I’m sitting here watching the VMA’s and all I can think is: “What is happening?”

The 2007 VMA’s are being broadcast live from Las Vegas this year and it is most definitely the most awkward, uncomfortable piece of television I’ve ever had the displeasure of watching.

Wait…Rihanna preforming…she’s actually singing! That’s refreshing.

Anyway, Britney’s performance was lazy, boring, and frustratingly anti-climactic. Her weave was visable, her outfit was unflattering…her pupils were dialated!

Girl didn’t even sing. Didn’t. Even. Try.

Sarah Silverman tried to breathe some life into the night by doing her normal low-blow comedy (which I love!) but was so ill recieved that she was booted off stage before she could finish her monologue.

What??

Kudos to Justin Timberlake for calling out MTV and announcing that they “need to play more videos. We don’t want to see The Simpsons on reality TV.”

Wow.

We’re an hour into one of the most sloppy messes of TV in recent memory and I can’t wait to see how this trainwreck ends.

UPDATE: Lauren Caitlin Upton was just on my screen. Is the world ending?

Truly, all that needs to be said after feeling my brain die a little for the past two hours is that I fear for the futue of pop culture. Was this a call to arms courtesy of some of our favorite musicians (and definitely a few illegal substances) or is it simply a matter of some bad production?

Oh wait! Justin Timberlake’s on! I’ll get back to you…