Well, that was long.
Some wonderful moments as well as others that remind me why I don't watch the entire show anymore…just the highlights on YouTube. It was nice to see certain folks back and even interacting with performers from different eras of the show. Then again, you could make a pretty long list of cast members who did excellent work on the series but didn't really exist insofar as this special was concerned. And folks on the 'net are already talking about who wasn't there at all and speculating why.
One thing that has bothered me a bit about the show is that for much of its run, it has clearly valued certain people — cast members and writers — more than others. And there's nothing wrong with that. Some of them contributed more than others. But the valuations seem to be based on what they did outside the series. It's like Kevin Nealon doesn't get much love because all he did was appear in and maybe write a lot of great sketches. He didn't become a movie star or have a hit TV series of his own. And I'm just picking him at random because there have been many others in that category.
Still, it was a remarkable special and I'll probably think of other things to say about it in the days to come.