Saturday Night Live - The Complete Fourth Season
Starring: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Bill WymanDirector: Aviva Slesin, Christopher Guest, Claude Kerven, Dave Wilson, James Signorelli
Studio: Universal Studios
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Running Time: 1353 minutes
DVD Release: December 2nd 2008
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 12/02/2008 Rating: Nr
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saturday night live 1st. season - Rating: 4/5
going back in time to see how it all started and only got better and better. to see the shows from the past and see the stars turn into big stars, makes you realize that this is the reason saturday night live lives on! great stuff!
Why the sloppy transfer?? - Rating: 4/5
What's the deal with the sloppy transfer?? Just purchased this set for the great skits and the Devo live performance. Why do I have color bleeds from Devo's uniforms on far shots? The close ups are fine but the far shots are not. It is not a major issue but it sure takes away from the enjoyment of the performance. It reminds me of copies of tv shows I would tape on my old vcr, some would have these bleeding trails on brightly lit colors. I haven't watched any of the other shows completely but this was evident on other episodes, not as much as in the Devo presentation. Do I have a bad copy or has Universal once again, cut corners to make a buck. Would like to know if it's just my copy or is this prevalent on other SNL sets?
great show, great prices - Rating: 5/5
saturday night live was a trailblazing show in its earliest stage.
belushi was my all time favorite player. this is a great great season.......
Substandard Packaging - Rating: 3/5
I already had Seasons 1 through 3 and the packaging for Season 4 is of a lower-quality than the previous three ... at least the version Amazon is selling ... it's no longer the book-style package. The picture on the back of the degraded packaging displays the older and superior style which leads me to believe both are available. I'll check the local brick-and-mortar stores to determine if the previous packaging is available for Season 4. If yes, I'll return this and gladly pay more for packaging consistency. If no, then I'll just complain about this latest example of getting shortchanged.
You Bill Murray-Boi Boi - Rating: 5/5
The fourth season of SNL features Bill Murray more prominently than the third season does. He has also become more comfortable with his role in front of the camera and nails it pretty much always. This season features hosts like Steve Martin (often), the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, and that's only the first two dvd's.
Although, it makes me sad to see the nervous energy of a cast trying to figure out how to be funny and creative on live tv replaced by a much slicker, more expensive set, the creativity of the writers still outshines that of any sitcom today--in terms of comedy. There's definitely an element of nostalgia for a different era as you watch a brilliant cast in their youth (Akroyd, Radner, Curtain, Morris, Murray, Belushi, Newman).
