Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Saturday Night Dead
I had a rare opportunity to enjoy some free time this past weekend, so I dedided to fall back into what's now become an unfamiliar behavior pattern: watching Saturday Night Live. I was pretty stoked in that (1) I actually had some time to myself, and (2) I could get some guffaws in. I swear, it's been at least a 18 months since I've watched my 10:30pm standard. Plus, SNL was hosted by Tom Hanks with Red Hot Chilli Peppers as musical guest. Instant winner, right? Nope.
I was shockingly disappointed as how un-funny the show was. Good Lord, the crowd was so out of it. You could have heard a pin drop during the spoof on "Sanford & Son" with a Collin Powell theme.
Now, I work for an NBC affiliate and I'm a company guy, so let's get that out of the way. And I would never call for the show to be cancelled. That having been said, I've been a devout viewer of SNL for a lot longer - since the very beginning. But the comedic institution seems to be cyclical in having lulls. We'll wade through 2 maybe 3 seasons until another Will Ferrell emerges or another Dana Carvey comes on the scene. Eddie Murphy was one of a kind.
But it seems like this is a down-year for one of my favorite shows.
I was shockingly disappointed as how un-funny the show was. Good Lord, the crowd was so out of it. You could have heard a pin drop during the spoof on "Sanford & Son" with a Collin Powell theme.
Now, I work for an NBC affiliate and I'm a company guy, so let's get that out of the way. And I would never call for the show to be cancelled. That having been said, I've been a devout viewer of SNL for a lot longer - since the very beginning. But the comedic institution seems to be cyclical in having lulls. We'll wade through 2 maybe 3 seasons until another Will Ferrell emerges or another Dana Carvey comes on the scene. Eddie Murphy was one of a kind.
But it seems like this is a down-year for one of my favorite shows.
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