MTV VMA's

Wow. I am an MTV Gen X'er, and I grew up watching MTV. I can remember when it was all music videos, and I remember the debut of one of their first shows, The Real World.
What has happened to what has been one of my most favorite channels?
Last night, the 25th MTV Video Music Awards were on. I have never been more disappointed about a TV show. I look forward to it every year, bc It never disappoints to shock and amuse. This year, however, they went too far.
They pushed the envelope with their host, Russel Brand. Who is he, by the way. I googled him this morning, and apparently, he was in the movie "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" which I did not watch.
He is a Brit, who looks like a bad old school rocker with bad teased hairsprayed hair. All of his jokes were at the expense of either the Jonas Brothers and their decision to save themselves for marriage, and their choice to wear purity rings, or his jarrs at President Bush.
He has no right to speak of either one, being that he isn't even a citizen of the US. He called our President a "retarded farmer who wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors in his country."
Wow. Are the VMA's really the place for such political banter?
That aside, as if that isn't enough, His attacks on the Jonas Brothers were way out of line. Heaven forbid we have some positive role models for today's generation of kids. Thank God for Disney for churning out some G rated stuff for our kids to watch. I think its great that The Jonas Brothers have chosen to have a voice for saving themselves for marriage, and waiting on their wife. It seems as if young Hollywood is damned if they do and damned if they don't. If they do positive, good things, they are the butt of jokes. If they are a train wreck, they are the butt of jokes.
At one point, his jokes and sexual comments to the Jonas Brothers got so bad, that when it was time for Jordan Sparks to present an award, she threw in that there was nothing wrong with Purity rings, and that some people do not want to be sluts... Go Jordan!...
The rest of the acts were nothing compared to past shows with Aerosmith, and Britney a few years ago, and Michael Jackson and Madonna.
This year it was just so lukewarm, and they had this "houseband" on the side where some of the "featured performers" were singing. It would cut to them for like 20 seconds after a commercial break. It was a drummer, Travis Barker, and DJ AM churning out tunes. Those definitely were not "featured performers"...
The whole show is usually set in Radio City Music Hall, with thousands of screaming fans, and many famous people including movie stars. This year, it was set on Paramount's movie lot, and the whole thing was supposed to look like a set. It wasn't large enough for the big audience, so it came off looking like a high school gym set up with about 200 people watching. Hence, there was no loud abruption of applause, or screaming fans, or maybe that was more due to the lackluster...
I was just disappointed. I had my pj's on, my Pepsi ready, Martin brought home pizza, and I was ready for the show. Man. If I had had kids, that would have been turned of 30 seconds into the Brit's monologue. How trashy.
MTV has hit a new low. The only time MTV will be turned on in this house now, is to watch the Hills, and even then, I will Tivo it so I don't have to take a chance on any of the other trash.
peace.