So this is what it’s come to. Sunday night TV is so bad that for a few minutes last night, I found myself watching the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. It was either that or a "Law and Order" marathon, and I have seen all the "L&Os" so many times that within two minutes of the opening "dong, dong" noise, I can tell you the whole plot of the upcoming episode.
There was one good thing on TV last night – from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. on FX — and that was a rerun of last week’s episode of "Justified" starring Timothy Olyphant. I love "Justified," with its great blend of rednecks, violence, religious nuts, explosions, meth labs, jaded women, and federal marshals. Recently, a charming, competent young salesman in one of the big box stores smiled as he told me he really didn’t care for "Justified" because, essentially, it was "the 21st century ‘Walker Texas Ranger.’" Guess where I will NOT be buying a new TV?
Above: Timothy Olymphant, "Justified." Right: Chuck Norris, "Walker Texas Ranger." Similar hats does NOT equal similar shows.
But I digress. According to a news release I received today, "MTV Generation" award winner Sandra Bullock locked lips with Scalrett Johansson. I missed that part, but I did see Hollywood Mega-Mogul Producer Les Grossman burning up the dance floor with Jennifer Lopez.
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" dominated with five Golden Popcorns (the award looked like a giant bag of popcorn on a pedestal) including best movie.
The night was filled with funny film parodies as host Aziz Ansari inserted himself into scenes from “The Blind Side” and “Precious,” before being introduced by heartthrob Justin Bieber. Aziz also brought down the house when he channeled R. Kelly, performing a hilarious new “Avatar”-themed song in which he slammed British Petroleum, marking the latest installment of his ongoing parodies of the R&B star. See it here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/07/aziz-ansari-sings-f–k-yo_n_602619.html
The “2010 MTV Movie Awards” welcomed the top names in Hollywood, music and TV with presenters that included Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, the cast of the upcoming film “Grown Ups” (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider), Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Aubrey Plaza, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Shaun White, Vanessa Hudgens, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Brand, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Scarlett Johansson, Betty White, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, T.I., Jessica Alba, Michael Cera, Eva Mendes, Ed Helms and Kieran Culkin.
Here’s a list of the winners of the “2010 MTV Movie Awards” and, once you read some of the categories, I think you will agree that a proper, middle-aged lady as myself — albeit one who is not watching anything even CLOSE to "Walker Texas Ranger" — should not have to subject herself to something like this in the name of entertainment:
BEST MOVIE
• “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” — Chris Weitz, Director; Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rosenfelt, Producers (Summit Entertainment)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
• Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
• Kristen Stewart – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
BREAKOUT STAR
• Anna Kendrick – “Up In The Air” (Paramount Pictures)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
• Zach Galifianakis – “The Hangover” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
• Tom Felton – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
• Beyoncé vs. Ali Larter – “Obsessed” (Screen Gems/Sony Pictures)
BEST KISS
• Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST WTF MOMENT
• Ken Jeong – “The Hangover” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SCARED AS S**T PERFORMANCE
• Amanda Seyfried – “Jennifer’s Body” (Twentieth Century Fox)
BEST BADASS
• Rain – “Ninja Assassin” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
GLOBAL SUPERSTAR
• Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
Tobin is arts & entertainment reporter at the Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks N.D.
