VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 9/29/12

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The wrong “talks” song fell off the countdown.

Original Version
1. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
2. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
3. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
4. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
5. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
6. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
7. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
8. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
9. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
10. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
11. fun. – “Some Nights”
12. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
13. Green Day – “Oh Love”
14. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
15. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
16. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
17. Andy Grammer – “Miss Me”
18. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
19. Walk the Moon – “Anna Sun”
20. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – “Stars”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Ho Hey
3. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
4. I Will Wait
5. Give Your Heart a Break
6. Anna Sun
7. Some Nights
8. Home
9. Oh Love
10. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
11. Stars
12. One More Night
13. Feel Again
14. Everybody Talks
15. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
16. She’s So Mean
17. Miss Me
18. As Long as You Love Me
19. Good Time
20. Whistle

SNL Weekend Update Thursday Recap September 27, 2012

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No replacement refs were harmed in the writing of this review.

Cold Opening – Obama Town Hall Gathering
Everyone tried their best, but not much could elevate the stale premise of this sketch, although its existence was ultimately justified by the line, “One day all of you will be Bruce Willis, and you’ll realize that you were employed all along.” B-

Weekend Update
-The Jokes: Oh Seth, you’re at it again.  Being terrible, that is.  Although the joke about the sex doll was actually kind of funny. C-
-The Segments: -Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and His Translator: The gay/Jew bit provided a laugh or two, and … haven’t we seen this routine before? B-
-Cornel West: Not the most fully formed Kenan character (but more formed than most); thus Dr. West is best utilized in small roles such as in “Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Laughs,” but he is still worth something in a bit like this one. B
-The Girl You Wished You Hadn’t Started a Conversation with at a Party:  It is rare that every single line in an Update segment will kill – this was one of those times.  And yes, studio audience, you are correct, even the way Cecily took her phone out of her purse and put it back was funny. A

Replacement Refs
The laughs came from every possible space in this sketch: Tim, Kenan, Fred, and Bobby as the four replacement refs (each with his own quirk: yell “first down!,” throw the flag, blow the whistle, signal field goal while looking confused), the clever theme music and opening sequence, Bill and Taran committing to small roles, an appropriate shoutout (Ed Hochuli), and funny text that resulted in a new catchphrase (“No replacement refs were harmed…”). A

And I’ll leave you with a sketch (without harming any replacement refs, of course):

http://www.hulu.com/watch/406370

Real Life Applications of Community Quotes 401

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“Yo yo yo yo yo: Pop! Pop!”

I don’t know if Community is the MOST quotable show of all time (it’s up there), but I think among quotable shows, its quotability may be more applicable to everyday life than any other show.  Here’s the evidence:

“I need help reacting to something.”

“Is this you being me-ta?”

“Cool.  Cool cool cool.”

“There’s no such thing as bad press.”

“[Young person] is young.  We try not to sexualize him/her.”

“I’ll allow it.”

“Suggestion?  Suggestion suggestion suggestion?”

“Is she a friend of Ellen?”

“That’s nice.”

“Shut up, [insert name here]! I know about [insert insult here.]”

“You’re a bad person.”

“Hello during a random dessert, the month and day of which coincide numerically with your expulsion from a uterus.”

“Did you say ‘S’?”

“You’re the worst.”

Chang/Dean-based puns (because there’s no shortage of situations in which puns are appropriate)

“Obama’s America.”

“It’s better than good.  It’s good enough.”

“‘Sup, girl. How you livin’?”

“I like that Asian guy.  He pops.”

“Stop putting gay things in my mouth.”

“You’re actually more handsome than the guy who’s famous for being handsome.”

“Maybe I’m a god.”

“Aww!”

“Busted!”

“This is rare: both versions of Michael Jackson.”

“The stakes have never been higher.”

“Where the white women at?”

“What it is, soul brother.”

“All hail Sir Eats-Alone!”

“You know what?!  Strike two!”

Even “six seasons and a movie” can be used as a mantra to comfort yourself regarding the state of a low-rated show.

And of course,

“Harrison Ford is irradiating our testicles with microwave satellite transmissions!”

(Thank you to the folks at the Commentarium Zone for helping me spruce up this list!)

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 9/25/12

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FUSE, it’s not a countdown debut if it’s not actually on the countdown.

Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
2. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
3. fun. – “Some Nights”
4. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
5. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
6. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
7. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
8. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
9. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
10. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
11. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
12. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
13. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
14. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
15. Chris Brown – “Don’t Wake Me Up”
16. Nicki Minaj – “Pound the Alarm”
17. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
18. Cher Lloyd – “Want U Back”
19. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
20. Ne-Yo – “Let Me Love You”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Ho Hey
3. Give Your Heart a Break
4. It’s Time
5. Want U Back
6. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
7. Call Me Maybe
8. Pound the Alarm
9. Some Nights
10. Home
11. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
12. One More Night
13. Everybody Talks
14. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
15. Let Me Love You
16. As Long as You Love Me
17. Don’t Wake Me Up
18. Good Time
19. Whistle
20. I Won’t Give Up

SNL Video Recap September 22, 2012: Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons

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SNL Recap September 22, 2012: Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Mumford & Sons

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Cold Opening – Live! with Kelly and Michael
That was a solid Michael Strahan.  Is it true that every era of Live! gets the SNL parody it deserves? B-

Joseph Gordon Levitt’s Monologue
A Magic Mike-based routine is timely-ish, I suppose.  I am a straight male, but I still find something worth admiring in the beefcake. B-

Low-Information Voters of America
Random Asian person sighting!  No, but seriously, this commercial went into full-on Winning[!] territory when it embraced the silly with questions like “What is oil?” and “Where’s my power cord?” B+

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Ke$ha’s Back

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Ke$ha’s back.  I just thought everyone should know.

SNL Weekend Update Thursday Recap September 20, 2012

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Cold Opening – Fox and Friends
More “funny ha-ha” than “funny, OHMYGODICAN’TTAKEITANYMORE!”  But, hey, I’ll take it.  The digs on Romney could have cut a little deeper, but they did cut, and you know, I don’t think SNL necessarily needs to go the “cutting” route.  Case in point: my favorite hidden camera moment was the Cash Cab segment: a show ripe for parody, and quite frankly, it is a little surprising that SNL hasn’t tackled it yet.  Tim Robinson got the look and the feel of the Cash Cab host just right.  Bobby’s Brian Kilmeade is perhaps SNL‘s currently most underappreciated impression.  And thank you to the author of this comment on the AV Club for listing all the corrections: http://www.avclub.com/articles/september-20-2012,85085/#comment-657416064. B+

Convention Cutaways
Every cutaway killed, especially, of course, Joe Biden.  Also, Fred is great with props. B+

Weekend Update
-The Jokes: Seth showed a bit of improvement compared to his material for the premiere.  But, once again, alarmingly so this time, there were stories that were themselves so much funnier than Seth’s punchlines, especially the one about the moose and the bear. C
-The Segments: -James Carville: I never get that excited about Bill as James Carville, and then he is always excellent.  I particularly appreciated the imaginary drumstick flying through the air. B+
-Drunk Uncle: This was mostly a rehash of Drunk Uncle’s previous ramblings.  So: still funny, but I felt already familiar with these cracks. B

Okay, here’s a best sketch of the night for ya:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/403572

2012 Emmys Live Tweeting Alert

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I will be live tweeting the Emmys tomorrow night, @jmunneymalone, 8 PM, 7 Central.  Because that’s how I do.

VH1 Top 20 Countdown 9/22/12

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Andy Grammer?  Insert joke here.

Original Version
1. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
2. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
3. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
4. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
5. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
6. fun. – “Some Nights”
7. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
8. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
9. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
10. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
11. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
12. Green Day – “Oh Love”
13. David Guetta ft. Sia – “Titanium”
14. The Lumineeers – “Ho Hey”
15. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
16. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
17. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
18. Walk the Moon – “Anna Sun”
19. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
20. Andy Grammer – “Miss Me”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Little Talks
3. Titanium
4. Ho Hey
5. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
6. Give Your Heart a Break
7. Anna Sun
8. Some Nights
9. Home
10. Oh Love
11. Blow Me (One More Kiss)
12. One More Night
13. Feel Again
14. Everybody Talks
15. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
16. She’s So Mean
17. Miss Me
18. As Long as You Love Me
19. Good Time
20. Whistle

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