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Only Jimmy Fallon knows why he’s so obsessed for a Saved By The Bell reunion show. (The claim is that Screech and Tiffani Thiessen have been holdouts.) True, for a certain generation, this show was low-brow iconic. Still, it doesn’t merit this kind of shtick. Then again, here I am writing about it. Last night Fallon had guest Mark-Paul Gosselaar who agreed to be interviewed in character as Zack Morris. I don’t know which is worst: That Gosselaar looked exactly like he did 20 years ago? Or that he’s so horribly miscast in TNT’s Raising The Bar which would be another watchable Steven Bochco legal series except for the fact that Gosselaar can’t act worth a damn?
UPDATE: Jeez, I’ve hit a nerve. The comments hating on me are hilarious.
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And the point of this item is, Nikki….?
You’re kinda a cunt, Nikki.
The sketch was genius.
Why is he obsessed w/ Saved by the Bell? because almost every 25-35 year old watched that show, and now as a major demographic that he covets, we find ourselves passing around clips of Jimmy Fallon virally among email, IM and facebook. That’s NOT a bad thing for a guy trying to establish himself on late night TV.
Really NF? Really?!? I thought the whole Saved by the Bell thing is probably the best schtick Fallon has come up with so far, and was in many ways much much funnier than most of the stuff Conan put up in his first week. Maybe its a generational thing. To me and I think to much of the 25-35 demographic that show and these characters are iconic and I think Fallon is gonna get a lot of distance out of it.
Wow lighten up, Nikki. This was a very enjoyable segment for today’s 20-30 year-olds, and Gosselaar was a great sport for agreeing to do it. Just because YOU can’t relate to something doesn’t mean it sucks. I haven’t seen “Raising the Bar” so I’ll take your word for it that he’s miscast, but go back and watch any episode of his run on NYPD Blue and your opinion of his acting skills will instantly change.
oh shut up Nikki, this was fantastic!! So funny.
Nikkie, you obviously missed the Saved By The Bell boat. Clearly, it’s just passed your time and something in pop culture you just don’t get. Doesn’t mean it’s bad or wrong.
You knock Jay and Conan for sticking to the same old format and then knock Jimmy Fallon for trying something new. The segment was fresh and funny and showed that Mark-Paul has a sense of humor about his past. And let’s be honest – most people are far more curious about Zack Morris than watching yet another actor doing another overly-prepared bit of processed interview on a talk show. And, just curious, what’s wrong with looking exactly the same 20 years later? Isn’t that what’s keeping Beverly Hills doctors in business? Don’t knock Pop Culture – it is our livelihood. And excellent acknowledgement of the Indiana/ Souther Cali move – it did always confuse me…
I disagree with this posting. I am excited to see a reunion of this show. Having Mark-Paul on last night caused me to go to the shows site for the first time. I want a reunion and Jimmy please DON’T give it a rest, keep going!
I really loved the segment. I think it was really genius.
Nikki,
You’re entitled to your opinion but don’t ruin it for the rest of us.
If Tiffani AMBER Thiessen or Dustin Diamond read this and get any inkling that this wouldn’t be the cultural touchstone of this millennium’s late night shows that we all know it would be that would produce a large number of very unhappy and VERY powerful SBTB fans. I hear Quentin Tarantino and Obama are both huge fans of the show.
Just don’t stop Jimmy from catching lighting in a bottle…again.
Yeah, I agree with the rest of these comments: you’re way off base, Nikki.
I’m not a big Fallon fan, but this was a decent bit, much better than most late night stuff.
well nikki, i’m 30 years old – putatively in jimmy’s target demo – and this is the first damn thing he’s done that’s made me pay attention. i even tried to post the video on my facebook but the link won’t agree with facebook’s imbedding. i love you doll, but maybe leno’s more your temperature?
You’re showing your age, Nikki. For those of us 30 and younger, this was a cultural touchstone and a reunion would be beyond out of control.
Why the hate Nikki? This is a clever bit done by Fallon and speaks to many people. It is too bad you are stuck in your uptight lair bitching about it.
Did they screw up your order at The Max or something?
You should focus on Screech and Kelly. Then you can follow it up with a TOLDJA post. You get great scoops, but you are quite the supercilious bitch.
Wow, you didn’t like Gosselaar in NYPD Blue? I thought it was his one redeeming gig.
Good thing you’re not the barometer by which I judge anything, huh.
Wow Julie, what a thoughtful critique of Nikki’s critique. That was sarchasm in case you didn’t get it. What’s more impressive is that Ms. Finke was woman enough to post it, despite your obvious lack of grammar and vocabulary. To all the other haters, you flock to her column when she’s serving up industry dish that usually involves someone getting cut off at the kneecaps but when she offers up her own critique on something you get your feathers ruffled. Weak.
If you ACTUALLY had your finger on the pulse, you’d see that Facebook, Gchat and Twitter is littered with Jimmy Fallon links today…stop hating what you don’t understand.
To paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy:
You might have fallen out of television’s target demographic if…. you write zeitgeist-blind blog entries like the one above.
I thought the sketch was awesome and great. It put a huge smile on my face. Lighten up!
Did they even have television in your youth Nikki?
Whoooosh!
Someone’s a bit out of touch, aren’t they?
Jimmy Fallon’s sense of humor sucks. So does
Jimmy Kimmel’s. Both Jimmy’s should take a hike- Neither has the talent to be long-term late night players. Take Away both Fallon and Kimmel’s programs and please put more intelligent content in those time slots instead of their stupid brands of meritless humor.
I’m all for a Saved by the Bell renunion but I think the point of the post is, this like all of Fallon’s shtick is clammy and ingratiating, not to mention recycled. Conan has made countless references to his obsession with Saved by the Bell in a way that is, you know, actually funny.