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We are currently living in the Postmodern Miley Cyrus Age. A couple years ago we were in the Modern Era, with the public coming to grips over her burgeoning sexuality and appetite for controversy. Currently, her rebellion is accepted as a given, with her self-awareness tacitly acknowledged by most camps. Her rebellious streak remains, so now she is mostly rebelling against her own sensibilities. In this fashion she hosts the Season 41 premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” her third time. The new year is starting off relatively quietly, at one of its least transitional moments of the past few years. Miley proves to be something of a perfect fit, as her restlessness is the yin to the yang of the show’s peacefulness.

A Message from Donald and Melania Trump – A Donald Trump impression debuting in October 2015 is following in the wake of a whole summer’s worth of Trump-targeting comedy, as well as a generation’s worth of Trump-edy. So it goes without saying that Taran Killam’s impression has a lot to live up to. Unfortunately, in his inaugural appearance, he serves as little more than a mouthpiece for a predictable, though thorough, takedown. The zings about how he tries to pass himself off as loving women, how he is hardly a social Republican, and how his economic plan makes no sense are all there, and you’ve seen them all before if you’ve been paying attention. C

What Won TV? – September 27-October 3, 2015

October 4, 2015

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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 – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Monday – Whose Line is it Anyway?
Tuesday – The Muppets
Wednesday – You’re the Worst
Thursday – Review, taking the best TV season of 2015 off the edge
Friday – Matt Jackson’s latest cakewalk on Jeopardy!
Saturday – Saturday Night Live

VH1’s The 20 – 10/3/15

October 3, 2015

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Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.

Original Version
1. Demi Lovato – “Cool for the Summer”
2. R. City ft. Adam Levine – “Locked Away”
3. Selena Gomez – “Good for You”
4. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
5. Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
6. One Direction – “Drag Me Down”
7. Justin Bieber – “What Do You Mean?”
8. Taylor Swift – “Wildest Dreams”
9. Elle King – “Ex’s & Oh’s”
10. The Weeknd – “The Hills”
11. Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
12. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz – “Downtown”
13. Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor – “Marvin Gaye”
14. X Ambassadors – “Renegades”
15. The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
16. Hailee Steinfeld – “Love Myself”
17. OMI – “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)”
18. Nick Jonas – “Levels”
19. Ellie Goulding – “On My Mind”
20. Hozier – “Someone New”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lean On
2. Can’t Feel My Face
3. The Hills
4. Downtown
5. Ex’s & Oh’s
6. Renegades
7. Good for You
8. Cool for the Summer
9. Levels
10. On My Mind
11. What Do You Mean?
12. Love Myself
13. Someone New
14. Wildest Dreams
15. Uma Thurman
16. Drag Me Down
17. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
18. Marvin Gaye
19. Locked Away
20. Photograph