As the Wasn’t That Special co-hosts watch each season of Saturday Night Live, they compare notes on each episode, chatting back and forth about both popular and long-forgotten sketches.
By the way, I make the mistake of starting to read that Rolling Stone ranking of all SNL cast members. Charles Rocket *not* finishing dead last is all you need to know about the quality of the list.
That Belushi is at the top is a good indication that whoever put it together hadn't really watched the shows. As you very clearly pointed out when covering Seasons 1-4.
I'm beginning to think the greatest accomplishment of Season 6 (Eddie was going to succeed no matter what) was that Brandon Tartikoff (who would engineer the greatest turnaround in network TV history) survived the worst hiring decision of his career without so much as a scratch.
By the way, I make the mistake of starting to read that Rolling Stone ranking of all SNL cast members. Charles Rocket *not* finishing dead last is all you need to know about the quality of the list.
We both have commented frequently about the completely random nature of that list.
That Belushi is at the top is a good indication that whoever put it together hadn't really watched the shows. As you very clearly pointed out when covering Seasons 1-4.
I'm beginning to think the greatest accomplishment of Season 6 (Eddie was going to succeed no matter what) was that Brandon Tartikoff (who would engineer the greatest turnaround in network TV history) survived the worst hiring decision of his career without so much as a scratch.
It was so early in his tenure, I'm sure he got a mulligan on it. Plus, his quick success elsewhere with the network made it easier to swallow.
I'm sure that Fred Silverman totally crashing and burning helped!