SNL Review

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SNL Review- Shia LaBeouf/Avril Lavigne

 

Mailbag!!!!!!-

 

Hey Bob-

 

I thought Wrestlemania 23 last weekend was a very fun show. Whatever

would’ve ruled did rule, and whatever would’ve sucked did suck.

 

Lashley-Umaga was fun to watch, and Trump poorly selling the Stunner

was hilarious.

 

MITB was awesome but I’m pissed about two things: (1) Edge’s streak

is over and (2) CM Punk didn’t do anything totally insane. But those

was compensated by two other things: (1) Jeff’s spot and (2) Kennedy

disposing of Little Bastard and winning.

 

Now, the misses- Like last year, Benoit’s match was disappointing- I

blinked and it was over. The ECW tag match was blah b/c they didn’t

make it hardcore. Kane-Khali was a good bathroom break opportunity.

Melina-Ashley was hilariously embarrassing- and Ashley’s gimmick reminds

of Avril Lavigne.

 

As for the main events, Big Dave-Taker was better than I had thought it

would be. And Cena-HBK was flat-out great.

 

Overall, Wrestlemania this year was pretty good but I’d say that last

year’s was a tad better- mostly because the midcard this year was

very eh. But at least all of my predictions came out to be true.

 

Anyway, Bob- What did you think of the show? How do feel about next

year’s Wrestlemania being held in Florida at an open-air stadium?

 

Thanks.

 

Later-

 

Ken

 

Trump’s awful stunner was hilarious, Lashley-Umaga was stupid but fun to watch.

 

MITB was awesome, and I don’t mind Edge’s streak being over- plays into his character. And if you’re streak is going to end, might as well end like that. Punk was awesome, he almost won the match!

 

Benoit’s match was awesome- it went almost 10 minutes. It really should’ve been a 20-25 minute to truly tell its story, but for a sub-10 minute match it was great.

 

I liked WM though. Thought it was a fun show.

 

Chad Ruffner writes-

 

Raw this past Monday night continued the

company's recent string of uninspired, boring, drab,

post W.M. programming. This one may have been the

worst yet. As one reader on PWTorch.com put it, "I

felt like I was watching a televised house show." I

couldn't have but it better myself. Hindsight is

20/20, but I warned fans that The WWE was more than

likely going to hit the skids again after W.M., as the

next major ppv, Summer-Slam, isn't for another 4

months. It looks like I may not have been that off so

far. Thumbs Down.

 

 

What Did You Think?

 

Chad

 

I honestly missed it, b/c I read the spoilers and saw that the show looked lame. But it’s post-WM so they’re not going to book super shows.

 

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Cold Opening

Cast- Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson

Thoughts- You knew Imus had to be the cold opening, so why not bring out Jesse and Al, which always brings the goods. Come on, am I the only one who thought Darrell Hammond was secretly fired and they just decided not to tell anyone? This was pretty funny with some good lines, although I found it to be a bit too long. If Imus had been a bit timelier with his comments, nothing would’ve happened to him since the V-Tech story would’ve brushed him under the rug. Good riddance to bad rubbish though. ***

 

Monologue

Cast- Lorne Michaels, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Sudeikis, Amy Poehler, Thompson, Hammond, Kristen Wiig

Thoughts- Spelling LaBeouf is going to be a fun exercise all night. How does Shia LaBeouf end up hosting SNL anyway? Did everyone else say no? This SNL season has been the year of the B-level hosts. Even though they just did the go backstage monologue, I’ll give them a pass since this was pretty funny and it was weird to see Darrell in the monologue. I also enjoyed seeing Wally on cue cards. I loved his exchange with Sudeikis and thought the bit at the end with Kristen was cute. Given what happened to Finesse, I’d be paranoid to do any bits where Lorne “forgets†my name. This was funny too and it was good to see how enthusiastic Shia was. ***

 

Moustache Ride

Cast- Alec Baldwin, Bill Hader, Hammond, Seth Meyers, Will Forte, Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Sudeikis, Armisen, Thompson, Andy Samberg

Thoughts- Watching this in dress, I wondered what the hell this was. It looked awful and pointless and it was a pure DUD. I even grew angry, as I only went to dress to see Avril Lavigne, and I had to sit through this crap?

