Summary of "The Complete 1st Season - It's season 1!": While I didn't watch every episode in its entirety, I had a lot of fun watching the first season of Saturday Night Live, and I learned a lot as well. You'll probably laugh at a few of these revelations, but I'll share them anyway:
Kris Kristofferson can sing! I had no idea he was a singer, I thought he was just an actor. I'm not a country music fan, and I was pretty young when he released most of his recordings.
Is it just me, or does Mel Gibson look a bit like George Carlin in his opening monologue? Maybe just a bit?
Billy Crystal has gotten funnier. I didn't really find his appearance on SNL very funny; he's gotten a lot better.
They had problems getting guest hosts. I could be wrong here, but how else do you explain the same person hosting the show twice in a season, and it happened 3 times!
I'm frustrated that there are cuts on this set, especially when I was told it would be completely uncut. The bumpers are debateable cuts, but the others aren't, and it degrades the DVD set. It's still an amazing feat that they cleared all the musical acts in the first season, and hopefully this sells well enough that we'll see season 2 released. I have to wonder whether they'll jump around between the various eras of SNL; I'd like to see some of the Mike Meyers era released, but I'll be an old man if they do the seasons in order. They also need to sell a LOT of copies of this set for us to have a chance of seeing season 2 released.
Here's the complete list of what's on the DVDs, according to the chapters for each episode:
Disc 1 (3:17:07)
George Carlin (1:05:33)
Wolverines
Monologue
New Dad
Billy Preston - "Nothin' From Nothin'"
Trial
Andy Kaufman - Mighty Mouse
Monologue - Questions We All Ask
Janis Ian - "At Seventeen"
Shark Bite
Jamitol Gay
Paul Simon - Next Week Promo
Update 1
Tri-Openin'
Update 2
Muppets
Monologue - Food
Albert Brooks Film - The Impossible Truth
Bee Hospital
Academy of Better Careers
Valri Bromfield
Show Us Your Guns
Monologue - God
Billy Preston - "Fancy Lady"
Home Securities
Triple Track
Janis Ian - "In the Winter"
Goodnights & Credits
Paul Simon (1:05:53)
"Still Crazy"
Monologue - "Loves Me Like a Rock"
Rubin Wallpaper
Paul Simon - "Marie"
Randy Newman - "Sail Away"
Paul & Killer Bees
Update 1
Basketball
Mrs. Robinson - Art's Entrance
Simon & Garfunkel - "The Boxer"
Simon & Garfunkel - "Scarborough Fair"
Simon & Garfunkel - "My Little Town"
Art Garfunkel - "I Only Have Eyes for You"
Muppets
Albert Brooks Film - Parent's Home Video
Phoebe Snow - "No Regrets
Paul, Phoebe & Jesse Dixon Singers - "Gone at Last"
Try-Hard
Paul Simon - "American Tune"
Goodnights & Credits
Rob Reiner (1:05:41)
Wheelchair
Monologue
Pancreas
Fashion Don'ts
Golden Needles
Andy Kaufman - Pop Goes the Weasel
Squeaky
Felina
Lockers
Update 1
People Movers
Update 2
Joe Cocker - "With a Little Help From my Friends"
Muppets
Droolers
Square Dance
Nuns
What Gilda Ate
Albert Brooks Film - Operation
Bees
Goodnights & Credits
Disc 2 (3:19:03)
Candice Bergen (1:07:45)
Ford Speech
Bee Monologue
Ambassador Training Institute
C.I.A.
Jaws 2
Esther Phillips - "What a Difference a Day Makes"
Alas Poor Yurick
Long Distance
Update 1
Tri-Openin'
Update 2
Catherine Deneuve
Andy Kaufman - Nothing Works
Chat
Albert Brooks Film - Super Season
Kiwi Trappers
Crank Call
Muppets
Irk the Turk
Black Perspective
Pong - Girlfriend
Esther Phillips - "I can Stand a Little Rain"
Goodnights & Credits
Robert Klein (1:06:34)
Sherry Norwalk
Monologue
ABBA - "S.O.S."
