raise your hand if you'll be watching SNL's 40th tonight

[orleans]

to fun

[lovemydog]

1. Yes!

[femmocrat]

2. It is on opposite Downton Abbey!

Such a quandry. It repeats on Friday night though. Tough decision.....

[NightWatcher]

3. What are you favorite sketches?

This is a good list too

[orleans]

4. they're doing a "red carpet" in an hour

i feel like i should have dinner all thought out and ready to go so i don't have to be distracted

can't figure out dinner.

[KMOD]

5. me

[bigwillq]

6. Hand raised!

[Blue_In_AK]

7. We're in Fairbanks for a few days,

but I'm recording it. Best to skip the ads anyway.

[Jamaal510]

8. I never watched SNL before, but

I'll TiVo it just to see what the hubbub is about.

[undeterred]

9. They should have left Miley Cyrus and Kanye West out in the street.

With a house full of talent like that, these two just don't fit.

[mucifer]

10. Yeah but they both are very popular in general

[undeterred]

11. Paul Simon was probably cringing in the audience

over the butchery of his song.

[mucifer]

12. yeah but more of the audience knows who they are and not Paul Simon

and it's all about ratings and money.

[orleans]

13. i actually liked the way she sang it--and i don't really even know who she is. n/t

[Retrograde]

16. Same here - I had no idea who the singer was

until I read an article online about the show. But then, IMHO anyone's an improvement over Paul Simon as a singer <ducks>

[lovemydog]

15. I sincerely doubt it. He's always been supportive

of younger singers. I thought she did a fantastic reworking of that great song.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

18. normally i despise Miley Cyrus...

but I thought she did a really good job with it. i loved all the cool percussion that accompanied. well done, i think.

sP

[lovemydog]

14. Great show.

Really nice seeing so many cast members. The Californians with Taylor Swift & Betty White, Wayne's World and Celebrity Jeopardy were my favorite skits. My favorite musical guests were Kanye & Miley.

[Retrograde]

17. Why did the Californians sound like they were from Minnesota?

I watched SNL religiously (or whenever I had access to a TV anyway) for the first decade, then sporadically, and only once in a blue moon in the last 15 years, so I'm a little out of touch with a lot of the current cast and running jokes.

Overall, I'd have preferred much less Paul Simon, more of the classic sketches, and tighter editing: SNL always did have a tendency to go on a bit too long. Landshark deserved more screen time!

[orleans]

19. "CANDY GRAM"

I love candy!

yes, i wish several bits were given more time.

i wanted to see gilda dancing with steve martin--it's in this montage at 53 seconds:

or lisa & todd with the repair man (aykroyd with his pants too low!)