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Published at:  Oct 29, 2006 1:24:34 AM CST

SPOILER ALERT !!

I am – Hercules!!

Because Kazakhstan is big, Sacha Baron Cohen will turn up as Borat on SNL tonight.

The Englisher Hugh Laurie (“House”) hosts.

Beck is the musical guest.

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Six things I found funny last week:

* “Oh, I get it. Sort of how like the Ye Olde Apothecary is really the bathrooms.” “No. I actually wanted to talk to you about that too.”

* The speed with which Amy Poehler fled the Update desk for marijuana-friendly Colorado. “My Dearest Seth. It pains me that I did not get a chance to say goodbye, but you’ve known since you met me that I would gladly trade our friendship for an ounce of hassle-free weed.”

* “Y’know, just plain old ‘manager’ would be fine.”

* “Brobiz before showbiz!” “Man, you guys are delightful. Now which one of y’all got my check?”

* “Bad news? Have they stopped eating?”

* “Well, yes, we’ve all lost something to the bearshark. I myself have lost my hand and my virginity.”

11:30 p.m. Saturday. NBC.










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    Readers Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 4:11:17 PM CDT

    Stills needs more Kristen Wiig

    by xannibal

    'Nuff said.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 4:33:02 PM CDT

    If Black Adder and House has shown us anything..

    by nuetro

    Hugh Laurie will make me cry.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 4:41:51 PM CDT

    Cohen is this generations Peter Sellers or Andy Kaufman

    by darth voodoo

    The man is a genius. There are a lot of people who are to stupid to get Borat/Ali G/Bruno or anything else Sacha Baron Cohen does. To those people I suggest you go back and watch some stupid shit like Friends re-runs.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 4:47:33 PM CDT

    6 Things in an hour and a half?

    by the funketeer

    When Arrested Development was on, I found 6 things funny every minute or so. The show needs to go away for awhile and come back completely retooled.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 4:57:53 PM CDT

    Everybody knows us talkbackers are funnier than SNL!!

    by darthuser

    NBC giving 90 minutes every week to Amy Poehler, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Darrell Hammond and Kristin Wiig instead of us is insane. How does NBC make such a stupid mistake??

    Also, why does everybody keep making movies starring Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Will Ferrell instead of us? We are SO much funnier than any of those guys!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:03:33 PM CDT

    BORAT OWNS!

    by nalapou

    This is gonna be friggin sweet.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:03:41 PM CDT

    Please Cancel ALL The SNL Shows

    by pervomatic

    Well maybe spare Studio 60...but the other two have to go. Tina Fey ruined the real one and now is crapping up a half hour of prime time. Burn them to the ground please.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:09:17 PM CDT

    Yes, NBC should give us talkbackers 30 Rock's timeslot

    by darthuser

    We're obviously funnier Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, amd it's really fucked up that they get hired for everything instead of us, who are so much funnier!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:12:10 PM CDT

    Six things you found funny last week? Really?

    by weirdoactor

    Are you high right now?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:22:55 PM CDT

    Remember when someone used to always say

    by chiahead

    'remember when this show was funny?' on these talkbacks? good times... good times...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:23:12 PM CDT

    SNL went into the toilet ...

    by splungiest

    ... the day Bill Murray replaced Chevy Chase. It has never been funny since and just really sucks now worse than anything!

    If they put Mitch Hurwitz in chrage of SNL tomorrow, it would become the highest rated series on television within a month. I never laughed much at "Arrested Development," but it was full of pop-culture references and puns that were easy to recognize, and I think that's what we all consider more important.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:30:02 PM CDT

    Or I should say ...

    by splungiest

    ... that's what us smart people think is more important.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:31:47 PM CDT

    Also, stop putting up talkbacks for SNL!!

    by splungiest

    We all need to be denied the opportunity to post talkbacks about this show!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:41:59 PM CDT

    Darthuser...

    by alonzo mosely

    One more time for the cheapseats. Nobody is saying that the people who post here are funnier than X,Y and Z, and should be given a TV contract, or that SNL should be replaced with a video-feed of the SNL TB. What I said was that I got more entertainment minute-for-minute from reading through the average SNL TB than from watching an actual episode. Still keep up your running gag, everyone has to have something, right? However, I have hopes for this episode as Laurie is a comedy god, although he is probably too polite to reject what is written for him as being crap, so we will have to see what airs.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:44:56 PM CDT

    Herc, would you please ask your inside source if...

    by shermdawg

    Me and ZombieSolutions inspired the Jaime Pressly monologue?Please, if you ever answer one of my questions, let it be this one.I needs to know.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 5:45:25 PM CDT

    Well, we discussed how great Cohen would be as a guest.

    by danielkurland

    weeks ago, and I guess this is a close enough solution. Hugh Laurie has potential, I missed last week's, but I'm hearing I didn't really miss much. Let's hope for a funny one, and yeah, more Wiig and Hader.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 6:02:27 PM CDT

    The talkbackers may not be as funny as SNL.

    by splungiest

    But I think we can all agree DarthUser is definitely funnier than Alonzo Mosley!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 6:06:24 PM CDT

    Any chance of getting a Lostie to host this season?

    by shermdawg

    O'Quinn? Garcia? O-M-G Benry himself?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 6:15:06 PM CDT

    hooray!

    by flux_brown

    borat and laurie....me likey!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 6:24:09 PM CDT

