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THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS WE'VE RUN OUT OF IDEAS!!! by Err	Apr 26th, 2007 10:18:45 AM
Awwww, the poor, pathetic MTV writers don't want to do their job? Or does MTV not want to pay their poor, pathetic writers to do their job because it would cost money?
"Funny as Owen Wilson?" by Err	Apr 26th, 2007 10:21:59 AM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The last time Owen Wilson was funny was....uhm....not I, Spy, not Shanghai Noon or Shanghai Knights, not Meet the Parents, not Night at the Museum....oh yeah.. It was Zoolander.
Sarah Silverman? by Dr. Rockso	Apr 26th, 2007 10:34:20 AM
wow, that's actually not bad, 10x better than Fallon at least
I Have This Film Called "The Phantom Menace"... by uss cygnus	Apr 26th, 2007 10:46:11 AM
It's Surefire Winner.
...And Another Called "Pearl Harbor"... by uss cygnus	Apr 26th, 2007 10:47:02 AM
Which is a laugh a minute...
And A Third called "Batman And Robin"... by uss cygnus	Apr 26th, 2007 10:48:18 AM
Which is somewhere between "Mommie Dearest" and "Valley Of The Dolls". I'm sure to win.
MTV Networks is a sinking ship. by Professor Falcon	Apr 26th, 2007 11:09:11 AM
I work for VIACOM and MTV is hemmoraging viewers as their increasingly younger audience has begun to embrace the internet and mobile content and turned their backs on the channel. TRL has been reduced to 2 shows a week, no one gives a rat's ass about The Real World any more, and the Movie Awards and VMA's continue to drop in ratings every year. They are scrambling to do anything that will make them relevant again. Meanwhile VH1 has become a D-list reality tv wasteland and is in grave danger of losing any and all identity they had developed over the last decade thanks to their "we'll air anything reality based" coda. It's a company being run by 50 year old+ white males who have no idea where the televsion/entertainment industry is heading.
MTV crap, were cool and your not by Knobules	Apr 26th, 2007 11:12:38 AM
Paris Hilton will most likely attend this thing. Meaning they are officially shit.
I have a great idea! by ShogunMaster	Apr 26th, 2007 11:13:33 AM
I'll just make a sequel to whatever parody sort of worked last year, but do it way worse, with different actors filling the roles because they didn't want to ruin their carreers in this drivel. People will love it all the more because it has a recognizable namebrand and it won't matter that it's not as good as the previous incarnation that wasn't so great either! If it can work for the Mask 2, it can work anywhere!
Err: "Run Out Of Ideas..." by Alen Smithee	Apr 26th, 2007 11:20:09 AM
That's a pretty good idea actually. I'd use that!
Prof. Falcon by Shakes	Apr 26th, 2007 11:33:46 AM
great job of summing up the problems with those two channels.
Professor Falcon you work Viacom, then pass this on by The Founder	Apr 26th, 2007 11:36:15 AM
Tell them stiff white males over 50 that they are also ruining BET.
Sarah Silverman?? by The Founder	Apr 26th, 2007 11:37:39 AM
She's never done much for me as comedian. She's overrated by the fanboys. She's been likable in the films I've seen her in although she seems to play the same character.
Sarah Silverman means Herc will mention this at least by snowpuff	Apr 26th, 2007 11:44:46 AM
four more times.
the Founder... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 26th, 2007 11:49:13 AM
...ugh...BET has always been ruined from my memory (prolly cept when Donnie Simpson was on there) but that is the worst channel ever...Ill rather work on a country station cuz they might actually have good production team rather than BET even though Im black...
mr ahole ramirez it wasn't as bad as it is now by The Founder	Apr 26th, 2007 11:59:22 AM
I have no idea who Donnie Simpson is, well I 've heard of him, butI was to young to even care about music when he was on the show or station. I do miss Jackie Reed and Ed Gordon.
MTV still likes to think they're relevant... by FilmNerdJamie	Apr 26th, 2007 12:16:15 PM
I'll give MTV props for getting someone with acutal comic-talent instead of another pretty-face and/or a flavor-of-the-month celebrity. But Christ, you know Silverman's going to be censored. I don't see why they don't air the ceremony live like the VMAs! Professor Falcon, your rant was 100% on the $$$!
How about an FF: ROTSS parody where Galactus is a cloud by SpyGuy	Apr 26th, 2007 12:17:18 PM
What? They're really filming that as the actual movie?! DAMN YOU, TIM STORY!!!
