Goldberg74

And the movie awards season continues... tonight's host is Jessica Chastain.

Let the feud continues...


... and here's Jessica with FAN!


... and for those of us that have never heard of Troye Sivan and don't have epilepsy, watch this:


My My My...

<fieldset style="width: 500px; margin: 0px auto; font-size: smaller;"><legend>Season 43 (2017-2018)</legend>
SNL (S43E01) -- 09/30/17 -- H: Ryan Gosling -- MG: Jay Z
SNL (S43E02) -- 10/07/17 -- H: Gal Gadot -- MG: Sam Smith
SNL (S43E03) -- 10/14/17 -- H: Kumail Nanjiani -- MG: P!nk
SNL (S43) -- 10/28/17 -- The David S. Pumpkins "Animated" Halloween Special
SNL (S43E04) -- 11/04/17 -- H: Larry David -- MG: Miley Cyrus
SNL (S43E05) -- 11/11/17 -- H: Tiffany Haddish -- MG: Taylor Swift
SNL (S43E06) -- 11/18/17 -- H: Chance The Rapper -- MG: Eminem
SNL (S43E07) -- 12/02/17 -- H: Saoirse Ronan -- MG: U2
SNL (S43E08) -- 12/09/17 -- H: James Franco -- MG: SZA
SNL (S43E09) -- 12/16/17 -- H: Kevin Hart -- MG: Foo Fighters
SNL (S43E10) -- 01/13/17 -- H: Sam Rockwell -- MG: Halsey
SNL (S43E11) -- 01/20/17 -- H: Jessica Chastain -- MG: Troye Sivan
SNL (S43E12) -- 01/27/17 -- H: Will Ferrell -- MG: Chris Stapleton</fieldset>

Goldberg74

If Troye looks familiar, he played the young James Howlett (a young Wolverine) in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Count Dooku

This is going to suck. Chastain looks good and can act, but she has no star power or charisma to bring to the show or inspire any sketches. $10 says she "shows off her lighter side" with a musical monologue.

The Questyen

She has incredible charisma what are you talking about? Have you ever seen her on a talk show she's fantastic.

JeffTheAlpaca

Her name is hot too.

Will SNL have the same amount of episodes this season with the Winter Olympics or will they have less two or three week breaks in March-May?

Count Dooku

I saw Molly's Game last night and it was definitely weaker due to the lack of a movie star in the lead role.

whotony

That's incorrect.

She was strong as the lead and the movie was good because of her.

Anyway, I try to watch SNL but this season might be the first time I just don't care anymore.

There's no one on this show that matters. Maybe only the news segment but man it's just so bland and unimportant.

Goldberg74

To be honest, I haven't watch a full episode of SNL in a few years... I feel an obligation to continue these threads out of sheer duty.

I do however watch specific clips from that week if they sound funny or pop up in my Facebook feed.

Label me a heretic if you must.

Count Dooku

My opinion is incorrect. Please also explain to me why my favorite flavor of ice cream sucks.

The Questyen

We need to know your favorite flavor of ice cream first.

Coral

Why does it matter if the lead role is played be a "movie star"?

Chastain is a great actress and has a great onscreen persona. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean it'll translate well to SNL - a live performance of comedic skits is a totally different beast than acting in films.

JeffTheAlpaca

You prefer Gal Gadot instead somebody with limited talent?

Chastain is a movie star now with all the movies she made since 2011.

Coral

While the episode was hit and miss, Chastain was great.
She had a lot of energy, didn't have her eyes glued to the teleprompter and had excellent delivery of her lines. And it doesn't hurt that she's nice to look at too.

Need more hosts like her.

EDIT: Never heard of the musical guest, but I thought he was brutal - especially the first song.

Count Dooku

Prediction correct

Count Dooku

She is literally a person who stars in movies, but she is not a "movie star."

MrX

Yeah, she seemed like she was actually excited to be hosting.

Count Dooku

A movie star, by virtue of their charisma and the enormity of their persona, draws a viewer into their character's story and immediately places the viewer on their side. An actor's star quality adds a compelling aspect to the movie-watching experience that goes beyond what is literally being presented on the screen. This is especially valuable when your movie has the lead in every scene, and doing voice-over, and the scenes are dialogue-heavy.

Coral

If anything, I have the opposite opinion. Someone who's a "star" I usually find doesn't melt into the role their playing. This is why I have issues watching films with Tom Hanks for example - because when I'm watching the film, I feel like I'm not watching the character - I'm watching the actor instead.

I prefer a character actor even in the lead role. I find they don't bring that star baggage with them to the role.

And back to your earlier point. Jessica Chastain is a wonderful actress and can play the lead as well as a supporting character with the best of them.

majorjoe23

If there’s one thing I can say about this episode, it’s that it inspired a truly pointless argument about who is/isn’t a movie star.

fujishig

I actually liked the episode. Well I liked it before I read this thread and realized she isn't a movie star. But I thought the skits were more hit than miss for once.

Giantrobo

The ep was ok. Didn't hate it. and yeah, Chastain did a great job.

They should get more CHARACTER ACTORS to host this show....

fujishig

That gameshow one was pretty good, down to the meta references and Keenan being in character. The best was the final question, "write down things that you think would matter."

That Fresh Prince bit was pretty funny as well.

Michael Corvin

Like all SNL skits the, Fresh Prince one went on way to long. Whatever funny, original idea they had in the first couple verses was ruined by the following four.

And that musical act was fucking terrible.

Rob V

I thought the Fresh Prince thing was the highlight... a little long, but the payoff was great.

fujishig

Yeah, it was long, but unlike 90% of their skits it had an actual ending, so I'll forgive it.