The Day The Music Television Died
Since "Total Request Live" will officially be defunct after tonight's final episode, MTV should consider changing its name to "Real World/Road Rules Challenge Reruns TV."
Just a suggestion.
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(Page 4 of 7) Previous 15 Comments | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments46. Thank God it's over. They didn't know what videos were for the longest time.
We need to bring videos back!
Posted at 6:48PM on Nov 16th 2008 by just me
47. Get back to you roots MTV! The Hills and the rest of that garbage will get picked up by another station.....vh1, you too!
Posted at 7:14PM on Nov 16th 2008 by Jaimee
48. Watch FUSE channel. It Rocks! They play videos all the time! MTV knows what they need to do to save the network. They are obviously not willing to do it.
Posted at 7:18PM on Nov 16th 2008 by Ash
49. TRL was still on??? wow! I didn't know that. everytime I flipped to mtv it was always that stupid real world crap so I gave up watching mtv long ago I think the last time I watched TRL Daly and Burton were hosting some of the shows they have on there now are just free cheesy porn I will watch the last TRL but after that I am thinking bout blocking mtv
Posted at 7:20PM on Nov 16th 2008 by misses what mtv used to be
50. #15 I dont think the MTV generation even has an idea of who Todd Rundgren is. Although Utopia came out in 74 or so? I remember 1979 very well and I played it until it wore out. MTV ushered in crap that was all fluff and no substance..other then a few stand out bands since 81 has anything stood out? Nope.
Posted at 7:53PM on Nov 16th 2008 by CinCal
51. No, MTV died when TRL was started! Maybe one day there will be a music station that actually shows music instead of fake reality tv.
Posted at 11:15AM on Feb 21st 2009 by stanno
52. It is a big cycle we are nearing the end of. Give it 5 more years and the public will tire of the ever more thin plotted reality shows. I don't understand why MTV would drop TRL though. I imaged that TRL was MTV's bread and butter show, its survived through all the changes and I wouldn't have expected it to not last through this. Maybe it is also a sign of the dieing music industry.
I honestly think there are lots of bad choices being made. We really need to look at Europe and witness how there counterparts are handling things; much better and entertaining.
Posted at 8:04PM on Nov 16th 2008 by Brad
53. MTV used to be the launching off point for so many artists. Now all the music sounds mixed from the same sources, nothing is original at all. Instead of inspiring with great visuals and sounds, it teached teens its' cool to be mindless and shallow. They demand to wear over priced clothing just because some "personality" on a fake TV show does.. Most wouldn't know decent music to save thier lives. So sad....an entire generation following trends set by idiots like Paris Hilton and the like.
Posted at 8:10PM on Nov 16th 2008 by N
54. STOP WATCHING THIS GARBAGE. MTV will be around as long as there are brain-dead asshats out there watching it.
Posted at 8:10PM on Nov 16th 2008 by tromba
55. MTV and VH1 veered off course years ago. How does marathons of America's Next Top Model end up on these channels?
I do like some of the reality shows but I don't like having them forced down my throat. Please music television come back to the light.
Posted at 8:50PM on Nov 16th 2008 by voiceofreason
56. MTV has been garbage for years, way before TRL. Problem is, kids these days are idiots and will think anything on TV is cool. How the hell do you explain the bassist, THE BASSIST, of a crappy band like Fallout Boy to get on TV as much as he does.
Posted at 9:49PM on Nov 16th 2008 by jack higgins
57. TRL Sucks! Because of TRL we live in a world with Brittney Spears, Carson Daly and Justin Timberlake. TRL help explode pop and thats why American Idol is so sucessful. TRL Sucks and so does pop!
Posted at 9:04PM on Nov 16th 2008 by DRZA
58. Gee, maybe MTV which stands for Music Television, should bring back uhhh I dont know Music - like say videos !! I havent watched MTV in years since they stopped showing videos during hours other then 2:00am., or if they do show videos, it's rapy music only. MTV sucks ass now !!
Posted at 9:16PM on Nov 16th 2008 by Me
59. i remember when our cable company picked up MTV the first video they showed was Cyndi Laupers "girls just want to have fun" and there wasn't any sound but my friends and I were still glued to the tv. Sad that it has turned into a trash channel. Bring back the music videos, who the hell cares what LC is gonna whine about next. I sure as h*** could care less who Paris Hiltons next BFF is gonna be or who Johnny Bananas is gonna run t hrough the ringer next...
Posted at 9:50PM on Nov 16th 2008 by chickenfried
60. Why doesn't the music video still have the same appeal as it once did? I don't mean the "performance videos" where what is shown is just the band or artist playing. I mean the ones where the video explains the songs lyrics through acting them out.
Posted at 9:56PM on Nov 16th 2008 by Roger C.