Pong - Mid-Term Exams
Minute Mystery
Bee Centennial
Loudon Wainwright III - "Bicentennial Certainty"
Greg Allman
Peckinpah
Update 1
Jamitol Straight
Update 2
Exterminators
Fireman
Muppets
Monologue - College
K-Put
Loudon Wainwright III - "Unrequitted to the Nth Degree"
Looks at Books - Emily Litella
Ambassador Training Institute
Robert Klein - "I Can't Stop My Leg"
ABBA - "Waterloo"
Goodnights & Credits
Lily Tomlin (1:04:44)
Oval Office
Monologue
Beethoven 1 - Tie a Yellow Ribbon
All Nurse Band - "St. James' Infirmary"
Tri-Openin'
Jaws 3
Bell-hop
Edith Ann Skates
Beethoven 2 - My Girl
Gilda - Next Week Promo
Update 1
Spud
Update 2
Patty
Muppets - I Got You Babe
Albert Brooks Film - The Impossible Truth
Beethoven 3 - What'd I Say?
Hard Hats
Diet Pills
Margo's Dance Palace
Bee Scat / Credits
Disc 3 (3:20:45)
Richard Pryor (1:06:16)
Restaurant
Monologue
Samurai Hotel
Gil Scott-Heron - "Johannesburg"
Talk Show
New Dad
Line-Up 1
Word Association
Pong - Hockey
Black & White
Update 1
Spud
Update 2
Line-Up 2
L-Pill
Muppets
Line-Up 3
Exorcist 2
Albert Brooks Film - Sick in Bed
Assassination
Shelly Pryor - Christmas Carousel
Monologue - Wino
Gil Scott-Heron - "A Lovely Day"
Goodnights & Credits
Candice Bergen (1:06:40)
Ford / Christmas Tree
Monologue 1
Martha Reeves - "Higher & Higher"
Mel's Char Palace 1
Parent's Nightmare
Bee Capades
Don Digital 1 - Ashtray
The Stylistics - "You Make me Feel Brand New"
K-Put
Latent Elf
Update 1
Princess Grace Tarnoff
Update 2
Laundromat
Pong - Tommy
Muppets
Mel's Char Palace 2
Band of Angels - Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Don Digital 2 - Mood Ring
Minute Mystery
Don Digital 3 - Suit
Martha Reeves - "Silver Bells"
What Gilda Ate
Swedish Christmas
Me;s Char Palace 3
Candy & Kuhn
Homeward Bound
Goodnights & Credits
Elliot Gould (1:07:49)
Dead String Quartet
Monologue
Try-Hard
Interior Demolitionists
Godfather Therapy
Shimmer
Weis Film - Play Misty for me
Gilda & Elliott - Dressing Room
Anne Murray - "Long Distance Call"
Update 1
Jamitol Gay
Update 2
Killer Bees - Fire Director
Gilda & Elliott - Mom
Albert Brooks Film - Audience Research
Gilda & Elliott - Happy Together
Muppets
Leboyer Birthright
Anne Murray - "Boogie With You"
Franken & Davis - Bureau of White Man Affairs
Goodnights & Credits
Disc 4 (3:20:02)
Buck Henry (1:06:06)
Suicide Prevention
Monologue
Samurai Deli
Kennedy Talk
Ford Press Conference
Bill Withers - "Ain't No Sunshine"
Evelyn Woodski
Update 1
Germasol
Update 2
Citizen Kane 2
Muppets
Triple Track
Toni Basil - "Wham"
Mechanics Bedtime Story
Why Call it Dope?
Weis Film - Who's Funny?
