What: VMA 2001
When: 9.6.01
Well, I'd been looking forwad to this for about a year. I was more excited than Joey is when he sees a big pair of knockers. I even planned my whole week around it. Was it worth it? Ehhhh...
Okay, I'm not going to go through the whole VMAs, just *NSYNC's all-important role. First of all I want to shout out to cameraman 1 or 2 or whatever for only showing *NSYNC from the Justin and Britney side. 'Cuz you know, the MTV viewers need to see the two popsters together like they need a third eye.
Right, so now that I got that out, let's move onto "fashion." I don't particularly like the almighty Lynn Harless, but after seeing her get-up, I don't even respect her. Cornrows aren't really for anyone over let's say 25. The same goes for the clothing she was sporting. The *NSYNCers neither a) impressed me nor b) disappointed me with their wardrobe. They were just the basic fashion staples I've come to expect. Although...did we all notice Joey's eyebrow bar? Oh I did. Not sure what to think about that quite yet. Don't think it's gonna be good for Brianna when she looks at old photos of dear old dad. But, along the same lines, he already has "Digital Getdown" on his record, so the eyebrow deal is probably the least of his worries.
On to awards, speeches, and what not. I have to say I was pretty surprised to see them win 4 whole awards. All of which, I assume, will be kept at Justin's house. Their speeches weren't funny or profound or even entertaining at all. They were pretty much a waste of precious tape space. I would like to say that *NSYNC would not have won the viewer's choice award without me. Thank goodness for the status updates throughout the show. For, without them, I would not have voted obsessively up until voting was closed. One thing I must say in regards to the last fans standing contest is who the hell voted for that guy? Why? Did he offer you large amounts of money? He was a bigger dork than JC. Sweetie, by now, EVERYONE and their second cousin knows that dance. It's not that big of an accomplishment and it just gives *NSYNC something to laugh about later.
Speaking of dancing and laughing, we reach the performance. The performance I thought would top last year's extravaganza. But ahh, how they disappoint. This excuse for a performance closely resembled the crap that was the Billboard '00 production in all it's cartoon-y, cheese glory. Then they just spit in my face when good ol' Jacko came on stage. You know who scares me more than MJ? Nobody. He's been so physically altered in every way that he's not even a real person anymore.
Anyway, so that'll have to do for my review of the VMAs '01. If you couldn't tell, I didn't like it that much, but hey at least the Wayans brothers didn't host.