helenamonster January 9, 2015 Share January 9, 2015 Oh whoops, my bad. I was seeing that it was about her and her dad everywhere, and after some research I think people may have misinterpreted her interview on Howard Stern and made assumptions. But according to Rolling Stone, Maddie Ziegler, the dancer, will appear with her on SNL. Oh God pleeaaase let Kate do her little dance again. Link to comment
helenamonster January 15, 2015 Share January 15, 2015 There's going to be a special exhibit in NYC in the spring to commemorate the 40th anniversary, featuring memorabilia and whatnot. http://popwatch.ew.com/2015/01/13/saturday-night-live-exhibit-coming-to-nyc-in-spring/ I put my name in for the presale. Hope the tickets aren't too expensive. Link to comment
M. Darcy January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 AV Club says its JK Simmons (!!!) on 31st with musical guest D'Angelo. Heh, it will never top his prior appearance when Seinfeld hosted and they did Seinfeld in Oz. Link to comment
peeayebee January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 I love JK Simmons' performances, but I've seen him in a couple of interviews and didn't quite like him. I hope he's better on the show. Link to comment
vb68 January 20, 2015 Share January 20, 2015 As many things as he has been in, it's really hard for me to shake Schillinger whenever I see him. I kinda hope they do something Oz-related even if it is dated now. Link to comment
peeayebee January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 I haven't seen Oz. I've read about it. Don't want to watch it. I know Simmons from L&O, the first Spiderman movies (where I thought he was fantastic), and the movie The Ref. I'm sure there are other things I've seen him in, but these are what stand out. Link to comment
M. Darcy January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 He's also the voice of the yellow M&M. Link to comment
augmentedfourth January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 And don't forget Dr. Skoda from the Law & Order franchise. Link to comment
helenamonster January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) Loved him in the original Spiderman movies. He was also the dad in Juno. I have no idea who D'Angelo is/are. Edited January 21, 2015 by helenamonster Link to comment
peeayebee January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 I hear 'D'Angelo' and immediately think "Barksdale." But the singer D'Angelo just released an album called Black Messiah. I don't know much about him except that he's 40 yrs old and seems more serious and thoughtful than a lot of other singers. Checking Simmons' IMDB page I saw that he has done a ton of voice work. Link to comment
Princess Sparkle January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 Loved him in the original Spiderman movies. He was also the dad in Juno. I have no idea who D'Angelo is/are. Oh god, I'm not even 30, but this makes me feel really old. 1 Link to comment
BoogieBurns January 21, 2015 Share January 21, 2015 (edited) D'Angelo used to be a very big deal in my (and Princess Sparkle's) day! He's an R&B singer who was known for his muscular body and falsetto. I'm guessing he's less hot now, since that was so long ago. Edited January 21, 2015 by BoogieBurns 1 Link to comment
Trini January 22, 2015 Share January 22, 2015 Besides music, he's famous for having a scandalously hot music video. (Well, hot if you're into quivering man abs.) 1 Link to comment
vb68 January 23, 2015 Share January 23, 2015 Pretty good article here on the best one time hosts. Link to comment
BetterButter January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Kristen Wiig,Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon have been cast in Ghostbusters 3 New All-Female 'Ghostbusters' Cast Chosen 2 Link to comment
helenamonster January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Kristen Wiig,Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon have been cast in Ghostbusters 3 New All-Female 'Ghostbusters' Cast Chosen Oh HELL yes. I give Kristen Wiig a lot of shit, and I thought Melissa McCarthy's last hosting stint was beyond dreadful, but this is gonna be awesome. Not to mention huge exposure for Kate and Leslie. 2 Link to comment
vb68 January 27, 2015 Share January 27, 2015 Kate is so ready for movie stardom, and Leslie is just hilarious. I wonder if she's gonna play it like she did in that myth buster sketch where she bolted from the house. Personally I would love to see her kick a ghost's ass. 3 Link to comment
cpcathy January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Can I only hope that Kate steals every scene she and Kristen are in? 3 Link to comment
JTMacc99 January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Assuming that the characters will be versions of the original four ghostbusters, but not necessarily exact copies, I would put McCarthy in the Bill Murray role. I think Jones would be fantastic as the non-scientist who joins the team in the Winston role. The question is, which one plays Ray and which one plays Egon. I think you make McKinnon Egon and Wiig Ray. Link to comment
cpcathy January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Not sure where to place this, but the 19 day marathon of SNL begins tonight on VH1Classic, I have a few episodes ready to tape, not sure, but it looks like they are skipping some? I just did a quick scan of the episode descriptions on my cable. Anyone else looking forward to this? Link to comment
BoogieBurns January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Not sure where to place this, but the 19 day marathon of SNL begins tonight on VH1Classic, I have a few episodes ready to tape, not sure, but it looks like they are skipping some? I just did a quick scan of the episode descriptions on my cable. Anyone else looking forward to this? *raises hand* I just wish VH1 Classic was in HD, they play the episodes in a very small box in the center of my screen. What seasons are they starting with? Link to comment
cpcathy January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 The first episode is the Tina Fey-hosted season premier from last season. Link to comment
