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1. Steve Carell - October 1, 2005 (Edited Episode)
October 1, 2005
Steve Carell Monologue, Commercial Parody: Dad, Jet Blues, Celebrities Help New Orleans, Weekend Update: Bill and Andy Impression-off, Downer Wedding.
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2. Jon Heder - October 8, 2005 (Edited Episode)
October 8, 2005
Jon Heder Monologue, Weekend Update: Tim Calhoun, Company Retreat, First Date with Operator Lady, Commercial Parody: Black Eyed Peas.
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3. Catherine Zeta-Jones - October 22, 2005 (Edited Episode)
October 22, 2005
Catherine Zeta-Jones Monologue, News Anchor, Fosse Party, French Teacher.
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4. Lance Armstrong - October 29, 2005 (Edited Episode)
October 29, 2005
Lance Armstrong Monologue, Iron Man, Weekend Update: Finesse on Rosa Parks, Weekend Update: Scott Podsednik, Carol on a Double Date.
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5. Jason Lee - November 12, 2005 (Edited Episode)
November 12, 2005
Jason Lee Monologue, Good Morning Meth, Falconer: Indecent Proposal, Weekend Update: French Riots, Moustache Talk Show, Taser Ad.
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6. Eva Longoria - November 19, 2005 (Edited Episode)
November 19, 2005
The Spammies, Vincent Price Thanksgiving, Weekend Update: Steve Jobs, Desperate Housewives on Vanity Fair, German Family Band.
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7. Dane Cook - December 3, 2005 (Edited Episode)
December 3, 2005
Dane Cook Monologue, School Announcements, Commercial Parody: Taco Town, Sweater Sketch, Lettuce: An SNL Digital Short, Target.
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8. Alec Baldwin - December 10, 2005 (Edited Episode)
December 10, 2005
Saddam in Prison, Alec Baldwin's 12th Monologue, Commercial Parody: Tylenol BM, TV Funhouse: Celebrity Mugshot Poker, O'Reilly Factor, Carol Goes Bowling, Glengarry Glen Christmas.
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9. Jack Black - December 17, 2005 (Edited Episode)
December 17, 2005
Jack Black Monologue, Blown, TV Funhouse: Christmastime for the Jews, Lazy Sunday: An SNL Digital Short, Two A-Holes Buy a Tree, Spelling Bee.
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10. Scarlett Johansson - January 14, 2005 (Edited Episode)
January 14, 2006
Chandeliers, Sweet Sixteen, Deep House Dish: Johansson, Engagement Ring, Mr. Willoughby.
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11. Peter Sarsgaard -January 21, 2005 (Edited Episode)
January 21, 2006
Anderson Cooper 360, Commercial Parody: Baby Wigs, Pirate Convention, Young Chuck Norris: An SNL Digital Short, Weekend Update: Gore and Kerry, Peter Sarsgaard's SARS Guards.
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12. Steve Martin - February 4, 2005 (Edited Episode)
February 4, 2006
Steve Martin Cold Open, Steve Martin Monologue, Credit Card Debt Ad, Hamas Victory Party, Two Inches: An SNL Digital Short, Quick Zoom Theater, Tangent: An SNL Digital Short.
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13. Natalie Portman - March 4, 2005 (Edited Episode)
March 4, 2006
George W. Bush Cold Opening, Natalie Portman Monologue, The Needlers: Fertility Clinic, Natalie Rap: An SNL Digital Short, Weekend Update: Kenan's Fashion Show.
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14. Matt Dillon - March 11, 2005 (Edited Episode)
March 11, 2006
Spring Break Cold Opening, Matt Dillon Monologue, Doppelganger: An SNL Digital Short, Weekend Update: Forte Sings, Two A-Holes at a Travel Agency, How to Order Sushi Like a CEO, Vincent Price St. Patrick's Day.
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15. Antonio Banderas - April 8, 2005 (Edited Episode)
April 8, 2006
Antonio Banderas Monologue, Commercial Parody: Basic Instinct, Deal or No Deal, Julie the Operator Lady, Women's Basketball Coach Fashion Awards, Legend of Zorro.
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16. Lindsay Lohan - April 15, 2005 (Edited Episode)
April 15, 2006
Staff Shake-ups Cold Opening, Commercial Parody: Coin Slot, Chocolate Vesuvius, Laser Cats: An SNL Digital Short, First Night Out.
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17. Tom Hanks - May 6, 2005 (Edited Episode)
May 6, 2006
Tom Hanks Monologue, My Testicles: An SNL Digital Short, Yoga Partner, Colin's Place, Tennis Partners.
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18. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - May 13, 2005 (Edited Episode)
May 13, 2006
Al Gore Cold Opening, MySpace, Charades Game Show, Bullhorn: An SNL Digital Short.
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19. Kevin Spacey - May 20, 2005 (Edited Episode)
May 20, 2006
Andy & Kevin: Usual Suspects, The Falconer: Time Traveling, Andy Walking: An SNL Digital Short, Phillip Sarc, Neil Young's New Album.
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This review is from: Saturday Night Live Season 31 (Edited Episodes) (Amazon Instant Video)
Overall product is a nice idea, badly executed.
PROS:
(1) no commercials to edit out
(2) massive library to pick from
MIXED:
(1) SOMEONE picks out the parts of the show to include, omitting the parts they think you won't want. But this episode was supposed to be the one with the brilliant Taco Town digital short / add spoof (one of my all-time favorite SNL moments, after following it from episode one). Yet there is no Taco Town on this. I bought this SOLELY for that skit. ... Still, SNL has a lot skits that are just dogs, so some pruning seems like a good idea. I just deeply question the choice made in this episode.
(2) The image resolution (size) is not even DVD. But it seems free of compression degradation (so, quite crisp for its size), and is massively better than the typical You-Tube clip you might find of the same content.
(3) You have to install Amazon Unbox (just another piece of software on your machine to worry about) to be able to download the purchased video. The player for Amazon unbox is not even beta-level coding: it's blurry and the image is half off (below) the screen, no matter what I do. Fortunately, the downloaded video plays fine and looks great (for its size) in Windows Media Player.
CONS:
(1) If you want to clip out just a portion of the show you want to keep, and trash the rest to save space on your PC, forget it. None of the video editting programs I own can do that. The less DRM-obsessed software can't open the .wmv file, and software that can open a .wmv file (like Windows Movie Maker) say's it WON'T because the file has DRM turned on.
OTHER THOUGHTS:
I would buy a BOAT-LOAD of videos if I could edit them to keep what I want, and toss the dross. Look at the iTunes business model. Once they ditched DRM (AND went to CD-quality audio), my purchases there soared. Used to spend maybe $5 a month there; now it's more like $50. I know the marketer's lament: "But what about all those college students who will share our non-DRM-protected content ad infinitum?" I'll skip the logical arguments, and just ask this: is iTunes making more money or less? Hmm?
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