SNL Review

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Episode Review- Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas

 

Tribute:

 

It took the guy three seasons to get an assist. And now he’s dead. RIP Yinka Dare. You sucked.

 

Sports Report-

 

Leafs: They’ve slowed down a bit from their magical winning streak which is to be expected- you can’t win them all. The injury bug has hit them badly so all they need to try and stay afloat- especially with a surging Ottawa. Congrats goes out to Pat Quinn for getting to coach the All Star team.

 

The 2003 Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils: Somehow they’ve lost to the Islanders, the Lightning and Pittsburgh yet can shut out the Leafs with ease. They remind me of the Saints accept for the fact that they actually win. Hopefully tonight’s shutout marks a turnaround for Brodeuer.

 

Vancouver Canucks: They’ve played well over the past month while still retaining their lead over Colorado. The usual suspects are doing well and Cloutier is having a very good year. They need to win the division title so Colorado doesn’t have a chance of breaking the Braves’ record of most division titles in a row. That’d be bad.

 

New Jersey Nets: They’ve been unbeatable (well except for the last game- where they got beat) and have taken their usual commanding lead over the Atlantic Division. Picking up Eddie Griffin is a risky move- the guy obviously has talent but seems to always cause trouble wherever he goes. It does warm my heart to know that the Nets completely owned the trade where they sent Griffin to the Rockets in exchange for Jefferson, Collins and Scalabrine. I hope the move pays off but right now it looks everything is working out for NJ.

 

Mailbag!!!!!!!!!!-

 

Shelby Hatten writes-

 

listen dude chris kattan is NOT gay im tired of u people calling him something he's not. u know, it'd be cool if u said u just didnt like chris, but GOD! Grow up!

 

Just because I referenced Perfect Strangers in my review of the Wood monologue does mean I made a Chris Kattan gay joke. THEY WERE COUSINS. The one time I restrain myself from making a gay joke- I get yelled at.

 

XPac1981 writes-

 

....heard about the announcment Bush made about NASA going back to the Moon and something with going to Mars...wrote this crappy thing up.....Let's see which cold opener is better, the one they use this Sat. Nite or this shitwad.....

 

ehh...nm, Downey's will be better....

 

-=Ryan

 

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RYAN DIBIASE

 

COLD OPENER

INT. OVAL OFFICE

"BUSH TALKING TO NATION"

 

 

BUSH:

Hello America. I’m sure many of you have already heard the news that I have authorized NASA and our American Space Experts to journey back to the planet Mars and the Moon. I realize the enormity of this situation and I feel that we are indeed ready to handle this most exciting adventure up…wards.

 

Many of you may ask me……"Well hell, what are we gonna do up there when we get there?" Well, that is precisely the reason why I ask of your time tonight. America, I am proud to announce the newest program of the George Dubbya regime….

"No Alien Left Behind".

 

You--You’ve heard of my plan for schools, No child left behind? Sure you have. Well, with this new "No alien left behind" we will journey up to Mars and the Moon with a goal. And I do mean "we" when I say WE………….cause damnit I’m comin too. Yeeaaaaww!! Damn skippy, hippie.

 

Like I said a second ago, we are setting off to the skies with a goal of prosperity. A goal of global...ness.

 

(Bush reaches down under his desk and pulls out a hunting rifle)

 

BUSH:

A goal of killin’ as many of those little son of bitches we can find. Heck, what did you think "No alien left behind" meant? We’re gonna catch em…Hunt em down……and stack em, ten high, on the back of my new Ford Pickup truck, which I will bring with me…and drive around….…on Mars.

(Bush gives cocky smile and swagger)

 

I figure maybe I’ll stuff and mount at least 5 or 6 of em in the Lincoln bedroom…...nice little conversation piece you know? Now, you may be thinking…is that all we’re gonna do up there on Mars and the Moon? Well, as far as Mars goes, yeah, that’s all we’ll do…hunt those little bastards down and stack em, 10 high on the back of my new Ford pickup truck..which I will be driving…on Mars.

 

But as far as the moon goes, hell, we got a real good plan. We’re bringin’ Saddam!

