1st time, vaguely amusing 2nd time, hmmm 3rd time, yawn 4th time, annoying... Waiting for the damn PUNCH LINE But it never came. What a total waste of space.
I'm with you. SNL officially ran out of ideas about 23 years ago. They should hold an annual memorial service to commemorate when it used to not suck ass.
They will never equal Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Lorraine Newman, Jane Curtain, and the others escape me at the moment. Been a long time. There have been some talented people on the show in the years since, but never measured up to the real deal. The concept still lives. Live TV, skits, celebrity guest host, band-of-the-minute. But mostly, they don't have the same charisma as the originals. Or maybe I'm just too old to appreciate it.
Ya missed Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Garett Morris.
Al Franken made the occassional guest appearance with them, as part of the "Franken and Davis" duo; Joe Piscopo came later, but his career has long-since gone the way of Dexis Midnight Runners.
People who eagerly spout the 'boo hoo SNL's not funny any more' line are teh suck. It's like the cool, in thing to do. While I agree that it has struggled in recent years it's still amusing at times. And if you don't like it, don't watch. You don't see me TIVOing 'The Bachelor'. Old people whining about how they miss the good old days is so cliche, like it's some great badge of how sophisticated your sense of humor is.
Face it, those old episodes are so dated and painful to watch. Funny for their time? Yes. The end all be all of comedic gold? Not by a long shot. But what do I know, I'm just a young funster whose humor is not as sophisticated as yours. Maybe if you're lucky they'll let you watch some old episodes while you gum your warm banana pudding during TV hour at the home. :D
By the way, I thought this video was hilarious, especially when the guy took the phone call instead of eating his burger. The double punch got me too. They did start to lose me with the zombies though, but the music made up for it in the end.
Thanks Sl9 (whateverthefukyournameis)You showed me the light. Now I realize that this crap MUST be humour, cause you SAID it is. Cutting edge for sure. Never done before, Wow, where have I been.
Enjoy your youth Sweetie. Someday, you WILL be puzzled by what "young" people find amusing. It's a long way off, so don't worry too much about it now.
I wasn't implying SNL wasn't amusing at times, just saying my personal opinion, the originals were the best. I did point out there was some talent involved after them though. And, you may be right. I'm not the best judge. I really don't watch it anymore. Could be it's great. But I watched it enough years to realize it wasn't the thing for me anymore.
Wish you the best!
I agree that I thought many of the originals were good, but a few are dead, and others careers are dead. When was the last time Dan Akyroyd or Chevy Chase were in a funny movie? Its been quite a while.......
BTW you can grow older nowadays and keep more in touch with young people. Look at the TV for example. Leave it to Beaver some years ago to South Park of today. As humor changes today how much worse can it get 30-40 years from now? Some grandparents would have a heart attack watching an episode of South Park as that stuff wasn't acceptable in their youth.
With the rapid advancements of technology as long as the older generation stays in touch with that stuff it will be easier to relate to the younger generations.
When you start closing your mind and start acting older is when you cut yourself off to the world, so you might as well be better off dead.
It is easy to tell if you are starting to lose touch with reality and getting older. Do Lincoln Town Cars and Grand Marquis look cool? Does colors such as yellow, mint green, or baby blue seem like a good idea for the colors of pants? Does purple or blue hair seem like a good idea? Does the thought of moving to Florida sound good?
Keep your mind young, stay in touch with reality, and keep up the sense of humor. No matter how old you look on the outside, you will feel much younger on the inside. Stay active and do stuff.
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We have interuppted your regulary scheduled program as douche has gone out of character and this cannot be tolerated. We will repeat this message until he resorts back to his doucheful ways. (Repeats 50 times)
I don't know douche, I still like 'em. I can't help it. Anyway, I ain't that old yet. I just have a little nastalgia from time to time. Hey, I did my best with two teenagers and the Nirvana kick. And while my somewhat "mature" sensibilities are a little awed at SouthPark humor, I do get it, and laugh my ass off. I don't know the difference between a Lincoln Town Car and a Grand Marquis (giving away my gender here), so does that mean I'm "staying young"? I hope so. I did once date a guy who wore a pair of yellow pants. I only say so because you don't know who I am. He also had an original pair of Mork from Ork rainbow suspenders. Need I say more? And hey, who says I look old on the outside? LOL.
LOL! Just busting your chops.......BTW Where can I get those suspenders? They were so cool.............Maybe I could wear those under the Michael Jackson jacket with a hundred zippers..........
I hope your a woman..............................I would be thoroughly disgusted if you had man boobs and they pointed straight at the ground. Kinda like Randal with his shirt off. If you ever go to Randal's house taken an airline vomit bag with you in case he decides to go topless.
mako - thanks for the tip, I'll keep it in mind. useddouche - I don't suppose there is much harm in saying I am most definately a woman. Never wanted to be anything else. Had two husbands, three kids. I'm loving, forgiving, emotional, understanding, moody, high strung, practical, sometimes demanding, usually accomodating, and beautiful. I suppose that qualifies me as a woman, don't you think?
BTW, those suspenders were originals, from the 70's. That guy I knew kept EveryThing. Where one could acquire such an item now is anyone's guess. Only pure luck would run you across those babies.
Moody and emotional were the key words that I cued in on. Not saying that you are moody, but most women are, especially when they get the visit from Mr. Cranky.
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