MTV today

Naikon · 10-01-2009 1:49pm #1

Does anybody here remember when MTV played actual music and none of the bull**** we have today

My younger siblings are somewhat obsessed with bull**** like "The Hills"
and "Next" among other ****e. I am only 19 ffs and I still remember when MTV actually played music/beavis and butthead.
Reality TV seems to have taken over.

What happened:(

Collie D · 10-01-2009 1:50pm

Naikon wrote: »

What happened:(

The Spice Whores killed music

galwayrush · 10-01-2009 1:52pm

I remember when they used to play music, and most of that was ****e as well.:p

Naikon · 10-01-2009 1:53pm

Collie D wrote: »

The Spice Whores killed music

Oh god, they were cringe worthy.
I still have nightmares about that shambolic movie:pac:

Mr. Incognito · 10-01-2009 1:54pm

MTV Dictates what's cool new instead of reporting on it.

Where you been man!

I'd be surprised if they don't own the contracts on half the muppets they are trying to promote as celebs. Ashlee Simpson for example, a more talentless hack whored to the masses there has never been.

Johnny Utah · 10-01-2009 1:56pm

Naikon wrote: »

Does anybody here remember when MTV played actual music and none of the bull**** we have today

My younger siblings are somewhat obsessed with bull**** like "The Hills"
and "Next" among other ****e. I am only 19 ffs and I still remember when MTV actually played music/beavis and butthead.
Reality TV seems to have taken over.

What happened:(

That is so 1991.

BaconZombie · 10-01-2009 1:56pm

MTV = Moron TeleVision

The_Minister · 10-01-2009 1:56pm

I remember an American cousin coming over, seeing our MTV and going "Wow, it plays music?"

I couldn't understand what he meant, how could Music television not play music?

Now I understand.

Wagon · 10-01-2009 1:58pm

Naikon wrote: »

What happened:(

More money in reality TV. Americans don't appreciate art (like music) and prefer to watch attractive assholes be assholes in their living room. MTV's defense is that it's Music Television (ie. television based around music) but I don't see what 4 stuck up Beverly Hills whores have to do with music...Maybe someone wrote a song slagging them off...

Ciaran500 · 10-01-2009 1:58pm

Will ye shut up, theres loads of music channels available and 99% of whats on them is terrible.

banshee_bones · 10-01-2009 1:59pm

yeah i remember when they used to play music aswell, although Runs House is kinda addictive in a way... !
dont watch any of the Hills or making the band or made or any of the other crap...

Naikon · 10-01-2009 2:00pm

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Will ye shut up, theres loads of music channels available and 99% of whats on them is terrible.

True, but then rap barely meets the definition of music anyway:pac:

galwayrush · 10-01-2009 2:02pm

I'm sticking to my i-pod when i wand decent music.:cool:

phasers · 10-01-2009 2:16pm

I liked when they showed MADE and Alex Zane did a voiceover

"wow, that girl looks like a serial killer!"

The Saint · 10-01-2009 2:18pm

I wouldn't care if they played yodeling all day as lon as they had Emma Griffith on there all day. Mmm

Creamy Goodness · 10-01-2009 2:20pm

meh the only good music shows these days are 120 minutes on mtv2.

Acacia · 10-01-2009 2:26pm

Wagon wrote: »

More money in reality TV. Americans don't appreciate art (like music) and prefer to watch attractive assholes be assholes in their living room. MTV's defense is that it's Music Television (ie. television based around music) but I don't see what 4 stuck up Beverly Hills whores have to do with music...Maybe someone wrote a song slagging them off...

I think it's because when the Beverly Hills whores are going through their latest drama, there's usually some emo band playing in the background.

Linku · 10-01-2009 2:29pm

I'm liking MTVNHD at the moment, they don't seem to show ads, and during the day it's just music videos without text-in competitions all over the screen.

MTV has long become a general entertainment channel, there's plenty of other channels that show music videos so I don't get why people complain so much.

Myself, I watch those other channels if I want to see music videos, and watch MTB or VH1 when I want to see some trash like I Love New York!