    One-up, up and away

    by zacdilone

    Sucks. And how many idiots are plugging that lame piece of crap? Or is it one idiot with multiple logins, furthering his status as an idiot?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 6:32:30 PM CDT

    Hey Splugiest, not everyone agrees...

    by alonzo mosely

    Kevin Smith thinks I am funny... So that is one vote for me, and everyone else for darthuser...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 6:58:40 PM CDT

    Kevin Smith just called

    by splungiest

    He says Alonzo Mosley IS unintentionally funny, but that if Smith was ever in a position to hire a comedy writer, he wouldn't hesitate to hire Darthuser and, really, just about every other English-speaking individual on the planet first. He'd also hire quite a few non-English speaking people before he hired you to write anything. He said this is mostly because you are a self-important fucktard who misunderstood his comment -- as he knew you would.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 7:00:58 PM CDT

    Nah, BrewskiBoyeee, you are a total cock...

    by alonzo mosely

    Go shill somewhere else...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 7:04:31 PM CDT

    Alonzo, your posts are so much funnier than SNL!!

    by darthuser

    I hear Lorne Michaels is going to give you the head-writer job the minute he can locate your phone number!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 7:06:49 PM CDT

    What?

    by alonzo mosely

    So he doesn't really want to give me a blowjob? Damn... I was saving that up for when I was really desperate... Thanks, for setting me straight there Splungiest...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 7:10:09 PM CDT

    Please, can you form an orderly line to attack me...

    by alonzo mosely

    OK, DarthUser, I am not, have never claimed to be, or have the remotest interest in, being a TV comedy writer. I know this seems hard for you to grasp, unlike your father's penis.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 7:43:28 PM CDT

    Jonathan Swifts...you're not geniuses for getting Borat

    by ctu mole

    I'm tired of hearing how brilliant the character is and how everyone who doesn't think it's the most brilliant satire since A Modest Proposal is a typical American redneck. It's a funny character but jeez.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 7:49:46 PM CDT

    BrewskiBoyeee

    by alonzo mosely

    Now that is better. You managed a classic TB style insult, without shilling. There is hope for you yet...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 8:56:51 PM CDT

    I would prefer an honest plug...

    by zacdilone

    ...rather than the endless variations on "This is great...so is this!" I'm happy to check out a person's vids if they are creative in the way they plug it. And a one man/team crusade to generate hits just doesn't do it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 8:57:20 PM CDT

    Fuck, just when I think I had made a breakthrough...

    by alonzo mosely

    OK, same time next week. Make sure you make notes about your dreams, we will cary on where we left off... Trust me, we can break this habit...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 8:59:07 PM CDT

    kidnapped

    by flux_brown

    that show is getting better and better!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 9:47:46 PM CDT

    Hmmm, multiple personalities too

    by alonzo mosely

    We may need to up it to two sessions a week. Thankfully your Wal-Mart HMO covers it...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 9:51:02 PM CDT

    They're gonna beat Rush Limbaugh with baseball bat?

    by orionsangels

    Now that would be good TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dniczRs4a1w

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:27:21 PM CDT

    Wow, actually a good opening sketch...

    by danielkurland

    So happy to not see a lame political sketch to open.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:28:17 PM CDT

    Oh God...

    by angelcordy

    "My brother has cone head. We call him retard." Oh my god, I just died laughing. That's SO bad.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:31:40 PM CDT

    Ok Herc I'll make a deal with you...

    by slder78

    If they manage to make Hugh Laurie unfunny, the you really have to put up the white flag and declare SNL not only a lost cause but detrimental to the idea of humor. If the show is ok, then I won't bash SNL for one whole month. Deal or no deal?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:32:49 PM CDT

    That was classic

    by shermdawg

    C-L-A-S-S-I-CAlthough, most of it was recycled material from his other appearances this past week.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:33:08 PM CDT

    Sasha Baron Cohen, the modern day Andy Kaufman

    by orionsangels

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:34:16 PM CDT

    OMG! The dad from Stuart Little!

    by orionsangels

    He's british? That's everyones reaction to this guy lol

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:35:12 PM CDT

    quite a good start

    by timahh

    borat/cohen killed as expected.....BOOO MUSICAL MONOLOUGE!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:35:35 PM CDT

    Yeah, most of the Borat stuff was reused...

    by danielkurland

    but the "wizard's sleeve" line was great.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:36:58 PM CDT

    If Borat was older, balder, and 20 pounds heavier...

    by shermdawg

    he'd look like my dad.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:38:04 PM CDT

    humour

    by timahh

    when i say humour i mean puns that will take you days to get with very little payoff.......i don't want to jinx but im pretty pleased so far.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:38:17 PM CDT

    I hope BECK performs. "Think I'm in Love"

    by orionsangels

    Fav song from the new disc

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:40:07 PM CDT

    Hugh's monologue...Piped in laughter?

    by guerilla_films

    did they pipe in laughter at the beginning of his intro? the soundtrack was off just a little bit...also, the joke about his Bottom being much in demand and then referencing Midsummer Night's Dream was inspired. Good joke.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:40:48 PM CDT

    This monologue is not bad...

    by danielkurland

    The English vs. English, lithium comments, "rain at some point during the show"...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:41:47 PM CDT

    Any word if the 800 screens rumor is true?

    by shermdawg

    The rodeo scene was shot in my area, and our local news did a report on it, in which they said "No one even knows the film exists."

