Video on Trial season 2
| Video on Trial | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MuchMusic |
| Original release | August 27, 2006 – July 15, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the Canadian television comedy series Video on Trial premiered on MuchMusic on August 27, 2006 and concluded on July 15, 2007. It consists of 30 episodes.
Background
Video on Trial features music videos being humorously critiqued in a manner akin to a courtroom trial. The show's tongue-in-cheek manifesto, as announced in its original opening sequence, is seeing to it that "all music videos are brought to justice".[1] A typical half-hour episode features five music videos being "tried" by a panel of five personalities acting as jurors.
Production
Episodes in season two of Video on Trial adhere to the show's original format. Each episode commences with a roll call of the jury and a reading of the docket of accused music videos, with the remainder of the episode being dedicated to the trials for each video. The specific charges leveled at a video are announced at the beginning of its trial, and a final verdict for the artist of the video is later presented. Final verdicts were originally presented at the end of an episode; towards the end of the season, this was changed, with each video's verdict now being presented at the conclusion of its trial.[2]
A 90-minute-long special loosely based on Video on Trial entitled LOL! aired on MuchMusic on May 15, 2007, concurrently with this season, and featured Aaron Merke, Trevor Boris, Dini Dimakos, Sabrina Jalees, Darrin Rose, and Pat Thorton—all but one of whom had previously appeared on Video on Trial—discussing current gossip.[3]
A "Hair Bands Edition" special episode, in which music videos by hair metal bands were to be tried by jurors wearing typical "hair band" outfits and wigs, was planned for season two but ultimately never aired. It would have been episode 17 of the season; according to one Video on Trial producer, it was scrapped because it was "not completed by five judges in a timely manner". Jurors included Ron Sparks, Debra DiGiovanni, and Katherine Ryan, and the videos to be tried were "Smokin' in the Boys Room" by Mötley Crüe, "Cherry Pie" by Warrant, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, "Talk Dirty to Me" by Poison, and "In and Out of Love" by Bon Jovi. Clips from the unfinished episode were later aired as part of the "Video on Trial: 100!" season four special.[4]
Reception
The thirteenth episode of the season ("Video on Trial: '80s Superstars") was nominated for Best Music, Variety Program or Series at the 22nd Gemini Awards.[5]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Panel | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | David Kerr, Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, Sabrina Jalees, and Anna Von Frances | August 27, 2006 |
| 39 | 2 | Darrin Rose, Robin Black, Jemeni, Fraser Young, and Kristen Gallagher | September 3, 2006 |
| 40 | 3 | Nicole Arbour, Sabrina Jalees, Trevor Boris, Jesse Jane, and Dini Dimakos | September 10, 2006 |
| 41 | 4 | Carol Cunningham, Laurie Elliott, David Kerr, Martin O'Brien, and Fraser Young | September 17, 2006 |
| 42 | 5 | Ron Sparks, Debra DiGiovanni, Nicole Arbour, Hugh Phukovsky, and Andrew Johnston | September 24, 2006 |
| 43 | 6 | Debra DiGiovanni, David Kerr, Nikki Payne, Anna Von Frances, and Fraser Young | October 15, 2006 |
| 44 | 7 | Measha Brueggergosman, Adam Cawley, Dini Dimakos, Darrin Rose, and Todd Shapiro | October 22, 2006 |
| 45 | 8 | Debra DiGiovanni, Ron Sparks, Pete Zedlacher, Laurie Elliott, and Barry Taylor | October 29, 2006 |
| 46 | 9 | Trevor Boris, Sabrina Jalees, Boomer Phillips, Sandy Medeiros, and Will Weldon | November 5, 2006 |
| 47 | 10 | "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jemeni, Nick Beaton, David Kerr, and Katherine Ryan | November 12, 2006 |
| 48 | 11 | Trevor Boris, Nicole Arbour, Nikki Payne, Lachlan Patterson, and Dini Dimakos | November 26, 2006 |
| 49 | 12 | Andre Arruda, Dini Dimakos, Sabrina Jalees, Alex Nussbaum, and Ron Sparks | December 17, 2006 |
| 50 | 13 | David Kerr, Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, Sabrina Jalees, and Ron Sparks | December 24, 2006 |
| 51 | 14 | Trevor Boris, Nicole Arbour, Boomer Phillips, Dini Dimakos, and Ron Sparks | December 24, 2006 |
| 52 | 15 | Boomer Phillips, Carol Cunningham, Trevor Boris, Lisa Anne Houser, and Amy Lynn Grover | December 31, 2006 |
| 53 | 16 | Katherine Ryan, Sean Gehon, Jemeni, Jason Rouse, and Rebecca Addelman | January 21, 2007 |
| 54 | 17 | Marty Adams, Dini Dimakos, Laurie Elliott, Boomer Phillips, and Eddie Della Siepe | January 28, 2007 |
| 55 | 18 | Darrin Rose, Laurie Elliott, Nicole Arbour, John Ki, and Andrew Johnston | February 4, 2007 |
| 56 | 19 | Ron Sparks, Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, Holly Prazoff, and Ward Anderson | March 4, 2007 |
| 57 | 20 | Sabrina Jalees, Boomer Phillips, Jeffree Star, Fraser Young, and Nikki Payne | March 11, 2007 |
| 58 | 21 | Dini Dimakos, Laurie Elliott, Boomer Phillips, Darrin Rose, and Eddie Della Siepe | March 18, 2007 |
| 59 | 22 | Trevor Boris, Dini Dimakos, Dan Galea, Jemeni, and Fraser Young | March 25, 2007 |
| 60 | 23 | Nicole Arbour, Trevor Boris, Sandy Chen, Debra DiGiovanni, and Cedric Newman | April 2, 2007 |
| 61 | 24 | Brad Cowan, Dini Dimakos, Sabrina Jalees, Ron Sparks, and Eric Toth | April 9, 2007 |
| 62 | 25 | Debra DiGiovanni, Perez Hilton, Sabrina Jalees, Boomer Phillips, and Darrin Rose | June 3, 2007 |
| 63 | 26 | Tamla-Mai Deleon, Andrew Johnston, Katherine Ryan, Kristeen Von Hagen, and Fraser Young | June 10, 2007 |
| 64 | 27 | Debra DiGiovanni, Dini Dimakos, Jemeni, Boomer Phillips, and Todd Shapiro | June 17, 2007 |
| 65 | 28 | Rebecca Addelman, Brad Cowan, Nikki Payne, Darrin Rose, and Trixx | June 24, 2007 |
| 66 | 29 | Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Ron Sparks, Trixx, and Anna Von Frances | July 8, 2007 |
| 67 | 30 | Rebecca Addelman, Dana Alexander, David Kerr, Boomer Phillips, and Anna Von Frances | July 15, 2007 |
References
- ^ Video on Trial. Season 1. Episode 1. August 15, 2005. MuchMusic.
- ^ Video on Trial. Season 2. Episode 28. June 24, 2007. MuchMusic.
- ^ LOL!. May 15, 2007. MuchMusic.
- ^ "Video on Trial: 100!". Video on Trial. Season 4. Episode 4. November 3, 2008. MuchMusic.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (August 29, 2007). "Pay TV checks in with Gemini noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 31, 2020.