As of Recent, Saturday Night Live Digital Shorts such as Andy Popping Into Frame and People Getting Punched Before Eating are lacking the comedic edge often lost when hidden camera scenes are scripted.
Specifically, the most recent short, PGPBE, scripts what is not scripted in the more humorous Neg's Urban Sports: digital shorts which appear regularly on the British comedy series Balls of Steel. See example below.
Out of the many hours that Americans watch TV a week, most have sat through an episode of Saturday Night Live. What was once a staple for good all-around comedy - a show that has been graced by the presence of some of the most popular comedians of this era - now struggles to get more than a smile out of its declining audience. Though not the first filmed shorts presented on SNL, Digital Shorts are a series of shorts specified by their digital creation. For those who aren't familiar, the SNL Digital Short, produced by The Lonely Island crew, rapidly gained popularity in 2005 with the short 'Lazy Sunday’, which viewed more than five million times before it was removed due to copyright infringement.
SNL is one of the longest running network entertainment programs in American Television history but maybe it's time for the show to cut its losses.
While it is not for me to pass judgment on what is funny and what is not, I can point out poor quality and lack of originality when I see it.
Tell me what you think. Leave a comment.
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He writes, reads, develops, designs, manages, markets, and is currently producing the debut album of the up and coming power-pop duo The Huge Mistake - to be released in the late 2008.
Before creating and managing the MMD blog - he ran an anonymous web journal that will continue to remain unnamed.
He maintains a special interest in business, media technology, and the production of anything ranging from feature films to video games.
2 comments:
Pretty subjective topic, SNL is. I won't argue with your tastes in what's funny and what isn't, but I'd be interested in knowing some context.
Which was your favourite SNL era?
Very true. I happen to be a big fan of days with the likes of Will Ferrell and Chris Farley on SNL. I'm saying that this last short was utterly unoriginal and speaks for the show itself. In what way do you mean context?
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