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From: chuck@edsi.plexus.COM (Chuck Tomasi)
Subject: MST3K October Program Schedule?
Organization: Enterprise Data Systems Incorporated, Appleton WI
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 11:27:41 GMT

Has anyone seen an October 92 program schedule for MST3K?  I'm going to
be out of town two of the weekends and would like to know if I should
set my VCR or not.  I hate making "composite" tapes with ST:TNG and
MST3K, plus whatever else I would have watched that weekend, but if it
must be...

Thanks.
-- 
Chuck Tomasi             | Elections are like washing windows...
chuck@edsi.plexus.COM    | The dirt is always on the other side.
spool!cserver!edsi!chuck |             -Reader's Digest Sept 92
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From: M.J.H.Cox@bradford.ac.uk (Mark Cox)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: MWC: "I'll see you in Court"
Date: 30 Sep 92 08:31:53 GMT
Organization: University of Bradford, UK
Originator: 88609372@muser

If you have read the Married With Children episode guide then you'll
know the story about the 'lost show' called "I'll See you in Court".
This show apparantly got ripped to shreds by the censors so that the
writer decided it wasn't worth showing in its censored form.
Apparantly the show never got aired in the USA.

In next weeks UK TV guide for Yorkshire, on Wednesday 7th October at
12:30am there is an entry for "Married With Children, I'll See you In
Court" and after it follows a description of the show that is very
similar to that in the MWC guide (so its very unlikely its a mistake).

Does anyone
a) Know what lines were cut from the original so I can see if they are
   showing the censored version (I doubt that though, since they've shown
   the uncensored version of other shows)
b) Have the ability to copy from PAL to NTSC

If anyone is interested I'll post a summary of the episode next Thursday.


Mark.

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From: rocko@ireland.ssc.gov (Rick O'leary)
Subject: Re: *** Episodes of "T. J. Hooker", "C.H.i.P's" wanted, will pay $$$ ***
Keywords: T. J. Hooker, C.H.i.P's, wanted
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:00:59 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.001744.4364@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, hfir_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Hoss 'insular' Firooznia) writes:
|> I am in desperate need of episodes of "T. J. Hooker" and/or "C.H.i.P's",
|> but unfortunately my local TV stations aren't wise enough to know what
|> amazingly awesome shows these were.  Is there anyone out there who has
|> copies on tape, or access to a station airing episodes, who would be 
|> willing to make copies for me?  I'm willing to pay for the tapes, 
|> shipping costs, and perhaps an additional fee for taping. :-)
|> 
|> Thanks!
|>   - Hoss
|> -- 
|> H. Y. Firooznia
|> hfir_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu


You need help Hoss !
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From: EDIAS@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (EMILIANO A DIAS)
Subject: Jan Hooks (was Re: SNL:  Where was Mike Myers?)
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:38:49 GMT
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In <1992Sep30.163810.588@u.washington.edu> il@bambam.u.washington.edu writes:

> breid@pyrhard2.eng.pyramid.com (Bill Reid) writes:
> 
> > As to what 
> > this portends for his future on SNL, I would say it bodes ill, but 
> > he might pull a Jan Hooks and return.  
> 
> I didn't get the impression that she's returned.  Didn't they announce
> "a special appearance by Jan Hooks"?  I thought she just played Mia in
> the opening skit and nothing else.
> 

I missed the opening to SNL so I didn't hear her name in the credits and
I didn't see her in the Woody Allen skit.  But she was also in the
NigthLine spoof (the Bill Clinton debate)  
It was strange the camera kept on showing her while other characters were
talking and she'd being looking at Bill (Phil) and nodding.
One the caught her looking off-stage.

    I was really confused.

Oh ya IMHO, the luckiest SNL cast member isn't Chris Rock (I like Nat X)
or Rob Schneider or David Spade but Chris Farley.  It seems in every
other skit he's in they give him an excuse to take off his shirt and
sicken/amuse the audience by showing how fat he is.

Also until this week's Operaman bit in "Weekend Update"  I thought that
that "actor" (who's name I can't think of) really stunk up the screen.
He was really good this week, though.

	 "Oh the pain, why... why does it hurt, Stimpy" ...
  
