What is a fanlisting?
A fanlisting is exactly what it says it is. A listing of fans for one particular subject from around the world. The idea for them came from Janine Mischor who decided to find out how many Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans were out there. The idea expanded into
The Fanlistings network, where you can get more information on joining thousands of other fanlistings, and maybe even build your
own.
About 'Live From New York...'
This fanlisting was previously owned by Anna,
but was handed over to me in 2004. Saturday Night Live is probably my
favorite television show of all time, and one that I have watched for my entire
life and will watch for as long as it is on the air. I have a massive
collection of sketches that I've taped off of television, and am true aficionado
of anything and everything SNL related. So, needless to say, I'm quite
pleased to have taken over this fanlisting. :)
About 'Saturday Night Live'
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. It is one of the longest-running network entertainment programs in American television history. Each week, the show's cast is joined by a guest host and a musical act.
The show has been the launching place for some major American comedy stars of the last thirty years. It was created by Dick Ebersol and Lorne Michaels, of whom, the latter —excluding a hiatus from Season 6 through Season 10—has produced and written for the show and remains its executive producer (Jean Doumanian producing most of Season 6, and Ebersol 7-10).
In January 2005, NBC renewed SNL's contract until 2012.
The show usually follows a standard format. It opens with a sketch, known as the cold opening, which begins without any announcement or titles, is often about politics or other current events, and always ends with someone saying "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" The show then segues into the opening credits, which usually open with a shot of the Statue of Liberty and a montage of the cast members cut with various locations around the city. The opening credits are voiced-over by long-time NBC announcer Don Pardo. The show's theme music has been re-arranged many times, but always follows the same basic chord patterns.
Next is the opening monologue performed by the guest host(s), often followed by a TV commercial parody. The show continues with more comedy skits (sketches might feature recurring characters, running gags, celebrity impersonations, movie and TV spoofs, and skits parodying the news issues of the day), followed by a performance by the guest musical act. More recent shows have the second act divided by an animated short by Robert Smigel. The news parody segment Weekend Update marks the show's midway point. The second half of the program continues with more sketches, and in most cases a second performance by the musical guest. Some shows also feature filmed segments, often featuring cast members, or it may feature independent film shorts. In a few rare cases, a third musical performance by the week's musical guest is done at the end of the show, but in most instances this is just a goodbye segment by the host and musical guest.
from Wikipedia.com