King Bee
Mr. Mike - Mike Douglas
Constipation
Goodnight & Credits
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore (1:06:42)
Bob Squad
Monologue
Utah Prison
Neil Sedaka - "Breaking Up is Hard to do"
Holiday in an Elevator
Update 1
People Movers
Update 2
The Frog & Peach
Weis Film - Novelty Store
Sonny & Cher
Gilda & Skred
Neil Sedaka - "Lonely Night"
Backstage Banter
Lovers
Operating Room
Gospel Truth
Goodnights & Credits
Dick Cavett (1:07:14)
Voodoo Doll
Monologue
Hunter Sketch
Dick Cavett Auto School
Jimmy Cliff - "The Harder They Come"
H & L Brock 1
Update 1
Felina
Update 2
Cavett Hydroplane
Our Town
Jimmy Cliff - "Many Rivers to Cross"
Cavett Look Alike
Weis Film - Clothing Designer & Plastic Surgeon
Dance to the Nation
H & L Brock 2
Nebraska Pimp
Jimmy Cliff - "Wahjaka Man"
H & L Brock 3
Home Movie - The Apple Follies
Al Alen Petersen
Goodnights & Credits
Disc 5 (3:15:49)
Peter Boyle (1:02:53)
St. Valentine's Day
Monologue
Corrida
Samurai Divorce Court
The Shapiro Sisters - Everlasting Love
Acid Trip
Al Jarreau - "We Got By"
Update 1
K-Put
Update 2
Tag Team Bees
Nixon Reflects
Weis Film - Pledge Allegiance
Duelling Brandos
Janitor in a Fridge
A Home Movie
Valentine's Day Card
Al Jarreau - "Pretty as a Picture"
Weis Film - Homeward Bound
Goodnights & Credits
Desi Arnaz (1:06:34)
Ford's Shrink
Monologue
Rubin Carter
Impotence
Vampire
Habberwocky
Very White
The Lucy Show
Update 1
Diet Pills
Update 2
Untouchables
Lucy & Ethel Intro
Cuban Pete
Weis Film - Pet Talk with Taylor Mead
Cuban Acupuncture
Double Talk
Bisexual Minute
Lucy Intro - Desi Book
Babalu / Goodnights & Credits
Jill Clayburgh (1:06:22)
Chevy & Lorne
Monologue
Herstory - Anna Freud
Guidance Counselor
Leon Redbone - "Ain't Misbehavin'"
White Guilt Relief Fund
Herstory - Isadora Duncan
Update 1
H & L Brock - Religion
Update 2
Coast Guard Choir - Sea Cruise
Car Yummies
The Milkman
Gary Weis - Wegman
Andy Kaufman - Old MacDonald
Restaurant
Leon Redbone - "Big Time Woman"
Herstory - Indira Gandhi
Home Movie - Mr. Bill
Grable & Lombard / Goodnights & Credits
Disc 6 (3:21:54)
Anthony Perkins (1:07:34)
Chevy at Desk
Monologue
Marijuana 1
Hello Dolly Therapy
Household Hints
Bates Motel
Muppets 1
Betty Carter - "Music Maestro Please & Swing Brother Swing"
Marijuana 2
Update 1
Shopping Center
Update 2
Happy Hour
Muppets 2
Marijuana 3
Weis Film - Cats & Dogs
You Got a Bee
Coming Attractions
Home Movie - Peanut Fever
Better Carter - "I Can't Help It"
Butt Country
Muppets / Goodnight & Credits
Ron Nessen (1:06:39)
Gerald Ford / Dead String Quartet
Monologue
Bassomatic
Oval Office
Fluckers
Patti Smith Group - "Gloria"
Press Secretaries Throughout History 1
Lie Detector
New Army
Update 1
Rubin Wallpaper
Update 2
Weis Film - Garbage
Autumn Fizz
Snyder
Home Movie - Men's Room Urinal
Press Secretaries Throughout History 2
Supreme Court
Press Secretaries Throughout History 3
Billy Crystal
Cliche
Patti Smith Group - "My Generation"
Goodnights & Credits
Raquel Welch (1:07:41)
Presidential Candidates
Monologue
Purina Rat Chow
Decibet
Muppets 1
Phoebe Snow - "All Over"
Claudine Longet Ski
Polaroid
Herstory - Howard Hughes
Jane Curtin - Next Week Promo
Update 1
Bisexual Minute
Update 2
John Sebastian - "Welcome Back"
Beatle Offer
One Flew Over the Hornet's Nest
Equal time
Weis Film - Raquel
Phoebe Snow - "Two Fisted Love"
Ain't Necessarily So
Muppets 2
Shirt Off / Goodnights & Credits
Disc 7 (3:19:13)
Madeline Kahn (1:05:58)
Ronald Reagan
Monologue
Wilderness Comedian
Not For Ladies Only
