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Fey's Palin? Not Failin'

Tina Fey is just a heartbeat away from having to be on Saturday Night Live every week.

There were a lot of ways you could have gone with the first Palin skit—the ABC interview, the convention, something involving moose—but I'm glad they went the Hillary route since (1) "What must Hillary be thinking right now?" has been a constant question chez Tuned In ever since Palin's nomination, and (2) it gave Amy Poehler one more shot at her character.

Much like Hillary, Poehler worked hard and doggedly prepared for her moment only to see it surprisingly denied to her. Poehler's Clinton was an example of how SNL impersonations work when done right; it wasn't about how much she looked and sounded exactly like her (Hillary doesn't really laugh like that), but she created a character in her own right.

And now, like Hillary, she has to stand back and see the new kid (well, the old new kid) waltz in and take center stage.

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James Poniewozik

James Poniewozik writes TIME magazine's Tuned In column, about pop culture and society. Tuned In, the blog version, is about the stuff we used to call "TV," whether it's in your living room, on your computer or -- once the networks figure out the technology and line up the advertisers -- in your dreams themselves. Read more
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