SNL is Friggin' Horrible! Except when Timberlake is hosting. (4 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

I still watch it about every week. This is a pretty disappointing episode.

 

[El Floppo]

NBC ran some kind of "SNL's funniest moments of the last 10 years" show- IIRC, it lasted an hour or more, but really should've been cut down to half an hour. If it takes 10 years to fill up a half hour of decent comedy, something's not working. Well.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

By the way, people have been saying that "SNL" sucked since the mid-80's. It's the same as it's ever been.

Pretty much. I remember people decrying it during the infamous Anthony Michael Hall, Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Terry Sweeney year (1986?). That was probably its absolute lowest point.

 

[Daywalker]

Best thing to happen to SNL in year's is the advent of TiVO. Instead of never watching it I can just fast forward through most of it.

SNL has a huge alumni, most of who are not working much, that for the life of me I don't understand why they just don't have each of them come in for a skit a season.

Would it be that difficult to have J. Lovitz, C. Kattan or a Molly Shannon come in each season to do one skit?

Be great to see characters that we always like plus the surprise of who would be on the show would be interesting.

 

[wikkidpissah]

By the way, people have been saying that "SNL" sucked since the mid-80's. It's the same as it's ever been.

Pretty much. I remember people decrying it during the infamous Anthony Michael Hall, Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Terry Sweeney year (1986?). That was probably its absolute lowest point.

that season (Michaels 1st yr back after quitting in '80) was so bad that they killed off the entire cast but Lovitz in a "fire" in the last episode of the season. the Doumanian year (the first without Michaels & the one for which i auditioned) will always be the nadir for me, at least until she was fired and the retool released Murphy from the "featured" status she kept him pinned to (though now she runs comedy seminars & spends most of the time taking credit for his career).

 

[PitbullTD]

Betty White Owned, other than that, my SNL viewings consist of renting the Best of's from the local video store. Sad state it is.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

SNL has a huge alumni, most of who are not working much, that for the life of me I don't understand why they just don't have each of them come in for a skit a season.Would it be that difficult to have J. Lovitz, C. Kattan or a Molly Shannon come in each season to do one skit?Be great to see characters that we always like plus the surprise of who would be on the show would be interesting.

That is an excellent idea. Really intriguing.Betty White's show was not only good because of her but also because of the return of Shannon, and Ana Gasteyer and Maya Rudolph. I'd love to see Jan Hooks pop up. She's an underrated all-time cast member.

 

[ArcticEdge]

Big fan of the current cast.

You also voted for Obama..

pipe down, jim11

Go light another candle in front of your Rapistberger Fathead..

So this is supposed to be funny, while you think SNL isn't? K.

My comment was funnier than anything in this SNL episode..

 

[grateful zed]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

 

[Gadfly]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

 

[grateful zed]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

link?

 

[Gadfly]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

link?

The Wire, The Shield, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm. There's seven of the top 10 all-time right there.Then there's a ton of other great shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Boardwalk Empire, Terriers, Deadwood, Justified, Community, Parks and Recreation, Treme, The Office, Modern Family, South Park, 24 and Lost were flawed but groundbreaking and on and on. The past decade or so has been the golden age for television, completely the opposite of your assertion (and SNL).

 

[grateful zed]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

link?

The Wire, The Shield, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm. There's seven of the top 10 all-time right there.Then there's a ton of other great shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Boardwalk Empire, Terriers, Deadwood, Justified, Community, Parks and Recreation, Treme, The Office, Modern Family, South Park, 24 and Lost were flawed but groundbreaking and on and on. The past decade or so has been the golden age for television, completely the opposite of your assertion (and SNL).

i fell asleep to a sopranos rerun tonight, had only seen a few episodes before. i have never seen any of the others. a better list

 

[grateful zed]

my list:

mash

rockford files

star trek

blacksheep squadron

i love lucy

bugs bunny

sanford & son

hogan's heros

mission impossible

 

[FUBAR]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

link?

The Wire, The Shield, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm. There's seven of the top 10 all-time right there.Then there's a ton of other great shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Boardwalk Empire, Terriers, Deadwood, Justified, Community, Parks and Recreation, Treme, The Office, Modern Family, South Park, 24 and Lost were flawed but groundbreaking and on and on. The past decade or so has been the golden age for television, completely the opposite of your assertion (and SNL).

There's decent TV still but don't confuse this stuff with the best ever. We could all list different top 10s but for the masses, TV Guide's list is a decent start:Seinfeld (NBC)I Love Lucy (CBS)The Honeymooners (CBS)All in the Family (CBS)The Sopranos (HBO)60 Minutes (CBS)Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)The Simpsons (Fox)The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)Saturday Night Live (NBC)Half of those aired this decade, but none started in the 2000s.

 

[Christo]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

There are some fantastic shows out there if you just know where to look.

 

[Uncle Owen]

That Bobby Moynihan has to be one of the worst cast members of all time. I get irritated every time I see him.

 

[Christo]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

link?

The Wire, The Shield, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm. There's seven of the top 10 all-time right there.Then there's a ton of other great shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Boardwalk Empire, Terriers, Deadwood, Justified, Community, Parks and Recreation, Treme, The Office, Modern Family, South Park, 24 and Lost were flawed but groundbreaking and on and on. The past decade or so has been the golden age for television, completely the opposite of your assertion (and SNL).

There's decent TV still but don't confuse this stuff with the best ever. We could all list different top 10s but for the masses, TV Guide's list is a decent start:Seinfeld (NBC)I Love Lucy (CBS)The Honeymooners (CBS)All in the Family (CBS)The Sopranos (HBO)60 Minutes (CBS)Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)The Simpsons (Fox)The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)Saturday Night Live (NBC)Half of those aired this decade, but none started in the 2000s.

