SNL Recap February 1, 2014: Melissa McCarthy/Imagine Dragons

February 2, 2014

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PASS! THE! MASH!

Super Bowl Halftime
Last year’s Super Bowl halftime sketch was amusing, but that came after the actual Super Bowl, so by default, it wasn’t too imaginative.  So it was nice to see SNL imagining an unusual scenario ahead of time this year.  They could have gone for stereotypical broad theater geek gags here, and they did, but only a little.  This felt like a Broadway production from Broadway people who actually were able to get the Super Bowl facts straight.  Plus the singing and dancing was awesome in and of itself.  Aidy popping in just to say “Oh my!” was delicious. B+

Melissa McCarthy’s Monologue
This was absolutely an unusual monologue, and it was performed with supreme confidence.  The pre-taped flashback was quite a whirlwind.  The fight itself wasn’t all that much, but it was certainly well-directed. B

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What Won TV? – January 26-February 1, 2014

February 2, 2014

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In this feature, I look back at each day of the past week and determine what shows “won TV” for the night. That is, I consider every episode of television I watched that aired on a particular day and declare which was the best.

Sunday – True Detective
Monday – Rick and Morty – simply stunning
Tuesday – Kroll Show
Wednesday – Arrow
Thursday – Community really fat dogged it.
Friday – The Neighbors and Enlisted were about even.
Saturday – Girls, I guess, but Kyle Mooney did debut his interviewing on SNL.

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 2/1/14

February 1, 2014

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Each week, I check out VH1′s Top 20 countdown, and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.

Original Version
1. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – “Timber”
2. Ellie Goulding – “Burn”
3. Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”
4. Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night”
5. Lorde – “Team”
6. A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
7. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
8. Bastille – “Pompeii”
9. John Newman – “Love Me Again”
10. Beyoncé – “XO”
11. American Authors – “Best Day of My Life”
12. The Fray – “Love Don’t Die”
13. Passenger – “Let Her Go”
14. Fall Out Boy – “Alone Together”
15. Miley Cyrus – “Adore You”
16. Christina Perri – “Human”
17. Goo Goo Dolls – “Come to Me”
18. Daughtry – “Waiting for Superman”
19. Colbie Caillat – “Hold On”
20. Pharrell – “Happy”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Happy
2. Team
3. The Monster
4. Pompeii
5. XO
6. Love Me Again
7. Timber
8. Burn
9. Counting Stars
10. Let Her Go
11. Adore You
12. Love Don’t Die
13. Stay the Night
14. Alone Together
15. Best Day of My Life
16. Human
17. Say Something
18. Hold On
19. Waiting for Superman
20. Come to Me

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