Do you know what I want? by Darkman	Apr 26th, 2007 12:22:37 PM
A compilation of the spoofs from the MTV Movie Awards. Remember these: - SEVEN, starring William Shatner - INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, starring Adam West and Frank Gorshin - SPEED, starring Danny Bonaduce, Shirley Jones and Dave Madden ("Mom, you're not gonna believe this, but Mr. Kincaid's extorting money from us!" "Come on, Danny. After all, he IS our manager.") Good effin' times. And I'm not too crazy about Sarah Silverman, either.
used to be a fun show by BizarroJerry	Apr 26th, 2007 12:32:09 PM
The first few years of this award show was fun! Back when they had many more awards, with lots of fun categories, even unannounced ones. I always thought that was the coolest part. Now, they give too much time over to musical acts that have no relation to the movies at all. It's all just an excuse for celebs to be seen, and to be certain when they present they're introduced with "from the upcoming movie blah blah blah." But you can really tell MTV is showing its age when it's now got people saying, "Back in my day, MTV meant something, dammit!"
Because why even pay some filmmaker... by Kid Z	Apr 26th, 2007 12:32:38 PM
...scale, when you can have a bogus contest and wannabee film geeks will provide content for free.
The MTV movie awards suck my balls. by Barry Egan	Apr 26th, 2007 01:05:01 PM
Last week there was a lengthy talk back regarding Quint's article about movie theater behavior. I think that the MTV movie awards, which seem to almost has a disdain for movies at the service of being hip, help to fuel that. I think one of the main reasons why movie theater behavior has gotten so bad is that most moviegoers don't respect film. Award shows like this seem to kind of encourage that mindest. That being said, I think MTV or VH1 could put on a hipper awards show than the Academy or the Golden Globes that could be more in the vein of the Independent Spirit Awards.
TV and Movie studios are getting lazy by indyjonez100	Apr 26th, 2007 01:18:52 PM
Hey,why don't we have a "contest" where we have the viewers submit content for our show because we have officially run out of original material and/or can't come up with funny shit on our own. You see this more and more, let's farm it out, commericals, movies, TV shows, etc. And plus, the people who actually create this content will get paid squat while the producers/companies putting on the show rake in the money. If your going to go this route, at least pay the people who are making this content for you what it's worth.
SK229, I'm GLAD you got laid off! by ShiftyEyedDog2	Apr 26th, 2007 01:20:29 PM
Boo Fuckin' Hoo! I can't find a job where I make $60,000-$100,000+ a year anymore! I can only make $10 an hour! There are a lot of people who make far FAR less than your former salary. Be happy you made it while you did. I'm sick of rich bastards crying when they have to get a normal salary.
Sarah Silverman's best part by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 26th, 2007 01:35:15 PM
was in The Way of the Gun where she played herself. How much of a useless pissflap are you when fucking Ryan Phillippe is compelled to bust your nose. Oh wait, he was married to Reese Jizzlobber.
Hate to say it.... by CyberBeavis1326	Apr 26th, 2007 01:38:13 PM
The movie awards sadly haven't been since 1997. Isn't that when these useless golden popcorn statuettes first issued. To the guy who works for MTV and Viacom, please tell everyone that works there they are are a bunch fucking retards for screwing up every nook and cranny on the cool meter that was once MTV. That TRL was cool back in the day when it was viewers who made the show. Now it's a laughable joke that only 12 and 13 year olds adore. In fact, tell everyone at MTV to kill themselves, on air talent included. It's the only vindication for subjecting us to shit like "Sweet 16" and incomplete and terrible music videos.
Kicking SED2 In The Swollen Balls by Saluki	Apr 26th, 2007 01:40:16 PM
... So you don't have to. Whatta fuckface. Anyways, thanks for the info about MTV guys, it is nice to see what is going on there once and awhile. This little bit here, is pathetic. Burnett's On The Lot turned out to be a total sham, only interviewing under 200 out 12,000 people, and now they are doing this and giving no incentive whatsoever. Just another fuckface.
Also about Sarah Silverman... by CyberBeavis1326	Apr 26th, 2007 01:41:19 PM
She is the most unfunniest woman comedienne this side of Marget Cho, Ellen Degenres, Rosie O' Donell, and Carrottop. Having her host solidifies a flop. Mark Burnett should just jump ship and focus on another reality show, really.
