Yeah, darquegk, you contribute so many insightful posts to this board - I love reading your comments - but, I'm with Namo, you're way off on the Lovitz bit. No way was anything you mentioned about the Andy Dick/Phil Hartman thing even subconsciously written into the bit. It was just a bit. It worked because, yes, we don't really see Lovitz very much these days and because they knew he'd be a good sport about it, not because of the "Hartman curse".
I really enjoyed it. Yes, it was bloated, yes, there were too many excerpted sketches and, yes, some of it was uneven, but it was still wonderful to see all that talent together on one stage. I guess it got extended past the original end time. My DVR missed the last 30 mins. Last thing I saw was the in memoriam section. Miss anything good in the last 30?
I wouldn't have anticipated this, but I think the best part of the evening was the Seinfeld segment. It was a smart, funny and unforced way to integrate some great talent. Also, I also loved Jane Curtin on Weekend Update, though, damn do I want to treat her to a teeth whitening. Oh, and seeing all the audition clips was such a treat. Had no idea so many characters that made it to air came out of the cast members' auditions.
The only thing I found in bad taste were the Melissa McCarthy and Emma Stone imitations of Chris Farley and Gilda. Some things are sacred and second rate imitations of these two stars rubbed me the wrong way.
Oh, BTW, Jane what kind of work did you do with SNL?
Updated On: 2/17/15 at 04:54 AM