They can FLY. I had no idea! During last night’s Teen Choice Awards, the dark ‘n’ stormy second coming of Hanson "hung out" above the crowd in a stunt almost as pointless as their steady stream of candid YouTube videos. I love how the one on the right (just looked it up: It’s Kevin!!!) seems to be carefully mapping out a route through the watermelon-gum-infused ether of teens and their choices. The trio’s flying was apparently "powered by the screams of teenage girls," but if that were true, they would have been up there the entire time, hoisted higher and higher every time Miley Cyrus barked out something bossy and petulant. Older man Rainn Wilson only had to mention the word "brothers" for the entire audience to start SCREECHING in anticipation. Alas, the Jonas Brothers (agggggggghhhhhhhhh!) have floated up to heaven, where they’ll fit right in, because the sodas there really do cost $50.
Other Teen Choice highlights included repeated cuts to Jerry O’Connell (O’Connell Cam was to Teen Choice as Nicholson Cam is to the Oscars), Mariah Carey hitting the high notes just one shade lower than the tonal range only dogs can hear, and an award called — seriously — Choice MySpacer. (Something called a "Ryan Sheckler" won.) The winners are listed here, and this concludes the mini-est TV Watch in history. Leave your reactions to the show — and creatively spelled shrieks because I used the word "brothers" three times — in the comments. (Cranky complaints beginning with "When I was a kid…" will also suffice.)
When I was a kid, the boys that all the girls liked didn’t also look like girls…seriously, i do not get the jonas thing…they are FAR too girly, even by hanson standards.
Didn’t this used to be on Nickelodeon (when I was young, that is…)? And I can’t wait ’til the Jonas Brothers stop being compared to Hanson – why aren’t they compared to the Bee Gees instead, or the Beach Boys’ Wilson brothers? Or heck, even Los Lonely Boys?
Annie -
Two Monday’s ago I sat with my 11 1/2 year old Jonas Brothers worshipper at their concert in Omaha, NE. What I could hear of them in between the thousands of screaming girls – my daughter included – was pretty darn good.
Am anxious to hear their new album after liking a few things a couple of weeks ago!
<3 Hey! If you LOVE the Jonas Brothers, you should totally check out Push Play. They are sooo cute and a great indie band! The boys will play at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, NY on Saturday August 23rd. It’s for Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, which is a huge concert kick off for the US Open. There will be tennis, music all sorts of fun stuff. The lineup looks awesome. The Push Play boys with Demi Lovato, Colby O’Donis, Menudo and tennis stars like Roger Federer and Andy Roddick will all be there. Check it out! : ) http://www.usopen.org/arthur_ashe_kids_day/fullstory.sps?iType=13846&iNewsid=405543
Actually I once read an interview from the editor of Teen Beat magazine and she said that if you look at the boys in those magazines, they have a tendency to look like girls. Seriously, watch the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon and you’ll see that all the heartthrobs have effeminate features. This is because there’s a bit of narcissism at play. That’s why the Jonas Bros are successful, because they look like girls. In 3 years they’ll look at this picture and cringe. I recently saw a Youtube where N’Sync sang Christopher Cross’ “Sailing” and suddenly floated around the stadium on fishing wire. I’ll bet Justin Timberlake looks at that and thinks, “That’s so gay.”
I don’t understand the appeal of Jonas Brothers, but I also don’t understand the appeal of Donnie and Marie. *shrug
joe jonas is good-looking. the other two are weird looking and after having heard a bit of their performance last night, they sound horrible. at least hanson were real artists. mmbop!
This was awesome when NSYNC did it 10 years ago! I hate these dudes for making me feel ancient! (I’m 26!)
OMG. OMGOMGOMG. They need to cut their hair.
it doesnt matter what anyone says…the jonas brothers rock and they CAN sing. when they rose above the audience it was amazing and the deserved every award they recieved. and here’s my shout out to joe jonas ..you’re totally hot and i love your style.. to nick jonas – keep rockin your look cuz i love it and you are totally cute!.. and to kevin your amazing .. keep rocking out.
If you think these guys look like girls I would hate to see what the girls look like where you live! These guys are cute and are far from looking girly. But where I come from girls look like girls. I love all these songs and I sing and dance with my grandchildren to every one of them!
I’m surprised all things Jonas aren’t required to be grouped under your category of “Things That Make Me Die Inside.” I want to give them a chance to prove that they might make good music, but just looking at them makes me hate them. I’m kind of ecstatic that they make me feel old.
Omg the jonas brothers are very hott and they really are the next beattles. Everybody that are hating on them are just jealous! They dnt look like girlz and they are not girly. U all are just jealous that they are becoming more & more famous by the second!!
Omg the jonas brothers are very hott and they really are the next beattles. Everybody that are hating on them are just jealous! They dnt look like girlz and they are not girly. U all are just jealous that they are becoming more & more famous by the second!!
WHY does this air on Fox, when the channel can air better quality programming. I know the ratings are high, but come on! Let’s look at the winners here, and see why teen choices should be on a teen/kid channel. Jessica Alba won for The Eye. Johnny Depp won for Sweeney Todd. Drake Bell won for Stop Loss. Yup, I’m sure the screaming girls were the ones buying those tickets. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the way the celebs look. (Depp was brilliant, but seriously, did a teen vote for him b/c of his performance, which we know they didn’t see, or because it’s just him). I’m only 20, and I already sound like a cranky old man.