VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/26/11

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I think we all need to be aware of the dangers of “good, but generic.”

Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All”
2. Britney Spears – “Criminal”
3. David Guetta ft. Usher – “Without You”
4. Daughtry – “Crawling Back to You”
5. Bush – “The Sound of Winter”
6. Adele – “Someone Like You”
7. Coldplay – “Paradise”
8. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”
10. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
11. Jason Derülo – “It Girl”
12. Nickelback – “When We Stand Together”
13. Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts”
14. Jessie J – “Domino”
15. Safetysuit – “Let Go”
16. MUTEMATH – “Blood Pressure”
17. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
18. Outasight – “Tonight is the Night”
19. The Fray – “Heartbeat”
20. Florence + the Machine – “Shake It Out”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Someone Like You
2. Shake It Out
3. Paradise
4. We Found Love
5. Blood Pressure
6. The Sound of Winter
7. Tonight is the Night
8. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
9. Let Go
10. The One That Got Away
11. Without You
12. Mr. Know It All
13. Domino
14. Criminal
15. It Will Rain
16. Heartbeat
17. Stereo Hearts
18. When We Stand Together
19. Crawling Back to You
20. It Girl

SNL Video Recap November 19, 2011 Jason Segel/Florence + the Machine

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SNL Recap November 19, 2011: Jason Segel/Florence + the Machine

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Cold Opening – Mitt Romney Raw & Unleashed
Sudeikis is putting together a truly fascinating portrayal of a boring man. B

Jason Segel’ s Monologue
You know, while I can get excited about my expectations for how something should go, I generally believe that surprise is the best  option.  So, when I see something like Jason Segel’s monologue go exactly as I expected to go, it says a lot if it can be successful.  This monologue’s concept was in no way surprising – of course the Muppets were going to appear, and of course Jason Segel was going to be super excited about hosting SNL for the first time while simultaneously starring in a Muppet movie.  What wasn’t as obvious was just how many Muppets were going to appear or the development in which Jason had to gently break it to them that they were not, in fact, hosting along with him.  The execution was nearly as perfect as it could have possibly been. A

Red Flag Perfume
The freakiness is clear, almost too clear. Original Grade: B-

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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/19/11

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Plenty of songs that I first heard from other outlets.

Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All”
2. David Guetta ft. Usher – “Without You”
3. Adele – “Someone Like You”
4. Britney Spears – “Criminal”
5. Daughtry – “Crawling Back to You”
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”
7. Bush – “The Sound of Winter”
8. Jason Derülo – “It Girl”
9. Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts”
10. Katy Perry – “The One That Got Away”
11. Coldplay – “Paradise”
12. Dawes – “Time Spent in Los Angeles”
13. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
14. Nickelback – “When We Stand Together”
15. Jessie J – “Domino”
16. Cobra Starship ft. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel…”
17. MUTEMATH – “Blood Pressure”
18. Florence + the Machine – “Shake It Out”
19. Safetysuit – “Let Go”
20. Outasight – “Tonight is the Night”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Someone Like You
2. Shake It Out
3. Paradise
4. Blood Pressure
5. You Make Me Feel…
6. The Sound of Winter
7. Tonight is the Night
8. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
9. Let Go
10. The One That Got Away
11. Without You
12. Mr. Know It All
13. Time Spent in Los Angeles
14. Domino
15. Criminal
16. It Will Rain
17. Stereo Hearts
18. When We Stand Together
19 Crawling Back to You
20. It Girl

SNL Video Recap November 12, 2011 Emma Stone/Coldplay

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SNL Recap November 12, 2011: Emma Stone/Coldplay

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Cold Opening – GOP Debate
If there was any one moment SNL could get plenty of mileage out of in a GOP debate sketch, it was Rick Perry’s brain fart.  It initially felt odd, though, that this gag was dragged out as long as it was, but, paradoxically, it also felt like it could have gone on indefinitely, so this sketch simultaneously felt too long and too short. B-

Emma Stone’s Monologue
Emma Stone was the love interest to Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland,  Emma will be the love interest to Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg played friends in The Social Network in which Jesse Eisenberg played Mark Zuckerberg, who has been portrayed by Andy Samberg on SNL.
Andy’s conflating Andrew Garfield with Garfield was amusing, and expected. B

Secret Word
I can’t say I shared Lyle Round’s attraction: Emma played just about the scariest Miss America I have ever seen.  And that served the “ventriloquism” moment quite well. B

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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/12/11

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How have you commemorated the Year of Adele?

