Showtime ran Britney Spears Live From Miami on their channel tonight. As per a reader's request (check the comments), here are my thoughts on it.
To say that it sucked would be to do a disservice to all the things in this world that really do suck. The set design and motif of the show are pretty clearly coming from the addled mind of some benighted soul who was heavily influenced by Cirque Du Soleil but couldn't afford to actually get a good act to populate the performance. The singing was, well painful. She has never had a good voice, and lip synching didn't make it any better. She did, however, make a lot of costume changes — each more skimpy than the last.
On the plus side, she did individually introduce each member of her band, and she gave them each about thirty seconds to show off. That was a nice thing for her to do, particularly on live TV. Hopefully, it will help their careers.
The most vapid moment of the night had to be when she "wanted to bring it down a bit and get real". I present you a transcript of Britney's deepest thoughts:
I don't know if you read the press or know what's going on with me, but the last couple of months have kinda been like a rollercoaster. There has been a lot of ups and a lot of downs, but I think, ultimately, at the end of the day, that's what makes you who you are.
{applause and cheering}
And I also think, ultimately, we all know how to laugh, we know how to cry, we know how to be held tight, we know how to back, we all know heartbreak. But the world keeps moving and we keep moving with it and everything we experience makes us realize how beautiful like really is.
Stunning, isn't it? That many words without actually saying anything. In any case, I really couldn't take much more after this, and I just stopped watching this dreck. If you want a larger review, check somewhere else, 'cause I just don't think I would have been able to suffer through any more of this.
Note to self: Just because a reader asks for something, that doesn't mean I should do it.
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1 - Wellington Agent
On another note.. Did you hear that Britney Spears was offered a record sum to pose for some illicit magazine? Guess we need to pray for her.