 

That’s right, we’re gonna bring him along for the ride. Actually, I was thinking we could toss him in the back of my pickup truck, and during the drive up there, maybe just make sure we handcuff him to the rear window or something. Now, once we get up there….what, you ask, will we do? Hell, what else? We’re gonna strap that bastard down to a moon crater and leave em there for dead!

 

(Bush laughs)

BUSH:

And how will we hold him down, on the moon? Two words: Duck Tape.

 

Man, What else, What else…(long pause) I knew I had something else to say but damnit if I can’t remember what the---Ohh Ohh Ohh….right..

 

(reaches under desk, pulls out a guitar)

 

In honor of the last time we walked on the moon…which was…as you all know….when the movie Man on the Moon was released in the year 2000.…. I would like to commemorate that occasion by singing….four years later…to the year.……the song made famous by REM…..Man..on the Moon…

 

(Bush starts strumming, then sings)

 

"If you believe……..we put a man on the moon..maaannn on the--------HOLY CHAW SPIT, AN ALIEN ALREADY!!!!"

 

(Bush drops the guitar and picks up the gun, fires the gun, then smiles)

 

Got em! Heh Heh…yeah…..

 

(Jimmy Fallon, as a no-name presidential assistant, runs onto the shot screaming)

 

FALLON:

Mr. President, Mr. President, you shot Condolleza Rice! Do you know what you’ve done?? Oh my g---

 

BUSH:

(Confussed) I’ll be damned she sure looked like one of them aliens to me…those eyes threw me off..way off…..well…damn..now…now I feel bad….is…is she gonna be okay?

 

 

 

FALLON:

I..I think so,….you , you just grazed her…it wasn’t your fault…you….you thought she was an alien…I--I guess…lets get some help….

(Fallon panicking, attending to Rice for the rest of the scene, audible in background)

 

BUSH:

Well…I--I am truly sorry America…as these are trying times and…and…..hell screw it, Terror alert is raised to like…...Burnt Sienna or something…

 

..at least until I’m convinced what I just shot wasn’t an alien…. Because if it is Condolleza,…I’m..I’m sorry…really..but if it ain’t…….if it ain’t…..Im’a stack it and all like it 10 high on the back of my new Ford Pickup Truck..which I will driving…………….….on Mars.

 

So with that America, as I embark on this impressive journey into the outer limits, take care, God bless, and….

 

(lights go down….UFO sound is heard.)

(Three aliens played by Richards, Dratch and Sanz crash through the window…Bush ducks down…….)

 

 

ALIENS:

LIVE….FROM……..NEW………YORK…..IT ……IS ……..SATURDAY……………NIGHT.

 

 

The sad thing is- no matter how funny a Bush skit will be- we have to deal with Darrell doing the impression so it probably won’t be that funny in execution.

 

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Cold Opening

Cast- Darrell Hammond, Jimmy Fallon

Thoughts- It was refreshing to see Darrell doing a good impression for once. It kinda sucks that he was so awesome last season and now has pissed away all my goodwill towards him thanks to his one-two combination of Bush and Schwarzenegger. He was funny here as Donald Trump even though it did get draggy in the middle. It’s weird that they keep having Jimmy do Jeff Zucker even though I don’t think a lot of people know who he is. It still is a very funny impression. This was good and better then some of the cold openings we saw in 2003. ***

 

Monologue

Cast- Jennifer Aniston, Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, Fallon, Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz

Thoughts- They don’t keep the studio that cold during the monologue but I can’t say I’m complaining. Even though she’s quite the bitch- Jennifer did look really hot in the monologue- almost as hot as Mo from Guts. Having Horatio play Joey was quite the odd choice but it made me laugh. Seth did a pretty good Chandler and Jimmy did an alright Ross. No one else stood out. The Friends parody as a whole was pretty good but could’ve been better. Jennifer’s goof at the end was also good for a laugh. A cold studio, an alright Friends parody and a funny goof all= ***1/4

 

Paparazzi

Cast- Aniston, Poehler, Fallon

Thoughts- Don’t really see what the point of this was accept to tease us with potential cameos. And what photographer would really be interested in a shot of Kirstie Alley? It reminds me of the time Celebrities Uncensored kept showing paparazzi clips of Alley playing on the beach for no reason at all. Some of the lines here were okay and it was good seeing Aniston being able to laugh at herself. Most of the lines by Amy seemed to fall flat (Mini-Me jokes?) and I couldn’t get into the Steven Seagal thing. Better writing would’ve made this a lot better. *1/2

