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SNL was a snooze last nite (Original Post) jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 OP
I agree brucefan Nov 2017 #1
I thought that the host was great, but the material was more nuanced than usual Not Ruth Nov 2017 #2
yeah was all set to watch it CountAllVotes Nov 2017 #3
SNL is terrible overall. Oneironaut Nov 2017 #4
The writing has stunk for years Boomerproud Nov 2017 #7
Couldn't say ... Yonnie3 Nov 2017 #5
I DVR it, so I can FF through all the snooze fest skits.. HipChick Nov 2017 #6
SNL has consistently stunk on ice for many decades. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #8
 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
2. I thought that the host was great, but the material was more nuanced than usual
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 08:12 AM
Nov 2017

They really hammered Moore, and threw in quite a bit of Louis CK and even some George Takei.

CountAllVotes

(20,878 posts)
3. yeah was all set to watch it
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 09:28 AM
Nov 2017

It was so boring I fell asleep

Oh well needed it.

My cat Andreas went missing Friday afternoon and I've been a wreck searching for him.

He showed up luckily.

Damn men!


Oneironaut

(5,525 posts)
4. SNL is terrible overall.
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 09:53 AM
Nov 2017

There's not enough satire, too much dumbed-down comedy, and the writing stinks. The skits run way too long, where even a funny skit becomes unfunny.

I like Baldwin's Trump when he is on, but the rest of the show is awful. They seem to have a good skit every now and again, but I just watch those after the fact on YouTube.

Boomerproud

(7,968 posts)
7. The writing has stunk for years
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 10:52 AM
Nov 2017

Most of the skits after the first one make no sense at all. Lorne Michaels musr have lost interest decades ago.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
8. SNL has consistently stunk on ice for many decades.
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 11:32 AM
Nov 2017

And before anyone jumps in here to remind me how glorious the Belushi/Radner/Chase/etc/etc days were, I will direct you to where the old episodes reside on Netflix. Outside of their contemporary context, when humor about sex and drugs was "cool" and "edgy", they are often NOT as great as you remember, and they are frequently just fucking awful.

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