Will Smith goes on stage at the Oscars and hits Chris Rock then verbally threatens him from his seat (1 Viewer)

[bigdaddysaints]

it was a good movie tho..

 

[Optimus Prime]

Six days after the Oscars Slap came to dominate America’s cultural conversation, Saturday Night Live joined the fray with not just one joke but a torrent of them. Perhaps this was inevitable: The now-infamous pop-culture moment—an attack on a comedian, no less—is clearly within SNL’s wheelhouse, and the show latched on to the moment with zeal. But it was too much, too late. After a week in which every opinion has already circulated, SNL struggled to find anything fresh to say.

It didn’t have to be this way. The host, Jerrod Carmichael, a thoughtful and sardonic stand-up comic who recently released his third HBO special, Rothaniel, launched into his monologue actually acknowledging America’s exhaustion with the Slap. “I’m not gonna talk about it,” he said, never once mentioning Will Smith, Chris Rock, or the Oscars. “I’m gonna be clear up top. I’ve talked about it enough, kept talking about it, kept thinking about it. I don’t wanna talk about it. And you can’t make me talk about it.”

He seemed to grasp how the rapid churn of public debate nowadays obviated the urgency of any further discussion of the smack. “This happened a week ago. Doesn’t it feel like it happened years ago?” he said. “Like, doesn’t it feel like it happened when we were all in high school?” But SNL proceeded to talk about it anyway, only underscoring how delayed the show’s reaction felt.

The altercation between Smith and Rock came up during the cold open, in Carmichael’s monologue, in a full sketch, and in several “Weekend Update” jokes. In the unfocused sketch, Carmichael played an initially starstruck seat filler at the Academy Awards witnessing an erratic Smith (Chris Redd) unraveling. “Weekend Update,” meanwhile, looked for easy ways to laugh about the violence, including a character bit featuring Kenan Thompson playing O. J. Simpson.

The way the Slap absorbed SNL reflected the way it overshadowed more important stories in the news cycle this week, such as the more-than-seven-hour gap in former president Donald Trump’s January 6 phone records, Ginni Thomas’s texts encouraging an overturn of the 2020 election, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. But SNL has struggled to offer relevant political commentary this season, and this episode, predictably, leaned into the dependable topic of pop culture.............

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[kizzy821]

^^In this day and age where memes live on for YEARS, and the slap being the epitome of a meme-able moment - them calling SNL's response "delayed" and people wondering when we'll move on is amusing.

That was literally the very first opportunity SNL had to react to it.

I wish like hell this was all we had to discuss as opposed to stuff like flippin' wars and corrupt politicians.

 

[Buickman]

 

[bigdaddysaints]

it was a good movie tho..

Ok, i knew i should have quoted the post above this instead of just posting this meme. The above post was deleted and now my meme makes no sense.. Dang it..

 

[St. Geezy]

Ok, i knew i should have quoted the post above this instead of just posting this meme. The above post was deleted and now my meme makes no sense.. Dang it..

 

[SystemShock]

Six days after the Oscars Slap came to dominate America’s cultural conversation, Saturday Night Live joined the fray with not just one joke but a torrent of them. Perhaps this was inevitable: The now-infamous pop-culture moment—an attack on a comedian, no less—is clearly within SNL’s wheelhouse, and the show latched on to the moment with zeal. But it was too much, too late. After a week in which every opinion has already circulated, SNL struggled to find anything fresh to say.

It didn’t have to be this way. The host, Jerrod Carmichael, a thoughtful and sardonic stand-up comic who recently released his third HBO special, Rothaniel, launched into his monologue actually acknowledging America’s exhaustion with the Slap. “I’m not gonna talk about it,” he said, never once mentioning Will Smith, Chris Rock, or the Oscars. “I’m gonna be clear up top. I’ve talked about it enough, kept talking about it, kept thinking about it. I don’t wanna talk about it. And you can’t make me talk about it.”

