VIDEO: Britney Spears at 2008 MTV VMAs

The meanies among us may have been disappointed when Britney Spears pulled herself together and appeared on stage all sparkly and sober at last night's MTV Video Music Awards, avoiding a disaster of Brittastic proportions, such as her infamous Las Vegas fiasco, exactly a year ago.

An opening comedy segment with Superbad's Jonah Hill, a standing ovation from the star-studded crowd as she appeared on stage to introduce Rihanna, and later, three Moonmen including video of the year, made Versace-clad Spears' appearance at the overall safe and tedious 25th Anniversary VMA telecast last night, a much-needed success.

Then again, would she have pulled it off if she'd had to actually perform last night?

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