Russell Brand, yay. If I watch, I watch for that.

i was SOO excited that russell brand was hosting but i have to say that he wasn't that good. there were no funny - typical brand comments, just a lot of screaming and preaching - which really let me down. hmm...don't know if he'll be back again.

Is MTV hurting for money? I don't know about the production value of that show.

The show wasn't what I expect it. The production is usually very good and this time looked cheap and Russel I tough he was going to be funnier.

He was awful and alienated half the audience from the show. How did he even land that gig? Has he done anything besides Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

MTV's parent company, Viacom has MTV listed as "for viewers 12 to 34." Knowing this they still put Russell Brand as the host. Even the first six minutes of his intro are inappropriate for a significant portion of that age range. I am all for free speech, but I am also for my freedom to react to that free speech. If you, like I was, are offended by this and the fact that MTV aired this here are some actions you can take.

Call Sponsors and tell them of your disgust of them sponsoring this:

Pepsi - 800-433-2652
Verizon - 908-559-3500

The FCC:
Some portions of the broadcast, referring to the Jonas bros. bachelor party etc. should be reviewed.
The FCC can be reached at
http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints. htm
It takes two minutes to fill out the form.

Contact the parent company.

Viacom International has already set-up a message line for the VMAs. Viacom's # is 212-258-6000. Tell them you want to lodge a compliant regarding the VMAs.

the best part of the VMA's was Kanye West's performance at the end... the worst part was the host (what's with the accent?)