2ge+her is a fictional boy band whose composition, songs, and formation story is a direct parody of the boy bands of the late 1990s such as *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. They were part of an MTV movie and an MTV television series, both of the name 2gether.

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)

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)." 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. A full length eponymous album of their comedic music was released, and produced a respectable single "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" which charted as high as 87 on The Billboard Hot 100.

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 stayed on the air for two seasons until the death of Michael Cuccione. Many of the show's spoof ideas came from video director Nigel Dick .

External links

• Official artist page from MTV.
• 2gether from The Rocklopedia Fakebandica.