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Anyone watched Saturday Night yet?
Posted on 1/27/25 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 1/27/25 at 9:18 pm
The movie about the 90 minutes right before airtime of episode 1.
I enjoyed it. I thought the impersonations were quite good for the most part. I’m sure many of the situations in the film happened in real life, but I wonder if all of it happened on opening night.
I enjoyed it. I thought the impersonations were quite good for the most part. I’m sure many of the situations in the film happened in real life, but I wonder if all of it happened on opening night.
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:12 am to upgrade
I enjoyed it. I felt the casting was really good, as well as their acting. I liked the fast pace, which a lot of people criticized. Really like how the movie portrayed the origin of the show as “the new generation” coming of age, and the old timers not accepting them, but the new generation won them over. That beef between the “going out” versus the “coming in” generations wasn’t on display for the world to see like it is today with social media. I think much of what happened in the movie occurred over the first, like, 5 seasons.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 4:16 am to lsudat10
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I liked the fast pace, which a lot of people criticized
It built tension. It put you in Lorne’s shoes. The show starts in XX minutes and not a damn thing is going well.
The show is 50 years old, and the whole time I was watching this movie, I was questioning if they would make it.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 6:43 am to upgrade
A Futile & Stupid Gesture was really good. It’s about the founder of National Lampoon magazine. Includes a lot of the same people from the SNL orbit. They even had Joel McHale play Chevy Chase.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 6:48 am to thenza
quote:That has a lot of layers to it. They were streets ahead.
They even had Joel McHale play Chevy Chase.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 7:02 am to upgrade
If the events in the movie are accurate, then it's not only a miracle that their first episode went off, but that the show has lasted 50 years.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 7:20 am to thenza
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A Futile & Stupid Gesture was really good.
Yeah, I enjoyed that one too. I had no idea who Doug Kenny was. He died 5 months before I was born. It’s a shame he never saw how much people love Caddy Shack.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 7:56 am to VoxDawg
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If the events in the movie are accurate, then it's not only a miracle that their first episode went off, but that the show has lasted 50 years.
Some of it is from later on in SNL’s run.
Milton Berle did not appear on the first episode, for instance, but the story about Alan Zweibel making a joke about how he started his career writing jokes about Berle’s cock on the Borscht Belt and Berle showing it to him in response DID happen when he appeared.
That being said, it was chaos before the first show and John Belushi’s contract was not signed until the last second. Billy Crystal was also a late scratch from the first show because they didn’t have enough time for his full bit.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 8:14 am to upgrade
I didn’t care for the movie but I love the actor who played what he interpreted swaggering arse Chevy Chase was like back then. Dude popped off the screen
Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:03 am to upgrade
I thought it was ok.. just unbelievable. No way all that happens and you make it to air in time. I wish they would've just stuck with what actually happened. Good list of characters though.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 10:43 am to VoxDawg
quote:It wasn't. It's a fairytale. Imagine a movie about Drew Brees' first game as a Saint, and every great play of his career is portrayed as taking place in that one game.
If the events in the movie are accurate
It's an entertaining film, but far from a historical document.
Allan Zwiebel being discovered and hired minutes before the show, and writing lines FOR THAT SHOW, had to be the most insane moment in the film.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 11:16 am to upgrade
I thought it was great. First, I was impressed with the attention to detail in the design. I've been to the real studio 8H twice, and they did a fantastic job recreating it and the hallways around it at that sound stage in Atlanta. Even the part where Lorne runs down to studio 6A to get the lighting guy was fairly faithful to the real layout of the building.
Second, I thought the casting was superb and about as good as you can get when impersonating TV personalities.
Third, I thought the overall pacing an ensemble work was outstanding. It's not about being 100% historically accurate, but recreating the tension Lorne would have been feeling that night. I think it accomplished that.
Second, I thought the casting was superb and about as good as you can get when impersonating TV personalities.
Third, I thought the overall pacing an ensemble work was outstanding. It's not about being 100% historically accurate, but recreating the tension Lorne would have been feeling that night. I think it accomplished that.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 11:21 am to upgrade
I thought it was pretty cool. I really liked the guys who did Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Chevy Chase, and also Lorne Michaels and Billy Chrystal. I thought they brought a good representation of them.
I also liked some of the staff people behind the scenes like Frankin/Davis, and how it depicted Michael O'Donoghue who was indeed a complete dark and disturbed nut.
