Saturday Night Live - 25th Anniversary

I can't go scene by scene of this fun 25th anniversary of SNL but you have full skits, excerpts, some music and a very touching tribute to Chris Farley doing an interview with Sir Paul McCartney; you see a Lot of SNL alumni performers, from Chevy Chase to Will Farrel and more; fans like myself enjoy this huge offering of some of SNL comedy you may be fond of. A trick, since again, there is no detailed menu of what is where, just click on 'next' on your Windows movie player (or TV) and you get the introduction of a new guest star (all big names, you even get "The Three Amigos" (Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short); since it covers 25 years of SNL, you obviously can't expect to see everything you like but you will have fun, guaranteed; for the $10.00, I paidit's well, worth it; have fun! :-)

This DVD functions more or less as an advertisement for the other SNL DVDs that have been and continue to be marketed by NBC. The 25th anniversary special on this DVD lasts 2.5 hours, which sounds like a long time, but it's not long enough to do justice to the talent that appeared on the shows over such a long period of time. As uneven as the show was from week to week and year to year, there was still a lot of great material--far too much to cover in this format in any satisfying way. As a result, the clips that are shown are soundbites of soundbites--often, just enough to cover a famous quote ("wild an crazy guys," etc.) with a touch of lead-in. This may be enough to evoke a smile of nostalgia from someone who's seen the skits, but that's about it. When the skits were originally aired, they usually went on too long, but here the DVD's producers err by going way too far in the opposite direction. I'm not sure how you could do a worthwhile retrospective of 25 years worth of programming that would fit on one DVD, but if it can't be done... maybe one shouldn't do it.The DVD comes with three "extras": an interview of Lorne Michaels by Tim Russert, which is mildly interesting; the "day-after" coverage of the 25th anniversary show by a heinous TV show I never heard of, "Access Hollywood"; and promotional TV coverage by some other NBC news show, which featured clips that mostly overlapped with the special included on the DVD. Again I ask: Why put this material on a DVD? The so-called extras bring nothing to an already lackluster party.All in all, disappointing.By the way, for those who care, the Beastie Boys don't actually perform a number on the DVD. They play a couple of measures of one of their own songs before getting interrupted by Elvis Costello, and then they end up playing back-up for him.

The first 20 years of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL are looked back on by Frank Gifford in this 47 minute program. Of especial interest is a montage of opening title sequences plus highlights of a game Grifford selected as the best ever (up to '89): a 1978 back-and-forth battle between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Oilers that had several spectacular runs by Oilers Rookie of the Year recipient Earl Campbell. Also, 'Dandy' Don Meredith sings the entire first verse of Willie Nelson's "The Party's Over" and Howard 'the Mouth' Cosell tosses polysyllabics out like a cornucopia of seeds. ("He could go all.. the.. way!")For those who fondly remember MNF's glory days, this videotape is indispensable!(Not available on DVD, and likely will never be.)RIP, Don Meredith

After seeing most of the Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Show, including some of my favorite clips, I thought this would be a great DVD to have. I was somewhat surprised when I received my order that it contained only 1 disk. I wondered how a 4+ hour show could be condensed to one disk, but since it was DVD, anything was possible. The content on the disk is NOT the complete show. Many of the clips shown in their entirety where greatly shortened. While this is a nice remembrance of the 25th anniversary show, don't buy it thinking all of your favorite clips will be there whole.

I love watching the vintage moments of Monday Night Football! Truly an excellent VHS video.

This special is probably the best of all of SNL's specials and I would know because I have seen them all. This brings you back to the first season and you will be laughing your butt of but it also has a serious part too. They talk about the deaths of John Belushi, Chris Farley, Gilda and Phil Hartmen. Everyone is there and its great if you love SNL GET IT! You won't regret it

My son & daughter watched SNL all through their teen years. Now at Xmas, they will be surprised to have SNL to watch and remember being a teenager...

It's got it all from Belushi to Fay, Gilda Radner to Cheri O'Teri and everything in between.The best of the best bits and MORE!!Christopher Walken, Drew Barrymore, Tom Hanks, Garth Brooks... etc.And the best line during the Q&A with Tom Hanks goes to Victoria Jackson.Victoria: "Tom? What ever happened to me?"

Purchased this via my phone amazon app and have just looked again and there is nothing showing this is not a UK format DVD. It's a UK website and being posted to a UK address but not a U.K. Region DVD!! being asked to post back and pay. Waste of time and money. Why can't it be made very clear this is NOT for UK viewing. Grrrrrr

This is a funny DVD. It features skits from various years with the various cast members from past shows.I started watching SNL back in the 1970's and I hadn't realized how many actors and actresses had been on the show through the years. Several former cast members have since died, but at least their comedy genius has been preserved for us to enjoy. This features cast members who have gone on to become major stars after they were on SNL for a few years. This was well worth the purchase price.

I only purchased this because David Bowie is listed in the credits. As a Bowie fan, I was hoping that his stunning performances on SNL in its glory days would be on this. They are not. Very disappointed. Bowie can only be seen briefly and along with Jerry Seinfeld, introducing a segment.