Now, is it ... funny, per se? Well, our ribs have been more fiercely tickled, that's for sure. But they're trying. Isn't that the important thing?
Now, is it ... funny, per se? Well, our ribs have been more fiercely tickled, that's for sure. But they're trying. Isn't that the important thing?
Reader Comments (69)
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:09AM (Unverified) said
Sorry to jump on the whole "LOL UR LATE JOYSTIQ" bandwagon, but how about you guys try and get these stories out... on time? I mean hell, it's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and you're posting it on TUESDAY NIGHT.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:26AM (Unverified) said
Actualy is Wednesday morning, but I guess you live in a different time zone.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:29AM (Unverified) said
How am I being an ass? Is it too much to ask for stories that aren't days old?
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 9:33AM (Unverified) said
No it's true, Joystiq is usually half a day or more late on news you can read about on Kotaku. Sorry guys, but they do move quicker for some reason.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 10:09AM Demon G Sides said
But you get half as much Otaku bullshit here. Thats a price I'm willing to pay.
Now, if we could only get rid of the /b/ references in the comments...
Reply
Now, if we could only get rid of the /b/ references in the comments...
Posted: May 14th 2008 11:19AM (Unverified) said
I'd rather read late news than news given by horrible writers.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:07PM (Unverified) said
Agreed, Kotaku and everything else Gawker related is just garbage.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:23PM ZeroCorpse said
Yeah, but the staff and many of the readers at Kotaku are complete and utter assholes. I may have some gripes with Joystiq, but at least they don't ban people for expressing a contrary opinion. I respect that.
Kotaku is a self-enabling cesspool of whiny Internet trolls, and the bloggers themselves resemble that description, too.
Oh, yeah, there are some good folks at Kotaku, but the bad ones out-shout them, and generally ruin the place. Kotaku is great if you're a 4chan retard or a fratboy who thinks being a douchenozzle is funny, but it's not exactly a place for intelligent discussions or exchanges of ideas. If you introduce an idea that runs opposed to the ideas of the bloggers themselves, they'll cut you down and block you.
Childish.
Joystiq is just fine for those of us who don't idolize Maddox and who want to have decent discussions rather than fanwank circle-jerks.
Reply
Kotaku is a self-enabling cesspool of whiny Internet trolls, and the bloggers themselves resemble that description, too.
Oh, yeah, there are some good folks at Kotaku, but the bad ones out-shout them, and generally ruin the place. Kotaku is great if you're a 4chan retard or a fratboy who thinks being a douchenozzle is funny, but it's not exactly a place for intelligent discussions or exchanges of ideas. If you introduce an idea that runs opposed to the ideas of the bloggers themselves, they'll cut you down and block you.
Childish.
Joystiq is just fine for those of us who don't idolize Maddox and who want to have decent discussions rather than fanwank circle-jerks.
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:15AM (Unverified) said
Honestly, how did that skit get on the air? As an avid watcher of SNL, I do think they're on the upswing right now, but damn was that a dud.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 9:31AM PlatinumSkeet said
I don't know why they have their hands cuffed like that GTA has open hands now... WOW SNL should've did a little more research before making this skit...
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 10:07AM (Unverified) said
I dont know...the Walken SNL was good but the other new ones have sucked.
The googly eyed gardner still makes me laugh.
Reply
The googly eyed gardner still makes me laugh.
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:17AM (Unverified) said
Is stupid what they're doing with their hands
this is just bad comedy but at least they tried.
Reply
this is just bad comedy but at least they tried.
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:20AM (Unverified) said
Ok, so Hader looks KINDA LIKE Niko, and Armisan KIND OF looks like Vlad...
BUT
The first thing I had to ask myself was, WTF ARE THEY DOING WITH THIER ARMS?!?!
Other then that... It was pretty meh.
Reply
BUT
The first thing I had to ask myself was, WTF ARE THEY DOING WITH THIER ARMS?!?!
Other then that... It was pretty meh.
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:27AM (Unverified) said
Obviously they were doing the robot to express their opinions that the city runs like clockwork forcing them into their regular habits of killing maining and otherwise jackassery around the city. -- Pffffft! HAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA.. sorry. Costumes = Good, Arm movement = wtf, couldn't watch much beyond that without laughing at their poor slapstick humor. Not be mistaken for laughing for the humor itself, but laughing at them instead.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:45AM Lone Starr said
I think the whole point of the arms was to make fun of the graphics/lack of fingers etc. It seems completely odd though to build an entire skit off of such an obscure premise - I don't think the majority of SNL viewers are avid GTA IV players.
I'm more surprised that people were apparently having a great time in the studio.
Reply
I'm more surprised that people were apparently having a great time in the studio.
