MuchMusic Video Awards: My Review

Hi everybody.
I'm here with yet another awards show review. (Sigh) Although, this time I didn't didn't even notice it was going on. Seriously, I found out on Twitter by a someone I followed, and quickly went to the network's website to watch the livestream. Fortunately, I didn't miss much. I watched straight through and enjoyed the whole thing. The stage was beautiful, the performances were great, production was--Oh right, you're probably asking me "What the f@(# is the MuchMusic Video Awards?". If I could explain it to my brothers and sisters that night without a hitch, maybe I can do the same with you guys. I've been watching since 2010, so this show isn't too cryptic to me.

The MuchMusic Video Awards is an annual music video awards ceremony airing on MuchMusic, a music video network in Canada. It's equivalent to MTV, except that it airs more videos. The MMVAs are a very unique and unconventional awards show. Instead of being held at a big arena or multipurpose studio somewhere in the Great White North, it's instead held in a purpose-built stage in the parking lot at the network's headquarters on Queen Street in Toronto. And instead of having an actor or comedian signed to host, it has the network's "VJs" (a term you've probably haven't heard of in years) host along with some Top-40 chart artist they spend thousands of dollars to get their hands on to say "What's up, Canada?!". The "VJs" (them being Lauren Toyota and Scott Willats) also interview presenters. That's right, interview. The presenters promote whatever movie or TV show they're in (mostly Degrassi and Teen Wolf) and then they either present an award or introduce a performer. You can call it weird, I call it genius.


This years' show is hosted by K-pop icon in Korea/Pop misfit in North America, PSY. I barely could understand him, he slowed his speech which didn't work, and he barely did anything other than perform "Gangnam Style", a song no one ever can or will understand, unless they're Korean, and his second US single/newest K-pop single in his more than 10-year career, "Gentleman". In fact, the show started and ended with PSY performing those songs. But he was a good host, and he really did his best.

I'll get to the winners later on, but first my thoughts on the performances.


After PSY performed "Gangnam Style" for the 50th time, Down with Webster performed "Million to One". I never heard this song before tonight. So...this was a very peppy and futuristic-sounding song, so the performance had to be the same. And I loved every bit of it. The bounce, the boom, the tenacity. I loved everything about the song and the band and would love to hear from them anytime soon.


Next up was Classified (a band or group I never heard of) with "Inner Ninja". This was a nice indie-sounding song with David Myles giving guest vocals. What made me love this song was its inspiration and light-hearted humor that I found in the music video. This performance was nothing more and nothing less. I'm now a Classified fan no doubt.

Ed Sheeran hit up Queen Street performed "Lego House". As much as the title would imply, it's clearly not about Legos, it's about love and staying together throughout the pain and joy of as relationship. This is probably my favorite Ed Sheeran song because it's actually good song with amazing writing and production with a nice message. And in this performance, Ed shows his love for his fans by just being himself playing with a guitar. He needed nothing else, and I'm really okay with that.

After a few minutes, Armin van Buuren asked us to "go Dutch" with "This Is What It Feels Like". I admit, as boring as it was, it (and the song) was also pretty awesome and and had me bang my head a little. I stopped when I hit my head against a wall, but I couldn't stop dancing. The set peaked when the mosh pit sang the title chorus. That was cool. I'll be sure to listen to this for the rest of the Summer.


One of the biggest moments of the night involved host PSY proving he can dance to songs other than his own, especially when no one asked him to. The song in general: "Single Ladies" by Beyonce. Needless to say, I was...impressed. Until he said, "If you liked that, then you better put a ring on it". No. He. Did. Not. Still impressed, by less though.

Straight after, Serena Ryder (a nobody in the US, unless you watch BET for the season 6 promo of The Game) performed a medley of two songs--"What I Wouldn't Do" and "Stompa" (the latter the song used in the Game promo). The set was, from start to finish, awesome. The girl played electric guitar! The crowd was super! I have nothing to say, because I have no words to say!

Then, Avril Lavigne sang "Here's to Never Growing Up". The song is kinda like a song from Peter Pan, having fun, partying, and hanging with your friends. What can I say? Seriously, what? This woman has been in the game for over a decade, cranking out hits like Disney Channel cranks out TV shows with snarky smart-ass kids, paint-thin plots, annoying laugh-tracks and/or twins. I love this song and it's message. The performance was slow, but Avril and group of grunge-looking goons just being there, I sure wasn't bored.

After a turn around Queen Street (is that a TV on the roof??), Marianas Trench sang "Desperate Measures"...with no pants. This was weird, awkward and even questionable. Which is why I call this one of the best moments of the night. It was perfect, astounding, surprising, and definitely hilarious. Flipping, dancing, and underwear showing. This might not be the rage like last decade (thank God) so I'll enjoy it now.

After PSY posed with a green screen standee, calling it taking pictures with everyone in the mosh pit, Phillip Phillips took us home with..."Home". This one had me moving and grooving all over. This guy knows how to make a crowd happy. Home is my favorite song from my favorite male American Idol winner (yeah, I watch it. Shut up.). I can't wait for more from him.

And now for another of one of the biggest moments of the night, Demi Lovato performed a medley of "Give Your Heart a Break" and "Heart Attack". She didn't disappoint. She didn't have to sex up. She didn't have to talk about dicks and vags. AND NO ILLUMIN-something-or-other. All she did was sing and be herself. I love you, Demi.

The last performance was PSY with Gentleman. The co-hosts (and announcer) said it would be big and it was. It was huge, it was great, and it was magnificent (and i'm not talking about the female dancers' butts! PSY likes booty.) It ended in a cavalcade of dancing, a thunderstorm of streamers and and an inflatable frog-faced Asian in a nice suit. It was a great way to close what I call the best MuchMusic Video Awards ever.

And now the winners of this years' MMVAs. They will win a piece of metal. No seriously, the hardware is a piece of metal with the Much logo etched into it. Take a look.

Hilarious, huh? Here's the punchline: here's what it used to look like.

Okay, no near-funny business.

The winners are:
International Video of the Year – Artist - Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
International Video of the Year by a Canadian - Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up
International Video of the Year – Group - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop
Viral Video of the Year - Psy - Gangnam Style
Your Fave International Artist/Group - Taylor Swift
Pop Video of the Year - Marianas Trench - Desperate Measures
Rock Video of the Year - Serena Ryder - Stompa
Hip Hop Video of the Year - Drake - Started From the Bottom
Post-Production of the Year - Billy Talent - Surprise Surprise
Director of the Year - Director X – Drake - Started From the Bottom
Your Fave Artist/Group - Justin Bieber
Your Fave Video of the Year - Marianas Trench - Stutter
MuchFact Video of the Year - Classified f. David Myles - Inner Ninja
Dance Video of the Year - deadmau5 f. Chris James - The Veldt
Video of the Year - Classified ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja

And that's it for this year. I love everything about it. And I can't wait til next year. I hope you guys learned from me about this show. Remember: BET Awards Review Monday July 1!
See you later.

PlayStation 4; My Weak Gamer-Boy Review

Hello Gamers of the World!!

Today I'm going to talk about the PlayStation 4. You've seen what Microsoft released with the Xbox One and my review, so now today's the day I will give my thoughts oon the latest offering from Sony. Now in February, Sony revealed what will be in store for the PS4's release, including a


Now to the design. When first revealed, it was to large burst of applause at E3. But when first revealed to me, it was to a metaphorical question mark over my head and a confused look on my face. This looks a bit like the Xbox One, I thought. It even looks like the Playtation Plus its a little smaller than the Xbox One. Hell, it's even small than the PS3; if not the same size. And the new DualShock 4 looks like any other DualShock controller...except for the the wide flat thing in the middle. It makes one wonder if all the stuff under the hood can fit inside.

When the price of $399 was revealed, I thought it was to troll with Microsoft, which its XBO costs $100 more at $499. And then, the reveal that the PS4 can play used games. Again, I thought it was to troll Microsoft, but then I thought "That's not a bad idea." Because the Xbox One will limit used gaming to just one time for a friend or stranger or someone who actually bought a Xbox One in the first place is really a hassle and unfair to all gamers, Sony will give them a saving grace Basically half of everything every male on stage said is a slam on Microsoft and Xbox, but you can't blame them; they do have some good points. Including the used games thing, not signing into your PS4 every 24 hours, that it can record a cool moment of a game you're playing, downloading stuff while power is off, ect.

And when I read comments saying how the PS4 is going to blow the XBO out of the water (and that's putting it super mildly), I made my own comment on Deadline Hollywood (clearly not a website about games) that no matter what, it's still expensive, isn't worth a buying war with the XBO and that Sony's getting its superficial hopes up. But after reading the spec and features of this new console, I think that the Xbox One needs to watch its back come this holiday season. Because it has a target in its back.

Well, tell me what you think on Twitter (@MaroonMondays) and on the comments section. Is it better thank the Xbox One? Or is the Xbox One going to kill it cone the Holidays? Tell me.

And I'll see you later.

DirecTV Makes Victim of CO House Fire Pay Up

Hi everyone. And yes, you read right. DirecTV is in some bad PR today.

