In 3 hours (plus commercials) not enough flashback clips. What was shown was shortened to almost nothing. M.I.A. or barely shown: The original land shark? Killer Bees? Robin Williams? Gilda? The original Blues Bros? Saumuri Deli & Cleaners? Buck Henry? "The Greek Diner" (No fries. Chips. No Coke. Pepsi.) Only pieces of classic sketches. For a far better viewing experience, buy or watch the "Best of SNL" discs. Props to Eddie Murphy, though. They wanted him to do a sketch defaming Bill Cosby and he refused. Bill Murray looked bad but Chevy Chase looked terrible and extremely fat. It is rumored that he is going to do a sequel to the "Vacation" series. He better get in shape! Nice to see Miley Cyrus with some clothes on, but she mumbled the lyrics to "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". Not enough music from Paul Schaffer and the SNL band. Nice to see all the great musical guests. Overall, most disappointing, way too long, and disjointed. New sketches of Bass-O-Matic and Wayne's World were the best, but way too short a clip of Patrick Swayze and Chis Farley as the Chippindale dancers. The 3rd NBC "live spectacular" in 3 years to lay an egg, and this one wasn't even a Broadway musical remake!
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015 TV Special)
A Horrible Waste of Time. Over an hour of commercials?
19 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers