Saturday Night Live has had fans of comedy split into groups since its first major cast change in 1980. Since then, dozens of factions have formed who believe solely that “SNL stopped being funny when [INSERT NAME HERE] left the show.” That statement has been said about just about every past cast member going as far back as Chevy Chase and as current as Amy Pohler.

Recently, the show has had a resurgence in popularity. With the weekly digital shorts of Andy Samberg and his band, The Lonely Island, to some of the more popular skits getting made into feature-length films, such as MacGruber, which is in theaters Friday.

Two weeks ago, Lorne Michaels and his team did something a bit off-beat, and took a cue from a grassroots campaign through Facebook to get Betty White to host. The show got enormous ratings, pulling in nearly 12 million viewers during the live broadcast, which is a rarity in the era of DVR’s and HULU.

It seems that they were able to keep the ball rolling, as the next episode, which was this past Saturday’s season finale, pulled in some of the highest ratings for the show in half of a decade. The finale, which featured host Alec Baldwin and musical guest Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, averaged a 5.8 rating and a 14 share, which is the highest for a season finale since 2005 when Lindsay Lohan hosted.

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We’re all pretty excited for the release of LEGO Rock Band around The Flickcast offices. We’ve brought you plenty of coverage of the game, including a brand new Queen video, and even the complete track list to get your mouth watering. We’re now bringing you something even better, as the full trailer has just been released.

The game will do all the things Rock Band fans have come to crave in a game, from singing to rocking out electric base. One of the newest features is the aesthetic look of the LEGO people and surroundings. You can create full bands to use on tours, which are all about as customizable as the LEGO people you used to play with as a kid.

The trailer shows off four of the exclusive tracks that can be found on the game, including Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name”, Counting Crows’ “Accidentally in Love”, Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’”, and Europe’s “Final Countdown”. Check out the trailer after the jump, and be sure to grab LEGO Rock Band from your local video game store on November 3rd!

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