Get this: Jeremy Beach and his family lost their house and everything in it after a terrible fire in Colorado Spring last week. Fortunately, Beach, his wife, 5-year-old son, and their two dogs made it out of the fire in time. Unfortunately they left a rabbit (?) and two chickens (??) inside with the rest of the possessions. After that he made calls to various services asking to cancel their services because of the fire. And then he calls DirecTV to cancel his account when the telemarketer on the other line said--get this--that he still owes the company $400. The tab was for a satellite dish and two receivers that were destroyed in the fire. "I can't believe it", he said in an interview. "I had lost everything and they acted like they could care less." “I tried to explain that a couple hundred dollars is nothing to them but a lot to me,” he said. “I need that money. I can use it to buy diapers, clothes for my family.” Well, the family hopes the insurance from the fire will help pay for the bill.

Really DirecTV? REALLY?? This family lost everything in a fire that would've been caused by a dumbass or crazy kid with a match (which would be their fault on its own) and you have someone tell them they still owe you money. Let me tell you: the stuff they owe BURNED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THEIR HOME! There is no way they could pay for it because they're busy collecting insurance from the house. It's not going to take an apology to stop the increasing pain they're going through...or the embarrassment you're going through right now. Apparently, a fire means as much to you as you ask another customer for HBO: You only give a damn when they say No. And this isn't the first time you ended up as the bad guy in situations like this. In June 2012, during the Waldo Canyon fire, when 347 homes in Mountain Shadows were destroyed, DirecTV still charged customers. I didn't know much about that, but I hope, if they had any, DirecTV deserved the backlash.

As for the family, I hope they have enough money from insurance to get a new home (yes even with furniture) and that they get a new start. I'm really sorry they lost their pets, items and valuable. And DirecTV, I'm sorry you didn't get an F from the Better Business Bureau...for sympathy.

Paris Jackson Attempted Suicide, Hospitalized; Scares Whole World

Hi everyone.

Well as you have been aware, Michael Jackson has three children: sons Prince & Blanket and daughter Paris. And he has did his best to keep those children away from the public eye and let them have a wonderful, happy, free life. Who wouldn't want Michael Jackson as a father? On second thought, don't answer. I still don't believe he did that. Anyway, fast forward years later, and after father Micheal's passing, the kids began to live a more normal life. They have gone to school, Yep they have made their father proud. And then one day this happened...

In the news for the past few days was this shocking discovery that Paris has attempted to commit suicide. It was unclear why she did this, until Wednesday, via TMZ, when it was revealed that she did this because of the pain of losing her superstar father and getting teased and verbally assaulted by classmates at her school, as well as in arguments with other members of the Jackson family. She was taken from the family compound in Calabasas, California, and to a nearby area hospital. As part of the suicide attempt, she reportedly OD'd on Motrin and cut herself in her wrists with a meat cleaver. There may have been signs of her planning this, from her posts on her Twitter account to videos on her YouTube channel. It was also been revealed that Paris has committed attempted suicide before, but this instance is more serious.

Now, I think I know her she feels. I have been bullied during my days in high school. I have tried to get over it but couldn't as these memories bring me pain and hardships. And i have tried to hide it as hard as I can. Even though I never, once in my life, thought of committing suicide, I understand what she's going going through. To be raised by her father, the biggest entertainer in the world, and then face the outside world head on after his death, really takes a toll on her, mentally, psychologically and emotionally. And all in the middle of a court case between her family and concert promoter AEG for the treatment of Michael during his ill-fated This Is It tour. But I hope she feels okay and gets the help she needs, and not to act like some other famous women turning into smoking, drinking, erratic b!tches getting by on being a smoking, drinking, erratic b!tch and mooching off of their (not-there) parents, (fake) friends and (sleazy) indie movie studios getting feet in the door. Dearest Paris, I know you've heard this many times before, but I hope you get help and live a wonderful life ahead of you. Sometimes people who stand out from the crowd would go on to do big things in the future. And by the looks of it, you might be one of them.

Now what do you think? Tell me in the comments section or on Twitter.

Until next time, see ya later.

CMT Music Awards: My Review

Howdy!



Last night, CMT gave us another amazing Music Awards. It took place in Nashville and was hosted by actress Kristen Bell and Country superstar Jason Aldean.

I'll get to the winners of the night a little later, but first the performances.


Starting off the night was host Jason performing with music icon Lenny Kravitz (!) performing his classic hit "American Woman". I had no words; I was blown away. The man can still perform. Even if all he does is walk around, he can perform. And Jason maade it all the more amazing. I may have to watch again to keep all the awesomeness.



Next was Miranda Lambert with "Mama's Broken Heart". This is the first time I ever heard the song, I loved it. She didn't much here, but who cares? She's hot, the song's hot, so the performance is hot. Then was newcomer Kacey Musgraves with "Blowin' Smoke". This is another song I've never heard of until last night. This a really nice song, but the performance was boring. Don't get me wrong, I like the song and find Kacey talented, but the performance nearly put me to sleep. If the song's tempo was up a little higher, which I would like even more, then the performance would be more exiting.


Darius Rucker performed "Wagon Wheel" with Lady Antebellum. He started in the aisles of the Bridgestone Arena and into the stage to rock the house. All of you pretty much know him as former frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish(sadly, not me), before making a successful solo move to country and hasn't looked baked since. This song is a huge example of this. Lady Antebellum's involvement only ups the ante.


Hunter Hayes and Luke Bryan performed their songs outside the BA because, according to Kristen Bell "this arena's not big enough for all this Riiiight. Anyway, Hunter performed "I Want Crazy". He performed liked the title implied; he rocked the house and shut it down. So did Luke Bryan when he performed "Crash My Party". As slow as this song is, I love the warm feeling Luke has going on here. He gives it to the audience and they give it right back to him. I just love that vibe she gives to him.


And now...(Sigh)...Taylor Swift. Oh wait, she's not performing a breakup song. Oh thank God. She performed "Red" in a red dress (a really hot one) on a red stage. Brilliant, huh? Anyway, I was actually prepared to press mute so I don't have to hear one of her many famous "I'm pissed about this boy so I'll sing about it" songs. It didn't happen this time. It was a pretty nice performance. Although I didn't see anything on stage besides Taylor herself that was a pretty darn good performance...that ended in Taylor pretending to look fierce. Keep pretending to be looking fierce, Taylor.


Later Lady Antebellum performed "Goodbye Town". It was minimalist, but they did a great job of keeping entertained. Then, another great group Little Big Town performed "The Chain". Twas such a classy song. That is until Keith Urban showed up and blew classy away and replaced it with awesome. Minutes later host Jason Aldean returned
(Again? in my Rocky voice) to sing "Night Train". Basically a song about getting down and getting it on...in a train...I think. Anyway, it was a great performance and yet another reason to love country even more. Oh and speaking of Jason, he and Kristen Bell did the usual host making jokes thing between performances. They weren't that funny. Really.


Carrie Underwood, a native of Oklahoma, performed a version of her hit "See You Again" to reflect the devastation and rebuilding of the state. At the end she was joined by a white-robed choir; needless to say, it was beautiful, touching, classy and absolutely amazing. This is certainly one of the best performances of the night. Almost had me to tears.


And finally, Florida Georgia Line perform their hit "Cruise". Even though I'm not much of a fan of this song, this performance made dance in my seat a little. And they made this performance great on their own...until Nelly showed up. That's right, folks, Nelly is a featured artist on a remix of "Cruise" so what better than for CMT to bring him to the show and to have him perform it with FGL and end the night with a bang? Nothing really. He came and shut it down and helped ended the set (and the show) in great fashion. Okay, I'm now a fan. Shut up.

And now the winners of this years' show. Although the nominees are cryptic to me, they are good songs to be nominated. Here are the well-deserved/lucky winners,

Video of the Year: Carrie Underwood – "Blown Away"
Duo Video of the Year: Florida Georgia Line – "Cruise"
Group Video of the Year: Lady Antebellum – "Downtown"
Male Video of the Year: Blake Shelton – "Sure Be Cool If You Did"
Female Video of the Year: Miranda Lambert – "Mama's Broken Heart"
Collaborative Video of the Year: Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church – "The Only Way I Know"
CMT Performance of the Year: Miranda Lambert – "Over You" from CMT Artists of the Year
Breakthrough Video of the Year: Florida Georgia Line – "Cruise"
Nationwide Insurance On Your Side Award: Hunter Hayes

I hope you enjoyed this review as I have enjoyed the show. See you at the end of this month for my review of the BET Awards. And see you next time for my next topic. See ya later.

My response and reason for Maroon May

Well everyone, it's the beginning of June and Andrew would like to say: He wants to talk to all of you about the Maroon May event. But first he must switch to first-person.... Okay.
Now the reason I created Maroon May was because I wanted to give more of my time to the blog and make up for the hiatus this blog want through for the previous two months. Now yes, it has been though a tough relapse (internet problem) and some posts came a little late, it has given my blog some of its greatest traffic it its history so far. And I have all of you to thank. This blog started out as just a fledgling blog with no help, no afterthought, no social word of mouth and no experience. Now it has become a popular blog in Germany-no, the U.S.-no, Russia--all right, the U.S. But who really cares, I'm just glad that it got popular somewhere. And again, I have all of you to thank.

