Alright. So. There are a whooooooooooole lotta shows premiering this season. Too many that I don't even care about, and thus just about the same amount of horrible shows out there.
(I gotta say, I just started writing this and decided to pop on an episode of Six Feet Under {a show you have to watch if you want to be considered legitimate, oh! look at that, Carlos from Desperate Housewives is on [much better than it has been recently]}) ... yeah that many sidetracks just happened.
Anyway. So, shows to actually watch. Let's start with FOX, who might have finally done something right with a comedy in years, and totally making up for the awful awful awful (and disappointingly so) show Running Wilde starring Will Arnett, ruined by Keri Russell and the pitiful excuse for a cute girl that plays her daughter.
So, FOX, they're trying this show out Raising Hope. The general premise: Real dumb redneckish guy has sex with a girl he thinks he saves. 'Parently she killed people. So she goes to jail, but 8 months later has a baby. He now has to take care of it and his family is clearly quite dysfunkshinal. A mom who can't pronounce things correctly, a cousin or something that never wears pants, some form of father, and a grandma with dimension who randomly gets batches of lucidity about what's going on around her and the family has to deal with it until she goes back into her semi-permanent crazy state. Well, there's a longer rundown than I planned. Anyway, it is pretty pretty funny. None of them either know how to take a baby or don't want to. It is a pretty straight forward type of humor. I mean, think of the dumbest people you know, like common sense wise, and imagine them trying to raise a baby. Also, watch the first episode, but also watch the second, it is much better with the characters having a more solid form rather than establishing the scenario like the first episode does.
An even better show to watch is The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. Now, I may be partial to this show because it matches up Will Arnett and David Cross again (Running Wilde tries to be funny by doing the same, but the rest of the show is too painful). The shows got its American humor goin on and throws in some Brit chuckles with the show being set in England and half the cast are natives (in the show at least.. haven't done my homework on the actors' origins.... yet!).
The Whole Truth - Alright, so, anyone watch ER? Me either. But any episode I did watch I was instantly attracted to Maura Tierney. (Her hair is shorter now too). She's pretty bad ass in this show. A power house commanding a law firm and always works opposite the defense attorney played by Rob Morrow. They used to be old law school buddies and now are pitted against each other every week, but still manage to be friends. (Totally bet there won't be a story line where one trial pushes one of them over the edge and they're no longer friends.... that'd sure be surprising.. I need to figure out a better way to *roll my eyes* other than using asterisks.)He's been on Entourage a few times or whatever. But damn he's sexy. He's got like, two small piercings in his ears right next to each so that the small flat studs or whatever in them look to almost make one earring. It. Is. Awesome. Anyway, it's worth watching if you get bored and want a good detective(?) law(?) type show or whatever. It's good.
Fennopian
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
That Big Gay...
noooooo! not me. Kiss. Remember that big gay kiss? On Modern Family? Mitchell and Cam? (Even though I totally wanted it to be Phil and Jay.) Well, you might have missed it. Which is absolutely perfect. "Why?" might be what's goin on in your head right now, well, let me answer your little inquiry. (I'm not okay with what I just said... right now I'm going to try to write pretty much exactly what goes through my head... so... expect quite the trip.)
Anyway, Tmobile has a horrible commercial and Diet Coke has just a great one. Okay, back to MF.
So, there was all this controversy over MF being homophobic or whatever because they never showed Cam and Mitchell kissing. Which, I'd say is pretty legit. However I just read an article or interview or whatever with the creators and they discussed how they haven't done it for a reason and that we would soon see it happen. Now after that and after seeing the commercials for the episode, one would especially be led to believe that the gay kiss is going to be the big thing. Buuuuuuut instead it was Mitchell and Jay, which was perfectly awkward. (Speaking of awkward The Office is on tomorrow) Okay, where was I going with this (sorry, distracted by commercial for Beauty and the Beast, easily my favorite Disney animated movie ever. ever.)... sooo... oh yeah. My take on why the creators did what they did.
Oh, yeah, this isn't going to be like a long ass explanation or anything, so, don't expect something deep and philosophical, more it states the obvious? But I felt compelled to do this. So, here it is... It was in the background because it isn't a big deal. Thanks MF. (Good, right? You're welcome. I know you're glad you made it this far.)
Aaaaannnnddd Tomorrow - Community ---> 30 Rock ---> The Office ---> Outsourced
Fennopian
Anyway, Tmobile has a horrible commercial and Diet Coke has just a great one. Okay, back to MF.
