I will be live tweeting the Emmys tomorrow night, @jmunneymalone, 8 PM, 7 Central. Because that’s how I do.
2012 Emmys Live Tweeting Alert
September 22, 2012
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VH1 Top 20 Countdown 9/22/12
September 22, 2012
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Andy Grammer? Insert joke here.
Original Version
1. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
2. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
3. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
4. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
5. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
6. fun. – “Some Nights”
7. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
8. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
9. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
10. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
11. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
12. Green Day – “Oh Love”
13. David Guetta ft. Sia – “Titanium”
14. The Lumineeers – “Ho Hey”
15. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
16. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
17. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
18. Walk the Moon – “Anna Sun”
19. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
20. Andy Grammer – “Miss Me”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Little Talks
3. Titanium
4. Ho Hey
5. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
6. Give Your Heart a Break
7. Anna Sun
8. Some Nights
9. Home
10. Oh Love
11. Blow Me (One More Kiss)
12. One More Night
13. Feel Again
14. Everybody Talks
15. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
16. She’s So Mean
17. Miss Me
18. As Long as You Love Me
19. Good Time
20. Whistle
For the Record: Jmunney’s 2012 Emmy Predictions
September 21, 2012
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I predict the winners of a lot of awards shows, but I usually don’t predict the Emmys. For one, predicting the Emmys can be kind of boring. The same shows are nominated every year, and the same shows win every year. (Well, not quite. Lead Actress in a Comedy is one category that actually has mixed it up each year for about a decade, with a newcomer winning each time most of the last several years.) For another thing, I guess I’m so focused on taking it upon myself to recognize the shows that the Emmys continue to ignore, so I don’t have that much energy left to focus on predictions. I’ve already spoken my peace regarding who and what should be nominated. Now, for the record, at least this year, I have decided to make it known who I think will win.
Drama Series: Mad Men
I keep hearing that Breaking Bad is the best show on TV, but Mad Men keeps winning the Emmy. That could change this year, but I don’t think it will. (Homeland or Downton Abbey could break through.)
Lead Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
This category has the opposite issue of Drama Series. People keep saying Jon Hamm needs an Emmy, but Bryan Cranston keeps winning.
Lead Actress, Drama: Claire Danes, Homeland
The strongest contender on a rookie show.
Supporting Actor, Drama: Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad
This should be a contest between Giancarlo, last year’s winner (Peter Dinklage), and 2010’s winner (Aaron Paul, who wasn’t eligible last year). The buzz seems to be in Giancarlo’s favor.
Supporting Actress, Drama: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
She’s Maggie Smith.
Comedy Series: Modern Family
Girls might have a chance for an upset?
Lead Actress, Comedy: Lena Dunham, Girls
Literally, any of the nominees here could win. What’s in Lena’s favor? She’s on HBO, and it’s her show’s first season.
Lead Actor, Comedy: Louis C.K., Louie
Jim Parsons and Alec Baldwin have already won enough, and it just feels like something has to give eventually regarding Louie.
Supporting Actress, Comedy: Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
This category could go in a number of directions, but I like Kathryn’s postmortem chances. (Let’s not forget how she dominated the Guest category before upgrading to Supporting.)
Supporting Actor, Comedy: Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Maybe Ed O’Neill will win if they want to give everyone on MF their turn to win, but besides that possibility, I don’t see anyone strong enough to knock off last year’s champ.
Also, I don’t know who will win Writing for Comedy, but I think Community actually has a legitimate chance!!!
Jmunney’s Very Early 2012 Oscar Predictions
September 21, 2012
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The film festival season is in full swing, the buzz is buzzing, and the Oscar contenders are making themselves known. Here’s what I’m seeing:
Best Picture: The Silver Linings Playbook – This seems to have just the right mix of well-respected director, strong performances, and heart-tugging subject matter.
Director: David O. Russell, The Silver Linings Playbook – I can maybe see a Best Picture/Best Director split this year if voters want to recognize P.T. Anderson for the scope of The Master, but the director of the Best Picture winner usually wins Best Director.
Lead Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master – I think everyone is now realizing – if they hadn’t already – how Joaquin’s dedication to his craft pays off as well as it does.
Lead Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, The Silver Linings Playbook – The only way I don’t see Jen being nominated here is if someone decides to give her a push for The Hunger Games as well and tries to present her Silver Linings role as Supporting (since actors can’t be nominated for multiple roles in the same category in the same year).
No clear favorite has emerged for either of the supporting acting categories yet.
Original Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, The Silver Linings Playbook
Bradley Cooper is also a strong contender, which in turn means that The Silver Linings Playbook has a decent shot at being the first “Big 5” winner (Picture, Director, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Screenplay) since The Silence of the Lambs (and only the fourth overall). It is looking more than likely at this point that it will be the first since Million Dollar Baby to at least be nominated in each of the Big 5 categories.
