The New York Times > Arts > Television > The All Too Ready for Prime Time Players

People have been saying SNL sucks forever. That is nothing new. What this article points out is that it sucks because when you try to please everyone you usually end up pleasing no one.

Revealing quote one- "We're a big-tent show," Mr. Michaels said.

The list of this years hosts- "Meanwhile, the show's highly coveted guest-host slots now frequently go to the kind of performers - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Janet Jackson - who seem to have arrived straight out of the pages of Us Weekly."

Sad Fact- "Ratings for "S.N.L." are as strong as ever, with this season's live broadcasts drawing from six to nine million viewers a night."




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