Temporary VMA Comments Thread

September 7th, 2008 // 76 Comments

While we wait for comments to get fixed, those of you who would like to comment on Mike’s fine liveblogging of the night can chat here, at least until we hit 100 posts, at which point I guess we’ll go into thread No. 3? I dunno, I’m still sort of experiencing sunstroke from being out in the heat for three hours with no water and not all very many interviews.


  1. Maura Johnston

    Hi everyone! Man this sucks. I have a call into our tech department.

  2. Dickdogfood

    ARRRGH. I feel for you people. ARRRGGH.

  3. Maura Johnston

    So, the West Coast broadcast is just starting!

  4. Maura Johnston

    Wait, no it isn’t! WTF

  5. Maura Johnston

    Christ, this fucking day. At least the Mets didn’t get swept.

  6. NeverEnough

    You all tragically missed out on at least 50 Jonas Brothers related posts which reveal me to be the pedophile that I am.

  7. Maura Johnston

    And here’s Lil Wayne!

  8. Maura Johnston

    He’s wearing will.i.am’s hair though.

  9. The Van Buren Boys

    God I hate Kid Rock

  10. loudersoft

    When the comments thread died I stopped watching the VMA’s and watched the new episode of Entourage.

    Now…what…the…fuck…with…kid rock…and…lil wayne

  11. Maura Johnston

    Wait, what’s up with the minute counts? Is this the influence of Los Angeles’ local news?

  12. Maura Johnston

    THAT’S THE SAME PEPSI SIGN THAT IS RIGHT NEAR MY APARTMENT

  13. Maura Johnston

    I wish MTV had had someone remake “Bad Boys” for that commercial.

  14. NeverEnough

    @The Van Buren Boys: Me too. *rushes off to gather a bottle, gas and a tampon to make a Molotov Cocktail. I’m going to set fire to something to protest The Jonas Brothers tragic VMA loss*

  15. Maura Johnston

    I like how the aesthetic MTV’s ads is 100% ripped off from Hipster Runoff.

  16. The Van Buren Boys

    In all seriousness, this has been a horrible show. It hasn’t even been entertaining a trainwreck way, but really really boring.

  17. The Van Buren Boys

    @NeverEnough: If you’re going to set fire to something/someone, might as well make it Kid Rock. Two birds with one stone right there.

  18. NeverEnough

    @The Van Buren Boys: Yeah. Christina Agulera (sp?) was pretty good, though. But there haven’t really been any memorable moments.

  19. Maura Johnston

    Ew, Kobe. Was LeBron not available?

  20. NeverEnough

    @The Van Buren Boys:Consider it done. (And, really, I come from a long line of Southern white trash. I have a minimum of 4 uncles who could BE Kid Rock. I honestly don’t get the appeal).

  21. alec_baldwin

    @The Van Buren Boys: It is really bad. At one point it appeared like the ads were better than the show, but they’re redundant.

  22. Maura Johnston

    The interstitial graphics are pretty great. MORE MOONMEN FEWER SCHERZINGERS

  23. Maura Johnston

    And lo, the cycle to redemption is complete.

  24. loudersoft

    Ok. Officially? Fuck this. Huge setup for Britney. Goodnight.

  25. alec_baldwin

    Britney, you’re in shock? I’m speechless.

  26. Maura Johnston

    Well, it’s nice that America is ready to build back up whatever it built up and tore down. Bodes well for all those McMansion developments that aren’t sellling.

    Oh Kanye, don’t sing. SAVE THAT FOR DYLAN.

  27. Maura Johnston

    I can’t believe Cisco Adler and Shwayze lied to me :(

  28. Maura Johnston

    Maybe Bob is one of the backup dancers?

  29. Maura Johnston

    Um, is this song going to go anywhere? Or is this another one of those tracks that “kills in the club”?

  30. The Van Buren Boys

    @Maura Johnston: Yeah but we’ll build Britney back up just to tear her back down again in a few months. Just like the eventual downward spiral of Miley Cyrus.

  31. loudersoft

    @Maura Johnston: Bastards!

  32. Maura Johnston

    The fireworks AND the sonic dynamics were much better at the Hollywood Bowl last night.

  33. The Van Buren Boys

    Seriously!?! Kanye finally gets his wish to close the show and he rolls out that pile of crap.

  34. loudersoft

    Did he really just say Hare Krishna?

    Heh.

  35. NeverEnough

    Good lord. That was amazingly underwhelming.

    I enjoyed everyone’s comments tremendously. Good night, all!

  36. jopari actually likes the G1, thank you very much.

    It wasn’t funny/cool/ironic when Snoop sung, and it still isn’t when Kanye sings.

    I expected better from him.

  37. Maura Johnston

    @Maura Johnston: Then again, you can’t fuck with Tchaikovsky (unless you’re the not-all-that-great soloist who played the second song, blech)

  38. alec_baldwin

    Teh. I’m glad LL has finally embraced his geighness with all the talk about lingerie.

  39. Maura Johnston

    I saw Perez Hilton close up. He was very sweaty.

  40. Maura Johnston

    Oh, Nicole Scherzinger.

  41. The Van Buren Boys

    *Listens to the new TV on the Radio song. Starts to feel better.*

  42. Maura Johnston

    Ah, Nicole with the plug for the label!! Work that 360 deal, lady.

  43. loudersoft

    @Maura Johnston: He looks like he’s dropped a huge amount of weight, though.

  44. Maura Johnston

    I wonder if I should just watch the highlights.

  45. loudersoft

    They actually replayed Pink throwing the VMA with the delayed glass shatter. Nice.

  46. Maura Johnston

    @loudersoft: Yes, well. He was still sweaty.

  47. Maura Johnston

    “Perez, thanks for being the only person who is willing to stand next to me while everyone heads off to the afterparty.”

  48. loudersoft

    @Maura Johnston: hahahahahaha

  49. Maura Johnston

    Oh great, Perez Hilton is going to cover “Get In The Ring.” GREAT.

  50. loudersoft

    Sway’s copter finally landed.

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