[wingster]

SNL went down the tubes a long time ago. It is for teeny-boppers with no sense of reality who live solely to be amused and entertained very often by shock entertainment only. When SNL debuted nearly 30 years ago now, it at least had a component of wit to it. I haven't watched it much in recent years, but every now and again while bored/tired late night I catch a glimpse of it.

It's a rare minute when there's any humor that is similar in style and wit to that which made SNL popular to begin with. It has gone thru some "ups and downs" w/ varying casts, but by and large it has gone on a downhill slide and is continuing on that trend.

Much of the humor has always been boorish and crude, but at least done with a semblance of good taste. These days, and for the last 15 years by and large, it's a complete waste of time.

I suppose little kiddies and "Peter Pans" get a good chuckle out of the nonsensical humor, but what is genuninely humorous is layered in between so much crap, waste of time junk, and overall drivel trying to pass for real humor, that the laughs are not worth the time and can be synopsized in less time than the commercials run for throughout the hour.

Most of us that grew up with the Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, even the Eddie Murphy days, have invariable "gone back" to take a look and been sorely disappointed and even ashamed that "their" original show has degenerated into such crap.

Maybe Al Franken should go back on there in a week or two after the "Hate-America Radio Free Terrorism/Communism Network" folds up like a cheap tent in a hurricane!

Go have at it Al! Maybe you do have some worth and value on this planet other than as food for the sub-terrain food chain following your otherwise seemingly worthless existence and brief stint here on earth! I cringe to think that there isn't a single, regardless of how minor, success still waiting to be released in that brain of yours. Then again, even that may be hoping against all hope.

[Paul Atreides]

Singer Janet Jackson had TV censors in a spin when she replied "Jesus" to host David Letterman's grueling investigation into her controversially Super Bowl breast-baring incident. The frustrated star's blasphemous remark - which was edited out of Monday night's broadcast of The Late Show - was made in exasperation to Letterman's inquiry into the so-called "wardrobe malfunction" which Jackson and her duet partner Justin Timberlake initially blamed on causing the flesh flash. And despite her unwillingness to talk about the incident which sparked national outrage after it was beamed live across America last month, the sexy singer maintains the breast exposure "was totally an accident". She continued, "You're going to make me relive this? I want to put all that behind me. I truly do," before turning to the audience and adding, "(I'm) sure you're sick of hearing about this." But brave Letterman disagreed, replying, "I'm not so sure they are sick of hearing about it." Letterman then told Jackson it appeared the stunt looked intentional, at which point a visibly angry Jackson replied "Oh, Jesus".

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2004-04-05#celeb2