Live from New York

It's Saturday night! Two weeks before season 38 of SNL begins, that is.

Unfortunately, my first review of a live SNL episode won't be posted until season 38 begins on September 15, 2012. Until then I'll be forced to review, dare I say, reruns. But maybe I'm overreacting. Reruns can be interesting right...right!?

Tonight on NBC, Eli Manning will be hosting the rerun of SNL with musical guest Rhianna. Just those two names give off the impression of a great episode. Although Eli has now made his mark in the NFL with two Superbowl rings, his older brother Peyton Manning was the first Manning to host SNL. Not only did Peyton host, but he did a phenomenal job. I think this would put Eli under pressure to live up to Peyton's performance. Then again, he's been living under Peyton's shadow his whole life.

The routine for this blog when SNL starts live on September 15 will probably start with an overview of next show within the week. Afterwards, the review should be posted by the end of every Sunday. Since the first two reviews will be reruns, I will use those episodes as trial runs to prepare for the new episodes. I'll go over the more popular features such as the host monologue, the musical performances, the host's performance in the skits, and who could forget Weekend Update with Seth Meyers (personally my favorite character is Bill Hader's Stefon). I'll finish the blog with an overall rating, what I liked and didn't like, and maybe discuss the specific political references even further featured on Weekend Update.

I am looking forward to posting reviews on the live shows, and these reruns should help me decide what should and shouldn't be in the review. Feedback is very much encouraged, such as your favorite skits, or your own rating of SNL if you disagree with me (which is fine because I am definitely not an expert), or anything else you would like to discuss. If you have any additional ideas that you think would help my blog, please feel free to let me know. That's all folks, thanks for reading.