Striking up a conversation, my friend brought up MTV. We talked about how much MTV has strayed away from what it was originally intended for - music television. One would think that MTV would show music videos, non-stop, 24/7. In reality, music videos are a very small portion of MTV. The music video segment probably lasts only about an hour then the programming changes to numerous worthless reality television shows, especially the dating shows. At this rate, watching the channels scroll up on the television guide channel is more entertaining.

What do you think of MTV and its programming?

if you thought 2007 was a year of reality tv, expect 2008 to be the most since all the writers have gone on strike.

i watched more music videos when i was younger than i ever did now. in fact i can't stand to watch music videos anymore but that's just me. haha i grew up watching daria, spyder games and that one college drama sex show late at night.

Oh, the horror!

I hate MTV aside from The Hills.

I am sorry, but MTV is just about a the lives of rich people now.

MTV was better when it just played videos. Now they have more shows than music.

I really hate it when channels stray away from their original purpose. I mean, honestly there's enough reality shows these days and we don't really need a channel that's not even meant for reality to have it on for the majority of the time

Marketing has increasingly dumbed down their shit as younger people grow older. That is to say, people in their pre-teens are now maturing faster than any other generation; wearing more makeup, being more absorbed into how they look, and how they wish their lives were like those on reality television, or something. MTV and the rest of it all have to target their mass audience, and that is likely the younger kids.

I've never been into television, but "cool" and trends all have to change over time, that includes when we all say "back in the day, it was better. . ." because it's not something that can be controlled.

Yeah I know I hate how MTV has strayed from there original intention too. Its like taking The Harry out of "Harry Potter"

I LOVE HARRY POTTER

That was one of the least meaningful things I've read. . .

I agree with a lot of what's been said, but MTV is about more than just msuic, it's (supposed) to be a cult lifestyle.

True Indeed it is, but I don't think people will be joining this cult after a while.

Agreed, mainly because it's too corporate to be a cult anymore.

Yes, that and foolish dating shows. It is quite ridiculous. I enjoyed the True Life stories but I don't see them anymore. Real World isn't good anymore neither, it's trite and too dramatic.

Are you kidding me? MTV is religious proselytizing for corporate America and has been for years and years now. MTV and their trigger fingers are the buyers and sellers of "cool." And, kids eat that shit up. And, really, there is no sign of it slowing - sure, "cool" might transform a bit, but MTV hires people to keep their eyes on "cool." MTV hires people to write checks, enormous checks, to buy out "cool." And, it isn't going to stop until the entire world turns off its radios and televisions (and that isn't going to stop anytime soon).

Not to mention, any of the music videos that would be shown on MTV suck anyways - just more elaborate commercials. And, if you really care to watch that superfluous shit - get MTV2 or something. f**k.

^ Out of curiosity, did you ever watch Liquid Television? If so, did you care for that at all?

Fuse > MTV

Mtv now sucks period. Rename it Rtv.

or...just..

TV

x2

Oh, I hear that's bad-ass. I always wanted to see some of those RAW adaptations.

I liked it. I never really cared for MTV, but I always tried to catch those episodes.

ME TOO! well of cours my name on here is Gryffindore-Girl



I honestly don't care if that meant nothing to you it means allot to me and apparently too brooklyneast05 as well.

I sort of don't mind MTV now days because I kind of enjoy the reality TV they air. As well as watching TRL. If I want to hear/see music/videos, I would watch Fuse. Or that one channel, IM something. International Music something. Forgot.

Exactly.

MTV DOESN'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE/ALL OTHER MINORITIES.

mtv jams plays music 24/7. not a lot of people have it though.

mtv wont be the same with out those reality shows. i feel like some of the shows deserve to be on there. But other shows like next and parental control should be taken off the air.

i really love made,
i think real world makes mtv.
everything else should just be about music or music videos.

^ Understood. But they should change the name from MTV (music television) to OMTV (occasionally music television).

Honestly, doesn't matter at all to me since I really don't care for the majority of music videos played (when they are played) anyway.

Ehh, I agree with the name changing. Usually when I tune in, it's just reality shows. I like some of them, but MTV isn't the same as when I was 6 anymore. Doesn't MTV2 actually show music videos more?

Oh, I must've skipped that. I thought MTV2 did that too, though? Or maybe I'm not thinking straight.

I really can not stand MTV. Like many, the only show I watched was The Hills, but I stopped watching it when a friend told me that Lauren Conrad DID NOT earn her internship at Teen Vogue. MTV gave it to her. The music of on TRL sucks (in my opinion) and they just keep showing the same old tired re runs of Made, Real Life, or one of their numerous reality shows that focuses on the wealthy.

I like MTV. a lot.

I do not remember "it's original goal", since I wasn't here when
MTV started (or born).

I enjoy the hills, laguna, all that fun stuff, true life, etc.

If I want to watch videos I switch to MTV2 or whatever, and now
that computers are around, i switch to youtube, etc.

I don't mind it.

Eh, I can't stand all that stuff MTV have now.
I'm not sure if I get screened different stuff since I live in UK, but in my opinion it is aload of BS. :/