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Date Posted: 16:37:28 05/07/04 Fri
Author: JPIII
Subject: A little bit of both, Observer
In reply to: SNL Observer 's message, "Debbie Downer" on 16:19:52 05/07/04 Fri

First of all, the sketch itself isn't bad at all. It was a nice idea that was executed fairly well on paper. I definitely wished SNL's writers would have been a lot more dangerous, and had something damn near inappropriate come out of Debbie's mouth as the climax, but otherwise, it was pretty fun. What I would expect is a tepid to normal crowd response to the sketch (because it's not an MTV parody) on any other day and a good response from the online community. "A solid sketch" would have likely been the overweening consensus.

However, because the current cast either a) lacks acting ability, b)lacks professionalism, or c) is encouraged to break character during sketches because of the crowd response, everyone laughed their way through it, even the main character who was cast to behave morbidly. This, of course, sent the crowd into a freakin' frenzy, which now seems to have helped immortalize what was only a "solid sketch" amongst a season full of ups and downs.

Let's look at both sides...

-Yes, it's definitely an exception to the rule. I mean, as opposed to Jimmy and Horatio cracking up during very poor bits, this was actually a pretty funny piece worth breaking over. Plus, it seemed like the cast and the host were having a lot of fun, so it was naturally enjoyable to watch (at least for me).

-In addition, it does indicate how poor the cast is, in that we would even think, for a second, that this was a "bad" moment in character breaking. Why, you ask? Because when it comes down to it, this cast breaks so much that when something like this occurs, it's not very special. In fact, it's quite normal and expected. What makes character-breaking cool is the fact that a group of professionals AREN'T supposed to break character, so when they do, it's either a function of some funny material that they're having to perform, or a function of some inside joke the cast shared during rehearsals, during the writing of the bit, etc. In essence, it's that shit that makes it funny. But, because they do it so much, it really isn't. So, to recap, it shows how bad the cast is because we actually question whether this was a cool example of breaking character. In any other era, it would be, but not this one.

JPIII

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Not to make excuses.. -- Hillary, 18:17:17 05/07/04 Fri