VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/29/14

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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. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
2. Tove Lo – “Habits”
3. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
4. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
5. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
6. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
7. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
8. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
9. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
10. Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
11. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
12. Nico & Vinz – “In Your Arms”
13. Alesso ft. Tove Lo – “Heroes (We Could Be)”
14. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
15. One Direction – “Steal My Girl”
16. Gwen Stefani – “Baby Don’t Lie”
17. Mary Lambert – “Secrets”
18. Vance Joy – “Riptide”
19. Hozier – “Take Me to Church”
20. Matt Nathanson ft. Lolo – “Headphones”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Take Me to Church
2. Bang Bang
3. Jealous
4. Riptide
5. Black Widow
6. Blame
7. Waves
8. Baby Don’t Lie
9. Habits
10. Blank Space
11. Secrets
12. Cool Kids
13. Don’t
14. I’m Not the Only One
15. Heroes (We Could Be)
16. Animals
17. Steal My Girl
18. In Your Arms
19. Headphones
20. Trumpets

New Girl 4.9: “Thanksgiving IV”

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Will any of the Bangsgiving relationships last past Bangsgiving? Also, Tran: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/26/new-girl-season-4-episode-9-review-ban

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 11/25/14

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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. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
2. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
3. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
4. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
5. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
6. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
7. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
8. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
9. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
10. Hozier – “Take Me to Church”
11. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
12. Chris Brown ft. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
13. Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
14. Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
15. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
16. Rich Gang ft. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan – “Lifestyle”
17. Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”
18. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
19. Big Sean ft. E40 – “IDFWU”
20. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Love Me Harder
2. Take Me to Church
3. Bang Bang
4. Black Widow
5. Jealous
6. Shake It Off
7. Blame
8. Waves
9. Habits (Stay High)
10. Blank Space
11. IDFWU
12. Cool Kids
13. Don’t
14. I’m Not the Only One
15. Anaconda
16. All About That Bass
17. Animals
18. Trumpets
19. New Flame
20. Lifestyle

Bob’s Burgers 5.4: “Dawn of the Peck”

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Teddy, the Fischoeders, Regular-sized Rudy, Mickey, Andy and Ollie, a Cyclops turkey – what more could you ask for?! http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/24/bobs-burgers-season-5-episode-4-dawn-o

Mulaney 1.6: “Patriot Acts”

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Zack Pearlman was actually kind of funny in this episode: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/24/mulaney-season-1-episode-6-review-patr

SNL Recap November 22, 2014: Cameron Diaz/Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

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SNL: Mark Ronson, Cameron Diaz, Bruno Mars (CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot)

This review was originally posted on Starpulse in November 2014.

When people look back through the annals of “SNL,” this episode may go down as the one when the Season 40 cast fully discovered its confidence.  But since episodes are usually cataloged by the guests, this one might be hard to identify, because the guests did not do anything spectacular.  Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars came in and performed a couple of songs, while host Cameron Diaz did not have any showcase performances.  She gamely slotted in to whatever role she was needed in, but this episode was about the likes of Leslie Jones, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, and Beck Bennett asserting themselves in an ideal mix of original and recurring material.  The energy was high, with everyone coming in hard, making their comedic point, and moving on to the next sketch before wearing out their welcome.  The show may have petered out a little bit at the end, but it was still strong enough to set a new high watermark for the season.

Schoolhouse Rock – After a seasons-long rut of unimaginative, cookie-cutter political cold opens, “SNL” went silly and retro.  The result was a “Schoolhouse Rock” parody that was the show’s most pointed take on the current state of affairs in D.C. in years.  All it took to make it happen was Bobby Moynihan’s matter-of-fact delivery of “I’m an executive order, and I pretty much just happen.”  Then it ended abruptly when it seemed like it had plenty more to say, though its point was a simple one, and no more needed to be said. B+

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What Won TV? – November 16-November 22, 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 – American Dad!
Tuesday – New Girl
Wednesday – The Middle had the best episode of the night, but Key & Peele‘s “Aerobics Meltdown” was 4 minutes of sketch comedy bliss.
Thursday – One of Jeopardy!‘s most competitive Tournament of Champions matches ever.
Friday – The Birthday Boys
Saturday – The new SNL was great, and there was also a classic vintage SNL, but Hello Ladies: The Movie successfully concluded its story.

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/22/14

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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. Tove Lo – “Habits”
2. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
3. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
4. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
5. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
6. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
7. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
8. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
9. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
10. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
11. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
12. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
13. Nico & Vinz – “In Your Arms”
14. Alesso ft. Tove Lo – “Heroes (We Could Be)”
15. Mary Lambert – “Secrets”
16. One Direction – “Steal My Girl”
17. Vance Joy – “Riptide”
18. Gwen Stefani – “Baby Don’t Lie”
19. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
20. Hozier – “Take Me to Church”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Take Me to Church
2. Bang Bang
3. Black Widow
4. Jealous
5. Riptide
6. Shake It Off
7. Blame
8. Waves
9. Baby Don’t Lie
10. Habits
11. Secrets
12. Cool Kids
13. Don’t
14. I’m Not the Only One
15. Heroes (We Could Be)
16. All About That Bass
17. Animals
18. Steal My Girl
19. In Your Arms
20. Trumpets

The Middle 6.7: “Thanksgiving VI”

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I hope guest star Gia Mantegna returns to future episodes: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/20/the-middle-season-6-episode-7-review-t

New Girl 4.8: “Teachers”

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New Girl taught us how to be a teacher, how to do the laundry, how to use a ruler, and how to love: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/19/new-girl-season-4-episode-8-review-why

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