Jeff "Jmunney" Malone's Self-Styled "Expert" Thoughts on Movies, TV, Music, and the Rest of Pop Culture
November 11, 2010
The following is a synopsis of the Hannah Montana episode “It’s a Mannequin’s World,” which originally aired May 12, 2006. I love its description of classically silly sitcom situations.
“Miley hatches a really kooky and elaborate scheme that involves her posing as a clothing store’s Hannah Montana mannequin in an effort to obtain a hopefully un-lame birthday gift from her father.”
November 7, 2010
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Fireworks are popping out of everyone’s chest.
Original Version
1. Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
2. Flo Rida ft. David Guetta – “Club Can’t Handle Me”
3. Taylor Swift – “Mine”
4. Usher ft. Pitbull – “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”
5. Rihanna – “Only Girl (in the World)”
6. Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”
7. 30 Seconds to Mars – “Closer to the Edge”
8. Daughtry – “September”
9. Christina Perri – “Jar of Hearts”
10. Linkin Park – “Waiting for the End”
11. P!nk – “Raise Your Glass”
12. Plain White T’s – “Rhythm of Love”
13. Mike Posner – “Please Don’t Go”
14. Katy Perry – “Firework”
15. Bret Michaels – “Riding Against the Wind”
16. Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”
17. Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man”
18. Michale Bublé – “Hollywood”
19. Jack Johnson – “At or With Me”
20. Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Only Girl (in the World)
2. Radioactive
3. Firework
4. Closer to the Edge
5. Jar of Hearts
6. Waiting for the End
7. Little Lion Man
8. Just the Way You Are
9. Club Can’t Handle Me
10. Hollywood
11. Please Don’t Go
12. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
13. Stuck Like Glue
14. At or With Me
15. Bottoms Up
16. Mine
17. Raise Your Glass
18. Rhythm of Love
19. Riding Against the Wind
20. September
November 2, 2010
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For last night’s primetime special, The Women of SNL, I will not be doing my usual lengthy, in-depth episode recap. Instead, all I have to say is, Nora Dunn is 58 and she looks great – better than she has ever looked.
November 1, 2010
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Uh-oh. Boner alert!
Cold Opening – A Message from the Vice President
Finally! A political sketch this season that is, well, decent. Hey, when all else fails, just turn to Biden. He can deliver the crazy, no problem. The Chilean miners served as a fruitful comparison. B
Jon Hamm’s Monologue
I wasn’t sure if the joke was that Hamm’s ad campaign ideas weren’t as good as he thought they were or if it was just the process he went through to come up with them. Anyway, the success of this monologue depended on delivery, which was superb when Kenan shouted, “Refrigerators!” and Andy snuck in with, “9-volt batteries.” B
October 30, 2010
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And now, a message from the top contender for Most Awesomely Bad Song of 2010: “You’re gonna catch a cold, from the ice inside your soul.”
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “Mine”
2. Usher ft. Pitbull – “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”
3. Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
4. Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”
5. Flo Rida ft. David Guetta – “Club Can’t Handle Me”
6. Rihanna – “Only Girl (in the World)”
7. Daughtry – “September”
8. 30 Seconds to Mars – “Closer to the Edge”
9. Plain White T’s – “Rhythm of Love”
10. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”
11. Mike Posner – “Please Don’t Go”
12. Cee-Lo Green – “F*** You”
13. Linkin Park – “Waiting for the End”
14. Christina Perri – “Jar of Hearts”
15. Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man”
16. Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj – “Bottoms Up”
17. Bret Michaels – “Riding Against the Wind”
18. Jack Johnson – “At or With Me”
19. Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”
20. Shakira ft. Dizzee Rascal – “Loca”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Teenage Dream
2. Only Girl (in the World)
3. Radioactive
4. King of Anything
5. F*** You
6. Loca
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Jar of Hearts
9. Waiting for the End
10. Just the Way You Are
11. Little Lion Man
12. Club Can’t Handle Me
13. Please Don’t Go
14. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
15. At or With Me
16. Bottoms Up
17. Mine
18. Rhythm of Love
19. Riding Against the Wind
20. September
October 25, 2010
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Cold Opening – Harry Reid for Senate Press Conference
The impressions are decent enough, so how about somebody comes up with some actual jokes for these guys? C
Emma Stone’s Monologue
Kenan, Bill, and Andy all had a good thing going with their nerd characters, but they were cut off prematurely, so there was no momentum. Andy’s violent shaking while trying to read his prepared statement was a high point. Meanwhile, Bobby’s Jonah Hill was a physical marvel, and Taran’s Michael Cera was freakishly spot-on. B
Babyspanx
Ultimately distressing. At there was Bill was his ever-reliable spokesman character. C+
October 25, 2010
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RiRi is back (though she was hardly ever gone), and that’ s all you need to know this week.
