Blizzard of Oz
Posted on December 14, 2003 @ 7:32 pm
If you weren’t already convinced that Ozzy Osbourne is a ridiculously overexposed sell-out, I submit the Osbourne Family Christmas Special that’s currently running ad nauseum on MTV (check your local listings). The lame sketches, Kelly’s shrill rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and the neverending parade of B-list celebrity cameos speak for themselves, but the special just goes from bad to worse when Ozzy is asked to record a duet of “Winter Wonderland” with the similarly overexposed Jessica Simpson.
After his producer explains the whole concept to him, Ozzy goes on an obviously staged–if not outright scripted–tirade and pulls his “I’m the Prince of F—ing Darkness” catchphrase out of the mothballs, stopping just short of winking at the camera each time he reassures us that he’s Satan incarnate. He then proceeds to record the song anyway–with the voice filter in the studio turned all the way up to “Britney Spears.” And there’s another season of this increasingly self-aware nonsense on tap? You’ve gotta be kidding me.
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