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:42:22 PM CDT

    FART JOKES

    by timahh

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:42:32 PM CDT

    Really? Toilet humor?

    by danielkurland

    What is this, a 1999 episode of "Still Standing"?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:47:16 PM CDT

    Opened with a Fart Skit?

    by catvutt

    Are they kidding?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:47:29 PM CDT

    Holy Fucking Shit, was that Hilaryburster needed?

    by shermdawg

    Good lord.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:49:28 PM CDT

    LOL

    by clockpolitiks

    This is actually funny.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:49:32 PM CDT

    the national anthem sketch sucks

    by timahh

    but maya rudolph is making it work harriet hayes style.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:50:03 PM CDT

    How did this Maya Rudolph sketch get pitched?

    by danielkurland

    Like, I can't even imagine how that idea was decided on in the writer's room.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:50:07 PM CDT

    The messed up thing is that Maya can really sing.

    by pushthebutton

    She's was in The Rentals for pete's sake.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:51:12 PM CDT

    Ghost tracker skit = HILARIOUS

    by thebige

    I don't care what you high-brow talkbackers say, that was the funniest skit I've seen on SNL this year! "Let's hear it again! I think it's saying 'Roger'!"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:51:21 PM CDT

    Did they get new writers?

    by orionsangels

    So far everything has made me laugh.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:51:27 PM CDT

    Wow...funny so far.

    by zacdilone

    Except for that lame TV funhouse. Smigel gets too pissed off at the right to be funny sometimes. But the Star Spangled Banner thing was dope.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:52:35 PM CDT

    WAIT A DAMN MINUTE...

    by shermdawg

    Did he say MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th???

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:53:01 PM CDT

    JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

    by timahh

    is the only good thing about 30 rock "you're making me gay"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:53:02 PM CDT

    The national anthem thing was funny...

    by zacdilone

    ...because it's so damn TRUE. If you didn't laugh at that, you never watch sports on TV.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:53:31 PM CDT

    Shermdawg - he did!

    by thebige

    Me and the Mrs. heard that too. Monday?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:53:46 PM CDT

    Easy, DK.

    by catvutt

    "Hey, we should do something World Series related." "Nobody watches the series." "Nobody watches us either." "Good point." "Maya didn't sing last week." "Well, there we go."

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:54:14 PM CDT

    CatVutt

    by shermdawg

    Didn't Maya sing in the BearShark sketch?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:56:02 PM CDT

    Dude

    by angelcordy

    Kristin Wiig needs to stop reading right off the cue cards. It's kind of annoying.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:56:53 PM CDT

    CatVutt, I wasn't saying it wasn't funny...

    by danielkurland

    I just don't know how they would have pitched the idea to begin with.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 10:57:40 PM CDT

    Sherm.

    by catvutt

    Yes. They're SNL writers. They weren't paying attention.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:00:46 PM CDT

    The pitch

    by zacdilone

    "Have you noticed how much those idiots who sing the National Anthem at televised sports events totally grandstand, improvise, and ruin it?" "Yep." "Let's lampoon their asses." "OK"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:02:34 PM CDT

    john wayne gacy

    by timahh

    SO HOT RIGHT NOW

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:02:45 PM CDT

    Darrell Hammond keeps tripping over his lines...!

    by danielkurland

    I feel bad for him.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:03:00 PM CDT

    I just don't understand it...

    by shermdawg

    Why did they have to look at cuecards, when they could have just had the script in their notebook thingys. Sure you could still tell they were reading their lines, but it would look way more natural.It's frickin' ridiculous they couldn't manage to look each other in the eyes, ONCE!Of course, maybe House had that put in his contract. I hear Tom Cruise has a similar clause.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:04:04 PM CDT

    I wanna fight you.

    by angelcordy

    Bwah! Such a good show tonight.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:05:18 PM CDT

    WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!!!!

    by timahh

    HUGH LAURIE SINGING A REAL SONG????

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:05:28 PM CDT

    Shermdawg, I agree...

    by danielkurland

    Do you recall that sketch a few years back with De Niro hosting playing some Santa-esque characters and as he was tripping over reading the cue cards, he was just like, "Ah, forget that one, move on."

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:06:26 PM CDT

    LOL.."I wanna fight you."

    by catvutt

    Okay, that exchange had me pretty good...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:07:03 PM CDT

    This song Laurie is doing...

    by danielkurland

    Isn't stereotypically hilarious, but it's exactly the type of thing I woudl expect from him, and it's well thought out comedy.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:08:03 PM CDT

    Hugh Laurie

    by valebant

    He really has me dying hear... I was wondering how he'd resolve repeating the mumbling again... harmonica, brilliant.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:08:28 PM CDT

    Protest song

    by zacdilone

    Brilliant. But I don't think the audience got it. But that's some of the best satire I've seen on SNL in some time. When he said, "This is a protest song," anybody else expect him to chime in with, "All the prophets of doom can always find room in a world full of worry and fear?"

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:09:12 PM CDT

    They made fun of Hendrix and Jose Feliciano too...

    by guerilla_films

    that's my only point with the Maya skit.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:09:26 PM CDT

    God, I wanna play Vice City Stories...

    by shermdawg

    but I'll try to hold out for the PS2 port."She's an EASY LOVER..."

