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The demise of MTV explained - in comic form
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Feb 18, 2005, 06:55 AM
 
http://www.udargo.com/burton/MTV/

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I jumped into a cake.
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Feb 18, 2005, 07:05 AM
 
Way too long, but we've known for years that MTV was dead. I have old videos at home of MTV from around '86-'88.

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Feb 18, 2005, 07:08 AM
 
MTV is still on?

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Feb 18, 2005, 07:09 AM
 
MTV used to rock. Now I watch Fuse.
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Feb 18, 2005, 08:12 AM
 
"That isn't music, it's angry black men yelling at me"
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Feb 18, 2005, 08:47 AM
 
Originally posted by starman:
Way too long
Oh crap, you're right. I should have put a notice in for all persons with ADD/ADHD to avoid this thread.
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Feb 18, 2005, 08:50 AM
 
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Feb 18, 2005, 08:54 AM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
Oh crap, you're right. I should have put a notice in for all persons with ADD/ADHD to avoid this thread.
Aren't those the MTV demographic?

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Feb 18, 2005, 08:55 AM
 
Originally posted by Randman:
Aren't those the MTV demographic?
That's a good point...
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Feb 18, 2005, 09:07 AM
 
read the tsunami one too.
     
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Feb 18, 2005, 09:27 AM
 
It's like Beavis & Butthead, but without the videos or the humor.
     
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Feb 18, 2005, 10:34 AM
 
Originally posted by keekeeree:
It's like Beavis & Butthead, but without the videos or the humor.
Oh, I think we offended someone.
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Feb 18, 2005, 02:23 PM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
Oh, I think we offended someone.
Sounds accurate to me.
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Feb 18, 2005, 03:07 PM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
http://www.udargo.com/burton/MTV/
     
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Feb 18, 2005, 03:46 PM
 
I think "The Real World" killed it.
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Feb 18, 2005, 04:02 PM
 
"These people have never been rained on before? Jesus, how rich are these people?"

quality stuff.

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Feb 18, 2005, 07:22 PM
 
Originally posted by Skip Breakfast:
I think "The Real World" killed it.
I think it went downhill after they took "Remote Control" off the air.
     
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Feb 19, 2005, 05:27 AM
 
Or panic caused thereby...
     
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Feb 19, 2005, 05:37 AM
 
Originally posted by cjrivera:
I think it went downhill after they took music videos off the air.
Minus The Osbournes. Only thing I've watched in years from MTV and I waited for DVD on that.

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