Wait just one damn minute... by TheMadGenius	Apr 26th, 2007 02:01:29 PM
Did I just read that Andy fuckin Dick (drag name: Kathy Griffin) was the "real reason to watch" something? Andy Dick? The real reason to watch something? I'd rather stick my penis in an ant farm than watch a show that depends on the talents of Andy Dick to be funny. MTV is obviously in serious trouble.
what's the prize? by caravaggio	Apr 26th, 2007 02:32:37 PM
how much money?
i aint working for free by caravaggio	Apr 26th, 2007 02:33:17 PM
we talking 10 grand, 20 grand?
SK229 - my final word by ShiftyEyedDog2	Apr 26th, 2007 02:45:15 PM
I'll keep this brief and be done with it. I shouldn't have worded my post as a personal attack, and for that I apologize. That being said, I am just completely shocked with how out-of-touch with reality you are. $60-$100k/year is actually "the middle", and SHOULD be considered "low"?? Wow, I wanna live wherever YOU live!
Wow, haven't written here in by Neon Jesus	Apr 26th, 2007 03:54:46 PM
Wow, haven't written here in a while. But, like SK229, I too was wiped clean of the great Valentine's Day MTV Culling. Hell, they got rid of the entire production team in my department. It's a sad state of affairs, the entire company is pretty much run by freelancers hired out for a couple of weeks and then dropped like a bad habit. And he's right, nigh impossible to get a job in the field, what with prices going down due to a legion of people set free on the market all at once. I guess this is just a way to a) cut back on costs and b) try to tap into that Youtube vibe the kids are into these days. A desperate cry for relevance if ever I heard one. SK, which department were you laid off from if you don't mind me asking?
Speaking of ON THE LOT... by FilmNerdJamie	Apr 26th, 2007 04:09:13 PM
...I didn't know they only interviewed 200 of 12,000 applicants. Knowing Burnett, that sounds about right. The problem with that concept is they claim to want to find "talent," but they're a reality TV show. So they're going to want the clich characters found on said shows (i.e. flaming homo-sexual, bitch, token black-guy, etc.) They need those types to provide the show with the "outrageous" moments that viewers turn to reality TV for. What gets lost in the mix are the talented young filmmakers they claim to be searching for...which is why I did NOT submit any of my short-films to the series.
MTV NY offices by DeadPanWalking	Apr 26th, 2007 04:33:24 PM
I remember a while back when MTV was fairly hot (1999 or so) and I interviewed with them for a position with online. They seemed to like me and came back with a salary offer that was about 60% what I was expecting. I mentioned that this kind of money wasn't competitive in the industry and they replied that they don't have to pay as much because of the clout of working at MTV. I proceded to turn toward the nearest wall, start moving my legs in circular motions (slowly at first, and then so fast they became blurs, all the time still standing in place) then I shot off like a rocket toward the wall leaving a hole shaped as my own likeness and a cloud of dust in my wake. Suck it, MTV, nobody is so good they can get away with treating hard working employees like crap.
FilmNerdJamie Hit It On The Nose by Alen Smithee	Apr 26th, 2007 04:55:24 PM
I know a few people at MBP and the fact is if you sent in an app, and you were a female, you were almost assured a spot because the ratio of guys to girls was like 400 to 1, and they studio/producers wanted it to be an even split so that it would not appear "sexist".
Sarah Silverman isn't Funny by allyousay	Apr 26th, 2007 05:30:03 PM
At all. But it's still better then Billy Crystal.
Admittedly, SK229 made a WHOLE LOT more than me by NutsackMemories	Apr 26th, 2007 05:51:54 PM
or any other average American. Still, it must kind of suck to have your cool, hip, well-paying gig pulled out from under you and be forced to compete with English majors for the assistant manager position at Borders.
Thank you, Alen! by FilmNerdJamie	Apr 26th, 2007 06:05:57 PM
My best-friend (also a young filmmaker) agreed with me. But his take was totally on the $$$ "Why would people want to spend 13 weeks watching a bunch of egotistical/asshole dorks make short-films?!? Didn't PROJECT: GREENLIGHT teach Burnett anything? I guess it's a 'brillant idea' b/c he's doing it and Spielberg's name is involved!" Even the Bearded-One has admitted that he doesn't have THAT much involvement in the series.
