This surprisingly interesting video goes behind the scenes at Saturday Night Live to show how crucial their cue cards are to the show. No teleprompters for them. A team of eight, led by SNL's cue card supervisor Wally Feresten, lovingly handwrites (and edits and rewrites) them for each and every episode.
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5:45 am Tue
Feb 19, 2019
The story of SNL's cue cards is fascinating. No, really.
"America's Funniest Home Videos" podcast looks at its history
Before YouTube, it was a TV show that brought us crazy home movie clips. That show, of course, is America’s Funniest Home Videos (or “AFV” for short). On the air since 1989, AFV has seen several hosts and has somehow survived the Internet. Now there’s a limited-run podcast that looks at its 30-year history from […]
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See behind the scenes of Disneyland's massive holiday decor system
In this video, Disney shows what it takes to deck the Disneyland Resort’s halls by bringing us inside the warehouse where they store all of their holiday decorations. Mark Apepe, the lead of this impressive production, hosts this behind-the-scenes peep and shares that they use an estimated 2,000 feet of garland and 80,000 ornaments for […]
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Disney docuseries offers "backstage pass" to the world of Imagineering
Disney is making it very tempting to join Disney+, their new entertainment streaming service, by offering a docuseries that puts a spotlight on its Imagineers. Entertainment Weekly: The Imagineering Story, a docuseries from The Pixar Story filmmaker Leslie Iwerks, pulls back the curtain on the work of the brilliant artist-engineers who have made real-life magic […]
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Celebrate the 4th with an Otto professional steak grill for perfectly cooked meat in 10 minutes
With all due respect to our vegetarian friends, there might be nothing more intrinsically linked to the 4th of July holiday than a big ole cookout. Sure, fireworks and celebrating the birth of a constitutional republic are great too, but showing off your cooking prowess with a brilliantly seared, mouth-watering slab of grade-A American beef […]
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Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet
We’re at the midway point of 2020. So…how’s the year going for you so far? Yeah…we can guess. But while there’s a lot about 2020 we can’t directly control, maybe a little retail therapy can help make you feel better. Sure, the 39 items we gathered together can absolutely bring a smile to your face. […]
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These Smart Soccer and Basketballs are making sports training possible in the stay at home era
When revved-up kids used to dribble a basketball through the kitchen or practice their footwork with a soccer ball in front of the television, exasperated parents would often just send ‘em outside to play. But these days, sending kids out might not be the best course of action. Despite all the changes, many budding young […]
