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highplainsdem

(63,094 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:40 PM Oct 2025

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SNL is starting late due to football:

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SNL is starting late due to football: (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2025 OP

Lorne Michaels has never like being delayed by sportsball pstokely Oct 2025 #1

It wasn't worth waiting for. Worst cold open ever. highplainsdem Oct 2025 #2

The cold open looks suspiciously suppressed. Frasier Balzov Oct 2025 #3

Dumbed down. Can't stand Sabrina Carpenter anyway. highplainsdem Oct 2025 #4

Was hoping for something different for opening, but I'm out of tune nowadays. Probably in a bit. Silent Type Oct 2025 #5

They did a brilliant cold open two weeks ago. Last week's wasn't nearly as good, but was still highplainsdem Oct 2025 #7

Still laughing at last line. Silent Type Oct 2025 #8

Lamest opening ever. On top of that, had no clue who any of those folks were. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 2025 #6

pstokely

(10,902 posts)

1. Lorne Michaels has never like being delayed by sportsball

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:45 PM

Oct 2025

Last edited Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:35 AM - Edit history (1)

they started a show delayed the XFL on tape

highplainsdem

(63,094 posts)

2. It wasn't worth waiting for. Worst cold open ever.

Reply to pstokely (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:51 PM

Oct 2025

And on No Kings day.

Frasier Balzov

(5,103 posts)

3. The cold open looks suspiciously suppressed.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:51 PM

Oct 2025

It's a reprise of a cheating wife and her bff's sketch we've seen before.

Not political at all.

What is going on??

highplainsdem

(63,094 posts)

4. Dumbed down. Can't stand Sabrina Carpenter anyway.

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:53 PM

Oct 2025

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

5. Was hoping for something different for opening, but I'm out of tune nowadays. Probably in a bit.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:55 PM

Oct 2025

highplainsdem

(63,094 posts)

7. They did a brilliant cold open two weeks ago. Last week's wasn't nearly as good, but was still

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:03 AM

Oct 2025

100x better than this.

This cold open was embarrassing. I turned the show off already. Can't stand that pop tart as host.

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

8. Still laughing at last line.

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #7)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:09 AM

Oct 2025

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,249 posts)

6. Lamest opening ever. On top of that, had no clue who any of those folks were.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 12:02 AM

Oct 2025

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