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In case you missed last year's MTV Movie Awards, lemme give you a lil' recap: It was berserko. Has another show ever packed a Chris Brown/Mike Myers dance-off, a pornographic Wayne's World reunion, musical performances by everyone from Pussycat Dolls to Adam Sandler, rampant making out, Rainn Wilson of The Office fully nude and a giant bag of weed all into the same night? Never once in history and that's a straight up fact.

Now that the 2009 Oscar nominees have dropped, all the talk around the MTV water cooler is speculation about this year's show, right? RIGHT? Who will host? Can anybody top Mike Myers? Who's gonna perform? Is Robert Pattinson gonna do a piano ballad? Will Hurley from LOST show up in a bikini? Will Pineapple Express be considered a comedy or a drama? And most importantly, most interestingly, WHO'S GONNA WIN?

Well, as you may have noticed, MTV is a democracy. And I figured that since you're the ones who are gonna be watching the show, maybe YOU had some ideas about how it should go??? Who would you like to see host? If you were in charge of performances, who would you sign? And again, most importantly, WHO'S GONNA WIN? Post your best ideas as comments below and I'll pass them on to the suits calling the shots!

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Seth Rogen kept us on our toes yesterday when he was at 1515 for TRL. With the insanity that is Tokio Hotel Fan Week, we weren't sure we were gonna get anywhere near the new king of comedy. But at the last minute, we got the call that Seth had a few minutes to spare. We quickly dropped everything and rushed to the studio, where the laid-back actor cordially answered all the questions we threw at him.

We talked about everything, from his new movie Pineapple Express to his love of '80s pop-rocker Huey Lewis. He even poked fun of the smoky stunt he and James Franco pulled at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Here's what he had to say...

Buzzworthy: What did you actually smoke on the set of Pineapple Express?

Seth Rogen: It's called Wizard Smoke. It's, like, a benign plant. It'll probably kill me in several years, but I guess it's just like oregano. Honestly, I don't know what it is. [Laughs.]

BW: What's your all-time favorite stoner flick?

SR: That's a good question. There's been a lot of debate as to what is or is not actually a "stoner flick." Like, is The Big Lebowski a stoner movie or is it just a movie about a guy who smokes weed a lot? Is Dazed and Confused a stoner movie or are there just stoner characters in it? So, I would say The Big Lebowski, if you count that. If not, I would say Friday because that is a pure stoner movie in my mind.

BW: Did you feel pressured to pull off a good stoner flick with Pineapple Express?

SR: Yeah, definitely. I mean, I had to look my own friends in the face again at some point, and it would have been such a humiliating failure if I couldn't write a weed movie. [Laughs.] So, yeah, I felt a lot of pressure, mostly from myself though.

BW: Are you happy with the end result?

SR: I am. I love it. Honestly, I watch it and can't believe they let us make it.

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Since it's Friday and we're all counting down the minutes until we go suck down some Lobsteritas, we figured we'd help you pass the time by posting our hands-down favorite moment from the 2008 MTV Movie Awards: The Mike Myers/Chris Brown Dance-off. Sure, Chris has the apparent advantage -- what with his ridiculous catlike reflexes and decade or so of technical dance training -- but Myers keeps things close, breaking out old-school moves like The Robot and the always-effective "Tummy Roll." So check out this manly, and surprisingly competitive dance war. It's far and away the best competition-style choreography we've seen in the post-Spartan Cheerleader era.

Last night's 2008 MTV Movie Awards had a little something for everyone, with moments ranging from silly – as in The Mike Meyers/Chris Brown 'Dance-Off' – to serious – as in Coldplay's awesomely intense performance of "Viva la Vida"– to sexy – as in the Pussycat Dolls' sultry rendition of "When I Grow Up." And while you may never want to relive the experience of seeing Rainn Wilson in his almost-birthday suit, feel free to enjoy the on-air musical performances one more time.