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68 out of 85 people found the following comment useful :-
It sucks now! It's great again!, 1 febbraio 2002
Author: Jay Stuler (stuler.1@osu.edu) da Ohio

Every once in awhile I read reviews of SNL. Almost never do the reviews say "it was OK". Unless it is a review by a frequent viewer, they always say something like "SNL is great again!" or "SNL sucks now". Usually these reviews are from people who never or rarely watch the show, and only remember it from 5, 10, 15 or even 20 years ago. These types of reviews have been the same for as long as I can remember. The periods that people now call "classic" frequently met with poor reviews at the time.

One thing to remember is that the show is an hour and a half, longer than most any other TV show. It is hard to fill such a long show with consistently funny material. It is also hard to make every episode funny. Therefore the show (like most shows) wavers between great and awful, depending on the sketch or episode you are watching at the moment. To judge an entire series on one episode (or part of one) is a mischaracterization.

I've watched SNL for most of its life, and although it has ranged from hilarious to horrible, I would say the average show is "pretty funny". The bottom line: there's nothing better to watch on Saturday night, so until there is, I will always watch SNL!

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27 out of 39 people found the following comment useful :-
Your TV's on and off relationship!, 13 luglio 2002
Author: Pimpin` Critic 69 da Your Critic of Critics

I like to describe this show like a on and off relationship because one year this show is funny and the next it sucks and it's like that year after year. Still it always manages to make you laugh and it has been the breakthrough show for some of the greatest comedians of all-time.

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The First Five Years Will Always the Classic Years, 11 ottobre 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) da Los Angeles, California

The first five years of S.N.L. will always be the "golden era" of this show. Belushi, Akroyd, Chase, Curtain, Newman, Morris, Radner and Radner will always represent an era when some of the best comedic talent of the 1970's were all on one show and as a springboard for greatness. However, once the original cast was gone the show went in decline for me. Even though talents like Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscapo, Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, Martin Short and Billy Crystal became big stars as a result of being on the show, the magic that the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players will never be duplicated. They made Saturday nights worth staying at home.

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And the big debate is...?, 21 agosto 2000
Author: sngbrd39 da US

I started watching SNL about when the current cast (Ferrell, Hammond, etc.) came in, and I don't see why everyone says it sucks. Yes, there are slow sketches, and yes, some performers are sub-par. Every cast can't be the first (Belushi, Aykroyd, etc.), can it? There is almost always at least one sketch in each show that will make me laugh. Usually, there are more than that. On a good night, I'm crying laughing. And for those of you who say the current cast sucks, there are going to be a whole bunch of new people in the 2000-01 season, so maybe you can tune back in and give the new ones a chance.

What I really don't get, though, is why everyone has to be an SNL or Mad TV loyalist. Why isn't there room to like both? I know I do. Most Saturday nights, I'll watch the first half-hour of Mad TV, then flip back and forth between it and SNL for the next half-hour. Call me wishy-washy if you want, but that's just what I think.

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :-
Impossible to rate!, 22 settembre 2007
Author: troyuselius da Canada

This show is impossible to rate. We all know Saturday Night Live started great in 1975 with Chevy Chase, John Belushi, and so many others. Then when they started leaving, the show got to suck. There are even a couple of seasons in there that were so bad they refuse to air the reruns in syndication. The show was good with Eddie Murphy. Then it got really good again, during the Hartman/Myers/Farley/Spade (again, so many others) years. Then they left, and the show has really sucked since, with the possible exception of Will Ferrell (if you like Will Ferrell, which I don't). I keep trying to give the show another chance, and it continues to disappoint. I was so happy when they apparently turned the whole show's cast over, but so far the new no-names aren't impressing at all. Amy Poehler's not bad. I think the main problem is the writing. SNL please get some new blood. Or bring back the old blood. Whatever, do something! The show is just lame and unfunny now. Hopefully things turn around and we end up with a great period of SNL again. If not, hopefully it gets canceled. It's pretty bad when Mad TV typically gets more laughs out of us that SNL.

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Inconsistent at times, but funny, 15 settembre 2001
Author: paul_shock da London, Canada

A lot of the user comments about SNL are along the lines of 'it used to be funny, but now it sucks ever since Dana Carvey/Adam Sandler/Mike Myers/Chris Farley/fill-in-the-blank left. Heck, you can find people who said the show went all downhill after Chevy Chase left back in 1976.

