By Dave Smith,’ 06
Arts & Reviews Editor

ROBOTS VERSUS LIONS. Meteors versus monsoons. Aliens versus predators. The best match to date and the question of the century is upon us. Can Robin Williams beat up a six year-old kid? Can a Punk’d veteran manslap Bonnie Hunt? And where does David Alan Grier play into all of this? Questions will be answered.
One decade ago. A new movie called Jumanji, a film based off of Chris Van Allsburg best selling novels, arrives in theatres to ecstatic audiences everywhere. Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, and a young Kirsten Dunst lead the team to box office success and nationwide approval. A movie fun for both kids and adults!? (Dave throws Shrek DVD out the window) I’m in!
One week ago. Zathura, a space adventure movie “from the world of Jumanji” appears onto the scene. Sure, no A-list actors, no comedians, mainly unknowns; however, the movie opens to satisfying reviews. Its parallels to Jumanji are obvious, but standing alone, director Jon Favreau pulls off another winner. But like Elf, starring Will Ferrell, audiences simply do not show up at the door. Dax Shepard cries alone in his six-bedroom condominium.
But looking at these movies separately, one-on-one, mono-e-mono, man-to-boy, Zathura achieves the same effect of Jumanji for the next generation of audiences. Unfortunately, since it is not Jumanji, it is often overlooked. Zathura, quite simply, is a board game much like Jumanji. Similar to Monopoly, the board game threatens the lives of the players. The difference with Zathura, is that Mr. Moneybanks is now a merciless man, who is willing to kill to defend that free parking space. Excuse me, I may be a tad misleading. Aliens, robots, and spatial hazards terrorize the two players of the game, six year-old innocent Danny (Jonah Bobo), and ten year-old punk Walter (Josh Hutcherson). The two are quarreling and competing brothers, both in great need of feeling special in their own, well, “special” ways. Danny desires to be “good at something,” while Walter struggles through the divorce of his parents, silently blaming the break on his younger brother. The game serves to bring these two back together, with a little help from wacky Astronaut Dax Shepard, originally known for harassing celebrities on Ashton Kutcher’s Punk’d. The story is entertaining, the script is nearly as ingenious as that of Jumanji, and those kids are simply adorable. Makes a man want to adopt, y’know?
However, like I said, Zathura may be good by itself, but it is no Jumanji. Jumanji, along with its all-star comedic, talented, and well-known cast to entice audiences, has interesting aspects of the game of Jumanji. Even seeing Robin Williams appear from after twenty years alone in the jungle as a hunted wild man was hysterical. But the jungle really came alive from the game; Zathura’s aliens and space creatures became a tad repetitive compared to Jumanji’s range of dangers, from tarantulas to poachers. Anything was possible in Jumanji, even its state-of-the-art (at that time) CGI stampede. That moment in movies will last forever; it was ahead of its time. That simply cannot be beat out.
This is not to say that Zathura is not an amazing movie to its own standard. Compared to its inevitable partner, Jumanji, it cannot thrive. However, this is a fun family movie where there are plenty of jokes for both children and adults alike. The movie reminded me of old-school movies that could accomplish this task just as well, while newer flicks such as the lame Cat In The Hat, with Mike Myers acting quirky again (!) have trouble. Jumanji is a classic in the making, but Zathura still remains to be an undiscovered gem, remaining capable of winning audiences.

Graphic/Alexia Lalande

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Austen’s Pride Stays True To Its Classic Form

By Julia Kete, ’09
Highlights Staff Writer

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE lovingly follows the lives of the Bennet sisters in England in the early nineteenth century. Mrs. Bennet, played to the hilt by Brenda Blethyn, is solely occupied with the objective of finding husbands for her five daughters.
The two youngest daughters, Lydia (Jena Malone) and Kitty (Carey Mulligan), seem to remain in a state of perpetual giddiness while Mary (Talulah Riley) offers lectures filled with advice. For instance, in response to her sisters’ obsessions, she remarks, “What are men compared to rocks and mountains?” Meanwhile, Jane, the eldest, is occupied with the affections of the bubbling Mr. Bingley (Simon Woods).
Lastly, but not least, there is the immortal Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley), whose relationship with Mr. Darcy (Mathew MacFadyen) causes both to reflect on their attitudes towards one another. This conflict reveals hidden traits that shape their new perspectives as they discover themselves in each other.
Knightley’s expressions encompass the film’s ideals delightfully. She adapts these extrinsic feelings into the film, and because she follows though with them, there emerges a real human underneath the character. As she relates to her surroundings, distinct mannerisms that are truly marks of her character are unveiled. These reactions embody her character thoroughly, and the audience learns to remember and associate them with Elizabeth alone.
For example, whenever Knightley’s character is embarrassed, Elizabeth looks