ShiftyEyedDog2 by antonphd	Apr 26th, 2007 06:08:19 PM
What the fuck are you talking about? $60-100k a year is NOT even close to rich?! And in the entertainment industry it's not like you work 40 hours a week. You work fucking 24/7. $10 an hour is $20k a year?! That's poor as shit. Where the fuck do you work that you think that's ok? Walmart?! $10 an hour is for jobs that any retarded person can do. Let me repeat that... ANY RETARDED person can do. If you make $10 an hour and you aren't in school you are a idiot. I'm sick of retarded fuckers like you who are the reason this country is full of dumbshits instead of intelligent ambitous people who want more to life than working and sleeping and fucking and getting drunk. Fuck you. It's not whining to want a better life especially when you have worked your ass off to be more than just a fucking cog in the wheel. RICH fuckers you should be mad at are the ones who are selfishly ambitous and fuck over everyone like these assholes who buy out MTV and rape it and evetually will sell it off again for shit.
Sarah Silverman is the sexiest tomboy beanpole Jew..... by Quake II	Apr 26th, 2007 06:11:05 PM
on the planet!!!!!!!!!!I'll bet she's a tiger in the sack. And filthy as well.
SK229, right on the money about temps by thelivingdoll	Apr 26th, 2007 07:07:38 PM
The words: "independent contractor" are words I'm sick of having applied to me. There's no obligations, no benefits, and no social security matching. Employers want American labor at foreign prices, and unfortunately, they're able to get it from us.
Not to be nosy, but.... by Cletus Van Damme	Apr 26th, 2007 07:21:44 PM
...where are these "BJs for next to nothing?" Uh...a friend wants to know.
Anti-MTV Slogan by Mako	Apr 26th, 2007 08:14:56 PM
"Where's the music?" (stemming from Wendy's 80's campaign "Where's the beef?")
Lets stop encouraging the Chad Vaders of the world by INWOsuxRED	Apr 26th, 2007 08:33:34 PM
and lets also stop encouraging MTV in general.
My Fave was the cut "Malcolm X" Parody... by uss cygnus	Apr 26th, 2007 08:49:46 PM
Barry Williams and Susan Olsen talking about Islam and Heroin addiction. With shots of a Dissaproving Spike Lee clucking his tongue in the audience. Hilarious.
Let the Cloud Host! by uss cygnus	Apr 26th, 2007 08:52:15 PM
I'm starting an online petition right now. The Galactus Cloud would be a great host. It would be like "UPS: We want to race the truck" "FF:ROTSS...We Want the Cloud to Host."
What about SPIDER-MAN 3?? by Mike_D	Apr 26th, 2007 10:44:37 PM
Thats coming out next week.
guess who doesnt give a shit! by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 26th, 2007 10:48:48 PM
me! FUCK YOU L.A.: the whole country is not gonna work for you for free. hey, i guess i do give a shit.
about this homemade entertainment boom... by HypeEndsHere	Apr 26th, 2007 11:39:21 PM
David Granger, Esquire - "...the far more insidious force is the all-powerful democratizing force of the internet. It's not just the YouTube phenomenon, in which you are allowed to program an entertainment outlet for the Google boys so that they may sell advertising against it and inflate their stock price and get even richer. No: Now, as we saw during the Super Bowl, you get to compete for the right to create television commercials for giant companies. We've lowered the bar for what kind of unreachable dream we're settling for. It used to be riches. Now, we're settling for the "honor" of having our efforts recognized. Doritos got a thousand submissions for its Super Bowl talent contest, and all the winner got was nominal prize money and a trip to Miami. Come on! Where's the million bucks? Here's the thing: The sense of well-being and possibility that this faux democratization creates causes us to ignore the fact that while we do the work, the rich rake in the fruits of our labor. The new opiate of the masses is the illusion of participation in the culture, even as the underpinnings of a good life- money, mostly- are stripped away and handed to the filthy rich." not to mention, that for something to be "successful" on the internet, it has to be a sensation. something that everyone sees or searches for. that means that a) you have to be something that satisfies everyone (the definition of the lowest common denominator) and/or b) you have to be a curiosity or shocking i.e. stuffing a firecracker in your asshole. they're things that anyone can do. and when anyone can do them, they're worthless. the size of the screen and the use of the frame is in direct relation to the value of the art. there are exceptions, but if it's 40 ft. tall, chances are, it's saying something. if it's 1 minute and 2 inches by 3 inches on my computer screen it is disposable. i don't know. this whole "contest" guise is a way to get people to commit to a full-time job for the CHANCE of recognition, and even then, they're doing it for free.
"Morpheus, what can we expect at this orgy?" by DocPazuzu	Apr 27th, 2007 03:09:26 AM
"MACHINES!!!!!" ....... Yes, I laughed pretty hard at that. But then again, Kurt Russell said it was OK.