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:11:01 PM CDT

    DanielKurland

    by shermdawg

    lol, they trip over the cuecards every other sketch.But your right, Deniro really goofed in that one.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:12:05 PM CDT

    dancing nerd!

    by pushthebutton

    brilliant

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:13:08 PM CDT

    Did you notice the puppet version of Beck...

    by danielkurland

    and his band! Easily the best of the season (and possibly some time) and it's not even an hour in. It better be a good Weekend Update...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:14:04 PM CDT

    Good point, greatone2

    by zacdilone

    We'll bitch about everything under the sun, but we won't offer any alternatives. You should elect us because the other guys suck so bad.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:14:52 PM CDT

    re: cue cards

    by timahh

    i think there next. the show has had more than a couple self refrencing sketches this year, i dont know why i jsut feel like there going after cue cards, in a carthartic sense.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:16:24 PM CDT

    question for snl fans

    by timahh

    personal opinions of studio 60 and 30 rock. i personally hate 30 rock but think studio 60 has the potential to be my favorite show, how bout u fellers?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:17:01 PM CDT

    here it goes

    by flux_brown

    cross ur fingers...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:17:04 PM CDT

    Has that Weekend Update intro always been there?

    by danielkurland

    It's the first I've noticed it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:17:35 PM CDT

    The Democrats might not have any ideas

    by ctu mole

    but the Republicans have proven they don't have any ideas, you know, being the ones in office and all.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:17:49 PM CDT

    studio 60 is getting better

    by zacdilone

    The last episode was very "West Wing" in its delivery and feel. "30 Rock" just plain sucks.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:18:22 PM CDT

    seth myers has finally found his own style...

    by flux_brown

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:19:55 PM CDT

    Seth Meyers is really similar to BJ Novak...

    by danielkurland

    And I don't know why I just noticed this. Also, this Calhoun stuff is great.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:20:06 PM CDT

    The calhoun sketch is hitting the spot....

    by flux_brown

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:20:29 PM CDT

    Right CTU Mole

    by zacdilone

    They all suck. Until we reform the system and bring in term limits, this will always be the case.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:22:09 PM CDT

    the last 30 rock was pretty fuckin funny i say....

    by flux_brown

    has anybody noticed that nbc has replaced studio 60 with fri night lights?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:22:28 PM CDT

    Calhoun was hilarious...

    by danielkurland

    "After three strikes, that's it, one more strike", "We should make Jupiter a Mexico planet."

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:23:17 PM CDT

    Drummer wanted

    by zacdilone

    That's damn funny.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:23:58 PM CDT

    the shaq joke was funny

    by flux_brown

    and so was the elmo one

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:24:41 PM CDT

    Yep, Shaq's a honorary sherrif down here.

    by shermdawg

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:25:23 PM CDT

    Honestly, I'm actually sad there's only 30 min left...

    by danielkurland

    When the fuck has that EVER happened with SNL!?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:27:15 PM CDT

    glad to see seth finally settling in....

    by flux_brown

    that was a GOOD weekend update!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:27:39 PM CDT

    Meyers was great on update tonight...

    by danielkurland

    And do they always do that "cigar ending", because it's a fine idea.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:30:03 PM CDT

    do you think snl ers ever read our talkbacks?

    by flux_brown

    if they do....they better keep this up! this has been the best snl i've seen in a long time.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:30:03 PM CDT

    Bond and The D will lose to Happy Feet on the 17th.

    by shermdawg

    Sad, but most likely true.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:31:02 PM CDT

    Flux_brown

    by shermdawg

    Um dude, Jaime Pressly monologue...HELLO???

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:31:50 PM CDT

    laurie in drag

    by flux_brown

    does he have a clause in his "house" contract that stipulates no shaving? i bet he does...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:33:22 PM CDT

    shermdawg

    by flux_brown

    i hate to say it...but i missed out on that one...its not on youtube, and its not on nbc.com....what was it about?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:37:40 PM CDT

    No House spoof?

    by zacdilone

    That's disappointing.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:38:29 PM CDT

    Flux_brown

    by shermdawg

    It was about SNL's use of southern stereotypes, and it was obviously inspired by this talkback...http://www.aintitcool.com/talkback_display/30253#comment_1283342

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:39:53 PM CDT

    this monster sketch is funny too

    by flux_brown

    now its a racial thing harharhar

    Reply to Talkback

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:42:02 PM CDT

    Best of Darrell Hammond?

    by danielkurland

    That should be interesting. The last sketch of the season where Fallon left, him and Fey did this whole "Summer Loving" parody, and Hammond is in the back the entire time leaning against a wall, wearing a baseball cap, stirring a cup of coffee. It had me laughing. Also, the only bad thing about this episode (besides the opening sketch) was the lack of Wiig. And will there be no digital short?

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:43:43 PM CDT

    First consistently funny SNL in years

    by theycallhimflane

    Thank you, whoever replaced Fey on the writing staff

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:46:49 PM CDT

    Still not as good as last years Jack Black episode.

    by shermdawg

    Kong Song? The very first Two A-Holes sketch? Lazy Sunday? And Will Forte's spelling bee sketch? Tonights show doesn't even come close.

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:48:11 PM CDT

    No Vincent Price Halloween Special?

    by duh5

    I can't believe they blew that oppurtunity, those were some of the best skits last season. Bill Hader is easily becoming one of the strongest cast members.

    So far this is the best episode this season.

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:48:42 PM CDT

    Why wasn't that the first song?

    by shermdawg

    That was great!

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:49:10 PM CDT

    I was hoping for Beck to play Cell Phone's Dead

    by pushthebutton

    but got something 800x cooler!

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:49:14 PM CDT

    Forte's spelling bee sketch was da bomb

    by flux_brown

    and sherm..i remember that talkback, why? did jaime pressley mention it? sorry for being a bit uninformed here..

