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Year 2008

The Week in DVR: A Good Woody and Best Bond Since Goldfinger

Original at New York Observer external link • Sat, Nov 1

By Christopher Rosen With the exception of Rachel Maddow, no one on television has benefited from the election cycle more than the folks at Saturday Night Live. Unfortunately, the expiration date on their cultural relevancy reads November 5th. As a going away party, Lorne Michaels and NBC are offering this co...

Opinion: Lorne Michaels Is Having a Good Month

Original at New York Observer external link • Wed, Oct 22

By Christopher Rosen This has been a bellwether month for Lorne Michaels. Not only has Saturday Night Live seen its ratings rise some 161 percent from a year ago, but Mr. Michaels has been doing more interviews than the political figures his show regularly mocks. Lorne actually has talking points now! Seriously...

Opinion: Boss Jim Downey

Original at New York Observer external link • Tue, Oct 14

By George Gurley Q. What about Tina and Amy doing that “Go Bitches” thing on Weekend Update? Q. What do you make of the idea that McCain and Palin are stirring up a lot of potentially dangerous forces in America by the suggestion that Obama is not truly American? Does Palin remind you at all of Joe McCarthy?

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