What Won TV? – November 9-November 15, 2014

November 17, 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 – Mr. Pickles
Monday – Gravity Falls
Tuesday – Selfie
Wednesday – The Middle
Thursday – I disagree with Lauren Conrad; I say “yep” to The Eric Andre Show.
Friday – “I can’t even begin” to explain what made Whose Line is it Anyway? so funny.
Saturday – Vintage SNL, with 5-timer Drew Barrymore and Body Fuzion. Woody on new SNL was also great.

Bob’s Burgers 5.3: “Friends with Burger-fits”

November 17, 2014

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The Belcher kids invented a new trope: Chekhov’s fart. http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/17/bobs_burgers_season_5_episode_3_review

SNL Recap November 15, 2014: Woody Harrelson/Kendrick Lamar

November 17, 2014

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SNL: Kendrick Lamar, Woody Harrelson, Kate McKinnon (CREDIT: YouTube Screenshot)

This review was originally posted on Starpulse in November 2014.

Season 40 of “Saturday Night Live” has been notably light on recurring material; this episode, with the exception of one sketch and one Weekend Update segment, was completely devoid of anything recurring.  While it is nice to have a tendency towards original material, the best “SNL” seasons have always had a decent mix of new and repeating characters.  It is time for the cast and writers to really figure out what they do best and focus on that. If the show was relying on the host to kick itself into gear in this way, then Woody Harrelson was never going to be the man for that job.  Instead, he was happy to ride along with whatever he was asked to do, a style that worked just fine but would have worked better if this season had a better sense of its identity.  Kendrick Lamar definitely brought it, though.

Barack Obama and Mitch McConnell – It can work comedically to have politicians appear laid-back in an atypical setting, but it requires playing off or playing against their known personas.  This sketch did play off Obama’s enmity with the GOP Congress, but it was not specific enough to have anything to do with Mitch McConnell.  Overall, this felt like an impression of the format of this type of gradual time-lapse sketch, but there was hardly any rhyme or reason to its pacing (the subtitles of what number drink the guys were on were meaningless). C

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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 11/15/14

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

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

The Middle 6.6: “The Sinkhole”

November 14, 2014

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Brooke Dillman guest-starred as Sue’s P.E. teacher. You might remember her as the science teacher from Superbad. http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/13/the_middle_season_6_episode_6_recap_fr

New Girl 4.7: “Goldmine”

November 12, 2014

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Alexandra Daddario returned and Amber Stevens joined in: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/12/new_girl_season_4_episode_7_review_ter

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 11/11/14

November 12, 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. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
3. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
4. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
5. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
6. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
7. Calvin Harris ft. John Newman – “Blame”
8. Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
9. Maroon 5 – “Animals”
10. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
11. Ariana Grande – “Break Free”
12. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
13. Chris Brown ft. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”
14. Sam Smith – “I’m Not the Only One”
15. Mr. Probz – “Waves”
16. Jason Derulo – “Trumpets”
17. Pitbull ft. John Ryan – “Fireball”
18. Nick Jonas – “Jealous”
19. Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q – “2 On”
20. One Direction – “Steal My Girl”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Break Free
2. Bang Bang
3. Black Widow
4. Jealous
5. Blame
6. Shake It Off
7. Waves
8. Habits (Stay High)
9. Cool Kids
10. Don’t
11. I’m Not the Only One
12. Anaconda
13. All About That Bass
14. Animals
15. A Sky Full of Stars
16. 2 On
17. Steal My Girl
18. Trumpets
19. Fireball
20. New Flame

What Won TV? – November 2-November 8, 2014

November 10, 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 – Mr. Pickles
Monday – Mike Tyson Mysteries
Tuesday – New Girl – Winston Bishop’s finest hour
Wednesday – Key & Peele
Thursday – The Season 3 (more like Season Pee!) premiere of The Eric Andre Show
Friday – The Birthday Boys
Saturday – Doctor Who

Mulaney 1.5: “In the Name of the Mother, and the Son and the Holy Andre”

November 10, 2014

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Mulaney‘s fifth episode featured a Keith level of Sweat: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/11/10/mulaney_season_1_episode_5_review_nora

VH1 Top 20 Countdown You Oughta Know Takeover – 11/8/14

November 9, 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. Adele – “Chasing Pavements” (Class of 2008)
2. Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are” (Class of 2010)
3. Amy Winehouse – “You Know I’m No Good” (Class of 2007)
4. Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man” (Class of 2010)
5. Lorde – “Royals” (Class of 2013)
6. Ed Sheeran – “The A-Team” (Class of 2012)
7. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know” (Class of 2012)
8. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey” (Class of 2012)
9. Sara Bareilles – “Love Song” (Class of 2007)
10. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow” (Class of 2011)
11. James Blunt – “You’re Beautiful” (Class of 2005)
12. Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks” (Class of 2011)
13. The Fray – “Over My Head (Cable Car)” (Class of 2006)
14. Emeli Sandé – “Next to Me” (Class of 2012)
15. Sia – “I’m in Here” (Class of 2011)
16. The Script – “Breakeven” (Class of 2009)
17. Christina Perri – “Jar of Hearts” (Class of 2010)
18. Colbie Caillat – “Bubbly” (Class of 2007)
19. Ingrid Michaelson – “The Way I Am” (Class of 2007)
20. Fitz and the Tantrums – “Moneygrabber” (Class of 2011)

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Royals
3. Pumped Up Kicks
4. You Know I’m No Good
5. Chasing Pavements
6. I’m in Here
7. Barton Hollow
8. Ho Hey
9. Over My Head (Cable Car)
10. Moneygrabber
11. Just the Way You Are
12. Little Lion Man
13. Jar of Hearts
14. Breakeven
15. You’re Beautiful
16. Love Song
17. Next to Me
18. Bubbly
19. The Way I Am
20. The A-Team

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