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nbaisbest4 t1_iu0gp85 wrote

Interesting that it was quietly canceled, I wonder if Fey leveraged her relationship at NBC to keep that under the wraps

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trogon t1_iu0zvox wrote

It seems like Lorne Michaels doesn't have a lot of influence over Peacock. Fey and Michaels are pretty close.

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CompetitiveOcelot870 t1_iu1868q wrote

You sure about that?

They just pulled Saturday Night Live from Hulu and now is only available to watch on Peacock premium. I had read you'd still be able a watch episodes the following week for free on Peacock, but so far, doesn't seem to be the case.

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trogon t1_iu1bq01 wrote

My understanding is that they're trying to prop up Peacock by stealing SNL, in spite of Michaels' wishes.

https://thestreamable.com/news/peacocks-nuclear-option-steal-snl-from-nbc

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CompetitiveOcelot870 t1_iu1gk2k wrote

Damn, that is interesting!

Didn't think anyone would be able to 'steal' anything from Lorne Michaels, but we're talking Comcast here.

Kabletown is the only entity with more power than Michaels apparently.

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