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post #91 of 138
4/6/08 at 9:14am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Did everyone else get censored during the Greased Lightning skit?
Or was it just here in Salt Lake?

It is bad enough the NBC affiliate here is owned by the Mormon Church and wont even show SNL. I have to watch it on the local CW channel in SD. But now it seems that even the CW channel is censoring things now?

I never knew Cream was a bad word!!!!

Banana Cream Pie!!!!! There, I said it. Screw you Censors!!!!!
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post #92 of 138
4/6/08 at 9:20am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

no censorship here

I thought the show was pretty funny throughout. Walken constantly kept his eyes glued to the teleprompter thingy but his oddball delivery is just so surreal that you can't help but laugh.

The only weak skit was the gardening tips at the end IMO
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post #93 of 138
4/6/08 at 9:36am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

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Originally Posted by Scott-S
Did everyone else get censored during the Greased Lightning skit?
Or was it just here in Salt Lake?

It is bad enough the NBC affiliate here is owned by the Mormon Church and wont even show SNL. I have to watch it on the local CW channel in SD. But now it seems that even the CW channel is censoring things now?

I never knew Cream was a bad word!!!!

Banana Cream Pie!!!!! There, I said it. Screw you Censors!!!!!
How did the skit get censored by the CW? Did they cut out parts? Interesting that they were censoring a skit about censoring.
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post #94 of 138
4/6/08 at 10:32am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

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Originally Posted by Patrick Sun
I hate that it's got to the point where no one bothers to try to remember their lines anymore (except for the new girl Casey, it seems), so the skits are almost better listened to, than watched.

To give a bit of credit to the players, re-writes happen up until airtime (and often, during the show), so it's almost impossible for the players to memorize their lines. Thus, the need to use cue-cards.

Been that way since the beginning.
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post #95 of 138
4/6/08 at 10:42am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Thomas; they muted out the word "Cream" everytime one of them said it.

The line in the song is: "You are supreme, the chicks'll cream, for grease lightning". But every time they said the word "Cream", the audio was cut off.

And I couldnt stand how Chrstopher W. never looked at the other actors. It was real bad. I think this should be his last time on this show.
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post #96 of 138
4/6/08 at 12:31pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

The writing was really good for this episode but I think Walken blew how great the entire show could've been.

Wiig did a great job with her Sue character, and I'd really like to see that be a recurring character.

~T
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post #97 of 138
4/6/08 at 3:30pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

What's with the sudden Walken hatred? Most hosts can't (and shouldn't) get away with obvious cue card reading, but he just has this way about him that makes it hysterical.

I hated the surprise party sketch. Especially because you know that we'll see the same character back by the end of the season. I loved most of the show though.
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post #98 of 138
4/6/08 at 4:55pm

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I find it interesting that people are complaining about cue card reading. As Randy already pointed out reading the lines is the way it has always been.

In fact I remember reading that Janeane Garofalo kind of got slammed by the other players because she made such a big deal about trying to learn lines and complained that others did not.

I thought the directing was particularly bad this episode. Better directing can really hide card reading.

Also, for me the Laser Cats shtick is old, it is time to retire that vehicle.
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post #99 of 138
4/6/08 at 8:17pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

The problem with Walken is that he mostly only made eye contact with the cue cards; there was hardly any effort to once in a while make eye contact or address the other characters in the sketches like other hosts have done.

~T
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post #100 of 138
4/6/08 at 8:27pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

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Originally Posted by Patrick_S
Also, for me the Laser Cats shtick is old, it is time to retire that vehicle.

I could watch a weekly short on Laser Cats. I think it's brilliant.
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post #101 of 138
4/6/08 at 8:42pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

I haven't like the previous laser cats, but I liked this one.
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post #102 of 138
4/7/08 at 6:56pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Although Walken was clearly staying glued to the teleprompter he is still funny as hell. In cases where it worked for the sketch like the googly-eye plant thing, he is flawless. He is 65 now, perhaps his eyesight isn't what he used to be and he's afraid if he looks away he'll get lost when he looks back. He used to do it alot less.

trivia: my dad was in a play with his older brother, Chris' name back then was "Ronnie"
and my dad sorta babysat him one day.
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post #103 of 138
4/7/08 at 9:53pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
He is 65 now, perhaps his eyesight isn't what he used to be and he's afraid if he looks away he'll get lost when he looks back. He used to do it alot less.

That's actually a fair and plausible reason. I personally cut him some slack for another otherwise great episode.
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post #104 of 138
4/8/08 at 10:23am

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I missed the show. Was there an episode of "The Continental"?
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post #105 of 138
4/8/08 at 11:01am

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Originally Posted by Malcolm R
I missed the show. Was there an episode of "The Continental"?
No and that is too bad since it is perhaps one of the funniest things ever done on SNL.
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post #106 of 138
4/8/08 at 11:00pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

> No and that is too bad since it is perhaps one of the funniest things ever done on SNL.

