MTV has decided that after a ten-year absence from the west coast, the Video Music Awards will be held this year in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be held on Sunday September 7th at the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood. What? No Kodak Theatre? No Nokia Theatre? So, why the choice to hold the ceremony at a Hollywood studio lot? Entertainment Weekly says, "Expect executive producer Jesse Ignjatovic to make use of many of Paramount's stages, rooftops, and camera-ready city streets for the star-studded show, which will only air once in its original incarnation."
I just wish they would produce a normal stage show. I'm getting sick of the different stages, the rooftop performances that have crappy sound, the satellite performances that are always lackluster. But, oh well. It looks like they're not going to change the format.
For the past ten years, the VMAs have moved around quite a bit. Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and New York are a few of the host cities. The last time the VMAs were held in L.A. (September 1998), the show was broadcast from the Gibson Amphitheatre.
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6-23-2008 @ 3:38PM
miller980 said...
I just don't get why MTV evens airs the VMAs anymore. They finally put one show on that shows videos, but other than that, I don't think they show videos at all.
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6-24-2008 @ 1:12AM
Esoterikal said...
I think the mistake you're making is that MTV stands for Music TeleVision. Some years back, around the time that the real world started taking off, the M became Mindless. The only worthwhile shows I've seen produced by MTV are on their subsidiary channels. VH1 specials are occasionally entertaining, mostly due to the comedy talent they can sometimes get. Human Giant is hilarious, but again, birthed on MTV2.