Why should SNL get all the movies?
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Why should SNL get all the movies?
I've wondered this from time to time. With rare exception (such as Strange Brew and Brain Candy), other comedy ensemble TV shows hardly ever get movies based on their skits. Why didn't we ever see more movies based on SCTV? And where are some Mad TV movies? SNL isn't the only show with funny skits, but they seem to be the only ones making movies based off of them.
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Originally posted by Groucho
Because SNL is the only show people actually watch.
Because SNL is the only show people actually watch.
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DONNACHA'S BIG LIST O' SKETCH-COMEDY-TROUPES-CUM-MOVIE-STARS!
Saturday Night Live
Wayne's World 1 & 2
The Blues Brothers, Blues Brothers 2000
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
It's Pat!
The Ladies Man
Superstar
A Night At The Roxbury
Coneheads
Stuart Saves His Family
(This Is Spinal Tap doesn't count, as the characters were in the film before they were featured on SNL)
The Kids In The Hall
Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy
The State/Stella
Wet Hot American Summer
SCTV
Strange Brew
Mr. Show With Bob & David
Run, Ronnie, Run!
Monty Python
... And Now For Something Completely Different
Life Of Brian
The Meaning Of Life
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Broken Lizard
Super Troopers
Puddle Cruiser
Club Dread
The Red Green Show
Duct Tape Forever!
Harry Enfield & Friends
Kevin & Perry Go Large
- Did I Miss Any?
Saturday Night Live
Wayne's World 1 & 2
The Blues Brothers, Blues Brothers 2000
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
It's Pat!
The Ladies Man
Superstar
A Night At The Roxbury
Coneheads
Stuart Saves His Family
(This Is Spinal Tap doesn't count, as the characters were in the film before they were featured on SNL)
The Kids In The Hall
Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy
The State/Stella
Wet Hot American Summer
SCTV
Strange Brew
Mr. Show With Bob & David
Run, Ronnie, Run!
Monty Python
... And Now For Something Completely Different
Life Of Brian
The Meaning Of Life
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Broken Lizard
Super Troopers
Puddle Cruiser
Club Dread
The Red Green Show
Duct Tape Forever!
Harry Enfield & Friends
Kevin & Perry Go Large
- Did I Miss Any?
Last edited by DonnachaOne; 08-18-03 at 01:24 PM.
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If you look at the TV shows, SNL is far and away the winner. But if you look at the actual comedy troupes, you'll find that Second City wipes everything else off the board. Members of Second City are responsible for most of the big comedies for the last 20 years.
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Originally posted by Tarantino
Wet Hot American Summer is classic.
Too bad no one else has ever heard of it.
Wet Hot American Summer is classic.
Too bad no one else has ever heard of it.
Also, Run Ronnie Run, the Mr. Show movie should be on the list.
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i have a slight problem with that list. except for and now for something completely different, holy grail and life a brian were born movies and not a stretched out skit. and i'd say the same thing about wet hot armerican summer, not based on a sketch.
i don't know about broken lizard to say. and never heard of the last two.
i don't know about broken lizard to say. and never heard of the last two.
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Originally posted by MasterCXtreme
I've never heard of this one. Are you sure it's in the SNL category?
I've never heard of this one. Are you sure it's in the SNL category?
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Didn't Mr Mike also do skits on SCTV? I never saw those early episodes of SNL, but I did grow up watching SCTV on Friday night NBC (back in the day of Friday Night Videos! Yeah, baby!) and I recall Mr Mike's Video House on there. Was that the same character you're talking about from SNL?
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Originally posted by Tarantino
Wet Hot American Summer is classic.
Too bad no one else has ever heard of it.
Wet Hot American Summer is classic.
Too bad no one else has ever heard of it.
I just ordered Wet Hot American Summer from DeepDiscountDVD after holding out for way too long.
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Oh my goodness! I remember seeing Mr. Mike's Mondo Video years and years ago. It was an old beta tape in a box my father had bought at some flea market. I didn't laugh at it once. I was mostly really surreal little films. I might be curious to check it out again but I don't know if I would last two long.
I think the abundance of SNL movies is because A: The show has been running for almost 30 years, while stuff like Kids in the Hall, Monty Python, Mr. Show has only been four or five years. B: I seem to recall that Lorne Michaels has some kind of producing deal with the studios since Waynes World.
I think the abundance of SNL movies is because A: The show has been running for almost 30 years, while stuff like Kids in the Hall, Monty Python, Mr. Show has only been four or five years. B: I seem to recall that Lorne Michaels has some kind of producing deal with the studios since Waynes World.
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Name appeal. you get a comedian who is known and watched every week, and has the ability to plug their own movie on the show and you got yourself atleast an even break on production cost. these films are cheap and that's why they profit. not to much to invest and not to much to lose if it flops.
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Originally posted by DVDProfessor
Maybe the reason SNL gets all the movies is because all the other shows (SCTV, Mad TV, etc.) suck ass!
Maybe the reason SNL gets all the movies is because all the other shows (SCTV, Mad TV, etc.) suck ass!
I want to add two big thumbs up to Wet Hot American Summer (and Super Troopers). These are the funniest comedies I've seen in the past couple years.
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Originally posted by calhoun07
I want to add two big thumbs up to Wet Hot American Summer (and Super Troopers). These are the funniest comedies I've seen in the past couple years.
I want to add two big thumbs up to Wet Hot American Summer (and Super Troopers). These are the funniest comedies I've seen in the past couple years.
Super Troopers, funny? Whatever you say...
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Originally posted by DVDProfessor
Super Troopers, funny? Whatever you say...
Super Troopers, funny? Whatever you say...
have you seen it only once?
i felt the same exact way the first time i saw it. it finally took when it was being shown on HBO. i was on the computer barely paying attention but soon enough i was being distracted by it. it's not the funniest movie ever but it is fun and funny. the chemistry and timing they have is great. you can see how much fun they are having with it, which for me, makes it even more enjoyable.