Saturday Night on Netflix
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 15:55 last edited by
Was the first show really that messed up just before air time?
Were Johnny Carson and Uncle Milty really involved like that?
Was Belushi really that close to the edge?
Interesting stuff, I could imagine it is fairly accurate.
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 15:56 last edited by
Link?
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 15:59 last edited by
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 16:14 last edited by
Thanks. Looks like (?) fun.
I remember reading a story about the early days, and "We go on at 11:30 if we're ready or not."
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 16:22 last edited by Copper
Yes, we don't go when we are ready, we go at 11:30.
It is worth watching, you should recognize most of the people, even the NBC execs Dick Ebersol (became chair of NBC sports) and David Tebet (hired Johnny Carson played by Willem Dafoe).
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 17:05 last edited by
Chevy Chase told the writer/director that it was a load of horseshit and he should be embarrassed.
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 17:08 last edited by LuFins Dad
Akroyd, on the other hand, loved it.
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 17:41 last edited by
Well, Chase is a known curmudgeon, to use a kind word. It's not that there are a few stories of him being difficult on sets, it's that there are zero stories of him being gracious on sets.
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 17:42 last edited by
Though Chase is a slightly less tragic disconnect between persona and person than Bill Murray, who is apparently a legit terror.
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Well, Chase is a known curmudgeon, to use a kind word. It's not that there are a few stories of him being difficult on sets, it's that there are zero stories of him being gracious on sets.
wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 17:44 last edited by@Horace said in Saturday Night on Netflix:
Well, Chase is a known curmudgeon, to use a kind word. It's not that there are a few stories of him being difficult on sets, it's that there are zero stories of him being gracious on sets.
True. He even got Reitman’s father kicked off a movie in the 90s. And Jason Reitman gre up with “Uncle Bill” and “Uncle Dan” (who reportedly had a fistfight with Chase)… I’m sure the film had it’s moments that were less than favorable towards Chase.
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@Horace said in Saturday Night on Netflix:
Well, Chase is a known curmudgeon, to use a kind word. It's not that there are a few stories of him being difficult on sets, it's that there are zero stories of him being gracious on sets.
True. He even got Reitman’s father kicked off a movie in the 90s. And Jason Reitman gre up with “Uncle Bill” and “Uncle Dan” (who reportedly had a fistfight with Chase)… I’m sure the film had it’s moments that were less than favorable towards Chase.
wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 18:41 last edited by Copper@LuFins-Dad said in Saturday Night on Netflix:
less than favorable towards Chase.
Like when Milton Berle showed his privates to Chase's girlfriend as Chevy looked on? (Not entirely accurate according to this: https://screenrant.com/saturday-night-live-milton-berle-banned-true-story/)
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wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 19:05 last edited by
Now I want to go find and watch the Milton Berle episode.