I did ask him about it. He was flattered and thought the albums were cool but that part didn't make it into the Walkthrough, which is still over 30,000 words without it.

It was. He and a guy named Bob Odenkirk were brought on as new writers in the second season. Things got a little strange.

It was. He and a guy named Bob Odenkirk were brought on as new writers in the second season. Things got a little strange.

Aw, thanks. Editing this down really made me want to go back and immediately re-watch all the episodes as well.

Aw, thanks. Editing this down really made me want to go back and immediately re-watch all the episodes as well.

It comes out in one of the later entries: Shout Factory only had enough money for one day of taping for special features but Mirkin has a home recording studio so he was able to record audio commentaries at his leisure over the course of many months. I think they're on good terms and Mirkin obviously loves and…

It comes out in one of the later entries: Shout Factory only had enough money for one day of taping for special features but Mirkin has a home recording studio so he was able to record audio commentaries at his leisure over the course of many months. I think they're on good terms and Mirkin obviously loves and…

This is cheating a little bit but on Thursday I saw Rodriguez at The Lincoln Hall. I'd been a little obsessed with the folk singer since I first saw his documentary Searching For Sugar Man back at Sundance. I've consequently seen it twice more and on the trip down to Cave In Rock Illinois for The Gathering of the…

This is cheating a little bit but on Thursday I saw Rodriguez at The Lincoln Hall. I'd been a little obsessed with the folk singer since I first saw his documentary Searching For Sugar Man back at Sundance. I've consequently seen it twice more and on the trip down to Cave In Rock Illinois for The Gathering of the…

Townsend auditioned and Doumanian wanted him; Barnett was in the mix as well. I meant to bring him up but good lord, the piece was already well over five thousand words long.

Townsend auditioned and Doumanian wanted him; Barnett was in the mix as well. I meant to bring him up but good lord, the piece was already well over five thousand words long.

SNL consistently went after Candy for obvious reasons but he always resisted though he was friendly with the SNL gang and appeared on "The New Show", Lorne Michaels' follow-up sketch show, which I might just get around to writing about for this column some day. 

SNL consistently went after Candy for obvious reasons but he always resisted though he was friendly with the SNL gang and appeared on "The New Show", Lorne Michaels' follow-up sketch show, which I might just get around to writing about for this column some day. 

Eh, Allen's a prickly soul. Doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do. If he's not going to bother to show up to pick up an Oscar he's probably not going to appear on Saturday Night Live either.

Eh, Allen's a prickly soul. Doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do. If he's not going to bother to show up to pick up an Oscar he's probably not going to appear on Saturday Night Live either.

Yeah, she's one of several featured players from the season that never went on to do anything. The most surreal is Emily Prager, whose sketch got cut before airing, making her the only featured player to never actually appear in a single sketch (she appeared on the show only at the end)

Yeah, she's one of several featured players from the season that never went on to do anything. The most surreal is Emily Prager, whose sketch got cut before airing, making her the only featured player to never actually appear in a single sketch (she appeared on the show only at the end)

I am very much considering the 1985-86 for a future column. I'd do it in a heartbeat if it didn't entail watching something like thirteen hours of television. That's a hell of a time investment.

I am very much considering the 1985-86 for a future column. I'd do it in a heartbeat if it didn't entail watching something like thirteen hours of television. That's a hell of a time investment.

Here's a question for you young comedy geek types. Have you watched the complete season SCTV and original SNL DVD sets. What did you think? Did they live up to their reputation? Were they confusing? Disappointing? Did you get a lot of the references? I'm really curious as to what those shows look like to people who…