of blood fountain there oops, monologue
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That's a nice suit.
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pwn posted:Back in my day you ripped the limb off and the blood would blast out! Real comical, like a geyser! And we'd have gobs of shredded rubber that looked like veins, glue it to the stump, and let it splay out like a big grotesque gash! AND WE LIKED IT! Yeah, pretty much.
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He can't actually sing right?
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God drat Aidy is looking foxy
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He really IS Franchise Viagra.
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I'd watch the Rock kill Osama's ghost sure why not. The 8th Samurai
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Get your movie boners up!
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Did they not turn up the mics?
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No Smurfs 2, though.
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Can you smell what Stephen Hawking is cooking?lelandjs posted:He can't actually sing right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h3cFnTcJgg
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Can you smell what Stephen Hawking is cooking?
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"Another Smurfs movie?" "...No."
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BUBBA GAY DUDLEY posted:Two black people did it without getting interrupted by Chris Farley!
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DivisionPost posted:No Smurfs 2, though. 3. Doctor Candiru posted:Johnson is Samoan, I think. Samoan mother, black father.
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Can you smell what Stephen Hawking is cookin'?
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Doctor Candiru posted:Johnson is Samoan, I think. Half Black half Samoan. hahaha, this is fantastic.
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