October 12, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Amy Poehler, Role Model, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
It’s Saturday Night!!!! (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
If you’ll indulge me for a second, I’d like to share with you my Don Pardo impression: A-MY POEHL-ER!!! No doubt about it, that’s got to be my favorite ever SNL cast member declaration from the show’s former announcer.
As fate would have it, the first time that Amy P. returned to host her old stomping grounds was also my first time reviewing SNL episodically. Maybe perhaps one day you’ll grow up to follow my example and I can be your role model. Speaking of, the musical guest for Amy’s third venture as host is a fellow who goes by the stage name of Role Model.
As for the reviewing gimmick for this episode, since our host’s last name is “Poehler” and that’s a homophone of “polar,” I’ll try to incorporate the concepts of North and/or South into my take on each sketch.
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October 10, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Literature, Music, Television
A House of Dynamite, After the Hunt, Beatie Wolfe, Brian Eno, Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, DMV, Elsbeth, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Ghosts, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Infinite, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Liminal, Lovin' You, Matlock, Mobb Deep, Richard Ashcroft, Roofman, Shadow Ticket, Solar Opposites, The Chair Company, Thomas Pynchon, TRON: Ares
You’re gonna want to sit down for this (CREDIT: HBO/Screenshot)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–After the Hunt (Theaters)
–A House of Dynamite (Theaters; On Netflix October 24)
–If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Theaters)
–Kiss of the Spider Woman (Theaters)
–Roofman (Theaters)
–TRON: Ares (Theaters)
TV
–The Chair Company Series Premiere (October 12 on HBO) – From the mind of Tim Robinson.
–Elsbeth Season 3 Premiere (October 12 on CBS) – Premiering on Sunday before moving to its regular Thursday timeslot.
–Matlock Season 2 Premiere (October 12 on CBS) – Premiering on Sunday before moving to its regular Thursday timeslot.
–DMV Series Premiere (October 13 on CBS) – A sitcom set at a Department of Motor Vehicles.
–Solar Opposites Season 6 (October 13 on Hulu) – Final Season Alert!
–Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 2 Premiere (October 16 on CBS)
–Ghosts Season 5 Premiere (October 16 on CBS)
Music
-Richard Ashcroft, Lovin’ You
-Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, Liminal
-Mobb Deep, Infinite
Books
-Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket
October 5, 2025
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 51, SNL, SNL Season 51
A screenshot of 2 SNL Guests and 1 SNL Cast Member (CREDIT: NBC/Screenshot)
Jeff “jmunney” Malone watches every new episode of Saturday Night Live and then reviews all the sketches and segments according to a “wacky” theme.
What’s up, brosephuses and sistras?! Wow, after 50 years of all that, they’re still going. That’s right, I’m talking about the Season 51 Premiere of Saturday Night Live.
The guest lineup is host Bad Bunny and musical guest Doja Cat, so there was really no way around it: I’m going to review each sketch animalistically. So that means I might give them 4 out of 5 Buffaloes, or I might say they’re Clucking like a Chicken. Let’s get into it!
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October 3, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
AFI, Anemone, Bone Lake, Good Boy, MADDER!, Orwell 2+2=5, Saturday Night Live, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun, SNL, Sparks, Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, The Smashing Machine, WNBA Finals
Happy Halloween, and also with you! (CREDIT: Hulu)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Anemone (Theaters)
–Bone Lake (Theaters)
–Good Boy (Theaters)
–Orwell 2+2=5 (Theaters)
–The Smashing Machine (Theaters)
TV
–Saturday Night Live Season 51 Premiere (October 4 on NBC) – Kicking it off with Bad Bunny and Doja Cat.
-Family Guy: “A Little Fright Music” (October 6 on Hulu) – Another holiday special.
Music
-AFI, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…
-Sparks, MADDER!
-Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl
Sports
-WNBA Finals (Begins October 3, on ESPN and ABC)
September 26, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television, Video Games
100 Sound Effects, Abbott Elementary, Bob's Burgers, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Doja Cat, eff Tweedy, Eleanor the Great, Fred Armisen, Here for It All, Krapopolis, Mariah Carey, Midnight Sun, NBA Bounce, Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green, One Battle After Another, Robert Plant, Saving Grace, The Simpsons, The Strangers: Chapter 2, Twilight Override, Vie, Zara Larsson
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Time to ball with these cool dudes (CREDIT: Outright Games/Screenshot)
Movie
–One Battle After Another (Theaters)
–The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Theaters)
–Eleanor the Great (Theaters)
TV
–Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season Premiere (September 26 on ABC)
–Bob’s Burgers Season 16 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Krapopolis Season 3 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–The Simpsons Season 37 Premiere (September 28 on FOX)
–Abbott Elementary Season 5 Premiere (October 1 on ABC)
Music
-Fred Armisen, 100 Sound Effects
-Mariah Carey, Here for It All
-Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
-Doja Cat, Vie
-Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun
-Robert Plant, Saving Grace
-Jeff Tweedy, Twilight Override
Video Games
–NBA Bounce (Switch, PS4, PS5, Steam, XBOX One, XBOX Series X|S) – 3-on-3 cartoony basketball.
