MTV VMA = BORING

Poor MTV has lost its way. I remember when I was growing up, the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA for short) were a big deal.

In fact I eagerly awaited that one Thursday night a year when some good bands would perform, Madonna would do something vulgar and there would be some zany happenings like Howard Stern appearing in buttless pants as Fart Man (So I didn't have a life, what were you doing back then?).

No more.

Now it's the same old same old. Nothing inventive or interesting. Face it, when the Associated Press is dissing you - there's a problem:

Despite Shakira's ever-gyrating hips, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and the obscured image of a naked midget, Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards had about as much spontaneity as an episode of "Cribs."

"You didn't bring the thunder. You didn't bring anything," host Jack Black, looking at himself in his dressing room mirror, said during one skit, unintentionally summing up the evening.

Jack Black usually gets annoying after a while. We learned he can't carry a show when he hosted Saturday Night Live last December. I think the coolest thing that night was the Lazy Sunday short and Black wasn't in it.

I realize I'm not in the target demo but it sounds like the target has lost interest too. They're too busy on MySpace I guess (when it works).

Just get Paris Hilton on stage doing this and I'm sure there will be some talk. Don't worry, it's not actually as shocking as it first appears.

Do you have any better ideas?

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