up and breaths out quickly while trying to hide the flash of her smile. Knightley does not bar herself from widening her spectrum of emotions. It is evident that she is both brave and mature enough to portray the true feelings of a human being rather than succumb to vanity. This is refreshing to see on screen when many modern film heroines concern themselves only with appearing at their best advantage to the audience. In this sense, Knightly will earn your respect.
Mathew MacFadyen powerfully encompasses the figure of Mr. Darcy with breadth and gusto. He is so believable that I expected him to walk off the screen at any moment. He shows so much feeling with so little speaking by just using his mouth and eyes that he is fascinating to watch. Because of his restraint, when he does speak, you are enraptured with every word. Everything he says is all the more potent since we have witnessed the difficulty with which he overcomes his social discomforts. It is almost unavoidable that MacFadyen will steal your heart.
The film does a beautiful job of creating the transformation of Mr. Darcy in your mind and on the screen. In the beginning, he is cold and stoic, too proud to associate with the uncultured Bennets. He then emerges from this darkness into a loving gentleman who reviews his mistakes with poise, causing Elizabeth to see him in a new light. By the end of the film, your personal views toward Mr. Darcy have been greatly altered as well, which also seems to don him with greater outer beauty. The film stirs feelings that are genuine in the audience. Because you share the same emotions with the characters you end with a greater understanding of them. Thus, you are able to fully relate to their lives and Pride and Prejudice is a story that one feels truly connected with.
The film’s supporting roles are supremely cast, as well. They add to the power of an already richly woven story and create a richly detailed world behind the main plot. Tom Hollander is brilliant as the interminable and forthright Mr. Collins. His grainy, jumpy voice perfectly fits his often blindly tactless intentions. His dramatic, spasmodic demeanor is acutely polarized against the calm, grand Mr. Darcy.
Rupert Friend is sweetly charming as the poisonous Mr. Wickham. He, too, is subject to a believable transformation when, after all respect for him is lost, he becomes hard to look at, so corrupting is his perfidy.
The score is also used to advantageous effect. In one particularly dazzling scene, the music accentuates a segment steeped in feeling when a shattering realization is unearthed. Rarely exploited to such a degree in films, the music enters at such a pivotal moment that the scene truly takes one’s breath away.
The set design is sumptuous and accurate. The use of 360° camera spans display painstakingly chosen props with the loving air of an agreeable host rather than a museum curator, so you feel welcome at once. There is one shot in particular that looks like a painting, a feat hard to achieve, even with the detail of a period film.
The costumes leave little to be desired. The actors clearly feel comfortable in their clothes and each piece gives definition to the characters.
Rarely does one see a film that makes life seem so alive with possibilities. See it for Knightley, and by all means see it for McFayden; but most of all, see it for yourself.

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Knightley and MacFadyen get romantic in Pride And Prejudice.

