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I'm pretty sure African children will still be starving whether I watch the show or not.

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Yes, but it's not just about that, although of course showing an interest and acknowledging the issue is important. What made me watch it was the fact that this is a global event, something people all around the world have put together. I feel it is my duty as a global citizen to pay attention, to put my name down, to support what the world is doing. And it was worth it. I'm glad I spent 12 hours watching footage from 9 countries.

It's sort of like voting in a city-wide school election. Your vote isn't going to change the world, but it shows you're engaged and interested in the community.



I was also pleased with the MTV footage. It was balanced between countries, with at least one song from every country, although I woke up too late for Tokyo's. They took the time to show all of Nelson Mandela's speech and all the most interesting performances. Abotu half of what they showed came from Barrie, which I feel was a good percentage. The commercials were there, but few, and placed only when someone had finished.

The Canadian show, however, I thought needed some work. It was a mistake having Tom Green and Dan Akroyd to host it- their jokes were not only bad they were in bad taste, which at an occaision which was intended to be serious, felt remarkably forced and idiotic. I don't think they particularly needed hosts at all, and if they were going to have an announcer he or she should have been someone earnest, instead of "funny". But Canada tends to have issues with these large shows.

I was also pleased that most of the artists legitimately seemed to be in the spirit of the thing, which was pleasing to see.

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