I think they're missing the point. A normal television show has one basic premise, so when a cast member leaves, it tends to shake things up (i.e. Shelly Long leaving 'Cheers'). SNL, however, is not a normal program. It depends on change to keep the material fresh.

To write SNL off because it 'sucks now' need to remember when the original cast (Radner, Aykroyd, Belushi, etc.) left in 1980. They said the show would never again be as good, and for many years the critics were correct. By the late eighties, however, the Carvey/Myers/Hartman/Hooks/Sandler/Farley cast had managed to bring back the memories of, and in many cases surpass, the glory years.

Today's cast and show, while not outstanding, is still certainly worth watching. It reminds me of SNL era when Eddie Murphy was the unquestioned 'star' of the show; Will Ferrell sort of fills that same role today. Those saying that SNL is over the hill maybe just needs to wait a couple of years until a fresh new breed of stars starts SNL's third reign of greatness.

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Funny, Hilarious, Classic, 2 novembre 2004
Author: Lozbee2000 (Lozbee2000@hotmail.com) da Victoria, Australia

Many people say that the years 1975-1980 were the best with John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, etc of SNL. I have to disagree, it might be because I wasn't even born then or maybe I didn't get the humour when I saw it on Pay TV. Anyway I liked the years 1990 onwards with Chris Farley, Adam Sandler and later on after they left Will Ferrell.

Saturday Night Live is a classic, it is in it's record 30th year and they still have the great sketches but Will Ferrell is truly missed. The show keeps me in stitches and histerics and I still tune in when the new episodes appear on t.v.

I thank NBC for sticking with the show even when there were some rough, bland years most notably 1980-1981 and 1985-1986.

I recommend this show to everyone, it is great entertainment, heaps of laughs and good to watch to see which celebrity is hosting the show each week.

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
whenever i'm down, 13 settembre 2007

Author: grkamerican1984 da United States

whenever i'm down or depressed, the one thing i watch to cheer me up? Saturday Night Live. every Saturday night, i'd have some pizza for dinner, wash it down with a good soda or beer, lay back on the couch and watch SNL all night long. SNL is the best show i've ever seen, very funny, creative, and it's a wonder that's as big a success now as it was 32 years ago. tina fey is really funny, as is amy poehler, seth myers and kenan thomson. kenan was one of my favorite childhood actors when he was in nickelodeon's "kenan and kel". sometimes i go on youtube and look for clips of the old SNL, and it's just as funny. so thank u SNL. thank you for making me look at the bright, comedic and slightly inappropriate side of life.

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
So-So, 23 agosto 2001
Author: Jordan da Mountain View, California

In the days of Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and Dana Carvey, this show was hilarious. Today, although Will Ferrel adds some spark..this show just isn't as good. Maybe if they added more sketches, and took away the guest bands it would be better. The bands take up about 20 minutes of each show..making time for about 8 sketches, and that's assuming that three or four are pretty short. Although this show is still pretty hilarious, it needs some good cast members again..and now that Molly Shannon is gone...it needs them SOON!

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A comedy that has been running for 25 years!, 8 ottobre 1999

Author: KJMill25 da Washington DC

Ok name one comedy that has been on the air for more than ten years. Its a short list right? Now how about 15 years. Hmmm only one right. Better shows have come and gone but SNL is still around and probally will be around until TV is no more. I have been watching since the 8th grade. I'm 24 now and I still watch. I will admit like everyone else the current cast isnt the best, but SNL goes in cycles. Some years are better than others. We all know this. SNL also has it's weeks. Some nights you will find that rare skit that stays in your mind for the rest of the weeks and prompt you to watch it again just so you can see it.

I will admit that the recent SNL movies have been some pure garbage, but i belive the cast members are getting their feet wet in the movie business so that when they leave the show they are familiar with the territory. Lorne Michaels is setting these people up to be bigger stars. That is probally why the movies look as if not too much work has been put into them.

All in all SNL is an American icon along with Baseball and Apple Pie. And lets admit even if your home team is batting .123 and the pitching staff has a 6.54 ERA you will continue to watch because your a fan. So give SNL its bad season. And who know maybe Will Ferrel is the next Eddie Murphy. Then agian I hope not. But you get the point. I wish SNL another 25 years.

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