One of the biggest and most well-known shows on TV returned on Saturday. Saturday Night Live is one of NBC's flagship shows and its premiere was highly promoted. The host was Chris Pratt, whose main claim to fame is starring in the summer's biggest blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy. The musical guest was Ariana Grande, one of the hottest pop stars in the business right now. Expectations were high for this show, as it's the premiere of the fortieth season and Chris Pratt is a top star right now. Were the high expectations met? They were not. Sorry for putting it so frankly, but the show underwhelmed. Let's take a closer looker why.
There were only five great segments from the show: "Cialis Turnt", "Cold Open: Candy Crowley on the NFL", "NFL Intros", "He-Man and Lion-O", and "Marvel Trailer", and only two of those were of decent length. Cold Open featured Jay Pharaoh, Kenan Thompson, and Aidy Bryant. Bryant did mess uverp a few times, but Pharaoh and Thompson were great. In the He-Man sketch, Kyle Mooney played a young kid without any friends. His birthday wish comes true and his action figures (played by Chris Pratt and Taran Killam) come to life. The antics that ensure are hilarious, though Ariana Grande's cameo was kind of boring and the whole sketch's timing was off.
None of the other sketches were really entertaining. The "Booty Rap" sketch starring Bryant and Pratt fell a little flat, as did the last sketch "Video Game". "Booty Rap" was about two shy people communicating via rap. "Video Game" was about three people testing out a new video game. Both sketches could have been better, especially the rap one. The concept was interesting, the execution was off though. The worst one was "Vet Technician II", a sequel to last season's "Vet Technician" with Josh Hutcherson. The original was a lot better, this one was just plain boring.
The "Weekend Update" segment featured the first-ever pairing between Colin Jost (who made his debut last season after replacing Seth Myers" and rookie Michael Che. Both did well (though Che did mess up a few times) though there wasn't a lot of chemistry between the two. The highlight of "Weekend Update" (and possibly the whole episode) was Pete Davidson's appearance. The youngest cast member has a bright future on the show ahead of him.
All in all, it was a disappointing premiere. The next episode will be hosted by Sarah Silverman, so there's definitely hope for the rest of the season. Some people have already said this will be the worst season in SNL. It's certainly too early to tell if that will be true. Here's hoping it's not.
There were only five great segments from the show: "Cialis Turnt", "Cold Open: Candy Crowley on the NFL", "NFL Intros", "He-Man and Lion-O", and "Marvel Trailer", and only two of those were of decent length. Cold Open featured Jay Pharaoh, Kenan Thompson, and Aidy Bryant. Bryant did mess uverp a few times, but Pharaoh and Thompson were great. In the He-Man sketch, Kyle Mooney played a young kid without any friends. His birthday wish comes true and his action figures (played by Chris Pratt and Taran Killam) come to life. The antics that ensure are hilarious, though Ariana Grande's cameo was kind of boring and the whole sketch's timing was off.
None of the other sketches were really entertaining. The "Booty Rap" sketch starring Bryant and Pratt fell a little flat, as did the last sketch "Video Game". "Booty Rap" was about two shy people communicating via rap. "Video Game" was about three people testing out a new video game. Both sketches could have been better, especially the rap one. The concept was interesting, the execution was off though. The worst one was "Vet Technician II", a sequel to last season's "Vet Technician" with Josh Hutcherson. The original was a lot better, this one was just plain boring.
The "Weekend Update" segment featured the first-ever pairing between Colin Jost (who made his debut last season after replacing Seth Myers" and rookie Michael Che. Both did well (though Che did mess up a few times) though there wasn't a lot of chemistry between the two. The highlight of "Weekend Update" (and possibly the whole episode) was Pete Davidson's appearance. The youngest cast member has a bright future on the show ahead of him.
All in all, it was a disappointing premiere. The next episode will be hosted by Sarah Silverman, so there's definitely hope for the rest of the season. Some people have already said this will be the worst season in SNL. It's certainly too early to tell if that will be true. Here's hoping it's not.
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