Slumber Party
Fondue
Muppets
I Feel Pretty
Update 1
Panty Hose
Update 2
Carly Simon - "You're So Vain" & "Half a Chance"
Final Days
Weis Film - No Reason to Leave New York
Follow Him
Parakeet
Lost in the Stars
Goodnights & Credits
Dyan Cannon (1:06:26)
Chevy's Repeat Fall
Monologue
Soft Drink Test
Hearing Test
Dead Delivery Boy
Bulgaria This Winter
Leon & Mary Russel - "I Want to Satisfy You"
Buck, Gilda & Laraine - Next Week Promo
Update 1
Anita Bryant
Update 2
Funeral
Weis Film - Niagara Falls
Bathwater of the Stars
Marine
Leon & Mary Russel - "Daylight"
Johnny Angel
Cresk
Home Movie - The Hub Cap Theif
Goodnights & Credits
Buck Henry (1:06:49)
Crutches
Monologue
Peter Lemon Mood Ring
Samurai Tailor
Phone-in Talk Back
Toads
Gordon Lightfoot - "Summertime Dream"
Polaroid
Update 1
Germasol
Update 2
Crowd
Beatle Offer 2
Baba Wawa & Lina
Weis Film - Toilet Seats
Sex Talk
Gordon Lightfoot - "Spanish Moss"
Garrett Song
Mr. Mike - Tony Orlando & Dawn
Goodnights & Credits
Disc 8 (3:19:05)
Elliott Gould (1:06:01)
Wax Museum
Monologue
Academy of Better Careers
Card Game
Uvula
Leon Redbone - "Shine on Harvest Moon"
Star Trek
Muppet Postcard
Update 1
Vibramatic
Update 2
Shirley Temple
Weis Film - Dance & Singing Teacher
The Honeymooners
Leon Redbone - "Walking Stick"
People Movers
Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson - "Heaven Only Knows"
Summary of "The Best Of Jon Lovitz - Love Lovitz": I've never gone out of my way to watch shows with Lovitz, but I've appreciated him in The Critic and NewsRadio. I don't think I ever caught him on SNL either; I think I started watching the show shortly after he left. Lovitz played some great characters like Hannukah Harry, Frenchie, Picasso and The Devil; I had a blast watching this DVD.
The extras on this disc are probably the best out of any SNL release. Commentary, photos, "lost" sketch, and a TV appearance. (read entire review)
The Best Of Tom Hanks - Tom Hanks - 7 times (6/26/2005)
Summary of "The Best Of Tom Hanks - Tom Hanks - 7 times": Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors, and he's definitely made his mark in Hollywood. He's at the top of my "famous people I'd like to meet" list, and has been there for many years. This DVD contains some great sketches with Mr. Hanks, and fans of his will want to add it to their DVD collection. (read entire review)
Best Of Chris Kattan - Mr. Peepers is my friend (9/23/2004)
Summary of "Best Of Chris Kattan - Mr. Peepers is my friend": Am I the only one that Gets Chris Kattan and Jimmy Fallon mixed-up? I swear I'd be watching some of these sketches thinking I was watching Kattan, and it was Fallon. I'm either a moron, or they look similar. Anyway, whomever I was watching on this DVD was funny. I like Mr. Peepers, but Mango is pretty awesome as well. I almost died laughing watching them sell Mark Hamill on the shopping channel, especially since I watched it the day Star Wars was released on DVD.
This is one of the better "Best of" SNL discs to be released, and it wouldn't surprise me if they followed it up with another volume down the road.
(read entire review)
Summary of "25 Years Of Music - Bad 5.1!": I believe this disc is important, not only for the show but also for historical value, I think the 5.1 track is better left alone. It's nice that they included it, but I demoed the disc for some friends yesterday, and they enjoyed the stereo mix a lot more than the 5.1. It just sounds so artificial. Great set for SNL or music fans.
