MTV Desperate To Find Their Next "Jackass"
(Breathe in.....breathe out)
Oh boy, where do I start? Okay. MTV has a new show out, it's called Call to Greatness. From what I can tell it's like Jackass, except less original, and less interesting. It's a bunch of "wild and crazy kids" trying to break world records in foolish endeavors. Those "kids" have stupid names like Ghost, Rainbow, Andreas, Paul and Drew, ok only two of them have stupid names, but they make the other three sound dumb too.
The thing I liked about Jackass was that it was real, those guys were real. If MTV hadn't of picked them up, Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville would probably be broke, doing the same things all on their own, running into bushes with shopping carts, or shooting themselves with pellet guns. It was kind of like performance art, and I think Spike Jonze saw that.
This thing looks contrived. These guys are hacks, looking for their in. MTV knows they're out there, a generation of wannabees willing to do anything to be on TV. And here they are!
I never sought out to be the MTV social critic, but when they present us with this trash, I can't help it. I like my crazies to be authentic, damnit! Is that too much to ask?
Eat your 32 oz. of Mayonaise in less than 40 seconds, "Ghost." If you don't do it... well, there'd be another whacky guy named "Ghost" doing it, just not you.
Oh boy, where do I start? Okay. MTV has a new show out, it's called Call to Greatness. From what I can tell it's like Jackass, except less original, and less interesting. It's a bunch of "wild and crazy kids" trying to break world records in foolish endeavors. Those "kids" have stupid names like Ghost, Rainbow, Andreas, Paul and Drew, ok only two of them have stupid names, but they make the other three sound dumb too.The thing I liked about Jackass was that it was real, those guys were real. If MTV hadn't of picked them up, Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville would probably be broke, doing the same things all on their own, running into bushes with shopping carts, or shooting themselves with pellet guns. It was kind of like performance art, and I think Spike Jonze saw that.
This thing looks contrived. These guys are hacks, looking for their in. MTV knows they're out there, a generation of wannabees willing to do anything to be on TV. And here they are!
I never sought out to be the MTV social critic, but when they present us with this trash, I can't help it. I like my crazies to be authentic, damnit! Is that too much to ask?
Eat your 32 oz. of Mayonaise in less than 40 seconds, "Ghost." If you don't do it... well, there'd be another whacky guy named "Ghost" doing it, just not you.
posted by Mr. Useless | 9:14 PM
1 Comments:
MTV hasn't been original since the 80s.
And don't feel bad about being the MTV social critic. Your speaking your mind. And you're not the only one who thinks that.
Keep up this blog man, aside from the anorexic jokes, it kicks ass.
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