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

[Main_Brain]

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[Darius871]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll

Pfft, that bit sucked too. Oh god does SNL suck.

[Asher]

Darius871 has no sense of humour. Confirmed.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Asher
Darius871 has no sense of humour. Confirmed.

Asher..the sensible voice of reason

[Darius871]

What's so funny about some guy playing Jeopardy? OMG he said "penis" lolerz!

This is about the only funny ten seconds committed to film in the last two decades:





I must say I also crack up at MrFun's brilliant wit on a regular basis. But that's about it.

[Kontiki]

That Simpsons clip doesn't even have the best line of the scene: "It works on so many levels!"

[Zkribbler]

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

Originally posted by Darius871
... 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??!?!?!?!?!?

Define "newsworthy."

Back in the good old days, news reporters decided whether something was newsworthy. Nowadays, network news is controlled by the networks's entertainment sections. It's all about ratings, ratings, rathers. If any news happens to get reported, well, then it's looked on as kind of a bonus.

That's why I get my news from the BBC, the Daily Show and Apolyton OT Forum. All else is folly.

[Grandpa Troll]

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

Originally posted by Zkribbler


That's why I get my news from the Daily Show and Apolyton OT Forum. All else is folly.

Most excellent choices

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Kontiki
That Simpsons clip doesn't even have the best line of the scene: "It works on so many levels!"

I don't know what you're talking about. The guy got hit in the groin by a football! What more do you need?

[DirtyMartini]

That's much more newsworthy than another CNN featured story from last week "Prom king with Down syndrome goes to college"

[Asher]

"iReport" is the worst thing ever. Now the site is full of stupid-ass ****. If it's not a column but Navarette ("THE LATINOS ARE BEING SCREWED") or Dobbs ("THE POPULISTS ARE BEING SCREWED"), or their token black guy ("THE BLACKS ARE BEING SCREWED"), it's some dim-witted boring-ass iReporter story on nothingness.

[Wiglaf]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/04/AR2008100400180.html

iReport

[rah]

I agree that the only reason this is getting attention is because it's rare when SNL is funny.

Tina's parody of the debate was pretty funny.
The talent portion crack and the drinking game reference had me laughing.

[DirtyMartini]

The best line was the

"can I call you Joe? Good, cause I've got some zingers prepared where I call ya Joe".

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Theben
SNL would be a lot better if they cut it down to 1 hour or less.

Its called a

Personal
Video
Recorder

get one. With SNL I can usually tell in tghe firs10 seconds if a sketch will be funny and I watch or don't accordingly.

Last few weeks the Palin bits have made me roll and there is usally something funny in Weekend update.

It isn't particularly newsworthy though except for the fact that candidates are so easy to mock-- I actually thought that SNL did a pretty good job on Biden as well