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Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (October 9, 2008) - VIDEOS

Well, that was a little strange... and maybe a little unnecessary. All right, it was definitely unnecessary. I wasn't quite sure how they were going to work out these Thursday election specials, because even though they called it "Weekend Update Thursday", I didn't believe they were just going to show a twenty-some minute long "Weekend Update" segment. As it turned out, the special consisted of one cold open and the rest was "Weekend Update." This is where I got super-confused. Half of these jokes had absolutely nothing to do with the election, leaving me to wonder if there is anyone out there that could not have waited until Saturday night to hear the relevant jokes. I don't think anyone's going to forget the election or the economic crisis any time soon, let alone by Saturday.
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- Cronkite to introduce Couric; Schieffer to sing some folk.
- K-Fed to try to act on CSI.
- Here is the new version of Megatron.
- John Mayer will also be on CSI.
- Bob Evans might sue Entourage.
- Racially-divided Survivor ticks off NYC officials.
- Forest Whitaker will do a guest stint on ER.
- Taylor Hicks suing over the iTunes release of pre-Idol material.
- Patty Hearst to guest on Veronica Mars.
- Horatio Sanz thinks he'll remain on SNL.
- Others aren't so sure: rumor is Sanz, Parnell and Thompson are out.
- All we really know is that four SNLers are out.
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- Stargate SG-1 cancelled.
- Music video banned by MTV for blatant product placement.
- Here's (snicker) Kevin Federline (chuckle) rapping (heh) at the Teen Choice awards.
- Giamatti to play John Adams in HBO miniseries.
- Did The Colbert Report rip off a web show?
- Keith gives a "State of TV Squad" address.
- Is there a possibility Stargate SG-1 will live on?
- What shows should be cancelled immediately?
- Can you find any clues in the Lost season three poster?
- Enter our latest contest by telling us which show will get sacked first.
Opinions
- I call out a phony press release about the "new" Sci Fi Channel.
- We catch you up on The 4400 before the finale.
- I'm worried about The Daily Show after Corddry's departure.
- Here's a look at the press kit for Standoff.
- Joss Whedon lists TV's best characters.
- An early review of Dexter.
- Bob doesn't like MSNBC's new graphics.
- Sports Night: "Sally"
- The Simpsons: "Lisa's Wedding"
- Angel: "The Prodigal"
- Seinfeld: "The Boyfriend"
- The Prisoner: "Living in Harmony"
- Futurama: "When Aliens Attack"
- The X-Files: "Lazarus"
- Monk: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert"
- Stargate Atlantis: "Common Ground"
- Psych: "Shawn vs. The Red Phantom"
- Stargate SG-1: "Counter Strike"
- Rock Star: Supernova: Week 8 Elimination
- Rescue Me: "Hell"
- Eureka: "Dr. Nobel"
- Vanished: "Pilot"
- Kyle XY: "Overheard"
- The Closer: "Borderline"
- Prison Break: "Manhunt"
- The Venture Bros.: "Love-Bheits"
- Entourage: "What About Bob?"
Horatio Sanz says he's still on SNL -- UPDATE
Despite yesterday's report in the LA Times, Saturday Night Live actor Horatio Sanz says he's still a member of the cast. He tells the Chicago Sun-Times that he doesn't know "what the hell is going on" but he has no reason to believe he's out of a job. The LA Times says that Sanz, Kenan Thompson, and Chris Parnell are out. But, TMZ.com says it's Sanz and Will Forte who are cut from the show. (Will says he's staying, too) And the New York Post says Maya Rudolph is considering leaving the show.Lorne Michaels had better speak up soon.
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Saturday Night Live: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Paul Simon
(S31E19) This is one of those shows that no matter what I write in the following paragraphs, people are going to disagree with me. I really do think that as this season has progressed, it's gotten stronger. Early episodes in this season weren't as good and as readers have pointed out, I was far more critical of those earlier episodes. Well, there's a reason for that. I think they've steadily gotten better, save for the crappy sketch here and there and or the few horrible episodes we did get this season (Dane Cook was a huge disappointment). Last night's episode with Elaine... er, I mean Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a perfect example of what I'm trying to say here. This was a solid episode with a few huge errors, the biggest in my opinion being a "Weekend Update" that ran in at just over 14 minutes. That's way too long.
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