So, there was all this controversy over MF being homophobic or whatever because they never showed Cam and Mitchell kissing. Which, I'd say is pretty legit. However I just read an article or interview or whatever with the creators and they discussed how they haven't done it for a reason and that we would soon see it happen. Now after that and after seeing the commercials for the episode, one would especially be led to believe that the gay kiss is going to be the big thing. Buuuuuuut instead it was Mitchell and Jay, which was perfectly awkward. (Speaking of awkward The Office is on tomorrow) Okay, where was I going with this (sorry, distracted by commercial for Beauty and the Beast, easily my favorite Disney animated movie ever. ever.)... sooo... oh yeah. My take on why the creators did what they did.
Oh, yeah, this isn't going to be like a long ass explanation or anything, so, don't expect something deep and philosophical, more it states the obvious? But I felt compelled to do this. So, here it is... It was in the background because it isn't a big deal. Thanks MF. (Good, right? You're welcome. I know you're glad you made it this far.)
Aaaaannnnddd Tomorrow - Community ---> 30 Rock ---> The Office ---> Outsourced
Fennopian
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
10 Bucks Says "The Event" isn't That Mind Blowing...
Remember how just absolutely ridiculous LOST was? I mean ridiculous in a good way (clearly, because I'm talking about LOST, and to all you LOST naysayers out there, step. off. No one cares what you have to say.). Remember how you never really knew what was going on, but it didn't matter because it would string you along giving you hope of figuring out exactly what "the Island" was, but we never REALLY got a straight answer (which is completely cool because the ending couldn't have been more perfect. And you're an idiot if you thought the ending was horrible, because you obviously didn't understand, and don't fault the plot because of your own ignorance). Remember all those commercials this summer about how "The Event" wasn't a plane crash, or any of the other occurrences that weren't "The Event"? Remember how everyone was talking about how this show is definitely going to be the next LOST? (Give up now, there will never be another LOST). Well, you might as well forget about all of that now, and really just forget about this show, because it is:
A) Nothing like LOST even though it tries super hard to ALMOST mimic what LOST did. (I mean, they actually tried to start the series off with a plane crash, but TWIST it didn't, so even LESS exciting. And on top of that after the first segment of the episode the flash to the Title "The Event" appearing in a similar fashion as LOST did and THEN at the END of the episode the do it again! OH! And on top of that the whole plot is revealed through flashbacks ranging from 15 years to 7 days. But instead of giving character depth they just try fill in the blanks of what is happening in the "present". We get it, time is fun to mess with, but I don't care.)
B) I'm not sure if I could care less about the characters.
C) The pitiful story lines and acting do not help. I mean, one of the main characters (Who, I am pretty sure, they are trying to make into a Jack Shephard type character except they fail. like. epic fail. He is neither A) as good looking as Jack, not even close, nor is he as compelling of an actor, who happens to be John Ritter's son) is on a trip with his girlfriend (the hot one up above), about to propose, and he hears a man yelling for help. This caricature of a California hippie has a broken arm and his girlfriend has fallen off a cliff, so this guy who was about propose just jumps off the cliff and saves her, naturally. Then it cuts to the four of them sitting around a table drinking and instead of being extremely grateful, the girl who almost died just brushes it off like it was nothing but comical. (Now, I get that these two probably have something to do with a sinister plot to ruin this guy's life which we see happening later, but without any characters being compelling, I just can't care if he gets screwed.)
Apparently the writers have pointed out that there are going to be a lot of questions. (Clearly). But they also stated that viewers should just have faith because it will lead to something. It won't write the story so that in season 6 (I doubt this show will make it to season 2) you don't have questions about season 1 like LOST did. But that's what made LOST so great. There were so many arches and story lines that were left unanswered that it allowed the audience to draw their own conclusions and led to the mass forums discussing what must have happened. They also stated that the characters will pull you in from the first episode... not even close. So here are there two biggest problems:
1) They're trying to be like LOST but NOT be like LOST. I think that by answering questions too soon, the plot line will get too ridiculous too quickly and alienate (I swear. If this show is about aliens... I mean... we already saw what happened with V, and we definitely don't need a show that's a mix of Flashforward and V, two absolutely horrible shows.) the audience with an over-the-top plot (They want it to be 95 percent set in the real world and 5 percent not... this isn't going to turn out to be a very good ratio.) Its the difference between progression and evolution. LOST evolved, completely changing itself from the first to sixth season and constantly reinvented itself. This show seems to only move the plot forward with one goal in mind, What is the EVENT? instead of, "Why are these people on the island? How were these people connected? Why hasn't anyone found the island? Is there something strange going on? If so, what?" On top of all of these questions though we were given a completely different realistic plot - How are these people going to survive the day to day now that they're stranded? How will all of these characters interact? Who will take charge? And so on... And the supernatural stuff at the beginning of LOST (like Jack seeing his dead father who's body was on the plane that crashed) could be perceived as Jack being a little crazy after crashing on an island instead of just throwing us into a weird sci-fi world. Lost started out being relatively realistic (who hadn't imagined what would happen if a plane crash landed on an island?)and evolved into a supernatural phenomena that had everyone demanding to know what was happening. The Event basically dismisses the first part of this formula and and only took one half of it. No one makes a cake and adds only the dry ingredients.