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Between The Cracks

By Travis Bass, ’06
Highlights Staff Writer

For about the last six weeks, almost every night before I went to sleep I would play “Eat a Peach”, by the Allman Brothers Band. Ever since the summer of 2004, when I saw them at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, I’ve loved them. They turned me onto rhythmic southern rock jams. I was fortunate enough to see them again this summer at the Dodge Music Center (formerly known as the Meadows Music Crapola). Moe was the opening band, and really surprised me with some great, upbeat slap bass guitar, but poor vocals to say the least. A.B.B. Opened up with Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More, and jammed for about ten minutes. Then they introduced themselves, and got ready to infiltrate our ears with a half an hour jam, similar to mountain jam, with a few more drum solos. While I was sitting on the lawn with my fellow West Hartford mates, I realized that a bunch of people were so hammered that they were complaining about needless drama. So I got up and walked over to another section where people were dancing, and decided to join. But as I was just starting to get down, a bunch of kids in very preppy atire by to make silly comments about our self expressive dances. It was then that I realized that I was at a Dave Matthews Band concert, and that I had imagined the entire night! But wait, it couldn’t be!! There they were on the stage, but here I was surrounded by kids not even listenening to the music, and just getting more and more wasted! Then it occured to me that the only teenager around me who were listening were my friends and I. Basically, by the encore when they came out and played an exceptional “Whipping Post”, everyone around me was either passed out, or figuring out who was driving home because everyone had gotten to stupid to get behind the wheel. So unfortunately, I would have to say that although the tunes were great, the crowd was far from it. Dave Matthews Band isn’t that bad, but if you’re looking for mainstream acoustic sounds, whatever you do, please don’t come to the Allman Brothers Band concert next summer.

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The Faculty Explores Applies Movie Genres

By Jeff Seiger, ’08
Highlights Staff Writer

THE COMMON misconception about teachers is that they come to school, teach, go home and correct the day’s papers. Well, this may be true, but they have to be doing something while they are correcting that mass stack of papers containing grammar mistakes and bad punctuation. Some teachers probably sit down with a Dunkin’ Doughnuts Latte while others turn on one of their favorite flicks.
Movie tastes among teachers at Hall High School are very diverse; but, interestingly enough, many teachers of the same department share the same interest in movies. My goal was to get a general consensus about what the favorite movie genre of each department was at Hall High School.
My first stop was the English department where I learned that documentaries and true stories were among the favorites of two teachers. Mr. Scott Ferguson enjoys This is Spinal Tap, a fake documentary about a washed up British rock band. Why would any one waste their time watching a fake documentary? “It’s incredibly stupid,” says Mr. Ferguson, “it has to be a movie I could watch over and over again.” Okay.
Next I talked to Ms. Simone LeCoutre, who was touched by the story of a teacher at Central L.A. High School in California in the movie Stand and Deliver. This is a movie about underprivileged students being coached by their teacher to succeed on an AP math exam which was directed by Ramón Menéndez. Ms. LeCoutre also finds comfort in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar, Liar. She feels that it lifts her spirits when she is feeling down.
Mr. Cary Blocker, a fellow English teacher, prefers the movie Barfly, a social commentary about a drunken writer who does not change his clothes. It seems that the favorite genres of the English department represent their teaching styles, comedies, true life stories, and parodies (respectively); just what we write about in essays.
The next department surveyed was the math department, in which I spoke to Mrs. Lorraine Burokas, Mr. Boris Silverman, Mrs. Donna Anderson, and Mrs. Kim Brunton. Three teachers, Mrs. Burokas, Mr. Silverman, and Mrs. Anderson all preferred the action genre, citing The Godfather, Indiana Jones and Braveheart respectively. Mrs. Burokas enjoys The Godfather because, “I like the acting. I guess it’s that intrigue of, ‘what’s mafia life like?’”
One genre that separated Mrs. Brunton from the other three teachers was comedy. Her favorite flicks are the Lethal Weapon series. She says that, “It’s just funny to watch and Joe Pesci is hysterical.” I realized that there is no correlation between the teaching style and taste of movies of the math department, but it is fair to say that the overall consensus is that math teachers, uniquely enough, mostly enjoy action films.
I was inclined to believe that the science department would enjoy science-fiction films like Star Wars and Star Trek, but I was off… by a lot. To Mr. Mike Rollins, the department head, the 1956 comedy Some Like it Hot starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, and Marilyn Monroe came to mind.
Mr. Douglas Lee finds the classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit? to be his favorite because “It’s the only movie made that’s a combination of Warner Brothers and Disney characters.” Mr. Lee’s laboratory includes a movie poster of Roger Rabbit, as well as him standing with Jessica, one of the animated stars of the film. Mr. Lee teaches in an animate way, cracking jokes randomly, so his movie genre is similar to his teaching style. Generally speaking, both science teachers enjoy comedies, which is way off from what one would believe, but nice to know.
I had an odd experience speaking with Ms. Adrienne Rowe of the history department, for she could not bring a movie to mind. “I don’t know,” she says, “Just make me look indecisive, it’s better that way.” Mr. Jack Edmunds, on the other hand, jumped into my conversation with Ms. Rowe, stating that Western movies were his favorite. These include Highnoon with Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges and Grace Kelley, and Shane. These movie choices are historical and therefore relate to what you would believe a history teacher would enjoy. Ms. Rowe on the other hand…well it was time to pay a visit to the foreign language department.
Mrs. Gay Adams, recovering from her chuckles about Mr. Bruno Koffi’s prank on his class, liked the classic and Academy Award favorite Gone With the Wind, a romantic story set in the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction era starring Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara.
Mrs. Kari Wojciechowski (Wudge-a-house-key as she says) also enjoyed the romantic plot of Say Anything, starring John Cusack. As many would ask, why don’t foreign language teachers pick foreign movies? Well as a matter of fact, Mr. Eric Collins did, choosing Mar Adentro, the Spanish movie starring Javier Bardem, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Romantic seemed to be the taste of the romantic language teachers.
I had talked to the teachers across the departments, yet I still had not spoken to the people who run the school: the administration. I first talked to assistant principal Mr. Tom Einhorn who chose the historical-fiction movie Razor’s Edge, because of its “message of free will and determination.” That is what you would expect from an administrator trying to give the school the right mindset.
Mrs. Donna Namnoun, another Hall assistant principal, selected Reds, a historical-fiction movie starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, and Jack Nicholson. Lastly, I talked to Mr. Steve Boyle, a guidance counselor, who likes a line from his favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption. “The way I see it I have two choices: I can get busy living or I can get busy dying.” These messages are great ones to be sent to the students of Hall.
So there you have it. Some of the departments had correlations between genres and teaching styles, and most departments agreed on a specific genre. Teachers do have lives outside those stacks of papers, and if it weren’t for movies, well, then, I guess they would be pretty dull.

