Courtney and Debbie returned. Brad had an incredible costume. And oh yeah, the Hecks were pretty amazing, too: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/10/30/the_middle_season_6_episode_5_review_t
The Middle 6.5: “Halloween V”
October 31, 2014
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Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 10/28/14
October 29, 2014
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Each week, I check out FUSE’s Top 20 countdown, and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
2. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
3. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
4. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
5. Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
6. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
7. Ariana Grande – “Break Free”
8. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
9. Enrique Iglesias ft. Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, and Sean Paul – “Bailando”
10. Colplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
11. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
12. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
13. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
14. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
15. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
16. Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q – “2 On”
17. Chris Brown ft. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
18. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
19. Katy Perry – “This Is How We Do”
20. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Break Free
2. Bang Bang
3. Black Widow
4. Boom Clap
5. Blame
6. Jealous
7. Shake It Off
8. Stay With Me
9. Waves
10. Habits (Stay High)
11. This Is How We Do
12. Cool Kids
13. Don’t
14. Anaconda
15. All About That Bass
16. Animals
17. A Sky Full of Stars
18. 2 On
19. Bailando
20. New Flame
SNL Recap October 25, 2014: Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea
October 27, 2014
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SNL: Jim Carrey, Iggy Azalea (CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot)
This review was originally posted on Starpulse in October 2014.
When Jim Carrey first hosted “SNL” in 1996, it was one of the times when the host temporarily revamped the show according to his own performance style. That can be a good thing or a bad thing; in Jim’s case, it was very good. For his third hosting stint, he was not quite as unstoppable, but he was still quite the blast of energy. As he pointed out in his monologue, Halloween is the one day each year that he is able to blend in with everyone else, and with a plethora of mostly successful All Hallow’s Eve-themed sketches, he proved to be the most apt host for the occasion. There were a few clunkers that were too intense for their own good, but there were also several incredibly thrilling moments. Even though it was wildly uneven, this was probably the best episode of the season thus far. Meanwhile, Leslie Jones, after making memorable appearances in the first three weeks of the season, was promoted from writer to featured player. Let’s take a closer look at each segment of the show:
Ebola Press Conference – Kenan Thompson’s Al Sharpton impression is too silly to work for viewer, but there can be no doubt that his entrance instantly livened up this rather staid cold opening. Even though Ebola has rendered Ron Klain a timely public figure, most “SNL” viewers probably have no idea who he is. Thus, vote-baiting jokes in which Latinos have immunity to Ebola, though kind of clever, could be nothing more than cookie-cutter. So Sharpton sauntering on to call Klain the “Ebola Caesar” and talk about “pigeons, rats, and sewer monsters” was undoubtedly a welcome blast of energy. C+
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 10/25/14
October 25, 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. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
2. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
3. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
4. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
5. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
6. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
7. Tove Lo – “Habits”
8. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
9. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
10. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
11. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
12. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
13. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
14. The Script – “Superheroes”
15. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
16. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
17. Mary Lambert – “Secrets”
18. Nico & Vinz – “In Your Arms”
19. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
20. Vance Joy – “Riptide”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Bang Bang
2. Black Widow
3. Boom Clap
4. Blame
5. Jealous
6. Shake It Off
7. Riptide
8. Waves
9. Rather Be
10. Habits
11. Secrets
12. Cool Kids
13. Don’t
14. I’m Not the Only One
15. All About That Bass
16. Animals
17. In Your Arms
18. A Sky Full of Stars
19. Trumpets
20. Superheroes
My Ranking of The New Fall Shows I’m Watching
October 24, 2014
1. The Affair – Fascinating narrative device and fascinating characters, and it still hasn’t shown its full hand.
2. Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories – Tim and Eric are finally fully operating in their natural habitat of horror-comedy. Or is it “horror”? Or is it just horror?
3. black-ish – A sitcom with a point of view that’s sticking to it.
4. Mr. Pickles – Truly avant-garde – important to pay attention to, though not necessarily always enjoyable.
5. The Flash – A lot of fun, but it needs to do some more work to distinguish itself.
6. Selfie – It’s moving away from the problematic elements of its premise and focusing on the strength of its cast.
7. Marry Me – This show has the parts, but it needs to settle down to prove itself.
8. Mulaney – If I weren’t reviewing this show, I … might still be watching, but it would be on notice.
9. Gotham – This started out mediocre but fascinating, then became bad but fascinating, and then the last episode was just boring.
Still to Come:
Mike Tyson Mysteries
The Middle 6.4: “The Table”
October 24, 2014
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I don’t think ABC sent out promo pictures for this episode: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/10/23/the_middle_season_6_episode_4_review_h
Mulaney 6.3: “Halloween”
October 23, 2014
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Mulaney needs to start making improvements fast: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/10/20/mulaney_season_1_episode_3_review_larg
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 10/21/14
October 22, 2014
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Each week, I check out FUSE’s Top 20 countdown, and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
2. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
3. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
4. Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
5. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
6. Enrique Iglesias ft. Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, and Sean Paul – “Bailando”
7. Ariana Grande ft. Zedd – “Break Free”
8. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
9. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
10. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
11. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
12. Sia – “Chandelier”
13. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
14. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
15. Katy Perry – “This Is How We Do”
16. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Amnesia”
17. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
18. Chris Brown ft. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
19. Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q – “2 On”
20. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Chandelier
2. Break Free
3. Bang Bang
4. Black Widow
5. Boom Clap
6. Blame
7. Shake It Off
8. Stay With Me
9. Habits (Stay High)
10. This Is How We Do
11. Cool Kids
12. Don’t
13. Anaconda
14. All About That Bass
15. Maps
16. A Sky Full of Stars
17. 2 On
18. Bailando
19. New Flame
20. Amnesia
What Won TV? – October 12-October 18, 2014
October 20, 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 – The Good Wife
Monday – Jeopardy!
Tuesday – New Girl
Wednesday – “We’re gonna need a bigger boat,” because as Key & Peele reminded us, Reginald VelJohnson is a real, fucking actor!
Thursday – Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories
Friday – Comedy Bang! Bang!
Saturday – Doctor Who, but only because I was already so familiar with the cowbell and census goodness delivered up by Vintage SNL.
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 10/18/14
October 19, 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. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
2. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
3. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
4. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
5. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
6. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
7. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
8. Tove Lo – “Habits”
9. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
10. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
11. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
12. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
13. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
14. The Script – “Superheroes”
15. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
16. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
17. Katy Perry – “This Is How We Do”
18. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
19. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
20. Nico & Vinz – “In Your Arms”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Bang Bang
2. Black Widow
3. Blame
4. Boom Clap
5. Shake It Off
6. Waves
7. Rather Be
8. Habits
9. This Is How We Do
10. Cool Kids
11. Don’t
12. Jealous
13. I’m Not the Only One
14. All About That Bass
15. Animals
16. Maps
17. In Your Arms
18. A Sky Full of Stars
19. Trumpets
20. Superheroes
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