For the masses? The masses would say that McDonald's is pretty good eats.

 

[Gadfly]

i would say t.v. in general has lost it's luster.

Um, no. Most of the top-10 best shows of all-time have aired in the past decade.

link?

The Wire, The Shield, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm. There's seven of the top 10 all-time right there.Then there's a ton of other great shows like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Boardwalk Empire, Terriers, Deadwood, Justified, Community, Parks and Recreation, Treme, The Office, Modern Family, South Park, 24 and Lost were flawed but groundbreaking and on and on. The past decade or so has been the golden age for television, completely the opposite of your assertion (and SNL).

There's decent TV still but don't confuse this stuff with the best ever. We could all list different top 10s but for the masses, TV Guide's list is a decent start:Seinfeld (NBC)I Love Lucy (CBS)The Honeymooners (CBS)All in the Family (CBS)The Sopranos (HBO)60 Minutes (CBS)Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)The Simpsons (Fox)The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)Saturday Night Live (NBC)Half of those aired this decade, but none started in the 2000s.

Considering that list was released in 2002, that is to be expected.

 

[Uncle Owen]

That Bobby Moynihan has to be one of the worst cast members of all time. I get irritated every time I see him.

Same with Keenan Thompson.

 

[bshell27]

I liked the Bosley Hair skit. All downhill from there.

Too bad they have to play it every episode.

 

[Gadfly]

I liked the Bosley Hair skit. All downhill from there.

Too bad they have to play it every episode.

I know, dude. I was like that was amusing the first time I saw it. If you're going to repeat a sketch you just did, at least put a new twist on it.

 

[Keerock]

Wiig is terrible. Unfunny.

 

[JZilla]

Boy how can Comedy Central skewer FoxNews so easily and consistently and SNL whiffs so badly on their ONE ATTEMPT

 

[Tremendous Upside]

This Bar Mitzvah sketch is decent, songs are funny at least

Also limiting them to a few lines

 

[RedRaiders]

Gwyneth Paltrow - really?

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Gwyneth Paltrow - really?

She's Country Strong

 

[Raider Nation]

DVR it every week just for Weekend Update. Everything thing else is just painful.

Bingo. Seth can hold his own with any of the former SNL anchors, IMO.This show sucking is nothing new. It's been called Saturday Night Dead since before Eddie Murphy joined the cast.

 

[Raider Nation]

Gwyneth Paltrow - really?

Fran Drescher is hosting next week.

 

[JZilla]

This is a pretty bad episode. Last week I thought was fine.

Gwyneth.. oof.

 

[RedRaiders]

Okay, the hot chick lead guitar player makes up for it a bit.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Cee Lo is really going to hate this song when he's performing it on a cruise ship five years from now.

 

[RedRaiders]

Gwyneth Paltrow - really?

She's Country Strong

I'm sure I missed 87 artsy movies she did in-between her last "major" film but I thought it was funny they dusted her off for Country Strong.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Okay, the hot chick lead guitar player makes up for it a bit.

Odds they are really playing = 0

 

[JZilla]

Okay, the hot chick lead guitar player makes up for it a bit.

Cee Lo has consistently great shtick, and his touring band of hotties is pretty killer

 

[RedRaiders]

Cee Lo is really going to hate this song when he's performing it on a cruise ship five years from now.

Is there any chance he is going to perform again on this show?I mean, I guess he could do "Jump On It" or whatever.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Gwyneth Paltrow - really?

She's Country Strong

I'm sure I missed 87 artsy movies she did in-between her last "major" film but I thought it was funny they dusted her off for Country Strong.

Besides the Iron Man films, the last role I remember her in is Shallow Hal a decade ago

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Cee Lo is really going to hate this song when he's performing it on a cruise ship five years from now.

Is there any chance he is going to perform again on this show?I mean, I guess he could do "Jump On It" or whatever.

Get Danger Mouse out here and do Crazy

 

[Tremendous Upside]

I could do without Seth Meyers and his 2nd Amendment commentary

 

[JZilla]

Even the news is bad tonight

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Even the news is bad tonight

:goodpstingrunk and the first SNL I have seen live in a whileAWFUL

 

[JZilla]

I despise this Garth and Kat ####

Oh, Gwyneth, stop

 

[Tremendous Upside]

effin Gwyneth

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I thought she was a dish in Emma.

 

[Jethro Q. Walrustitty]

Why do you people do this to yourselves? I'm watching Top Gear reruns!

ETA: drrnk

 

[jplvr]

K, I'm watching for the second week in a row.

Agree with Pickles about Cee-Lo, but the lead in skit was halfway decent in concept. I also think Cee-Lo was actually singing, so I do give a little credit there. I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell any of those chicks were playing their instruments, mostly due to the keyboard player's preoccupation with fixing her hair while trying to play. The lead guitar chick was smoking.

I've smiled a couple of times. The Jewish sketch was decent, but only because the songs were funny, not because the skit was anywhere near decent.

I'll be surprised if I ever watch again.

Oh, I did giggle when the chair in the Pee Wee Herman sketch got pissed off at Anderson Cooper for trying to have a seat. I'm a bit embarrassed for laughing.

 

[jplvr]

Oh, I've always thought Gweneth was gorgeous, but I'd still like to punch her in the nose, whatever that means.

 

[JZilla]

Those chicks are playing. That's his band. It's not like it's Candlebox level material here.

 

[Jethro Q. Walrustitty]

Oh, I've always thought Gweneth was gorgeous, but I'd still like to punch her in the nose, whatever that means.

How's a catch like you still single?

 

[Premier]

Is this the new :11: chat?