After five months of trying to get it right, I finally got a sizable amount of readers to carry this blog. Yes it's small, but almost 250 pageviews in nearly 7 months is more than great for me. The most came from my MM posts. Now MM isn't over. Was it troubled? Yes. Is it lousy? Yes. But did it give Maroon Mondays success? Hell yes. So is it done for? No. I will do better next year, and be on time. That's a fact. So this isn't the last time you'll see Maroon May...well, for the rest of the year until next May. Also I'm thinking of creating another month-long event in March...because it also starts with an M.

And speaking of my other event "1 Season Wonder", I need suggestions on shows to add to my list. If you have any short-lived shows you loved that you want to add to the list, tell me on Twitter @MaroonMondays () or just on the comments section below. I'll announce the first show on Twitter and in another post later this month. Eep, I'm so exited!
So I'll see you later then, okay?

MM: Racist jackasses cry foul at a Cheerios commercial

Hi everyone.

Andrew here again, and I'm still pissed. Why? Well a few minutes before I wrote this post, I was scouring around the Internet looking for stuff to write about, and I happened to find this. A commercial for legendary breakfast cereal Cheerios. It features a little girl who talks with her mother (while she is white, the girl is of mixed race) about the Golden O's being good for your heart, as said on every box. Mom says yes, and the little cutie smiles. A little later, her father (who is obviously black) wakes up and stretches, only to find Cheerios all over his chest. He is puzzled, and calls "JAN!"

Seems cute, right? Well, here's the reason why I'm typing this in an angry mood. As the vid was released on the cereal brand's YouTube channel, some commenters decided to voice their honest-to-goodness opinion. And as I heard and read, they were honest, but not goodness. In fact, they were sad, horrible, inhumane comments by sad, horrible, inhumane people. Because of this, the image has 500 dislikes against 1600 likes. Some of the comments were that it was "disgusting" and made him/her "want to vomit". Apparently they have rules against love and Jungle Fever...and cooties. Other comments include references to Nazis, "troglodytes" and "racial genocide." (Sigh) It seems as if these idiots think that is a political agenda or social advancement or anti-anything going on here. It's just nice sweet family commercial with a light-hearted ending. Yet the morons think otherwise.

So why are we still in the 1800s? It's really stupid that some people find interracial relationship so taboo. It's even more stupid that it's happening in a YouTube vid in the form of a comment. You're fine with blacks being equal. You're fine with racier content on TV. You're even fine with a new TV show about a boy with a superhero alter ego...with female tendencies. But it's 2013, dammit, and you are still not fine with Interracial love? Seriously? Have you not watch "The Jeffersons" or But On second thought, don't do that. Anyway, to make a comment is one thing. To make a foolish, yet humorous one is another. But making racist comments about a sweet, surgary heartwarming advent about literal and metaphorical use of cereal being good for your heart is stupid, horrid, and just plain dumb. These people, even though they have the right to an opinion, they should keep that ship to themselves. It's one thing to comment on a black person doing anything (as stupid as it is), but commenting on a mixed race girl with a white mom and a black dad make you a goddamn fool in every sense of the word.

What do you think? go to the comments section or tell me on Twitter.

Now excuse me while I eat some Cheerios like a normal person; with some on my heart. See ya!

Aber(crap)bie and Bitch

Hi everybody!

Today is the last day of the month of May. So Maroon May is come to a close, so I must produce a few last editions of opinion and crap before this blog goes back to normal.

So I want to talk about the recent news about Abercrombie & Fitch has been in hot water for trying to be a clothing store for stick-looking dickheads and cunts/cool and popular kids at your local high school and watering hole.
Its CEO, Mike Jeffries, made a comment to Salon magazine in 2006 talking about this saying "In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in A&F], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely. … [C]ompanies that are in trouble are trying to target everybody: young, old, fat, skinny. But then you become totally vanilla. You don’t alienate anybody, but you don’t excite anybody, either.” Although A&F doesn't make clothes for plus-sized women anymore, the still will make clothes for plus-size men, probably because they need a reason to feel like Arnold Schwarzenegger, even though they look like Kevin James. Of course the sudden rediscovering of these comments have outraged the nation.

This crap about only skinny people shopping at high-end department stores is getting annoying to me. Especially now. There are people on this Earth that need to dress as good as much as they want to feel good too. Although there are ways that cannot--no, should not--do that, as seen on the Maury Show. To take away the right for plus-size women to look great on the way to the mall or the bar or the movies is really outrageous. To me, they're more than just weight and measurements. They're people. They have feelings like we do, self-esteem like we do, faces and bodies and breasts like we do. (Don't deny it.) They walk and talk and have reasons to live. A big amount of weight is just the +1. It's their choice to be this way. And for some jerkass CEO to make this plan to take L, XL, and XXL clothes makes me mad. You, Mike Jeffries, are a twat. There are more than just skinny, short, JJ Evans-looking Boys and girls or men and women (like me) who want to clearly show that off like they're rich hipsters with the irony of love on their arms. There are bigger people who want to feel that same way (without the hipster bullship). Now that you take that away, they'll have to shop elsewhere like H&M or Old Navy or Aeropostale or other places that large people for nice clothes that make them look 3 or 4 (or 6) sizes smaller. And they'll shop there for a very long time. As long as they have the money. I hope you're happy, Mike Jeffries, because that's less money in the company's bank and less credibility and respect and love from your family (if they're still noticing you without the merch on your employee discount) going toward you moving forward. So I hope Mark--oop---Mike What's-his-face changes or doesn't enforce this new idea into all the A&Fs or I won't shop in protest. Which is funny, because I rarely shop there at all.

Now what are your thoughts on this. Place them in the comments section. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter. See ya soon!

MM: Xbox One: My Weak Gamer-Boy Review

Hey guys. How's it going? I know you guys have been waiting for the newest Xbox to be revealed, so that you all can wait for my thoughts on this, right? No...well you're in luck, because I have now given you my complete deconstruction of the Xbox One and why it could (I repeat, could) change the face of computer gaming forever.



Now, Microsoft gave a press conference for the newest Xbox, The Xbox One (and not the Xbox 720 like everyone wanted), last Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington. I'll admit that I didn't watch the the livestream that day because I didn't have my internet connection ready and when I saw the XBO for the first time, I was iffy on the design.

It looked like a mix of a cable box and a DVD player.
I did like the controller and Kinect more.
And also I didn't like some of the features it provided, mostly because all I heard was stuff about connecting to your cable box and the Kinect being bundled with it and nothing about its primary use: being a Gaming Console. I thought "This is stupid. I don't want to buy something for gaming that isn't gaming at all".
But a week later, when I watched the livestream courtesy of Machinima (shoutout to them by the way; Bruce and Kovic are hilarious), I learned a lot more about the XBO. A lot more that changed my mind and actually made me more exited to wait to get my hands on it. Never have I ever been so exited for something so huge and bulky and rectangular and big. Yes, I just noticed what I typed.

So here is the Xbox One is all about.
Now it's not only a gaming system, it's also a home-entertainment system. When you turn it on, instead of manually signing into into your Xbox account, it uses the Kinect to recognize your face and cosign it with the account. So when that happens, it just takes you to home base, problem free. If that's not the coolest thing, i don't know what is. Seriously, I'm not much of a gaming nut, so this is the coolest thing to me. Also cool is talking to your Xbox without using your controller. You just say a command, and the XBO does it in about a second. Just say "Xbox" and then your command, like "Xbox, game" or "Xbox, watch TV" or "Xbox, go to music". You don't have to say "Xbox" every time, but still.

That's just awesome. And just as awesome is the Snap feature; by using it, you can use more than one feature at once. Just say "Xbox, Snap (then a command)", Like "Snap Internet Explorer" or "Snap Favorites". You can also use your cellphone to connect with it. And if you want to go home, just make a grab motion at the Kinect, and you're already home.
When watching TV you can use your voice to check the guide, favorites, and what's trending. To The guide, say "guide". To change the channel, say a network or TV show's name. To Trending or "Favorites", say "Trending" or "Favorites'.

Now to a few things that I'm on the fence about. Now the TV experience thing may sound easy, but might be a bit confusing as time goes on. After a few uses, you probably might go back to the controller. Also, some of the features, including the Fantasy Football feature. There already are ways to check Fantasy Football or other features, including your cellphone, tablet, laptop/personal computer and even on your TV alone with the internet. I don't even play Fantasy Football, so I don't give a rat's hat on that one. Even if you use your Xbox One, you'll have trouble understanding the Xbox concept and graphics. Also the fact that you have to sign into the Internet. Three words: WTF?!
Also to the name.
Even though I like the name Xbox One, I thought Xbox 720 was a perfect name for the new Xbox, following a pattern that started with the Xbox 360, and would've gone back to the first one, Xbox 180. But apparently, Microsoft has gone the "Fast and the Furious" approach with the name. I wonder what the next Xbox name will be.

And now an UPDATE: It seems that Microsoft is doing a 180 (heh) on one of the Xbox One's policies involving logging into the internet every 24 hours. President of Interactive Entertainment Business Dan Mattrick suddenly announce that the XBO will no longer make gamers log into the Internet every day to continue gaming. I didn't talk about that when I originally typed this post, but opinion is that this also isn't a good idea for the console as users will grow frustrated at this, leave the XBO and buy the PlayStaion 4. This may also be too little, too late. But this has been a good move for Microsoft regardless. Here's what he has to say at the Xbox blog:

Anyway, i can't wait for the Xbox One to have more information released during E3 2013 next month. And I really can't wait for it to be released later this year. Oh, and what do you guys think? Tell me your thoughts in the comments section below or on my Twitter page @MaroonMondays.