2) Poor characters. We've got a president. Some criminal who most likely is a supernatural being of some sort who is locked up for some reason. A happy couple about to be engaged. A cop or spy or some government official who (god, i couldn't even take this character's plot line. Who chases a plane with their car and thinks that's going to work while not actually being THAT frustrated that he just missed his chance to stop a terrorist, oh yeah, there's a terrorist on the plane, way to play into the fear that reached its peak years ago.) And a few other random ones that don't matter because they're just not good. But pretty much none of these characters interact, so we're just pulled from person to person with very little time to get invested in any of them. If you're going to be showing flash backs anyway, you might as well jump to where these characters all finally meet and work from there instead of spreading the show too thin by trying to throw too much at the audience at one time. LOST threw a lot at its audience, but it did so in small bits easing you into new plot lines and twists. This show was just twist after lame twist.
Ultimately, I'll probably watch the next episode. Why would I do that after ranting about how horrible the show was? It was like a train wreck. You can't help but keep watching because it is THAT horrible. I also always try to give shows the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the first few episodes, but I do NOT have high hopes.
Oh. One final comment. The show actually ended with the line "I haven't told you everything." Really? Have you not told us everything? Wow. Great cliffhanger. Couldn't have figured that one out...
Also, having the ENTIRE story blocked out (the creators made a bible because they clearly knew the pilot wouldn't sell) doesn't leave room for allowing an audience to react and affect where the show goes, which characters test well, and what subplots they should pursue in more depth. A rigid story in an environment where everything is constantly changing does not make for a great show.
Okay, still not done. I'm assuming if you didn't like LOST you'll unfortunately LOVE this show. Its like LOST, but for the less intelligent audience.
Fennopian
The Event airs Mondays 9 PM EST
Monday, September 27, 2010
Now That NBC Comedy Thursday is Back...
... I can finally move on with my life instead of being stuck in Summer with some of the worst television programming ever (except True Blood and eventually Jersey Shore).
So, I don't like the new order these shows are in... 30 Rock was great showing last, it kept an audience waiting until the end for the best show (well, maybe not the best with The Office still being on, but still). Instead they moved 30 Rock up an hour and put the new, borderline ignorant (and not the funny kind of ignorant where it's pointing out how stupid ignorant people can be) show Outsourced. However Community and The Office stayed the same. Eventually Parks and Recreation will be back when Outsourced gets cancelled, and I can't wait for that day.
The best show of the night was easily The Office. From beginning to end it was just packed with some of the most hilarious shit. I gotta say, that the intro, was easily one of the best things I've seen all premiere season. It was just an excellent way to get an audience laughing and saying "WTF why are they doing this?" I'm pretty sure from beginning to end this season is going to be one of their best since it is Steve Carrell's final season on the show (which is a completely different conversation altogether. I mean, did anyone watch The OC after Marisa died? How long did That 70s Show last after Topher Grace exited?) Anyway - Stand out of the episode I thought was definitely Kelly Kapur. During her summer she attended a minority executive training class at Yale through Sabre and now wears a bright pink "professional" suit. I soooooooo hope that she and Andy get into arguments over which was the better Ivy. Because, let's be real, Cornell isn't a real Ivy. Besides they've got their own claim to fame, a high suicide rate and a great hospitality program. But seriously, how could you not want to see the ditsy girl claim she now has a better education than Andy because she went to Yale for a TRAINING program? Maybe they're preparing for Kelly to be the new boss at Scranton. I wouldn't be opposed.
Erin should not be with the Sabre guy. I hope this ends like... now. But I will admit, I think he's doing a much better job at being funny now than he was last season where it was awkward, but not funny awkward, just. awkward.
