MTV IS KILLING OUR YOUTH.

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:31 am

I'm glad I don't have cable.

I'm spending a few days at my mothers house, (check the jokes at the door) and she does. I've been at friends houses who do.

Does anyone remember when MTV played videos? Then they decided that they would make a second channel for videos... that last what a year? That's not my argument.

A girl I was hanging out with loved to watch MTV's reality shows (insert any lame MTV reality show name here) but one of her favorites was Parental Control (no, not Remote Control cause that show was cool), so the concept of this show is that the parents don't like whoever their son or daughter is dating and wants to find someone new. So first the have an interview session where they ask the potential dates a series of assinine questions and make them do rediculous sh*t in order to impress them. When a 40-50 year old dad is asking the 19-22 year old girls what their best feature is and asking to see it... he ain't talking about your eyes sweetheart.. the old perv wants to see ass and titties, ass and titties... ass, ass, ass, ass and titties... and you know when the cameras stop rolling the old perv is packin his pud like his life depends on it.

So the parents pick their dates, the mom picks and the dad picks and the son or daughter go on a date with them for like an hour or two.. mean while the parents and the current boyfriend/girlfriend watch.

So the parents are talking smack about how much better their date is than the boyfriend/girlfriend and the boyfriend and girlfriend are sitting there bad mouthing/disrespecting the parents. I'm sorry... I've only been in a couple relationships that went to the stage of meeting the parents... but I know for one I was scared shitless to meet the parents, especially the dad. But to sit there and bad mouth the parents so far as to tell them to shut the f**k up.. that's just too far. What kind of message is that teaching kids these days?

Whatever happen to respecting your elders?

Another show she liked to watch was the Real World/Road Rules Challenges. Does anyone remember when the Real World was semi cool? Before Old Navy became a sponsor and everyone wears the same sh*t? When the people there were actually real people? I'll admit, I wanted to be on the Real World for a minute...

And.. and my little sister decided to watch My Super Sweet Sixteen... it should be called "Spoiled Little Bitches That Get Whatever the f**k They Want, Cause Daddy Doesn't Show Them Enough Love and Makes Up For It By Throwing Money At Them."

I hate this show, I hate the kids in it, I hate the parents of the kids in it, I hate the person who created the show, I hate the writers for the show, and I hate MTV for airing the show.

Do you know what my birthdays consisted of growing up? When I was younger: family came over and brought me G.I. Joes, my mom baked a cake and we had ice cream. As I got older the parties became me and a couple friends staying up til 4 in the morning playing video games. The big party was me and five friends at the Skatin' Station in Auburn. Later it became some friends bands playing at Legends, and most recently getting drunk on PBR and Irish mist and having some random black dude offer Sean and I DVD's and Hanes t-shirts in the elevator after I wouldn't hold the door for him.

On today's episode the girl threw a fit because she didn't understand why the hotel she was having her party in wouldn't let the circus performers attached sh*t to the ceiling in order to do their aerial tricks. This b*tch had TWO maids, two forking maids and a personal driver! WTF!?

And the parents always buy them cars, nice big expensive cars.. yeah, cause a 16 year old needs a forking Bentley. Most teenagers wreck their first car.. so lets go out and buy them a brand new Mercedes. Really teaches them the value of a dollar.

And don't think this is some jealousy thing either... I'm not jealous because they have money, I'm not jealous because they have a better car or their own personal driver. I'm happy with where I stand financially in life.. I don't want, or need to be rich.

And how about the dating shows on this channel!?

Room Raiders? Let's have a random stranger go through my house and tell me I'm not good enough for them based on what they find. Well, if I'm not sporting the right clothes or the right accessories for you.. that tells me one thing about you b*tch... YOU'RE SHALLOW.

And how about Next? Six bitches in a bus follows dude as he has a date with one of them, if he doesn't like them he says "Next" and the next person comes out... yeah, because you can really get to know each other in 5 minutes.

Aww hell.. it's 2:30, I need sleep... anyone got a Xanax?

Grindspine · Post by **Grindspine** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:59 am

Wow, nice rant...

That being said...I agree.

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:22 am

The market will be driven by what sells. MTV figured out a long time ago that videos are secondary to MTVesc programming. They've been doing it ever since they dropped a 'top 40' programming theme.

'Beavis & Butthead' certainly wasn't videos but I watched it every day. Hell, 'Aeon Flux' and 'The MAXX' were not even related to music. What about Sifl & Olly, Jackass, the State, etc?

I'm not trying to advocate the programs Ando dislikes (mostly because I dislike them too) but I think for every piece of coal there's the potential for some diamonds.

Plus they play videos, what about 'Total Request Live'?

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:44 am

This is the exact reason why kids are turning to meth. There's nothing on tv!

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:01 pm

so does it stand to reason that vh1 is responsible for the deaths of thirtysomethings?

heaven's chimney · Post by **heaven's chimney** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:25 pm

I think most music is terrible regardless of when it came out (if you know what the Nirvana smiley is, you are a silly goon). That being said, MTV is especially horrific because it has abandoned music all together. (The future of music is... un-music?)

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:48 pm

We don't have youth, merely prepubescent demographics.

deek · Post by **deek** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:12 pm

Is your TV remote lost or channel locked to MTV??? If not, change the channel and stop complaining...

I don't know how many channels I have on my cable subscription, probably between 60 and 80. And there are plenty I don't like or could complain about...but instead of firing out on them, I simply don't watch them...seems like an easy enough solution.

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:23 pm

deek wrote:I don't know how many channels I have on my cable subscription, probably between 60 and 80. And there are plenty I don't like or could complain about...but instead of firing out on them, I simply don't watch them...seems like an easy enough solution.

But there aren't too many music video channels, either.

I could care less either way, but for those seeking music videos, there really isn't an alternative (that I know of) to MusicTV.

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:24 pm

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:24 pm

Anderson wrote:Does anyone remember when the Real World was semi cool?

Nope.

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:30 pm

i always liked the cab driver segments

donal logue portrayed a poorly shaved nyc cab driver and he would spend half the time watching the road - the other half arm slung over the front seat - neck craned back at the passenger - going on and on about mtv and/or particular videos hed seen on there

faves that come to mind would be:

smashin pkins_today ... so theres this ice cream truck ... kids are rolling in the field ... they start painting the truck and one guy decides - maybe itd be better if i painted yer face!

b boyz_sabotage ... can ya tell me when this show sabotage is on? i keep seein the commercial and it looks exciting! it stars nathan wind as cochese - i keep waiting for the time ... ya know - fridays at nine ... if ya find out lemme know!

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:36 pm

HillgrassBluebillyFTW · Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:32 pm

my favorite was when he was in a diner and he blows his nose and says:

"Look, I made an MTV logo... wanna see it?"

and then screams: "WELL I DIDN'T WANNA SHOW IT TO YOU ANYWAY!"

sadly no one remembers that one and I look like a fool when I scream: "WELL I DIDN'T WANNA SHOW IT TO YOU ANYWAY!"

Morphine Child · Post by **Morphine Child** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:59 pm

Between Road Rules Vs. Real World marathons, and videos by crap bands like Blink 182 and Good Charlotte...I've neglected to watch MTV in quite a few years. And Carson Daly. Always hated that guy.

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