Until next time, keep your pants on. See ya later.

MM: Billboard Music Awards: My Review

Hi everyone. It is I, the Maroon Marauder once again with...something you may or may not look forward to reading. (And I'm still awaiting confirmation on the nickname)

The Billboard Music Awards aired last night. This years' show was hosted by actor/comedian Tracy Morgan. And I enjoyed it. Well, some of it.

It started with a performance by Bruno Mars. An amazing performance of "Treasure" that looked liked something from the 1970s. What puzzled me is that everyone (Bruno and his bandmates) wore the same thing. The same thing.

But I didn't freak out because every time I see Bruno Mars perform, he and his band always wore the same thing. If that doesn't creep you out, then there still are some things that will.

Next was Selena Gomez with "Come and Get It". It was slow but sweet at the same; mostly because it had an Indian theme. True story, but the first time I heard this song, I thought it was about food, mainly because of the hook "If ya ready, Come and Get It (Na-Na Na NAAA)". Then I thought it was about sex (and food). Then I noticed it was about Justin Bieber; would've been better if it was about food and sex (thinly veiled, of course).


Later we had The Band Perry performing "Better Dig Two". Only minimalist here; just the band some dancing, and those lights you see at EDM concerts. Then they banged on some drums. It was a little boring, but still great to watch.


Then there is Icona Pop. I really didn't know who they were before last night, and admittedly, I really cared less. They performed "I Don't Care", which was the mood I was in when I saw the performance. I didn't see much, but all they did was walk around the stage with their name in incandescent lights, which fortunately I didn't have to see. It was a bore.


After that was...(gulp)...Chris Brown. (shudder)
He performed his latest single "Fine China", which, at first, I thought, hidden under the typical lyrics of falling for a girl, it was about giving China payback for the crap it gave us in the last (&#*@) years. But nope, only a typical song about falling for a girl. I kinda liked what was going on here; Chris...impressing a Chinese girl...on a set that looked too much...like China.

It then turned into a fake karate movie scene with ninjas falling down by Chris' world-famous dance moves.
They probably couldn't handle someone who got away with bea---sorry. Anyway, Chris ended his set being a product of Michael Jackson and Henry the Dancing Octopus (look him up) and did one of MJ's signature moves. Chris, you may not have been told this before, but I will tell you this. YOU'RE NOT MICHAEL JACKSON!

Next was Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed their colossal debut hit "Thrift Shop" with Wanz. (I still don't know how to pronounce his name) Instead of on stage, the three performed from the Wynn Resort. I loved the vibe they had when they performed. Macklemore was all over the place with his fans singing every other line, while Wanz was his smooth swaggeriffic self...who sounded like he sang with a track.

It wasn't until a few days later when they appeared on 106 & Park to reveal that the performance was taped at an earlier date because of scheduling conflicts. Apparently they said they tricked us...so, great job, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. You two certainly pulled the perfect prank on us. You sure fooled me! Heh heh heh...heh.

Okay then. Next up was--you know what? The show was three hours long and I missed the Simpsons for this, so I'll just say the rest of the show in a nutshell.
-Taylor Swift sang "22". As hype and colorful as it was, it was boring for me. A bunch as hipster-dressed teenagers "working" behind the scenes until they started dancing. The girl even used both halves of the stage. Everyone else used one half and I think it's unfair. Oh and Jabbawokees showed up, so it pepped me up a bit. And the song is kinda catchy.
--Then Kacey Musgraves sang "Merry 'GO Round". I've never heard of this girl...or this song...
--Next, Justin Bieber sang a new song called "Take You". It starts off with Justin in a small fake airplane full of foam like he's taking a full-body bubble bath. Then he dances with people looking straight out of a rundown airport. Later ends the performance back in the fake airplane. It was actually enjoyable to me. It was kind boring though, but I enjoyed it. Well done, Bieber. Well. Done.
--Pitbull and Christina Aguilera performed "Feel This Moment". Yep, the song that ripped off a-Ha's classic "Take On Me" into a song about being in the moment...of sex. Although I hate the song for that, I kinda like the performance. Not too hype, not too dull. It was actually perfect...until they bring out A-ha's frontman Morten Harket to sing the chorus of "Take on Me". I wouldn't mind him preforming with them if he sang more than that. But since he didn't, that was a waste of his time, and it made me hate the performance because of that.
Now here is the buzzworthy moment of the entire show.
Miguel adorning someone... by jumping into them and hitting their head with his nuts.
Before that, he performed his bombastic, super-sexy, soon-to-be-a-classic single "Adorn".
He and his band were behind a screen for a questionable reason. After perform the majority of the song, Miguel kinda got in the moment and jumped over the crowd mosh pit and then hit a woman in the head with his foot and put another in a lock. Then he performed the rest like nothing happened. It was live televised event. There were people sitting in front of you. Something happened. Oh I more than enjoyed this. Loved the song and this performance. But let it be learned for Miguel to be careful doing that again. There will be a time when it happens again, a fan says "I'm cool with that. I got to meet Miguel!" and later sue him for physical assault with a deadly weapon...his balls.
Later British quasi-heartthrob Ed Sheeran sang "Lego House", a song clearly not about Legos, yet is about a house. It was a short and sweet stripped performance and it actually kept my attention the whole time. This guy is really talented, and this one of the most wonderful moments of the night. And to me, there weren't many.
JLo and Pitbull (again??) performed "Live It Up". I was mostly focused on her outfit, which didn't involve pants. Other times she was dancing with some guys. This was an awesome performance, this coming from a guy that you all think is a pervert. A Howard Wolowitz pervert.
will.i.am (or William as the elderly like to call him) performed "(pound)thatPOWER" with Justin Bieber. Ugh (Jeez the producers sure like Justin Bieber.) First off, why is this song have a title like that? You can call it creative; I call it stupid. Then the performance starts off cool with William and Bieber popping up from under the stage, beginning the song. Then it got bad from there when William started "rapping". And they used both halves of the the stage. Really producers? Of all times in the show, would've you just give to someone worthy of it, like, say, Prince? Nope, just give it to Taylor Swift and William--I mean will.i.am. (Sigh)
--David Guetta is next with Akon and Ne-Yo in second position with "Play Hard". It was an exciting performance. Yeah.
--Nicki Minaj (huh) performed "High School" with black, braided water lizard Lil Wayne. There was a lap dance. I can't say anymore because I didn't like it. At all.
--And finally, the moment we've all been waiting for. The legendary Prince, the man who was the crooner before "crooner" was a word.
--Earlier tonight Prince was the recipient of the Billboard Icon award, which was well-deserved. After the tribute video, Prince took the stage and killed it. He killed, slayed, shot, stabbed and kissed the stage goodbye. He performed slowed-down, rock-n-roll version of "Let's Get Crazy" and "Fix Ur Life Up". I really don't have to tell you about it. The man deserves the title of icon and Billboard giving him the Icon award was an understatement.

Well, that (finally) it. All the show reviewed by me. Stay tuned for my black-guy interpretation of the 2013 BET Awards. You might just find this the bomb-diggity shizzle fo' nizzle mah jiggaz. Or I'll just type it in English. That'll be much better to type. Bye!

MM: The creepy baby doctor is guilty; NBC is not

(This is a repeat form Monday, Msy 13, 2013. I again apologize for the lateness)
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Hi again everybody.

It's once again time for Maroon Mondays. The new event that everyone has been secretly waiting all week fo. Before I get to this week's stories, must apologize for being so late. Apparently the internet connection was down (my mom shows up took it from me.

Now, have you heard about this guy Kermit Gosnell? No, then blame the cable news networks. They were to busy with the Jodi Arias trial. Now that trial has no interest in me, but this has. And why be focused on a woman who killed a man when the bigger story is a man who killed FOUR FRIGGING BABIES?!?
That's right. Kermit Gosnell is a doctor who owns an abortion clinic in Philadelphia. One fateful day he ended the lives of 4 aborted fetuses, but the twist is...that they were still alive. Skip years later, and the man was charged in the death of those babies. Oh and have I mentioned that he also killed a woman? Now today the verdict has been read. Gosnell has been found guilty for 3 of these counts. He has also been found guilty for the death of the woman, 45-year-old Mongar. Why he hasn't been found guilty of the fourth death is beyond me.
Now this is a creepy man. Yes he was an abortion doctor, and his job was too-you know, abort (Can't say what it means; it's sickening). But when the news broke that the babies that were killed were ALIVE? It sickened me, as much as the rest of the Philadelphia area. What kind of person would do such a thing? Well not even an abortion doctor would have the balls to take a baby's life, even in this position. The creep then stuffed the corpses into a freezer. (Excuse me while I try to keep myself for vomiting) For anyone to work for this guy shouldn't put a lot of shame onto themselves. It's not their fault that they hadn't known about any of this going on behind their backs. And now that this trial has ended as quickly as fast as it began, we shouldn't have to hear more about this guy because he's going to jail for what has to be the rest of his life. He doesn't have to kill any more babies anymore. And his license is provoked and his clinic is closed. May he rot in hell and and never kill again.
And speaking of kill, let's talk about NBC.