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:49:22 PM CDT

    I don't need a Gibson Guitar. I got Spoons and Plates!

    by orionsangels

  • Oct 28, 2006 11:51:06 PM CDT

    the sketches tonite

    by timahh

    remind me of the kind of sketches that might have been easily forgettable during the glory years. its a step in the right direction.

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:52:53 PM CDT

    Are they doing skeksis impressions?

    by shermdawg

    KILL THE GELFLING! Woooooo

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:54:07 PM CDT

    Yeah, really...

    by danielkurland

    First time I saw "Lazy Sunday" and Natalie Portman's rap, I was laughing pretty hard, those WERE brilliant ideas. Why'd they need to get rid of Parnell? I don't want to end on a down note either, but this last sketch isn't that funny...

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:55:08 PM CDT

    woooohooooo

    by flux_brown

    that wasn't bad, and has anybody noticed that laurie kinda looks like the guy from MAD tv?

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:55:13 PM CDT

    BECK FANS??

    by timahh

    what was that last song called, and does it sound even remotely as good as that did?

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:56:50 PM CDT

    Flux_brown

    by shermdawg

    Jaime didn't want anything to do with a stereotypical sketch, and then they carted out EVERY SINGLE GAWD DAMNED stereotypical southern character they could!

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:57:55 PM CDT

    cohen stayed in character even during the goodbyes

    by flux_brown

    that man is fuckin awesome...and you think their hugs are sincere? out of relief? or simply coz its a tradition now....

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:58:01 PM CDT

    Awesome episode.

    by angelcordy

    Either someone had some really good ideas this week, or Laurie wrote the entire show. Which is probably not true, but....well, yeah it probably is.

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  • Oct 28, 2006 11:58:10 PM CDT

    I'm surprised Cohen stuck around...

    by danielkurland

    And yeah, I've never really listened to Beck, but was impressed by his performances.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:00:40 AM CDT

    Timahh

    by pushthebutton

    The song is called "Clap Hands". It's a b-side from Guero and, no, sorry, it doesn't sound nearly as awesome as that performance. It's stilla great song though. It's a hip-hop electronic beat song.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:02:15 AM CDT

    I love the comedy whores, high five!

    by orionsangels

    He kissed his crotch

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:03:24 AM CDT

    And my time is a piece of wax...

    by shermdawg

    falling on a termite...that's choking on the splinters.GET CRAZY WITH THE CHEESE WHIZ!

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:04:57 AM CDT

    this episode will be memorable for its...

    by flux_brown

    "LIVE...FROM NEW YORK city of the jew...IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT! first time in history...did lorne know about that i wonder..coz he's supposed to be really really against ad libbing...

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:06:46 AM CDT

    tonite

    by timahh

    was the shows best first hour in some time. aslo best musical guest since arctic monkeys i think. MY MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION!!!! WHERE IS SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO????? HOW WILL I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHITE PEOPLE AND BLACK PEOPLE????

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:10:11 AM CDT

    Dammit, you had to bring up It's Showtime at the Apollo

    by shermdawg

    Back when it was good, (the Steve Harvey era) it would run opposite SNL in my area, and it was 10x more entertaining. And considering the Ferrell years were pretty good, thats sayin' sumthin.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:13:25 AM CDT

    Fake crowd noise at the beginning...

    by el scorcho

    I thought I was hallucinating, glad someone else heard that. Someone fucked up big time. They actually have to pipe in fake crowd noise at the beginning? Lame. Not a great episode although it had its moments. The Queen of England sketch was good.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:45:36 AM CDT

    It seems they're trying a new style or format?

    by orionsangels

    Happy Halloween! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-QLJXHCyk

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  • Oct 29, 2006 1:09:16 AM CDT

    "Clap Hands"

    by frogdaddy

    Is from a Beck remix release from last year-
    "Guerlito" and it's got that organic percussion sound, but it's cut with a lot more turntable scratching. Weird not playing a second track from "The Information"-which is pretty fantastic. Great performance by the band and the puppeteers. One of the better SNL's I've seen in years too, sketch-wise.
    (I only watched it for Beck- can you tell?)

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  • Oct 29, 2006 1:11:44 AM CDT

    Clap Hands segued into One Foot in the Grave

    by poacher

    A Beck classic...he segued into it and then back out (the part with the harmonica). One of his old broken blues numbers...fantastic song.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 1:19:31 AM CST

    clap hands was fantastic

    by cromulent

    never seen that before. and the puppets!! They're all waving goodbye at the end of the song! So cute. An actual solid good SNL show. Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?

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  • Oct 29, 2006 1:29:12 AM CST

    Wooo! sketch

    by cromulent

    was cute, but I have a feeling I'm gonna be going "WOoooo!!" all week now. Great.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 1:50:31 AM CST

    Make That Three, El Scorcho

    by jollydwarf

    I heard it too, and that was before I even peeked at this talkback. I rewound it and rewound it, and there can be no other explanation. I guess they're not taking chances with anyone not named Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, or Will Ferrell. Regardless, that's pretty fucking sad. Must be those NBC cutbacks giving that responsibility to a 19-year-old intern.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 2:21:21 AM CST

    Really good ep

    by symphy

    "I have touched many pages in my life ...... because I am a voracious reader ...... of child pornography ...... studies ...... (illustrated studies)."