SNL Season Premiere Video Recap September 15, 2012: Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean
September 19, 2012
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Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 9/18/12
September 19, 2012
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Better strategies.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
2. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
3. fun. – “Some Nights”
4. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
5. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
6. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
7. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
8. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
9. Cher Lloyd – “Want U Back”
10. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
11. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
12. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
13. Nicki Minaj – “Pound the Alarm”
14. Chris Brown – “Don’t Wake Me Up”
15. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
16. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
17. Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
18. Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
19. David Guetta ft. Sia – “Titanium”
20. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lights
2. Titanium
3. Wide Awake
4. Ho Hey
5. Want U Back
6. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
7. Call Me Maybe
8. Mercy
9. Pound the Alarm
10. Some Nights
11. Home
12. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
13. One More Night
14. Everybody Talks
15. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
16. As Long as You Love Me
17. Don’t Wake Me Up
18. Good Time
19. Whistle
20. I Won’t Give Up
SNL Season Premiere Recap September 15, 2012: Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean
September 16, 2012
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I was saying TTYL to my innocence.
SNL returns for Season 38. It’s an election season (which should be good?). Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, and Abby Elliott are out; Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, and Cecily Strong are in.
Cold Opening – Democratic Rally
Classy (and kind of funny) move from Fred handing off the Obama impression to Jay. (Let me just say I would love it if they both played Obama this season.) Jason has got to be thanking Mitt for providing him with all these gaffes to make up for the lack of an impressionable voice. The Paul Ryan numbers joke was so right on the money. B+
Montage
Still pictures?! I’ll have to get used to that. It was time for a change, and they do look cool.
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 9/15/12
September 16, 2012
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We’ve got Internet Explorer 9 and Bing. Where’s the iPod Touch?
Original Version
1. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
2. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
3. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
4. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
5. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
6. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
7. Green Day – “Oh Love”
8. fun. – “Some Nights”
9. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
10. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
11. David Guetta ft. Sia – “Titanium”
12. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
13. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
14. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
15. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
16. Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo – “Let’s Go”
17. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
18. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
19. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
20. Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Little Talks
3. Titanium
4. Wide Awake
5. Ho Hey
6. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
7. It’s Time
8. Give Your Heart a Break
9. Let’s Go
10. Some Nights
11. Oh Love
12. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
13. One More Night
14. Feel Again
15. Everybody Talks
16. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
17. She’s So Mean
18. As Long as You Love Me
19. Good Time
20. Whistle
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 9/11/12
September 12, 2012
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Mike who? Mike ugh? Mike … okay.
Original Version
1. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
2. fun. – “Some Nights”
3. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
4. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
5. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
6. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
7. Cher Lloyd – “Want U Back”
8. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
9. Nicki Minaj – “Pound the Alarm”
10. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
11. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
12. Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
13. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
14. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
15. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
16. David Guetta ft. Sia – “Titanium”
17. Chris Brown – “Don’t Wake Me Up”
18. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
19. Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
20. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lights
2. Titanium
3. Wide Awake
4. Ho Hey
5. Give Your Heart a Break
6. Want U Back
7. Call Me Maybe
8. Mercy
9. Some Nights
10. Pound the Alarm
11. Home
12. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
13. One More Night
14. Everybody Talks
15. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
16. As Long as You Love Me
17. Don’t Wake Me Up
18. Good Time
19. Whistle
20. I Won’t Give Up
Saturday Night Live Season 38 Host and Musical Guest Predictions
September 11, 2012
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The new season of SNL premieres this Saturday, September 15 on NBC, and with that date soon approaching, it is time once again for Jmunney’s SNL host and musical guest predictions. Once again, I have made 30 choices (including guests that have already been announced) in both categories; there have been 22 episodes of SNL the past few seasons, but 30 is the chosen number because that is the number for an SNL guest prediction contest that I enter on an SNL fan website forum. Picks are listed (vaguely) in order of confidence, most confident picks first. (Guests that have already been announced are first-timers Seth MacFarlane and Frank Ocean for the season premiere, second-timer Joseph Gordon-Levitt and first-timers Mumford & Sons for the second episode on September 22, and first-timer Daniel and second-timers Muse for show #3 on October 6.)
Hosts
I have organized my host selections in the same categories as last year.
Coming Off a Hot Summer
Seth MacFarlane – already announced
Current Hit Movie
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – already announced
Daniel Craig – already announced
Paul Rudd
Ben Affleck
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Jennifer Lawrence
Anne Hathaway
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Mila Kunis
Robert Downey, Jr.
Amy Adams
Hugh Jackman
Leslie Mann
TV Stars
Joel McHale
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler
Lena Dunham
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Peter Dinklage
Alison Brie
Nick Offerman
Stephen Colbert
The Regulars
Jon Hamm
Zach Galifianakis
Alec Baldwin
Christopher Walken
John Goodman
Other (Big Name Not Plugging Anything, Athletes, Musical Guests Pulling Double Duty, etc.)
Justin Bieber
Musical Guests
Frank Ocean – already announced
Mumford & Sons – already announced
Muse – already announced
Taylor Swift
Green Day
No Doubt
Justin Bieber
Carly Rae Jepsen
fun.
Alicia Keys
Beck
Ke$ha
P!nk
Lady GaGa
The Killers
Kanye West
Grouplove
Ellie Goulding
Nicki Minaj
Of Monsters and Men
Imagine Dragons
Rihanna
Aerosmith
Linkin Park
Rick Ross
Animal Collective
Cat Power
St. Vincent
Bruce Springsteen
Childish Gambino
