So who stopped watching because the videos stopped?
Their first video was "video killed the radio star", well I think rap killed the video channel.
2006-08-14 10:13:49 · 42 answers · asked by *zz 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I absolutely agree with you on this; same wavelength! As Bowling For Soup said in their song, "....there was music still on MTV..." The channel started to go downhill when they couldn't resist the appeal of mass marketing. They started doing reality shows, contests, fashion shows, personal video diaries, news, surveys, celebrity interviews, product positioning, social messages, kids stuff, and nostalgia (i.e. "I Love The '90's;" funny, but a waste of time) Now, you only get about 2 videos before they go to another long commercial break. It SUCKS!! And MTV2, VH1 and CMT (Country Music Television) all have the same problem. It's just not about the music anymore. It's all about pop-culture and $$$!
2006-08-19 06:56:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rap didn't kill MTV. In fact, it seems like 90% of the few videos they actually show on MTV are rap songs. It was Reality TV that killed MTV. For a while, it seems like all they would show would be the Real World or Road Rules. Now it's Sweet Sixteen, Cribs, Pimp My Ride and who knows what else. Just reality TV. I stopped watching MTV a long time ago. However, if you want some nostalgic videos, VH1 Classic has some cool shows like the Alternative, or Smells like the 90's. Hey does anyone else remember that Remote Control show?
2006-08-14 10:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by bornslippyboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait, MTV plays music videos...?! I thought they only showed Laguna Beach, Real World and Cribs!
Just kidding of course, I remember a time when all music video channels played were music videos.
I don't, however, agree that "rap" is what killed the video channel (after all, there are some great rap videos out there), I think it's reality tv that killed it!
2006-08-14 10:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by hex913 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember when MTV actually meant what it stands for---Music Television. Now all I really see are silly reality shows that have little if anything to do with music. It was fine in the earlier days when there were only 4 or 5 'non-music related' television shows, but now programs with actual songs have gone into the minority. They tried to rectify the situation with MTV2, but I still don't see why the original couldn't have remained as it was with an extra station being created for the shows they currently air.
I haven't stopped watching the channel completely, but I don't watch it as often as I used to. I think they should start calling it RTV---Reality Television, because that's pretty much all it is! :)
2006-08-14 10:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahhh I remember those good old days... back in 1996. The first show came that year "The Real World (San Francisco??)" and started it all. Now those dumb shows are on all the time. I want the videos back like it used to be.
I want my MTV!
2006-08-20 23:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i kno now all they play is reality tv shows. and trl is not a real countdown. they play the videos for 30 seconds and then its done. they mineaswell not play anything at all. mtv knows they don't play videos either because now they have a channel that actually plays videos all day called mtv hits. thats so sad
2006-08-14 10:18:24 · answer #6 · answered by Hopeicouldhelp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't even watch MTV anymore. They never play videos and all they have on are really stupid reality shows. "Who wants to date my mom?" I miss the old MTV when they actually played music. It was called Music Television for a reason and now its ruined. What a disappointment.
2006-08-14 10:18:26 · answer #7 · answered by *Cara* 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rap DID kill, not only the video channel, but music in general. Now, it is nothing but "i got a mother ******* ***** in my crib and i smoke weed and **** her all night long cus im a pimp." i mean, cmon now, WHO ACTUALLY LISTENS TO THAT ****??
Unfortunately, I don't remember when MTV played music because I was probly too young and busy watching "Legends of the Hidden Temple" on Nick. Now that show was the best! lol
2006-08-14 10:24:55 · answer #8 · answered by OLD x CLiCHE 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES! MTV was channel 22 here back then and I broke the #2 on the remote from using it so much...my dad was pissed! I haven't watched MTV forEVER!
2006-08-14 10:19:15 · answer #9 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remeber that now they only play those at like 3 in the morning...who wants to stay up that late
I think they should devote like 2 hours a day to videos instead of all those stupid shows they play like My Own~
2006-08-14 10:18:00 · answer #10 · answered by Lucid_dreams 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