							Tony Dias

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From: areid@mary.fordham.edu (Darin Reid)
Subject: Fox Sitcoms and Sunday Night
Organization: Fordham University
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Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 07:54:00 GMT
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Can anyone explain to me why Fox has all of it's great sitcoms on Sunday 
night?  They're going with all crime shows on Friday??? All Drama on Tuesday
and Wednesday???   WHY?!?  Haven't the programmers ever heard of mixing up
the shows?   MWC, Herman's Head, Roc, Flying Blind, and Woops should not all
be hanging out on Sunday night!  When will they move Martin? 
- Darin
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From: jbrindle@halcyon.com (Jennifer Brindle)
Subject: Re: Homefront : [09/24/92]
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 01:08:52 GMT

In article <1992Sep27.200105.14304@fico.uucp> kmd@fico.UUCP (kathi dietrick)      writes:
>In article <5227@balrog.ctron.com> lawrence@olympus.ctron.com (Gary St. Lawrence) writes:
>>Hank is nowhere to be found.
>Just what did happen to Hank? Did I miss something? So now Charley live
>s with the Metcalfs?

Hank is explained as being very happy in Chicago, with a new job.
Hank's leaving opened up a place for Charley to live.

>   
>>Glad to see someone else likes this show -- probably one of the best on TV 
>>right now. Let's keep the homefront alive!
>My favorite-cant get enough-glad to know there are other fans out there!
>

Agreed!!!

Jennifer
From: jsp@uts.amdahl.com (James Preston)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: NEXP: Easy question about soundtrack
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:41:59 GMT
Reply-To: jsp@pls.amdahl.com
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA


This one should be really easy, so I hope r.a.t doesn't get flooded with
fifty responses.

A friend of mine recently got the soundtrack CD.  Embarrassing as this may
be to admit, with five fans of the show in the same room, none of us could
remember which scene from which episode featured Skynard's "Three Steps".

Also, to those who haven't yet seen the soundtrack album, it does NOT
feature the Toy Cow song :-(.

--James Preston
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Subject: SNL BAD?????
From: Michael J. Ludwig <MJL122@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 15:38:59 EDT
Organization: Penn State University

I thought the 10/3/92 SNL was better than most.  Don't have the stomach for
political satire?  The humor assumed a certain level of awareness of how
politics is practiced in the U.S.  If you didn't like SNL last night, don't
go see _Bob Roberts_, you won't get it.  The "Founding Fathers" skit was
quite clever.  Thecontinual riding of Perot was both funny and true -- gimme
a break, "My volunteers asked me to run."???  Believe that, and I'll tell
you another one.  Whetheror not one agrees with Sinead's politics, I applaud
her for her stand.  Organized religion has been the cause of more death and
destruction than I care to contemplate (The Crusades????).  This show was
more true to Akroyd and Chase's tradition of poking fun at the political
scene.  Well, as they say, everyone has an opinion.  One can always change
the channel.
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From: jblackwo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J P Blackwood)
Subject: Sinead on SNL
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:23:12 GMT


I hope this intewrpretation of Sineads second song is correct.

Her song is about fighting against war, discrimination etc..


Then she rips up the popes picture and says fight the real enemy.

Could she have been saying that the fighting between the protestants and 
catholics in Ireland should stop and that they should fight another enemy. 
COuld she have torn up the popes picture to say forget him as an enemy?

I don't know her politics so I could be way off target.

J.P.
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From: catesc@nuge103.its.rpi.edu (Chris Cates)
Subject: Anyone for alt.tv.nick??
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:46:14 GMT


Hey, all.  Well, after discussions in a few other usenet forums, I have
come across quite a few people in favor of creating an alt.tv.nick to
discuss the miscellaneous original program on Nickelodeon, the reruns on
Nick at Nite, or anything else that shows up there.  

Now, keep in mind that this is just an idea and I was wondering if anyone
had any thoughts, suggestions, or flames.  So, let's get the ball rolling...

I know that several groups exist for miscellaneous nick shows and there's
even a few mailing lists, and I don't call for their destruction or their
reconstruction in any way.  I just think that there's enough traffic on 
here to at least consider the group.

Well?

					Chris Cates
					catesc@rpi.edu



P.S.  PLEASE do not ramble on about the fact that some sites just don't get
      the alt groups, because A) I know and B) there's nothing I can do 
      about it.  :)
From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Al's last name
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:38:51 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Oct6.161436.13380@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> bggreenberg@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Brian Greenberg) writes:
>Does anyone know Al's last name?

