SNL will always inspire complaints, but it's great to have it back

The Boston Globe

"I know the season of trash-talking Saturday Night Live has begun, but I don’t care," says Matthew Gilbert. "I’m glad the NBC show is back, and I will watch it regularly, even though I know it will disappoint me more than it will please me. That’s just how SNL rolls. The complaints are familiar: The show’s not as consistent as it used to be, the sketches are too long, the characters are stupid, etc." As Gilbert points out, the early years of SNL were also pretty inconsistent. "If SNL were completely worthless, people wouldn’t be invested in talking about its worthlessness for decades," he says. ALSO: Watch SNL's new promo featuring Awkwafina, Cecily Strong and Travis Scott.