 

Gaystrogen

Cast- Chris Parnell, Fred Armisen

Thoughts- While it was no Homicil- this was pretty funny. Fred does look kind of gay (sorry Fred- but it's true) so he played a very good gay man. Solid funny stuff here. ***

 

Britney and George Costanza

Cast- Aniston, Fallon, Rachel Dratch

Thoughts- I felt bad for SNL. Saddam gets captured 4 hours after Saturday Night Live goes on its holiday break. Britney gets married a week before SNL comes back from its holiday break so by the time this show aired- both news stories would’ve been old news.

 

Did that stop SNL from making fun of them? Well no.

 

Why does Jimmy get to make out with every hot female host? He’s one smart guy. Jennifer did an okay Britney Spears (I preferred Reese Witherspoon’s that was cut from dress) but this also suffered from poor writing and the wedding especially (Because he burped???) came off as flat. If they were going to try something with Britney they really should’ve tried harder since everyone has milked it for all its worth. Had its moments but there weren’t enough of them. **

 

Senator John Kerry

Cast- Meyers, Parnell, Poehler, Hammond, Will Forte, Fallon, Kenan Thompson

Thoughts- Given that he was on Weekend Update, I wonder if Al Franken wrote this skit. And if he did- hats off to Al because this was easily the best skit of the night. Seth’s John Kerry was quite good even though he should’ve mentioned serving in Vietnam. Amy’s Dennis Kuchinich was quite creepy- but funny. I feel bad for John Edwards. He sounds like this nice downhome southern gentleman- but on Saturday Night Live he gets made to look like a psycho thanks to Will Forte. Is Carol Mosely Braun doing THAT badly that they couldn’t give Finesse a wig and send him out there? I understand that Kenan does her as well but why do they have to make poor Ms. Braun feel left out? SNL usually brings the funny in its political humour and this was no exception. I just hope a win by Bush doesn’t mean four more years of Darrell. ***3/4

 

Black Eyed Peas

Thoughts- I liked the first time I heard this song- when it was called “What’s Going On”. I’ve never had black eyed peas before so I’m not sure if they’re any good or not. I’m not a big fan of regular peas though. I had never heard of the Black Eyed Peas before this (although I had heard this song on the radio) and I’d have to say I was impressed. The song was a bit preachy at times but it was fun to listen to and they did a fine job of performing it. ***1/4

 

Weekend Update

Cast- Al Franken, Fey, Fallon, Jeff Richards, Hammond, Finesse Mitchell, Armisen

Thoughts- This was a subpar edition of Weekend Update. I liked it and all but it just wasn’t as good as the usual Fallon/Fey outing. Jeff’s Steve Irwin impression was not good as he didn’t seem to have the accent down. Finesse’s OJ was awful and made me long for the great Tim Meadows. To show you my geekdom- As Finesse was doing his thing I went to my 2004 ESPN Sports Almanac to shake and see if OJ was in the Hall of Fame. Lo and behold he was inducted into the hall in 1985. Fred was funny as Phil Spector- Darrell’s Robert Blake didn’t work so well. Al Franken’s bit was eh. It started out fine but then went downhill when he did the bit with the second soldier. Tina seemed a bit off her game as well but they still delivered some real good jokes. Update was good but it could’ve and should’ve been better. ***

 

Osama and Saddam

Cast- Fallon, Sanz, Armisen

Thoughts- I know Jimmy and Horatio did a skit similar to this last year although I don’t really anything about it except for the fact that it wasn’t good. This skit dragged on way too long and while they did exchange a few funny lines-as a whole this was not that good. They cracked up but you all know my feelings on that so I won’t bring it up. Not many funny lines and an overlong running time drag this skit down to- *

 

Country Roses

Cast- Aniston, Poehler, Dratch, Rudolph

Thoughts- Mocking country music compilations- gotta say that’s pretty out there in terms of something to parody. Jennifer was kinda funny but again she had nothing to work with and thus a bad skit resulted. *

 

