Best of 2013 Episode 9

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your hosts, Nick, Drew, and Holly!

*live studio audience cheers as Nick, Drew, and Holly walk to the stage*

*Nick, Drew, and Holly greet the audience*

Holly: “It’s Monday night, everyone!!”

*audience cheers*

Drew: “Are you bored on Monday? You shouldn’t be, because this is the part of ‘STOP Hating Mondays’ campaign! Monday is the way to start your week whether it will be better or worse than the last week.”

Nick: “And we’re also having fun this Monday night, tonight, we reach top 75, we’re counting down videos number 75 to 71! Not only that, but also top 5 overreported news, which are the heavily reported stories of 2013.”

Holly: “And Miss A and London Grammar are performing tonight! Are you guys excited?”

*audience cheers*

Drew: “So before we get counting down the top 5 overreported news, here are the nominees for Best Group.”

Nick: “And video number 75 is up next!”

BEST GROUP:

Florida Georgia Line

Girls’ Generation

Imagine Dragons

OneRepublic

The Wanted

#75. Taylor Swift – Red (18308 pts.)

Drew: “That was Taylor Swift – Red, which is the video number 75! And… we start counting down the most overreported news of 2013, starting with number 5, which is… Jodi Arias Trial.”

MOST OVERREPORTED NEWS OF 2013 #5

JODI ARIAS TRIAL

Drew: “This crime is the most oversensational crime stories in years. Jodi Arias was accused for killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, , who was found with multiple stab wounds and a gunshot to the head in Mesa, Ariz., back in 2008. Arias, 33, confessed to the murder but said it was in self-defense. Due to the gruesomeness of the crime and the sordid details of Arias’s relationship with Alexander, the case soon became a go-to story for the Nancy Graces of cable news. Jodi Arias was found guilty for the first-degree murder. The story soon inspired Lifetime Original Movie titled Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret. Next, we have the most overreported news of 2013 number 4, Paula Deen scandal.”

MOST OVERREPORTED NEWS OF 2013 #4

PAULA DEEN SCANDAL

Drew: “Paula Deen’s biggest mistake appeared to be cooking with too much butter. But when Deen was hit with a lawsuit for racist statement at one of her Savannah, Georgia, restaurants, Deen soon slid into a media circus that only got crazier by the day. After admitting to having used racial slurs in the past, Food Network, Walmart, Target, QVC and Home Depot all cut dies with Deen. The southern chef tried to repair the damage by apologizing in odd online videos while also appearing on The Today Show to film a sob-filled interview. But after all that, the lawsuit that started it all was actually dismissed in August. And ironically, this made all her cookbooks sales increased. Whoa, what a truly shocking. Okay, we’ll be right back for the top 3 most overreported news of 2013, first of all let’s check the video number 74, which is EXO-K – Wolf. After this, London Grammar is performing live in the live lounge. Stick with us.”

#74. EXO-K – Wolf (18761 pts.)

Performing their hit single, Strong, please welcome London Grammar!!

Holly: “That was London Grammar with their hit single, Stronger, it’s one of the amazing songs performed by new artists of 2013, make sure you download the single on iTunes or other legal music store, but remember, don’t download from the illegal ones. Well, Drew has told you the most overreported news of 2013 number 5 and 4, it’s time to reveal the number 3, which is… The Closing of World War II Memorial.”

 MOST OVERREPORTED NEWS OF 2013 #3

THE CLOSING OF THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL

Holly: For more than two weeks, the shutdown of the federal government wreaked havoc on a number of vital agencies and programs. Hundreds of thousands of government employees were furloughed, numerous programs for low-income families were halted and scientific research funded by the government was axed. But one story seemed to rise above them all: the closing of the World War II Memorial, which became a symbol for the shutdown once WWII vets stormed the cordoned-off area and Tea Party Republicans used the controversy to score political points. Many veterans wanted to highlight what they believed to be excessive cuts to the military, but the closure of the memorial itself – along with the rest of the country’s national parks – often became the story. That’s too bad and truly shocking. And we’ll be coming back with Nick revealing the most overreported news of 2013 number 2, Miss A will perform their latest single, Hush after this video number 73.”

#73. Luke Bryan – That’s My Kind of Night (20161 pts.)

Performing their latest single, Hush, please welcome Miss A!

Nick: “That was Miss A with their latest single, Hush, one of my favorite K-pop songs. And now let me reveal the most overreported news of 2013 number 2, it’s about the Royal Baby!”

MOST OVERREPORTED NEWS OF 2013 #2

THE ROYAL BABY

Nick: First, everyone couldn’t stop writing about Kate Middleton’s baby bump. Then it was stories guessing at what the little prince’s new name would be. Finally, the birth of the baby himself garnered attention for weeks, the name of the baby was Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. But that wasn’t it. Middleton’s post-partum baby bump got plenty of attention as a number of bloggers cheered her for not hiding it. Then the disappearance of said bump within three months of Little George’s arrival took over the tabloids as many of them wondered, how she exactly did that? We have one more news to be revealed as the most overreported news of 2013, but right after the video number 72!”

#72. 50 Cent feat. Eminem & Adam Levine – My Life (20252 pts.)

Drew: “Well, we have one more video to reveal, as well as the winner of the Best Group.”

Nick: “But first the most overreported news of 2013 goes to…”

Holly: “Miley Cyrus’ MTV VMA Performance!!”

Drew: “Miley is not Hannah Montana anymore, she decided to grow up as a woman, but in a wrong way like this one.”

MOST OVERREPORTED NEWS OF 2013 #1

MILEY CYRUS’ MTV VMA PERFORMANCE

Nick: “The performance began with Cyrus performing ‘We Can't Stop’ in bear-themed attire. During this part of the performance, she is shown sticking out her tongue and flinging it around, ala Kiss. Following this, Thicke entered the stage singing ‘Blurred Lines’ alternatively with Cyrus, who stripped down to a skin-colored two-piece outfit. Cyrus subsequently touched Thicke's crotch area with a giant foam finger and twerked against his crotch.”

Drew: “Following this performance, news and social media websites featured numerous articles about parental concerns with this performance’s impact on children. Yeah, Miley was Hannah Montana, now she’s growing up too fast.”

Holly: “Actually after this performance I was disappointed with her image, she’s not herself, but she’s copying the way Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera did. While Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, they’re still teen-friendly.”

Nick: “C’mon, Holly, they’re growing up, so they need to change their image more mature.”

Drew: “Not always, Taylor Swift kept her image teen-friendly, and Kelly Clarkson too.”

Nick: “But the great news was… thanks to that performance, her single, Wrecking Ball, quickly became popular, even the music video which featured her naked became one of the most viral of 2013, it also broke Vevo record too.”

Holly: “Hold on, why the hell you’re talking Wrecking Ball?”

Nick: “It’s one of the parts of the news!”

Holly: “That’s enough for tonight’s segment. Now we’re revealing the Best Group, here we go! And… the Best Group goes to… *pauses 5 seconds* OneRepublic!! Congratulations!”

BEST GROUP

ONEREPUBLIC

Drew: “That’s it for tonight’s show, tomorrow Icona Pop and Ariana Grande are performing!!”

*audience cheers*

Nick: “I’m Nick!”

Holly: “I’m Holly!”

Drew: “And I’m Drew, to close the show here’s video number 71!!”

Holly: “Good night, everybody! Enjoy your rest of the night!”

*audience cheers*

#71. One Direction – Little Things (20304 pts.)