DaveZ35
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Post by DaveZ35 on Sept 7, 2012 9:26:54 GMT -5
I enjoyed the show but it's starting to get stale with the same performers year after year. Where was fun., Gotye, and other artists that had a great 2012?
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Post by when the pawn... on Sept 7, 2012 9:27:06 GMT -5
So Chris Brown's "Turn Up The Music" won 2 VMAs and Gotye & Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used To Know" won 0. In what world does that make sense?
Frank Ocean and Taylor Swift were good but the rest was a snoozefest.
I thought 2009-2011 were great but this was rough.
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Post by think pink. on Sept 7, 2012 16:31:37 GMT -5
"Turn Up The Music" was the best video in it's category and he arguably deserved the award for best choreography too.
Ratings are in, they bombed
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Post by AP on Sept 7, 2012 16:46:26 GMT -5
Holy SHIT!! I did NOT expect that at all. That's disastrous....50+% drop in viewers? I wonder if the fact that it was on a Thursday night hurt it.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 7, 2012 16:52:18 GMT -5
I completely expected it. The list of performers was lackluster, and it was on a Thursday night. All those horrible decissions.  It should have been this Sunday. The list of performers could have been kept, but make the show 3 hours, like normal, and add in fun., Gotye, Carly Rae & Owl, Katy Perry (doing a medley), etc. Lady Gaga & Ke$ha also needed to premiere their new songs on it as well. |
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Sept 7, 2012 17:01:48 GMT -5
Yeah, the show didn't feel like an event before and it definitely wasn't an event afterward. People watch the MTV Video Awards not for the performances, and nobody cares about the wins, they want entertainment. I think this award show is the biggest one as far as entertainment goes and they failed with it. The names announces aren't particularly known for bringing what people want to watch or expect from this show. Every other award show has performances and awards so this year, there was nothing making this awards stand out. Nothing to make people talk. If this biggest thing to come out of an MTV VMAs is how uneventful it was, something went terribly wrong.
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Post by AP on Sept 7, 2012 17:50:34 GMT -5
I just assumed the VMAs have built up an audience over the past few years that wouldn't just completely tumble 50% from one year prior. This is the lowest audience since 2006 and worst 18-49 rating EVER.
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Post by Rumors on Sept 7, 2012 17:52:48 GMT -5
I enjoyed the show but it's starting to get stale with the same performers year after year. Where was fun., Gotye, and other artists that had a great 2012? BINGO! Taylor Swift for the 100th time on every major broadcast (pop and country) is getting downright boring. Her fans may love her but...... Maybe she can buy a TV station and give them 24 hour Taylor and give the rest of us a break. I could say the same thing about the other annointed pop starts. Who keeps bringing up Britney. I don't have anything against her but her time has come and gone and she never had the talent to really keep a career going into her 30s. |
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Post by kilt on Sept 7, 2012 18:01:43 GMT -5
VMAs is trully horrendous. Bring back the exciting and jaw-dropping 80s and 90s shows
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Sept 7, 2012 18:01:53 GMT -5
I just assumed the VMAs have built up an audience over the past few years that wouldn't just completely tumble 50% from one year prior. This is the lowest audience since 2006 and worst 18-49 rating EVER. May I remind people MTV decided to put the VMAs on the same night as Obama's speech at the DNC. Not smart if you want ratings. |
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Sept 7, 2012 18:05:47 GMT -5
And on a fucking Thursday.
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Post by Lockheart on Sept 7, 2012 18:10:51 GMT -5
Apparently the missing half of last years audience were GaGa, Brit and Bey fans. Yes. That's what you get MTV!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2012 18:21:57 GMT -5
Or just people who wanted to see their President's nomination speech.
Not everything is about the divas.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Sept 7, 2012 18:24:09 GMT -5
It definitely should return to Sunday night at 9PM next year. I didn't understand why it wasn't this year!
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Post by Verisimilitude on Sept 7, 2012 18:32:19 GMT -5
Plus, it should last up to 11:00-11:30. A VMAs that ends at 10 PM Eastern is unreal!
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Post by Sir Benji on Sept 7, 2012 19:43:58 GMT -5
I'm not surprised about the ratings. This year's show was pretty lackluster.
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Post by Mack on Sept 7, 2012 19:45:12 GMT -5
Taylor Swift for the 100th time on every major broadcast (pop and country) is getting downright boring. Taylor is booked for all the awards shows because she's the biggest thing in music and everyone wants her. Duh. Who keeps bringing up Britney. I don't have anything against her but her time has come and gone and she never had the talent to really keep a career going into her 30s. Her time has come and gone? She may not be as successful as she was 10 years ago, but she's still a major force in the music industry. Also, singing talent is not required to have a long-lasting career as a pop artist. See: Madonna. |
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