He seemed to grasp how the rapid churn of public debate nowadays obviated the urgency of any further discussion of the smack. “This happened a week ago. Doesn’t it feel like it happened years ago?” he said. “Like, doesn’t it feel like it happened when we were all in high school?” But SNL proceeded to talk about it anyway, only underscoring how delayed the show’s reaction felt.

The altercation between Smith and Rock came up during the cold open, in Carmichael’s monologue, in a full sketch, and in several “Weekend Update” jokes. In the unfocused sketch, Carmichael played an initially starstruck seat filler at the Academy Awards witnessing an erratic Smith (Chris Redd) unraveling. “Weekend Update,” meanwhile, looked for easy ways to laugh about the violence, including a character bit featuring Kenan Thompson playing O. J. Simpson.

The way the Slap absorbed SNL reflected the way it overshadowed more important stories in the news cycle this week, such as the more-than-seven-hour gap in former president Donald Trump’s January 6 phone records, Ginni Thomas’s texts encouraging an overturn of the 2020 election, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. But SNL has struggled to offer relevant political commentary this season, and this episode, predictably, leaned into the dependable topic of pop culture.............

MSN

www.msn.com

I guess Lorne peed in Wicks' cornflakes

That's a rather ... slanted view of the show.

 

[nolaspe]

Will Smith biopic in chaos as Netflix & Apple pull out of bidding war

THE bidding war for Will Smith’s biopic is over — after Netflix and Apple+ both pulled out following his Oscars slap scandal. Insiders said the streaming giants had removed their bids amid the fall…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Sailorsaint]

Will Smith biopic in chaos as Netflix & Apple pull out of bidding war

THE bidding war for Will Smith’s biopic is over — after Netflix and Apple+ both pulled out following his Oscars slap scandal. Insiders said the streaming giants had removed their bids amid the fall…

www.thesun.co.uk

They may end up regretting that. I think this will all blow over and be forgotten until the next Oscars presentation. Will Smith will survive this. He slapped a man, yes it was assault, but he didn't stab/shoot him. He will catch a lot of flak for awhile, then it will become yesterday's anomaly. I mean, look at Michael Jackson's story. And he still considered King of Pop.

 

[Optimus Prime]

 

[Semper]

 

[Complex Kid]

I guess Lorne peed in Wicks' cornflakes

That's a rather ... slanted view of the show.

Two things he complains about being overshadowed " such as the more-than-seven-hour gap in former president Donald Trump’s January 6 phone records, Ginni Thomas’s texts encouraging an overturn of the 2020 election" were literally in the cold open.

 

[porculator]

Denzel Washington on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars: 'The devil got ahold of him'

Actor Denzel Washington, 67, spoke out on Saturday about Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock at Sunday's Oscars. Washington, who consoled Smith after the incident, said that "the devil got ahold of him that night."

www.yahoo.com

What? When did this guy go full loon? Like that first quote sounded cool, albeit nonsensical but now he's really doubling down. This sounds like Dubya paraphrasing Denzil's initial quote about the devil. "Fool me once, you know, shame on the devil, but fool me twice, the devil ain't gonna fool me again."

From what I've heard of Denzel before he seems to have that ultra-driven constant hustle Michael Jordan personality. The type where you can be the greatest in the world at something but it's still not enough. While it's fun for the rest of us to watch, I have no doubt that these types of people are clinically insane, and every now and then they'll give a glimpse into how their brain actually works, and it can be very confusing.

 

[Saint_Ward]

They may end up regretting that. I think this will all blow over and be forgotten until the next Oscars presentation. Will Smith will survive this. He slapped a man, yes it was assault, but he didn't stab/shoot him. He will catch a lot of flak for awhile, then it will become yesterday's anomaly. I mean, look at Michael Jackson's story. And he still considered King of Pop.

One of them will likely still buy it, but not for a premium. They'll get the rights at a discount.

 

[woohoosaint]