October 21, 2012
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Bruno Mars, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 38, SNL, SNL Season 38
Cold Opening – Town Hall Debate
Right from the get-go, everyone was rearing to go, and I could just feel that we were finally going to get a political sketch this year that hit all the right beats. The Romney-Obama sniping was palpable (“I am not your friend”, “Candy, is he bothering you?”, “I’m about to cut you”), Aidy Bryant delivered as Candy Crowley in the first big role of her SNL career, and the Long Island milieu was right in place (particularly Bobby as the ass-kicker in the Giants jacket). Then Obama dropped his mic and wiped dirt off his shoulders, and I just about lost it. A
Bruno Mars’ Monologue
Ignoring everything else for a moment, the song was all right, I guess, and of course Bruno Mars has a great voice. But this monologue was about Bruno Mars asking why he was chosen to host SNL. So he brought up that question, acted like he was going to answer t, and then … he didn’t answer it. (What was the point of Kenan’s appearance?) C
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October 20, 2012
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
It’s time for the weirdness to come back.
Original Version
1. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
2. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
3. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
4. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
5. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
6. fun. – “Some Nights”
7. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
8. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
9. Andy Grammer – “Miss Me”
10. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
11. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
12. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
13. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
14. The Script ft. will.i.am – “Hall of Fame”
15. Walk the Moon – “Anna Sun”
16. Christina Aguilera – “Your Body”
17. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – “Stars”
18. Usher – “Numb”
19. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
20. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Ho Hey
3. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
4. I Will Wait
5. Anna Sun
6. Some Nights
7. Home
8. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
9. Numb
10. Stars
11. One More Night
12. Your Body
13. Feel Again
14. Everybody Talks
15. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
16. She’s So Mean
17. Hall of Fame
18. Miss Me
19. As Long as You Love Me
20. Good Time
October 17, 2012
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
FUSE, do you really want to point out the biggest drop?
Original Version
1. Psy – “Gangnam Style”
2. One Direction – “Live While We’re Young”
3. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
4. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
5. fun. – “Some Nights”
6. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
7. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
8. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
9. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
10. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
11. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
12. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
13. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
14. Chris Brown – “Don’t Wake Me Up”
15. Ne-Yo – “Let Me Love You”
16. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
17. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
18. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
19. Nicki Minaj – “Pound the Alarm”
20. Christina Aguilera – “Your Body”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Gangnam Style
3. Ho Hey
4. Pound the Alarm
5. It’s Time
6. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
7. Some Nights
8. I Will Wait
9. Home
10. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
11. One More Night
12. Your Body
13. Everybody Talks
14. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
15. Let Me Love You
16. Live While We’re Young
17. As Long as You Love
18. Don’t Wake Me Up
19. Good Time
20. Whistle
October 14, 2012
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Christina Applegate, Passion Pit, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 38, SNL, SNL Season 38
Cold Opening – Vice Presidential Debate
Couldn’t this have just been Biden saying, “Oh boy, here we go,” the whole time? B
Christina Applegate’s Monologue
I liked the part with the “Fruppets” and Dane Cook, though in general this was pretty stupid. C+
Gillette
I would have enjoyed this if it were just a shot-for-shot recreation of the actual Gillette commercials for the sake of seeing Taran, Fred, and Jay riff on being Adrien Brody, Gael García Bernal, and André 3000. And then Jerry Sandusky showed up. And it was … strange. B+
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October 14, 2012
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
These are not the debuts we’re looking for.
Original Version
1. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
2. P!nk – “Blow Me (One More Kiss)”
3. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
4. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
5. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
6. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
7. fun. – “Some Nights”
8. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
9. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
10. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
11. Andy Grammer – “Miss Me”
12. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
13. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
14. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
15. Christina Aguilera – “Your Body”
16. The Script ft. will.i.am – “Hall of Fame”
17. Walk the Moon – “Anna Sun”
18. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – “Stars”
19. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
20. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Ho Hey
3. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
4. I Will Wait
5. Give Your Heart a Break
6. Anna Sun
7. Some Nights
8. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
9. Stars
10. One More Night
11. Your Body
12. Feel Again
13. Everybody Talks
14. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
15. She’s So Mean
16. Hall of Fame
17. Miss Me
18. As Long as You Love Me
19. Good Time
20. Whistle
October 10, 2012
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
Who ARE these people?
Original Version
1. Psy – “Gangnam Style”
2. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
3. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
4. fun. – “Some Nights”
5. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
6. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
7. Phillip Phillips – “Home”
8. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
9. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
10. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
11. Train – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”
12. Chris Brown – “Don’t Wake Me Up”
13. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
14. Ne-Yo – “Let Me Love You”
15. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
16. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
17. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
18. Nicki Minaj – “Pound the Alarm”
19. Cher Lloyd – “Want U Back”
20. Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Gangnam Style
3. Ho Hey
4. Pound the Alarm
5. It’s Time
6. Want U Back
7. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
8. Mercy
9. Some Nights
10. I Will Wait
11. Home
12. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
13. One More Night
14. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
15. Let Me Love You
16. As Long as You Love Me
17. Don’t Wake Me Up
18. Good Time
19. Whistle
20. I Won’t Give Up
October 7, 2012
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Weekly Recaps, Television
Daniel Craig, Muse, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live Season 38, SNL, SNL Season 38
Cold Opening – Debate
I admired the tactic that they chose of Obama being distracted by forgetting his anniversary and the elevation. But the execution didn’t match the premise. B
Daniel Craig’s Monologue
I admired this premise of an unusual monologue and appreciated Craig’s enthusiasm. But the pacing was bizarrely off. Didn’t he kill anyone in Layer Cake? B
Construction Workers
Oftentimes in scenes in which someone has trouble with saucy language, the joke is that he is unfamiliar with the subject. But Craig’s character seemed familiar with lady parts; it’s just that his phrases were so strangely arranged. It was something to make someone with a love of language swoon. Bobby’s face was hilariously frozen in response to one of Craig’s lines. The flashback to Dad getting shot was incredible. B+
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October 6, 2012
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
“Everybody Talks”: an exciting story … for a bland song.
Original Version
1. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
2. P!nk – “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
3. Maroon 5 – “One More Night”
4. Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Good Time”
5. Matchbox Twenty – “She’s So Mean”
6. Train – “50 ways to Say Goodbye”
7. Taylor Swift – “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
8. Flo Rida – “Whistle”
9. fun. – “Some Nights”
10. Alex Clare – “Too Close”
11. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
12. Demi Lovato – “Give Your Heart a Break”
13. Andy Grammer – “Miss Me”
14. OneRepublic – “Feel Again”
15. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
16. Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean – “As Long as You Love Me”
17. Walk the Moon – “Anna Sun”
18. Green Day – “Oh Love”
19. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – “Stars”
20. Karmin – “Hello”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Too Close
2. Ho Hey
3. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
4. I Will Wait
5. Give Your Heart a Break
6. Anna Sun
7. Some Nights
8. Oh Love
9. Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
10. Stars
11. One More Night
12. Feel Again
13. Hello
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
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