Members John Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 I say just cancel tonight's LIVE show & air a re-run 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 Billie Eilish was talking earlier in the week (to Howard Stern) about how Lorne had been coughing and wheezing while she was there. One of the new cast members (James Austin Johnson) said at the start of the week he was sick, and his wife is about to give birth, so they may have been better off just doing two at home shows in December. Various people at the show (and Lorne himself, probably) did not like doing those, so here we are... I think things must have seemed under control until today, and that's why Lorne is pushing through, but it shows how he has had too much power for too long and the consequences. I hope NBC will step in and mandate at home episodes if need be, unless Lorne wants to stay off the air for months (the Olympics will be shutting everything out in February). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 This is ridiculous. The man should know when he's beat and also not parade on like it's still the glory days for him or the show. It reminds me of when they were supposedly paying to fill seats in the throes of 2020, which was unconscionable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 Its way past Time for SNL to get a new EP/Showrunner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) I've been saying the same thing for years. It's time for "new blood" to come in and really shake up the show. Edited December 19, 2021 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) This is all so awkward. Edited December 19, 2021 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) Edited December 19, 2021 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) That Weekend Update is legitimately funny, I'll give them that. I also loved Tom Hanks' opening line: "Thank you, surviving crewmembers." Edited December 19, 2021 by Vee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) For me it was much less awkward than most of her Update run (which was often very bitter, sexist, and homophobic). The whole thing was helped by having Kenan, Paul and Tom as the "audience," but it was all very free and easy for me. Overall the night could have done much more with the talent they had, but that's SNL for you. Beyond the truly beautiful goodnights (helped by not having 500 people on the stage and letting Lenny Pickett close out with a beautiful sax solo), my favorite part of the night was the Pete Davidson film - the closest the modern show can get to the melancholy genius of Tom Schiller: Edited December 19, 2021 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 I really liked the ending with the lone saxophone. That was great. It's just so strange because I felt last year would be the time for something like that, and here we are again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 And we'll probably be in that same boat with more home shows. Everything changes but as the year winds down it feels like nothing changes... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted December 19, 2021 Members Share Posted December 19, 2021 Thanks. Hopefully it won't get to that point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted January 16, 2022 Members Share Posted January 16, 2022 Ariana DeBose ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 19, 2022 Members Share Posted January 19, 2022 https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/willem-dafoe-saturday-night-live-host-katy-perry-1235156515/ Willem Dafoe is a huge coup for the show - I never imagined he would want to host. I hope they will give him the material he deserves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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