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Natalie Portman hosting SNL this weekend...

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Maybe they'll do a Prequel skit?
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I guarantee there is no mention of the prequels or Star Wars on the show, Natalie is going to distance herself from the series as much as possible, she is kind of like Harrison ford in the 80's after Indiana Jones, except the three movies she did related to SW aren't as good as Harrison's
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Just saw a Promo for Natalie's SNL last night. I'm going to try to quote it from memory....

NP: Hi, I'm Natalie Portman, and I'll be hosting Saturday Night Live this week, with musical guest Fallout Boy. Check it out Star Wars fans. I'm going to make out with Threepio.
Member of Fallout Boy: I thought that sketch was cancelled.
NP: Who said anything about a Sketch?


It's obvious that she has a sense of humor about SW. Then again, she'd have to after appearing in the PT.
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I'm sure Tony Daniels will be pleased!

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I hope they do a sketch with her like the one with Jude Law acting on greenscreen, but with GL trying to direct her.
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Originally posted by: Scotty Balls
Just saw a Promo for Natalie's SNL last night. I'm going to try to quote it from memory....

NP: Hi, I'm Natalie Portman, and I'll be hosting Saturday Night Live this week, with musical guest Fallout Boy. Check it out Star Wars fans. I'm going to make out with Threepio.
Member of Fallout Boy: I thought that sketch was cancelled.
NP: Who said anything about a Sketch?


It's obvious that she has a sense of humor about SW. Then again, she'd have to after appearing in the PT.
And every single, male Star Wars fan is rushing out to the specialty stores to find C-3PO costumes.

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Originally posted by: CO
Natalie is going to distance herself from the series as much as possible


She has already started to take distance from Star Wars, just see her role in Closer... it's definitely far from the Star Wars universe...

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"And every single, male Star Wars fan is rushing out to the specialty stores to find C-3PO costumes."

I guess ADM's got dibs.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
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Could those of you watching on the East coast give the rest of us a heads up if there is any Star Wars stuff tonight? Thanks!
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Originally posted by: CO
I guarantee there is no mention of the prequels or Star Wars on the show, Natalie is going to distance herself from the series as much as possible, she is kind of like Harrison ford in the 80's after Indiana Jones, except the three movies she did related to SW aren't as good as Harrison's


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I stand corrected, Natalie did the whole monologue with a Q&A with the audience about SW. But when you watch it, you'll notice when Natalie says, "Everyone remembers me in the three SW movies.......(a couple of second pause from the audience) and then they clapped, it was very awkward.
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So much for the PT remaining strong in the public conscience.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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The rap song that she did was hilarious. srsly.

One of the audience members for the Q&A reminded me of AWK. ;-)

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Originally posted by: CO
Originally posted by: CO
But when you watch it, you'll notice when Natalie says, "Everyone remembers me in the three SW movies.......(a couple of second pause from the audience) and then they clapped, it was very awkward.


Really? I wish they didn't clap at all, but in a way that it would be clear that it was not something like a deliberated joke about the prequels. I wish she really bombed there. Why didn't she say "you guys remember me from Closer and Vendetta and" other movies?
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Originally posted by: CO
Originally posted by: CO
But when you watch it, you'll notice when Natalie says, "Everyone remembers me in the three SW movies.......(a couple of second pause from the audience) and then they clapped, it was very awkward.


Really? I wish they didn't clap at all, but in a way that it would be clear that it was not something like a deliberated joke about the prequels. I wish she really bombed there. Why didn't she say "you guys remember me from Closer and Vendetta and" other movies?
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: CO
Originally posted by: CO
But when you watch it, you'll notice when Natalie says, "Everyone remembers me in the three SW movies.......(a couple of second pause from the audience) and then they clapped, it was very awkward.


Really? I wish they didn't clap at all, but in a way that it would be clear that it was not something like a deliberated joke about the prequels. I wish she really bombed there. Why didn't she say "you guys remember me from Closer and Vendetta and" other movies?


