May 18, 2014
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Andy Samberg, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 39, SNL, SNL Season 39, St. Vincent
A Message From Solange and Jay-Z
I feel like if this whole sketch had been centered around the obviously doctored elevator footage, just making it crazier and crazier, it would have been more unique and memorable. B-
Andy Samberg’s Monologue (BEST OF THE NIGHT)
Apparently the impression rivalry that began with the impression-off on Andy and Bill Hader’s first show still exists to this day. There were a lot of great transitions in the order of the impressions that operated according to surreal logic (Ryan Reynolds~Jim Carrey, the Dream Team members). A-
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May 17, 2014
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
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. John Legend – “All of Me”
2. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
3. Phillip Phillips – “Raging Fire”
4. Neon Trees – “Sleeping With a Friend”
5. Ingrid Michaelson – “Girls Chase Boys”
6. Demi Lovato – “Neon Lights”
7. Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
8. Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski – “Hey Brother”
9. Calvin Harris – “Summer”
10. Fitz and the Tantrums – “The Walker”
11. Katy Perry – “Birthday”
12. Chvrches – “The Mother We Share”
13. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
14. Pharrell – “Happy”
15. Coldplay – “Magic”
16. Sara Bareilles – “I Choose You”
17. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
18. Rixton – “Me and My Broken Heart”
19. Lady GaGa – “G.U.Y.”
20. Sia – “Chandelier”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Summer
2. The Mother We Share
3. Happy
4. Fancy
5. Hey Brother
6. Chandelier
7. Sleeping With a Friend
8. Am I Wrong
9. Birthday
10. Magic
11. G.U.Y.
12. The Walker
13. Ain’t It Fun
14. Talk Dirty
15. All of Me
16. I Choose You
17. Girls Chase Boys
18. Neon Lights
19. Raging Fire
20. Me and My Broken Heart
May 14, 2014
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
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. Pharrell – “Happy”
2. John Legend – “All of Me”
3. DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon – “Turn Down For What”
4. Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
5. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
6. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
7. Aloe Blacc – “The Man”
8. MKTO – “Classic”
9. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
10. Christina Perri – “Human”
11. Bastille – “Pompeii”
12. Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski – “Hey Brother”
13. Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith – “La La La”
14. Rixton – “Me and My Broken Heart”
15. Pitbull ft. G.R.L. – “Wild Wild Love”
16. Martin Garrix – “Animals”
17. American Authors – “Best Day of My Life”
18. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith – “Latch”
19. Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull – “Mmm Yeah”
20. Calvin Harris – “Summer”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Dark Horse
2. Summer
3. Happy
4. Latch
5. Fancy
6. The Man
7. Pompeii
8. La La La
9. Turn Down For What
10. Animals
11. Hey Brother
12. Ain’t It Fun
13. Mmm Yeah
14. Wild Wild Love
15. Talk Dirty
16. Best Day of My Life
17. Classic
18. All of Me
19. Human
20. Me and My Broken Heart
May 11, 2014
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 – Mad Men
Monday – Louie
Tuesday – Fargo
Wednesday – Billy on the Street, but let’s honorably mention Suburgatory, which managed to go big in its penultimate (?) episode.
Thursday – Comedy Bang! Bang! – Winner!
Friday – Hannibal
Saturday – Orphan Black
May 11, 2014
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Charlize Theron, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 39, SNL, SNL Season 39, The Black Keys
Do you know where Arbalato Street is?
A Mother’s Day Message from Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton
Vanessa has got Hillary’s vibe down, but the voice isn’t really close. Sasheer’s Michelle was decent. The back and forth of the tension was solid. Hillary having not yet decided if she will run for mother of the year was a clever way to do an obvious joke. B-
Charlize Theron’s Monologue
I thought this was aiming to be a meta takedown of how so many SNL monologues are singing bits, and maybe it was, but it didn’t really work that way, instead being just another singing SNL monologue that kind of joked about how it was a bad idea to do that yet again. Charlize’s line about men still liking her despite her height was worth a laugh, though, with Beck playing that moment well. C+
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May 10, 2014
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
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. John Legend – “All of Me”
2. Demi Lovato – “Neon Lights”
3. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
4. Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
5. Phillip Phillips – “Raging Fire”
6. Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski – “Hey Brother”