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Stop Making Fun Of His Name

By Jeremy Garfinkel,’ 06
Highlights Staff Writer

SENIOR LONG TU has a reputation around Hall High School of being, well, perfect. As a talented artist and an extremely successful student, Long has quietly obtained the respect of virtually the entire school. But who is the man behind the easily parodied name? I decided to dig deeper.
I met Long in room HG01. Terrified by the unfamiliarity of the art wing, I brought along senior Jaya Sundaresh for moral support.

HALL HIGHLIGHTS: So, Long, Hall Highlights tells me that you are an artist. Is that true?
LONG TU: Yes.
HH: What kind of artist are you?
LT: I most often draw with graphite pencil. I draw realistic art, but I also go into abstract.
HH: When did you start drawing?
LT: I’ve been drawing for a long time...
JAYA SUNDARESH: Since before the womb.
HH: Shhh.
LT: Since as long as I can remember. I remember as a kid I used to go scribble stuff on papers, and I’d have lots of papers all over the place.
HH: Did you ever draw on the walls with crayons?
LT: Yeah, I did, and I’d get into trouble for that. My parents would make me stand in the corner as a time out and I’d just pick up a crayon and continue drawing.
HH: So you were a troubled child?
LT: Possibly.
HH: Do you have a certain drawing that you are most proud of?
LT: Last year I did a whole bunch of drawings, but there were two drawings I was most proud of. One was of a French horn, which took me, like, five weeks to make. It has every single little contour and every single little tube. French horns are really complex and I had the entire thing captured in one image. I also did a drawing of two skeletons, one facing the viewer and one facing away. It was also very detailed. It had all the ribs and the spine all worked out. I just–
JAYA SUNDARESH: Does anybody have any gum?
(Long laughs)
JAYA SUNDARESH: Really, no, I need some.
LT: No, I don’t have any gum. I really liked the intense amount of detail–
JAYA SUNDARESH: Altoids?
(Long laughs)
JAYA SUNDARESH: I’m serious.
HH: Shhh. We’re doing an interview here.
LT: (to Jaya) Yeah! (to Jeremy) But, it was just refined and intricate, yet sort of “out there.”
HH: Are you taking drawing lessons with the new teacher?
LT: No, I take AP Art with Mr. Loebell.
HH: And how do you like that?
LT: It’s pretty good. It doesn’t offer the freedom I had last year when I did an independent study and I could just do whatever I wanted; but, it is nice because it is a formal art setting, and we get to talk about art. It’s just a class, and it’s fun.
HH: What else do you like to do in your free time?
LT: I like to listen to music. Listening to music while you do art is the only real way to do it.
HH: I recently heard a rumor that you did, like, 300 pushups. Is this true?
LT: I did 74.
JAYA SUNDARESH: What!?
LT: I think there was a sophomore who beat me and he’s on the swim team, so I’m proud of my little dudes.
HH: So now I’ll ask the question that everyone wants to know. Is there anything that you are not good at?
LT: I can’t play any music. I stink at music.
JAYA SUNDARESH: I beat you!
HH: So there’s one place where I can say I’m better than Long Tu?
LT: Sure.
HH: Are you ashamed?
(Long pause)
LT: I’m devastated.
Long Tu, the kid with the funny name may be dead, but Long Tu, the extraordinary artist and untalented musician lives on. And that is why Long Tu is our Artist of the Month. Sure, he may make all of us look bad in comparison to his boundless intelligence, but at least Long is a man who knows how to do it with style.
Therefore, if you have not met Long Tu yet, you might want to, but Long can also read minds, so make sure you think nicely of him.. Because he is a nice fellow.

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The Man In Black Makes His Final Encore

By Rachel Piaker and Michelle Honor, ’08
Highlights Staff Writers

NAMED AFTER ONE of Johnny Cash’s biggest hit songs, Walk the Line shows Reese Witherspoon (June Carter) and Joaquin Pheonix (Johnny Cash) at their finest. The movie is about the legendary Johnny Cash who works his way from meager beginnings to worldwide fame.
