Comments on: Saturday Night Live recap: Seth MacFarlane and Frank Ocean http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: paul http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1534578 paul Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1534578 Mr. Bill is funny. Shut up. Mr. Bill is funny. Shut up.

]]> By: Peter http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1534194 Peter Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1534194 TLDR is the most infuriating acronym on the internet. TLDR is the most infuriating acronym on the internet.

]]> By: photodawg http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1534086 photodawg Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1534086 From what I saw and heard, Frank Ocean doesn't appear to be good at music either. From what I saw and heard, Frank Ocean doesn’t appear to be good at music either.

]]> By: dbergen http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1534057 dbergen Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1534057 Pharoah's Obama was terrible! If I didn't know who he was doing I would not have known who he was doing. None of Fred's subtle touches and inflections, which are spot on, were recreated by jay, it was a completely one-note impression. Hopefully it gets better as I do really like Pharoah. Pharoah’s Obama was terrible! If I didn’t know who he was doing I would not have known who he was doing. None of Fred’s subtle touches and inflections, which are spot on, were recreated by jay, it was a completely one-note impression. Hopefully it gets better as I do really like Pharoah.

]]> By: aikimoe http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1534055 aikimoe Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1534055 The first "new hopeful SNL cast" was for its fifth season. And while there were always clunkers, "the grand days" were, indeed, "all that great," especially compared with more recent fare. The sketches were edgier and wittier, the musical guests frequently more obscure (and even when they weren't, they were The Rolling Stones and David Bowie of the 70's). The first “new hopeful SNL cast” was for its fifth season. And while there were always clunkers, “the grand days” were, indeed, “all that great,” especially compared with more recent fare. The sketches were edgier and wittier, the musical guests frequently more obscure (and even when they weren’t, they were The Rolling Stones and David Bowie of the 70′s).

]]> By: kasia http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1534049 kasia Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1534049 So, the title of this entry should be different. Why even try to recap Frank Ocean if you're "not good at music"? -________ So, the title of this entry should be different. Why even try to recap Frank Ocean if you’re “not good at music”? -________

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533901 ocker3 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533901 I just wish there was a way I could legally watch the show from outside the USA I just wish there was a way I could legally watch the show from outside the USA

]]> By: connie1946 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533899 connie1946 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533899 This certainly is quite a thorough and intoxicating review, but to what purpose? At the beginning of every season (since SEASON 2) there's a frantic public expectancy about the merits and drawbacks of the "new hopeful SNL cast" - last night's season opener was no different. Over-analyzing bad comedy doesn't make it better. SNL will never bat higher than .250 when it comes to comedy. The musical guests are hit and miss as well. The best I can say for it is it's a show old timers are comfortable with and youngsters tolerate. SNL is old. It's like "Green Acres" and "The Love Boat" - I guess it has it's place and besides, what would NBC fill the 11:30-1:00 AM gap with on Saturday nights? Even the grand days of Chevy Chase and John Belushi weren't all that great...Mr Bill, anyone? The Killer Bees? This certainly is quite a thorough and intoxicating review, but to what purpose? At the beginning of every season (since SEASON 2) there’s a frantic public expectancy about the merits and drawbacks of the “new hopeful SNL cast” – last night’s season opener was no different.

Over-analyzing bad comedy doesn’t make it better. SNL will never bat higher than .250 when it comes to comedy. The musical guests are hit and miss as well. The best I can say for it is it’s a show old timers are comfortable with and youngsters tolerate. SNL is old. It’s like “Green Acres” and “The Love Boat” – I guess it has it’s place and besides, what would NBC fill the 11:30-1:00 AM gap with on Saturday nights?

Even the grand days of Chevy Chase and John Belushi weren’t all that great…Mr Bill, anyone? The Killer Bees?

]]> By: Pedantic Douchebag http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533892 Pedantic Douchebag Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533892 I think there might be more people of color in the SNL opening credits than there ever have been as regular performers in almost 40 years on the air. Certainly more women of color and Asians. I guess Lorne Michaels doesn't have access to the same casting resources as Mad TV and In Living Color, or maybe he only likes having women of color represented by men in drag or women in thick makeup. Pathetic. I think there might be more people of color in the SNL opening credits than there ever have been as regular performers in almost 40 years on the air. Certainly more women of color and Asians. I guess Lorne Michaels doesn’t have access to the same casting resources as Mad TV and In Living Color, or maybe he only likes having women of color represented by men in drag or women in thick makeup. Pathetic.

]]> By: Steve Wells http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533887 Steve Wells Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533887 tl;dr = "Too Long; Didn't read". Aka "Synopsis:". tl;dr = “Too Long; Didn’t read”. Aka “Synopsis:”.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533847 EH Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533847 Until now. Until now.

]]> By: jeffk http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533837 jeffk Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533837 This is now the B.B. Club. This is now the B.B. Club.

]]> By: Pat Eisel http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533828 Pat Eisel Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533828 Very. I was just wondering if i was at the place...especially since there's an SNL recap. Weird? or has BoingBoing done this before, the SNL thing, I mean. Very. I was just wondering if i was at the place…especially since there’s an SNL recap. Weird? or has BoingBoing done this before, the SNL thing, I mean.

]]> By: Charles Allen Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533823 Charles Allen Johnson Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533823 great recap nailed it.I hope they do a victoria jackson parody this season. great recap nailed it.I hope they do a victoria jackson parody this season.

]]> By: robcat2075 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533821 robcat2075 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533821 A comedy-variety show that has endured 38 years is pretty much a miracle. I think SNL represents the last successful launch of such a program on network. I have no idea what the bold-face "tl;dr" signifies. What is that? I was surprised there was no political ad "approved by Romney" to give the appearance of balance. I realize no trees die to present us with a re-cap of SNL, but it seems unnecessary. One can re-watch it on Hulu. At least this review did not have the once obligatory "SNL isn't as funny as it used to be". A comedy-variety show that has endured 38 years is pretty much a miracle. I think SNL represents the last successful launch of such a program on network.

I have no idea what the bold-face “tl;dr” signifies. What is that?

I was surprised there was no political ad “approved by Romney” to give the appearance of balance.

I realize no trees die to present us with a re-cap of SNL, but it seems unnecessary. One can re-watch it on Hulu. At least this review did not have the once obligatory “SNL isn’t as funny as it used to be”.

]]> By: Their feldspars http://boingboing.net/2012/09/16/saturday-night-live-recap-9-16.html#comment-1533814 Their feldspars Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=181265#comment-1533814 Off-topic: is it just me, or does this site suddenly look very different? Off-topic: is it just me, or does this site suddenly look very different?

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