Since I typed them out for the review, I figured it would be a good idea to include all the performances on the set. Skits are not included (my fingers were sore). k
Disc 1 Hosted by Chevy Chase
-Billy Joel - "Only The Good Die Young" - Feb 18, 1978
-Ray Charles - "What'd I Say" - Nov 12, 1977
-Carly Simon - "You're So Vain" - May 8, 1976
-Steve Martin - "King Tut" - Apr 22, 1978
-Greatful Dead - "Casey Jones" - Nov 11, 1978
-Simon & Garfunkel - "The Boxer" - Oct 18, 1975
-Musical Parody (No clue - Rooster Costume) - Still Crazy After all These Years
-Joe Cocker - "Feelin' Alright" - Oct 2, 1976
-Elvis Costello - "Less Than Zero/Radio, Radio" - Dec 17, 1977
-Stopped playing the song, then went on to "Radio, Radio"
-Blues Brothers - "Soul Man" Nov 18, 1978
-Patti Smith - "Gloria" - Apr 17, 1976
-Mick Jagger & Peter Tosh - "Don't Look Back" - Dec 16, 1978
-The Band - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - Oct 30, 1976
Disc 2 Hosted by Martin Short
-Tina Turner - "Better Be Good To Me" - Feb 2, 1985
-James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)" - Dec 13, 1980
-Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Sept 25, 1982
-Randy Newman - "I Love L.A." - Feb 26, 1983
-The Go Go's - "We Got The Beat" - Nov 14, 1981
-Rick James - "Super Freak" - Nov 7, 1981
-Talking Heads - "Take Me To The River" - Feb 10, 1979
-Spinal Tap - "Big Bottom" - May 5, 1984
-John Mellencamp - "Pink Houses" - Oct 8, 1983
-Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf" - March 19, 1983
Disc 3 Hosted by Al Franken
-The Bangles - "Hazy Shade of WInter" - Dec 3, 1988
-Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - "Free Fallin'" - May 20, 1989
-Paul Simon "Diamons on the Soles of Her Shoes" - Nov 22, 1986
-Neil Young - "Rockin' in the Free World" - Sept 30, 1989
-Roy Orbison "O Pretty Woman" - May 23, 1987
-Pretenders - "Don't Get Me Wrong" - Dec 13, 1986
-Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy" - May 13, 1989
-Sting - "We'll Be Together" - Oct 17, 1987
-Elvis Costello - "Veronica" - Mar 25, 1989
Disc 4 Hosted by Jay Mohr
-R.E.M - "Losing My Religion" - April 13, 1991
-Sinear O'Connor - "War" - Oct 3, 1992
-Madonna - "Fever" - Jan 16, 1993
-Aretha Franklin - "Chain of Fools" - March 12, 1994
-Eric Clapton - "Wonderful Tonight" - March 24, 1990
-Nirvana - "Rape Me" - Sept 25, 1993
-Paul MacCartney - "Hey Jude" - Feb 13, 1993
-En Vogue - "Free Your Mind" - March 21, 1992
-Counting Crows - "Round Here" - Jan 15, 1994
-Bruce Springsteen - "Living Proof" - May 9, 1992
-Live - "I Alone" - Jan 21, 1995
-Blind Melon - "No Rain" - Jan 8, 1994
Disc 5 Hosted by Cheri Oteri
-Mariah Carey - "Butterfly" - Nov 15, 1997
-No Doubt - "Don't Speak" - Dec 7, 1996
-Alanis Morissette - "Hand in My Pocket" - Oct 28, 1995
-Spice Girl - "Wannabe" - April 12, 1997
-Garbage - "Special" - March 20, 1999
-Jewel - "Who Will Save Your Soul" - May 10, 1997
-Hanson - "Mmm Bop" - Dec 13, 1997
-Beck - "Where It's At" - Jan 11, 1997
-Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Snoop's Upside Your Head" - Jan 18, 1997
-Metallica - "Fuel" - Dec 6, 1997
-Garth Brooks - "Two Pina Coladas" - Feb 28, 1998
-Dave Matthews Band - "What Would You Say" - April 15, 1995
-Backstreet Boys - "All I Have To Give" - May 15, 1999
-Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca" - May 8, 1999
-Paula Cole - "I Don't Want To Wait" - Feb 7, 1998 (read entire review)
Best Of Will Ferrell - Cheerleader Craig (7/08/2003)
Summary of "Best Of Will Ferrell - Cheerleader Craig": I really enjoyed this disc. Not only are there some hilarious skits with Will Farrell, but he also has some excellent guest stars. Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Charlie Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Jeff Goldblum, Drew Barrymore, Jim Carrey, Lucy Lawless and Sara Michelle Gellar can be found in the skits. My favorite extra was the "Outtakes" where Will and others try to keep it together while performing their skit; good stuff!
