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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on May 6, 2014 23:46:39 GMT -5
So, more reality shows then?
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on May 7, 2014 0:59:36 GMT -5
I liked the first two seasons of Teen Wolf. Following that, I swear I watched and paid attention closely to part one of season three, and the first few episodes of part two, but I still have no idea what the hell was happening. Like, my brain was just taking in the images without any of the context.
MTV does weird things to my mind, yo. I don't like it.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 7, 2014 3:22:48 GMT -5
3 South and Clone High had scripts. This announcement comes far too late to save anything I give a f*** about, sadly.
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Post by -Lithium- on May 7, 2014 7:52:44 GMT -5
No one here or anywhere would watch a channel with music videos in 2014. You can go on YouTube and watch any video, at any time, as many times as you want. Stop lying to yourself and others...
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 7:59:13 GMT -5
They don't even mention what the M stands for anymore, do they?
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Post by Surfer Sandman on May 7, 2014 8:29:51 GMT -5
It's too bad that they won't put ACTUAL MUSIC in place of these stupid reality shows.
MTV's forumla is the same formula that killed other networks, such as G4, Sci-Fi, TLC and so many others.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 10:39:27 GMT -5
No one here or anywhere would watch a channel with music videos in 2014. You can go on YouTube and watch any video, at any time, as many times as you want. Stop lying to yourself and others... Have to agree. Between Vevo and YouTube, music vidoes on a television network would be watched by no one. That's the reason they switched gears in the first place was that people just watched music videos online instead of on MTV/VH1. The days of niche channels even existing are pretty much gone. The only one left is ESPN and that's only because SPORTS is such a broad category. If anything MTV should just do more documentary type shows where they follow musicians (or comedians)on tour. Like that show diary.
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Post by angryfan on May 7, 2014 10:45:42 GMT -5
According to the article it seems like they're still going to be producing a lot of reality shows, but if they can get away from that, that's a good thing. I do think this is kind of interesting coming off the heels of SyFy's announcement they're going to try and do more hour long scripted dramas and less cheesy B-movie Sharknado type stuff. The success of Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, etc really got in the heads of a lot of execs. I've seen variations on the phrase, "We want to have our own hit, like walking dead" in a bunch of articles relating to networks recently. If SyFy wants hour long shows then they can un-cancel A Town Call Eureka and Warehouse 13. Damn right! I am a HUGE Warehouse 13 fan, and want more seasons. SyFy has this weird thing about just pulling the plug at the five year point (or sooner) when the shows are really good and managed to get me hooked.
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Post by Mondai Rogue on May 7, 2014 11:40:34 GMT -5
If SyFy wants hour long shows then they can un-cancel A Town Call Eureka and Warehouse 13. Damn right! I am a HUGE Warehouse 13 fan, and want more seasons. SyFy has this weird thing about just pulling the plug at the five year point (or sooner) when the shows are really good and managed to get me hooked. Aye, it was a sad moment when I read about the Warehouse 13 cancellation. With three more episodes to go in the UK (I think the US is a week ahead), it makes it bittersweet to watch. Atleast Netflix has seasons 1 - 4 so I can watch that.
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Post by willywonka666 on May 7, 2014 12:19:05 GMT -5
It's too bad that they won't put ACTUAL MUSIC in place of these stupid reality shows. MTV's forumla is the same formula that killed other networks, such as G4, Sci-Fi, TLC and so many others. I'm curious as to how those networks are doing, I had no idea MTV's ratings were down, But that formula didn't kill anything except most of our enjoyment. The changes brought in lots of new viewers I think they keep the VMA's around because it's am awards show, not because of the music.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 12:36:04 GMT -5
I often wonder if G4 would get higher ratings if they just showed half hour blocks of people or celebrities just playing video games. I see a lot of those gameplay vids get tons of hits on youtube.
