Albert Brooks Movie:

		List Price: $14.98		Label: Lions Gate Salesrank: 19108 Released: September 6, 2005
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		MPAA Rating: Unrated Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/06/2007

SNL - First 5 Years Reviews:
"A great retrospective of a classic show"
2009-10-09 - When "Saturday Night Live" premiered in October 1975,I was a junior in high school-The show was definitely must-see TV at that time-It was nice to see most of the original cast members from that period (ie:Chevy Chase,Laraine Newman,Dan Akyroyd,& Garrett Morris) offer their thoughts on what it was like to work on a show that was truly cutting edge.
"Saturday Night Live-The First Five Years" is highly recommended for those who love great comedy-Believe me,you won't be disappointed.

How to Make a Great Show Dull & Not Very Funny
2009-08-03 - The NBC Universal Store is having a web special - five items for $20.

So I ordered this for $4 and it is considerably overpriced. I wish I'd read the Amazon reviews first!

The essence of television is telling the story through pictures - "vision." The best way to show that the first five years of SNL would be to compile the best skits and sketches.

Instead, we have some cast members, writers, and Lorne M. (again, and again, and again - but he appears to have written and produced this, so no surprise there - and again) telling us what a great, wonderful, world-changing (no kidding!) show SNL was.

Apparently these good people never watched the Smothers Brothers, but that's another topic for another day.

Give this one a miss! It's terrible, self-indulgent, and worthless!

How About A Best Of SNL By Year?
2007-06-23 - How about making 'Best Of' Saturday Night Live by year? Not by host, not something with interviews and commentary, just best skits only and by year. Best of 1978, Best Of 1986, Best Of 1994, etc...

Disappointed
2007-01-15 - I was looking forward to a trip down memory lane with all the best skits from the first 5 years of SNL. Instead, with this DVD, I got lots of commentary and background information, with only a few skits. The skits shown weren't even available in their entirety, which was frustrating. So, I ended up feeling that this DVD was not worth the money, did not at all provide me with what I thought I was getting based on its title.

A Total Puff Piece - Save Your Money
2006-11-07 - Unfortunately, there is no real substance to this documentary. Though a few of the interviews are interesting, all are cursory at best. You're not seeing full skits and there is no criticism to speak of. I give SNL The First 5 Years 2 stars, as it's ideal for a foreign exchange film student who never heard of or saw Saturday Night Live. Save your money and watch the gazillion re-reruns.