helenamonster January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Ugh, I wish I wasn't missing it. I only get basic cable at school. It would just be nice to have on in the background when I was in the dorm. Link to comment
absnow54 January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 I've been scrolling through the channel guide and adding episodes to the DVR. I kind of wish they were playing it from the beginning, because I'll probably be burnt out by the time they reach the Hartman-years, and especially by the time they hit the original cast. They play the episodes from the late 90's through the present season so regularly (I'm pretty sure VH1 plays all of Justin Timberlake's episodes every weekend) I'm not too excited for the first week of the marathon. I still miss when Comedy Central had the rights to SNL reruns. They did a really good job of balancing episodes. Link to comment
Katmai January 28, 2015 Share January 28, 2015 Kate is so ready for movie stardom I was thrilled to hear she signed on and I know Kristin will be her usual character, which should work for this movie. I'm not looking forward to Melissa as I'm just not a fan and Leslie is a one-trick pony to me so I'm meh about them. Ducking my head and quickly diving out the door. Link to comment
VCRTracking January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 Can I only hope that Kate steals every scene she and Kristen are in? I think that's what's perfect about the casting is that both Kristen and Melissa tend to dominate other funny actresses. Just let them try to dominate Kate or Leslie! Kate can steal a scene with just an expression! 3 Link to comment
JTMacc99 January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 The general internet reaction to the Ghostbusters news is very negative. The way I see it, there are a lot of things making this seem like it will work. I like the casting, and am particularly thrilled with McKinnon. Feig is a good choice for director. Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd are both extremely supportive of this idea. It has one unknown for me, and that is what kind of script they've got. The original movie was just so funny and inventive. And that brings me to the couple of negatives I see. First, if people want to compare any version of Ghostbusters to that first movie, they're almost certainly going to find the first one better, because the fist one was flat out great. Second, no Harold Ramis. Ramis is my hero I didn't know I had until the early days of IMDB. Hopefully they can make this movie without his genius playing a part. And here's a link to what roles the cast will play: Our friends at Hitfix shared the following inside character info: “Kristen Wiig is playing Erin Garber, a published author on the subject of the paranormal. Erin now works for Columbia University.Leslie Jones is playing Abby Bergman, who co-authored the book with Garber. Since publication, the two former colleagues had a falling out and went their separate ways. Abby more actively chases ghost a la Ghost Hunters. This tension between academic investigation (Wiig’s character) and mainstream media investigation (Jones’ character) is central to the story. Kate McKinnon is playing Abby Berman’s new partner, Jillian. Melissa McCarthy is playing Patty, an NYC subway worker who stumbles across the main, supernatural threat in the film.” 1 Link to comment
Princess Sparkle January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 With that little blurb about the general story, I have to say, that makes me extra impressed with Leslie Jones' rise this year - that makes it sound like her role is pretty significant. Good for her. 2 Link to comment
JTMacc99 January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 Interestingly, that is a quote in the article I linked from another article at Hitflix. When I went over to Hitflix to see it in context, there is a big editor's note explaining that they had a little chat and decided to speak about the cast and the story in broader strokes at this point. Heh. So I'm reading that as either, Hitflix doesn't have the story exactly right at the moment, or that while that might be what the concept is today, it is not necessarily the way it is going to be going forward. It also seems like maybe Hitflix was guessing which actress was going to play which role. The edited version says that they are assuming that the subway worker is going to be McCarthy because it sounds perfect for her. Link to comment
helenamonster January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 Most of the negative reaction I've seen online is coming from whiny little pissbaby MRAs/meninists who say that the reboot is "ruining their childhood," as if the day this movie is released in theaters the original will fade into the ether and be erased from the memory of everyone who has seen it (there's also a bunch of other misogynist bullshit I've seen that I'm not going to repeat because it's so ludicrous). Reboots happen all the time, franchises continue. Look at James Bond. How many of those have there been? The fact that the actor is constantly change doesn't alter the story. Yes, some people are going to like certain Bond actors more than others, but a new Bond has not and will not cause the franchise to go up in smoke. It's the nature of it. So why can't Ghostbusters be the same thing? It's a continuation of a franchise. There's no story-dictated reason that states that the ghostbusters have to be men. The story works just as fine with women. And then, of course, there's the "I don't mind Ghostbusters with women, just not these women" smokescreen excuse. I saw one person write on Tumblr that they just couldn't believe any of these actresses as ghostbusters. Ah yes, none of these women have that unique quality for a role where the person performs a job that is entirely fictional. In other news, only young boys with black hair and glasses are believable as wizards. 6 Link to comment
vb68 January 29, 2015 Share January 29, 2015 (edited) And then, of course, there's the "I don't mind Ghostbusters with women, just not these women" smokescreen excuse. I think that's it exactly. I'm seeing some not very subtle "how could they do this with women" comments. It's so tiresome and lame. And I think because there are so many connected with SNL, it just becomes an extension of the brand where people just complain all the time anyway. :) ETA : Alright. This is what I was hoping to hear to hear about The Anniversary show! Edited January 30, 2015 by vb68 1 Link to comment