 

Then someone told me what a moustache ride was. And boy did I feel stupid.

 

The same thing happened with the Colonel Angus skit back in 2003. I sat there dumbfounded, not getting the joke at all while someone IMed me in disbelief that SNL was getting away with this. They then were embarrassingly forced to explain to me why Colonel Angus was so funny. I felt like an idiot.

 

So watching this again, I laughed at some of it. I still didn’t think it was that great, but it was a lot funnier once I knew what a moustache ride was. Plus it was Baldwin a skit written by Downey. ***1/4

 

Prince Show

Cast- LaBeouf, Armisen, Rudolph, Poehler

Thoughts- Let’s recap:

 

When the Prince Show debuted on February 14th, 2004- it was to mock the bizarre duet that Prince and Beyonce Knowles did at the Grammys. It was the last skit of the night and I gave it **1/4.

 

That was THREE years ago. Does anyone even remember that? If anything, people now remember Prince for his Super Bowl halftime performance where he covered a Foo Fighters song and at one point he held his guitar so it looked like he had a big penis. The Prince Show baffles me, as it’s never been all that funny. Shia’s Tobey Maguire impression was good stuff, but the rest was the usual Prince Show crap. *1/2

 

We’re 21

Cast- LaBouef, Samberg, Hader, Forte, Thompson

Thoughts- This had a good setup but it got way too convoluted once Hader came in, and especially got retarded once Forte entered the scene. Samberg’s moustache only being half on was some funny stuff and a nice touch. But come on kids- fake ID, it ain’t that hard. **

 

Dakota Fanning Show

Cast- AVRIL LAVIGNE!, LaBouef, Wiig, Thompson, Poehler, Samberg

Thoughts- Holy shit! It’s Avril in a skit! Awesome!! Best show ever! Is it wrong that I know found Elle Fanning attractive now that Avril has played her? I can feel Chris Hansen standing over me as I typed that.

 

I think the Dakota Fanning show has real potential to be recurring even though Amy really doesn’t look or sound anything like her. As someone who watches the Disney Channel, seeing them impersonate Cole and Dylan Sprouse was pretty cool. I don’t recall an episode of Suite Life where they had to watch a dog though. There was an episode where they had to run a daycare though. Good stuff. Enjoyed the interplay between Reggie and Dakota, and even though she didn’t do anything, Avril as Elle was still awesome. A quick check of wikipedia reveals that none of Elle’s next films are about an Italian composer. ***3/4

 

SNL Digital Short

Cast- LaBouef, Hader, Samberg, Armisen, Wiig, Sudeikis

Thoughts- Apparently this was a spoof of the second season finale of the OC, but I first heard this song when watching the pilot of Smith. Poor Ray Liotta. This was really awesome though, especially all of their faces after they just got shot, and Shia walking in only to get blown away. Kristen getting shot multiple times with the song restarting each time was easily my favourite part. The ending felt a bit tacked on, but this was some great stuff most of the way through. ****

 

Sofa King

Cast- LaBouef, Armisen, Rudolph, Hader, Samberg

Thoughts- One day SNL will run out of words that sound like dirty words. Colonel Angus, Cork Soakers, that whole book discussion skit with Joshua Jackson, it will be a sad day when that happens. Even though I didn’t get Moustache Riders, the minute I walked into an 8H and saw a set with Sofa King in big letters, I knew what we were getting. This was alright, I laughed at some of the puns, but I didn’t think the stuff with their kids was really all that funny. **3/4

 

Avril Lavigne “Girlfriendâ€

Thoughts- AVRIL!! I admit that it took a while for Girlfriend to grow on me, as has accepting that the sound from Under My Skin looks to have been a one-time thing. I understand it, though I do wish Avril would realize how amazing her slow introspective songs are. Also, Avril should know that backup singers usually suck (hence why they’re backup singers) and her backup singers were especially terrible. I mean, they were so awful that they were distracting.

