Sometimes Now, Later
But right off the bat, they get it wrong. First, the show is in color. 1966, sure, but not 1964. Then, in the latest, the host came on and made a joke about his wife going to a bra burning. Bizarre. No one even talked about that until 1968. Next, Kristen Wiig's character, a stage actress, quoted a Rex Reed review. Even assuming she'd quote Reed, this is also too early.
Imagine a sketch set in 1974 with a bunch of jokes about Jimmy Carter. No one wants research to get in the way of good jokes, but when the sketch is about an era, should the writers figure "'64, '69, what's the difference?"
posted by LAGuy @ 12:18 AM
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Only old bastards like us care if the the 1960s references are accurate.
The early 60s and the late 60s are two completely different eras. In fact, the mid-60s might be a third. Is it too much to ask they at least keep up with Mad Men?
The color/b&w part hit me right away. I'll confess I didn't catch the rest of the anachronisms. In part because I was focused on how un-funny the skit was.
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