Now last week the broadcast network began it's road to the end of the 2012-2013 television season by cancelling some of its shows-most of them comedies. They are-in no particular order- Go On, Whitney, The New Normal, Animal Practice, Guys with Kids, Up All Night and 1600 Penn. They all were low-rated sitcoms with varying degrees of critical success. They have all struggled in their time-slots since the beginning of this season and ended in the same fashion. But the Peacock was frustrated with the end result and decided that next season, it needs to start fresh. And that's what it did, by giving a big brown bear named Cancellation the comedies that it give a big amount of promotion, two of them the size of the MOTHERLOVING SUMMER OLYMPICS!! Unfortunately, not a lot of people stayed to these shows and the Peacock's plan of giving all watch TV a variety of laffers to enjoy failed. And now it must ride into the sunset with its 5 dramas and 2 comedies in the backseat (and The Voice and Parks and Rec sharing shotgun, of course) with a new batch of comedies in boxes, ready to be unveiled next fall.

Now a short opinion: Most of these show I really liked. I made sure every week that I'd watch every episode. Now I don't like some that much (AP, 1600P, GWK) and all that I love (Whitney) but they all were enjoyable. I was a little pissed when NBC announced that they were cancelled, but understood why. It wants to start over and start fresh, and I don't blame being that NBC was the fourth-place network for eight seasons, has finally come out of the ratings basement to become #1 in November sweeps and wants to have that happen again next season. I hope this new shows have better hopes than the last. And Community better be lucky to walk away from the bloodbath, because I will laugh at it when is's cancelled next season.

Well I'd better go to a shower after all this. See ya later.

Tell Me What You Want to Hear

Hey folks. I almost forgot to mention. If there is anything you want me to talk about., please tell me on the comments section. And also follow me on Twitter @MaroonMondays. Anything you want...well, except Justin Bieber. Yes I know, he's awesome material, but my hands are tied on him.

MM: Jodi Arias Trial and Cleveland House of Horrors: My Thoughts

Hi everybody.

You know this week has been filled with two shocking news stories that gripped the nation and the world. That is the Verdict in the Trial of the insane (and hot) Jodi Arias and the Rescue of three Cleveland women kept in a house by Ariel Castro, a very horrible man who probably was good at improv. So instead of informing you about the two big stories of the day (I;m sure you already had), I'll give you my thoughts on them both. Even though I don't watch much news, so here we go.

Now the Jodi Arias trial was been one huge thing in people's minds for the last four months. A woman accused of killing a man (in this case Travis Alexander) who broke her heart, so she took the "If I can't Have You No One Can" route and shot him, stabbed him 27 times, and slit his throat. Since then she went to court battling it out with prosecutors saying "This bitch killed her ex-squeeze" disguised as the hundreds of words over the course of four months. Now you would be shocked to read this, but I was sorta/kinda believed some of the things she said. But then I gut puzzled when the prosecutors said she was a compulsive liar. This trial had more twists and turns than a typical episode of Scandal. Then came the moment of Verdict. Arias was found guilty for first-degree murder. I was happy, but admittedly, a little sad too. But usually that's how I feel when other famous people are in televised court cases. Casey Anthony. Michael Jackson. OJ Simpson. Phil Spector. Anna Nicole Smith. Roman Polanski. Samson. She was clearly stone faced when the result was read, letting me think that she knew she would be convicted. And when she said in a TV interview that she would take the death penalty, I thought that she should take it. People who kill people should be killed. (Even though I don't believe in the death penalty)

And now to the story of the Cleveland House of Horrors. From 2002 to 2004, three women (Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus) disappeared. years later, it turned out that they were kidnapped by a man named Ariel Castro. During those ten years, the women suffer abuse, rape, unwanted pregnancies (and miscarriages) being chained to walls, and losing contact with their families and the outside world. Apparently, stories of abduction soften me up. And if the people abducted are found I thank God and dance like nobody's watching. This time I did that and then some. I absolutely loved the man who saved them: Charles Ramsey. A very colorful character with a great humor (sometimes when he's serious), this guy was also brave to come to Amanda Berry's rescue. Also the 911 operators were total dicks; they were supposed to comfort them, not rush them so they can hag them up later. But what also makes this story amazing is the daughter of berry who survived the Hell her mother and the two other women endured and come out alive. I wish them all a great life, while I wish Castro (and his brothers, who took part in this)a good life in Hell; he needs to rot there.

So as these stories reach their ends, remember that the good things will come to those who need it, and the bad things WILL have a price. The bad guys (Jody Arias and the brothers Castro) will suffer, while the good guys (the Cleveland Four and the Family of Travis Alexander) will find closure and a new life ahead. And I enjoy the ending to that story.
See you later.

Racists crying foul at USC

Hi everyone. Sorry for the lateness.
Well there is a sad case "calling someone a bad name" at USC las week. This all happened at a party near the university's camp where 400 African-Americans were attending. The LAPD responded to a noise complaint, so seventy-nine officers came, with riot gear. (sigh) Some students believe this was racial profiling. Some students made cell phone videos and sent them to YouTube.

A student-run Newspaper reported that the LAPD said that they responded to the complaint, which was sent at 2am on Saturday, by telling the DJ to turn down the music, to which the DJ complied. The party goers then reportedly refused to leave and threw bottles at the officers (Sigh again), who called riot squad. Six students were arrested while an officer was hospitalized for injuries. There was also a party across the street with predominately white students, but no one was arrested.

I'll stop there. Listen, you'd think the LAPD were the bad guys here, but no. It's the idiot students for acting like fools. Don't get me wrong, I like a good party once in a while, but a rowdy party that disturbs the peace isn't my style. In this case it's a party with a bunch a black kids bumping and grinding on each other to loud creepy music, drinking excessively, and doing things they would regret later on. And before you call me a racist, because you will anyway and you haven't read the whole thing yet, keep in mind that I'm black and even I have standards to living my life. Those I've mentioned are not it. Although I don't blame them for the racial profiling thing, as there was another party with white students but not one disturbance was reported. Although I didn't hear anything about that party, which makes me puzzled on whether or not the racial profiling makes sense.

Anyway I don't think the LAPD should be hated for this. They were just doing their jobs. If they weren't called, the party would've gotten worse. And the students should learn from this. 1) Do not mess with the police 2) Don't make yourself an embarrassment to your race; and 3) Make sure that it's racial profiling when the white kids' party is louder and rowdier than yours.

Good night folks.

Maroon Monday event

Welcome, everyone, to the first ever Maroon Mondays event: Maroon May. Here I'll talk about the usual topics but not one but two posts every Mondays, and third every Friday, and a bonus on any Random day of the week (or if I feel like it).

Oh and I like to announce today that This blog is now on Twitter. You will find released posts and retweets to stories I find interest to and/or might talk about here, and I'll also answer some questions from readers (SOME, not all; I will answer stupid or disgusting questions). All you can follow at one page. We're at @MaroonMondays.

So that's it. I'll see you later today for the first Maroon May post. See you soon.

The "Big" Announcement

Okay Everyone. Are you all ready? Good, because That way I know I still have readers.

All right. The announcement I want to make might just take Maroon Mondays to the next level.
Next month is May, so I will release more than one story a week (or month, however you judge me) in a new special I like to call...Maroon May!

During Maroon May, I will release two stories on Monday(one fluff-one serious), a third on Friday, and a bonus on any other day of the week. None on the weekend. I wanted to do this to add more posts and credibility to this blog. It's my way of saying "I'm Sorry for not putting out as many stories as I could.

I also like to announce that I am beginning a new segment honoring some of the best shows in history that barely got on TV, coming in later this summer. I like to call this "The 1 Season Wonder". Here I talk about classic, recent and in-between show that only got 1 season under its belt, the characters, how and why it got cancelled, my favorite episode and more. It will also involve you, the readers, to tell me your favorite show that only got one season and I might just talk about it too; I just have to watch it before I give the approval of putting it in the list. It may seem hard, but I know how to create the frame work.

And there they are. The big announcements for me, Andrew. See in in May.

The Boston Marathon Bombings

Okay, welcome back, everyone. Or should I say, welcome back me.

Okey-doke, now let me get serious for a bit. You know the Bombings at the Boston Marathon happened earlier this month. Two pressure cooker bombs suddenly explode, people run for their lives, and extreme horror and fright all over? Well let my give you my thoughts. When I was busy going through another normal day (freaking around on my computer) when I heard the local news was on. I walked to the next room when I saw that news was coming from Boston, Massachusetts, where there was a bombing at the world-famous Boston Marathon.

Right then, my happiness and thoughts of food turned to shock and sadness after seeing such a horrible event unfold. It was just like the 9/11 attacks (it just happened and we initially didn't know why; although in that case, we later learned it was the work of dumbass terrorists). Since then, my eyes were glued to a TV (not the TV; I had other TVs.) for almost non-stop news coverage. The more I watched, the more sad I felt. So I tried to turn to something else, but it was all over the airwaves; also, I had no cable. Anyway, Coverage progressed, and I learned that 3 people died, including an 8-year-old (read: someone who barely walked the Earth), and 153+ others were injured, with some of them having the unfortunate option of having limbs amputated, among them, said 8-year-old's younger sister, who had to lose a leg. That sent my stomach churning.

Days later, as an Investigation was launched to find the sons of bitches who did committed the crime, another sad event occurred in Texas as a fertilizer plant exploded and sent the city of West into ruins. I'm not going to invest in this, as this was too sad to talk about at the same time.

