What's Bad About MTV?

Factual Questions
1

Many of the Teeming Millions seem to dislike MTV. But, I want to know why. Is it the actual music videos that you dislike? Is it all that other programming they have? Or both. Basically, I’m curious in finding the root of your hatred.

As for me, the only music TV I watch is VH1’s Behind the Music. That show is strangely addicting.

Adam

2

Shoot. I put this in GQ by accident. It probably should have gone in MPSIMS.

3

Hatred is a pretty strong word for my feelings about MTV. Boredom is a little closer to what I feel. I blame the religous right, and sponsors. MTV was actually pretty good in the early days.
Peace,
mangeorge

Work like you don’t need the money…
Love like you’ve never been hurt…
Dance like nobody’s watching! …(Paraphrased)

4

Yep it is horrible…with a target audience IQ somewhere between a head of lettuce and a carrot…Anyone recall the MTV of the 80’s? Before Rap? The format was to play one good song after another…pink floyd,Mike and The Mechanics,Dream Academy,crowded house,Genesis,U2,White Snake, Night Ranger,Kansas,Boston,peter gabriel,Paul Young,Robert Palmer,Simply Red,Phil Collins, etc etc etc

Of course that’s just my opinion I could be wrong.
Dennis Miller

5
  1. Mile-a-Minute soundbite-friendly, strobe light hyper-intensity delivery. . .full of sound and fury signifing nothing.
  2. Uttter, shameless trendiness. . .if it’s not on MTV it can’t possibly be cool!
  3. Same popular crap in heavy rotation - just like pop radio.
  4. Marketing frenzy of youth-oriented image advertising.
  5. It’s not about music.

I’ve got more, but I think that covers it for now. It’s never been good, though - it sucked in the early 80s and it’s gone rapidly downhill like the Agony of Defeat.

Hell is Other People.

6

MTV shows music videos?

Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99.

“I get along well with everybody.” --I.M.F.

7

Yup. MPSIMS.