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4	-> "Here we go, people..."
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6	'''''The Music Video Show''''' is a web series created and directed by Kiara Williams (also known as The Black in Hat), involving Kiara {{review}}ing a different music video each week or day. Since the fourth episode, she decides whether or not she would watch the video again or her thoughts on said video. It debuted on September 23rd, 2013 and ended after 10 seasons and 300 episodes. The web series can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/user/HarrisonLaine12 here]] and [[http://serizzid.blogspot.ca/ here]]
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9	!!The show provides examples of the following tropes:
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11	* AbusiveParents: [[Main/ImpliedTrope Implied]]. Kiara says having a psychotic Santa laughing in your face is better than having her drunk father try to choke her while she's sleeping. [[spoiler:It's later mentioned in Season 2's ending that her father abused her, and in a blind rage, killed both her parents.]]
12	* AccentuateTheNegative: She reviews music videos and points out the flaws in all of them, and whether or not they are worth repeat viewings.
13	* AchievementsInIgnorance: In episode 30, she puts a DV cassette tape into a VHS player.
14	* AffectionateParody: [[http://youtu.be/1x8zORSW-Dg Episode 43]] is Kiara as [[WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob The Cinema Snob.]]
15	* TheAlcoholic:
16	** Kiara is shown passed out drunk in episode 24 and is the reason why she got through three Chris Brown videos in a row.
17	** When discussing Black Out's "Video Games", she claims the band's name is something she would do when she is drinking.
18	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Many, many InUniverse examples:
19	** Believes Music/SouljaBoy made "Yaaah!" as a result of Tourettes Syndrome.
20	** The bus driver in the Music/BackstreetBoys' "Backstreet's Back" music video is high when he leaves the band in the seemingly abandoned house...to be fair, he seems to be holding a blunt in her hand.
21	** In episode 7, Main/{{God}} is trying to kill the lead singer of Music/{{Creed\|Band}}.
22	*** In another video, Music/{{Creed\|Band}} are aliens who make music for a group of people who go to their concert and abduct them through a spaceship that is above them, yet no one seems to notice. Then, when the band kills them, they change their music for another group of people and do the same thing.
23	** In episode 10, Kiara herself believes the woman [[spoiler:crashed her car into oncoming traffic]] because she found her boyfriend's Music/{{Creed\|Band}} CD collection in the glove compartment.
24	** Music/{{Justin Bieber}} is a ninja.
25	** The bad Santa Claus kidnapped [[Music/TheKillers Brandon Flowers]] because his wife left him. He's not bad, he's just lonely.
26	*** The next episode takes it a bit further. There's a Santa Claus in jail in the Music/CrazyFrog video while there's a psychotic one blowing up a gas station in Music/{{The Killers}}'s video.
27	** The reason the Santa Claus in the Music/CrazyFrog video has a jail cell? [[spoiler:He has a darker side no one knows about and stores the really bad kids in it...and never lets them out.]]
28	** Kevin Federline is a gambler. He's the reason why Music/{{Britney Spears}} was in a bit of legal trouble in her darker years.
29	** Obamacare was the reason the world looked a post-Apocalyptic Soviet America in the Music/{{My Chemical Romance}} video.
30	** [[Music/NoDoubt Gwen Stefani]] is showing signs of a [[Main/TotallyRadical midlife crisis]] in her Hollaback Girl video.
31	** Music/{{James Blunt}} is a clone of someone cloned over and over again.
32	** Music/{{Alicia Keys}} is a [[Main/StalkerWithACrush Stalker With A Crush]]
33	* TheBadGuyWins: Episode 50 has [[spoiler:[[Main/EmoTeen Dylan]] takes away Pinkie, leaving Kiara alone.]]
34	* BaitAndSwitchComment:
35	** In episode 4:
36	--> "So the rest of the video is just [[Creator/KimKardashian her]] posing...and she does a pretty good job at it. She's posing as a singer, someone we should give a crap about..."
37	** In episode 15:
38	--> "I don't know why people see Kevin Federline as a one hit wonder...I can't see this guy topping a song that went nowhere."
39	* BaitAndSwitchComparison: In episode 1, Music/{{Metallica}} goes to a prison to perform songs for prisoners.
40	-->"Those poor poor guys... being forced to listen to new Metallica live."
41	** In episode 5:
42	--> "So, [[Music/BackstreetBoys Kevin]] is dressed as [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseofDrJekyllandMrHyde Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]. So, one half of his face is deformed and hideous...and the other is blue and scaly."
43	** [[Main/SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in episode 7.
44	--> "I don't know which band is worse. Music/{{Creed\|Band}} or Hinder. You have one band that writes nothing but overwrought, overemotional songs that numb the brain...there is no difference between Music/{{Creed\|Band}} or Hinder."
45	* BerserkButton: "ROCK MUSIC DOES NOT HAVE AUTOTUNE!"
46	** PlayedForDrama in episode 34 when [[EmoTeen Dylan]] talks about mom, resulting in Kiara pulling out a knife. "If you don't leave right now, I will slash places on your body that ARE NOT YOUR ARMS!"
