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"SNL" stuck in the past: More sketches skewered 1960s TV than the Internet
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TMC
May 23, 2012, 12:53:45 AM5/23/12
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http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/snl-is-hopelessly-stuck-in-the-past/257472/
In fact, 58% of sketches this season were some form of TV parody, from
debates to talk shows to game shows, as Luke Epplin notes. He also
points out that "SNL" seems to care more about shows from the past
like Lawrence Welk than the modern all-consuming Internet. "By and
large, 'SNL' sketches continue to exist in a pre-wireless world where
network television is still king," he says.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/lawrence-welk-cold-open/1402515
In fact, 58% of sketches this season were some form of TV parody, from
debates to talk shows to game shows, as Luke Epplin notes. He also
points out that "SNL" seems to care more about shows from the past
like Lawrence Welk than the modern all-consuming Internet. "By and
large, 'SNL' sketches continue to exist in a pre-wireless world where
network television is still king," he says.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/lawrence-welk-cold-open/1402515
Duggy
May 23, 2012, 5:37:09 AM5/23/12
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On May 23, 2:53 pm, TMC <tmc1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/snl-is-hopel...
TV is good at parodying TV.
The Internet is good at parodying the Internet.
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= DUG.
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> http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/05/snl-is-hopel...
>
> In fact, 58% of sketches this season were some form of TV parody, from
> debates to talk shows to game shows, as Luke Epplin notes. He also
> points out that "SNL" seems to care more about shows from the past
> like Lawrence Welk than the modern all-consuming Internet. "By and
> large, 'SNL' sketches continue to exist in a pre-wireless world where
> network television is still king," he says.
>
> http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/lawrence-welk-cold-open/...
> In fact, 58% of sketches this season were some form of TV parody, from
> debates to talk shows to game shows, as Luke Epplin notes. He also
> points out that "SNL" seems to care more about shows from the past
> like Lawrence Welk than the modern all-consuming Internet. "By and
> large, 'SNL' sketches continue to exist in a pre-wireless world where
> network television is still king," he says.
>
TV is good at parodying TV.
The Internet is good at parodying the Internet.
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= DUG.
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wolfagain
May 23, 2012, 9:48:10 AM5/23/12
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