2ge+her

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2ge+her (pronounced "Together") was a fictional boy band (similar to Spinal Tap) whose composition, songs, and formation story is a direct parody of the boy bands of the 1990s such as New Kids on the Block, *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. They were part of an MTV TV movie and spin-off television series, both of the name 2ge+her. The band, movie, and TV series were created by writers Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, who also wrote many of their songs.

1 Members
2 Performances
3 Broadcast history
4 Discography
5 External links

[edit] Members

The composition of the band, and even some of their names, is meant to be a direct parody of the aforementioned boy bands. Each member was "drafted" into the band to fill a particular niche or to market to a particular group.

Jerry O'Keefe - "The heart-throb" (Evan Farmer)
Chad Linus - "The shy one" (Noah Bastian)
Jason 'Q.T.' McKnight - "The cute one" (Michael Cuccione)
Doug Linus - "The older brother" (Kevin Farley)
Mickey Parke - "The rebel" (Alex Solowitz)

[edit] Performances

In the movie, the band had a breakout single titled "U + Me = Us (Calculus)", which they followed up with "Say It (Don't Spray It)". A soundtrack was released which also included songs from other fictional bands including the heelish band Whoa and Unity. The actors who played the characters actually did perform the vocals for their performances. They opened several shows for Britney Spears' 2000 summer tour, always appearing in character. Their second record, though its music was used throughout the TV series, was full length and solely performed by 2ge+her. Like the soundtrack, the music was comedic but also more satirical of pop song conventions. Since it was a pop parody, breaking up is treated several times on this album and each time with a comedic twist but most notably in "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" which charted as high as 87 on The Billboard Hot 100 and spent several days on MTV's Total Request Live.

[edit] Broadcast history

They debuted in the movie of the same name on MTV; it was actually the first full-length movie produced exclusively for MTV, and was broadcast without interruption on February 21, 2000. Following the success of the movie's broadcast, MTV used the same characters as part of a regular series, 2gether: The Series, which ended after its second season due to the death of Michael Cuccione.