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  • Oct 29, 2006 3:18:21 AM CST

    Great host and musical guest. Good show!

    by flim springfield

    You can always tell the hosts that have a lot of stage experience, they have the right talent for SNL and usually do a great job. Plus it helps that Hugh Laurie is also a hilarious comedian. And amazing performance by Beck on "Clap Hands"!

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  • Oct 29, 2006 3:22:29 AM CST

    crap! missed this

    by badmrwonka

    just got home from work. anyone uploading it to bearshare or youtube (haha, no seriously)? I need Borat!

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  • Oct 29, 2006 5:56:22 AM CST

    Lighting cigars after weekend update

    by theicon

    I'm guessing that was a tribute to Red Auerbach, former Boston Celtics coach who died today. He always lit up a cigar when he knew the game was over.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 6:19:54 AM CST

    Bringing Sexyback, Cohen's next move...

    by thebige

    I read a report yesterday that Universal and Fox are both vying for his "Bruno" movie - offering him $30 mill plus for him to write and star. http://tinyurl.com/y3kacz

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  • Oct 29, 2006 7:30:34 AM CST

    Beck's music is the type you never listen to twice

    by zekmoe

    at first listen, it's like "Oh this isn't bad" but then it's forgotten as soon as the sound stops. I'd rather see Jeff Beck than Beck the Composers son anyday. Music that you like and remember fondly.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:22:27 AM CST

    Zombie, the only thing worse than "guitarwank"...

    by zarles

    ...is pretentious hipster fuckheads like yourself. "Hypertextual postmodernism artpop"? "Detuned/microtonal guitarwank"? Go jerk off to Thurston's picture again, eh?

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:30:30 AM CST

    Off topic-ish

    by valebant

    Just noticed that Roger Friedman wrote that "'Studio 60 on Sunset Strip' is about to be put out of its misery." http://tinyurl.com/yyv95h
    I agree with his assessment: Great actors, great directing, great dialogue; but who cares about whether or not a show gets produced? In any event, the numbers he posts make a compelling argument that the show is headed out.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:42:24 AM CST

    Studio 60 is being cancelled

    by cotton mcknight

  • Oct 29, 2006 9:16:04 AM CST

    did you people see the same show I did?

    by jccalhoun

    I got on here expecting to see a lot of people saying that this week was even worse than last week. But there seem to be a lot of people that think last night's show was actually funny???? . . .Wow, people on this board really ARE high! . . .The only reason I bothered to stay awake until the end was to see the second Beck performance (which was prety damn good. although was it just me or did Beck get off beat on the transitions between songs? I couldn't tell if that was an accident or on purpose) . . . A sketch about how bad people sing the Star Spangled Banner? What is next, a sketch about how used car salesmen are sleezy and liars? How about one where people blame the weatherman for bad weather coming? Lame and old. . . . The protest song? Good premise, but there was only one joke. It was funny enough the first time he got to the chorus. However, that is the only joke there was. It was just repeated over and over. I needed more. Call me crazy but I wanted jokes and more than a funny premise. . . . Borat did have a good joke about Madonna, but most of it I had already heard - and the only things I know about Borat are the commercials and what I've read on wikipedia. I still look forward to seeing his film where there will be interaction with rubes which seems to be the essence of the character. . . . Overall, maybe they should have cut the number of episodes and hired some writers. . .

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:30:36 AM CST

    BECK

    by pistolopera

    haven't watched last night's SNL yet (TIVOed), but was just glancing @ the posts to see what to expect ... and i simply HAD to comment to agree with whoever said above that beck's MIDNITE VULTURES is a misunderstood classic! ... i like and appreciate pretty much everything beck does, but find myself disappointed that he doesn't "re-invent" himself more often, the way he did with every new release as a new artist ... that said, MIDNITE VULTURES is the GREATEST thing he's ever done, i STILL listen to it regularly, and i CAN'T BELIEVE the general accepted critical consensus of the album is that it was a misstep ... hopefully it'll get the PAUL'S BOUTIQUE treatment and be recognized as the groundbreaking masterpiece it is in a few years ...

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:32:02 AM CST

    That Fox News report about Studio 60 is BS

    by stealthbeagle

    That Fox news report is ridiculous because it is just one guy's opinion passed off as fact...I know, as if I should be surprised considering the source. But the headline screams "Studio 60 Cancellation Iminent" but then the actual article states that NBC just ordered three more episodes of the show. And though it isn't airing this week, it has not been yanked in favor of "Friday Night Lights." "Lights" is faring even worse than "Studio 60" so they are trying it out in that time slot once instead of just running the "Studio 60" repeat that was scheduled. But with the recent announcement of NBC's comedy block on Thursdays, I wonder if that could open up a Wednesday slot for "Studio 60?" Tuesday would become another option if "Lights" gets canned, and Sunday becomes a possibility after football season. NBC, PLEASE give this show a real chance!

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:50:23 AM CST

    The Studio 60 martyr complex will make Firefly fans

    by ctu mole

    look quiet and dignified by comparison. But here's a thought, maybe it's not that everyone was too stupid to 'get' the show. Maybe it was just a self important load of pretentious crap.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 11:35:47 AM CST

    Gotta Admit

    by thegimik

    That was the best SNL I have seen in a long time. When I first the opening skit I thought it was going to be all Borat skits and I was really hyped, seeing Hugh Laurie ticked me off, but overall I was really impressed.

    Skits I did not like that much, the 2 idiots at the end.. and that was pretty much it.

    The Robert Smigel cartoon was gold, brilliant! And even the Hardball segment which I normally loathe was palatable.