Posted: May 14th 2008 3:25AM (Unverified) said
That skit would have been funnier if they made it a few years ago since the movements in GTA are more realistic. Also, add the simple fact that this is next gen and characters have fingers. Actually the movement and even emotions is very good in the new game.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 7:51AM Korova Pamplona said
I dont know, I thought the mocking of the way VG characters move was very funny. Beyond that there was no other jokes really. But the movement was funny to me. It may have been a product placement.
Anyway, I laughed initially and then just waited. That happens a lot with SNL skits.
Reply
Anyway, I laughed initially and then just waited. That happens a lot with SNL skits.
Posted: May 14th 2008 9:52AM (Unverified) said
Seriously, this joke might be relevant if it was based off of GTA 3. I just can't stand it when television and movies try to be topical about video games and they show that they have no idea what they're talking about.
You ever see a show where a kid is playing a video game and all you hear in the background are generic beeps and bloops? It's as if video game audio has not advanced since the Atari 2600.
I mean of all games to mock the movements of characters, they choose the one that is the first to run on a new engine?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_%28software%29
I'm not saying I expect Ivy League research from SNL, but thinking that video game graphics haven't moved beyond the blocky characters of the Playstation, is like thinking that there is no difference in special effects between the new and old Star Wars trilogies.
Reply
You ever see a show where a kid is playing a video game and all you hear in the background are generic beeps and bloops? It's as if video game audio has not advanced since the Atari 2600.
I mean of all games to mock the movements of characters, they choose the one that is the first to run on a new engine?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_%28software%29
I'm not saying I expect Ivy League research from SNL, but thinking that video game graphics haven't moved beyond the blocky characters of the Playstation, is like thinking that there is no difference in special effects between the new and old Star Wars trilogies.
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:34AM (Unverified) said
I got to see the credits for GTA IV today and while reading them, I saw Fred Armisen's name come up as a few minor characters on Integrity, I think. COINCIDENCE?!
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:51AM Lone Starr said
sam,
People who read instruction booklets are a rare breed. But you read the credits in the booklets. You must be one in a million.
Please sign my tit.
Reply
People who read instruction booklets are a rare breed. But you read the credits in the booklets. You must be one in a million.
Please sign my tit.
Posted: May 14th 2008 9:08PM refinedsugar said
Him doing the Pervert on Integrity 2.0 with Lazlow had to be the funniest radio bit.
'You wanna show me parts of your body, I wanna touch them'
lol
Reply
'You wanna show me parts of your body, I wanna touch them'
lol
Posted: May 14th 2008 2:47AM (Unverified) said
I think the hand motions are them making fun of the way hands used to be in games. Like The Sims 1 era hands.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 3:05AM (Unverified) said
Wow. That was so bad I think it gave me cancer!
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 3:33AM (Unverified) said
i get the hands thing but what was with the swaying back and forth? that part of it confused me ;[
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 4:04AM (Unverified) said
the bit about following the yellow line to roman's wherehouse was a good one. no one except people who have played the game or any sandbox game would get that one.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 4:04AM (Unverified) said
The only thing this skit did for me... was to remind me how great SNL used to be. It's too bad.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 5:08AM (Unverified) said
Sigh, SNL. You always seem to disappoint me now-a-days
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 8:10AM (Unverified) said
Wow, thanks for reminding me why I do not watch SNL.
Craig Fergusson's monologue was much funnier. It actually had a point and an ending, not just an eject when they realized that they had no real ideas for the bit.
Reply
Craig Fergusson's monologue was much funnier. It actually had a point and an ending, not just an eject when they realized that they had no real ideas for the bit.
Posted: May 14th 2008 8:54AM (Unverified) said
Good to know Im not missing much by not watching SNL. This just isnt funny, I was just watching and waiting for something to happen.
SNL went downhill since Will Ferrel & Jimmy Fallon left. Mad TV is just so much better IMO. BTW, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler have never been funny, ever!
Reply
SNL went downhill since Will Ferrel & Jimmy Fallon left. Mad TV is just so much better IMO. BTW, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler have never been funny, ever!
Posted: May 14th 2008 9:28AM CommentSystem said
i was waiting for the joke....even after the video finished.
Reply
Posted: May 14th 2008 9:29AM The Fuzz 53 said
What the fuck are they doing with the arms? Am I outside the loop on this one? The Niko clothing is spot on. How can I get one of those sweatshirts?
Reply
Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.
Featured Stories
The most popular posts
in the last 7 days
- Vita 'UMD Passport' won't be offered in US 220 comments
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review: A tempting fate 153 comments
- David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer [Update] 108 comments
- Don't call it a remake: Final Fantasy X is a 'remaster,' to be clear 95 comments
- Battleship movie adapted into FPS by Double Helix 93 comments