47	* BrickJoke: In episode 3, "[[spoiler:The end of the world will not happen]] if there are no songs about playing video games all day." Cue episode 25. [[spoiler:It didn't happen but episode 50 reveals something worse.]]
48	* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:Confirmed at in the end of episode 42.]]
49	* CausticCritic
50	* CerebusSyndrome: Watch [[http://youtu.be/6tu0YL_mKBE episode 6]]. Now watch [[http://youtu.be/E_H-hQa7_K0 episode 42]]. Though, it's still comedic, something has changed. Then, there are episodes 49 and 50. The third season will NOT be as fun as the 1st season.
51	* ClicheStorm: InUniverse. The music video in episode 7 is described as this.
52	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In Episode 13, a crooked Santa breaks down a children's home with his motorcycle. Her response? "Uhhh, we have a chimney."
53	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The above image has her about to smoke a LIGHT BULB. [[Main/SarcasmMode She's probably sane.]] Also, her love interest? A [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]] plushie.
54	* CreditsGag: Up until Season 3, her intros would have "A (derogatory name) Productions presents".
55	* DeadpanSnarker
56	* DeathGlare: Gives one at the beginning of the 18th episode.
57	* DesignatedHero: InUniverse. She calls out Music/MariahCarey on this in episode 20 and Adam Levine from Music/Maroon5 in episode 36.
58	* DownerEnding: Episode 25 ends with [[spoiler:Kiara locking herself in a bunker with the end of the world happening offscreen.]] Episode 26 states it never happened. However, in episode 50, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Kiara killed her parents and she was hiding out from the world. It's even worse when you consider the screams heard were probably her parents being killed and they were in her head.]]
59	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first couple of episodes had instances of low volume, the split screens were a bit off, the split second transitions and the video was shot in front of a white wall. Starting in episode 4, there is an opening theme song and, later episodes would fix the volume issues, the split second transitions were gone, the split screen problems were worked out a bit better. In episode 26, the series was shot on a couch, instead of a white background.
60	** On top of that, the first three episodes seem a bit unfinished compared to the episodes that followed. She doesn't say whether or not she would watch the video again and the video would end after a joke.
61	* EmoTeen: Dylan.
62	* EvenEvilHasStandards:
63	** In the first episode, a bunch of prisoners listen to Music/{{Metallica}} play songs...from St. Anger.
64	--> "They're already in prison...haven't they suffered enough?"
65	* FelonyMisdemeanor In episode 8, Music/{{Fall Out Boy}} is about to be burned alive.
66	--> "You guys do kind of deserve it after you butchered a {{Music/Michael Jackson}} song...and getting John Mayer to do the (guitar) solo."
67	* {{Foreshadowing}}: In episode 48, there is a split second where Kiara puts a knife to Pinkie's throat. [[spoiler:And then in episode 50, you find out who gave it to him and what happened to them.]]
68	* HalloweenEpisode: [[http://youtu.be/dfyFE-jffJQ Episode 5]] and [[http://youtu.be/1x8zORSW-Dg Episode 43]].
69	* HypocriticalHumor:
70	** In [[https://vimeo.com/87186984 episode 21]]: "This part of the video uses split screen? Yeah, how original." Said when the video is using, and uses, split screen images.
71	** In episode 27: "There's a time and place to cross dress, just not on camera." See HalloweenEpisode above.
72	* MadnessMantra: [[Literature/ThePaperBagPrincess I am the Paper Bag Princess.]] I am the Paper Bag Princess.
73	* MoodWhiplash: In episode 25, [[spoiler: the world is being destroyed and people are heard screaming]] with Kiara's face in utter hopelessness...cue the song Video Games by Black Out.
74	** Episode 50. Period.
75	* NoEnding: Episode 38.
76	* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: The credit gag at the beginning of episode 15.
77	* PutOnABus: The second Kiara[[spoiler:'s corpse is seen in Episode 75, next to her Necronomicon.]]
78	* RealMenWearPink Has a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]] plushie shown at the end of episode 26.
79	* {{Retcon}}: Despite the plot-line about Kiara's parents being deceased in the first two seasons, he mentions that in Season 3 that they dress appropriately for their time when discussing the song "Aaron's Party".
80	%%* [[spoiler:SadClown: Either this or StepfordSmiler.]]
81	* SanitySlippage: Arguably happens in season 2. Although shw had a few quirks in the first season (smoking a light bulb, for one example), it wasn't too bad. However, after what happened at its season finale, something is a bit...off. For one, her best friend, and love interest, are a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie and a Fluttershy plushie]], respectively. She's also becoming a bit of an alcoholic, as noted in episode 33. Then, there was that thing that happened in episode 32 and happens through future episodes. May have something to do with that journal...[[spoiler:This is confirmed [[Main/FreakOut at the end]] of episode 42.]]
82	** [[Main/EmoTeen Dylan]]: [[spoiler:You have to snap out of it sooner or...]](disappears)
83	** It gets even worse in episode 49. See WHAMEpisode below. And then episode 50...
84	* ShoutOut:
85	** In one episode, there are a couple of nods to Franchise/HarryPotter. "I didn't know that their fire place was part of the Floo Network!" and "I wouldn't kiss under that mistletoe...they've been known to contain Nargles."
