Saturday Night Live The Complete First Season, 1975-1976 for sale in Champaign, Illinois

$20

Used however discs are in almost new condition. Only a few small scratches on a few discs. The box does have some wear. I can ship it if you are not local.

DESCRIPTION: Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season boxed set is much more than the amount of its parts, in truth it's one of the most substantial TELEVISION DVD releases yet. This isn't simply an 8-disc set showcasing 24 episodes of live sketch funny, it's a huge box of zeitgeist. This truly is the total first season, complete and primarily uncut with every musical act and brief movie undamaged (a few bumpers and shifts were eliminated to make it flow much better on DVD). The very first broadcast aired on October 11, 1975, hosted by George Carlin and showcased musical guests Billy Preston and Janis Ian. In the beginning, things appear a little raw: Carlin's opening monologue is painfully unfunny, Chase's first chance at the seminal "Weekend Update" is amusing but sloppy, and much of the cast seem to be keeping back. But the foundation is all there, and soon in subsequent episodes you can see it all begin to come together (especially with John Belushi who lets his simmering intensity out to significant impact), verifying that the very first episode simply belies the historical effect the show would come to have on pop culture. Right here you'll find the very first airing of a few of the lots of spoofs that remained popular over the years: the Land Shark, Samurai Hotel, Chevy Chase's opening pratfalls and the actings of Gerald Ford which would spin off into the pleased SNL tradition of governmental parodies.

The set is a very amusing look at a substantial point in TELEVISION and American cultural history. It is so 1975, however that's a significant part of its appeal: did Chevy Chase actually utilized to look that young? Did a young George Carlin truly utilized to look so old? Take a look at Abba in those disco jumpsuits. And if you're a fan of The Muppets, seeing them right here on late-night TV making jokes about getting drunk will blow your mind. More youthful fans may not completely comprehend simply how groundbreaking this show was at the time. Richard Pryor hosting the 7th episode, which consists of the well-known "Word Association" sketch. At that time, to have a comedian of Pryor's track record joking about medicines, sex, and race on live TELEVISION was a significant risk (it's likewise pleasing to see the evident impact he carried the next generation of comics like Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock), and it helped established the program's cache as unforeseeable and edgy. The DVD set is full of minutes like this and, like the show itself, it has its downs and ups. Viewing hosts like Rob Reiner (back when he was still in his "Meathead" days from All in the Family), Madeleine Kahn, and Desi Arnaz work their comedy chops with the cast are high points. Whereas the notorious Louise Lasser episode, which is known for being amongst the worst episodes in the program's history ... not a lot. Still, it's totally to Executive Producer Lorne Michaels's credit that it's consisted of right here. It's a tremendous collection of everything that offered birth to Saturday Night Live, and the seed of what SNL would become, spawning many films (not to mention a few catch-phrases), introducing the professions of lots of great comedians, and providing TV audiences with some of the most well-known, and notorious, minutes in broadcast history. And all of it started here.

The set is packaged in a well-designed, sleek fold-out digi-pack with every episode listed on the sleeves, with hosts, musical guests, and the initial air date. The unique functions include a rare take a look at the cast members' original screen tests, and a 1975 TV interview with the cast.-- Daniel Vancini.
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Nicknamed the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players," the initial cast of Saturday Night Live ignited a funny transformation with their mix of irreverent characters and satirical impressions of political figures and pop culture icons. From the opened of this groundbreaking sketch comedy show on October 11, 1975, live from historical Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Center, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner introduced themselves into instant stardom and were often described as "The Beatles of Comedy." Developed by Lorne Michaels over three decades ago, Saturday Night Live has had the cultural impact and significance that couple of programs can claim. Nowhere else can you see the total first period of SNL, featuring hosts George Carlin, Rob Reiner, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor, Elliott Gould, Candice Bergen, or original musical performances by Simon & Garfunkel, ABBA, Patti Smith, Jimmy Cliff, and Carly Simon. And if you're curious about how the initial cast was hired, examine out the DVD perk features, which include the screen tests of each performer.