November 9, 2013
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
Everybody loves “Wake Me Up,” right?
Original Version
1. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc – “Wake Me Up”
2. Lorde – “Royals”
3. Imagine Dragons – “Demons”
4. Lady GaGa – “Applause”
5. Katy Perry – “Roar”
6. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
7. Passenger – “Let Her Go”
8. Emeli Sandé – “My Kind of Love”
9. Tegan and Sara – “Closer”
10. The Neighbourhood – “Sweater Weather”
11. Paramore – “Still Into You”
12. Bruno Mars – “Gorilla”
13. Haim – “The Wire”
14. Travie McCoy ft. Gavin DeGraw – “Rough Water”
15. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais – “Summertime Sadness (Remix)”
16. Jason Derulo – “Marry Me”
17. Fall Out Boy – “Alone Together”
18. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
19. Robin Thicke ft. 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “Give It 2 U”
20. Ellie Goulding – “Burn”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Wake Me Up
2. Royals
3. Closer
4. The Wire
5. Give It 2 U
6. Demons
7. Summertime Sadness (Remix)
8. Sweater Weather
9. Wrecking Ball
10. Gorilla
11. Burn
12. Applause
13. Alone Together
14. Roar
15. Still Into You
16. Let Her Go
17. My Kind of Love
18. Counting Stars
19. Rough Water
20. Marry Me
November 6, 2013
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
FUSE, VH1, #1, Agreement, blah blah blah.
Original Version
1. Lorde – “Royals”
2. Katy Perry – “Roar”
3. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
4. Avicii – “Wake Me Up”
5. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
6. Drake ft. Majid Jordan – “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
7. Imagine Dragons – “Demons”
8. Lady GaGa – “Applause”
9. Mike WiLL Made It ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and Juicy J – “23”
10. Jason Derulo – “Marry Me”
11. Britney Spears – “Work Bitch”
12. Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
13. Eminem – “Survival”
14. Bruno Mars – “Gorilla”
15. Paramore – “Still Into You”
16. AWOLNATION – “Sail”
17. The Neighbourhood – “Sweater Weather”
18. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais – “Summertime Sadness (Remix)”
19. Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran – “Everything Has Changed”
20. Selena Gomez – “Slow Down”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Sail
2. Wake Me Up
3. Royals
4. Work Bitch
5. Demons
6. Summertime Sadness (Remix)
7. Sweater Weather
8. Wrecking Ball
9. Gorilla
10. Hold On, We’re Going Home
11. Safe and Sound
12. Survival
13. Applause
14. Roar
15. Still Into You
16. Slow Down
17. 23
18. Counting Stars
19. Marry Me
20. Everything Has Changed
November 3, 2013
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Eminem, Kerry Washington, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 39, SNL, SNL Season 39
But who will play Miley?
Oval Office
Good on SNL for addressing this issue and being essentially clever about it, but it was kind of a catch-22 if the show was going to be the one addressing it. So Al Sharpton’s assurance that nothing was learned was the only way to end it. B+
Kerry Washington’s Monologue
I didn’t even blink when Bobby called Kerry “Olivia.” Predictable. Amusing enough. B-
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November 3, 2013
jmunney
Television, What Won TV?
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 (Although I did hear that The Good Wife was a real game-changer.)
Monday – How I Met Your Mother (I should be watching at least one other Monday show in a few weeks.)
Tuesday – Awkward.
Wednesday – “I’ll have what I’m having!” – Key & Peele
Thursday – The Eric André Show
Friday – Comedy Bang! Bang!
Saturday – I’m going to go with just a single SNL sketch for this day – “Ice Cream.”
November 2, 2013
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
See above.
Original Version
1. Lorde – “Royals”
2. Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc – “Wake Me Up”
3. Lady GaGa – “Applause”
4. Katy Perry – “Roar”
5. Imagine Dragons – “Demons”
6. Passenger – “Let Her Go”
7. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
8. Emeli Sandé – “My Kind of Love”
9. Paramore – “Still Into You”
10. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais – “Summertime Sadness (Remix)”
11. The Neighbourhood – “Sweater Weather”
12. Tegan and Sara – “Closer”
13. Robin Thicke ft. 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – “Give It 2 U”
14. Haim – “The Wire”
15. Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran – “Everything Has Changed”
16. Bruno Mars – “Gorilla”
17. Jason Derulo – “Marry Me”
18. Britney Spears – “Work Bitch”
19. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
20. Travie McCoy ft. Jason Mraz – “Rough Water”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Wake Me Up
2. Royals
3. Closer
4. The Wire
5. Give It 2 U
6. Work Bitch
7. Demons
8. Summertime Sadness (Remix)
9. Sweater Weather
10. Wrecking Ball
11. Gorilla
12. Applause
13. Roar
14. Still Into You
15. Let Her Go
16. My Kind of Love
17. Counting Stars
18. Everything Has Changed
19. Rough Water
20. Marry Me
October 30, 2013
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
FUSE-VH1 #1 Agreement Alert (This is happening a lot lately.)
Original Version
1. Lorde – “Royals”
2. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
3. Katy Perry – “Roar”
4. Avicii – “Wake Me Up”
5. Eminem – “Survival”
6. Drake ft. Majid Jordan – “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
7. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
8. Lady GaGa – “Applause”
9. Imagine Dragons – “Demons”
10. Mike WiLL Made It ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and Juicy J – “23”
11. Britney Spears – “Work Bitch”
12. Bruno Mars – “Gorilla”
13. Jason Derulo – “Marry Me”
14. Eminem – “Berzerk”
15. Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
16. Paramore – “Still Into You”
17. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais – “Summertime Sadness (Remix)”
18. AWOLNATION – “Sail”
19. Selena Gomez – “Slow Down”
20. Ellie Goulding – “Burn”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Sail
2. Wake Me Up
3. Royals
4. Work Bitch
5. Demons
6. Berzerk
7. Summertime Sadness (Remix)
8. Wrecking Ball
9. Gorilla
10. Hold On, We’re Going Home
11. Burn
12. Safe and Sound
13. Survival
14. Applause
15. Roar
16. Still Into You
17. Slow Down
18. 23
19. Counting Stars
20. Marry Me
October 27, 2013
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 39, SNL, SNL Season 39
This time they’ll have to arrest me for generosity.
A Message from the Department of Health and Human Services
This was okay, I guess, but it was the same sort of “the Internet is confusing!” jokes that have been going around for the past 20 years, and that was only underscored by the Encarta and AOL gags. C+
Edward Norton’s Monologue
This was well-intentioned, but the good stuff was either small-scale (13-year Method preparation), familiar (training from a veteran host), or incomplete (Miley’s appearance). Good impressions, though. B-
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October 27, 2013
jmunney
Television, What Won TV?
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 – How I Met Your Mother, still watching only one show on Monday
Tuesday – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Wednesday – The Middle turns 100. (Honorable Mention: Mr. T calls for respect of people’s hair on Key & Peele)
Thursday – Parenthood
Friday – The Birthday Boys, bringing some competition to Comedy Bang! Bang!
Saturday – Ed Norton having a spooktacular Halloween on Saturday Night Live.
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