Mostly, I'm just glad to watch new episodes of The Office. I was getting bored of watching the same five episodes on Hulu while anticipating the return.
Community - I would like to thank you for putting Joel McHale in only boxer briefs and working out in the beginning of the episode. Please let this be his only outfit for the rest of the run of the show. Thanks.
Also, thank you for giving Betty White a hilarious role, even if it was only for the one episode. (I got really excited that she was the professor and thought that perhaps she'd somehow be a season regular, or at least common enough that it seemed to be that way).
Finally - Betty White, Abed, and Troy rapping. Enough said.
30 Rock - Good enough. Of course I'll keep watching. Who doesn't want to watch Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey always?
Outsourced - I had such high hopes for this show. The previews were all extremely promising. The premise was a little far-fetched, but whatever, as long as it was funny that could be overlooked. Unfortunately I laughed... twice? Maybe three times.
Basically the premise is your average American gets sent to India to work a call center for a company that sells novelty items, like boobs that jiggly with music that you can mount on your wall, fake poo, and other various items that the Indian workers don't understand. Now, this is where the show tries to show what it is about: How American consumerism is viewed in a country that is supposedly the complete opposite.
Honestly, that's not even the worst part. The worst part is the main character. He's boring, not funny, horrible comedic timing (and the writing isn't anywhere near the level of the other NBC comedies, or really any comedy for that matter). I don't know on what level you're supposed to relate to this character. I don't relate with boring. Sorry. I'm not sure if you're supposed to feel bad for him for being forced into such a different environment than what he's used to, but it doesn't work. Nothing about this show really works all that well except for the hot Indian woman and the hot Aussie dingo (isn't that like the equivalent of calling someone a fox? but in Australian?)
Ultimately, Community, 30 Rock, and The Office are stellar which was totally expected. I had high hopes for Outsourced, but I definitely want Parks and Recreation back.
Fennopian
So, I don't like the new order these shows are in... 30 Rock was great showing last, it kept an audience waiting until the end for the best show (well, maybe not the best with The Office still being on, but still). Instead they moved 30 Rock up an hour and put the new, borderline ignorant (and not the funny kind of ignorant where it's pointing out how stupid ignorant people can be) show Outsourced. However Community and The Office stayed the same. Eventually Parks and Recreation will be back when Outsourced gets cancelled, and I can't wait for that day.
The best show of the night was easily The Office. From beginning to end it was just packed with some of the most hilarious shit. I gotta say, that the intro, was easily one of the best things I've seen all premiere season. It was just an excellent way to get an audience laughing and saying "WTF why are they doing this?" I'm pretty sure from beginning to end this season is going to be one of their best since it is Steve Carrell's final season on the show (which is a completely different conversation altogether. I mean, did anyone watch The OC after Marisa died? How long did That 70s Show last after Topher Grace exited?) Anyway - Stand out of the episode I thought was definitely Kelly Kapur. During her summer she attended a minority executive training class at Yale through Sabre and now wears a bright pink "professional" suit. I soooooooo hope that she and Andy get into arguments over which was the better Ivy. Because, let's be real, Cornell isn't a real Ivy. Besides they've got their own claim to fame, a high suicide rate and a great hospitality program. But seriously, how could you not want to see the ditsy girl claim she now has a better education than Andy because she went to Yale for a TRAINING program? Maybe they're preparing for Kelly to be the new boss at Scranton. I wouldn't be opposed.
Erin should not be with the Sabre guy. I hope this ends like... now. But I will admit, I think he's doing a much better job at being funny now than he was last season where it was awkward, but not funny awkward, just. awkward.
Mostly, I'm just glad to watch new episodes of The Office. I was getting bored of watching the same five episodes on Hulu while anticipating the return.
Community - I would like to thank you for putting Joel McHale in only boxer briefs and working out in the beginning of the episode. Please let this be his only outfit for the rest of the run of the show. Thanks.
Also, thank you for giving Betty White a hilarious role, even if it was only for the one episode. (I got really excited that she was the professor and thought that perhaps she'd somehow be a season regular, or at least common enough that it seemed to be that way).
Finally - Betty White, Abed, and Troy rapping. Enough said.
30 Rock - Good enough. Of course I'll keep watching. Who doesn't want to watch Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey always?
Outsourced - I had such high hopes for this show. The previews were all extremely promising. The premise was a little far-fetched, but whatever, as long as it was funny that could be overlooked. Unfortunately I laughed... twice? Maybe three times.
