What Won TV? – November 30-December 6, 2014

December 8, 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 – Bob’s Burgers
Monday – I couldn’t have dreamt of a better white Porsche Christmas from American Dad!
Tuesday – The Flash
Wednesday – black-ish
Thursday – The Eric Andre – nay, Hannibal Burress – Show
Friday – Comedy Bang! Bang!
Saturday – I haven’t crapped my pants this entire season of SNL!

SNL Recap December 6, 2014: James Franco/Nicki Minaj

December 8, 2014

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SNL: Nicki Minaj, James Franco (CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot)

This review was originally posted on Starpulse in December 2014.

With a crisis in policing in America, and a movie studio being hacked, possibly in retaliation to the upcoming film starring tonight’s host, this week’s “SNL” was not struggling for topicality.  Surprisingly enough, one of the most uncomfortable issues of the year shocked the show out of its politically tepid default, resulting in some legitimately funny material on a difficult subject.  However, what this episode was most notable for was a bizarrely naturalistic pace.  It was not slow and sleepy so much as it was that many of the sketches took their time to find a joke.  Rhythmically, this did not feel like a typical 2014 episode of “SNL,” for better, for worse, and for neutral.

Politics Nation – The Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions were impossible for “SNL” to ignore, though it was a little odd that the show chose to initially take them on with Kenan Thompson’s malapropism-prone Al Sharpton.  While this rendition of the MSNBC spoof did keep that goofy element, the reverend came off smarter than usual, with his gaffes seeming more like the result of frustration than incompetence.  The conclusion of him eagerly hugging an uncomfortable police officer firmly established this as a genuine, albeit silly, call for solidarity. B

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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 12/6/14

December 6, 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. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
2. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
3. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
4. Tove Lo – “Habits”
5. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
6. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
7. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
8. Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
9. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
10. Alesso ft. Tove Lo – “Heroes (We Could Be)”
11. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
12. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
13. Meghan Trainor – “Lips Are Movin”
14. Hozier – “Take Me to Church”
15. Selena Gomez – “The Heart Wants What It Wants”
16. Nico & Vinz – “In Your Arms”
17. Matt Nathanson ft. Lolo – “Headphones”
18. Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
19. Mary Lambert – “Secrets”
20. Vance Joy – “Riptide”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Take Me to Church
2. Bang Bang
3. Riptide
4. Jealous
5. Blame
6. Waves
7. Habits
8. Uptown Funk
9. Blank Space
10. Secrets
11. Cool Kids
12. Don’t
13. The Heart Wants What It Wants
14. I’m Not the Only One
15. Heroes (We Could Be)
16. Animals
17. Lips Are Movin
18. In Your Arms
19. Trumpets
20. Headphones

Fuse Top 40 of 2014

December 5, 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. Then at the end of the year, when FUSE unveils their annual top 40, I do the same thing with the year-end list.

Original Version
1. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
2. Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
3. Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z – “Drunk in Love”
4. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
5. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
6. 5 Seconds of Summer – “She Looks So Perfect”
7. Jason Derulo – “Talk Dirty to Me”
8. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
9. One Direction – “Story of My Life”
10. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
11. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – “Timber”
12. Pharrell – “Happy”
13. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”
14. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
15. A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
16. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
17. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
18. MKTO – “Classic”
19. Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night”
20. Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”
21. Calvin Harris – “Summer”
22. Enrique Iglesias ft. Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, and Sean Paul – “Bailando”
23. Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
24. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
25. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
26. Bastille – “Pompeii”
27. Kid Ink ft. Chris Brown – “Show Me”
28. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Latch”
29. John Legend – “All of Me”
30. Ellie Goulding – “Burn”
31. DJ Snake & Lil’ Jon – “Turn Down For What”
32. Sia – “Chandelier”
33. Ed Sheeran – “Sing”
34. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
35. Lorde – “Team”
36. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
37. Tiësto ft. Matthew Koma – “Wasted”
38. Trey Songz – “Na Na”
39. Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”
40. American Authors – “Best Day of My Life”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Chandelier
2. Turn Down For What
3. Dark Horse
4. Fancy
5. Latch
6. Happy
7. Boom Clap
8. Bang Bang
9. Summer
10. Shake It Off
11. Problem
12. Stay With Me
13. Pompeii
14. Ain’t It Fun
15. Team
16. The Monster
17. Drunk in Love
18. Burn
19. Am I Wrong
20. Sing
21. All About That Bass
22. Anaconda
23. Say Something
24. Timber
25. Counting Stars
26. Stay the Night
27. We Dem Boyz
28. Wasted
29. Talk Dirty to Me
30. Maps
31. Best Day of My Life
32. All of Me
33. A Sky Full of Stars
34. She Looks So Perfect
35. Loyal
36. Classic
37. Show Me
38. Na Na
39. Story of My Life
40. Bailando

Mulaney 1.7: “Motif & the City”

December 5, 2014

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Sex and the City homage, why not? http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/12/01/mulaney-season-1-episode-7-review-moti

The Middle 6.8: “The College Tour”

December 5, 2014

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Brick made a car: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/12/04/the-middle-season-6-episode-8-worlds-g

New Girl 4.10: “Girl Fight”

December 3, 2014

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Girl Power: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/12/03/new-girl-season-4-episode-10-review-th

Bob’s Burgers 5.5: “Best Burger”

December 1, 2014

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Bob was trying to make the Best Burger, but it was Gene’s turn to shine: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/12/01/bobs-burgers-season-5-episode-5-review

What Won TV? – November 23-November 29, 2014

December 1, 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/Mr. Pickles
Monday – Mike Tyson Mysteries
Tuesday – New Girl
Wednesday – Gravity Falls
Thursday – The Eric Andre Show
Friday – Comedy Bang! Bang!
Saturday – SNL Vintage, despite some mid-00’s overly broadness

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/29/14

November 30, 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. 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

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