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Title: Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests by James A. Miller, Tom Shales ISBN: 0-316-73565-5 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (107 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: First Hand Gossip Account of SNL
Comment: The book is a compendium of segmented interviews conducted by the authors of the people responsible for developing, producing, directing, and acting in Saturday Night Live. Eddie Murphy is the only major SNL Not Ready for Prime Time player missing as an interviewee. Baby Boomers who have watched the show from its beginning may not learn anything startingly new that they have not probably read in the gossip columns and tabloids these past 27 years, but the Gen X & Y SNL viewers of today may be amused by how the show was created and how it evolved.
It is not surprising how many of the people interviewed for the book, including all of the major creative and artistic SNL participants, claim credit for much of the show's success, while pawning off failures and disasters on others. The book is strongly focused on the early years, concentrating on Lorne Michaels and the original seven cast members, then moves more quickly through the 1980s and 1990s. The authors provide little of their own commentary, preferring to let those interviewed tell the story from their perspective.
Rating: 5
Summary: An In - Depth Look At A Groundbreaking Television Series
Comment: Since it first premiered in 1975, "Saturday Night Live" has been immortalized with tv specials, rip - offs, movies and dvds. But not one person involved with the show has come forward to tell the stories that emerged from behind the stage. Until now.
"Live From New York: An Uncensored history of "Saturday Night Live", as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests" is as engaging as it is informative and witty. With commentary from hosts, writers, cast members and even Lorne Michaels himself. The cast commentary is especially compelling. The stories that influenced were the ones concerning the infamous and controversial moments surrounding "SNL", like when Nora Dunn refused to appear on the show because Andrew Dice Clay was hosting, and when Sinead O'Connor tore up the picture of the Pope. And Victoria Jackson's commentaries on Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks is acid - tinged intrigue at its best. There are also touching tributes to John Belushi, Chris Farley, and Phil Hartman. It is not without flaws. The newer cast members could've gotten more of a say, and Eddie Murphy contributed to it as well.
But I still think this is an enjoyable book. It;'s perfect for anyone who ever dreamed of saying, "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!"
Rating: 5
Summary: Saturday Night Live - gets a "Bee Plus"!
Comment: (Actually, I give it an "A" ! - but reading this book & remembering the "bee" sketches of 1975 was just so great, I had to have a little fun.)
I was a fan of this show from its start, watching it religiously when I lived in New York from the mid 70's to the late 80's, and so I found this book to be, in the first part, a highly enjoyable trip down Memory Lane. It evokes the feeling of the show so vividly!
The style of the book, with the various players, writers, producers and hosts all talking in turns, is perfect for getting a sense of what was going on with the show, both behind the scenes and in front of the cameras, as the years progressed. This style is also very conducive to the "night-table reading" I did - reading a few pages of it every night.
The scenes and people described all felt so familiar to me as the narratives and reminiscences journeyed through those years when I watched the show weekly, and I'd find myself saying "oh yeah, I remember that!" as sketches and sayings I'd not thought about in ages were mentioned. It was also a fascinating eye-opener on the behind-the-scenes machinations, personality clashes, and lifestyles, as well as a vividly brought-to-life catch-up on what I missed from the late 80's on when I moved overseas and so lost touch with SNL. For someone like me, who had never even realised Adam Sandler and David Spade had been SNL alumni, nor ever got to see Chris Farley, the book gave a great sense of what the show was like in "their time". I was also very moved by the description of the first SNL broadcast after September 11.
Therefore, whether you watched SNL ever, always, or never, I highly recommend this book - pure and intelligent entertainment!
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Title: Saturday Night Live: Equal Opportunity Offender by William G. Clotworthy ISBN: 0759600988 Publisher: 1stBooks Library Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.54 |
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Title: Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live by Doug Hill, Jeff Weingrad ISBN: 0688050999 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.98 |
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Title: Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years by Michael Cader, Edie Baskin ISBN: 0395708958 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Jump the Shark by Jon Hein ISBN: 0452284104 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Snl Presents: The Clinton Years by Cast of SNL, Michael Shoemaker, Scott Weinstein, Mike Shoemaker ISBN: 1575001284 Publisher: TV Books Inc Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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