Yeah, I assumed it would be on this episode.
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post #107 of 138
4/9/08 at 6:21am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

They probably can no longer do the Continental skits because Walken can't look into the camera. He has to look off stage at cue cards. THe skit wouldn't work without him looking into the camera.
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post #108 of 138
4/9/08 at 7:36am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Love Walken but he's getting worse about no eye contact with his scene mates. Rewrites happen up til the last minute, but that doesn't generally mean every line is brand new. It's no excuse for literally standing there and reading and not even looking at Jason Sudeikis during a scene where he's supposed to be essentially stalking him.

Thought the plant guy was funny, tho and the Walken family reunion was great. Says a lot for someone to have fun with that kind of self deprication.
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post #109 of 138
4/9/08 at 4:31pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Walken will always get a pass from me due in large part to Colonel Angus, and in film as an Army officer explaining the importance of the watch in Pulp Fiction.
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post #110 of 138
4/10/08 at 7:09am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

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Originally Posted by Chris Lockwood
> No and that is too bad since it is perhaps one of the funniest things ever done on SNL.

Yeah, I assumed it would be on this episode.

I think it was out of respect for the original Continental writer. They brought him back whenever Walken hosted to write that sketch, but due to budget restraints, SNL has almost completely cut down on bringing back veterans and freelance contributors.
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post #111 of 138
4/11/08 at 4:22am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Yeah, Walken's reliance on the cue cards was grating, and especially during the "goodbye party/stalker" sketch, but I'm always willing to cut him a lot of slack because he makes up for it with his unusual delivery.

I thought the "Walken Family Reunion" sketch was a bit overdone and just used as an excuse for the cast to show off their "Walken Mimicry Skills" (no one does it better than Kevin Spacey and Jay Mohr, as past seasons have shown, IMHO). However, the "reunion" sketch made me come to the realization that Walken has quite a Noo Yawk accent underneath that oddball delivery.

I can't believe no one's mentioned his "questions from the audience" monologue, which set the tone for the whole evening. I was ROLLING...
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post #112 of 138
4/11/08 at 9:37am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

I liked his monologue, but would have preferred a musical number like he usually does.
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post #113 of 138
4/12/08 at 10:41am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

NBC.com > Saturday Night Live

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post #114 of 138
4/12/08 at 6:10pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Tonight's it's Ashton Kutcher hosting, and Gnarls Barkley providing the musical entertainment.
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post #115 of 138
4/12/08 at 6:38pm
Thread Starter 

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

I really enjoyed Ashton's last apperance - most notably with Demi during the monolouge and the new preacher skit.

I'm guessing there will be a Target lady sketch.
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post #116 of 138
4/12/08 at 10:00pm

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

I actually enjoyed tonight's musical guest, Gnarls Barkley.

The paralyzed stripper skit was LOL funny.

The "Death by Chocolate" bits were also pretty good.
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post #117 of 138
4/14/08 at 5:52am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Kristin Wiig's nervous fast talking during "Weekend Update" was nothing short of phenomenal. She has a real talent for "nervous" characters. Following that up with Fred Armisen's "comedian" who "comments on current newspaper articles with his own 'unique skew'" was a brilliant stroke.

The "Cougars" sketch affected me in ways I am not ready to deal with. I haven't been that turned on by Cameron Diaz since "The Mask" (which was pretty much the ONLY other time she did it for me).
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post #118 of 138
4/14/08 at 6:54am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

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Originally Posted by Don Giro
Kristin Wiig's nervous fast talking during "Weekend Update" was nothing short of phenomenal.
I did catch an error -- she says, "It's par for the course. I don't know what that means. Just kidding, it's from golf. Just kidding, it's from tennis."

The sports should be transposed to make sense. I re-watched the bit four or five times before I noticed it. I agree that it was a remarkable feat to pull off live, and yes, I'm just being nit-picky.

I wondered if the Cougars sketch was written for Demi but she didn't want to do it. It makes more sense that way.

The first Death by Chocolate stabbing was disturbingly realistic.
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post #119 of 138
4/14/08 at 6:57am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

The first half of the show really seemed to have an "older woman" theme, starting with the Cougar Den (which creeped me out while it made me laugh) and continuing with Activia.
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post #120 of 138
4/14/08 at 7:30am

Re: Saturday Night Live - Season 33

Just caught up on the past couple weeks of SNL..

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I haven't like the previous laser cats, but I liked this one.

Laser Cats is great. The best part of this one was Lorne & Sen. Dodd wearing the 3D glasses.

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Kristin Wiig's nervous fast talking during "Weekend Update" was nothing short of phenomenal.

They're using Wiig more and more, and it's a good thing. She's terrific. I also liked her in the surprise party sketch last week w/ Walken.
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