So to speed this up, the FBI was into the investigation to find the hoodrats. On April , the two were caught at a 7-Eleven, where one of them mentions he and the other hoodrat blew up the two bombs at the Marathon. The cashier calls police and they find the two on a quiet street, when a shoot-out broke out. That's when one of the rats, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed by police. I was absolutely happy to hear this, although I would've been more happier if he was caught alive. The other, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ran away unscathed.

It took a authorities another day to find Dzhokhar by putting the city on lockdown. They finally found him when a resident outside of perimeter found him in their boat (with a bloody tarp), and that's when the authorities caught him. Also that's when I thanked my Lord and Savior that it's all over and that he'll never kill anyone else again. Now he's in prison where he might get raped or intimedated or fearing a metal lunch tray would bash his head in. I'm asking for all to happen.

Now to be important. Listen, this is America. Where we have freedom and happiness going hand and hand. You'll see people doing amazing deeds to others. Where people always love to have a good time. And where there is Apple Pie and Bald Eagles--yes we have it all. But mostly we have the spirit and liberty and amazing strength within us. We even give people from other countries a chance to live here and start a brand new life and live in peace and prosperity. And to repay us by destroying a historic part of our country during a historic event...well, you're asking for our law enforcement to find you and give you the verbal, psychological and physical ass-beating of your life. And don't say we won't.

Sorry for the Hiatus

Hey all. It's me, Andrew, the Maroon Mauruder once again. (Still not calling me that? Okay...)

Anyway, before I get to my next post, I want to apologize for something; Maroon Mondays has been on hiatus since March. I have been spending time doing other things to find breathing room outside of the blog. I wanted to come back earlier this month, but had to continue the hiatus because of the events and aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombings. I then wanted to talk about it, but thought I couldn't anything without being offensive. Not that I have the time, I will about it later on today.

Also, there's a high point, I did this so I can gather more pop-culture and world news to talk about and/or rip apart and bash at, in the only way I can, very badly and hilariously.
See you soon.

Beyonce's new single...It SUCKS

Hi guys. The Maroon Marauder is here. (You know what, let's not call me that)

Anyway, Beyonce is back with a new single. You may have heard of it; if not, GOOD. Here's why; the song is called "Bow Down", and in it, she talks about being on top of the world of music and that those beneath her...well...bow down, because she's the queen and all of you are her bitch, which is actually in the chorus. I first heard the song on BuzzFeed while reading about the makings of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, saw this pic of some girl that looks like her, read everything, and clicked on the link. And I couldn't believe what I heard. Here is the song; listen for yourself.



I was very surprised to hear Beyonce sing something like this. I never heard her say "bitch" or "shit" before. And I never heard a Beyonce song about her being better than others and that they want what she has. She was always about female empowerment and showed that in her music. Now she's doing a complete turn-around and releases this shit. Yes, that's right, I typed it. It's shit. The beat is horribly annoying, the baby voice makes me want to bang head against a wall, and hearing Beyonce say "Bow Down, Bitches!" makes my heart drop. I want to ask, "Why, Beyonce? Why release a song like this?". Maybe she wants to change her image without being stale. Maybe she wants to a female Jay-Z. I know. Maybe she's doing this to piss off fans, garner attention for her next album and get a one-way ticket to perform at this year's BET Awards. I don't know But the thing is I hate it. I really hate it. It didn't deserve to be released as a promotional single. Sounds like an interlude, so it should be on the album as one. I do not want to hear it again. And if I do...well, shame on me, it will happen anyway. And don't get me started on "I Put On"

See you guys later. (And you probably can can call me The Maroon Marauder if you want. It'll prove I actually have people reading this blog.)

New Parents Killed in Car Crash; Baby SURVIVES; Bitch Culprit Bolts

Hi again all. Andrew wants to tell you something sad and heart-breaking. Kind of like A Dose of Buckley, but in this case, there is a very happy ending. A married couple were to have a baby when they were killed in a car accident; their baby, however, survived.

It took place in Brooklyn, New York. A young married Jewish couple, Nathan and Raizi Glauber, (who are both 21, and expecting a baby) were excited to have a family; The expectant mother was seven months pregnant. They were on their way to a hospital when they got into a car accident with another car. New York Police say the Glaubers were riding in the back of a 2008 Toyota Camry livery cab heading west on Wilson Street when they collided with a 2010 gray BMW Sedan heading north on Kent Avenue. The pregnant Raizi was thrown from the taxi and landed under a nearby parked tractor trailer. She was rushed to Bellevue where doctors performed an emergency c-section on the dying mother and were able to deliver a healthy premature baby boy. Nathan, the father, died at Beth Israel hospital at roughly the same time. The driver of the BMW along with a passenger abandoned the car and ran away from the collision. Police have questioned the registered owner of the car who was not at the scene and is cooperating with police. At this afternoon’s funeral, relatives said the newborn boy will be named after his late father and will be raised by loving relatives. “We’re all going to be there for him.” The driver of the livery can had just minor injuries. Police don’t know which car was at fault. The livery car driver had a stop sign; The BMW did not. The baby is currently in serious condition, but is doing fine.

Now here's my opinion on this horrible tragedy:
When I first heard this story while watching a live news feed from a New York City TV station, my heart dropped so far that I nearly couldn't breathe. This is a beautiful married couple beginning to have a wonderful life and a very wonderful family. They were very excited for their first child and begin a great legacy. Unfortunately all of this is taken away in a day by a borderline idiot who had the nerve to get up and drive that day. It didn't matter is he/she was drunk or high or just careless, the fact that he/she had that audacity to get out of the car he/she drove, look at what happened and ran, made me want to shake my head and scream into the ceiling. To cause an accident on the road is one thing, but to cause an accident on the road and run away from it is even worse, and makes you look like a f*cking coward. To hear that someone took the lives of two people who just wed and are about to welcome their first child into the world, even if they're not related to you, really could make you vulnerable. I hope this dickheaded fool is caught (or gives himself/herself up), taken to prison, and spend the rest of his/her life behind bars. When I heard that the baby survived the c-section, I almost immediately said "Thank goodness" because seeing a baby born and grow is one of the most wonderful and lasting memories you'll ever have. Fortunately in this case, it will happen. Sadly, because of the accident, his parents will not be in his life. At least, with his relatives, he will be in good hands and will have a great life ahead. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time. Update: UNfortunately, and sadly, in this case, it will not happen, as the baby died minutes later.
Please leave your thoughts about this story in the comments section.

Goodbye for now, and keep this newborn in your prayers. (And if you're not religious, in your thoughts.)

The Oscars: Formerly titled the Academy Awards

Hi everyone. It's Andrew with a review.

So the Academy Awards took place on Sunday. Hosted by Seth McFarlane (and not McFarland as some have actually thought), the show was as buzzed about as it should be. People thought he would crash and burn; some thought that he would fail the minute he stepped out on stage. And as much as I hate this guy for creating Family Guy, I was hoping that wouldn't happen. Fortunately, it didn't happen. He kept it classy as he kept it humorous. In his monologue, McFarlane mentioned some of the years' nominees and made some jokes at their expense. Some of my favorites include one including making Tommy Lee Jones smile, Daniel Day Lewis in character as Abraham Lincoln looking at Don Cheadle and trying to free him, Roman Coppola being nominated (like every other Coppola), and making a Django Unchained joke about Chris Brown beating Rihanna (not the first, not the last) though I admit that shocked me too.
At first when William Shattner (aka Captain James T. Kirk #1) appeared on giant screen from the future, announcing that McFarlane is going to destroy the show, I thought "Oh no, this going to be horrible", while at the same time thought "How did the producers know the show would this bad?". Kirk showed Seth reviews of his hosting duty, ranging from "Worst Oscars host ever" to a mediocre "Seth McFarlane proves to be mediocre host", which Seth settled on because it's the best review he's ever gotten.
Kirk then showed McFarlane recordings of the telecast, including a not-so-subtle ditty about...the titty, "We Saw Your Boobs". My favorite part was when Jennifer Lawrence actually smiled; I nearly died. Seriously, a gay men's choir? But over time my perception changed as the monologue went on. Kirk shows a reenactment of Flight...with sock puppets. That was absolutely hilarious.
Instead of the usual "stick-the-host-in-the-movie" shtick, McFarlane chose a song and dance routine with Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Kirk then showed Seth making Sally Field uncomfortable as the Flying Nun. (At least he mentioned Gidget, which I think is better than The Flying Nun) And then they kiss. And so McFar responded with another (sigh) song-and-dance routine, to the tune of "Be Our Guest" which actually was masterfully done and made me want to sing along. During this monologue, it felt like I was watching another awards ceremony disguised as the Oscars. And that's a good thing concidering what we're about to see.

Some of the presenters were, at best, awkwardly funny. Octavia Spencer acted as is she was about to brag about her surprise-but-well-deserved win last year, but thank God she didn't; the cast of The Avengers tried to go through the speaking parts and go to the nominees, but one of them keeps pulling back, which is embarrassing and humorous at the same time; Halle Berry...Halle Berry. Her just saying "Pussy Galore" make all guys swoon for her. (Yes, I'm misogynistic. Whatever.) Some of the other presenters were and kept it classy. John Travolta was true to his word when he said Oscar a lot. Then came the winners. While some had their speeches short and sweet, others...well, let's say that one was so long that the theme from Jaws was used to basically say "All right, you said enough. Now shut up and leave!" It was used twice more, but fortunately the speeches were shorter.