September 19, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Television
99 to Beat, Am I the Drama?, Better Broken, Cardi B, Him, Hole Erth, Marvel Zombies, Sarah McLachlan, The Dream, The Favors, The Floor, The Lowdown, Toro y Moi
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Him (Theaters)
TV
–99 to Beat Series Premiere (September 21 on FOX) – Is this game show giving off Double Dare vibes to anyone else?
–The Lowdown Series Premiere (September 23 on FX) – Starring Ethan Hawke; created by Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo.
–The Floor Season 4 Premiere (September 24 on FOX) – It’s the Battle of the States this season!
–Marvel Zombies Series Premiere (September 25 on Disney+) – This is just four episodes, so maybe I’ll have time to fit it all in.
Music
-Cardi B, Am I the Drama?
-The Favors, The Dream – Supergroup consisting of Ashe and Finneas.
-Sarah McLachlan, Better Broken
-Toro y Moi, Hole Erth
September 12, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports, Television
Breach, Celebrity Name That Tune, Creative Arts Emmys, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Emmy Awards, Emmys, Futurama, Girl Violence, High Potential, King Princess, Name That Tune, Perimenopop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, The Long Walk, twenty one pilots, World Athletics Championship
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Theaters) – I never watched the show, but I have seen the previous movies, so I guess I’ll check this one out, too.
–The Long Walk (Theaters)
–Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Theaters)
TV
-Creative Arts Emmy Awards (September 13 on FXX)
-77th Primetime Emmy Awards (September 14 on CBS) – Hosted by Nate Bargatze.
–Celebrity Name That Tune Season Premiere (September 15 on FOX)
–Futurama Season 13 … or Season 10 (September 15 on Hulu) – The entire season will drop at once on Hulu, while also being parcelled out two episodes per week every Monday on FXX.
–High Potential Season 2 Premiere (September 16 on ABC)
Music
-Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Perimenopop
-King Princess, Girl Violence
-twenty one pilots, Breach
Sports
-2025 World Athletics Championship (September 13-21 on NBC, CNBC, USA, and Peacock) – Track & Field in Tokyo.
September 10, 2025
jmunney
Awards Shows, Emmys, Television
2025 Emmys, 77th Emmys, 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, 77th Primetime Emmys, Adolescence, Emmy predictions, Emmys, Severance, The Studio
CREDIT: CBS/Screenshot
Do you have your eye on the Emmys in 2025? I certainly do, and not just because they’re airing on the Eye Network this year. Nate Bargatze will be hosting for CBS (and Paramount+) on the evening of Sunday, September 14, as those trophies for televisual excellence are handed out. Here are my annual predictions of the victors, as well as my selections for whom I would honor if I had access to an official ballot.
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September 5, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Cut Copy, David Byrne, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Ghost Train Orchestra, Hayley Williams, Jeopardy!, Moments, MTV Video Music Awards, Only Murders in the Building, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Threesome, Twinless, Video Music Awards, VMAs, Who Is the Sky?
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The Conjuring: Last Rites (Theaters)
–The Threesome (Theaters)
–Twinless (Theaters)
TV
-MTV Video Music Awards (September 7 on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+) – Airing on the Eye Network for the first time ever.
–Jeopardy! Season 42 Premiere (September 9; check local listings)
–Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Premiere (September 9 on Hulu)
Music
-David Byrne with Ghost Train Orchestra, Who Is the Sky?
-Cut Copy, Moments
-Hayley Williams, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – This was kind of surprise-released.
August 29, 2025
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Podcasts, Television
Beavis and Butt-Head, Belinda Carlisle, Blood Orange, Caught Stealing, Essex Honey, Hard Headed Woman, Jaws, Man's Best Friend, Margo Price, No Hard Feelings, Once Upon a Time in California, Podcasts, Pokémon Concierge, Sabrina Carpenter, The Beaches, The Hives, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, The Paper, The Toxic Avenger Unrated, What's Our Podcast?
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Caught Stealing (Theaters)
–Jaws 50th Anniversary Re-Release (Theaters)
–The Toxic Avenger Unrated (Theaters) – A reboot of the original, not an unrated version of the original.
TV
–Beavis and Butt-Head Season 11 Premiere (September 3 on Comedy Central) – Note that this season is originally airing on the basic cable channel Comedy Central, as opposed to the streamer Paramount+, which was the case for the previous two seasons.
–The Paper Season 1 (September 4 on Peacock) – A sort of spinoff of The Office.
–Pokémon Concierge Episodes 4-8 (September 4 on Netflix)
Music
-The Beaches, No Hard Feelings
-Blood Orange, Essex Honey
-Belinda Carlisle, Once Upon a Time in California
-Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend
-The Hives, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
-Margo Price, Hard Headed Woman
Podcasts
–What’s Our Podcast? – Hosted by Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.
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