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    Can anyone explain to me why SNL is a newsmaker all of a sudden?

    For years I was hoping SNL's howlingly unfunny slump would make it gradually fade into nonexistence, but now all of a sudden I can't seem to flip on the news or visit a news site without hearing about Tina whatsherface doing Palin as if its some sort of hard-hitting breaking news alert we can't live without. Am I missing something here? Since when did some person on SNL playing some person become newsworthy all of a sudden? What the hell is going on??? Who the hell cares??!?!?!?!?!?

    Last edited by Darius871; October 5, 2008, 12:35.
    Unbelievable!
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      CNN's Am
      Last edited by Wiglaf; March 26, 2009, 20:46.

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        Can we replace Palin with Tina Fey?
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        • #5
          Who?
          Unbelievable!

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          • #6
            I have a ridiculous crush on Tina Fey.
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              I agree with Darius. Had they been comparing Sarah Palin to Hitler, then it would be funny.
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                Palin? More like Stalin, ammiright?
                I've allways wanted to play "Russ Meyer's Civilization"

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by DaShi
                  I agree with Darius. Had they been comparing Sarah Palin to Hitler, then it would be funny.
                  I didn't say the Palin impersonation wasn't funny. I said SNL as a whole is not funny. And even supposing it hypothetically were funny, that still wouldn't make it worthy of a weekly news segment on major news networks.
                  Unbelievable!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Darius871


                    I didn't say the Palin impersonation wasn't funny. I said SNL as a whole is not funny. And even supposing it hypothetically were funny, that still wouldn't make it worthy of a weekly news segment on major news networks.
                    Then your complaint doesn't make sense. They're not talking about SNL as a whole, just Tina Fey's Palin.
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                    • #11
                      Logically Tina Fey is a subset of the unfunny whole, ergo she's also unfunny. But that's not even the main point. I want to know why it's newsworthy even supposing it's funny.

                      Someone just enlighten me so I can move on.
                      Unbelievable!

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                      • #12
                        If this troubles you this much, there's no way you'll be able to move on outside of psychotherapy and medication.
                        “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
                        "Capitalism ho!"

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                          Unbelievable!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Darius871
                            Logically Tina Fey is a subset of the unfunny whole, ergo she's also unfunny.




                            I agree with your point, though. This isn't news. But seeing as we don't have a real news media in this country, neither should this be a surprise.
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                            "The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Darius871
                              Logically Tina Fey is a subset of the unfunny whole, ergo she's also unfunny. But that's not even the main point. I want to know why it's newsworthy even supposing it's funny.

                              Someone just enlighten me so I can move on.
                              Because Fey does political satire, and because for the last couple of weeks, Palin has been leaving reself open to ridicule.

                              E.g. On the last SNL, "Palin" comes out to debate "Biden" and begins by asking him, "Can I call you Joe?"
                              Biden replies (as he did in real life): "Sure"
                              "Good. 'Cause I got a couple of zingers where I call you 'Joe'."

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