Al who?

>Thanks in advace.

No problem.
-- 
John Switzer               | Why am I voting for Clinton? Because... 
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74076.1250@Compuserve.com  | Me: 36, Tech Writer, 1978 Diesel Rabbit
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From: rck1@ellis.uchicago.edu (roberta chi-woon kwong)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: QL and the new opening theme music
Date: 4 Oct 92 00:32:32 GMT
Reply-To: rck1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

In article <1992Oct3.032615.3967@zia.aoc.nrao.edu> jogle@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Jim Ogle (Ks. Jim)) writes:
>In article <mumble> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>
>>Sally (TLB), when you get the chance, please ask Don why they changed the
>>opening theme.  I'm sure there are many of us reading the net that wonder
>>why the music was ruined (my opinion).
>
>Sally, while you're at it, ask Don if there's anything he can do about
>USA cutting the episodes they're showing - my roommate bitches about
>it every day and its really beginning to get annoying!  8-)

Yeah...this too has been bugging me for a while. I missed a big
majority of the first and second-season episodes during their
original NBC airing, so I don't know the true extent of the damage,
but by my count they've already:

	1. Chopped the ending of "Star Crossed,"
	2. hacked much of the dialogue between Sam and Al in
	   "What Price Gloria," including the introduction of
	   Dr. Beeks,
	3. taken a big chunk out of the earlier scenes in "Catch
	   a Falling Star," including the great bit where Al
	   explains to Sam that "The Impossible Dream" was their
	   song.

And that's just the major stuff that I remember, not counting the
times when a line or two is cut. Was the fight scene in "The
Americanization of Machiko" cut short? Was there something missing
from "Good Morning, Peoria" as well?

Sally, does Don know about what they're doing to his episodes??


Robin C. Kwong ("er)
				Leapers do it with *flash*!
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From: ellenr@highlite.uucp (Ellen Rosenberg)
Subject: Re: ARRRGGHH!  "Sky fits heaven..."  GO AWAY!
Organization: Gotham Communications Research
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 04:13:10 GMT

eric@npri6.npri.com (Eric Williams) writes:
: Oh, come on, folks, it's not that bad. You're just blowing off steam

it's that bad.

-ellen

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From: jblackwo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (J P Blackwood)
Subject: Re: Saturday Night Live's 18th Season
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 04:25:20 GMT


I still think it is GUido Sarducci. If you look at the guy and think Father 
Guido you will know. Father Guido has been associated with SNL for years. He 
may go under more than one alias to write. Is his real name Don Novello?


J.P.>--
>Jeffrey Neau - jeffy@redwood.cray.com
From: kcastro@us.oracle.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: ARRRGGHH! "Sky fits heaven..." GO AWAY!
Date: 1 Oct 92 15:59:23 GMT
Organization: Oracle Corporation, USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

> In article <1992Sep29.194152.16742@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> hfir_cif@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Hoss 'macromolecular' Firooznia) writes:
>>
>>>In article <jpc.717785565@avdms8.msfc.nasa.gov> jpc@avdms8.msfc.nasa.gov (J. Porter Clark) writes:
>>>>I don't care for this commercial, but every time that Gap Jeans
>>>>commercial starts up with that guy reading what we used to call beat
>>>>poetry, I want to throw something hard and heavy at the screen.  That
>>
>>Yeah, every time I see that pretentious bastard I feel like choking him. >:-)
>>Anyone seen that stupid Levi's ad?  You know, the one where hordes of doofy
>>looking men are running around on the beach, playing with big bed linens or
>>some such, while ominous music drones in the background, and such profound
>>messages as "Everything basic... EVOLVES" flash up on the screen?