This release reminded me of something; I need to go and pick up Will Farrell's Old School on DVD. Fans of Farrell will dig this release from Lions Gate Home Entertainment. (read entire review)
Summary of "Best Of Molly Shannon - Superstar!": Molly Shannon is probably one of the most popular females to appear on the show in recent years. Just look at the "Best of" discs for the show and you'll notice that she's the only female to have her own disc. Mary Katherine Gallagher is her best-known character, and it's nice to see this release feature a few skits involving her.
Summary of "Best Of Adam Sandler - Good Com-pila-tion": Fans might be saying to themselves, "but I already have this DVD" and you'd be correct for the most part; this DVD was released back in 1999, although this one has been changed slightly. They've added the photo gallery, and the menus might be different (I've never seen the first release). For Sandler fans who don't own the first disc, you should pick this up. (read entire review)
Package Art Arrives for The Complete 4th Season; Complete Episodes Confirmed
A week ago Universal officially announced the December 2nd release of Saturday Night Live - The Complete 4th Season. We've confirmed with the studio that the 20 episodes on this 7-disc collection will,... (read entire news item)
9/05/2008
Universal Announces The Complete 4th Season (Aykroyd & Belushi's Last as Regulars)
Back in July we had the scoop that Saturday Night Live - The Complete 4th Season would be coming out on December 2nd. This morning Universal has confirmed that date with their official announcement for... (read entire news item)
7/21/2008
Season 4 Coming in December
With 2 of the 3 Saturday Night Live season sets coming the first week in December, it should be no surprise that our retail sources have told us the fourth season will be out on December 2. Keep in mind... (read entire news item)
4/17/2008
New SNL-Season 3 Press Release Confirms May 13th Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From Universal Studios Home Entertainment...
Saturday Night Live:
The Complete Third Season
Arrives on DVD May 13, 2008
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 17 - OVERVIEW:... (read entire news item)
3/06/2008
Interior Package Shot for 3rd Season: Limited Edition Shows off Postcards, DVD Art
A few weeks ago we showed off the package artwork for Saturday Night Live - The Complete 3rd Season on DVD, which arrives on May 13th. That should be it, right? Nope! Because, as we've told you, that... (read entire news item)
2/14/2008
Package Art is in for the 'Regular' SNL - Season 3 DVDs
As we've explained, Universal's May 13th release of Saturday Night Live - The Complete 3rd Season actually brings two different versions: a "regular edition" packaged in the case like a hardback book... (read entire news item)
2/04/2008
3rd Season - Limited Edition Set To Include Collectible Postcards, Packaging
The other day we broke the news that Universal Studios Home Entertainment was announcing a May 13th release of the 3rd Season of Saturday Night Live, in two different possible 7-DVD packages that both... (read entire news item)
2/02/2008
Universal Announces 3rd Season of SNL With Regular & Limited Editions!
In 2006 and 2007, Universal released the first and second season sets of SNL in December, just in time for holiday gift-giving. Instead of waiting for the end of the year, though, the studio has announced... (read entire news item)
1/29/2008
Updated Package Art for Lost & Found: SNL in the 80's
Late last week we showed off the box art for pair of SNL releases coming out on March 4th, including Saturday Night Live - Lost & Found: SNL in the 80's. This morning Universal has updated that artwork... (read entire news item)
1/25/2008
Box Art for SNL - Lost & Found in the 80's & Retail Best of '06/'07 DVDs
As we've reported, March 4th sees the release of a pair of titles for Saturday Night Live: the general retail release of The Best of '06/'07 (previously exclusively sold at Starbucks coffeehouses), and... (read entire news item)
11/26/2007
Exclusive Starbucks Best of '06/'07 DVD to get General Retail Release
Starbucks received an exclusive Saturday Night Live "Best of '06/'07" release this past September, and now Universal has announced a general retail release for the same item on March 4, 2008. The single... (read entire news item)
11/22/2007
Amazon's Deal-of-the-Turkey-Day is SNL - Season 1 on DVD!