Coco and Matsui

Cast- Aniston, Rudolph, Armisen

Thoughts- I was all set to chalk this up to the Maya Rudolph 12:30 rule because the skit was dreadful. But then something magical happened and Jennifer Aniston completely took over this skit and was rocking the body that rocked the party. It’s a shame they spent so much time on the Coco and Matsui stuff and not enough on the Jennifer interviews Jennifer stuff since adhered to a special SNL rule, and the other was funny. I wish I could give this a higher rating but the beginning was so awful that I cant give it more then- **

 

Black Eyed Peas

Thoughts- Good to see someone FINALLY takes my advice and makes their second song loud, energetic, fun to listen to, and devoid of stools. These guys turned out to be a very good group of people and I enjoyed hearing their music. They’re certainly better then G-Unit. Hopefully these guys come back to SNL cause I would like to hear more of them. ***1/2

 

Appalachian ER

Cast- Meyers, Parnell, Poehler, Hammond, Fallon

Thoughts- Is it wrong that I laugh at hick mocking humour? I know it is but at 12:45 am it doesn’t take much to be amused. Some of the Southern accents could’ve used some work and it wasn’t exactly the pantheon of intellectual humour but it’s 15 to 1 so I wasn’t expecting much and got a nice little skit in return. **3/4

 

Raw Talk

Cast- Aniston, Forte, Parnell, Armisen, Thompson

Thoughts- This skit was total wasted potential. When I saw Will Forte I thought this skit could’ve been a great way to close out the show. Will Forte having phone sex with prudish Jennifer Aniston? Hey- could work. Instead they just went the lame route- not even Kenan could save this one. Will Forte’s ability to play oddball characters and prudish phone sex just seem like they would gel so well. But alas SNL missed the boat and that kinda sucks. *1/4

 

 

Bottom Line- Avg. skit was **.4 making this a thumbs in the middle show. I was pretty disappointed since Jennifer Aniston has great comedic talent and the last time she hosted was very funny. She did a good job here (and showed her nipples) but the writing for many of the skits was very weak and there was only so much she could do to save dying skits. The political humour was strong and I hope they continue to focus on it. It seems they do (and did tonight) an awful lot of skits that just scream DOA the minute they hit the screen- they need to stop doing skits like that. The Black Eyed Peas were quite but even they couldn’t get the show up to **.5. The subpar Weekend Update also hurt the show. I’m not looking forward to next week but hopefully Jessica Simpson will have fun with her material, and hopefully the writers will have fun writing for her.

 

Thumbs in the Middle

[Vern Gagne 0]

Why did Edwards sound exactly like Al Gore? He had the same dull monotone voice anyone who does an Al Gore impression has.

[Mecha Mummy 0]

The show was decent tonight; nothing great, but nothing truly awful. I'd rank it somewhere in the middle, above the Jack Black and Halle Berry episodes and about on par with Al Sharpton, but below the Justin Timberlake, Kelly Ripa, and Elijah Wood ones.

 

Oh, and for some reason Kenan's excited "YES, I AM YOUR WEINERMAN!" made me laugh my head off. It was just so out there and ridiculous.

[Beast 0]

I was very disappointed with this episode. I don't remember laughing once. Not enough Forte. The Fallon Sanz thing went on far too long, and yes this time I agree that the constant breaking of character was annoying as hell. It was disappointing that Forte only got minor parts in two sketches. I think if they had gone for a longer Friends parody, he could have made an awesome Chandler. Hearing the rumors of Owen Wilson hosting next week brought my hopes up for a good show, but now Im not sure if I even want to watch next week. SNL still hasnt hit its stride for the season. Of course the only episode I've missed is the Elijah Wood and I heard that was pretty good. I hope SNL puts out some kick ass stuff soon. When all else fails, just have Christopher Walken host.

[Mole 0]

Are they even using Thompson that much?

[starvenger 0]

It must have been cold - those nipples looked like they could cut ice. Or they could have been those erect nipple pasties I've heard about.

 

Hey I'm just saying it's a possibility, is all.

 

The Osama/Saddam thing hit hot poker levels for me. Why must they torture us with this skit?

 

Most everything else... meh. I was mildly pleased to see Al Franken's portable satellite transmitter resurrected though. I always found that amusing for some reason.

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Why did Edwards sound exactly like Al Gore? He had the same dull monotone voice anyone who does an Al Gore impression has.

