Liveblogging the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
I got stuck home watching seven kids while my significant other and her sisters are on a girls’ night out. My kids are watching the Kids’ Choice Awards, so I am too.
I was actually glad that iCarly beat out The Suite Life with Zach and Cody, Hannah Montana and Zooey 101 for best show. Does that make me weird?
Someone please explain to me why the Pussycat Dolls are an appropriate live act for performing at a kids’ award show? Was there a burlesque deficit at the prior awards show?
Did you know that Burger King is now offering “BK fresh apple fries” with their kids’ meals? I’ve been informed of this fact at every commercial break. As near as I can tell, they are just apple slices in the shape of fries. This USA Today article tells me that a Burger King spokesperson said, “We didn’t want to do apple slices just to do slices. We wanted to do something that parents felt good about buying.” Because, I guess, parents just couldn’t feel good about plain old apple slices unless they are shaped like deep fried potatoes.
The four nominees for Best Movie:
- Bedtime Stores
- High School Musical 3
- Iron Man
- The Dark Knight
There’s no way I’d let my kids watch the last two of those movies. The Dark Knight was just a hair shy of rated R.
HSM3 won.
Dwayne Johnson (The Artist Formerly Known as The Rock) isn’t the most talented man in the world, but he just might be the most enthusiastic. The kids in the audience seem to love him.
My kids are now asking me to use my computer to vote online for whether TAFKATR should: 1) sign opera; 2) knit leg warmers; or 3) dress up like Milie Cyrus.
Will Ferrel is in a bodysuit getting ready to do a “sluge,” a luge ride into a tank of green slime.
I can’t figure out where on Nick.com to vote for Dwayne’s humiliation.
Madagascar 2 beat out Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda, and Bolt for the best animated movie. Kids have no taste whatsoever, apparently. Chris Rock brought his cute girl to the stage to accept.
I must say, the stage really pretty amazing.
Favorite Book nominees:
Harry Potter series, Twilight series, The Wimpy Kid Book, The Wimpy Kid DIY book.
Twilight won. Go figure.
Stephanie Meyer is not there to accept it. Some random guy in a black t-shirt and leather jacket is. I think maybe he’s in the movie.
The animated character Otis the Cow from Back at the Barnyard is now competing in the animated burp competition. Otis is a man’s name, and he has a very masculine voice, but he is a cow and has very large udders.
Miranda Cosgrove is very charismatic and extremely cute, but they just showed an ad for her new album and holy cow did they compress and process the hell out of her voice. I guess she can’t sing. I guess that really doesn’t matter these days.
Leo DiCaprio just won the Big Green Hope Award because he does lots of stuff for the environment. Way to go Leo.
TAFKATR dressed up like Mylie Cyrus (however you spell her name).
Paula Abdul and David Archuleta are now accepting the Best Reality TV show award. That’s some serious brain power on the stage there. And so edgy.
Vanessa Hudgens just won an award for favorite movie actress. I hear she had a viral internet campaign last year that really put her over the top.
The Nerf Vulcan EBF-25 Blaster might be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I’m way too susceptible to children’s advertising.
The Jonas Brothers just sung their acceptance speech and a volcano of green slime erupted.
The end.
My kids were watchin it to and I wondered the same thing about The Pussycat Dolls. I also find Miranda Cosgrove charming and I’ll admit I love her show iCarly.
Comment by Rose Tyler — March 28, 2009 @ 8:27 pm
Miranda Cosgrove is going to be a star for a long, long time. iCarly is one of the only Nick live action kids’ shows I can tolerate. It’s pretty good.
Comment by BTD Greg — March 28, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
I’d let my kids watch Iron Man before the Pussycat Dolls.
Comment by Supergenius — March 28, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
so totally with you about the Pussycat Dolls; what are people thinking?
Comment by marcopolo — March 28, 2009 @ 10:57 pm
But in the same vein, what are people thinking, offering up a belt-fed machine gun as a toy. Twisted.
Comment by marcopolo — March 28, 2009 @ 10:58 pm
We had a thread last year on how I find Otis the Cow the most disturbing character every in a kids show.
A belt fed nerf machine gun would have been the greatest thing ever as a toy when I was a kid. I’m jealous they have something like that now. Twisted? Come on. It’s nerf. They have a grenade that looks like a football.
Comment by clark — March 29, 2009 @ 12:01 am
ok you win. Personally, want a giant exploding volcano for the backyard. You know, for kids.
Comment by marcopolo — March 29, 2009 @ 12:03 am
My son got the above Nerf blaster for Christmas from my wife’s parents. Yes, it is that cool. Sure it offends my liberal hippie sensibilities, but it is so fun.
Our family (including myself) loves iCarly. My 3 year old daughter spends certain parts of the week insisting that she is Carly.
Comment by Chris H. — March 29, 2009 @ 6:35 am
I even have a favorite character on iCarly, Sam! I wish I had been that cool in Middle School. So my kids haven’t seen Iron Man or The Dark Knight but they have seen Hellboy.
Comment by Rose Tyler — March 29, 2009 @ 8:48 am
Exploding volcanoes are supposed to be built by the kids for the science fair projects. Why else would God have made vinegar and baking soda react like that?
Comment by clark — March 29, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
I love Dwayne Johnson.
Comment by Susan M — March 30, 2009 @ 8:52 am
My daughter and I blast away at each other with Nerf guns, but that takes it to another level. I’d love to have one.
Comment by jjohnsen — March 30, 2009 @ 11:50 am
Woah, $45. Nevermind.
Comment by jjohnsen — March 30, 2009 @ 11:51 am
jjohnsen,
That is what grandparents are for.
Comment by Chris H. — March 30, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
We have two of the nerf shooters and FINDING all the stinking little velcro darts after the fact makes it almost not worth it. Also a gift from grandma.
I would let my kids watch IronMan before The Pussycat Dolls, too. Thats just wrooooong.
Comment by Tracy M — March 30, 2009 @ 11:20 pm