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post #31 of 36
9/27/09 at 11:54pm
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Originally Posted by DocHolliday View Post
I thought the plane sketch was pretty funny, along with the Russian bride sketch. Goofy, but funny.

But take my opinion with a grain of salt: I've always considered Will Ferrell one of the least funny people the show has ever inflicted on us, though he seemed widely adored until recently.

I consider Will Ferrell a manufactured hero that Lorne Michaels felt he desparately needed. I can't doubt his talent though, even more as a writer than a performer. It's a shame he couldn't do impersonations; his resemblance to George Bush combined with such an ability could have made for Fey-as-Palin epicness.
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post #32 of 36
9/28/09 at 6:49pm
well you sure don't get awards for being crappy. oh, and kunk youre a idiot.
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post #33 of 36
9/28/09 at 7:44pm
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well you sure don't get awards for being crappy. oh, and kunk youre a idiot.

Well, it's not like you get them for being good either. If that was the case, The Wire would have hundreds. Instead, they didn't even get nominated and Grey's Anatomy cleaned up. No, I'd not judge the worth of a program based on industry awards.

Wow, much kunk h8 lately. What's up with that?
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post #34 of 36
9/29/09 at 10:43am
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no doubt there's more misses than hits these days, but a lot of people are also comparing it to the early days which is kinda unfair since the only stuff they see are 'best of' clips anyway. even belushi had suck moments.

and yes, everything after Joshua Tree can't compare to their first few albums.

This is quite true on both counts, although for me U2 peaked at Achtung Baby, which was surprising for someone who had every cassette starting with Boy. After AB, they became self-parody

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Well, it's not like you get them for being good either. If that was the case, The Wire would have hundreds. Instead, they didn't even get nominated and Grey's Anatomy cleaned up. No, I'd not judge the worth of a program based on industry awards.

Wow, much kunk h8 lately. What's up with that?

Ooh, Greys. ewwwww.

Given the quality of the SNL writing, I had cause to wonder what would happen quality-wise if Lorne Michaels cribbed his material from the pages of DT's. Or even better: SF-Night-Live, with our cast of merrymen. I could see this. Navigating the in-jokes might be rough, but you've got to start somewhere.
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post #35 of 36
9/29/09 at 6:59pm
They just don't have the talent they used to, now comedians just want to go straight to movies
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post #36 of 36
9/29/09 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by Flambeur View Post
Just watched a recorded episode from last night. Season premiere, Megan Fox, U2, etc. - it has potential. But no.

It absolutely sucked worse than anything I could remember in the past several years. Just nothing funny about the show, it was horrible. I cringed through the entire weekend update.

What the hell? Have the writers been replaced by a bunch of monkeys? I know SNL hasn't been that good in the past decade, but this is just ridiculously bad for a show that has such a legacy.

I stand in full agreement with you, Sir...
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