DerLanghaarige it was metal and rock not rap by kilik777	Apr 27th, 2007 06:49:46 AM
that had mtv going back in its heyday. I remember all the kick ass rock videos and when Headbangers Ball was a huge deal. Now its all hip hop garbage the few times they even play music. I think Mtv had a huge hand in turning it that way. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
thanks hype by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 27th, 2007 07:50:18 AM
despite your questionable statement about large art (come on out to union square, nyc and i will show you the largest and most pointless piece of "art" ever hanging on the side of the virgin megastore) im glad im not the only one here who sees through this bullshit. fuck mtv and this whole 'web 2.0' HORSE SHIT.
This is better than anything currently on MTV by slone13	Apr 27th, 2007 08:34:12 AM
http://tinyurl.com/246bab
I concur with PotSmokinAlien by slone13	Apr 27th, 2007 08:39:51 AM
That monstrosity in Union Square is an eyesore, not art. And fuck MTV Networks, too. I produced a bunch of those I LOVE the (insert decade here) shows for them a few years back. Then they got rid of us all and started the reality show bullshit that they farmed out to third party companies they could pay cheaper. Fuck them.
http://tinyurl.com/3c5zpd by doctoremittbrown	Apr 27th, 2007 08:54:06 AM
http://tinyurl.com/3c5zpd
i meant a movie screen vs tv screen vs computer screen by HypeEndsHere	Apr 27th, 2007 09:10:15 AM
and i concur w/the virgin megastore monstrosity. i work just below union sq.
Why does MTV program against itself? by INWOsuxRED	Apr 27th, 2007 10:01:42 AM
We probably have 3 or 4 different MTV channels, but when they show music, they will show hip hop on all of their channels at the same time. I don't consider hip hop to be crap, but it really isn't my music either. Even if it was, why program against yourself? Other times it seems they aren't showing any music at all on all of their channels. Thats probably been the joke about "M"TV for over a decade, but their splinter stations were supposed to correct that, and did for a very short period of time. Its funny that the videos are actually free to MTV, but they would rather pay for programming that drives away viewers. I think I stay away from MTV completely just to aviod accidentally seeing bullshit like "The Hills" and having my retinas burned out.
MTV jumps on the YouTube bandwagon by Kampbell-Kid	Apr 27th, 2007 10:48:43 AM
...with users making self movie parodies. I hope someone sends a movie about the cable network who used to play just music videos.
SPYGUY by Napolean Solo	Apr 27th, 2007 11:11:51 AM
Well said!!!!!
Oscar Wilde 4 Prez by Stuntcock Mike	Apr 27th, 2007 11:52:01 AM
I'll second that. Um....wait a second.
MTV = Not In Touch With The Masses by Mako	Apr 27th, 2007 12:01:01 PM
MTV now cater to a select group of people... and that all started when they abandoned playing all kinds of music. Pop. Rock. Metal. Rap. 120 Minutes 24/7. They whine about how they need to change their programming to maintain viewership... but they actually alienate more than they keep people around. They're execs think short term viership. VH1 started out okay... then took a nose dive. The same went for MTV2.
Hey, AnimalStructure by slone13	Apr 27th, 2007 02:26:02 PM
You're full of shit. VH1 doesn't employ assistant editors. Now get your ass back to Boystown, chump. Maybe if you try really hard some day you'll be a real editor.
I've seen Andy Dick live... by iamnicksaicnsn	Apr 27th, 2007 10:30:22 PM
He was pretty fucking hilarious. I mean, he's clearly nuts, but I dunno, i think he does good work, and in person he seems a little more calm.
EMPTY-V by Wyatt Wingfoot	Apr 27th, 2007 10:53:29 PM
Is that shit still on? Fuck those assholes and EVERTHING they air. They destroyed music and moved on, Borg-like, to destroy TV too.
EMPTY-V 2 by Wyatt Wingfoot	Apr 27th, 2007 10:58:52 PM
And fuck that tattooed dwarf Rikki Rachtmann or whatever they fuck he called himself. I don't need a little poseur twerp to tell me about METAL!!!!!
MTV = Misfit TV by Toby___Wong	Apr 28th, 2007 01:32:57 PM
MTV makes people dumb. Their shows suck. The people they promote suck. Their VJs suck. The only things of MTV that didn't suck were Headbanger's Ball with Vanessa Warwick and MTV's Most Wanted with Ray Cokes. And that was eons ago. Now MTV is just utter shite.

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