    Mike

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  • Oct 29, 2006 11:46:36 AM CST

    SNL should be completely revised...

    by freedomfinger

    I dunno, but I watch the show one or twice every season and either I see the only shows that are reeeeeeaaaallllyyyy bad or SNL needs a complete makeover once again... They did it in the 80's and it worked. They need it again. I didn't see this one either, but it's not something I would even like to go "Darn! Missed a god one!"... I just feel that the cast as no star value in them, I don't see them going to stardom. Ferrel is not that bad, some great movies - Anchorman; Old School; and a couple more, but see it's not SNL writers who are doing these movie. The cast and writers seem weak, but that's just my opinion... I'll wait 'till I see "SNL GET NEW PEOPLE!" in the newspapers before I turn them back on a regular basis. 'till then I'm watching the Grass Growing channel...

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  • Oct 29, 2006 11:48:45 AM CST

    Horatio Sanz...

    by jccalhoun

    Sanz is at home watching tv. errr, I mean, "pursuing other career opportunities." He left the show. IMBD says he was in School for Scoundrels and has something else coming out next year. While he was entertaining enough on SNL, I don't see him getting much work in the future.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:07:30 PM CST

    Zombie

    by poacher

    Mutations? Superior to Sea Change but along the same lines.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:47:23 PM CST

    The cigar thing...

    by bizarrojerry

    I assumed that was for Auerbach, too. It makes sense because both Meyers and Poehler are from Massachusetts.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 12:53:53 PM CST

    the "vagine like wizard's sleeve" line is from..

    by polyh3dron

    his movie film. everything he said in there was recycled.. probably funny for the uninitiated but getting old for the fans.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 1:25:00 PM CST

    BringingSexyBack...

    by mr. nice gaius

    ...is such a lonely, lonely guy. The hidden guilt he feels over the Mark Foley scandal has really screwed with his brain. He needs to be brought back to the light. Won't someone please play with him?

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  • Oct 29, 2006 3:34:51 PM CST

    Beck is decent

    by badmrwonka

    but he's a scientologist. zombiesolutions is right about that being the last straw for me for a lot of artists. oh by the way, I had a dream last night that Tom Cruise died from food poisoning. then wake up to hear the scientology hate. wouldn't it be ironic if he actually died from over vitamin-ing? like the over golding from I'm Gonna Git You Sucka?

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  • Oct 29, 2006 3:35:55 PM CST

    last night's show was just...ok.

    by jig98

    i had no desire to really watch the show, i just wanted to see hugh laurie to sketch comedy again. beck was boring and correction to whoever said that happy feet would top bond and tenacious d on nov. 17th, jack and kyle got moved to thanksgiving and the fountain is now coming out on the 17th to face off with the penguins and the bond. next week's show looks ok. the best of darrell hammond. niceeeee.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 3:49:06 PM CST

    ZombieSolutions

    by yossarian

    Amen. I've been telling people for years that Midnite Vultures is one of the best albums of the last 10 years. Lot of great tracks...nicotine and gravy, etc. and esp the last track, which parodies that type of songwriting.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 4:34:02 PM CST

    about Fey and the Rest...

    by kuguy3000

    It's funny how the media attention was on Fey being the 'first head-writer of the show' and such... but never really followed that story up with how she presided over the absolute WORST era in the show's history. Thank GOD she's gone...yuck.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:22:34 PM CST

    I wanna fight you!

    by bizarrojerry

    I'm not one of those big "liberal media bias!" guys, but I'll admit I was surprised at the full-on Democrat jokes with Howard Dean on Hardball.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:36:06 PM CST

    Here they are... The lame criticisms.

    by zerocorpse

    EVERY YEAR since the second season of SNL, people have been saying "The show sucks this year, but the older episodes were great!" because they forget all the bad sketches in five years and only remember the gems. The thing is that for every Coneheads or Samurai sketch, there was the old-school equivalent of "CAROL!" or "It's Pat!"-- They just don't show those on the reruns anymore. [p]

    When the 80s cast was there, everybody said "This cast sucks, they aren't as good as the 70s cast- They were awesome!" and then when the 90s came along people said "This cast sucks, they aren't as good as the 80s cast- They were awesome!" --- And so on. Now, in 2009, some of you will be saying "This current cast sucks. They're nowhere near as good as the ones from 2005!" [p]

    It's always been fashionable to bash SNL, but I'd like to see any one of you losers put on an original sketch comedy show, with only a week to write, rehearse, and build sets, while accommodating a new cast member (the host) each week, for half a year every year.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:37:50 PM CST

    keenan needs to take a flying leap!!

    by malebolgia

    MOST UNFUNNY M'FER EVER ON TV!!

