From: dave@admiral.uucp (Dave Litchman)
Subject: Re: Weekday Afternoon Live
Organization: The Admiral's Unix System & The Grid BBS
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 01:07:37 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.061619.5407@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (August Paul Yang) writes:
>In article <1e9q3jINN1vv@aludra.usc.edu> rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:
>>In article <Bxu3x6.9rJ@ais.org> hampton@ais.org (Kevin Podsiadlik) writes:
>>>Well, I must say, that was probably the best TTA episode I ever saw.
>>
>>  Yo! A.T.T. spoils!
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>>  Oh, c'mon, it wasn't that bad.
>Yes, it was.
I agree.


>>  SAMUARI FILM CRITIC was a terrific idea -- oh, why couldn't John Belushi
>>done that in real life?!? 
>Becasue Siskel and Ebert weren't as popular then.  Dizzy's sequence was
>amusing since I loathe Home Alone as well.

I think "amusing" sums up this sequence perfectly. No more, no less.
>
>>>I can't believe they couldn't do Wayne and Garth.
>Especially since they did Hanz and Franz.

Yeah, and they couldn't do Hanz and Franz either. How 'bout that...
>
>>  Actually, maybe that's what's wrong with the episode: You have to _really_
>>know SNL to catch all of the references. If you don't, something like Plucky's
>>bit seems out of place, while those in the know will get more enjoyment out of
>>it.
>I caught ALL of the references and still didn't enjoy it much.

Me neither. Maybe if they had parodied SNL, instead of just ripping it off, then
maybe we would have ended up with something viewable. As it is, we have a cast
of characters which just rips off the classic WB 'toons. Do we really need 
ripped-off characters performing ripped-off material?
>
>>>Well, that's the review, and I am outta here.
>>
>>  I give the episode two thumbs up -- okay, one thumb and one wildly flailing
>>samuari sword...
>I give it four-and-one-half anvils.
>One for Buster...   *KLANG*
>His impressions leave alot to be desired.  He could have done a competent
>job with the News bit but didn't.  His expressions during the Corn-heads
>should have been better.

^^^^^SARCASM ALERT! SARCASM ALERT!^^^^^
You mean he was doing impressions? When was this? I must have missed it. 

>One for Babs...     *KLENG*
>I *hate* that name guy on SNL and I hate the way Babs portrayed him.  Only
>decent swipe against this guy was in "Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian."  Babs'
>talent is wasted in this format.

The name guy on SNL is annoying in an amusing kind of way. Babs was just annoy-
ing.

>One for Plucky...   *KLING*
>His Lounge Lizard act wasn't even remotely funny.  He really needs to read
>the script before he agrees to anything.  Hey, if they're gonna pretend
>they're real I'm gonna treat them as such.

I have no comment on Plucky in this episode...

>One half for Elmyra *KLO-*
>Only the return of Mr. Skull Head saves her.  This and the Samurai Critic
>were the only high points in a very low episode.

Is is just me, or was her "editorial" lifted directly from a Roseanna
Roseannadanna sketch on SNL? I'm sure I've heard about "Violets on TV" just as
Elmyra performed it...

>One for the writers *KLUNG*
>For thinking this piece of drivel was actually entertaining.

You think one is enough?


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