193 of 202 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Kinda feel misled a bit, Sep 7 2005
By Close Reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Saturday Night Live: Live From New York - The First Five Years (DVD)
This DVD is a documentary special about the cast and crew from those years, and while it is interesting, it is still the same thing you already got if you read "Live From New York." All in all it is okay but I was expecting a standard SNL DVD full of the old skits. That's what I plunked my $ down for. Not for this. So if you're looking to buy this for sketches, beware. On a lighter note, the Best of Aykroyd is perfection.
101 of 116 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
I wish we could go negative in stars, Sep 16 2005
By D. de Gruchy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Saturday Night Live: Live From New York - The First Five Years (DVD)
How is it that all the other SNL dvd's have comedic clips and this one is a documentary? And its not even funny! This is just to cash in on the success of the individual performer dvd's. The dvd is actually 2 documentaries, and neither are really worth watching since they are the same thing really. I think they had two runner's up and just put both on the disc.
The remaining members of the original cast and crew talk a little bit about what it was like doing the show or what it was like working with comedian 'X'...
Save your money, or if you must have this, buy mine please.
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
You're STUPID!, Oct 23 2006
By Darren Gauthier - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Saturday Night Live: Live From New York - The First Five Years (DVD)
I hate to quote Dr. Phil, but this DVD is a documentary which aired as a special on NBC. I knew that when I bought it, but apparently this escaped a few people who have given this a negative rating. This documentary, directed by Kenneth Bowser, is amazing, featuring interviews with Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Steve Martin, Buck Henry, Dick Ebersol and countless others on the original staff. The stuff he couldn't use on the original broadcast due to time constraints Bowser has seen fit to make another, companion documentary. I can't tell you how fascinating these programs are, you get to go inside and see how the creative process works. It's great stuff...what is the matter with you people?!