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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 9/6/14

September 7, 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. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
2. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
3. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
4. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
5. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
6. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Latch”
7. Demi Lovato ft. Cher Lloyd – “Really Don’t Care”
8. Kiesza – “Hideaway”
9. Magic! – “Rude”
10. Sia – “Chandelier”
11. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
12. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
13. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
14. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
15. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
16. OneRepublic – “Love Runs Out”
17. Jessie J., Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
18. Train – “Angel in Blue Jeans”
19. American Authors – “Believer”
20. Rita Ora – “I Will Never Let You Down”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Chandelier
2. Latch
3. Black Widow
4. Hideaway
5. Shake It Off
6. Stay With Me
7. Rather Be
8. Bang Bang
9. Boom Clap
10. Don’t
11. Am I Wrong
12. I Will Never Let You Down
13. Really Don’t Care
14. Maps
15. A Sky Full of Stars
16. Angel in Blue Jeans
17. Rude
18. All About That Bass
19. Love Runs Out
20. Believer

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 9/2/14

September 3, 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. Ariana Grande ft. Zedd – “Break Free”
4. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
5. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
6. Sia – “Chandelier”
7. Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
8. Magic! – “Rude”
9. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
10. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
11. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
12. Becky G – “Shower”
13. Kongos – “Come With Me Now”
14. OneRepublic – “Love Runs Out”
15. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
16. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Latch”
17. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
18. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Amnesia”
19. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
20. Tove Lo – “Habits”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Chandelier
2. Come With Me Now
3. Latch
4. Break Free
5. Black Widow
6. Shake It Off
7. Stay With Me
8. Rather Be
9. Cool Kids
10. Boom Clap
11. Don’t
12. Am I Wrong
13. Habits
14. Anaconda
15. Maps
16. Rude
17. All About That Bass
18. Love Runs Out
19. Amnesia
20. Shower

The Best of the 2014 Emmys

September 1, 2014

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Here are the best moments of this year’s Emmys:

1. That part when a woman tells Billy Eichner she can’t feel “it” regarding television’s biggest night:

2. That part where that guy in the orange shirt said that Jimmy Fallon is his favorite talk show host in front of Seth Meyers:

3. That part when Billy Eichner says that Hotmail has picked up Judging Amy in light of Yahoo! picking up Community:

4. That part when that guy with a beard confused Seth Meyers with Seth MacFarlane:

5. That part when Billy Eichner and Seth Meyers took donations for the cast of The Big Bang Theory:

6. That part when a woman had some … interesting guesses about what the Emmy trophy was:

7. That part when that old guy said “Who cares?” about something A LOT of people care about very much:

8. That part when Billy Eichner scared a woman shitless by shouting, “Elisabeth Moss was snubbed!”:

9. “DINKLAGE VERUS PATINKIN!”

10. That part when Billy Eichner thought a straight woman was a lesbian:

What Won TV? – August 24-August 30, 2014

August 31, 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 – Masters of Sex
Monday – Billy Eichner saved the 2014 Emmys.
Tuesday – Drunk History
Wednesday – The Meltdown Show with Jonah and Kumail
Thursday – You’re the Worst
Friday – U.S. Open early rounds
Saturday – U.S. Open

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 8/30/14

August 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. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
2. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
3. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Latch”
4. Demi Lovato ft. Cher Lloyd – “Really Don’t Care”
5. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
6. Magic! – “Rude”
7. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
8. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
9. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
10. OneRepublic – “Love Runs Out”
11. Kiesza – “Hideaway”
12. Sia – “Chandelier”
13. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
14. Ed Sheeran – “Don’t”
15. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
16. American Authors – “Believer”
17. Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
18. Rita Ora – “I Will Never Let You Down”
19. Andy Grammer – “Back Home”
20. Train – “Angel in Blue Jeans”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Chandelier
2. Latch
3. Black Widow
4. Hideaway
5. Shake It Off
6. Stay With Me
7. Rather Be
8. Boom Clap
9. Don’t
10. Am I Wrong
11. I Will Never Let You Down
12. Really Don’t Care
13. Love Runs Out
14. A Sky Full of Stars
15. Angel in Blue Jeans
16. Rude
17. All About That Bass
18. Maps
19. Believer
20. Back Home

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 8/26/14

August 27, 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. Ariana Grande ft. Zedd – “Break Free”
3. Magic! – “Rude”
4. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
5. Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
6. Sia – “Chandelier”
7. Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora – “Black Widow”
8. Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
9. Maroon 5 – “Maps”
10. Becky G – “Shower”
11. OneRepublic – “Love Runs Out”
12. Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
13. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
14. Kongos – “Come With Me Now”
15. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Latch
16. Demi Lovato ft. Cher Lloyd – “Really Don’t Care”
17. Enrique Iglesias ft. Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, and Sean Paul – “Bailando”
18. DJ Khaled ft. Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future, and Jeremih – “Hold You Down”
19. 5 Seconds of Summer – “Amnesia”
20. Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Chandelier
2. Come With Me Now
3. Latch
4. Black Widow
5. Stay With Me
6. Break Free
7. Rather Be
8. Cool Kids
9. Boom Clap
10. Am I Wrong
11. Really Don’t Care
12. Love Runs Out
13. A Sky Full of Stars
14. Rude
15. All About That Bass
16. Maps
17. Bailando
18. Amnesia
19. Shower
20. Hold You Down

