Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!bernie From: bernie@watarts.UUCP Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: The News is the News Message-ID: <1947@watarts.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jul-83 12:57:23 EDT Article-I.D.: watarts.1947 Posted: Thu Jul 14 12:57:23 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 00:34:34 EDT Lines: 10 ...sucks! I've only seen it once, and was extremely disappointed. It's a half-hour version of SNL's "Weekend Update", but with less inspired writing, a weaker cast, more sarcasm and less humor. It's produced by the old producer of SNL, and directed by Dave Wilson (SNL's old director). As far as I can tell from the credits, it's written by the cast (plus a couple of others) and is half an hour long once a week. It's possible that I saw a poor example (even good shows can have bad weeks) but it seems more likely to me that it's normally *** awful ***. --Bernie Roehl ...decvax!watmath!watarts!bernie