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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 9:37 pm
LOL, thanks, Alisons! Maybe that nap wasn't such a good idea after all... But I mean this from the bottom of my heart: sweet dreams! 
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Rvon
Member
12-11-2003
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 10:20 pm
Er, Rvon, Primetime was on ABC not NBC. *************************************** Opps! Thanks, Alisons for the correction.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 10:36 pm
i agree that paula should step down or be fired. blatant favoritism is a no-no. had this 'relationship' been only about an older woman and a younger man, after that AI ended, it's not our business. the fact is she was going outside the lines when she took him under her, uh, yeah, 'wing' during the competition. i only enjoyed watching her this year to see if she was going to fall over her words or over the front of the table. there are several people who could take her place. i thought gladys knight was a great judge and gave real insight and thought to her critiques.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 11:41 pm
I thought Paula was flakey as a "judge", but I wouldn't like to see the likes of Corey bring her down, so I vote for her to stay. I really don't respect anything he's been doing. I'm grateful that I've only seen him on the original "expose" and GMA.
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Hootyhoot
Member
12-18-2001
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 5:43 am
I stayed up to watch SNL but then I started playing Bejeweled and missed the American Idol/Paula skit. Sheesh. I did get to see System of a Down ... aarrgh, oh my ears! ... isn't the mute button a great invention?!?
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 6:40 am
Thanks, Alisons. Glad I opted for my Mother's Day dinner instead! I caught a clip of the skit (when Paula was advising a 'judge' how to clap) and thought she still looked loopy. Believe me, I understand the premise of SNL and have roared with them during their relentless skewering. However, I found even the little bit I saw degrading to Paula (even though it was created to do the opposite). The whole thing (attention to it and all) feels macabre at this point--like a scene from Cabaret.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 6:49 am
It just wasn't that funny, to me anyway. And even though Corey is a cad and foolish, it still feels like SNL is not "picking on someone their own size" when they trash him.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 7:08 am
ITA, Alisons. Kinda like a scene on a playground at recess, where the 'in-crowd' gal and her friends are chanting at a kid who was caught picking his nose.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 7:46 am
It was just lame imo. SNL is supposed to be the arbiter of funny and cool and I found myself thinking geez this thing has fallen so flat compared to what the folks at TVCH could have done 
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 10:04 am
I agree Sea. I hope this blows over and Paula stays. Corey did not handle this properly if, indeed, it did happen. I have no respect for him and will go so far as to hope he gains nothing from this circus and fades into oblivion. Tabby Gladys Knight was a fabulous judge. Should Paula step down she would be my choice. I assume she is too busy to do this but you never know.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 10:24 am
Re: Gladys, I have to add - I think she still has every bit of her fabulous voice! She has her own show at the Flamingo Las Vegas, 5 nights a week w/ a 7-piece band. It doesn't get the press that Celine or Barry Manilow or Elton get, but I bet it is a great show!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 1:07 pm
As for Paula going on SNL, probably tasteless, but haven't politicians and others in far more serious positions than "judge" of a "reality" competition gone on SNL? Isn't humor simply part of our society, even that which borders on the profane (well of course some is far over the border)?. I haven't found what little I've watched of SNL very amusing for many years, personally, but there is plenty for me to watch or do elsewhere.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 1:09 pm
I think more than backing Paula, I am decrying the tasteless "expose" and, along with that the endless tendency to tear down people using the media in very unresearched and unbalanced ways. If Corey was the butt of a joke, it was only because he stepped into the role.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 1:45 pm
you got that right Sea, Corey stepped right into it. In fact he stepped into it on Paula's back. If it backfired on him, well tant pis.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 1:56 pm
Tant Pis, indeed! (I have no idea what it means but it sounds good...) Discuss among yourselves: will we have a new AI scandal this week or will the expose carry over? I am all for a good scandal but I am sick to death of Corey and would prefer something fresh.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 3:01 pm
we better have a bloody new scandal this week, we will need one every week or this years group/
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Babyboo
Member
06-16-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 3:13 pm
I thought the whole thing made Paula look more stupid, that whole skit was just dumb and non-funny.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 3:36 pm
Right on, Sea! Who can forget then-mayor Rudy Guliani on SNL as a woman?? He was great!
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Lori
Member
04-18-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 3:53 pm
The SNL skit about AI/Paula was lame. They really dropped the ball on that one. I didn't even chuckle. Now the "Mom Jeans" sketch was really funny.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 7:30 pm
I think that they have raised the bar on scandal too high this year, there is nothing else that could really do much, IMO. Of course, the devil in me says they should declare a voting problem and bring back Scott. 
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Carrie92
Member
09-15-2003
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 8:32 pm
I liked the part on SNL Weekend Update, where they talked about how the 5 remaining contestants presented Paula with flowers, so she had sex with all 5 of them! Mom Jeans was funny too - 9 inch zippers - so true! Would love to see them do away with the Donatella Versace crap though. Was it just me or was Johnny Knoxville a gay character in every skit?
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 7:15 am
How about Bette Midler taking over? She could be Paula AND Simon. Very caring, yet, could bite the head off a contestant when called for.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 7:37 am
Bette is a goddess. I'd love to see her teach the kids a few things about delivery and communication.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 7:55 am
YES - for me, Bette is the best suggestion of all. I would abandon Paula in a heartbeat for Bette! I think Simon would be a little threatened, yet I see them as a great match-up. I'm trolling for scandal.... votefortheworst.com is back up and touting Anthony as the next beneficiary. It would seem not to matter much at this point, for this appears to be a final 4 that everyone can live with, and I honestly don't think they can change the final vote.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Monday, May 09, 2005 - 8:11 am
OMG...I would definitely start watching AI if Bette was a judge!!! I would actually be able to iggy Simon if Bette was there... I adore her personality...performing or otherwise. I totally get her sense of humor!!!
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