helenamonster January 30, 2015 Share January 30, 2015 And I think because there are so many connected with SNL, it just becomes an extension of the brand where people just complain all the time anyway. :) ETA : Alright. This is what I was hoping to hear to hear about The Anniversary show! Yes, because the original movie is actually known for refusing to allow anyone even remotely connected with SNL on the set. New complaint I saw: apparently the reboot is supposed to have "a more somber, scarier tone" according to some Tumblr user. Where they got this information is beyond me. These actresses weren't hired because of their large bodies of dramatic work. Lol at this quote from the article: They are having a 40th anniversary, I think, in two weeks. I have super high hopes for the special (the commercial gives me chills) but the uncertainty in this quote ("I think") is kind of off-putting. You think they'd have been locking shit down left and right for months now. And maybe they have, but idk, this makes it seem like Eddie was literally just called up, and he's one of the biggest stars they have at their disposal. Just a heads up that y'all can spend more than a week working on this. Don't disappoint me, SNL. I'm missing Downton Abbey that night. That being said, I'm really happy they got Eddie. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee January 30, 2015 Share January 30, 2015 I think I heard that the reboot is going to be scarier, but that doesn't mean it'll be somber. Link to comment
mizkat January 30, 2015 Share January 30, 2015 Wasn't the original Ghostbusters highly improvised? If they plan to do the reboot that way, then this casting makes sense, IMO. I'd definitely see it. 1 Link to comment
opus February 1, 2015 Share February 1, 2015 I don't like linking to ebay (feels like a sales pitch), but this is out now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/221674907228?lpid=82&chn=ps Link to comment
formerlyfreedom February 1, 2015 Share February 1, 2015 I don't like linking to ebay (feels like a sales pitch), but this is out now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/221674907228?lpid=82&chn=ps Here's a link to People's site with a short photo gallery. Link to comment
vb68 February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 The commercials for the Anniversary Show are really getting me excited. Every time they aired during the Superbowl, it seemed like more names were added. Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Bill Murray, Adam Sandler, Norm MacDonald, Casey Wilson, and Jason Sudeikis are all coming. Among the notable hosts are Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter, Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, and even Betty frigging White. Scratching my head at Jack Nicholson. I think he only appeared once with the Roxbury guys and never hosted. It's cool he's going, though. Link to comment
BoogieBurns February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 The commercials for the Anniversary Show are really getting me excited. Every time they aired during the Superbowl, it seemed like more names were added. I need Amy, Ana, Maya, Molly and Tina to be there. Link to comment
vb68 February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 (edited) Their names were all up there. I was just concentrating on cast members who have somewhat contentious relationships with the show. Edited February 2, 2015 by vb68 Link to comment
helenamonster February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 Here are the commercials SNL's put up so far (some names are repeated): Not gonna lie, I'm hype. I'm sure there are plenty of other people that they're keeping as surprises as well. 2 Link to comment
Princess Sparkle February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 I also saw that in advance of the 40th special, they're putting out an SNL app. No idea what will be on it, but I saw them post it on their Instagram page. 2 Link to comment
vb68 February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 (edited) They are even going to air a red carpet segment before the actual show like the Oscars. That's kinda amusing. Edited February 2, 2015 by vb68 1 Link to comment
BoogieBurns February 2, 2015 Share February 2, 2015 That will be the funniest red carpet ever! Just all the people I actually want to see get interviewed. I will watch 3 hours of E! Red Carpet just for the 30 second Amy Poehler/ Tina Fey "who are you wearing" mini-interview. 1 Link to comment
helenamonster February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 Aw man, part of me is so tempted to go downtown and try to get a real-life glimpse of everyone, but I wouldn't get back in time to watch the actual show. Still, that is hilariously over-the-top in the best way. 2 Link to comment
opus February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 So is this the thread to discuss the big special, or will a new one arise? Link to comment
formerlyfreedom February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 So is this the thread to discuss the big special, or will a new one arise? There will be a new topic for the special, just like the episode topics. Link to comment
Kromm February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 Shocked to see Norm MacDonald's name on those commercials. While I know Don Ohlmeyer was his primary foe, I didn't think he and Lorne had much remaining tolerance for each other either (then again, he was asked back once to host). Then again, if they're going to have Chevy and Lorne in the same place already... I didn't notice Dennis Miller on that list. And not that he isn't a hack in many ways, but I feel sorry for poor Joe Piscopo. Allegedly he's grateful they even are going to let him sit in the audience during the reunion show. While Eddie Murphy, his partner in most of Eddie's best sketches, is on stage. Link to comment
formerlyfreedom February 3, 2015 Share February 3, 2015 Okay, we have a topic for the 40th Anniversary Special here folks - have at it! Link to comment
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