So there I was watching the first season of Saturday Night Live on Netflix,

[shortylickens]

when a very interesting thought occurred to me:
This show fucking SUCKS!

Why the fuck did people watch this shit? Were they really lacking for entertainment so badly in the mid 70's?
I didnt start watching TV until 1984, so all my shows were pure awesome. I don't know what its like to only have crappy stuff available to me.

 

[eldorado99]

 

[El Guaraguao]

lol. Shortylickens is young n dumb.

 

[TheVrolok]

Wow. I actually started doing the exact same thing when I saw it pop up on Netflix streaming and I came to the complete opposite decision. It was so much better back in the day. You gotta realize the show started as a variety show and then became a sketch comedy show. Either way, old SNL >>>> new SNL.

Akyroid, Chase, Radnor, Curtain, Belushi, etc.. fantastic cast.

 

[dennilfloss]

Only losers watched it during the 70s. Others, like me, were dancing at the disco on Saturday nights.

 

[HannibalX]

Tell the truth, you were dancing in your basement with your imaginary friend.

 

[shortylickens]

lol. Shortylickens is young n dumb.

You would make a good republican.

 

[brblx]

early SNL was crap. it took a bit to hit its stride. then it bombed out again and made a comeback sometime in the 80's and early 90's.

for the past ten years, however, it's been shit covered shit with shit frosting and shit filling.

edit: with a whipped shit topping and a shit cherry on top.

 

[BeauJangles]

Only losers watched it during the 70s. Others, like me, were dancing at the disco on Saturday nights.

SNL has been getting better since its dark days 5-7 years ago. I still don't understand why they don't move the show to 9 or 10 pm. My friends and I would be much more likely to watch if we didn't have to choose between bars and SNL.

I'd love to have a few drinks while watching SNL prior to heading out.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Um, we were all high, it was hilarious when you were stoned...

 

[FoBoT]

check some of the alternatives, the Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder? lame

 

[IronWing]

Um, we were all high, it was hilarious when you were stoned...

Well yeah. Saturday Night Live has always sucked unless you were stoned (note to my employer: that's why I never watched it, not even once). Anyway, I recall shows from the '70s where people would just wander around on stage for ten minutes at a time doing nothing. The camera would pan the audience who didn't seem to even notice that nothing was happening. It didn't matter, they were all still happy and laughing.