Turd Ferguson · 10-01-2009 2:30pm

galwayrush wrote: »

I'm sticking to my i-pod when i wand decent music.:cool:

Wand? Is your i-Pod magic or something?

nyarlothothep · 10-01-2009 2:34pm

MTV sucks ass. Kerrang and Scuzz are **** too, all they play is emo and bore metal, though sometimes a good band comes on. The Vault and VH1-2 play some good tunes every so often. That station rock world or whatever its called is sometimes good for discovering new bands, Kylesa being one example. I remember when it used to be the musicians channel 3 1/2 years back.

InkSlinger67 · 10-01-2009 2:54pm

Bring back early nineties MTV, twas fantastic!!

Could slap it on at any stage throughout the day for some classic REM, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Crash Test Dummies or similar. Classic tunes one and all!

These days, if I happen to stumble on to MTV, I shed a tear for humanity. What have we become when such shows draw in MILLIONS of viewers every day?

Creamy Goodness · 10-01-2009 3:06pm

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

Bring back early nineties MTV, twas fantastic!!

Could slap it on at any stage throughout the day for some classic REM, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Crash Test Dummies or similar. Classic tunes one and all!

but that's because that music was in the charts those days.

if mtv went back to playing music all we'd get would be snow patrol, leona lewis, kings of leon, random x factor winner #6435 and a lot of other crap crap music.

InkSlinger67 · 10-01-2009 3:39pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

but that's because that music was in the charts those days.

if mtv went back to playing music all we'd get would be snow patrol, leona lewis, kings of leon, random x factor winner #6435 and a lot of other crap crap music.

Quite true but we wouldn't be bombarded by idiotic shows that make it socially acceptable to end your sentences with "...ye know like!!" and "...talk to the hand!!!".

I know Beavis and Butthead wasn't the most intellectually stimulating show in the world (actually gave us a window into what our youth have developed into) but at least it had its place i.e. was only shown after the watershed in the early days. Plus at least there was some content to it - it was a show written and performed by a genius (Mike Judge) laughing at how a small percentage of youth were idiots.

Now, thanks in part to MTV content, the idiots are no longer the minority. Its just gone a bit too far if you ask me.

jimi_t · 10-01-2009 4:12pm

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

Quite true but we wouldn't be bombarded by idiotic shows that make it socially acceptable to end your sentences with "...ye know like!!"

MTV Cork?

Mossy Monk · 10-01-2009 4:31pm

Naikon wrote: »

What happened

The transition from MTV Europe to the different versions for different markets is what ****ed the whole thing up. MTV UK and Ireland is a disaster. All the music was moved to the other channels MTV 2, Base and Dance which initially was a good thing but they are all muck now aswell. Even VH1 is gone to ****. There was hope when VH2 was launched but then that was rebranded MTV Flux which was bollocks and that has since changed to MTV One +1

End result use your mp3 player or internet radio to listen to music,

Creamy Goodness · 10-01-2009 5:05pm

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

I know Beavis and Butthead wasn't the most intellectually stimulating show in the world (actually gave us a window into what our youth have developed into) but at least it had its place i.e. was only shown after the watershed in the early days. Plus at least there was some content to it - it was a show written and performed by a genius (Mike Judge) laughing at how a small percentage of youth were idiots.

and it also showed some clips on good music videos too

Xavi6 · 10-01-2009 5:10pm

The Saint wrote: »

I wouldn't care if they played yodeling all day as lon as they had Emma Griffith on there all day. Mmm

More of a Lisa Snowden man myself.

Diabhal Beag · 10-01-2009 5:12pm

MTV can do whatever the **** they want. They made money off playing music and now they have gone down other avenues.

Get Over IT!

ejmaztec · 10-01-2009 5:17pm

When I'm flicking through the "music" channels, it goes something like this:

"reality" sh1t
Pimp my mofo
Ads
Ads
sh1t music
Ads
Ads
Ads
more sh1t music
Ads
Ads
Not a bad tune for its day
Ads
Ads
even more sh1t music

Karl Hungus · 10-01-2009 5:19pm

MTV died without Ray Cokes.

Xavi6 · 10-01-2009 5:21pm

The best show MTV had was Brand:New with Zane Lowe. That was top quality viewing.

