In past years, I could stand the VMA's. You know, the hype leading up to it, the ridiculous pre-show, and the boring show itself. But this year, no. All the VMA-related shows were too much leading up to it. A flawed pre-show with an out-of-control Ludacris, a laidback Avril Lavigne, and hosts who couldn't get a cue right, and when they did, they just completely messed up. Jimmy Fallon, while original, was horrible. And they didn't even show him that much. Its saving grace was its many, many performances by decent artists. (As Jimmy said during one of his parodies, this would be one of the few times you'd be listening to music on MTV). But still, MTV treats movies better than its trademark music.