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Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon did fake Rose Bowl parade commentary and people thought it was real

The reviews are in, and people are MAD.

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James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Amazon held its own broadcast on the Rose Parade on Amazon Prime with Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon co-hosting, and the reception was interesting. Some people loved the nostalgia of seeing the pair back together like they were on Saturday Night Live again, while others — well, they were confused by what was happening.

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The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish currently has 40 percent of its reviews on Amazon sitting at one star. There are some people who didn’t like the comedy, or felt the conceit wasn’t sustainable for two hours — but there were others who thought it was a serious broadcast and were utterly confused.

These are my favorite one-star reviews on Amazon

PARODY SUCKS

Wish it was more like HGTV

From a park ranger ...

Poop mouths ruin the parade

“I however, want to hear about the floats, the ones that won awards and why”

At least they have a future in comedy

When you find a use for the thesaurus you just got.

NOT for Bobs or Stephanies

GET THE POLITICS OUT OF MY PARADE!

Not even professional enough to eat a hot dog.

Unavailable??!

Don’t do it.

Alexa, write a review.

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