The First Feyless SNL of the Season

The Pluses:

• Paul Rudd didn't come on the plug a movie (Currently Role Models) at all - he was just good and funny.
• Lead Weekend Update story: "It's official. For the next four years it'll be pronounced 'nuclear.'"
• The wonderful "This Song Reminds Me Of..." bit which normally suffers from having no ending - finally had an ending. (I always marvel at the timing of this whenever they do it. The cadence of the writing always matches the song JUST in time for them to sing the hook. It's really pretty amazing.)
• Beyonce. Damn. And her all-female band which killed. Double damn.
• Hey! Wall-E drops Tuesday!
• Justin Timberlake's 2-1/2 minute version of a complete SNL episode. How scary is this guy?*

*Bah. The prohibition of musical performances in SNL's web videos means the final part of this bit isn't here. Too bad. It was a fun exclamation point.

The minuses:

• Must've been gay week in the writers' room. The kissing family. The digital short. Snagglepuss. Parts of the "This Song Reminds Me Of..." sketch. The closing bit on the Prop 8 rally. The Beyonce video shoot (which in all fairness had the audience falling out of their seats). The suicide sketch. Really. Gayest episode ever. Not that there's...y'know.
• They introduced two new featured cast members in the opening credits. Where were they?
• Kristen Wiig must have had a plane to catch. She disappeared 20 minutes into the show.
• Wiig's disappearance made us realize how much Amy Poehler is missed. And Wiig. And Tina.
• The fact that I'm writing about SNL. After 30+ years, I'm still rooting for it. What can I tell ya.

Comments

[SNL REEKS!]

That show has NOT been funny for decades. I watched for 5 min. yesterday and saw a dissheveled guy climbing on a desk screaming. I wish I knew why anyone thinks that crap is funny.