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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Downfall Of Western Civilization., July 31, 2005
Well, maybe that's taking it a little far, but I think you catch my drift.
Ah, 1999. I was coming of age, preparing to graduate eighth grade that coming June and to start high school. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was ABC's cash cow, the no-talent neanderthal Fred Durst was still popular, and, of course, millions of giggly kids tuned in to a popular MTV show called "Total Request Live". The premise of the show would be to allow the aforementioned giggly kids to vote for a certain music video, and try to get it to the coveted #1 spot. Sounds good, right? Well... the videos were mostly of the brainless pop genre. The clientele were mostly over-excitable pre-teen girls. And the host, Carson "Carsick" Daly, was about as exciting and interesting as a sack of wet diapers.
Did I watch? Okay, you got me, I'll admit I watched on occasion, hoping that the Beastie Boys, Korn, or Limp Bizkit would be on (I was 13 too... I still kinda like the Beasties though, and Korn's "Word Up" is cool). Even in retrospect, it wasn't that cool. I remember one time they literally showed about seven seconds of "Intergalactic". It then cut to Carsick, prompting me to yell to the TV, "I HATE YOU CARSON!" I never watched another god-forsaken TRL episode, and my brain cells still thank me for that to this very day!
But the real problem lay in the usual TRL fare. Most of it, as you all probably know, consisted of boy bands and pop tarts getting tons of airtime, and, of course, the less-than-intellegent kids on the street, screaming their lungs out just because "OMGOMGOMG!!! IT'S CARSON!!!!! I'M GONNA BE ON TV FOR TWO SECONDS!!! EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!" Lest we forget the geniuses paraded on camera during the actual videos' run. "OH MY GOD, okay, like I wanna like request the BACKSTREET BOYS because they are like SOOO CUUUUUUUTEEEE!! EEEEEEEEEE!!!!!" Oh yeah, and the e-mails scrolled across the bottom of the screen. "OMGO)MMGOMG, lyk,i wanna reqwezt nsync bcz justin ais lyk ssoooo HAWTT!!!! - Buffy, 14" Talk about lowest common denominator... (Hey, you wanna hear something funny? I heard some moron from my high school was crying because she couldn't get on the show! HAHAHA! Sad or what?)
Sure, there was an option to request your OWN video, but I don't think one vote for Pantera would make it because it would simply get lost in a sea of the votes of shrieking tweens for their fluffy pop "muzik".
I think this stupid show is still on, but thankfully it's no longer popular. Even Carsick was smart enough to jump ship! Yes, folks, this was surely a very low point of an already dismal period (1999-2001ish). But thankfully, we can pretty much put this one behind us.
All the former teenyboppers who love Carson can now bombadeer me with unhelpful votes. Thanks for reading my wacky diatribe.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!!, December 3, 2000
By A Customer
TRL makes you feel like you're right there on the set with Carson. Makes you realize how cool and smart (but totally normal) everyone on the show is. It all looks so easy, but this book made me realize how much work goes into TRL, but also how much fun they have making it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spend The $10 and get this book!, February 21, 2001
A Kid's Review
Spend the ten dollars and get this book. If you already own inside Trl, the movie you might want to know that some thing they say in the movie are repeated in this book. But who cares just get it and be happy! Did you know that in the begining, that carson had to go to a roof top of a hotel to put up and Mtv flag. These kinds of cool facts are in this book so get it today! But watch out, after reading this book you might have a sudden urdge to be in the TRL audience, but 1,000 people call the audience hotline each day!!!Hope you enjoy the book!
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