Basically the premise is your average American gets sent to India to work a call center for a company that sells novelty items, like boobs that jiggly with music that you can mount on your wall, fake poo, and other various items that the Indian workers don't understand. Now, this is where the show tries to show what it is about: How American consumerism is viewed in a country that is supposedly the complete opposite.
Honestly, that's not even the worst part. The worst part is the main character. He's boring, not funny, horrible comedic timing (and the writing isn't anywhere near the level of the other NBC comedies, or really any comedy for that matter). I don't know on what level you're supposed to relate to this character. I don't relate with boring. Sorry. I'm not sure if you're supposed to feel bad for him for being forced into such a different environment than what he's used to, but it doesn't work. Nothing about this show really works all that well except for the hot Indian woman and the hot Aussie dingo (isn't that like the equivalent of calling someone a fox? but in Australian?)
Ultimately, Community, 30 Rock, and The Office are stellar which was totally expected. I had high hopes for Outsourced, but I definitely want Parks and Recreation back.
Fennopian
Saturday Night Live with Amy Poehler
So, I'm pretty sure I missed some skits, but that's because I watched on Hulu instead of when it aired, because, let's be real, as a 23 y/o I'm certainly not sitting home on a Saturday night to watch SNL even if I do like the show. In this day and age there really isn't any reason to have specific air times, just air dates so that everyone else knows what day to go on Hulu or Sidereel to find the shows they want to watch at their leisure.
Anyway, SNL last night definitely had its bumps, but overall it was pretty damn funny. Of course for the premiere it was smart to have Amy Poehler host, even though her show, Parks and Recreation isn't airing right now since NBC is trying out the God awful show Outsourced. They pulled in alums like the always hilarious Tina Fey, the always horrible Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Dratch, and thankfully they brought Maya Rudolph in for the skit Bronx Beat.
Winners
Kristen Wiig playing Christine O'Donnell in a skit with the RNC trying to uncover any other scandals that may come her way after this witch hunt, get it, cuz she "dabbled" in withcraft when she was younger... Anyway. If you've been keeping up with that story, its a great skit. If not, probably not as funny.
Bronx Beat: Really, this skit is always good. Who doesn't want to watch Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph pretend to be a couple of women from the Bronx? Their accents are hilarious, and their back and forth is perfectly executed. Katy Perry did a fine job of having lots of cleavage showing while poking fun at the "scandal" that her clip was taken off of Sesame Street programming because parents complained about her excessive cleavage.
REALLY?!?! With Seth and Amy: So, I'm sure everyone's seen or heard that el presidente of Iran stated that the 9/11 attacks were planned by America. Well they started with that and ended up on repealing DADT. Best line of the night basically came down to Amy Poeher: "Yeah, because a guy's gonna join the army get shipped half way across the world to risk his life every day to MAYBE catch a glimpse of a penis, I mean really."
Losers
Katy Perry: Okay, I like Katy Perry just as much as the next person, except my roommate who, I'm pretty sure, is trying to Single White Female her ass (which is gross since she's marrying Russell Brand, the ugliest and least funny guy to come along in a while). I'm going to start off by saying that on Hulu her links are tagged as "tone deaf" and "train wreck." Her performances were pathetic though. The vocals weren't even existent, she looked sad throughout all of "California Girls," the "song of the summer," and the stage was set up ridiculously with her backup singers wearing hats to make them look like life size Strawberry Shortcake characters. Her two dancers were complete opposites with one dancer smiling excessively the entire time while the other did the opposite and looked like she was almost growling the entire time trying to make the dance seem more bad ass than it was. Katy redeemed herself somewhat by singing well in the less than funny Boogerman digital short (Come on Andy, you had an entire summer to think of funny things and this is what you premiere with?), but then dropped back down when she butchered "Teenage Dream." All in all, I was so excited to see her perform live, since most of her live performances of her songs are amazing (Her MTV Unplugged version of "I Kissed a Girl" is ridic).
Worth Watching
New Cast Member, Jay Pharoah, Playing Will Smith: It was the only skit this new cast member was a part of, but man, he was perfect making fun of Will Smith's obsession with his children and how great he is.
Fred and Gov. Paterson: Now, SNL has constantly made fun of Gov. Paterson throughout his term, and not being from New York or really following the politics I know I didn't understand every joke, but I did get that they made fun of him being blind and for hating on New Jersey (which, even after living on the east coast for 4 years I still don't understand...) Well, they finally got him to go on and he was able to rip on SNL a bit. The best part was that he was willing to make fun of himself too and it. was. hilarious. It is always nice to see someone have a sense of humor about themselves. (Now if only they could get Christine O'Donnell to do a few spells on the show, perhaps a Charmed skit?) Anyway, if you're from New York, or have seen the other clips, it is definitely worth watching.
