tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post5917218125952328950..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Saturday Night Live: Jimmy Fallon & Justin TimberlakeAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-7737649946462136502013-12-30T13:06:28.412-06:002013-12-30T13:06:28.412-06:00Jimmy Fallon. Christmas episode. Tons of special...Jimmy Fallon. Christmas episode. Tons of special guest cameos. And yet I have to admit, as entertaining as this episode was (and I was one of the better ones this season), I was disappointed that they didn't/couldn't bring Horatio, Tracy, and Chris back for their Christmas song (again). Everything seemed to be perfectly set up for it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-73349858009806729432013-12-30T12:23:41.976-06:002013-12-30T12:23:41.976-06:00@Blam: When it comes to the pre-break Christmas sh...@Blam: <i>When it comes to the pre-break Christmas show, however, there's no shame in putting both the cast/crew and the audience at ease with a former player like Fallon or Tina Fey or a tried-and-true repeat host like Timberlake, Steve Martin, or Alec Baldwin.</i><br /><br />Well said. <br /><br /><i> what I don't get is why, given that she's the first out female SNL player, she was taking a boy back to her room at home in "Let's Do It in My Twin Bed".</i><br /><br />I've seen that been pointed out a few places on the web, and I definitely agree with the confusion. Not only would it have made sense vis-a-vis McKinnon's own sexuality, it wouldn't have taken anything away from the sketch either. Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-27377693040756321742013-12-27T22:33:27.645-06:002013-12-27T22:33:27.645-06:00The episode wasn't great but was pretty much a...<br>The episode wasn't great but was pretty much as solid as any we've had this season. I still think Kerry Washington has every host including Fallon beat purely in terms of her own contributions. When it comes to the pre-break Christmas show, however, there's no shame in putting both the cast/crew and the audience at ease with a former player like Fallon or Tina Fey or a tried-and-true repeat host like Timberlake, Steve Martin, or Alec Baldwin.<br /><br /><i>// I've never been a big fan of the Barry Gibb talk show, but I know it's a favorite of some. //</i><br /><br />For both the pure strangeness of the concept and the fact that I'm a child of the '70s, I get a kick out of it. Having the real Barry Gibb pop up at the end was fun, too, but I sure wish he'd been given something to do like storm onto the set <i>faux</i>-angry like Fallon's version ( "My baby ate a dingo!"), and attack Fallon for playing him or attack his younger self for being a clone or <i>something</i> rather than just being a novelty-applause cameo.<br /><br /><i>// Fallon's Sheldon was spot-on, but he was supposed to be playing Jim Parsons, not Jim Parsons' character, and Noel Wells' Alyson Hannigan seemed like something lifted from the actress' early </i>American Pie<i> days //</i><br /><br />I was <i>really</i> confused by and disappointed in the impressions here, Timberlake as Fallon aside.<br /><br /><i>// I never tire of the low-hanging fruit that is mocking the Kardashians //</i><br /><br />Ditto. <br /><br />"Let's Do It in My Twin Bed" was indeed a standout of the night and frankly the entire season — heck, so good that it's not necessarily a condemnation of the entire season to say that. <br /><br />I also enjoyed McKinnon's Billie Jean King on <i>Update</i>. Weird thing, though: Somewhere I read a comment on this episode that McKinnon should be given more to do than impersonate famous lesbians (King; Jane Lynch on <i>Feud</i>). Now, McKinnon's Ellen in particular is fantastic, but I happen to think that she's given a <i>lot</i> to do besides impersonate famous lesbians; what I <i>don't</i> get is why, given that she's the first out female <i>SNL</i> player, she was taking a boy back to her room at home in "Let's Do It in My Twin Bed".<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com