Ian McKellen is hosting SNL tonight!
03-16-02, 10:55 PM
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Ian McKellen is hosting SNL tonight!
I watch SNL whenver possible, and I did not know he was hosting tonight, but he is actually very funny. I have never seen him playing a funny character before (Apt. Pupil).
03-16-02, 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by ClarkKentKY
Who is this waste of space musical guest? I mean she's not hard on the eyes, but my ears are hurting.
Who is this waste of space musical guest? I mean she's not hard on the eyes, but my ears are hurting.
03-17-02, 12:11 AM
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I don't know about you guys, but the commercial for Classic Kotex about made me pass out from laughter... then my wife told me that she found some once when she was really young and wondered what they were! 
And Ian's twist as Dame Maggie Smith was priceless... especially when he went at Jimmy Fallon full on the mouth!
The Bjork cartoon was sub-par... Kylie was weird but her back up dancers certainly caught Sir Ian's attention... the Turkish bit was funny (not!)... and the comic book show was kind of funny...
... but hats off to the NPR skit... those ladies crack me up... "You can say that again..." (I want to send off for a transcript of that!)
Line of the night: "Judy. Judy Dench. Little Judy Dench. Chubby, little Judy Dench..." - Dame Maggie Smith (Ian) commenting on her choice of Best Actress this year.
And Ian's twist as Dame Maggie Smith was priceless... especially when he went at Jimmy Fallon full on the mouth!
The Bjork cartoon was sub-par... Kylie was weird but her back up dancers certainly caught Sir Ian's attention... the Turkish bit was funny (not!)... and the comic book show was kind of funny...
... but hats off to the NPR skit... those ladies crack me up... "You can say that again..." (I want to send off for a transcript of that!)
Line of the night: "Judy. Judy Dench. Little Judy Dench. Chubby, little Judy Dench..." - Dame Maggie Smith (Ian) commenting on her choice of Best Actress this year.
03-17-02, 01:41 AM
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Originally posted by Goldberg74
And Ian's twist as Dame Maggie Smith was priceless... especially when he went at Jimmy Fallon full on the mouth!
Line of the night: "Judy. Judy Dench. Little Judy Dench. Chubby, little Judy Dench..." - Dame Maggie Smith (Ian) commenting on her choice of Best Actress this year.
And Ian's twist as Dame Maggie Smith was priceless... especially when he went at Jimmy Fallon full on the mouth!
Line of the night: "Judy. Judy Dench. Little Judy Dench. Chubby, little Judy Dench..." - Dame Maggie Smith (Ian) commenting on her choice of Best Actress this year.
That whole Ian as "Mags" was classic that is one of the best bits ever done on SNL. I couldn't stop laughing.
He was really good on the show. Charles Dickens skit was hilarious, so was that talk show skit with Sanz and Hammond
03-17-02, 02:42 AM
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I really liked this episode -- one of the best this season. I thought Kylie was good, she looked very beautiful and she sings wonderfully live.. But then again, I like her (unlike a lot of people). The Weekend Update skit was fab, esp. Ian as Maggie. Ian is so talented, he didn't seem like he was reading line for line from the cards like most of the recent hosts -- upcoming hosts could learn a thing of two from him.
03-17-02, 10:52 AM
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I thought Kylie was decent. Hell, at least she was really singing.
I thought Kylie was decent. Hell, at least she was really singing.
03-17-02, 02:04 PM
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As Tina Fey said in the Weekend News story on the pornographic Barbie™ movies:
"Audiences were really shocked when she bent over and took it in the Mattel™!"
My better judgement is keeping me from making that line my sig!
"Audiences were really shocked when she bent over and took it in the Mattel™!"
My better judgement is keeping me from making that line my sig!
03-17-02, 02:08 PM
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This was one of the best shows of recent memory. The "Weekend Update" skit w/ McKellen as Dame Maggie Smith was classic! It had me almost rolling on the floor. Hopefully we'lll get to see Sir Ian in a screen comedy soon....
Horatio Sanz practically salvaged that so-so Turkish talk show skit by acknowledging Hammond's dangling mustache - and making it work! You know a skit's D.O.A. if a failing appliance gets more laughs than the jokes themselves.
