![]() I was either 14 or 15 years old at the time, depending on when in that summer this rerun aired (my birthday is in July), which I realize is quite older than the age that most people are when they first discover SNL. You see, this is the very first SNL episode I ever saw, when NBC reran it during the summer of 1999. I know this isn’t a popular opening montage among SNL fans, but I have a very soft spot for it. After season 23’s experiment with doing an opening montage with no traditional New York City scenery, we get a welcome return of NYC scenery tonight. Season 23’s drab opening montage has thankfully been done away with after only one season, and we get a new montage tonight. A particularly energetic “Live from New York…” from Tim to kick off this season. John Goodman makes his first of many cameos this season. I wonder if viewers at the time were watching this cold opening asking themselves “Who in the world is that playing Kenneth Starr?” ![]() Chris Parnell gets the honors of being the one in tonight’s trio of new cast members who gets to appear right at the top of show in the cold opening. I like the tanned, mustached look of Darrell as 2002 Bill Clinton. Interesting how this takes place four years in the future, looking back on the Lewinsky scandal. Decent fake-out with the “Oprah 2002” title screen immediately being followed by us seeing Tracy as a very heavyset, porkchop-eating woman, who we’re supposed to assume is what Oprah will look like in 2002, only for us to find out Tracy is just playing a woman who’s introducing Oprah. This is the second consecutive season premiere to begin with an Oprah cold opening. ![]() Linda Tripp (John Goodman) et al recall Lewinsky affair Segments are rated on a scale of 1-5 stars
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |