"Saturday
Night Live" kicked off their 2004-2005 season tonight with host Ben
Affleck. Here are some thoughts and questions that you don't have to
answer.
* Was that the longest opening sketch ever? What was that... 12-15 minutes worth of almost comedy? I'm not a huge fan of Will Forte's version of George W. He comes across sometimes as Robin Williams doing a Crispin Glover impression. It's improved a bit from last season though.
* Why is Don Pardo still announcing? He announced Will Ferrell instead of Will Forte. You have all summer to get it right, not to mention that Ferrell hasn't been in the cast for two years, and it still gets botched? Would anyone cry foul if he was fired? Is he that crucial to things?
* Alec Baldwin crashing the monologue... good stuff.
* So without Jimmy Fallon to giggle all throughout the sketch and break everyone up, the jokes in Debbie Downer consist of a camera zoom, a take, and a funny trombone sound? This is the 21st century right?
* Weekend Update might be completely unwatchable at this point. Thank goodness for the hilarious Tony Soprano cameo.
* Ugh, that escalator sketch. You know how critics like to say that most SNL movies would have made a good 5 minute skit? Well, this skit would have made a good 10 second joke in a channel surfing montage.
* Affleck did a fine job, despite looking at the cue cards a few times too often. If he can come back and host every year he could be what Tom Hanks was to the show in the 80s and 90s.
* Oh, and I can't see myself owning a Nelly album... ever.
* Was that the longest opening sketch ever? What was that... 12-15 minutes worth of almost comedy? I'm not a huge fan of Will Forte's version of George W. He comes across sometimes as Robin Williams doing a Crispin Glover impression. It's improved a bit from last season though.
* Why is Don Pardo still announcing? He announced Will Ferrell instead of Will Forte. You have all summer to get it right, not to mention that Ferrell hasn't been in the cast for two years, and it still gets botched? Would anyone cry foul if he was fired? Is he that crucial to things?
* Alec Baldwin crashing the monologue... good stuff.
* So without Jimmy Fallon to giggle all throughout the sketch and break everyone up, the jokes in Debbie Downer consist of a camera zoom, a take, and a funny trombone sound? This is the 21st century right?
* Weekend Update might be completely unwatchable at this point. Thank goodness for the hilarious Tony Soprano cameo.
* Ugh, that escalator sketch. You know how critics like to say that most SNL movies would have made a good 5 minute skit? Well, this skit would have made a good 10 second joke in a channel surfing montage.
* Affleck did a fine job, despite looking at the cue cards a few times too often. If he can come back and host every year he could be what Tom Hanks was to the show in the 80s and 90s.
* Oh, and I can't see myself owning a Nelly album... ever.
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