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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Teen Choice? Not my pick


The Teen Choice Awards '09 went on last night in CA while the awkward Jo Bros hosted and accepted insane dares from viewers. In an effort to make the show more relatable to teens, the award show offered a segment ‘Dare the Jonas Brothers’ which included Mike Tyson cutting Joe’s hair, Kevin getting a tattoo, and Nick hugging audience members. The ‘dares’ were unrealistic. Viewers only saw a quick clip of Joe’s hair getting snipped, didn’t get to witness Kat Von D taking a needle to Kevin’s wrist, and Nick’s dare was a complete set up, with about 20 girls lined up on stage for him to hug.
The night definitely didn’t improve with the performances. Sean Kingston’s ‘Fire Burning’ was terribly lip-synced and all the dancers and Jamaican flags were distracting. Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A" was much worse, however. With a stripper-pole routine and ensemble to match, the ‘singer’s performance was completely wrong. But I should have known to change the channel the second I saw the queen of Tiger Beat strutting out of a shabby looking trailer.
Overall, the awards show failed to serve their intended audience. Aiming at pre-teens with the Disney stars, and I-don’t-know-what-audience with Miley’s routine, the show left me un-entertained.

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