TVWatcher: The BET Awards

OK, I said I wasn’t going to watch, but I couldn’t find anything else on. So I slid over to SoulBounce and joined in on some live-blogging fun and settled in for some of the worse f*ckery I’ve seen in my life! I’m not going to go into extreme detail here, but I will hit some of the things that I saw that either hurt my eyes, or renewed my belief (on BET?!) in music.

First up, there was Usher. He has lost something…his swag, some of his sex appeal, something…his performance was lame. He lip-synched through the whole thing and even his choreography was…eh.

They couldn’t get a better host than D. L. Hughley? From his lame jokes to calling Marvin Sapp “Warren Sapp,” it was downhill from the beginning.

If Terrence Howard stuck to playing the guitar, he would be alright. But occasionally he has to open his mouth…

Um, is Cuba Gooding, Jr. Black? Who told him he could come?

I loved, loved, loved the 90’s girl groups up there with Ms. Alicia Keys. SWV sure looks different…sometimes you just have to say no to a dress…that is all. I think I wept a bit at T-Boz and Chili without Left Eye…

I certainly enjoyed Big Boi and Luda…I don’t like the fact that they had to be a part of that freak show put on by T-Pain, but hey, whatever…

A little gospel music ain’t never hurt nobody…Warren Marvin Sapp laid it down…good stuff.

The absolute best portion of the show: the Al Green tribute. Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, and brace yourself…MAXWELL!!!! He lives and breathes and he was “Simply Beautiful!” Oh, I think I forgot how to breathe for a couple of moments, and I think I may have blacked out, but only after he left the stage. I didn’t want to miss a minute of him gracing us with his presence. Now, I need that CD!!!

video credit: originally uploaded to YouTube on June 24, 2008 by brownboykb

What I loved most was the fact that when Big Al took the stage, everybody, and I do mean everybody, was up and out of their seats, singing and dancing in the aisles…it was a beautiful sight!

Everything after that was a blur. I was still in Maxwell euphoria and barely noticed anything else…

Did you watch this show? What did you think?