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Post by Hurbster on May 7, 2014 13:09:07 GMT -5
Does MTV still do Headbangers Ball ? If not, not interested.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 7, 2014 13:53:28 GMT -5
So their going from shitty reality television shows to shitty scripted shows.
Good to hear MTV that you still don't remember what the M in MTV stands for.
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Post by Digital Witness on May 7, 2014 15:39:24 GMT -5
120 Minutes or no watches.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on May 7, 2014 15:55:45 GMT -5
Well it's depressing to see niche channels dviate so far away from their intended purpose (I'm looking at you History Channel and your Alaska/Bayou/pawn shop based reality drivel!). That being said, if it wasn't for MTV deviating from playing music videos in the 90's (i.e. the starting point of "Why doesn't MTV play more music videos?!") we wouldn't have had Beavis & Butt-Head (although this show had music videos acting as interstitial segments in each episode), The Maxx, The State, and all of these other classic MTV shows that we get all nostalgic about (almost as much as we do for said music videos). Albeit back then MTV still had a fairly deep rotation of music video shows (the dying days of Headbangers Ball, Yo! MTV Raps, Alternative Nation 120 Minutes, etc). But still, it's a complaint that has been heard a million times before. They even took the "Music Television" out from under the MTV logo. War is over. Besides, do we really want MTV in the music game considering how much flak the network got for dumbing music down? For so long MTV gets shit for what it did to music, then it got shit for what it doesn't do to music by not playing music videos! They can't win. All I know is more dramas and (intentional) comedies and less 16 and Pregnant and Jersey Shore, the better. No one here or anywhere would watch a channel with music videos in 2014. You can go on YouTube and watch any video, at any time, as many times as you want. Stop lying to yourself and others... Have to agree. Between Vevo and YouTube, music vidoes on a television network would be watched by no one. That's the reason they switched gears in the first place was that people just watched music videos online instead of on MTV/VH1. The days of niche channels even existing are pretty much gone. The only one left is ESPN and that's only because SPORTS is such a broad category. If anything MTV should just do more documentary type shows where they follow musicians (or comedians)on tour. Like that show diary. I think people aren't so much the music videos that everyone is nostalgic for when you consider how easily music videos from artists past and present with the resources you mention (Vevo and YouTube), plus plenty of DVDs put out by bands and solo artists have had complete music video filmographies as special features (or in some cases the main feature). What I think everyone is nostalgic for is the time when watching music videos were an event onto themselves (especially when it was the videos big "world premiere"), which could only be accomplished in the pre-internet days when MTV and VH1 were basically the only game in town. I think that's what the "Why doesn't MTV play music videos anymore" crowd is so upset about, because music videos aren't the great bonding experience it used to be when we can just all watch said videos on our laptops, phones, etc.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on May 7, 2014 18:21:40 GMT -5
dailyjournal.net/view/story/7a8a5fcc987149739d5a4ff74be213b7/US--TV-MTVs-Daniels/Yea, I know, MTV sucks, but this is kind of interesting as it is often credited with starting the modern era of reality television with The Real World, and like them or not, they do things with the youth culture in mind, so they obviously know their trends. Now, MTV has a 49 year old woman with quite a background running things. I'm not going to start watching because of this, but it sounds like they see what's coming and reality tv is still around, but it's taking a hit. Thoughts? As long as they don't attempt any more grimdark reimaginings of '80s comedy movies. (Waiting for MTV's My Boyfriend's Back, hey zombies are sexy again too, right?) And they owe me another season of Beavis and Butt-head!
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Post by WoodStoner1 on May 7, 2014 18:22:53 GMT -5
They don't even mention what the M stands for anymore, do they? Yep, like the second W in WWE.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on May 7, 2014 18:23:51 GMT -5
No one here or anywhere would watch a channel with music videos in 2014. You can go on YouTube and watch any video, at any time, as many times as you want. Stop lying to yourself and others... This is the same argument I have against AFV still being on the air. Wanna see a guy get hit in the crotch or funny/cute animal videos? Go to YouTube.
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