Despite his father’s disapproval, Cash, then known as J.R., is captivated by music, often spending his time next to the radio listening to his favorite singer, June Carter. A sawmill accident takes the life of Johnny’s older brother, Jack, who is planning to become a preacher. The death of his brother devastates J.R. and strengthens the discord between him and his father, Ray (Robert Patrick), who blames the death on Cash and thinks that the wrong son was taken from him.
Cash’s fist major song about Folsom Prison began after he watched an intriguing movie while in the Air Force. Afterwards he wrote “Folsom Prison Blues,” one of his best-known songs. Cash finally picks up his first guitar while in Germany and begins to experiment with new songs while learning to play.
Upon Cash’s return from the Air Force, he marries his first wife, Vivian, and moves to Memphis, Tennessee, determined to make a living and provide for his expanding family. After arriving in Memphis, Cash tries to land a record deal with his ragtag band of non-musicians, but the record company is not interested in their “gospel music.”
When asked to play something different, Johnny plays “Folsom Prison Blues,” despite his band’s lack of preparation. The producer, Sam Phillips (Dallas Roberts) is immediately impressed and Cash begins his first tour with Elvis Presley (Tyler Hilton), Jerry Lee Lewis (Waylon Malloy Payne), and his childhood celebrity crush, June Carter.
Johnny Cash’s hit, “I Walk the Line” describes the difficulties of avoiding temptation while married. The movie depicts how fame provides these increasing temptations, such as Johnny’s drug abuse and affairs while married. Cash’s obvious interest in June Carter and growing fame leads to Johnny and Vivian’s divorce. There is a particularly heart-wrenching scene in which Cash and Vivian begin to physically hurt each other, unaware that their three young daughters are watching from the doorway. Following this scene, Vivian takes their three daughters and leaves Cash, much to his distress.
After both June and Cash have gone through messy divorces, Cash continues to make many romantic gestures towards June, who resists him for nearly a decade. Cash is determined to make June marry him and proposes to her numerous times. Cash’s final proposal is while singing with June on stage, and June finally agrees. After years of drug abuse, June’s good influence and assistance enables Cash to make a full recovery. Finally able to trust him, June marries Cash and they live a peaceful life with June’s children from her previous marriage.
Witherspoon and Phoenix are both phenomenal in portraying their characters. Their onscreen chemistry and attraction for each other is unmistakable and it is clear that Cash and Carter are soul mates from the start. Witherspoon is funny, energetic and shows how Carter struggled to keep her private and public life separate. The movie is primarily based on Carter and Cash’s budding relationship, and how June is able to save Johnny from his abusive habits and vices.
Both Witherspoon and Phoenix perform the music as if it were their own. Their voices imitate the style of the two musicians, and even if you aren’t a Cash or Carter fan you will still find yourself enjoying the music along with the movie.
Overall, Walk the Line is a huge success and is one of Witherspoon’s greatest roles that will earn her great respect and possibly even an Oscar. Witherspoon’s role in this movie is definitely on a completely different level than any of her previous movies, so do not form your opinion of her based on Legally Blonde or its lame-duck sequel.
If you are looking for a documentary on how Cash formed his musical style this is not the right movie, because the focus is mainly on his personal issues and relationships. The setting of the movie is basically the stage, which allows the audience to hear a lot of his music, but it does not do the musicians or the origins of their style and lyrics of their songs justice.
Walk the Line grabs the audience’s attention from the very beginning. For much of the movie, one does not know whether to love or hate the infamous “man-in-black.” His interests in prison and drugs are unnerving, but his true love and devotion to Carter and his awful past make him impossible to hate. The movie leaves you with a sense of appreciation for Cash’s work and for the power of love that compelled him to regain his life from the surreal world of the drugs and the fame that he was trapped inside.