86	** [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 "Now all we need is another robot and we can make fun of terrible b-movies!"]]
87	** "Heroin? Where is my heroin?" is one of many nods to Film/{{Brick}}, mostly due to Lukas Haas appearing in the music video for a {{Music/My Chemical Romance}} video.
88	* SoOkayItsAverage: InUniverse. Considers the video for Separate Ways this.
89	* SplitScreen
90	* StableTimeLoop: In episode 12, [[spoiler: she calls herself from episode 11 to tell who could kiss the lead singer from Music/{{The Darkness}} under the mistletoe. Her past self laughs, says she doesn't care and hangs up.]]
91	* TakeThat
92	** Episode 1
93	--> "We don't need a [[Music/TheWhiteStripes Meg White]], we need someone who can play the drums."
94	** Episode 5
95	--> "So, one of the guys is dressed as The Phantom of the Opera. Hey, he's no [[Creator/GerardButler Gerard Butler]] but, at least he can sing."
96	** Episode 7
97	--> "If I wanted to be in pain and misery, I'd go see an [[WebVideo/TheIrateGamer Irate Gamer]] video.
98	** Has one for Music/{{Nickelback}} .
99	--> "You guys aren't destroying Nickelback products, you're destroying products from a band that can kind of write music."
100	** She gives one to Kevin Federline. "Wait, this guy isn't Music/{{Vanilla Ice}}. This guy's not NEARLY as talented."
101	** She gives one to [[Series/TheRealHousewives The Real Housewives franchise]] after seeing K-Fed gamble what he assumes his Music/{{Britney Spears}}'s money. "If he were a woman, he would be one of the women of one of the Real Housewives shows."
102	** To keep it short, the entire 15th episode is nothing but Take That jokes against Kevin Federline.
103	** Episode 17 has one against Windows Vista.
104	--> "At some point, the video freezes. This has been brought to you by Windows Vista."
105	** There is a jab at Music/{{Madonna}} in episode 18.
106	-->"[[Music/NoDoubt Gwen Stefani]] is trying to be hip for the kids, she's alienating everyone who liked her in the first place...she's trying to be Madonna...please don't be Madonna...otherwise, the midlife crisis will last for decades."
107	** And from another episode: "Ah the 90s...back when Gwen Stefani was considered a musician."
108	** "Now, Eddie Murphy could do something he couldn't for most of the 90s and 2000s...be funny."
109	** During Episode 62 - "This animation is like modern day ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' writing - Cheap, throwaway, and cut a whole lot of holes in terms of quality".
110	** Multiple ones are given to UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher in Episode 65.
111	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial
112	** In episode 9, "You don't see me taking a bunch of Music/{{Creed\|Band}} albums, putting them in a garbage truck and setting the truck on fire." To be fair, the battery for the camera died before she could do it.
113	** [[spoiler: [[Main/BlatantLies "There is no cloning company. And there is no way they heard about my conspiracy theory and replaced me with a clone.]]]]
114	* TemptingFate: In episode 2:
115	--> "First, Shaquille O Neal ruins movies for me, now he's ruined music. If there is a God, no one will give him his own video game." Cut to after the credits where she discovers [[VideoGame/ShaqFu something]] on her laptop.
116	* ThatCameOutWrong
117	** Episode 12: "So, people. Here we go. Music/JustinBieber's Mistletoe." (beat) I...I didn't mean it like that."
118	* TheUnintelligible:
119	** Describes Creator/{{Eddie Murphy}}'s singing voice as this in episode 9.
120	* ThisIsGonnaSuck
121	** The first joke in episode 1: "St. Anger by Music/{{Metallica}}. God have mercy on our souls."
122	** Has her face buried in her hands when she has to look at "Hollaback Girl" in episode 18.
123	** The beginning of [[https://vimeo.com/91189545 episode 24.]] [[Main/DrowningMySorrows Full stop.]]
124	* UnnecessaryMakeover: The main reason she hates the video for Grown And Sexy - He feels the girls look worse after their changes.
125	--> And the moral of this video is [[SarcasmMode being yourself sucks - be a whore]]!
126	* VideoReviewShow
127	* WHAMEpisode : In episode 42, it has been officially confirmed that [[spoiler:Kiara is [[Main/SanitySlippage losing her mind.]]]] And it's not [[Main/PlayedForLaughs Played For Laughs]].
128	** Episode 49 has Dylan confessed to being [[spoiler:the Devil.]] And [[spoiler:Fluttershy is not real.]]
129	** Episode 50 has Dylan telling Kiara that [[spoiler:Dylan killed the parents in a fit of rage.]] and in the last scene, [[spoiler:Dylan takes away Pinkie.]]
130	* WHAMLine: From episode 49.
131	--> Kiara: You put her down...
132	--> Dylan: Don't bother. [[spoiler:Not real.]]
133	--> Kiara: But he has Flutters...
134	--> Dylan: [[spoiler:[[Main/ImaginaryFriend Who is not real.]]]]
135	** And then there is the last few seconds of Episode 50.
136	--> Kiara: [[spoiler:Pinkie? Pinkie?]]
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