Now to those who performed. The ever so beautiful Dame Shirley Bassey performed the title theme song from the 007 film Goldfinger in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films. She looked as great as she sang. Even in mute, she is incredible. Next was a celebration of the musical films of the past decade, including: Chicago, with Catherine Zeta-Jones performing "All That Jazz" (I didn't notice she was lip-syncing because I was busy looking at her body.), Dreamgirls, with the always-amazing Jennifer Hudson performing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (she didn't need dancers or SFX or even more than one light), and the cast of Les Miserables performed basically almost everything (actually it was "Suddenly" and "One Day More"). All three were magnificent. Later on Adele sang the title theme song of the current 007 hit Skyfall. She left her heart on stage, but picked it up later on with her Oscar win for Original Song. Finally, after the In Memoriam segment, Barbara Streisand performed one of the best compositions by the late Marvin Hamlisch, The Way We Were. Both beautiful and heartwarming in memory of a great composer.

There were a few moments that made me almost say "What The Serious F*ck" Basically the part with the German Nazi was the WTSF moment of the entire show. Then came Anne Hathaway...and her nipples. They was popping like the sun in your face. The aforementioned Avengers mess-up is another. Seriously if you mess up, improvise or say "the nominees are...", don't point it out. And the scariest moment was when the mention of Best Picture nominee Amour came up. Now I'm afraid to go see it. Jennifer Lawrence falling to the stage, thanks to the big ass dress she wore. That made me laugh at her and fall for her at the same time. At least she has grace. And last but not least, McFarlane was joined by Kristin Chenowith to perform a song to celebrate the losers of the show. I couldn't hear it, nor understood it.

And now the WINNERS:

Picture Argo (Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney)
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Actress Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Director Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Supporting Actress Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Original Screenplay Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Adapted Screenplay Chris Terrio (Argo)
Cinematography Life of Pi (Claudio Miranda)
Costume Design Anna Karenina (Jacqueline Durran)
Documentary Feature Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short Subject Inocente (Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine)
Film Editing Argo (William Goldenberg)
Foreign Film Amour (Austria)
Makeup and Hairstyling Les Misérables (Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell)
Original Score Mychael Danna (Life of Pi)
Original Song "Skyfall" from Skyfall (Music and lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth)
Production Design Lincoln -Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Animated Short Film Paperman (John Kahrs)
Live Action Short Film Curfew (Shawn Christensen)
Sound Editing TIE-Skyfall (Per Hallberg & Karen Baker Landers) and Zero Dark Thirty (Paul N.J. Ottosson)
Sound Mixing Les Misérables (Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes)
Visual Effects Life of Pi (Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott)

And that's my review of the Acade--I mean Oscars. (sigh)
Good night, everyone and see you next year.

OJ Part 2: The Oscar Pistorius Case

What's up, people? Andrew here once again.

So if you watched last years' Olympics and fell in love with the Blade Runner aka Oscar Pistorius, then please read this story.

Earlier this month, Pistorius' girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a South African model, began to celebrate Valentines Day. She is also a supporter to end rape and violence against women. She was supposed to attend a seminar to end rape and violence against women the next day. Unfortunately that didn't happen. On February 13, Steenkamp arrived at her boyfriend's home, where Pistorius claims he mistook her for an intruder and shot her. The next day, February 14, Pistorius was arrested and charged with murder in the alleged shooting death of Steenkamp. February 15; Pistorius went to court, where he wept after prosecutors announced that a charge of premeditated murder would be pursued. Steenkamp perviously appead on a South African reality show "Tropika Island of Treasure" before her death. The show previously wasn't scheduled to air, but producers decied to air it after consulting with Steenkamp's family; the decision was not based on ratings.

I'll skip to the end of the of the story because this is too much for me. On February 22, Pistorius was granted bail. His next court appearance on June 4. As side effects of his bail, he must surrender his passport and all travel documents. He will also be forced to turn in all of his weapons and firearms, and is prohibited from purchasing or owning additional firearms. He will report to a probation and correctional officer upon his release and until the case ends.

Now to my point (sorry if you read all this): Pistorius shooting his girlfriend was horrible. I don't really believe he thought that he heard an intruder in his house, unless he knew that Steenkamp left the house and was sleeping at the time. There were rumors that neighbors heard an argument between them so I believe that there was an argument between them, Pistorius was furious for a dumb reason, wouldn't have it with Steemkamp, got a gun and shot her. He should be locked up for a long time for shooting someone anyway, and probably for lying too, if he was. Pistorius was a hero to not only to paraplegics but also to his home country. He deserves what he gets.
Good night, all.

MTV AND BET HACKED---No wait, they're not.

Hi-ho, dudes ans babes.

Today I'll talk about the show Washington Journal. This program is a call-in show on C-SPAN airing every morning at--wait a minute here. I just a better post. Instead I'll about what happened earlier today. MTV and BET's Twitter pages were hacked. Their pictures (their logos) switched with the other network's logo. And MTV's header had an ad for BET's highly-anticipated BET EXPERIENCE weekend concert and public events series. My embarrassed self thought that this was true, instead of going Genre Savvy. I actually thought that. And then I tweeted this.

OH MY GOD @mtv IS HACKED!!!!! @mtv IS HACKED!!!!!! SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!

— Andrew Pollard (@AndrewPollard_) February 19, 2013

I was worried that MTV would follow Burger King and Jeep as the next account to be hacked. (Oh and it follows me too.) So I thought this would be over tonight or later this week. But my worry intensified as I noticed (by a tweet, no less) that BET was hacked too.

Moon Man to make special appearance on @betawards #MTVhack

— BET (@BET) February 19, 2013

So I did this too.

OH MY GOD @bet IS HACKED!!!!! @bet IS HACKED!!!!! SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!

— Andrew Pollard (@AndrewPollard_) February 19, 2013

Yeaaahhhh. So I was scared for them. I feared for them. I almost prayed for them. (why?) I thought someone else's account would be hacked too. Like mine. But...there is a weird twist to this story. A few minutes later (while still on Twitter) that some websites reported that...this was all a fake. A stunt. A sham. A lie. And it made me laugh, admittedly. It was hilarious and clever. Something I haven't seen before. And like everyone else, I went on with my day, forgettimg this ever happen-
MAROON MONDAYS SUCK. THIS BLOG IS HACKED. HitFix, The A.V. Club, and The Daily Beast ROCK!!!! McGee rules!!!!!!!!

The Grammys: TVs Most Boring Night

Hi everyone. Andrew here once again.

The 55th Grammy Awards were on this week...and boy, was I bored.
I missed about the first half-hour, which featured a performance by Taylor Swift. She said the "spoken word" version of the song in a British voice as a dig at her 15th ex, Harry Styles. The performance used both stages, which I found unfair that the 2 half-stages could've been used for an older or legendary artist. I'm glad I didn't see the performance, because I wasn't having it with Taylor because of her songs of breakups and the famous guys she dated for 2 months when she could've dated one guy that she felt was right to settle down with. The performance was wild and weird (I only saw pieces on TV) and looked like a circus. I can't say more, because I didn't watch the whole thing and isn't planning on watching either.
The next performance was by Ed Sheeran who performed "The A Team" with legendary singer Elton John. Unfortunately I didn't watch that either. So on to Fun. who performed "Carry On"...which I didn't watch, as was the performance by Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley; they sung a medley of "Over You" and "Home".

I didn't see Miguel's performance of his nominated song "Adorn" with Wiz Khalifa live, but did get to see it on YouTube. It was 2 minutes long. 2 minutes. Why was this performance this short? Were the producers thinking that there wouldn't be enough time in the whole 3.5 hour show for this to fit in full? It seemed like it. What ruined it was when they just walked through the audience and reached center stage. It was also ruined by Wiz Khalifa just being there, who I assume was on the remix (if there ever was one). This dude just did not need to be there. And him saying "Yo" and "Yeah" a lot really didn't liven it up. Despite these reasons, this is the one reason I'm mad at myself for not watching earlier. Boy, I'm hoping BET has him perform this song more longer at this years' BET Awards (and probably without Wiz).

Next was Mumford & Sons, who performed "I Will Wait". The performance was good and, since I heard the song for the first time, I thought it was good too. But what made me remember it best was when the band performed in front of big, bright lights, which made me turn away a few times. It was good to watch and look, but wasn't great.

Next was Justin Timberlake's triumphant return to music with his hit "Suit & Tie" and new song "Pusher Love Girl". The performance was as black-and-white as...well, anything in black-and-white. I first thought that Justin was singing too hard, but it was his mic that was the problem, as I barely heard what came out his mouth. Ditto for Jay-Z; everything was weak and quiet. But the setup was beautiful. And I loved the performance of "Pusher Love Girl". Just Justin moving around and dancing in front of an orchestra is fine for me.

Maroon--heh heh--Maroon 5 sang "Daylight", a song I thought is a wonderful song that I'm glad isn't another poppy dance tune that barely sounds like them. The setup was greatly executed (the band in front of clouds) and sounded great live. Then Alicia Keys pops up and preforms the overly-used-but-loved-so-much "Girl on Fire", beginning with her on drums like she's Sheila E. Also beautifully executed (singer in front of ambiance), both artists performed their songs amazingly...until they mashed. That's when the piece dragged down. I liked it at the start, but disliked it at the end somehow.

