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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Sun Oct 23, 2016, 04:38 PM Oct 2016

SNL Tom Hanks Black Jeopardy

That was actually amazingly good....

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SNL Tom Hanks Black Jeopardy (Original Post) Recursion Oct 2016 OP

"What is 'not a damn thing'?" Recursion Oct 2016 #1

Just the visual is hilarious underpants Oct 2016 #2

I love that Hanks kind of gives Doug an individual character Recursion Oct 2016 #3

Good satire Bok_Tukalo Oct 2016 #4

Eh, it's SNL: everybody is the target Recursion Oct 2016 #5

Occupy and the Tea Party were natural allies Bok_Tukalo Oct 2016 #6

I think the point goes a little farther than that. BlueStreak Oct 2016 #7

Not the Tea Party folks I knew... Blue_Tires Oct 2016 #10

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Recursion

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1. "What is 'not a damn thing'?"

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 04:41 PM

Oct 2016

Yup

underpants

(187,254 posts)

2. Just the visual is hilarious

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 04:49 PM

Oct 2016

Recursion

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3. I love that Hanks kind of gives Doug an individual character

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 04:52 PM

Oct 2016

Like, that wasn't some kind of hateful caricature of a Trump supporter; Hanks kind of played him really honestly.

Bok_Tukalo

(4,410 posts)

4. Good satire

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 05:20 PM

Oct 2016

But who is the target?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. Eh, it's SNL: everybody is the target

Reply to Bok_Tukalo (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 05:28 PM

Oct 2016

I look at this sketch as prescient, and hopefully a way forward for everybody once the Trump legions realize they're being played by the GOP.

Bok_Tukalo

(4,410 posts)

6. Occupy and the Tea Party were natural allies

Reply to Recursion (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 05:31 PM

Oct 2016

It was very important that they never figured that out.

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

7. I think the point goes a little farther than that.

Reply to Bok_Tukalo (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 06:18 PM

Oct 2016

The comedy is that the far right conspiracy folks may have some common ground with folks we might consider a lot more connected with reality.

Blue_Tires

(56,620 posts)

10. Not the Tea Party folks I knew...

Reply to Bok_Tukalo (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 05:24 PM

Oct 2016

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