OK, i HATE the gap ad, it's not just a muter, it's a channel changer in my
house.  that loose levi's ad is my favorite ad on tv (except for the citizen
watch/america's cup ad -- does anybody know what that has such vivid color?)
however.

now for the good news --- the gap, finally figuring out that they're
spending too much money on this stupid ad, has pulled it and the pool
hall ad off the air.  you shouldn't see it anymore after this week.  HOORAY!
apparently they won't be doing any more tv advertising this quarter.  the
recession even hits the gap.
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From: EDIAS@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (EMILIANO A DIAS)
Subject: Re: ARRRGGHH!  "Sky fits heaven..."  GO AWAY!
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 22:15:52 GMT
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In <jpc.717785565@avdms8.msfc.nasa.gov> jpc@avdms8.msfc.nasa.gov writes:

> rick@sadtler.com (Rick Morris) writes:
> 
> >I kinda get a kick out of that commercial.  Yes, I've seen it too many times
> >(Nick is constant background noise as I poison my children's minds with too
> >much TV), but I think it is effective and fun.  And I'd rather see that than
> >Pantene hair goo or "We have a free video for men interested in Rogaine with
> >Monoxadile".  Now THERE's an annoying dude!
> 
> I don't care for this commercial, but every time that Gap Jeans
> commercial starts up with that guy reading what we used to call beat
> poetry, I want to throw something hard and heavy at the screen.  That
> must be the most annoying commercial yet.  They must show it every 15
> minutes on some stations!  I will *NOT* have any Gap Jeans in my house,
> thank you.

This commercial reminds me of Twin Peaks;  I think it's stupid and
annoying and all of my culturally elite friends think it's great.

     I hope I never get that hip...		Tony Dias

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From: mitchell@cs.uchicago.edu (Mitchell Marks)
Subject: Re: SNL:  Where was Mike Myers?
Reply-To: mitchell@cs.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computer Science
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 01:25:44 GMT

>>>>> "PC" == APUCORLE  <APUCORLE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU> writes:

  PC> Where was Mike Myers on the SNL premiere?  I kept waiting for
  PC> him to appear.  He and Dana Carvey are the only reasons to watch
  PC> these days.

  PC> | Phil Corless           | Bitnet: APUCORLE@IDBSU              |

Was he Sung Yi in the opening Woody Allen sketch?
--
Mitch Marks    mitchell@cs.uchicago.edu
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From: dhosek@lucy.claremont.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: You Bet Your Life
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:57:13 GMT
Organization: Harvey Mudd College

In article <92273.114115WJT101@psuvm.psu.edu>, <WJT101@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
> Hello,
> After watching a recent episode of "YBYL", as the credits rolled by, I saw
> "Robbi Chong" as "Renfield."  Why do they need to use an alias for the co-host
> of a game show??  Why do they call her "Renfield" and not her real name?
> Just curious!!!

Because "Renfield" has more inherent humor value (at least to the
congescenti) than "Robbi Chong".

-dh
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From: jtruss@cauchy.WPI.EDU (Free the Expo 67!)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: SNL BAD?????
Date: 5 Oct 1992 13:52:04 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: cauchy.wpi.edu

In article <1ao7hnINNjch@agate.berkeley.edu> jsnell@ocf.berkeley.edu (Jason Snell) writes:

>Yes, but one can't always find 90 minutes of sketch comedy on an
>American commercial network when one changes the channel. Maybe it's
>time for me to watch "Kids in the Hall" on Fridays -- it may not be
>political satire, but at least it's funny.

If you want good sketch comedy, and if you get Comedy Central (I assume you
do, since that's the only network I know of that shows KitH), check out a
show called "Almost Live!"... it's a 30-minute show out of Seattle that just
premiered on CC, and it's *great*.  On at 6:30 every weekday.

--
john trussell       :: "Look, I'm only interested in cesium-136.  Could the
jtruss@wpi.wpi.edu  ::  rest of you please put 'non-136' in your keyword lines
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From: fuzzbox@world.std.com (Every Man and Woman is a Star)
Subject: Re: gilligan's island
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: rec
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 05:48:36 GMT

"davidr turner" <davidr.turner@canrem.com> writes:
>WWWWWHHHHHEEEEENNNNN??????  And on what network/station?
>From what city?

October 16, 8:05pm,EST  WTBS, Atlanta.

You shoulda read the original post.....
-- 
Jason Bilsky   fuzzbox@world.std.com 
"Got enough guilt to start my own religion."
From: ahsiung@bbn.com (Anita Hsiung)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: QL: Oswald
Date: 28 Sep 92 23:12:32 GMT
Reply-To: ahsiung@labs-n.bbn.com (Anita Hsiung)
Distribution: na
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: bbn.com

Finally, I saw this on Saturday...  Whew!  I liked it very much!
Feels good to see Mr. Bakula again.

By the way, Debbie Brown, how come you never mentioned the "Making of
Quantum Leap" book?  I was astounded upon seeing it in the book store!