Of course, they evened things up with the crock of shite that was The Lick with that prick Trevor Nelson. God he was annoying.

xOxSinéadxOx · 10-01-2009 5:32pm

I hate Zane Lowe

gino85 · 10-01-2009 5:33pm

do they still play music vids after 3am, last couple times i checked pimp my ride uk was on, and my god to i hate tim westwood, nothing worse than white dudes trying to act black

Omnipresence · 10-01-2009 5:36pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

MTV died without Ray Cokes.

very true....

Although if you set up your vcr for the crazy time slot its on 120Minutes still rocks.... and the chillout zone still gets repeated every now and then...

Caught some of that program My Sweet 16 and nearly had to spend a week washing my eyeballs ... holy ****, I knew kids were bad but that's insane :eek:

gino85 · 10-01-2009 5:37pm

aloleary wrote: »

very true....

Although if you set up your vcr the crazy time slot its on 120Minutes still rocks.... and the chillout zone still gets repeated every now and then...

Caught some of that program My Sweet 16 and nearly had to spend a week washing my eyeballs ... holy ****, I knew kids were bad but that's insance :eek:

they had to pull the episode of the irish dude from mtv, i think he got a **** load of threats against him for being a spoiled brat lol

OctavarIan · 10-01-2009 5:56pm

I used to always watch MTV, then I got the internet and suddenly there was no need. YouTube had music videos, there were more interesting news/interviews and less annoying scottish presenters (sorry, Edith Bowman)

10-01-2009 6:05pm

all the MTV channels are pretty terrible now, five mins of (usually rubbish) music then about ten mins of ads. or else hours and hours of my sweet 16 or the hills.

Have they forgotten what the M stands for?

Empty.V more like it.

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 10-01-2009 6:27pm

Natalie Casey on MTV Select yumm

Caliden · 10-01-2009 6:47pm

I like the NeXt episodes with lesbians in them, they're great (when there's no fat chicks)

Shacklebolt · 10-01-2009 7:00pm

More to the point Nightshift on channel 6 is being cancelled. Now what am I going to watch when I come home late and feel like a bit of telly? Where else will I find good music and an atractive host with a sexy voice?

Bobalicious93 · 10-01-2009 7:03pm

Shit sells.

.....And morons buy it

cautioner · 10-01-2009 7:51pm

It obviously has its audience. It isn't aimed at music fans like us. No point complaining about it. If people want to immerse their grey matter in hours of non-stop teenage melodrama reality television then that's their choice.

Even if it is retarded.

Capt'n Midnight · 11-01-2009 1:08pm

Shacklebolt wrote: »

More to the point Nightshift on channel 6 is being cancelled. Now what am I going to watch when I come home late and feel like a bit of telly? Where else will I find good music and an atractive host with a sexy voice?

Kold · 11-01-2009 1:19pm

The people that keep complaining about TV on boards fail at having the internet.

Aidric · 11-01-2009 2:17pm

This thread could have been started five years ago. MTV has been in the reality tv zone for ages now.

Mossy Monk · 11-01-2009 2:29pm

Shacklebolt wrote: »

More to the point Nightshift on channel 6 is being cancelled. Now what am I going to watch when I come home late and feel like a bit of telly? Where else will I find good music and an atractive host with a sexy voice?

If you have Sky Digital go to the 900's:)

BaconZombie · 11-01-2009 2:41pm

It die when they finished airing MTV Europe over here and we got the crap filled MTV UK.

Aidric wrote: »

This thread could have been started five years ago. MTV has been in the reality tv zone for ages now.

pablomakaveli · 11-01-2009 2:57pm

The only thing worth watching on MTV is South Park. Any MTV made reality TV show is usually vomit inducing and should be avoided.

Although MTV2 does seem to have some music shows. I saw a Foo Fighters favourite videos show the other night which was a nice change from "The Hills" or "My sweet 16". (By the way the people who feature in those shows should be shot.)

Conor108 · 11-01-2009 3:29pm

Video Clash and Daily Chart Live

Those were the days

Ostrom · 11-01-2009 3:47pm

Yesterday there was a reality show on. From what I could gather it was a bunch of stupid young rich hicks driving $50000 SUV's trying to find somewhere to have lunch.

Quality.

BaconZombie · 11-01-2009 3:54pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ensW3O-ciZ0

Also 3 Hours of old school MTV:

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-5905210375134304831

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=5141974708608716448

MTV today

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