It reminded me of the music-video parodies that Mad TV used to do in the early Aughts, and operated on about the same level of wit.

Your second paragraph is one of the more astute and well-written things I've seen on this website in a while.

He did, Season Three.

I realize Jane Curtin and Amy Poehler were the only ones mentioned in addition to Tina Fey because they were the only ones the audience was likely to know, but I actully think the bit would have been funnier if Cecily had named the forgotten female anchors of the early 80s with Fey still waiting to make her entrance.

Surprised to read this took place in Northern California as - at least in my memory - there was a Lovecraftian New England vibe.

There's also a sketch from Season Six about an older man (Elliott Gould) on a date with an underage girl (Gail Matthius). It's actually one of the more interesting sketches of the season, almost a slice-of-life piece going for awkwardness and discomfort over punchlines. Matthius' character made later appearances in…

I do think Al Franken's "one-man mobile uplink unit" in the late 80s/early 90s, whether funny or not, was attempting to satirize aspects of the era's newscasts.

Rabin's reviews were getting very half-assed by Season Three; those could definitely stand to be redone.

There is something of a Bob & Ray vibe to the Pong routines, albeit updated for the stoned college crowd.

Here's hoping tomorrow's zombie movie is an Italian offering.

Black Moon (1934) is another… I don't think it gets enough credit!

Yes - and, if I recall correctly, he was very hurt that his song was cut, as New Orleans was his hometown and he considered it a big moment. Certainly it could not have been worse than some of the other stuff that ended up in that episode (which is nonetheless fascinating).

Morris is actually responsible for my favorite "performance" in SNL history, in "Mr. Mike Meets Uncle Remus," which was more of a think-piece than a laugh-out-loud thing. He really inhabits the character; it is shot through with pathos. And, in a strange reversal of roles, Mr. Mike is the one who flubs a line.

I actually wish the show were willing to give over 13 minutes of airtime to a filmed piece now.

I tend to view The New York Ripper as the Fulci equivalent of Tenebrae. Both films push aspects of their creators' respective styles to self-conscious extremes. Both engage themes of violence and misogyny to a point of self-reflexivity.

As an obsessive fan of Italian horror and giallo - (it's practically my favorite thing in the world) - I feel as though I missed an opportunity in not commenting on this series earlier this week. I shall attempt atonement by commenting on Stage Fright.

One of the things I find most interesting about SNL is how long its roots in the traditional variety-show format were still clearly visible, with people like Harry Anderson, Joel Hodgson, and Steven Wright getting guest segments during the Ebersol years, not to mention stand-up sets from comedians toward whom the…

Still waiting for Cheers Season Three.

I thought the accidental stabbing and subsequent ambulance scene struck a completely false note for the show. It was way too broad, verging on cartoonish, like a sitcom attempting "dark humor," and then becoming even more ridiculous thanks to overly obvious dialogue. But, judging from the comments here, I am in an…

Having been born in 1983, I am about the last possible age at which someone could have been raised on the classic stop-motion (and man-in-a-suit) monster movies, with CGI only making itself known at the tail end of my childhood. Along with the 1933 King Kong, Ray Harryhausen's movies captured my imagination like…