With today being Thanksgiving Day, it seems that the the folks at Amazon decided to serve you a cast of turkeys who are hamming it up! Their Gold Box "Deal of the Day" is none other than Saturday Night... (read entire news item)
11/20/2007
Get Lost & Found With '80s-Themed SNL DVD
This morning Universal Studios has announced a DVD release Saturday Night Live - Lost & Found: SNL in the 80's. This is a single-disc release focusing on an era where the cast included the likes of Mike... (read entire news item)
11/02/2007
2nd Season DVD Extras Include Mardi Gras Special, Kaufman Screentest
Our early info about Universal's upcoming December 4th release of Saturday Night Live - The Complete 2nd Season talked about uncut episodes in their original 90-minute versions, with all original music... (read entire news item)
9/21/2007
Box Art Revealed For Retail Editions of Biography's SNL Episode DVD
Technically this news ought to be filed under A&E's Biography program, but we're filing it under Saturday Night Live today to make sure word gets out to all the SNL fans out there! Let's face it, this... (read entire news item)
9/12/2007
Package and Contents Pictures for SNL's 2nd Season
At the end of August, Universal formally announced the December 4th release of Saturday Night Live - The Complete 2nd Season. We now have gotten a look at the package and contents for this 8-DVD set.... (read entire news item)
8/31/2007
Studio Announces 2nd Season, with 'All Original Musical Performances'
A month ago, we had the scoop that Saturday Night Live - The Complete 2nd Season WOULD see a DVD release in the final month of this year. Now Universal has made it official!
This morning the studio... (read entire news item)
8/26/2007
This Tuesday's Starbucks-Exclusive SNL DVD Has a 30 Rock Episode
Last month we reported on the exclusive Starbucks Coffee release in the USA of Saturday Night Live - The Best of '06/'07. This DVD begins selling this coming Tuesday, August 28th, and any stand-alone... (read entire news item)
7/30/2007
Readers Ask Us: 'More Season Sets?' The Answer Is...
After last year's first season set release, one of the most common questions we get here at TVShowsOnDVD lately is "will Universal release a Saturday Night Live - The Complete 2nd Season on DVD?" This... (read entire news item)
7/17/2007
Starbucks? Yep! Baristas To Exclusively Sell SNL - The Best of '06/'07 DVD
The Hollywood Reporter has spilled the beans: NBC-Universal and Starbucks Entertainment have teamed up to bring a new DVD release, Saturday Night Live - The Best of '06/'07, exclusively to Starbucks... (read entire news item)
12/13/2006
Lionsgate releases Steve Martin (again)
Though Lionsgate has lost the rights to distribute the SNL franchise to Universal, they're still able to release a few DVDs. "The Best of Steve Martin" is an update to the 2000 release which will include... (read entire news item)
11/28/2006
Take a look at photos from the Collectible Book
The news that Saturday Night Live was coming to DVD was easily the most popular news item we posted in October, and we had a lot of great news that month. Universal offered to send us some photos that... (read entire news item)
10/13/2006
SNL SEASON set announced! - UPDATED with Art & Info - UNEDITED EPISODES!
Nicknamed the "Not Ready for Primetime Players," the original cast of Saturday Night Live ignited a comedy revolution with their mix of irreverent characters and satirical impressions of political figures... (read entire news item)
7/26/2006
Funhouse artwork available
Earlier this week we posted news that Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse would be coming to DVD on October 24, and now Universal has made the artwork available: (read entire news item)
7/23/2006
Press Release Announcing Saturday Night Live's Animated 'TV Funhouse' DVD!
Outrageous Animated Hilarity on DVD for the First Time Ever
From Television's Most Enduring Comic Franchise
'Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse'
Arrives on DVD With All Sketches... (read entire news item)
2/22/2006
Two new SNL discs announced
Universal has annoucned plans to release Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri and Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies on May 23. The single-disc releases will retail for $19.98... (read entire news item)
2/12/2006
UMD News: Mike Myers Comes To Your PSP, With Extra Per Rear Cover
It's been a while since we've had a TVShowsOnPSP update (mainly because nothing's been happening!), so we've got a pair of announcements for you today. One of them is the UMD-format release of Saturday... (read entire news item)
11/23/2005
Artwork for Baldwin and Spade - plus bonus material
We have artwork for the upcoming "Best of" releases for David Spade and Alec Baldwin, which Universal is bringing out on January 24th. The artwork also contains information on the bonus features for each... (read entire news item)
11/15/2005
Universal announces two new 'Best Of' SNL DVDs!
