I am officially a loser.
I chose staying in tonight to watch Laguna Beach and make myself a romantic dinner for one over going to a frat party, the only thing missing was the wine, but I prefer not to drink alone.
Seriously MTV, you couldn't find anyone funnier that Jessi Cruickshank? It's not so much the fact that she's categorically unfunny - but it doesn't help. Her comedic timing blows. Remember how much Amanda Walsh sucked when she first started on Much Music?
Well, this Jessi chick is worse.
You can understand my shock when I found out this girl actually has an extensive background in the performing arts.
According to the CNW Group, Cruickshank is a graduate of the U of T's University College Drama Program, the recipient of the John Wolfe Mccall Memorial Award for top student in drama and a prestigious scholarship with the Soulpepper Theatre Company. Her previous TV credits include YTV and the Pretender (no sarcastic comments here, I was actually a pretty big fan of the show).
The hamming it up thing totally makes sense now; on YTV (a kid's network), over-acting is de rigueur - kids just won't be able to 'pick up what you're putting down' unless it's rammed down their grubby little throats.
Classic Jessi lines:
"I like how we're sitting on a gazillion dollar set and we're all wearing street clothes..."
"I'm a vegetarian, but isn't one chicken breast not a lot to feed four people?"
"Oil doesn't belong in cars, it only belongs on your body in Cabo" (granted she was imitating someone)
"Maybe if she had worn the penis hat to the audition it might have gone better. Kazow! Bam! Right there!" (you could see the audience kinda scratching their heads and wondering "Did she just say 'Kazaa', like the file sharing program?")
"Look at her, she's double-fisting! 1, 2 drinks in her hand..." (um yeah, that's kind of what the term 'double-fisting' implies unless of course you're referring to the double-fisting incident of 1st year rez, but that's another story entirely)
"Look at that shirt! What, is he 65?" (he was wearing a polo shirt while golfing. obviously you've never been to a golf course or country club, because if you had you'd realize that they usually have a dress code that. the rule of thumb is: if you don't have a shirt with a collar, make sure it has sleeves and if you hon't have sleeves make sure you have a collar.)
I don't know, maybe they have a telepromter feeding her all these craptacular lines but the girl just needs to shut up.
"I'm going to eat your bread bitch!" (Pancake on sharing my garlic bread)
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WHAT the hell are you talking about? I am literally in SHOCK, i cannot believe ANYONE thinks this way. Jessi is absolutely freaking AMAZING. I have NEVER watched her on MTV for four seconds without laughing, and I am NOT alone in this. She is CLEARLY the most talented host on MTV (closely followed by Dan Levy & Darren Jones, but thats beside the point). I have NEVER seen Jessi ever look awkward on camera, in a job where she's simply supposed to sit there & talk about what comes to her mind. Almost every other host has had at least one small moment of awkwardness on the show, which is completely understandable, but the fact that Jessi can not only fill up all the space, but keep it UNBELIEVABLY hilarious and entertaining is absolutely amazing. I will sometimes put on MTV just to watch hosts like her talk & entertain, and i think it is unbelievable that someone can just sit there talking and be the most interesting show on tv. I don't know who you are who's saying these things about Jessi, but i think that half of your comments about her make zero sense & you must be way too old to be watching this show that you refuse to appreciate.
skap_ - These were my initial impressions of Jessi, as she was the only host that was on with any frequency during my brief period of unemployment.
If you look at the date of this post it was around the time when MTV Live had just started to air, and my comment reflect her performance as of that date.
I've since changed my mind as to her lack of hosting abilities as she has improved (a lot) and has broken out to be one of the more talented hosts on the show (and the assignments that she has recently been given reflect this)
As for my age (if you'd bothered to look at my profile you'd see that Jessi and I are the same age) being a factor, I'd disagree.
I've been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to chat with Jessi about her performance on the show (we've actually chatted about this blog post via email and over myspace) and while my mind may have changed about her abilities as the months pass, I'll stand by my inintial impressions expressed in this post.
Feel free to contact me via email if you'd like to discuss this further (my email address can be found on my profile)
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