All in all it was a great beginning to a season which I hope will continue to be just as good. Next week looks promising with Bryan Cranston, probably most famous for his role as the father in Malcom in the Middle, and he now stars and won three emmys for his role in Breaking Bad, a show I've never seen. But with his comedic history, I'm sure he'll be a riot. Kanye West is going to be the musical guest and I'm pretty sure it'll be extremely better than Katy Perry's attempt at performing.
Fennopian
Anyway, SNL last night definitely had its bumps, but overall it was pretty damn funny. Of course for the premiere it was smart to have Amy Poehler host, even though her show, Parks and Recreation isn't airing right now since NBC is trying out the God awful show Outsourced. They pulled in alums like the always hilarious Tina Fey, the always horrible Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Dratch, and thankfully they brought Maya Rudolph in for the skit Bronx Beat.
Winners
Kristen Wiig playing Christine O'Donnell in a skit with the RNC trying to uncover any other scandals that may come her way after this witch hunt, get it, cuz she "dabbled" in withcraft when she was younger... Anyway. If you've been keeping up with that story, its a great skit. If not, probably not as funny.
Bronx Beat: Really, this skit is always good. Who doesn't want to watch Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph pretend to be a couple of women from the Bronx? Their accents are hilarious, and their back and forth is perfectly executed. Katy Perry did a fine job of having lots of cleavage showing while poking fun at the "scandal" that her clip was taken off of Sesame Street programming because parents complained about her excessive cleavage.
REALLY?!?! With Seth and Amy: So, I'm sure everyone's seen or heard that el presidente of Iran stated that the 9/11 attacks were planned by America. Well they started with that and ended up on repealing DADT. Best line of the night basically came down to Amy Poeher: "Yeah, because a guy's gonna join the army get shipped half way across the world to risk his life every day to MAYBE catch a glimpse of a penis, I mean really."
Losers
Katy Perry: Okay, I like Katy Perry just as much as the next person, except my roommate who, I'm pretty sure, is trying to Single White Female her ass (which is gross since she's marrying Russell Brand, the ugliest and least funny guy to come along in a while). I'm going to start off by saying that on Hulu her links are tagged as "tone deaf" and "train wreck." Her performances were pathetic though. The vocals weren't even existent, she looked sad throughout all of "California Girls," the "song of the summer," and the stage was set up ridiculously with her backup singers wearing hats to make them look like life size Strawberry Shortcake characters. Her two dancers were complete opposites with one dancer smiling excessively the entire time while the other did the opposite and looked like she was almost growling the entire time trying to make the dance seem more bad ass than it was. Katy redeemed herself somewhat by singing well in the less than funny Boogerman digital short (Come on Andy, you had an entire summer to think of funny things and this is what you premiere with?), but then dropped back down when she butchered "Teenage Dream." All in all, I was so excited to see her perform live, since most of her live performances of her songs are amazing (Her MTV Unplugged version of "I Kissed a Girl" is ridic).
Worth Watching
New Cast Member, Jay Pharoah, Playing Will Smith: It was the only skit this new cast member was a part of, but man, he was perfect making fun of Will Smith's obsession with his children and how great he is.
Fred and Gov. Paterson: Now, SNL has constantly made fun of Gov. Paterson throughout his term, and not being from New York or really following the politics I know I didn't understand every joke, but I did get that they made fun of him being blind and for hating on New Jersey (which, even after living on the east coast for 4 years I still don't understand...) Well, they finally got him to go on and he was able to rip on SNL a bit. The best part was that he was willing to make fun of himself too and it. was. hilarious. It is always nice to see someone have a sense of humor about themselves. (Now if only they could get Christine O'Donnell to do a few spells on the show, perhaps a Charmed skit?) Anyway, if you're from New York, or have seen the other clips, it is definitely worth watching.
All in all it was a great beginning to a season which I hope will continue to be just as good. Next week looks promising with Bryan Cranston, probably most famous for his role as the father in Malcom in the Middle, and he now stars and won three emmys for his role in Breaking Bad, a show I've never seen. But with his comedic history, I'm sure he'll be a riot. Kanye West is going to be the musical guest and I'm pretty sure it'll be extremely better than Katy Perry's attempt at performing.
Fennopian
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