2014 Emmy Predictions and Preferences

August 25, 2014

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The 2014 Emmys are airing earlier than usual this year – tonight, August 25. (The nominees can be found here.) Here’s my rundown of who will most likely win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in most of the major categories:

Comedy Series
PREDICTION: Orange is the New Black
SHOULD WIN: Louie
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Review

Lead Actor, Comedy Series
PREDICTION: Ricky Gervais, Derek
SHOULD WIN: Louis C.K., Louie
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Andy Daly, Review

Lead Actress, Comedy Series
PREDICTION: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
SHOULD WIN: Julia Louis-Drefyus, Veep
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Ilana Glazer, Broad City

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series
PREDICTION: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
SHOULD WIN: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Danny Pudi, Community/Christopher Evan Welch, Silicon Valley

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
PREDICTION: Kate Mulgrew, Orange is the New Black
SHOULD WIN: Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Alison Brie, Community/Toks Olagundoye, The Neighbors

Drama Series
PREDICTION: True Detective
SHOULD WIN: Mad Men
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Hannibal

Lead Actor, Drama Series
PREDICTION: Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
SHOULD WIN: Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen, Hannibal

Lead Actress, Drama Series
PREDICTION: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
SHOULD WIN: Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex (Caveat: I don’t watch most of these shows.)
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Supporting Actor, Drama Series
PREDICTION: Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
SHOULD WIN: I don’t watch any of these shows.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Jordan Gavaris, Orphan Black

Supporting Actress, Drama Series
PREDICTION: Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
SHOULD WIN: The only show I watch here is Mad Men, and Joan didn’t have that much to do this season.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Emily Bett Rickards, Arrow

Miniseries
PREDICTION: Fargo
SHOULD WIN: Fargo

TV Movie
PREDICTION: The Normal Heart

Lead Actor, Miniseries or Movie
PREDICTION: Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
SHOULD WIN: Martin Freeman, Fargo

Lead Actress, Miniseries or Movie
PREDICTION: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
SHOULD WIN: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Allison Tolman, Fargo (She submitted as Supporting even though she was the Lead.)

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie
PREDICTION: Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
SHOULD WIN: The only one I watched here was Fargo. Colin Hanks was pretty good.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED: Bob Odenkirk, Fargo

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
PREDICTION: Allison Tolman, Fargo
SHOULD WIN: Allison Tolman, Fargo

For more Emmy info, check out this piece I wrote about a couple of the weirdest wins in Emmy history: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/08/25/the_weirdest_wins_in_emmy_history

The Best of Don Pardo

August 24, 2014

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Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo passed away August 18 at the age of 96. In memoriam, I wrote on Starpulse about some of his most memorable SNL moments:
http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/08/23/don_pardos_most_memorable_snl_moments

What Won TV? – August 17-August 23, 2014

August 24, 2014

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Sunday – Masters of Sex
Monday – A sexy Whose Line is it Anyway?
Tuesday – If you didn’t like the season 2 finale of Nathan For You, then you must be a baby.
Wednesday – N/A
Thursday – Rectify
Friday – N/A
Saturday – Doctor Who

VMA’s 2014: Who Should Win?

August 24, 2014

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The 2014 VMA’s are airing tonight Sunday, August 24. (The nominees can be found here.) Predicting the winners is a crapshoot. Here’s who should win:

Video of the Year: Sia – “Chandelier”

Best Male Video: Pharrell Williams – “Happy”

Best Female Video: Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”

Artist to Watch: Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”

Best Pop Video: Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”

Best Rock Video: The Black Keys – “Fever”

Best Hip-Hop Video: Kanye West – “Black Skinhead”

MTV Clubland Award: DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon – “Turn Down For What”

Best Collaboration: Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”

Best Direction: OK Go – “The Writing’s on the Wall” (Directors: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy, and Bob Partington)

Best Choreography: Sia – “Chandelier” (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)

Best Visual Effects: OK Go – “The Writing’s on the Wall” (Visual Effects: 1stAveMachine)

Best Art Direction: Arcade Fire – “Reflektor” (Art Director: Anastasia Masaro)

Best Editing: No opinion

Best Cinematography: Lana Del Rey – “West Coast” (Director of Photography: Evan Prosofsky)

Best Video with a Social Message: This category is very silly.

Best Lyric Video: I don’t watch lyric videos that often.

And check out this list I wrote for Starpulse of 10 classic music videos that did not win Video of the Year: http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jeffrey_Malone/2014/08/24/10_classic_music_videos_that_did_not_w

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