"Saturday Night", The Movie About The Early Days Of SNL, Looks Fucking Awesome

I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, because media is completely segmented based on whatever our respective algorithms feed our brains, or because this movie's PR team was sitting on their asses less until the movie was two months away from being released. But "Saturday Night" wasn't anywhere near my radar until I randomly got bombarded on all socials about a Vanity Fair piece about how it was made.

Between the trailer, that Instagram carousel of pics, and this sweet ass poster all crushing the vintage look of the 70s, I am alllllllll the way in on this movie.

I'm also a sucker for any movie involving the origin stories of celebrities I like where the actors actually look like the person they are playing, which the casting department clearly CRUSHED, even if I don't love Nicholas Braun playing two different legendary characters from the 70s.

To be honest, I don't even like calling Nicholas Braun anything but Greg The Egg. So instead I am going to tell myself that Nicholas Braun is playing Andy Kaufman and Greg The Egg is playing Jim Henson.

Obligatory Greg The Egg unexpected guest appearance on the Bon Jovi One Bite Review that makes me crack up every time:

I know SNL has (rightfully) been dragged on the internet for like a decade straight now. But I think the reason for that, and the reason it's still around, is because it was so original and great at its best. A TV show had to be good at one point if it is still pissing off people for how bad it is on a weekly basis. 

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I also know that the "Live From New York" book is at detailing all the chaos of SNL was incredible. I never read it because it came out right around the time my attention span for reading books died. But it's undeniable that SNL's rise, fall, rebirth, refall (I don't think that's a word), and subsequent rollercoaster ride over the last 50 years have been massive for the comedic landscape. So I can't wait to see how the show started in a literal race against time on live TV with maniacs like John Belushi and Chevy Chase bopping around before it became the tired brand it is today. Jason Reitman directing it after his dad Ivan directed some of the biggest stars from those early days once they hit the big screen just feels right.