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The whole jist of the joke with the Q&A from the audience is that Natalie knew more about the PT than SW fans. They had these loser looking nerdy fans ask her questions (The way they looked was actually really funny, they just looked like complete losers), but they would ask a question like, "When Kenobi goes to Kashykk....?" and Natalie would interrupt, "No, Kenobi went to Utapau to find General Grevious....."

But to me the average person watching SNL would have no idea about that joke because General Grevious, Kashykk, or Utapau are not pop culture references, and it just didn't come off as funny, unless you were a diehard SW fan.

If this were Carrie Fisher in 1977, and they asked about Chewbacca, or the Death Star, or even the Millenium Falcon, anyone would get the joke because they were all pop culture references back then, and you didn't need to be a diehard fan of SW to get the joke.

I thought if would have been funny if they had the audience member, who was planted there of course says, "What was it like working with Harrison Ford & Mark Hammill?" Natalie would reply, "Uhh, that wasn't my trilogy, that was the original SW, mine was the prequel SW." The member would say, "The prequel SW? What was that?......." and then he just sits down.

But then again I guess that would mock Natalies own movie she was in, so why would she do it.
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Originally posted by: CO
Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: CO
Originally posted by: CO
But when you watch it, you'll notice when Natalie says, "Everyone remembers me in the three SW movies.......(a couple of second pause from the audience) and then they clapped, it was very awkward.


Really? I wish they didn't clap at all, but in a way that it would be clear that it was not something like a deliberated joke about the prequels. I wish she really bombed there. Why didn't she say "you guys remember me from Closer and Vendetta and" other movies?


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The whole jist of the joke with the Q&A from the audience is that Natalie knew more about the PT than SW fans. They had these loser looking nerdy fans ask her questions (The way they looked was actually really funny, they just looked like complete losers), but they would ask a question like, "When Kenobi goes to Kashykk....?" and Natalie would interrupt, "No, Kenobi went to Utapau to find General Grevious....."

But to me the average person watching SNL would have no idea about that joke because General Grevious, Kashykk, or Utapau are not pop culture references, and it just didn't come off as funny, unless you were a diehard SW fan.

If this were Carrie Fisher in 1977, and they asked about Chewbacca, or the Death Star, or even the Millenium Falcon, anyone would get the joke because they were all pop culture references back then, and you didn't need to be a diehard fan of SW to get the joke.

I thought if would have been funny if they had the audience member, who was planted there of course says, "What was it like working with Harrison Ford & Mark Hammill?" Natalie would reply, "Uhh, that wasn't my trilogy, that was the original SW, mine was the prequel SW." The member would say, "The prequel SW? What was that?......." and then he just sits down.

But then again I guess that would mock Natalies own movie she was in, so why would she do it.


They do that all the time to their hosts, though. I remember when Ben Affleck hosted one time, they had a whole skit devoted to Gigli. It took place in the past, and he was visiting this mental rehabilitation ward, and one of the patients was sure that Gigli was going to flop, while Ben remained adamant. Finally, Ben just started beating the crap out of him and was written up in all the papers for beating up a mental defect. And Gigli flopped too.

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C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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I thought Natalie did a great job hosting SNL. The rap was just awesome. If you want to download it, it's up for a week here.
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Anyone have a link that works or a capture of Portman's monolouge on SNL. I missed that part. The link from TFN to youtube has been taken down.
In a side note she looked pretty good with the slick boy hair cut, like in the rap video. But I work for the Knicks and she came to a game like 3 weeks ago and she didn't look so good with her short curly hair. Because she has a big forehead.
Never mind.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Originally posted by: CO
Originally posted by: CO
But when you watch it, you'll notice when Natalie says, "Everyone remembers me in the three SW movies.......(a couple of second pause from the audience) and then they clapped, it was very awkward.


Really? I wish they didn't clap at all, but in a way that it would be clear that it was not something like a deliberated joke about the prequels. I wish she really bombed there. Why didn't she say "you guys remember me from Closer and Vendetta and" other movies?


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crap, the copyright infringment thing took off the video link. Anywere else I could see this?
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