Scenes from a Marriage
My trainer has grown despondent:

Titles
4th and 81
Terrell'z Kidz
Better Than Jesse Owens, Bigger Than Jesus Owens, It's the Terrell Owens Show!

speak out for milk
Ahh, let chevy alone. He was a fine writer and his charisma in the first season still holds up. He has a religious monologue in the upcoming episode that is worthy of Beyond the Fringe.

The Little Lebowski Urban Acheivers
For a few months I was addicted to "Brain Challenge," which I can only assume is a rip-off of DS' "Brain Age."

rabin hood
I'm glad to see you're back for round three. Maybe for this season, so as not to get bogged down, you could shake up the format for reviewing. Instead of a good/bad template, why not do what your boy Noel Murray is doing and use the episode as a springboard to an essay about comedy; how it's changed,…

excusable hackdom
I go back and forth on this a lot. I hate it that Aykroyd, Martin, etc are (were?) all dynamically gifted performers and writers that have chosen to abandon quality fare in their later years. It's truly sad as a fan, student and fellow performer to watch a hero turn in sub-par work. But to say it's…

you!
Terrific article! What dissapoints me most is that the three you mention have talent. They have access to the stage and screen. They are able to make a living from this, yet they don't hold themselves artistically accountable.
Yes, Tim Meadows does have to support his family, and if I were him, I'd do what I had…

rabid for rabin!
actually, just grateful for your coverage (and commitment to) classic SNL. give yourself a little time, cleanse the pallet with a swallow of SCTV and a rinse of modern SNL and then i'd be happy to continue reading these wonderful little reviews. Also—in season three there's a "special feature"…

duo reunions
This episode provokes a desire to see fallen comedy teams re-unite. Put angry old man Carlin back with Waspy-safe Burns and let the bullying begin! Let's see Davis come back for another few games of pong with future Governor Franken!
While I assume that looking down the long, daunting barrel of season…

too bad yoko tagged along.

ALSO—
Which of the old Cavett episodes stand out for you? I really like some of the Hollywood Greats series; especially Hepburn, Bette Davis, Hitchcock and Orson Welles.

Onward and upward
Not to worry, this is the last Entirely bland episode for a while. Episodes Paul Simon through Broderick Crawford all have some merits, and the Bergen episode is the one of the top episodes in the first two seasons. The simon episode is mostly worthy because of the music with harrison, but aykroyd's…

I hate 'get back' quite a bit.
i hate the anthem part of Hey Jude.
and i hate that i truly like 'i will' and 'mother nature's son.'

thoughts meander
You know, in my heart I want to stick up for Garrett, but watching him makes it entirely too difficult. Terrific singing voice, and he has a laid-back persona that would seem to add texture to the electricity of Belushi/Aykroyd. But in most every scene he delays/slips up just enough to jar the…

I recently watched the Pee-Wee HBO special (netflix!) from the early 80s and it wasn't bad. It's amazing what audiences can get behind in the right cultural circumstance.

tony danza syndrome
i like how all his characters are named larry. we wouldn't wanna confuse him!

the Aykroyd-Curtin sketch
It's an absolute shame this sort of scene could never get airplay today. It's too nuanced and truthful and doesn't rely on punchlines. Similar to the Morris-Tomlin salesman sketch or the upcoming Belushi-Spacek "romance" sketch, they're more similar to theatre than to sketch comedy. But it's…

Genius
She will soon enough enter the pantheon of mildly-talented rock stars elevated by early death. Janis Joplin, anyone? Jim Morrison.
If all goes well, 30 years from now countless misinformed teens will be taking hits from a bong by the glow of their Amy Winehouse blacklight posters. And stinky girls with greasy…

Orwellian
So i'm 23 and have purchased both of these seasons.
I saw a few episodes on the "classic" SNL episode— they used to run themafter the "new" SNL episode—and after having been inundated with the Farley-to-Ferrel years all my life, these were a breath of fresh air. A novice comedy writer myself, i recognized…

Yeah, I agree that Lindsay and Kim were Very well-rounded characters. But we had several episodes to flesh them out, too. In the movies it seems like the women—maybe sexist is the wrong word. But they definitely are made to be funny in the same way the men are. (Note: i can not claim to write any better) The subtle…