That's it, I'm done with them. I thought I'd stick it out for a little while longer, but I just simply can't take it any more.
I am boycotting MTV.
I'm pretty sure the last straw for me came in the form of "A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila," a reality show featuring some random bisexual who has men and women compete for her affection. Or maybe it was the Laguna Beach/Hills phenomenon, which features a bunch of white, blonde rich kids with personalities of a brick wall (typical conversation: Girl #1: "Hi." Boy #1: "Hey." ...long pause...Girl #2: "Hey guys, what's going on?").
I'm actually a little sad it has to come to this, considering I used to love the channel back in the day. I was a huge fan of Beavis and Butthead, Daria, the old days of the MTV Movie Awards and oh, yeah, music videos (back when they actually played them and had more on rotation than just the top six).
I even loved the early days of "The Real World" when it actually was a social experiment and not seven, whiny brats giving all young people a bad name.
But now, the channel has absolutely nothing to do with not only music, but real young people such as myself. Watching MTV today, one could easily come to the conclusion that everyone aged 15-25 is a drunken, spoiled, airhead that has more notches on their bedpost than the members of KISS combined.
When MTV started, it was a revolution. It was in-your-face, irreverent, and completely belonging to the younger generations. It was our music, our attitude.
But now, with shows like "My Super Sweet Sixteen" and "Date My Mom," MTV has turned into simply another corporation looking to exploit young people in order to make money. Not to mention that the only good music you hear is...oh wait, you don't hear any good music anymore.
And so, I am boycotting it. And while I fully realize that this will do nothing to change MTV, at least I will no longer feel a crushing depression after watching yet another one of their "reality" shows because I can't believe my generation has really turned out that way.
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Congrats Aprill, you are now officially a boring old person. You'll find your future somewhere between the arthritis cream and lotto tickets. Please remember that while driving 17 miles per hour down the highway that you are now required to leave your left blinker on.
November 24, 2007 at 9:35 p.m.Can't leave out Headbanger's Ball - something actually worth watching back in the day.
November 24, 2007 at 1:52 a.m.Aprill, I agree with you, and Sugar Magnolia too.
November 23, 2007 at 10:19 p.m.I can remember back in the late 70s or early 80s when we first got MTV on our cable. It was GRAND! George Michael was SO HOT! What happened to those old videos that left some things up to the imagination?
Ultimately, it'll come down to their not having sponsors. Everything on t.v. seems to run its course, but as they keep playing to the lowest common denominator since the last 25 yrs. they keep finding more viewers. I wonder if they'll run out???? We'll see.
OK, so full disclosure here - I am of course old enough to remember the DAY MTV debuted. I thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. We had just moved out to the sticks from Houston, but that day I was visiting my best friend in Houston, who got this new thing called cable, just so we both could watch the debut of this amazing new channel. WOW. So, cut to present. Or, rather, more than a decade ago, when the last thing I watched on MTV was Beavis and Butthead. Heh, heh, yea, that's cool....I said, "Butt!" HEH HEH. Anyhoo, that was the last program that was watchable to me on MTV. Everything else has been pure trash since then. MUSIC Television seems to have forgetten to dance with who brung 'em. Oh, well. At least I get VH-1 Classic. Of course MTV will always be a part of my life with many fond memories, but its time is OVER. Bravo to you, Aprill, for giving them the snub. Just an echo of what I did so many years ago. God, I miss Beavis and Butthead, but thank goodness for DVD! heh,heh, that's cool!
November 23, 2007 at 9:27 p.m.MTV has been garbage for some time now. Hey, at least you can watch Beavis and Butt-Head on DVD!
November 23, 2007 at 6:43 p.m.I agree that a lot of MTV's shows aren't that great, but I'm addicted to The Real World. It doesn't matter which season it is or where they're located, I have to watch those seven dysfunctional strangers "picked to live in a house and have their lives taped." And when they have Real World marathons? Forget it. I'm ordering in and glued to the TV all day. It's a sickness.
November 23, 2007 at 11:14 a.m.