	-- Anita --

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From: kimes@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (Kit Kimes)
Subject: Re: WONDER YEARS
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 06:40:50 GMT

From article <1992Sep26.002624.942@unixg.ubc.ca>, by (Mathew B Englander):
> 
> In one episode I saw in syndication, David Stern seemed to be listed in
> the opening credits with the cast. (Stern is the voice of adult Kevin.) Of
> course, he is never credited normally, except for episodes he writes or
> directs.
> 
> Does someone know if maybe his contract said he wouldn't be credited
> first-run but would be if the show hit syndication?

David Stern was listed as the narrerator (sp?) for the first and (I think)
second season.  I don't know why they dropped the credits.  Lord knows
they list enough others.  I have never seen so many assistant this and
co-producer that in my life.  :-)

Kit Kimes
AT&T Bell Labs (under contract to NCR)
Naperville, IL
...!att!iwcs!kimes (kimes@iwcs.att.com)
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	id <iu40889@pro-amber.cts.com>; Wed, 30 Sep 92 11: 21 PDT
From: rsopicki@pro-amber.cts.com (Randy Sopicki)
Subject: Reasonable Doubts
Organization: ProLine [pro-amber] -- Spring Valley, Ca
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 11:13:06 PDT

Very well done second season kick-off. If it hasn't shown in your area yet
be sure to watch it.
From: DBBARBER@MACC.WISC.EDU (Deborah B. Barber)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: QL: When Venus Smiled--possible censoring or alteration?
Date: 6 Oct 92 14:42:00 GMT

Hello Leapers, R.A.T. folk,
 
In watching this episode on tape, there is a scene where Shields and Bakula
are kissing, and she makes a feeble protest on the order of "but I'm saving
myself for my husband....."  Bakula's voice says something like "you're
saving yourself for your husband Nikos." however, his lips don't match those
words.  Is this just a glitch in my video, or was there a belatedly-patched
in dialog change?
 
Just curious.
 
Deb Barber
dbbarber@macc.wisc.edu
standard disclaimer here
 
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From: evans@jazz.concert.net (Larry Evans)
Subject: Re: SNL: October 3, Really Bad.
Organization: Center for Communications, MCNC; RTP, NC
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:23:47 GMT

In article <1992Oct5.142443.18920@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> craigb@ot.austin.ibm.com writes:
>
>EDIAS@deimos.ucc.umass.edu (EMILIANO A DIAS) writes:
>> uIn <acmksb.718183624@gsusgi1.gsu.edu> acmksb@gsusgi2.gsu.edu writes:
>> 
>> > sorsha@wam.umd.edu (Laurie Beth Brunner) writes:
>> > 
>> > >But Sinead was different.
>> 
>> I though Sinead O'Connor was really awful.  The first song she did was
>> over orchestrated and pretentious and the second was sounded like it was
>> made up on the spot.
>
>I'm not sure that even the SNL cast cares much for Sinead...I noticed at
>the end of the show, when everyone mills around on stage and gladhands
>and such, that no-one seemed to want to get anywhere near her.
>

If I was a NBC executive, I would bury SNL and create a new show with
Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks and Dana Carvey.  One show, once a
month with new writers and special guests, no hosts, no music.  If the
show needs to pre-recorded before airtime, so be it, (it hasn't
hurt "In Living Color). There is plenty of talent in the cast, it's
shame the writers are not creating better skits.  I miss Jan Hooks, Nora
Dunn, and Dennis Miller.  Victoria Jackson only proved to me that
talent has nothing to do with 'making it' in showbiz.  I've never
seen such a limitless actress in my life.  After 5 years plus on
SNL , she still had terrible timing, (unless she was playing the
dumb blond).  There are at least 20 actress in my town alone
who have better skills as a comedienne than Victoria, (and I'm
comparing community theatre actress to Victoria who working in
the big time).

My dream cast for SNL:  Phil Hartman, (my favorite), Dana Carvey,
                        Dennis Miller, Mike Myers, Chris Farley,
                        Al Franken, Nora Dunn, Jan Hooks, Julie
                        Sweeney,(sic) and the actor who plays
                        the Budmeister, (sic).

I would have hired Sam Kinnson for the Weekend Update spot after 
Dennis left, maybe it would have kept him from his highway
death last April.
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