Is is just me? Or, is SNL unwatchable?
I grew up watching SNL. I have fond memories of sketches like Mr. Bill, Dan Akroyd as a plumber, John Belushi going nuts...etc. Great stuff. My wife and I decided to sit on the couch and try to take in an episode about 9 months ago and it was unwatchable. We, for the most part, avoid politics (a survival tactic here in California). But, at least every other skit was about Trump. The script seemed to have morphed from good humor to just pure political rhetoric. Unwatchable. We got through about 30 minutes without laughing once and just changed the channel. Sad, really - because it was a funny show back in the day. The cast and writers reminded me of several of my liberal friends. You can't sit in a room with them anymore because all they want to talk about is Trump. There's so much more to life...
Everything is Trash! The left has ruined it all.
I watch the street racing stuff on Discovery on monday nights...that's about it. I go to netflix for a good show from time to time.
Edit: Forgot to add even the commercials on TV are dripping with PC.
Gota wonder who is tying their shoe laces.
I watch golf and boxing. I do like the occasional science show and River Monsters. Nothing else.
I do kinda like the way Kate McKinnon (had to look her name up just now) plays $hillary with a crazed look in her eyes. I ran into a couple of Kate's skits not for watching SNL but on the internet. Oh, and I've since noticed that's the way Kate's eyes always look, though, due to a movie presented by Netflix I saw.
I stopped looking at SNL decades ago when it degenerated into to big time bore.
Gone are the days of the human-absorbing killer Christmas tree and the "land shark" that would ring the doorbell and call out, "Candygram!"
I used to love listening to Gilda's comic character get all worked up over some point she totally missed and then saying that when reality strikes.
SNL has always had a liberal slant see this video from 77. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-liv...
A couple of days ago Popular Science sent notice for me be to resubscribe for another year or two. On that slip I wrote down why I would not and put it in my mailbox on their dime yesterday.
I predict whoever reads it will accuse me of racism.
With the next issue 7 things you need to know about climate change
1. The earth is warming. ----- false
2. It's because of us . --------- lie
3. We sure.. --------- Bullship
4.Ice is melting fast. --------false
5. Weather is getting intense.. ---yes due to GSM
6. Wildlife is already hurting. ---- And thriving
7.We can do something about it. ----- stop lying.
On there renewal offer I wrote.
"No renewal ! I am interested in geography not your propaganda"
They ran a negative article about the USA twice nuking Japan when I had read elsewhere that it was done to save a predicted million American lives if we took Japan with an old-fashioned invasion.
The editor actually wrote back with "I know those guys up the hall" with some kinda I got good friends drivel that didn't make a lick of sense.
Me dino supposes that if if I knew some "guys up the hall" I as a magazine editor should publish a negative piece about dropping the MOAB because it was mean and that Islam is King Barry's "religion of peace."
Edit add: He also said the PC narrative that the bombs were a "racial thing" is pure horse sh_t. After the war he did a little backup singing for Frank Sinatra and then became a teacher.
Our meeting was by chance even though he lived in my neighborhood because both of us are the sort to keep to ourselves. I built a 2 car garage/workshop detached from my house in case it caught fire. Big band music is before my time, but I enjoyed putting it on sometimes when I was working and when the weather is good I leave the door up. I started to notice this older fellow, who when out walking, would stop once in a while by a big maple at the end of my lot and just stand there facing the street with his back to the workshop. One day I took a break from my work and simply called out "hello" and struck a conversation. He said he had to go out for a walk for his heart and always went by my place in hopes of hearing the music. From then on he was always invited to come in and listen and chat while I worked. He knew a lot about the bands and told me about playing the piano and horn and background vocals with Sinatra and a few others. Later he mentioned being a WWII veteran in the Pacific.
We were listening to the radio one day and a news snippet about the Enola Gay came on and the mention of people declaring the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were some racist action that was purely unnecessary. I never heard him cuss before that, but he really let go! This is when he started talking about Okinawa preparations and then a bit about after the surrender and disarming the Japanese. Interesting that he and many other American soldiers were placed in Japanese homes and the residents were ordered to take care of their "guests" while the disarmament took place. He said it was more like he took care of them because they were driven into such poverty by the war and his army pay and connections put food on their table.
Hey, I've rambled on enough. He was a good friend and I wish I knew more. I told him he should write this down, but he never did. He's missed by me, his family, and many more.
You've given me extra insight for why the occupied Japanese people came to think that MacArthur was great.
(Something I recall reading too. Where? Can't remember that).
TV in general is the same, it’s all about brain washing the young.
ObjectiveAnalyst refereed this short video to me . TV's content can go from spectacular to trash (90% trash) with the flip of a remote .Rated G this is something that is very suitable for kids but will never be on tv. I would comfortably say the future would be very bright if all kids were exposed to this philosophy as it would help counter the collectivism.
It is Ayn Rand's introduction to objectivism and the morality of ethical self interest. Very simply explained.
https://youtu.be/8VSBGu7-1rU
They are lucky kids.
It's my favorite video for anyone of any age who wants a quick overview.