That's right, we said Universal has announced two new "Best of" releases for Saturday Night Live. The licensing deal between Broadway Video and Lions Gate has expired, and Universal has become the new... (read entire news item)
11/06/2005
SNL Packs In 3 New Box Set Collections
Last year at this time a giant Saturday Night Live box set with 12 of the single-disc titles packed into it became available, although it seemed to be found mostly at Costco and similar "club" stores.... (read entire news item)
7/15/2005
It's Saturday Night Live, in stores, with Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, and John Belushi! With your special DVD, The First 5 Years!
As promised, Lions Gate is preparing to bring out to retail stores several best-of discs that are only currently available through Time-Life. Also being planned for release at the same time is the long-awaited... (read entire news item)
6/20/2005
Lions Gate to release classic shows this Sept
A few weeks ago we brought you news of 3 SNL discs available through Time Life. The Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Gilda Radner titles will hit retail outlets on September 6, along with one other title,... (read entire news item)
6/09/2005
Time Life releases classics
Time Life has three exclusive SNL discs which should please fans of the "classic" years. The three disc set includes Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and Gilda Radner, for just $29.99!
SNL Classic Collection:... (read entire news item)
3/30/2005
Live from New York, it's Tom Hanks and Jon Lovitz!
Just over a month ago we revealed that the next two Saturday Night Live DVDs were featuring Tom Hanks and Jon Lovitz. Now we've got all the details and cover art for you!
The Best of Tom Hanks... (read entire news item)
2/25/2005
Next two SNL Best-of's revealed!
Earlier this week we hit you with the news that last weekend's special, Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live, was coming to DVD later this year. We've got more good news for... (read entire news item)
2/22/2005
Saturday Night Special Planned For DVD Soon
This past Sunday evening, NBC aired a look back at SNL called "Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live". It was a look back at the original show, and it's crazy cast of Not Ready... (read entire news item)
It came to our attention today that there was slightly different artwork available for Saturday Night Live - The Best of Jimmy Fallon, and while looking it over we also realized that some of the contents... (read entire news item)
11/21/2004
12 'Best Of' DVDs Collected Into a Box Set
This past Tuesday, November 15th, saw the release of a giant box set called Saturday Night Live - The Best Of DVD Collection. It seems that this *might* be an exclusive item to Costco club stores, because... (read entire news item)
10/19/2004
Jimmy Fallon DVD on-the-way
The Best of Jimmy Fallon DVD is loaded with his most memorable moments and sketches on the show and includes Jimmy with Mick Jagger, Jarret's Room, Sully and Denise, Jeopardy with Jimmy impersonating... (read entire news item)
10/02/2004
Trivial Pursuit is 'Not Ready For Prime Time' with New SNL DVD Game!
Isn't that special? Video Business trade mag has a new report (registration required) that will delight fans of Saturday Night Live, especially those who enjoy playing the game "Trivial Pursuit". These... (read entire news item)
7/27/2004
Boxes for September Wave of SNL Releases
Late last month we brought you this news about the September 7th release of the next wave of Saturday Night Live best-of DVD titles.
Now we bring you the following picture that shows off the cover... (read entire news item)
6/24/2004
On DVD from New York, it's Saturday Night!: 4 new releases
The studio has confirmed with us that they are releasing four new "best-of" Saturday Night Live DVDs on September 7th (yes, that very crowded release date we've been talking about):
Chris Kattan
Will... (read entire news item)
8/07/2003
DVD previews
These are video clips for the upcoming SNL DVDs being released on August 12th.
Best of Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Molly Shannon
Clips
Molly Shannon 1
Molly Shannon 2
Will... (read entire news item)
7/20/2003
More Best of releases coming
Lions Gate Home Entertainment will release 3 more "Best of" releases on October 28th. They are:
The Best of Cheri Oteri
The Best of Chris Farley
The Best of Dana Carvey
As with "The Best of Adam... (read entire news item)
5/31/2003
25 Years of Music
Lion's Gate has it in the U.S. on August 12th, and in Canada you can order it immediately (for $99.96 Canadian) via LaffStock.com (includes a free gift valued at $20 CAN):
It's the Saturday Night... (read entire news item)
4/07/2003
A few new titles
A Variety article posted late Sunday offered us quite a few titles coming from NBC Enterprises in partnership with a number of other studios and distributors. Among the announcements was a special "Saturday... (read entire news item)
