Comments on: Matt Fletcher Has a Rant about Saturday Night Live (Part 1) http://sideshowtheatre.org/blog/2010/05/matt-fletcher-has-a-rant-about-saturday-night-live-part-1/ The Blog of Sideshow Theatre Company Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:07:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: James Ehrhardt http://sideshowtheatre.org/blog/2010/05/matt-fletcher-has-a-rant-about-saturday-night-live-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-34 James Ehrhardt Wed, 26 May 2010 22:37:05 +0000 http://sideshowtheatre.org/blog/?p=276#comment-34 I agree with the author of the wealth of nations; The “shoot from the hip” style that most writers and cast members employ often makes for bad television. Conversely, a show like MadTV that got cancelled seemed like the writers and actors worked hard to make sure it was polished and sometimes once in a blue moon it paid off in the form of sketches that were ten times funnier than anything that SNL has ever done in its 30+ year history. Over-rated celebrity hosts and the hour and a half time slot should be reconsidered. Don’t be afraid of the soap box on this one… :D

]]> By: Adam Smith http://sideshowtheatre.org/blog/2010/05/matt-fletcher-has-a-rant-about-saturday-night-live-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Adam Smith Wed, 26 May 2010 18:20:29 +0000 http://sideshowtheatre.org/blog/?p=276#comment-33 I don’t know if Richard shared this chestnut with you when you took Acting III, but he mentioned in our Auditions class (from his personal soap experience) that most soap operas employ cue cards liberally, in a place where they can stare off dramatically at a proper moment. Same goes with commercials. Granted it’s no excuse, because I agree that the level of professionalism should be a bit higher–just that the soap opera comparison isn’t necessarily a fair one, as they have even more nets than SNL (i.e., cue cards, multiple takes, not being live). Now Broadway shows with prompters sitting in the front row for the likes of Matthew Broderick? That’s just wrong.

Anal retentively yours,
Adam Smith

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