Rihanna was up to sing "Stay" with Micky Dolenz. I sorry, Mikky Ekko. Why this dude is named that is beyond me. Anyway the piece was dark with Roman columns and both performed beautifully. It's just that it was boring for me. Riri just stood in the middle while Mikky sat on something. So they sang great, but everything else was not.

Later The Black Keys sang "Lonely Boy" with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Dr. John. This was one of the few great exciting pieces of the entire show. So great don't have anything else to say. Seriously. Nothing. Later on Kelly Clarkson sang a tribute to Patti Page and homage to Carole King. Let me just say that she slayed the mic...and the stage...and the songs...and her inebriation. She was drunk earlier but sobered up quick.

The Lumineers performed "Ho Hey". I admit the song is slow and boring...so was the performance.
I don't know who Jack White or his songs are, so I can't say anything about his piece.
Okay. Carrie Underwood. Her voice. That dress. Oh God, that dress.

Then Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, and Kenny Garett performed a tribute jazz legend Dave Brubeck with his song "Take Five", one of the best jazz songs ever. Another one of the great few. And later, Elton John, Zac Brown Mavis Staples and Mumford & Sons made a great tribute to legendary rock artisrt Leon Helm. It was beautiful, full of heart and perfect to say "we love you" to one of the greats.

Juanes performed "Your Song". Never heard of him. Frank Ocean performed "Forest Gump". The setup saved him from an otherwise bad performance. And host LL Cool J joined Travis Barker, Chuck D, Tom Morello and DJ Z-Trip for a tribute to passed-on Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch. It was perfect and shows that LL Cool J should stay as a rapper.

He sucked as a award ceremony host and, from what I heard, should host again.
So the Grammys were worse than last year and should be better next year.
That's my review, and I'm going to bed.
Good night, everybody.

Anyway, it got boring from when I first turned CBS. Almost every performance was making me ready to sleep (again).

Chris Brown feels like Jesus on the Cross...REALLY?!

Hey guys. It's Andrew.
As soon as I read the title of a story I'm gonna talk about, I almost immediately started typing. But first, let me explain. The reason why I'm typing this is because someone is referring himself to Jesus Christ. On the Cross. Ugh. This just really grinded my gears. So here it is.
You know Chris Brown, right? International R&B artist, Sex symbol, the reason why girls masturbate, the guy who beat Rihanna...that guy? No? Oh well. Anyway, a few days ago, Brown was at a recording studio, listening to music made by one of his artists, I assume. After finishing up, he, along with some of his entourage, walked outside when, coincidentally, fellow R&B artist, and member of Odd Future, Frank Ocean--(know him? Sings great? Had a song called "Thinkin Bout You"? No? Anyway...)--he walked in with his entourage, fuming mad. Brown claimed that Ocean told him, and I quote, "This is my studio, this is my parking spot." After an exchange in words between them, Brown reached out and wanted to shake hands with Ocean. And seconds later, one of Ocean's goons attacked Brown, beginning the fight. Sources say Brown attacked Ocean; others say Ocean attacked Brown. No one was charged.

Days later Brown took to social media (don't care which) and released a photo of Jesus Christ being crucified and hung between two convicted thieves with a caption "The way I feel today. Focus on what matters!" This is how you feel? This is how you feel? You feel like you've been convicted of of a crime by people who think you're a rebel to their religion, sentenced to death by crucifiction, hurt emotionally as you've been beaten and spit at by Roman guards and nailed HARD to a life-size wooden cross by those guards, and spending the rest of you life looking at people crying for you as you spend 6 long hours of excruciating pain and torment on said cross, barely happy your legs aren't broken? IS THAT HOW YOU FEEL CHRIS?!?!? This really makes me sick that someone with half a brain and no-good talent is referring himself, as if he is the victim, to Jesus Christ, our lord and savior, and the cross on the day of his crucifixion. This son of a bitch doesn't even know an eighth of what Jesus was feeling when he was crucified. He beat Rihanna senseless, curses off people who (deservedly) mock him, and looks like he could beat up someone right now if he had the chance, yet he says he feels like Jesus...after he was in a fight...with a man...who could take him down. I guess he forgot how to hit back. And, almost unsurprisingly, his sad, pathetic, simple-minded, near-illiterate (non-celebrity) fans are backing him up as if he didn't have chance. One of them wrote, "People, please make sure you're perfect before you attempt to judge this young man". I'm sorry sweetie; THERE ARE NONE. So there are those who have to, including me.

I'm not done nor am I going to let Frank Ocean off the hook. Frank, you can't just come into a recording studio and say it's yours. Do you own it? No. Do you have your own parking spot? No. Should you come and say that to someone who also doesn't own the studio or parking spot? HELL NO. Why would come to a recording studio and tell someone leaving that you own the place and that you own a spot? I didn't hear that you have a spot with your name on it. And why would you pick a fight with someone who got in the news for beating another international R&B artist until she passed out? He could've beat your your candy ass if you came alone. In fact, I'm glad you got in a fight with Chris, because I hate people who are selfish, arrogant, obnoxious, and/or downright stupid. And I think that you may be one of those people. You have no right to come to a random place with 4-6 people, tell someone you own this place and a parking spot outside, and later start a fight with them. It makes you look foolish, no matter how famous or gifted you are.

You know what, Im gonna stop there, because this shit is really a part of what wrong with the world today. People ending up in fights for no good reason at all. Helpless good people killed without a chance. Culprits likening this to being bored and doing something random. It really makes me fucking sick. Our world is filled with psychopaths, perverts, convicts, nutjobs, people with no soul, ect. With them there, I (along with many others) fear for our lives every day. We can't even look out the window without reprocussions. I can't stand it.
And to both Chris Brown and Frank Ocean, you're both idiots. Chris for referring your "pain" to Jesus (Sigh). And Frank for fighting someone for something you don't own. (Double Sigh)
That's it. I'm done.
Goodbye for now.

(I just want to take a bath...)

106 & Changed?

Hi all. It's Andrew once again.

Have any of you heard of 106 & Park? Of course you have; we all have. 106 & Park is a music video countdown show airing on the Black Entertainment Television network, better known by all as BET. The show has been on the air for a decade since September 11, 2000 (yep, you read right). The show is known for its countdown format, urban flow and hyped-up audience. It's kinda like a black TRL. It's also named after its first studio address, 106 Street and Park Avenue. Its hosts become household names by their first show. Recently the show said goodbye to host Terrence Jenkins and Rocsi Diaz and said hello to new hosts, previously-unknown radio hosts Shorty Da Prince, Paigion, and Miss Mykie (fortunately that's not their real names) and hip-hop superstar Bow Wow (this is his first major television role [and BET's perfect excuse to keep the show relevant]).

Now the reason I am making a post on this show is because 106 & Park has completely revamped itself. The network tore down and figuratively swept down its previous logo, set and graphics under the rug and built a brand new set from scratch and made the show look like TRL in some era of that show's history. Basically it's not very urban anymore; it's more mainstream. It's like 2 hours of Yo! MTV Raps and Entertainment Tonight. Plus this is a new "season". I didn't know the show had seasons; I thought it was all one continuous season with cosmetic changes thrown in. I figured this all happened when the show went on the road to LA for about a week last week.

I couldn't watch the the first show because I don't have cable. So go ahead and laugh. I don't cry from internet mockery anyway. I had to wait until the next day online to watch and discuss. Yes I have the Internet, so careful with your mockery; I might not read it anyway.
By the way, it you want to watch this, here's the link: http://bet.us/WdqE4G

Now here's my thoughts about the new 106 and I'm a little mixed. I love the set; it looks less crowded and much more clearer than the last one. I love how the interview and stage areas are connected and that they're not connected by a zigzagged walkway. Of course the "livest" audience is still there, so they are in the left and right sides with a little in the middle. The special guest entrance is awesome; the doors are TV screens and open like entering a supermarket. I don't like how the direction the show is going however. I feel like BET is pushing the new co-hosts waytoo hard, as seen in the open, and there is no use for segments for the co-hosts when the real segment is the Top 10 countdown. And most of the videos that day didn't even air for a full 30 seconds. They should fix that. And they need to slow down and let the new hosts find their footing. Shorty is trying way too hard to be like Terrence and both Paigion and Mykie are trying way too hard to be like Rocsi with Paigion having her calmness and Mykie with her hype tendencies. Bow Wow is fine on his own. Don't get me wrong; I like the new hosts a lot, but they remind me a lot like Terrence and Rocsi, and even some of former hosts AJ Calloway and Free. And the graphics look like TRL; I'll get used to that. I thought they look nice and colorful.

So in conclusion, Set looks great (and should stay), new format is not (and should go), hosts are trying too hard and need to find themselves, the show is a Top 10 countdown (and needs to stay that way), (no hosting segments; just keep Wild Out Wednesday and Freestyle Friday). Anyway, I think I need to watch more of the new 106 & Park to solidify my opinion. Will it get more better? Depends if you watch it. Don't watch it? It's fine. I admit I don't watch a lot of BET anyway except for 106 and reruns of The Parkers.

Later, guys.