 

BUT, it’s Avril so of course it was great and she rocked the house. Loved the pink microphone stand too, and Girlfriend is a fun song to listen to. So yay Avril. ***3/4

 

Weekend Update

Cast- Meyers, Poehler, Hammond, Hader, Armisen, Rudolph, Samberg ***1/4

Thoughts- Another not great WU, though I blame this on the commentaries. And come on guys, MORE Andy? His bit with Maya was funny, but this much Andy Samberg should be criminal. Darrell’s Don Imus impression was awful and a complete waste of a big news story. The two gay guys from Connecticut was not nearly as funny as the two gay guys from New Jersey. They cut a bit from dress that featured the Stanley Cup. It was brutually unfunny, but featured the Stanley Cup in my presence. This meant that for all of Weekend Update, I took off my hat, and put my hand over my heart and asked for the Cup to please come to Vancouver. The jokes were really good though, with Seth’s Duke joke being amazing. ***1/4

 

Selling Knives

Cast- LaBouef, Forte, Wiig

Thoughts- It’s time for the weekly bizarre Will Forte skit! This one was not one of his best, even though it had its moments. Forte cutting off his finger to prove a point and Wiig’s last name being Ginsu were the highlights. I hated the ending though, if you’re going to have a dog rip apart Will Forte don’t make it look that blatantly fake. **

 

An Intimate Moment with John Mayer and Jessica Simpson

Cast- Wiig, Hader

Thoughts- In dress, we had three of these! Given that I was patiently waiting for Avril to sing I Can Do Better, I was ready to kill everyone associated with these skits, so I could get my Avril. Jessica Simpson singing at the end was the only funny part. *

 

Avril Lavigne “I Can Do Betterâ€

Thoughts- I like this song more then Girlfriend, even though the backup singers really have to go. I also liked that during this song we got pouty Avril, which is always awesome. This is a really great song, and I’m glad Avril played rather then Keep

Holding On, which everyone had heard. ****

 

Maya Seduces Shia..

Cast- LaBouef, Rudolph

Thoughts- Poor Shia. DUD

 

The Bottom Line- The avg. skit was **.66 making this a thumbs up show. The skits weren’t that great but they had help from Avril, who of course was my favourite musical guest of the year. So for those of you who don’t like Avril, I can totally understand if you didn’t care for this show. They didn’t give Shia much to do. I’m also thankful that they cut out all the crap from dress. Trust me, dress was loooong and slow. But live was quite good.

 

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Sofa King

Someone on the writing staff must've been watching some Aqua Teen Hunger Force recently.

[King Kamala 0]

Another decent but forgettable show outside of The SNL Digital Short which was hilarious. SNL has had a string of these OK shows since they came back from Christmas break. I guess it's better than a streak of crappy shows like 04-05 though.

[Hawk 34 0]

Why did they wait two years between that episode of the OC and saturday to do that spoof? It was fine but quite random.

[ZGangsta 0]

As someone who watches the Disney Show,

Jesus Bob...

 

 

And I don't think that the digital short was a direct rip on the OC specifically. It seemed to me to invoke the tone of a million shitty prime time teen soaps.

[UZI Suicide 0]

You're nuts. "Under 21" was one of the best skits of the season.

[ZGangsta 0]

You're nuts. "Under 21" was one of the best skits of the season.

Agreed, that skit was hilarious.

[Smartly Pretty 0]

I'm perfectly fine with a near lethal dosage of Andy Samberg.

[Jebus 0]

As someone who watches the Disney Show,

Jesus Bob...

 

 

And I don't think that the digital short was a direct rip on the OC specifically. It seemed to me to invoke the tone of a million shitty prime time teen soaps.

 

Nope, it was an EXACT spoof of the O.C.'s season 2 finale...person shot, slow mo, same song.

Plus, the Lonely Island guys who do the shorts were huge O.C. fans.

[Ed Wood Caulfield 0]

Dakota Fanning Show

Cast- AVRIL LAVIGNE!, LaBouef, Wiig, Thompson, Poehler, Samberg

Thoughts- Holy shit! It’s Avril in a skit! Awesome!! Best show ever! Is it wrong that I know found Elle Fanning attractive now that Avril has played her? I can feel Chris Hansen standing over me as I typed that.

 

I'm wondering the same thing.

 

Kristen getting shot multiple times with the song restarting each time was easily my favourite part.

 

That was my favorite part too!