My wife and I found a very well done sitcom on Netflix. It is called The Detectorists . Humorous not canned or forced , beautiful bucolic scenery Very pleasant to watch. They will be filming the fourth season this summer anxious for more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgN7z...
I'm just sorry that Johnny Carson got the whole thing started by forbidding NBC to continue showing reruns of his shows on Saturday nights. If he hadn't, maybe Al Franken would still be unknown, as he deserves.
NY itself reeks of such putridity, so why should SNL be any different.
Like you, SNL was a staple in my youth. I remember one occasion when my roommate and I were in a bar at about 11:05 pm Saturday night and decided SNL was a better bet. The guy we rode with disagreed so we decided to walk home, about 2 miles away following the road across a one-lane bridge over a fast moving white water river. We knew the bridge was being repaired and had been closed for some time, but were optimistic until we arrived at the river. The metal frame was the only remainder of the bridge. That did slow our progress a bit. With some trepidation we clung to the metal frame and passed above the rapids mostly undeterred. SNL's humor at that time was a suitable reward.
But the one thing that always happened at those Saturday night parties, always; the music would stop, conversations would be reduced to whispers or stopped, people came out of the bedrooms and bathrooms, to watch SNL and when appropriate participate with the show when the landshark knocked or Roseanne Roseannadanna ended her spiel or someone ordered a cheeseburger.
And once the show was over the party tokk right up where it left off. I tried a few times in the late 80's and the 90's to watch SNL but as many have said, it's no longer funny and what they try to pass off as humor is forced and scripted far too tightly, the SNL players don't appear to be comfortable in their own skins. It's as if they are afraid they'll lose their jobs if they don't get laughs. If one looks back at any of the really funny TV comedy shows like Lucy, Danny Williams, Carol Burnett, Dick Van Dyke, Mork and Mindy, or Jackie Gleason you see actors that are confident, comfortable, and willing and able to go off script when opportunity arises and those results are often some of the best moments ever seen on TV. The original cast of SNL had that willingness although not always the ability for there were some skits that flopped. But far more succeeded because of the SNL cast's constant reckless quest for laughs. Maybe too much is expected because the originals set the bar so high, or maybe what was funny then isn't now because what is supposed to be funny now most certainly is not.
I have to admit enjoying it when it first aired.
I wish I had that kinda time to burn.
The media is doing the same thing. I’ve tried to, but actually am unable to, watch MSNBC (and some of the others) just to see what they are reporting. But I can’t watch them for over a few minutes without throwing up. Their reporting doesn’t report the news, the facts, it’s pure political one sided nonsense, there is absolutely no news there. It’s become almost strictly a “Hate Trump” movement. It will eventually become their demise. I can hardly wait to see MSNBC go broke and actually shut down. It’s also unfortunate that some of their advertisers (sponsors) are really great companies. I guess these sponsors feel that their products or services are needed by everyone, even the ignorant. Given a choice I still select products that are not sponsoring them if I have a choice. I occasionally get lists as an example, by Googling “MSNBC Sponsors 2017”, etc., that way I don’t have to watch them to find out who sponsors them.
FOX News may be one sided but at least it’s presents some of both, even lets the other side spew their garbage, and remains mostly “news” especially in the mornings. Notice the ratings between MSNBC (CNN & the others) and FOX Cable News, even the local FOX Stations. It says something, people seem to be steadily moving. I was surprised to hear that Mr. Top of the Cable News (Bill O’Reilly) is retiring, I guess he’s sold all of his books (little to do with any of the scandals) and can finally afford to retire. FOX’s viewership ratings may have a lot to do with the mid-term elections, and results may again surprise a lot of (ignorant) people. I think FOX really had a lot to do with the last general election too.
And finally (and thanks for letting me rant), for Sweden I see a parallel thing going on in Sweden with their media. The people are so PC, afraid of being called racists, that they will allow their country to be destroyed before they will admit or even listen to any truth about their immigration issues. Their government and media seem to be the ones that are most complicit in allowing the whole country to be taken over and changed in a way that they will never be able to recover from. The only real tools we have is our ability to vote, but we’ve got to use historical facts and current facts in order to make the right choices. https://www.prageru.com/stockholm-syn... We could have been next.
I still haven't seen any facts regarding Bill because I've been on the road and haven't seen much news.
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Unfortunately, the American version has not been made available to see anywhere. Apparently the Paley archives are keeping it to themselves. Here is a sample of the UK version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INxp9...
Here's an article reviewing the American version 50 years after broadcast:
http://splitsider.com/2012/05/that-wa...
SNL is going after him, and rightfully so, and doing the job the press should have been doing. If Clinton would have won, I would expect the same satirical punching, but I really doubt she would have been as easy a target as Trump.
Trump! I still can't believe Americans voted for this fool! You could have had Ted Cruz who would have been a much better choice if you ignore his weird religious crap. Instead, you picked a mediocre property developer who made his money with daddy's fortune, is famous for not paying his bills, who lies on a consistent basis, is a draft dodger, cheated on his wives, and has a creepy thing for his daughter. Even Pence, again if you ignore his insane religious mumbo-jumbo, would make a better president although that is not saying much.