Talk:Saturday Night Live

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Reviewed version: October 2, 2006

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[edit] Family Connections

I added a paragraph in the family connections section noting that Brad Hall, Rich Hall and Anthony Michael Hall are not related. It was promptly removed as "unnecessary info", which I suppose it is, but the whole section is unnecessary except to satisfy a reader's curiosity about SNL cast members. I had always wondered if these 3 were related, so I imagine I'm not the only one. I think it is a useful addition to the section. Capmango 15:38, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Seeing no objections raised here, I am putting the sentence back in. I myself find the information useful and interesting, so it is reasonable to assume others would as well. If someone feels strongly that it is bad for the sentence to be there, then please add to this discussion. Capmango 20:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article for each episode

What are your thoughts on articles for each episode? I have constructed a model article for Scarlett Johansson/Bjork. List any thoughts on the format/etc. here. Weatherman90 18:30, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What in the...

Why does the Dick in the Box skecth link appear in EVERY SNL-related page, even if it has nothing to do with it? you're not colorblind, it's colored this way. Misteryoshi 22:35, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article needs work

The problem I have with this article is that it's mostly lists, with virtually nothing about the history of the show. Most of the actual "content" is in the Trivia section. And while I do not share the viewpoint of others that Trivia needs to be removed from Wikipedia, in this case I will agree that most of the items listed there should be rewritten into a section on the history of the show. I've put this article on my "to rewrite" list for when I have time. 23skidoo 13:24, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

  • The section about the DVD release commentary is written in POV form and also comes close to crossing the no original research line. 23skidoo 16:29, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm making some changes. Feel free to undo stuff if you disagree. -- Viewdrix 01:03, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Production?

Is SNL producing any new shows? I haven't seen any new ones in a while. 71.221.238.182 20:12, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

It's called summer hiatus. Notice how almost no scripted TV shows are making new episodes right now? -- Viewdrix 00:58, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Each season its own article.

All and every single one of Connerb312's season breakdown articles are, sorry for that expression, total crap. They all sound like from the fairy tales. The information is either insufficient or false. Also, the episode lists are disorganized. Off-the-air 14:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

True, they need to be deleted or heavily re-worked, re-edited, re-worded, and re-everything. I have decided to take care of this myself and leave the following message on each of the discussion pages:

"To Connerb312: I have edited your articles because they do not meet the encyclopedic styles of Wikipedia. Please take more consideration and effort into your articles, and review them carefully for spelling/grammar mistakes or non-sensical statements. Please focus more on general ideas than specifics, and please do not write articles like you are re-counting a story or a fairy tale. This will help to meet Wikipedia's guidelines."

- Spyke1077 01:57, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I have edited all of the season articles, and boy where they A-W-F-U-L! You can see the changes I made. Whew, editing thirty-three articles is tough. I deserve a barnstar! LOL I hope I did a good job with them. - Spyke1077 03:49, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Upcoming Episodes?

I really see no reason for the Upcoming Episodes section, and I'm sure that there is some WP policy against it. I haven't removed it yet, because I'm not exactly sure about the policy. Feel free to delete it if it violates. 76.217.109.179 11:29, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Never mind, found it myself WP:NOT#DIRECTORY, deleting it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.217.109.179 (talk) 11:32, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SNL Digital Shorts

Not a single mention of the SNL Digital Shorts? It has an article of its own on Wikipedia, yet it is never mentioned in this article? I added it under See Also. I think it should have its own section in this article, since SNL Digital Shorts have been in the spotlight recently, especially since they aired Lazy Sunday and Dick in a Box.

It's in the Saturday Night Live template, but that's way far out of the way. I'm going to move the template up to aid navigation. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 23:53, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism reverting help, please?

Someone under the IP address 24.14.20.44 keeps vandalising each of the individual season articles by changing out names of hosts and changing episode details and the such. I spent an hour yesterday reverting some only to find more new vandalism today. Could someone please help me revert as well as report the vandalism? Please and thank you. Magkaz 03:16, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Strike

Anyone know if SNL is coming back (with the writer's strike and all)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.252.214.27 (talk) 19:56, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Unlike other late night shows, Saturday Night Live is the only show that hasn't announced its return. To be honest, I don't think they will come back before a contract is agreed upon. The 1987-88 season only had 13 episodes after the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike. Personally, I think the strike will go to at least March, so I don't see SNL coming back before then -- sketches are written and rewritten many times during the week-long production schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 06:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Any update? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.131.247.64 (talk) 23:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

TV Guide reports that SNL is returning Feb 23, with Tina Fey hosting. Here's the reference: SNL to Return Feb 23, With Tina Fey Hosting

Tubesurfer (talk) 16:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 91 Minutes?

Could someone elaborate: How come the show is listed as being 91 minutes long instead of 90? Is the extra minute at the beginning or end, and has it always been 91 minutes long and not 90? Timothy Horrigan (talk) 22:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

It hasn't always been the case, just for the last couple of years. It's listed as 11:30 PM - 1:01 AM. In reality, though, It tends to come on at about 11:29.45 PM. Lambertman (talk) 00:36, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] tape delay

Is Saturday Night Live tape delayed or is that bs with the Writers Guild Strike because I was watching SNL last night in Texas , and the intro said Recorded eariler from live broadcast. Was last night a live or its a re-runRio de oro (talk) 22:41, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

When it says recorded from an earlier brodcast that means its a repeat, or if you live on the west coast, that means you're an hour behind. SNL was under the writers' strike during February 2nd. The show was a repeat from season 30, with host Tom Brady. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.73.67.120 (talk) 20:41, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Wayne's-world.jpg

Image:Wayne's-world.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Anti-Obama Sketches

Recent SNL shows have contained anti-Obama sketches that are uncalled for, completely biased towards HRC's unfounded talking points against Barack, and self defeating for the Democratic Party which has democratically voted over welmingly across the nation in the primaries in support of Barack Obama. So unless they stop this nation dividing retoric they will turn people of to REAL politics and will be responsible for scaring people to vote for HRC and there by give John "W." McCain the election in February. The people have spoken - NO MORE Bushs, NO MORE Clintons, NO MORE powerful lobbyists, NO MORE Endless Occupation of Iraq (Oil for Blood). Washington needs a new direction: "Yes We Can!"

This page is for the discussion of the Saturday Night Live article only. It's not a political forum, so please limit yourself to article discussion here. Thanks! Redrocket (talk) 01:37, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] History needs work

This article needs some serious work in terms of history:

  • If there are era articles, they should link to the year articles. Currently they don't.
  • The 5 year intervals chosen for the history breakdown don't make too much sense. If there's going to be separate articles for different eras of the show, they should follow the important eras defined by the people involved, as detailed below.
  • When did SNL begin to rely heavily on pre-recorded segments like the SNL Digital Shorts? It seems to be going away from the spirit of "Live".
SNL had pre-recorded short films from the very first season (by Michael O'Donohugh). IMHO, it never "relied heavily" on pre-recorded content. The fake commercials are generally pre-recorded also. Capmango (talk) 23:54, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • A summary of the overall history of the show, in the main article. Especially this should cover the important eras of the show. For example, 1975-80 (original cast), 1981-84 (eddie murphy and joe piscopo, no lorne michaels), 85-90 (lorne michaels back, revival, mike myers), etc. See for example [1], [2], [3]

Sbwoodside (talk) 03:29, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What actually is SNL?

There isn't really a good section devoted to explaining what Saturday Night Live actually is and what typically goes on in the show; at best, the introductory paragraphs give a very vague idea. Could this be remedied please? Metsfanmax (talk) 12:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)