 

I didn't even realise that until now. I guess SNL figures John Edwards is a dull Southerner...like Al Gore. I personally disagree but Will Forte's impression was pretty out there.

 

The show was decent tonight; nothing great, but nothing truly awful. I'd rank it somewhere in the middle, above the Jack Black and Halle Berry episodes and about on par with Al Sharpton, but below the Justin Timberlake, Kelly Ripa, and Elijah Wood ones.

 

I'd rank it 5th behind the episodes I gave thumbs up too.

 

Oh, and for some reason Kenan's excited "YES, I AM YOUR WEINERMAN!" made me laugh my head off. It was just so out there and ridiculous.

 

Usually Kenan can make me laugh but at this point I was so drained and tired that not even he could get a laugh out of me. That skit had so much wasted potential- bastards.

 

I was very disappointed with this episode.

 

Me too. When SNL had poor episodes with Andy Roddick and Halle Berry my reaction was: Well duh. Having a not good episode with someone who is actually funny pisses me off since it's total wasted potential.

 

Not enough Forte. The Fallon Sanz thing went on far too long, and yes this time I agree that the constant breaking of character was annoying as hell. It was disappointing that Forte only got minor parts in two sketches.

 

I agree with everything you said here. More Forte= goodness

 

I think if they had gone for a longer Friends parody, he could have made an awesome Chandler. Hearing the rumors of Owen Wilson hosting next week brought my hopes up for a good show, but now Im not sure if I even want to watch next week.

 

Will Forte could've made a good Chandler but I think they were going for someone who could pull off: Could I be any more excited just fine.

 

Nick and Jessica could suck very easily but I just hope the writers can write great material. I assume they'll have fun with it.

 

SNL still hasnt hit its stride for the season. Of course the only episode I've missed is the Elijah Wood and I heard that was pretty good.

 

Last year it took them until February and then they reeled off a bunch of thumbs up shows so I have patience. And even though they'll be hampered by a bad MG- maybe Nickand Jessica could work out.

 

I hope SNL puts out some kick ass stuff soon. When all else fails, just have Christopher Walken host.

 

There ya go- Walken will make the world a better place.

 

Are they even using Thompson that much?

 

They're giving him more airtime now. Finesse has become 'The Other Black Guy.'

 

It must have been cold - those nipples looked like they could cut ice. Or they could have been those erect nipple pasties I've heard about.

 

Apparently in dress you didn't see Jennifer's nipples- so who knows what happened in between dress and air.

 

The Osama/Saddam thing hit hot poker levels for me. Why must they torture us with this skit?

 

One of my friends went to dress rehearsal so I'm anxiously awaiting to hear what ****1/2 skit got cut in favour of this.

 

Most everything else... meh. I was mildly pleased to see Al Franken's portable satellite transmitter resurrected though. I always found that amusing for some reason.

 

I love the one where Franken was doing a thing on people dealing drugs and then ended up getting killed.

[BlackFlagg 0]

the joke about Christina 69ing Newman pwned, heh

 

the Saddam-Osama skit was just, ugh...only part that I liked was at the beginning when he took the headphones off, from there it pretty much became a Fallon-Sanz train wreck

[Guest ToddRoyal]

This was a pretty blah episode all around. It seemed like Anniston went missing for like 45 minutes in the middle of the show, which was odd. Usually they pace the host/non host sketches better.

 

Best skit was by far the Democratic National Committee skit. I burst out laughing just at the image of Amy as Dennis Kuchinich. Osama and Saddam was horrible, as Jimmy and Horatio don't even try to do things w/o laughing at each other anymore. Blech.

 

Next week should be horrible, as I can only imagine how bad Nick and Jessica are at acting.

[Ted the Poster 0]

I was hyped for this one because of Aniston's first show but damn it; that barely rose above sucking. I was praying for something great to save the show, but of course nothing did. Speaking of great, I think they should bring back the Bill Brasky sketches. I can totally see Forte, Armisen, Richards, and maybe even Amy Poehler doing them. Those were fucking awesome, IMO, and could be done with or without Will Ferrell, even though I'm a big Ferrell mark.

