SNL: What Happened? When I heard that Rainn Wilson (Dwight K. Schrute from The Office) would be hosting SNL this past Saturday, I had my DVR record it. I realize this is not news or anything, but what has happened to SNL? It has become a a waste of time, and an interminable bore. I mean, really, what is the problem? How can that many experienced people not produce a show that is even mildly interesting or funny? Not even Rainn Wilson could save the show from the writing, and he's one of the funnier personalities on TV. (In fairness, the monologue, spoofing The Office, was pretty good. The rest of the show, "not so much".)

I challenge Lorne Michaels to this: Have a contest in which an amateur will be chosen as the director/manager/writer/producer of an SNL episode that will run before the normal broadcast. The cast will be made up of people that he or she can recruit (for free) from the streets on NYC in one day. (The technical crew behind the cameras is not included in this challenge. They, of course, would need to be provided by NBC. I'm talking strictly about the talent in front of the cameras.) There is not a doubt in my mind that the amateur production would be better than the official SNL broadcast. I think it would also be good television.

(Please don't write to me, explaining that the SNL personnel are consumate professionals and that showbizz is hard work and it takes years of training. The show sucks. Each episode is proof. My sense of humor is healthy as the next guy's. It's not me.)