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Saturday Night Lame

By Josh Wirth, ’08
Highlights Staff Writer

“LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT!”
Saturday Night Live is one of our favorite shows. It has given us hilarious comics such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, Jon Lovitz, Gilda Radner, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Ben Stiller and Jason Sudeikis. Wait a minute, Jason Sudeikis? Who in the world is Jason Sudeikis?
What in the world has Saturday Night Live gone to? Since the departures of such talented actors as Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan and even Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live has gone, well, downhill. Quite frankly, the show is terrible. It is long true that many comics started their careers on Saturday Night Live and have developed into what they are today. As in all seasons of Saturday Night Live, comics would first be featured members and then would work their way up to the top, as a repertory member or even a writer.
So, with the old cast’s time nearing expiration, you look towards the new guys such as Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, and Andy Samberg to fill in their shoes. There is one little problem. These guys are not funny. All of the featured players are getting near too little time, and some of them are not even asked back, like last year’s new edition, Rob Riggle, who was not asked back for this season.
The problems with Saturday Night Live go beyond this, though. It used to be that the host would kick off the night with a hilarious skit. Now, a couple of lame jokes open up the night filled with skits that are way too long and with terrible jokes that go along with it. The show has just continued to resort to this terrible result
“What about those little musical breaks they have?” you might ask. “Those are still good, right?” Wrong. A musical repertoire is filled with bad performances. The last time anyone got a kick out of the musical performance was when Ashley Simpson messed up. What did Saturday Night Live do about the mishap? They invited her back to do it again.
If you look back into Saturday Night Live’s past, people loved some skits, such as the Cheerleaders, Wayne’s World, the Operaman, and even some newer ones such as Debbie Downer and Hardball. These have been either discontinued, or in Hardball’s case, been strewn along with Weekend Update. What’s the problem with the new sketches? Saturday Night Live seems to over play them so much, to try to hit it big the rest of us are growing sick of it.
So enough of just complaining of the disaster Saturday Night Live has become. What’s in store for Saturday Night Live? I know that I hope for the best. I think that a new cast that is able to draw laughter with comical sketches, and also bringing back old members as hosts to return some flare to the show, whose light might have ceased to shine, would do the trick.
The future of Saturday Night Live has been seen in recent weeks with hosts like Dane Cook and others who take a whack at revitalizing Saturday Night Live to its former glory as the king of weekend comedy. They try their hardest to get the hottest celebrities and the best musical performers so that hopefully, once again, all of our Saturday nights are filled with an atmosphere of laughter.