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Date Posted: 20:44:04 05/11/05 Wed
Author: CCS
Subject: Dawn to Dusk
In reply to: Patrick Lonergan 's message, "REVIEWS: Johnny Knoxville 05/07/05" on 18:46:48 05/07/05 Sat

And now it comes time for the review. Hopefully I'll get through the whole thing before the review falls apart. Wasn't a huge update, so hopefully this isn't a problem.

Cold Open
by MJR

The general air of SNL-criticism in this sketch didn't sit that well with me, the focus seemed a bit too didactic. The reason SNL itself can air sketches like this is because it's self-depricating and ironic. When a fan writes sketches like this, it just seems preachy and unimaginative.

Monologue
by DRG4

More monologue cannon references? Heh. I liked the general non-chalant viciousness of this sketch. Perhaps the bodies twitching is a bit much... especially cause it raises the question: why would Johnny fall down and twitch if his previously explored injury caused the bullet to pass right through him? Better probably that they both cringe with a sourface immediately after getting shot, and then Parnell topples over. It's tough trying to figure out what technique will sell the joke, especially as we have no actors that could rehearse the sketch.

Late Night
by John Ravetti

This was very funny and well done, but I have to agree with one of the previous reviewers who said that this sketch seems like something Conan would actually do. To succeed as an SNL sketch, it would probably be valuable to have a good satiric characterization of Conan anchoring the sketch. Still funny.

Rain Man
by Jason Dignard

I haven't actually seen Rain Man, so my review of this isn't going to be too effective. I'm not sure the framework you have of making this a special feature worked that well. Many times, "lost movie scenes" type sketches take place as clips on a talk show. This is good because it doesn't have to be one long running scene, you can use a few different odd parody scenes from the movie without having to have the transition directly from one to the other. This could eliminate the slow stuff like when everyone else bids and Rod Roddy calling everyone down.

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Replies:

Midnight -- CCS, 01:50:02 05/12/05 Thu
Re: Rain Man -- Patrick, 09:51:29 05/12/05 Thu
- Oh -- CCS, 10:39:57 05/12/05 Thu
Thanks for Feedback -- Dignard, 10:34:50 05/12/05 Thu