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Monologue

 

Even though she’s quite the bitch- Jennifer did look really hot in the monologue

Why is she a bitch? She didn't sign an autograph for you or something?

[bob_barron 0]

Basically.

 

She got mobbed on the way into Letterman so she told everyone she would sign on the way out.

 

So I waited for 2 hrs so I could get a magazine signed for a friend. She came out and ran to her car.

 

I can understand not wanting to sign if you're really having a bad day- but don't promise people and then renege.

[Mole 0]

bob, what would you say is THE funniest skit of all time?

[bob_barron 0]

Celebrity Jeopardy from 10.23.99 with Norm Macdonald.

 

I've seen a lot of SNL's greatest skits and this one still ranks as #1. I've never laughed so hard before in my life.

 

Seeing Norm back as Burt Reynolds was a major mark out moment

[Mole 0]

Was that the same one where they had Sean Connery?

 

"I'll take Swards for 100"

 

"That's S Words..."

[bob_barron 0]

Swords for 100 is from the first ever Celebrity Jeopardy- the one with Martin Short from December 1996.

 

The Norm one involves mixing up condiments and condoms

[Mole 0]

Swords for 100 is from the first ever Celebrity Jeopardy- the one with Martin Short from December 1996.

 

The Norm one involves mixing up condiments and condoms

Hmmm...

 

I've never seen the Norm one, but the Swords for 100 was one of the funniest SNL skits I've seen.

 

I don't watch much SNL.

[bob_barron 0]

I totally agree with you- I love the Martin Short Celebrity Jeopardy- it's hilarious and has historic value. How can you not love it?

[Mole 0]

The funniest thing I've seen skit wise wasn't SNL, it was on Mad TV.

 

Kenny Rogers on Jackass, I couldn't stop laughing for hours.

[Zetterberg is God 0]

The funniest thing I've seen skit wise wasn't SNL, it was on Mad TV.

 

Kenny Rogers on Jackass, I couldn't stop laughing for hours.

After reading that, I immediately thought of the "Bat-Catch with my Teeth" part of the skit. Pure comedy gold.

[haVoc 0]

E! was supposed to have "101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments." The countdown was suppose to start this past Sunday night and then they showed the repeat of "101 Shocking moments."

 

They promoted the show all last week and even digital cable has it listed as being shown. Maybe they pulled it at the last minute because they were unhappy with it and wanted to re-edit the show?

 

Wouldn't be the first time they did this.

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NBC Sues E! Over 'Saturday Night Live' Clips

Tue Jan 13, 3:29 AM ET

 

By Scott Collins

 

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's no joke: NBC and E! Entertainment Television are brawling over "Saturday Night Live."

 

 

 

On Sunday, cable network E! was supposed to begin airing "101 Most Unforgettable 'SNL' Moments," a five-part collection of clips from the classic comedy-variety series that has aired on NBC since 1975.

 

 

E! already shows edited versions of at least 625 old "SNL" episodes under a 2002 licensing deal with NBC Enterprises, the network's syndication arm.

 

 

NBC, however, was unhappy with the idea of a new clip show, arguing that such a move constituted a violation of the original agreement with E! and would compete with various network-produced "SNL" compilation shows. NBC owns the copyrights to all "SNL" episodes.

 

 

On Friday -- after lengthy talks between NBC and E! over the holidays failed to resolve the dispute -- NBC filed suit against E! in U.S. District Court, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract.

 

 

"NBC was forced to file a lawsuit last Friday to protect its rights after E! Entertainment Television produced and publicized" the clip series, the network said in a statement. "NBC did not grant E! permission to use footage from its groundbreaking 'SNL' franchise in this way."

 

 

E! said that the clip show was a promotional "stunt" and therefore covered under its original agreement with NBC. Nevertheless, the cable network yanked the first episode of "101 Most Unforgettable 'SNL' Moments" from its Sunday lineup, and the status of the rest of the series remains unclear.

 

 

In a statement, E! said: "NBC's lawsuit has no merit. Despite E! Entertainment Television's rights under the 'Saturday Night Live' license agreement we have with NBC, we chose not to air our promotional stunt over the weekend, which NBC has mischaracterized in the media. E! is evaluating its response, which may include an affirmative action against NBC. We plan to release additional information as it becomes available."

 

 

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter