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Originally posted by LeslieAGD
- The way they presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Duran Duran sucked. Okay, I know they were going for the element of surprise, but then it should have been a complete ploy and not presented the Dance award at all. Duran Duran is awesome...how are you going to give them a LAA, let them get over the shock and speak for about 30 seconds, and then play second fiddle to Justin receiving his award?!? TACKY!
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Thank you! That was horrific of MTV. Say what you will about D2, but they really were the first big video band (and yes, they do actually play their own musical instruments!) Duran Duran was a crucial part of the development and success of the channel. Remember, MTV
used to be all about music videos when they started, and Duran Duran was all that and a box of cookies for MTV. Good heavens, and all they got was a "surprise, here's your award, now let's give little Justin another award" for their achievements? It's a crime, I tell ya! It's a crying shame that they weren't properly presented their well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award with the pomp and circumstance that normally goes along with such awards. It's ridiculous that the audio didn't work and that they didn't fix it for re-broadcast either. I felt so bad for them, as well as for Kelly O. Say what you will about her, but at least she tried to pull off the surprise the best she could, when no one else in the place knew what the heck was going on. While I'm on a rant, it's even worse than Avril was up there, clueless little wannabe poseur girl that she portrays...nah, I'm not opinionated, am I?
Come on MTV, next time, do a better job. While you're at it, make it up to the band, because you wouldn't have ever been MTV.
Christin
(and while I'm on a roll--Hey MTV, next time give Roger more face time, would ya?!)