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Buce posted:also that awful space force show was 100 times more believable than for all mankind They had interesting ideas seasons 1 & 2 especially the “anyone can die” vibe and the alternate timeline, but the bizarre decision to pivot to a bad love triangle & somehow making Mars boring has me kinda want to watch S4 to see how stupid it gets. Poohs Packin posted:Heres a blisteringly hot take: True, although holy cow looking up sketches I recall enjoying is a good way to realize Mike Myers in yellowface was a common occurrence. XYZAB posted:We were a MadTV family. They wouldn’t let me watch the Simpsons but this poo poo was fine. Lol it’s interesting to think back on MadTV sketches I liked such as Kenny Rogers Jackass and realize I was just a Will Sasso fan. Thankfully his current podcast owns and is full of impressions.
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Animal-Mother posted:It's always been weird to me that Sasso isn't a big star. He's funny as gently caress. Yeah he definitely has the talent wonder if it was because he didn’t have a big breakthrough silly 90s comedy like Sandler or Carrey. His podcast Dudesy is hilarious & showcases his masterful impressions, in segments such as “Stone Cold Steve Austin Reads Will Sasso’s High School Diary.” It’s fun when he rambles as a character about how NWO split into the Wolfpac & black & white to annoy his non-wrestling fan cohost but then realize he’s making sense & has encyclopedic knowledge about the sport.
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Caesar Saladin posted:The real problem with SNL and a lot of skit shows in general is that they generally have about 90 seconds of good material stretched out into five minute long skits. Yeah plus it has to be sanitized & dumbed down because that’s how they get the fast food & car companies to keep buying ads. One plus about the show is it helps talent get funding for genuinely quality shows such as I Think You Should Leave & Documentary Now, that would never work on SNL.
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Jelly posted:Like everyone else, I cannot stop forgetting this exists. I thought Paramount+ was bad but it has at least five interesting things like the Star Trek franchise, Twin Peaks, Ninja Turtles, Detroiters and Review. What does Peacock have? Paramount+ also has Beavis & Butthead reboot, by far best animated thing going at the moment. Tom Anderson war stories are amazing. Vegetable posted:This is pretty wild stuff. I feel bad for Garofolo. His podcast is so good, definitely has no need to do it but part of the compulsive performance thing. His riffing with Mulaney is amazing. Hyrax Attack! fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Oct 17, 2023 |
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zenguitarman posted:I almost made a separate thread for this, but somebody please explain Steve Martin to me. Only Murders in the Building season 1 wasn’t the worst but holy cow slogging through S2 wasn’t fun. I get it, Martin & Short are friends but it’s boring as hell. caleb posted:Remember when Rob Schneider tried to buy his own Curb Your Enthusiasm type "day in the life" vanity sitcom on Netflix but it was terrible and unrelatable because it was just him being a rich rear end in a top hat and nothing funny ever happened? A local casino bought non-stop radio ads for his appearance and played clips, he was leading with observing how cash for gold stores imply we’re all carrying gold around and it’s a problem. Pete Holmes told that joke a decade ago and it was a tiny bit, not the highlight of his whole show.
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haljordan posted:This remains the greatest thing ever written about SNL (and perhaps TV in general): Whoa that’s a great read thanks for sharing. Crazy how in 1995 random New Yorkers were getting prank calls from Sandler & Farley. Then they got fired at the end of the season?! Incredible time capsule of someone trying to shame Farley into calming down during meetings when his clips are probably the only thing anyone looks at from that season in present day. Still weird how Lorne Michaels is a gatekeeper for 50 years for American comedy with huge cultural impact, not because of talent but mostly just being there when the place opened. Didn’t know until that article mentioned it his penchant for surrounding himself with young assistants he sometimes marries.
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BATS FLY AT MOON posted:Who’s keeping it alive now? As streaming culture gets more mainstream & old school networks are desperate for anything the youngs might watch that isn’t sports no way they’re gonna cancel something nearly all Americans have seen once or twice. Who cares if it’s trash as long as the audience shows up and ads sell. Like how Simpsons will never end & someone keeps publishing Tom Clancy books.
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StrangersInTheNight posted:I feel like Robinson being on SNL is proof that it doesn't actually 'elevate' the best talents - sure, it gets the incredibly funny people but then it waters their work down to moderate dreck. Oh yeah it’s interesting to see that with other actors, like Mike Mitchell from the Doughboys podcast. On that show he’s hilarious & quick witted with tons of original material, but when he was on Twisted Metal he’s reduced to “fat guy is dumb” archetype with no chance to show off. I know it’s still a huge win for him to be on a major show but educational that TV is a poor medium for finding worthwhile content and gotta dig a little.
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