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"Saturday Night Live" just came on.Made me realize how
bad it's gotten,along with Jay Leno.
The original SNL was a riot,we watched it when noone
had heard of it.I used to look forward to it,but no more.
Am I missing something ... or just getting old?

- Doug
 
I loved the first season. After that I could only stomach it for about ten minutes. Shortly after, I stopped for good. I liked Mad TV for a while too, but a lot of the actors moved on and it wasn't the same.
 
Agreed. Love the earlier seasons and all the players. Nowadays each skit is predictable and repetitive.
 
I have to agree. I really enjoyed the original SNL and the original cast. My favorites were John Belushi and Gilda Radner. I also liked some of the early replacement players, but then they started getting too crude. There is a lot of that going on these days - crudeness passing as "humor." Sorry, not my cup of tea. To be perfectly honest, I fear that the kind of crassness and crudeness and vulgarity that is coming out of much of the entertainment industry these days is like a cancer on our society and it is having a very deleterious effect on how we treat each other in society. But maybe I'm just a big square :square: - or maybe I'm right.
 
I agree, too much of what passes for humor seems to be mean spirited and cruel. Much like a common bully would act. I wonder if comedians like Leno and Letter-man have an agenda they are trying to advance by the tone of their "jokes".
 
tomshobby said:
I wonder if comedians like Leno and Letter-man have an agenda they are trying to advance by the tone of their "jokes".
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Really, you have doubts?
It seems like every TV show, movie or song has an agenda.

We need to be careful of where this thread could lead.
 
Agree, the original "not ready for prime time players" were wonderful. But I also found the likes of later year cast members like Billy Crystal,Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, and even Chris Farley to be very funny and entertaining. I think it's the writing that has let SNL down. It just isn't funny.
 
3798j said:
Agree, the original "not ready for prime time players" were wonderful. But I also found the likes of later year cast members like Billy Crystal,Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, and even Chris Farley to be very funny and entertaining. I think it's the writing that has let SNL down. It just isn't funny.
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Yep, some of the early replacement players were great too. I loved Chris Farley! Very sad he died so young.
 
Doug, it's not you, me or us; it's them...
 
Basil said:
To be perfectly honest, I fear that the kind of crassness and crudeness and vulgarity that is coming out of much of the entertainment industry these days is like a cancer on our society and it is having a very deleterious effect on how we treat each other in society. But maybe I'm just a big square :square: - or maybe I'm right.
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I think there is a chicken-egg thing going on here. As long as people go to the shows (live audience), scream and cheer like crazy, the writers will continue to put this stuff out. The "groupies" are a big part of the problem, feeding the ego.
 
Basil said:
I have to agree. I really enjoyed the original SNL and the original cast. My favorites were John Belushi and Gilda Radner. I also liked some of the early replacement players, but then they started getting too crude. There is a lot of that going on these days - crudeness passing as "humor." Sorry, not my cup of tea. To be perfectly honest, I fear that the kind of crassness and crudeness and vulgarity that is coming out of much of the entertainment industry these days is like a cancer on our society and it is having a very deleterious effect on how we treat each other in society. But maybe I'm just a big square :square: - or maybe I'm right.
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I have to agree 110% with you on this one Basil. And if you're square, sign me up too.
 
We've turned these shows off,after just a few minutes.
It used to be cutting-edge stuff,but no more.
I was reading the comic section of the newspaper today
(yes,I read it,not just look at the pictures),and there was
"For Better or Worse",in which the Mom was watching TV with a
lot of foul language involved.When asked what she was watching,
she replied "Comedies".
Sad but true.

- Doug
 
It's one thing when language (etc) is <span style="font-style: italic">part</span> of the humor. It's another thing when it <span style="font-style: italic">is</span> the humor.
 
"Do you know where your GRANDCHILDREN are?"


..."smart" humor has disappeared. Base humor is now in play.

I'll say no more.
 
DrEntropy said:
"Do you know where your GRANDCHILDREN are?"


..."smart" humor has disappeared. Base humor is now in play.

I'll say no more.
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I don't know doc, I rememeber allot of snot and blood from the earlier ones.
 
I haven't watched SNL for years. I've tried now and then, but everything I've seen has been terrible. However, I happened to be flipping through the channels on Saturday night, and came across a very funny sketch -- perhaps the funniest thing I've seen on SNL in years. Telemundo covers the Winter Olympics:

Telemundo at the Winter Games


Best line: "All of the sports are on snow and ice. Why would they do this? These are bad, slippery surfaces."

I guess once in a blue moon someone comes up with something funny. But then I watched the next few sketches, and was again back to my usual level of disappointment.
 
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