Horatio Sanz practically salvaged that so-so Turkish talk show skit by acknowledging Hammond's dangling mustache - and making it work! You know a skit's D.O.A. if a failing appliance gets more laughs than the jokes themselves.
03-17-02, 02:52 PM
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Originally posted by stevevt
I saw her performance (well, the first one anyhow), and I'd be very surprised if she was actually singing. The synch was perfect/believable, but the sound was studio perfect.
I saw her performance (well, the first one anyhow), and I'd be very surprised if she was actually singing. The synch was perfect/believable, but the sound was studio perfect.
My first reaction to her was, typical disco diva lip sync job.
And you are correct, the sound was way too studio perfect.
My feeling...no way that was live.
03-17-02, 03:41 PM
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those lyrics are so thought provoking
blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah
edit:
this came off sounding harsher than I intended, sorry
blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah
edit:
this came off sounding harsher than I intended, sorry
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I figured out why the music sounded like it was from a studio
all it was was a $50 keyboard playing the built in techno beat, not too hard to not mess that up
all it was was a $50 keyboard playing the built in techno beat, not too hard to not mess that up
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03-17-02, 09:54 PM
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Originally posted by mikehunt
those lyrics are so thought provoking
blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah
those lyrics are so thought provoking
blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah
Btw anyone here, take a listen to the song and then compare it to the live performance. The way she sings sounds totally different, I honestly don't think she was lip-synching.
03-18-02, 09:47 AM
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The skits were the usual so-so group, but Sir Ian really breathed life into the show. Dame Maggie kissing Jimmy Fallon will be the bit that everyone remembers from this show.
Honk!
Honk!
03-18-02, 10:11 AM
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Originally posted by Wormwood
Yeah, cause that's the way they were meant to be taken.
Btw anyone here, take a listen to the song and then compare it to the live performance. The way she sings sounds totally different, I honestly don't think she was lip-synching.
Yeah, cause that's the way they were meant to be taken.
Btw anyone here, take a listen to the song and then compare it to the live performance. The way she sings sounds totally different, I honestly don't think she was lip-synching.
I barely paid attention, and even I could figure out what that song meant. And it looked like a live performance to me too. Either that or she's the best damn_lip syncher I've ever seen. I liked how she could be hot without dressing like a slut.das
03-18-02, 02:07 PM
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I was just mocking the chorus
which goes la la la, la la la la la, la la la ....
I'd heard that song on the radio a few times, it's kind of catchy actually
which goes la la la, la la la la la, la la la ....
I'd heard that song on the radio a few times, it's kind of catchy actually
Originally posted by Wormwood
Yeah, cause that's the way they were meant to be taken.
Btw anyone here, take a listen to the song and then compare it to the live performance. The way she sings sounds totally different, I honestly don't think she was lip-synching.
Yeah, cause that's the way they were meant to be taken.
Btw anyone here, take a listen to the song and then compare it to the live performance. The way she sings sounds totally different, I honestly don't think she was lip-synching.
03-18-02, 07:13 PM
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Originally posted by mikehunt
I was just mocking the chorus
which goes la la la, la la la la la, la la la ....
I'd heard that song on the radio a few times, it's kind of catchy actually
I was just mocking the chorus
which goes la la la, la la la la la, la la la ....
I'd heard that song on the radio a few times, it's kind of catchy actually
03-18-02, 08:07 PM
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I added a small disclaimer to the original post I made
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Okay cool. But (this isn't towards you), I am sick of people bashing pop music just because the lyrics aren't thoughtful and/or written by the singer themselves. Lighten up and have a good time, that's what pop music is supposed to be about. If you want deep meaningful lyrics then seek elsewhere.
Okay cool. But (this isn't towards you), I am sick of people bashing pop music just because the lyrics aren't thoughtful and/or written by the singer themselves. Lighten up and have a good time, that's what pop music is supposed to be about. If you want deep meaningful lyrics then seek elsewhere.
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nope
and sorry if I sounded like a "music snob" or anything
and sorry if I sounded like a "music snob" or anything
Originally posted by Wormwood
That's cool, no hard feelings?
That's cool, no hard feelings?