7. Neon Trees – “Sleeping With a Friend”
8. Ingrid Michaelson – “Girls Chase Boys”
9. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
10. Pharrell – “Happy”
11. Fitz and the Tantrums – “The Walker”
12. Coldplay – “Magic”
13. Chvrches – “The Mother We Share”
14. Calvin Harris – “Summer”
15. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
16. Aloe Blacc – “The Man”
17. Bastille – “Pompeii”
18. Katy Perry – “Birthday”
19. Lady GaGa – “G.U.Y.”
20. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Dark Horse
2. Summer
3. The Mother We Share
4. Happy
5. Fancy
6. The Man
7. Pompeii
8. Hey Brother
9. Sleeping With a Friend
10. Am I Wrong
11. Birthday
12. Magic
13. G.U.Y.
14. The Walker
15. Ain’t It Fun
16. Talk Dirty
17. All of Me
18. Girls Chase Boys
19. Neon Lights
20. Raging Fire
May 4, 2014
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 – Mad Men (Honorable Mention: American Dad!, thanks to a D’Angelo homage)
Monday – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Tuesday – Fargo
Wednesday – Billy on the Street (even though it established that Shakira doesn’t know about Community)
Thursday – Review, wrapping up yet another one of 2014’s excellent debut seasons
Friday – Hannibal
Saturday – Orphan Black (partially because SNL cut the latest Good Neighbor short after dress rehearsal)
May 4, 2014
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Andrew Garfield, Coldplay, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 39, SNL, SNL Season 39
If someone was like, “Hey, come live in this house, there’s only nine of us,” I would say, “You got it dude!”
Donald Sterling Press Conference
A typical run-through-the-people-in-a-current-event cold opening, but with a little more relevance and finesse than usual. Still, this was mostly filled with obvious gags. Confusing Roots the miniseries with the Roots that have Questlove did get me to laugh, though. B-
Andrew Garfield’s Monologue
At least this wasn’t a tired monologue format, but on the other hand, I had no idea what it was. Apparently the joke was, the audience is overly antagonistic to Andrew Garfield. What up with that? Aidy got a lot of applause. She deserves it; she’s been having a great season. B-
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May 3, 2014
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
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. John Legend – “All of Me”
2. Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
3. Demi Lovato – “Neon Lights”
4. Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski – “Hey Brother”
5. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
6. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
7. Phillip Phillips – “Raging Fire”
8. Pharrell – “Happy”
9. Neon Trees – “Sleeping With a Friend”
10. Fitz and the Tantrums – “The Walker”
11. Aloe Blacc – “The Man”
12. Ingrid Michaelson – “Girls Chase Boys”
13. Bastille – “Pompeii”
14. Chvrches – “The Mother We Share”
15. Calvin Harris – “Summer”
16. Coldplay – “Magic”
17. Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
18. Lorde – “Team”
19. Christina Perri – “Human”
20. Lady GaGa – “G.U.Y.”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Dark Horse
2. Summer
3. The Mother We Share
4. Happy
5. Team
6. The Man
7. Pompeii
8. Hey Brother
9. Sleeping With a Friend
10. Am I Wrong
11. Magic
12. G.U.Y.
13. The Walker
14. Ain’t It Fun
15. Talk Dirty
16. Girls Chase Boys
17. Neon Lights
18. All of Me
19. Raging Fire
20. Human
April 30, 2014
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
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. Pharrell – “Happy”
2. John Legend – “All of Me”
3. Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
4. DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon – “Turn Down For What”
5. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
6. Aloe Blacc – “The Man”
7. Christina Perri – “Human”
8. Bastille – “Pompeii”
9. Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
10. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
11. American Authors – “Best Day of My Life”
12. Avicii ft. Dan Tyminski – “Hey Brother”
13. Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith – “La La La”
14. Martin Garrix – “Animals”
15. Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull – “Mmm Yeah”
16. MKTO – “Classic”
17. Pitbull ft. G.R.L. – “Wild Wild Love”
18. Calvin Harris – “Summer”
19. Lorde – “Team”
20. Rixton – “Me and My Broken Heart”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Dark Horse
2. Summer
3. Happy
4. Team
5. Fancy
6. The Man
7. Pompeii
8. La La La
9. Turn Down For What
10. Animals
11. Hey Brother
12. Mmm Yeah
13. Ain’t It Fun
14. Wild Wild Love
15. Talk Dirty
16. Best Day of My Life
17. Classic
18. All of Me
19. Human
20. Me and My Broken Heart
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