Perkins: I’m going to be bold and since there is no FCC for print media lets start with the F-bomb? Props to the new “Saturday Night Live” cast member. I totally did a double take at 12:30 a.m.
Meo: We DVR “SNL” every week, because neither the wife nor I can stay up that late anymore. We also enjoy Bingo and Metamucil. We heard about it before we heard it, and if you weren’t paying close attention, you might have missed it. I was more surprised by her (Jenny Slate) reaction. She could have, probably should have just kept going. She recovered and the sketch went on. It’s not a big deal. Also, U2 is garbage. They looked so bored on stage. And three songs? Too much.
Perkins: It was a rocky start to the season. Such vulgarity hasn’t been dropped on the show since the ’70s. SNL is a DVR must if anything for Weekend Update alone. I bet most viewers get their daily dose of news from Seth Meyers. Maybe you should give Starbucks instant coffee a try for those late nights.
Meo: Meyers is a highlight, especially the “Really?” segments. I think Megan Fox ... hard ... to ... think ... where was I? Oh, right, I think SHE had garbage material to work with, but she did a nice job anyway. It’s brutal when a host can’t look away from the cue cards. She didn’t seem to need them. The second Digital Short was probably the best sketch, and that took a while to develop. The commercial for the instant coffee is probably better than the coffee. Starbucks gets two jittery thumbs down for quality and price.
Perkins: Megan must have practiced her lines a lot. I still beg to differ she has any discernible talent. Coffee is in the spotlight these days between the special New England blend at America’s favorite fast food chain and this magical instant coffee packaged like that Crystal Light garbage. Maybe it has something to do with the chilly air beginning to blanket the East or maybe everyone is just really tired and in dire need of special caffeine.
Meo: You, ma’am, are a hater. I’ll speak no more about HER. Cumby’s is my new best friend. Giant cup, $1.05 (including tax) about eight varieties and I assemble it. Someone else making a cup of coffee for me usually leads to disaster. Credit America’s favorite fast food chain for playing up New England eccentricities (and hatred for all things New York) to shill a beverage. For the record, it’s sprinkles, all clam chowder is gross, does it matter which hurricane?, what’s a bubbler?, and the answer to “New York or ‘Chusetts” is “Connecticut”?
Perkins: I am a hater of many things but not coffee. In fact, I am not human unless I have at least one dosage of caffeine a day. I’m also a coffee snob. As a youngster on a budget I know I should brew at home but it just doesn’t taste the same. I like the non-eco-friendly, disposable cups. The regulars at my morning coffee stop rarely mess up a hot cup but on occasion they really blow the iced variety. I grin and bear for the sweet taste of motivation.
Meo: Morning rituals are nice, and I agree, home-brew doesn’t taste the same. There’s something about Styrofoam and plastic that goes so well with coffee, sugar and cream. Maybe it’s that the caffeine surge is temporary, but the environmental damage is forever.
Emily Perkins is the editorial assistant at the Norwich Bulletin. She’s a two Splenda and skim milk kinda gal. John Meo is design editor for the Norwich Bulletin. Heretofore, Megan Fox shall be referred to with the all-cap pronouns HER or SHE for the sake of John’s choo choo ‘o thinkin’.
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