SNL for adults - spoilers for West Coast

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Sun Oct-26-08 12:47 AM
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SNL for adults - spoilers for West Coast

I really enjoyed this one, as opposed to the one from last week which I found juvenile.

OK, the opening skit was a bit hard to watch but, hey, they are not supposed to only skewer the other side.

As a Mad Men watcher, it was nice to see John Hamm and was even nice to have two of his co-actors appearing in the skit.

I was hoping the Coldplay would play Fix You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKrceZxL8r8

But, I suppose, one has to take what is offered.

About the Halloween skit from the 50s, I was wondering how many viewers have even heard of Vincent Price, Liberace, James Mason or Gloria Swanson.

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Eric J in MN

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Sun Oct-26-08 12:49 AM
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1. Vincent Price, Liberace, James Mason or Gloria Swanson

Vincent Price, Liberace - I'm familiar with

James Mason, Gloria Swanson - I'm not familiar with

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Sun Oct-26-08 12:54 AM
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2. Gloria Swanson was famous for the classic "Sunset Bouleverd"

"Ready for my Close-up Mister DeMille."

A biting drama about Hollywood - of the 50s, mind you. Worth renting.

James Mason had a long career, his most famous are Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" and "Lolita."

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Sun Oct-26-08 01:01 AM
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3. Mason was in the original "Lolita"

Mason was an excellent actor. Hamm's impression was impeccable. (Trivia note: his son is Go-Go Belinda Carlisle's husband.)

Gloria Swanson was a glamour-puss from the 40s and 50s. Actually she was quite intelligent and bohemian. She popularized yoga in Hollywood.

Every year since since Bill Hader debuted on SNL, they've done a retro Vincent Price Halloween Special. They have all been incredibly funny -- even though all follow the same basic format.

IMDB has bios on most of these old stars and links to websiden about them. Some of them are pretty interesting.

--p!

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Sun Oct-26-08 01:04 AM
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5. Gloria Swanson was also famous for being a Kennedy mistress.

Joe Sr.

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Sun Oct-26-08 01:06 AM
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7. Gloria Swanson was a silent movie star of the 20s

(who made a comeback in "Sunset Boulevard" ) and is also notable as a girlfriend of Joseph P. Kennedy, father of JFK.

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Sun Oct-26-08 01:15 AM
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8. Um, no, he was Humbert Humbert.

Just saying.

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Sun Oct-26-08 11:21 AM
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9. Indeed Hamm's impersonation was perfect

- as far as I remember. Mason died some 20 years ago and I have not seen him recently.

I wish I remember the name of a movie from the 60s, I think. He played an employee of a German embassy someplace spying for the allies and his code name was Cicero. This is the only fact that I remember. Strange.

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Sun Oct-26-08 01:02 AM
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4. Having a Dr Phibes film fest for Halloween

Is that enough of a Vincent Price fan for ya?

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Sun Oct-26-08 01:06 AM
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6. Sounds great! (nt)

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