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The sophomore slump (as in sophomoric, lowest-common-denominator humor of the mostly unfunny kind) continues for
Behind the Music that Sucks with "Cherry Poppin' Pop Stars," the second compilation of heavy.com's parodies of VH1's popular
Behind the Music series. That's not to say that a lot of people won't eat this stuff up. On the contrary,
Behind the Music that Sucks is tailor made for fans of
South Park, Tom Green, and others who specialize in the kind of cruel, vulgar broadsides this show fires at the launches of Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, 'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, and more (some of whom actually deserve it). Some will find much hilarity in the description of Sisqo as "an abrasive, hyperactive weasel," or the depiction of 'N Sync as washed up and pathetic 10 years down the road, or the general dissing of one-hit wonders like the Bloodhound Gang and Chumbawamba. But the endless phallic humor and scatological references, the preoccupation with homosexuality, death, and violence, and the episodes' various other puerile tendencies become numbing in a hurry. After all, how much time can you spend staring at a hideously distorted reflection in a funhouse mirror? In the end, the only thing that
really sucks about
Behind the Music that Sucks (which includes an "American Suck Countdown" in addition to the nine individual episodes) is the show itself.
--Sam Graham
Product Description
Behind the Music that Sucks vol. 2: CHERRY POPPIN’ POP STARS! is an animated parody of VH1's extremely popular series BEHIND THE MUSIC. This video focuses on the bubblegum-soaked glossy teen idols that are Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, Hanson, Shania Twain, Sisqo, Bloodhound Gang, N’SYNC, Chumbawamba and Christina Aguilera. Learn the “truth” behind the nasty breakup of 'NSync, “re-live” a heavenly meeting between Donny Osmond and Hanson, and “feel” the childhood pain of the Backstreet Boys. Acclaimed by pop culture publications everywhere, this is one hilarious hour of extremely witty satire.