Original Version
1. Usher ft. Pitbull – “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”
2. Daughtry – “September”
3. Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
4. Taylor Swift – “Mine”
5. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”
6. Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”
7. Flo Rida ft. David Guetta – “Club Can’t Handle Me”
8. Plain White T’s – “Rhythm of Love”
9. Ke$ha – “Take It Off”
10. Rihanna – “Only Girl (in the World)”
11. Cee-Lo Green – “F*** You”
12. 30 Seconds to Mars – “Closer to the Edge”
13. Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man”
14. Mike Posner – “Please Don’t Go”
15. Linkin Park – “Waiting for the End”
16. Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”
17. Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”
18. Goo Goo Dolls – “Home”
19. Jack Johnson – “At or With Me”
20. Christina Perri – “Jar of Hearts”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Teenage Dream
2. Only Girl (in the World)
3. Radioactive
4. Take It Off
5. King of Anything
6. F*** You
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Waiting for the End
9. Jar of Hearts
10. Just the Way You Are
11. Little Lion Man
12. Club Can’t Handle Me
13. Please Don’t Go
14. At or With Me
15. Home
16. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
17. Rhythm of Love
18. I Run to You
19. Mine
20. September
October 16, 2010
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How is “Rhythm of Love” that high? I don’t think I’ve once heard that song on the radio.
Original Version
1. Daughtry – “September”
2. Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
3. Usher ft. Pitbull “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”
4. Katy Perry- “Teenage Dream”
5. Taylor Swift – “Mine”
6. Plain White T’s – “Rhythm of Love”
7. Ke$ha – “Take It Off”
8. B.o.B ft. Rives Cuomo – “Magic”
9. Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”
10. Linkin Park – “The Catalyst”
11. Flo Rida ft. David Guetta – “Club Can’t Handle Me”
12. Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”
13. Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man”
14. Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”
15. Goo Goo Dolls – “Home”
16. Cee-Lo Green – “F*** You”
17. Jack Johnson – “At or With Me”
18. 30 Seconds to Mars – “Closer to the Edge”
19. John Legend & the Roots ft. Common and Melanie Fiona – “Wake Up Everybody”
20. OK Go – “White Knuckles”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Teenage Dream
2. Radioactive
3. The Catalyst
4. Take It Off
5. King of Anything
6. F*** You
7. White Knuckles
8. Closer to the Edge
9. Just the Way You Are
10. Little Lion Man
11. Club Can’t Handle Me
12. Magic
13. Home
14. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
15. At or With Me
16. Rhythm of Love
17. I Run to You
18. Wake Up Everybody
19. Mine
20. September
October 10, 2010
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Cold Opening – Ask Gloria Allred
I didn’t realize that Gloria Allred has represented that many “victims” (though I assume there was some exaggeration), so it was amusing to discover that. Otherwise, this sketch was just an exercise in coming up with a bunch of ways to describe someone as the worst person alive, which proved to be bland and repetitive. C+
Jane Lynch’s Monologue
“Classically trained guitarist Fred Armisen,” eh? I like it. As for the Glee “theme song” premise, it was a little predictable and that sort of thing has been done before (see Jack Black’s King Kong theme song), but Jane Lynch did perform serviceably. B
Damn It, My Mom is on Facebook Filter
Ah, mom humor. It appears to be endless (cf. the Mom Celbrity Translator). To work, it requires solid performances, which we had with Andy as the frustrated son and Jane as the concerned and mommishly kooky mom. B+
October 9, 2010
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Flo Rida makes a debut, with a video that features clips from … Step Up 3D!
Original Version
1. Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
2. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”
3. Daughtry – “September”
4. Taylor Swift – “Mine”
5. Usher ft. Pitbull – “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love”
6. Ke$ha – “Take It Off”
7. B.o.B ft. Rivers Cuomo – “Magic”
8. Plain White T’s – “Rhythm of Love”
9. Linkin Park – “The Catalyst”
10. Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”
11. Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”
12. Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man”
13. Jack Johnson – “At or With Me”
14. John Legend & the Roots ft. Common and Melanie Fiona – “Wake Up Everybody”
15. 30 Seconds to Mars – “Closer to the Edge”
16. Goo Goo Dolls – “Home”
17. Flo Rida ft. David Guetta – “Club Can’t Handle Me”
18. Maroon 5 – “Misery”
19. Lady Antebellum – “I Run to You”
20. Cee-Lo Green – “F*** You”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Teenage Dream
2. Radioactive
3. The Catalyst
4. Take It Off
5. King of Anything
6. F*** You
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Just the Way You Are
9. Little Lion Man
10. Club Can’t Handle Me
11. Misery
11. Magic
13. Home
14. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love
15. At or With Me
16. Rhythm of Love
17. I Run to You
18. Wake Up Everybody
19. Mine
20. September
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