1. Adele – “Someone Like You”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All”
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”
4. David Guetta ft. Usher – “Without You”
5. Britney Spears – “Criminal”
6. Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts”
7. Jason Derülo – “It Girl”
8. Dawes – “Time Spent in Los Angeles”
9. Daughtry – “Crawling Back to You”
10. Cobra Starship ft. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel…”
11. Bush – “The Sound of Winter”
12. Coldplay – “Paradise”
13. Florence + the Machine – “Shake It Out”
14. MUTEMATH – “Blood Pressure”
15. Nickelback – “When We Stand Together”
16. Jessie J – “Domino”
17. Christina Perri – “A Thousand Years”
18. The Script – “Nothing”
19. Sara Bareilles – “Gonna Get Over You”
20. Beyoncé ft. J. Cole – “Party”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Someone Like You
2. Shake It Out
3. Paradise
4. Blood Pressure
5. You Make Me Feel…
6. The Sound of Winter
7. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
8. Without You
9. Mr. Know It All
10. Time Spent in Los Angeles
11. A Thousand Years
12. Domino
13. Gonna Get Over You
14. Criminal
15. Stereo Hearts
16. When We Stand Together
17. Party
18. Crawling Back to You
19. Nothing
20. It Girl

SNL Video Recap 11/5/11 Charlie Day/Maroon 5

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SNL Recap November 5, 2011: Charlie Day/Maroon 5

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Still phrazy after all these years!

Cold Opening – A Message from the Ghost of Muammar Gaddafi
This is one of those Fred-centric sketches in which the humor is generally derived from Fred’s goofy mannerisms and conversational tone of voice, juxtaposed with the fact  that he is playing an unsavory character.  There weren’t any particular funny lines, but it is amusing to think that the real (ghost of) Gaddafi would talk like that. B-

Charlie Day’s Monologue
I imagine that this monologue was more amusing for fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, who would actually recognize how similar this was to Charlie and Danny DeVito’s interactions on Always Sunny.  It would also have helped if one has been a fan of SNL long enough to know that DeVito has hosted himself six times and that it made sense that he would could serve as mentor to Charlie.  Since I met both of these requirements, this worked for me. B

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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/5/11

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They’re not always too far behind the curve.

Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Mr. Know It All”
2. Adele – “Someone Like You”
3. Cobra Starship ft. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel…”
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie”
5. Jason Derülo – “It Girl”
6. Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine – “Stereo Hearts”
7. David Guetta ft. Usher – “Without You”
8. The Script – “Nothing”
9. Britney Spears – “Criminal”
10. O.A.R. – “Heaven”
11. Dawes – “Time Spent in Los Angeles”
12. Daughtry – “Crawling Back to You”
13. Bush – “The Sound of Winter”
14. Lady Antebellum – “Just a Kiss”
15. Coldplay – “Paradise”
16. Sara Bareilles – “Gonna Get Over You”
17. Florence + the Machine – “Shake It Out”
18. MUTEMATH – “Blood Pressure”
19. Beyoncé – “Countdown”
20. Jessie J – “Domino”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Someone Like You
2. Shake It Out
3. Paradise
4. Blood Pressure
5. You Make Me Feel…
6. The Sound of Winter
7. The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
8. Without You
9. Countdown
10. Mr. Know It All
11. Time Spent in Los Angeles
12. Domino
13. Gonna Get Over You
14. Criminal
15. Crawling Back to You
16. Stereo Hearts
17. Just a Kiss
18. Heaven
19. Nothing
20. It Girl

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