The MTV 2001 VMA thread
 

I might actually tune in to this show tonight. I really don't watch the show for the performance as much as its significance in terms of pop culture. Virtually every year some icon or "in crowd" celebrity does something shocking that makes headlines the next day.

I notice that out of all the performances this year, they are hyping Brittney's over everyone else. I have seen promos only mentioning her and the time of the event, guess she's kind of important. With this kind of hype I figure she will either open the show or be the last thing on the roster. I might try a live thread in the "otter" forum tonight if anyone wants to join.

I don't really want to watch the show, but here's hoping britney does her thing this year too.

i'm wondering what lil kim is gonna having hanging out of her outfit this year

http://meatpants.freewebspace.com/027.jpg

I don't WANT to watch, but I HAVE to watch. ;)

Any word on when she might be appearing?

I read in the paper that Aaliya's realtives are suppose to make a speech , and MTV is doing a tribute to her also . As for Britany i can't wait to see what she does this year . And i think Jamie Foxx will be hilarious i hope he makes fun of all the boy bands .

I'm not so sure about Jamie Foxx hosting, then again it can't be any worse than last year.

This year's show, like many others, has absolutely no performers or even presenters that I am even remotely interested in.

The wayne brother did horrible! The people giving thank you speeches were incoherent, kid rock was wasted... The ahristina and fred durst performance you could tell was not wanted by either party... It just reeked of "yeah we threw the show together a half hour ago, enjoy" ... horrible. And such a 180 from when chris rock hosted, that was a great year.

Jamie Fox did awesome on SNL, so i'm hoping he can save this years VMA... Plus the promo spots of him on the piano are hilarious.... "you remind me of a girl.. looks like.. a dude.. Wouldn't say it but we wear the same size shoes.." hilarious.

Jamie Foxx ain't doing too hot.

Yeah he seems nervous or something he's usally pretty funny :confused:

Wait, please tell me this is the rehersal we're watching right?..... right? The producers of this show shoudl be drug out in the street and shot. Theres a difference between TRL and an award show....

Put the fans in the balcony, and tell them to shutup.. if they scream you can't hear what people are saying. Don't half-say things into the mic, and half with the mic down at your side... it makes you look stupid.

So far The will ferrell thing was funny, but they jsut left everyone hanging.. a real waste of ferrell if you ask me. OUtcast wasa good pick for hiphop video... Dissing AJ for being sober was below the belt.

Back to the show :)

Did they have only have 2 awards given out in the first hour? :confused:
I thought this was supposed to be an awards show.

Man they wasted Micheal Jackson too. 16 seconds of dancing.. they didn't even give him a mic.

These producers suck. hard.

So far its a yawn... just lke last year

what ever happened to the good old days when it was funny.. ala the Bill Shatner poetry reading of best song nominees :)

Whatever Brittany does tonight, I am sure it will have all new signifigance for me when I see my 8 year olds wearing her t-shirts.

Am I the only on that felt like I was eight years old again seeing MJ out there dancing :blush: despite the jokes and controversy it was good to see him on stage again his new song aint that bad either :)

Did U2 get cut out due to the stage not seperating? I heard a "WOOOOOOO!" from Bono...

Did the ladies of Moulin Rouge say the want to thank god after they thanked everyone that thought they'd be good whores?

if she's a virgin.....

Then I'm the King of Siam.... :rolleyes:

I taped it and I am pissed. All I heard was how syked everyone was about the "secret" performance which most knew was Mike Jackson. He didn't even sing.
Cheap bastard. He'll sing tomorrow at MSG for all the paying customers who shell out big bucks.

and don't blame the producers.....like they are gonna tell Michael freakin Jackson what he can and can't do.

If he wanted to sing You Rock My World then he would have.

Horrible production value on this show... a chimp could do better :)

I guarantee Micheal would have sang had a decent number been proposed...

Yeah the moulin rougers made me sick... "i want to thank our makeup epople, big mouth billy bass, our set deisgners.... ... .... ... ... ... ... .. ... . .. . . . . . . . ....... oh yeah and god"

Has she claimed to be one recently?

Yes, she's alwyas mantained her calim to be waiting for marriage. Which i give her props for... People want to bash her for trashy clothes and influencing parentless kids.. but no one gives her a round of applause which she promotes abstinence.. But the Nsync boy and her are reportedly living together in CA, and they've been going out over a year... So, think what we will. Who knows.

Of course they don't applaud. Abstinence isn't "cool" to the public. I don't much care what she's doing, but I know that it is possible to live with someone and not have sex (I plan on doing it before I get married, living with my female, that is).

Yeah, but she also said he's growing up and that it's getting hard to wait.

Matt

you're kidding right?

She's sending two VERY different messages.

1. I'm a virgin
2. I'm kinda slutty


I would prefer that she choose to be a NON-VIRGIN so her image fits the stage show.

But we all know what the deal is with her so <b>she's only fooling little 12 year old girls about the "VIRGIN" thing......</b>

Just saw her performance. What can I say? That was very.....BAD! The song wasn't even catchy. The only way that piece of tripe will make the top 10 is with millions of dollars in record company promotions. By the way, could it have been any more evident that she was lip synching?

I just don't see the appeal of her at all. She was wearing a mike for no reason, her dancing looks very forced, ie not fluid (michael jackson is the epitome of fluid), her voice isn't anything really distinguishable from a LOT of other females, and while she gets a lot of cover for her looks, they aren't anything I don't see every day from non famous people.

You know.. according to what she told me the other night that's only the Second biggest snake she's ever seen. *rimshot* :lol:


Well, that whole show sucked a big one... i'd like to NOT thank the producers of TRL .. who apparently think they can produce award shows too. Good job.

(About Britney's chastity... It's all a matter of her faith... But love does things to a person. More power to her if she still is. If she isn't, hey at least they seem to be in love, so good for them.)

Oh by the way... Does anyone else think Triumph and will ferrell were the only GOOD parts of the show??


Frizzle yo jizzle my Shizzle - Snoop :)

2001 VMA's IMO - on a scale of 1-10 ... 2

Wow, you're kinda high-balling it :)

You nailed it. I just can't wait to see his concert(s) - they're airing it in november, though!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

I missed the beginning of the show, so I didn't see him except for the little clip at the end, and had to immediately put my HIStory DVD in. Whatever is said about him, he's still one of the three living people (not just musicians) I would really like to see some day, and when I do, I will most likely be a blithering idiot, which I NEVER do toward famous people.

edited to add: His 1995 VMA performance is just so frickin amazing. They should have had him do something like that again.

Damn ...Bring back Chris Rock next year!

the show definatly sucked, its probably the worst VMA show I've seen......none of the live performances were very good.....

God please let this hip hop crap die off soon!!

:lol: Amen to that! :lol:

I know! That DVD is the uncontested #1 most played DVD of mine, largely because of that performance. I remember a thread that said 'he hasn't had any original dancing since thriller' or something, and I just rolled my eyes and thought about that performance when I read that.

Maybe I'm getting old, or maybe it's because I have a degree in German and know a hell of a lot about English grammar, but I understood little or none of what many of the presenters were saying because they had lost all command of the English language. What is with people dropping the letters t and h from words?

Overall, I thought the show sucked. I haven't heard of 1/2 of the performers, but I liked the dog bit - especially when he was talking to Ms Lopez, and I also loved the Ben Stiller and the TenaciousD bits.

Could Britney's lip synching have been any worse?

Mainstream garbage, that's all this whole network is now.