It was of course a dramatic take on opening night so I'm sure most of the stuff didn't actually happen, but they wanted to also put some of the known history of those days as part of the overall feel of the show. For instance I don't think Milton Berle hosted the show for another 4 years or so. I doubt he was around that night and but he was indeed a notorious jerk and his episode is considered one of the worst ever and I don't think they even allow it in syndication anymore. Also they kept showing Dan Akroyd doing his Fred Garvin character which also didn't appear for another few years. Again I think this just added extra entertainment and set a tone for the time and groove of the show.
Although it wasn't completely distracting, but I thought it a little weird that they cast Greg from Succession as both Jim Henson AND Andy Kaufmann. Maybe it was a slight tongue in cheek tribute to Andy himself who of course had multiple characters he would portray, but not sure what the actual thought process was with that.
I also liked some of the staff people behind the scenes like Frankin/Davis, and how it depicted Michael O'Donoghue who was indeed a complete dark and disturbed nut.
It was of course a dramatic take on opening night so I'm sure most of the stuff didn't actually happen, but they wanted to also put some of the known history of those days as part of the overall feel of the show. For instance I don't think Milton Berle hosted the show for another 4 years or so. I doubt he was around that night and but he was indeed a notorious jerk and his episode is considered one of the worst ever and I don't think they even allow it in syndication anymore. Also they kept showing Dan Akroyd doing his Fred Garvin character which also didn't appear for another few years. Again I think this just added extra entertainment and set a tone for the time and groove of the show.
Although it wasn't completely distracting, but I thought it a little weird that they cast Greg from Succession as both Jim Henson AND Andy Kaufmann. Maybe it was a slight tongue in cheek tribute to Andy himself who of course had multiple characters he would portray, but not sure what the actual thought process was with that.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 11:52 am to lsutigersFTW
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the actor who played what he interpreted swaggering arse Chevy Chase was like back then. Dude popped off the screen
Kinda crazy that the same guy was The Riddler on Gotham
Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:18 pm to upgrade
Yeah it was good. Some of the details are true but w different folks. Example Chevy got into a fight w Murray not Belushi. Garrett did sing his white people song but in season 2. They decapitated a small big bird stuffed animal in Hensens room. Also Milton did flash an actor but it wasn’t Chevy. I thought it was funny that ackroyd was sleeping w 3 coworkers. Gilda; Loraine and Loren’s wife.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 6:21 am to upgrade
I thought it was a solid B-. A little fan ficy but I enjoyed it well enough. I loved the Chevy chase actor and holy shite that scene with Milton Berle was incredible.
Thought it definitely could have been better.
ETA: my wife and I immediately followed it up with watching the first episode on peacock. It’s awesome how accurate they got the set and costumes and all of that. Also the sketches in this episode are like a minute long each. I’m curious if that’s because they cut them down to fit so many in before they found their rhythm and when they start to go to more long form sketches that are more like 5 or so minutes like they are today.
Thought it definitely could have been better.
ETA: my wife and I immediately followed it up with watching the first episode on peacock. It’s awesome how accurate they got the set and costumes and all of that. Also the sketches in this episode are like a minute long each. I’m curious if that’s because they cut them down to fit so many in before they found their rhythm and when they start to go to more long form sketches that are more like 5 or so minutes like they are today.
This post was edited on 1/29/25 at 6:27 am
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:35 pm to jlovel7
I thought the movie was pretty good. They did do a good job of making you wonder how they were ever going to pull it off.
I did the same thing. The first episode really wasn't that great I didn't think. They did find their stride though didn"t they.
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immediately followed it up with watching the first episode on peacock.
I did the same thing. The first episode really wasn't that great I didn't think. They did find their stride though didn"t they.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 1:09 pm to GasMan
Casting was ok. Found it boring & all over the place. The netflix movie about the creator of national lampoon was >
Posted on 1/29/25 at 3:15 pm to ColonelAngus
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Saturday Night Live thread
Posted on 1/29/25 at 6:37 pm to jlovel7
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I’m curious if that’s because they cut them down to fit so many in before they found their rhythm and when they start to go to more long form sketches that are more like 5 or so minutes like they are today.
They hadn’t developed the format fully at that point and were trying to cram way too much into the time they had in order to make an impression AFAIK.
The story about Billy Crystal getting cut had to do with Lorne or someone else constantly trimming time from his bit until Crystal or his manager said “frick it, it needs more time or it shouldn’t be done.”
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