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  • Oct 29, 2006 8:39:45 PM CST

    I'm gay

    by blackwood

    and I'm smarter than you. Although ZombS, I have to say, that sentence did make me fart a bit in protest.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 9:21:33 PM CST

    Sorry zombiesolutions, but you're wrong

    by mortsleam

    You're also a fucking idiot. The Information is even better than Guero, which kicked Midnite Vulture's ass. It is the best since Odelay. You're just plain wrong, and there's no debate or discusison. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. So amazing fucking wrong it's pointless for me to even me typing this.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 9:51:44 PM CST

    Back on the topic of Studio 60 for a moment

    by shivv

    StealthBeagle is right about the Fox News story about its imminent cancellation being BS. I mean, don't you guys remember back in 2001 when Fox ordered 3 more episodes of Firefly right before it got a full season order? Oh wait, that didn't happen. Face it, Studio 60 is done for.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:27:32 PM CST

    Studio 60

    by freefinger

    Yeah .. heard that rumor too.. too bad, I mean the show wasn't bad... If they would've pushed more of the storylines on the characters instead of adding a 3 to 5 minutes scene of the "on air live show" they might have been saved to fight another season, but they didn't. The first episode you could see what was going on in the background of the show which made it very good... I would've ended every show with the 3..2..1.. count and then the "LIVE" sign would light on the the show fades out... This way you don't even show their Studio 60 show, you see the ins and outs which is what attracted me to the show in the first place... But SNL... god I can't wait for them to pull the writers team togheter and tell them that they're out... Get some new cast, get a new director...

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:44:01 PM CST

    God.. not another "One-Up, Up and Away!" post

    by freefinger

    God let this link die out quickly... Is it just me?? 'cause I saw the first couple of minutes and wanted to choke them out of their misery? - Sorry to whomever you guys are but please try to not post this out there so much!... Does something funny happen? Does something interesting happen???

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:45:01 PM CST

    Studio 60 vs. Firefly

    by stealthbeagle

    I loved Firefly but that show never had a chance and I don't think comparing it to Studio 60 makes a lot of sense, aside from the fact that they are both great shows with a well-known writer in charge. Firefly had terrible ratings from the get-go...it consistently pulled less than a 3.0. Plus Fox completely gave it the shaft with airing episodes out of order, pulling it off the schedule, etc. Is Studio 60 in trouble? Maybe. But in NBC's hands it has a lot better shot at eventual success than Firefly ever did with Fox.

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  • Oct 29, 2006 10:53:40 PM CST

    There will never be another Andy Kaufman

    by the funketeer

    The difference between Cohen and Kaufman is that Kaufman didn't let anyone in on the joke, including his audience. While Cohen's victims might not realize who he is and what he's doing, we do.

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  • Oct 30, 2006 7:19:38 AM CST

    "Live from New York, The home of the Jew..."

    by drworm2002

    Fucking funny.

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  • Oct 30, 2006 1:32:56 PM CST

    SNL=sadness

    by godzillasushi

  • Oct 30, 2006 1:40:15 PM CST

    Spongiest- Congrats

    by jtp8000

    You are the only person in the world who thought Chevy Chase was funny. And funnier than Bill Murray at that.
    I bet you thought Charles Rocket was a scream also.

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  • Oct 30, 2006 1:41:02 PM CST

    Splungiest- Congrats

    by jtp8000

    You are the only person in the world who thought Chevy Chase was funny. And funnier than Bill Murray at that.
    I bet you thought Charles Rocket was a scream also.

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  • Oct 30, 2006 1:42:03 PM CST

    I wouldn't have had to do that if they had an edit mode

    by jtp8000

    I wouldn't have had to do that if they had an edit mode

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  • Oct 30, 2006 3:17:31 PM CST

    Thank God for Tivo!

    by r2h

    This year of SNL is awful and to actually read some posts that SNL is funny...really, seriously people - it's not. The only thing funny about the last SNL was Borat. Whether you love him or hate him, he knows what it takes to market his movie and he's doing it brilliantly.

    I was really looking forward to seeing what Hugh Laurie could bring to the show but it was very disappointing. It just shows that his humor and experience is too smart for the SNL writers.

    It takes a combo of the writers and the actors and this year is not mixing well. Some may not like what Tina Fey brought to the series but at least her updates, with both Jimmy and Amy, were always funny. And you have to admit, even though there were hit or miss sketches, at least there were more to laugh at than this year. The sketches this year are nothing but one-joke-notes that the writers seem to want to stretch and stretch and strech. Not sure if it's because Seth Myers or a new batch of writers but something has got to change - fast. Can anyone remember how Tina did on her first year? Maybe Seth is having a rookie and year and needs to establish the right groove. Until then, we may have to suffer.

    And the some of the actors don't help by obviously looking at cue cards and not the actors, it's very distracting and takes away from the humor.

    There's potential in the this year's actors even though they've lost 3 really talented memebers. But if the writing continues to flouder, SNL is in seriously trouble.

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  • Oct 30, 2006 3:52:42 PM CST

    Speaking of Studio 60...

    by mister man

    NBC is about to cancel Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, one of the most hyped shows of the fall season, FoxNews.com columnist Roger Friedman reported Sunday, citing unnamed insiders. Although the network announced last week that it had ordered three additional scripts, and top executives continued to praise the quality of the show, cast members have reportedly told friends that cancellation is imminent, the cable news network said. Ratings for the show, from producer-writer Aaron Sorkin, continue to slide, with last week's audience tallied at 7.7 million versus 17.5 million for CBS's CSI: Miami in the same time period. Fox said that the show will likely be replaced with a reality series or game show.

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  • Nov 01, 2006 9:13:23 AM CST

    9000rpm

    by 9000rpm

    Borat does a cameo on tonight's Lost.

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  • Nov 02, 2006 10:30:18 AM CST

    The Hugh Laurie episode wasn't that bad

    by mr incredible

    It was actually entertaining; the most it has been in several years. Even Beck was OK to atch. It was like a car wreck I couldn't turn away from watching. I doubt the rest of the season will get any better, so savor it will you can.

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  • Nov 02, 2006 10:31:23 AM CST

    I meant to type "watch", but "atch" will do as well

    by mr incredible

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