Review of Episode #118: As Narrated by Morgan Freeman -- Saturday Night You Bull Sessions

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Date Posted: 01:03:20 08/10/05 Wed
Author: Prateek S.
Subject: Review of Episode #118: As Narrated by Morgan Freeman
In reply to: Patrick Lonergan 's message, "REVIEWS: Morgan Freeman 08/06/05" on 23:03:13 08/06/05 Sat

Okay, so Morgan won�t actually be narrating this review. It would be cool if he did, hell it would be cooler if he hosts a real episode of SNL! But I�m sure Morgan Freeman would love to host seeing how great this episode is.

CO: This was my first cold opening, and I�m very proud of this one. Hopefully I will be able to write more excellent Cold Openings in the future.

Monologue: I�m glad you were able to use the host and only the host. That�s always a plus for monologues. I enjoyed the criticism of SNL�s use of gay-themed sketches. The letter format was quite clever, and the ending was well played. I was not expecting Jim Breuer. I was thinking instead of saying �We have a great show tonight� you could have said �We have another great gay themed episode, and you get to see me Morgan Freeman play a gay trucker!�

Minstrel Show: Excellent idea, and although it was a bit slow at first, it built up as it went along. Heh, even Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson provided crazy lines. I loved the spinning newspaper gag and Morgan Freeman�s character was random and hilarious! I think the ending packed a very powerful punch Jason. It was a well thought out ending, and it was my favorite part. Very good.

Cop Patrol: Loved the 70's style sequence, the overall feel of this cop sketch was a clever parody. The idea was good, rookie cop getting confused with the Miranda rights. The whole Taco Bell thing was hilarious. Never stop a fat hungry Mexican, I�ll remember that. And the end with the whole freeze frame, nice jab. I was surprised that Morgan died. Ah well, overall it was a solid sketch.

Bitter Regrets: I know I�ve already said this Jim, but the idea was very clever. I�m glad you were able to work in the flag suggestion. It definitely kept the momentum going. And I�m glad you went for the subtle reference to the Jude Law affair. I love when sketches include hidden current event humor. See �The Auto Show Spokeswoman Awards� for another great example.

WU: I�ll post that separately since I�ll be reviewing it joke by joke this time.

Help is on the way: The idea was semi-interesting, but I loved Morgan�s role, and once again the build-up/pacing(I don�t know what the exact term is) was excellent. The woman�s lines were too much, but I enjoyed the ending. Once again, your ending packed the punch Jason. This was another excellent ending that really brought it all together.

Real Celebrity Moment: Uh... okay, I was expecting more absurdity. Mr. Kool-Aid just going around hitting on women, there�s really not much humor in that. Sure the Kool-Aid abortion was a chuckler, but that�s about it. Maybe diving into the origins of Kool-Aid would have been better. I wonder if Mr. Kool Aid was conceived when a boy mixed Pop-Rocks in a can of Coke.

Safety: A bit too over the top with the meteor. I was thinking someone was gonna die at first, but I�m glad you kept it �safe�. The concept was okay, but I enjoyed the progression, but the ending with the meteor, meh, I didn�t like it. But I did enjoy the safety squat by Fred Armisen. It was very visual, and it had that comical awkwardness effect. Still it�s a good simple sketch for your second time around.

Casual Conversation: Okay, I�m no Star Wars fan, but I agree with the comments. Mark Hamill, you could have had him cameo, it�s not like he has a lot going for him right now! But anyways this sketch was okay, I really didn�t think too much of the small talk. I mean everyone knows about the incest in Star Wars. I did find the Jay Leno section a bit better, along with the Promo for the Tony Danza show.

Well, excellent episode this week. I�m glad there were many submissions. Don�t worry, this review is not over yet. Come back to see my Weekend Update analysis.

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It's a Weekend Update Frenzy! -- Prateek S., 14:20:24 08/13/05 Sat