RIP: TRL

[KYSportsWriter]

the day i stopped watching mtv was the day undressed was cancelled. this barely registers on the radar for me.

Dammit, I miss that show.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

I had a lot of issues with TRL, many of which have been mentioned here. But perhaps my biggest beef was with how the videos were selected. By no means do I believe these videos were chosen solely by the amount of "requests." There were other factors -- marketing, flavor of the month, sex appeal, etc. -- and when I heard of the videos' "retirements," that's when I knew for sure: This whole thing was stage to work as a big-business tool.

Back in the early part of this decade, I heard Carson Daly -- before Tara Reid; great, great eyes, by the way -- say, "Well, this is the last day for this video, ending its run of 61 straight days on the countdown, and it'll make room for Christina's next video ..." But, how is that possible? They've already got their videos selected for the next day? Absolutely. But there are rules.

At that time -- I haven't watched MTV, other than Parental Control, Next and that lame show IJAG told me to watch since my sophomore year of college, so things very well could have changed -- no artist could have more than one video on the top 10, which made sense, I guess, although it still does manipulate the countdown, in my opinion. So videos, per Daily's words back then, sit there and wait for their predecessors to fall off the countdown or "retire" so they can jump on the list. And many artists won't release their videos until they've got a spot on TRL. So I asked myself the question, again: How can these videos make the list if they've never been seen?

It's a huge sham -- well, it was -- and it really did infuriate me. Probably because I grew up watching MTV's Top 20, or whatever it was called, just waiting to see where Green Day's "Brain Stew/Jaded" hit -- usually 12 or 13. But every Saturday or Sunday, I figured the video was going to go down a little because a video, realistically, could never last six weeks on the list without a little bit of payola.

God, I hate(d) that show.

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–noun, plural -pies.
1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process: speech therapy.
2. a curative power or quality.
3. psychotherapy.
4. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.

You realize that won't help our poor Mikey, right?

 

[Football_Bat]

The beginning of the end for MTV was Remote Control.

 

[mustangj17]

TRL was sweet back in the day when they played the whole music video.

I also remember one day in middle school when a bunch of my sixth grade friends and I went online with a whole bunch of other kids across the nation and voted for New Kids on the Block's the Right Stuff.

It was the No.1 song that day and Carson Daily officially retired it. He was a sweet host. Went downhill when he left. But man, its been a long time since those charts were topped with Brittany Spears, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Korn and Limp Bizkit. Wow.

 

[slappy4428]

TRL was sweet back in the day when they played the whole music video.

I also remember one day in middle school when a bunch of my sixth grade friends and I went online with a whole bunch of other kids across the nation and voted for New Kids on the Block's the Right Stuff.

It was the No.1 song that day and Carson Daily officially retired it. He was a sweet host. Went downhill when he left. But man, its been a long time since those charts were topped with Brittany Spears, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Korn and Limp Bizkit. Wow.

Those are right in ijag's wheelhouse.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

This show used to be awesome.

No.

I think TRL's ascendance pretty much signaled the death knell of MTV.

No.

I always thought it was the, you know, lack of music that signaled MTV's death knell.

Well, that too ... but primarily this:

 

[Clever username]

Went downhill when he left. But man, its been a long time since those charts were topped with Brittany Spears, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Korn and Limp Bizkit. Wow.

You say that like it's a bad thing. That was all absolute garbage.

 

[Clever username]

TRL was sweet back in the day when they played the whole music video.

I also remember one day in middle school when a bunch of my sixth grade friends and I went online with a whole bunch of other kids across the nation and voted for New Kids on the Block's the Right Stuff.

It was the No.1 song that day and Carson Daily officially retired it. He was a sweet host. Went downhill when he left. But man, its been a long time since those charts were topped with Brittany Spears, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Korn and Limp Bizkit. Wow.

Those are right in ijag's wheelhouse.

Using the wrong spelling of "Britney" will probably get her dander up, too.

 

[slappy4428]

TRL was sweet back in the day when they played the whole music video.

I also remember one day in middle school when a bunch of my sixth grade friends and I went online with a whole bunch of other kids across the nation and voted for New Kids on the Block's the Right Stuff.

It was the No.1 song that day and Carson Daily officially retired it. He was a sweet host. Went downhill when he left. But man, its been a long time since those charts were topped with Brittany Spears, Backstreet Boys, N Sync, Korn and Limp Bizkit. Wow.

Those are right in ijag's wheelhouse.

Using the wrong spelling of "Britney" will probably get her dander up, too.

With a chainsaw...

 

[forever_town]

ther·a·py /???r?pi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ther-uh-pee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
?noun, plural -pies.
1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process: speech therapy.
2. a curative power or quality.
3. psychotherapy.
4. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension.

Shall I sign you up for therapy as well?

 

[dixiehack]

I had a lot of issues with TRL, many of which have been mentioned here. But perhaps my biggest beef was with how the videos were selected. By no means do I believe these videos were chosen solely by the amount of "requests." There were other factors -- marketing, flavor of the month, sex appeal, etc. -- and when I heard of the videos' "retirements," that's when I knew for sure: This whole thing was stage to work as a big-business tool.

Back in the early part of this decade, I heard Carson Daly -- before Tara Reid; great, great eyes, by the way -- say, "Well, this is the last day for this video, ending its run of 61 straight days on the countdown, and it'll make room for Christina's next video ..." But, how is that possible? They've already got their videos selected for the next day? Absolutely. But there are rules.

At that time -- I haven't watched MTV, other than Parental Control, Next and that lame show IJAG told me to watch since my sophomore year of college, so things very well could have changed -- no artist could have more than one video on the top 10, which made sense, I guess, although it still does manipulate the countdown, in my opinion. So videos, per Daily's words back then, sit there and wait for their predecessors to fall off the countdown or "retire" so they can jump on the list. And many artists won't release their videos until they've got a spot on TRL. So I asked myself the question, again: How can these videos make the list if they've never been seen?

It's a huge sham -- well, it was -- and it really did infuriate me. Probably because I grew up watching MTV's Top 20, or whatever it was called, just waiting to see where Green Day's "Brain Stew/Jaded" hit -- usually 12 or 13. But every Saturday or Sunday, I figured the video was going to go down a little because a video, realistically, could never last six weeks on the list without a little bit of payola.

God, I hate(d) that show.

So who breaks the news to Mikey about pro wrestling?

 

[mike311gd]

I had a lot of issues with TRL, many of which have been mentioned here. But perhaps my biggest beef was with how the videos were selected. By no means do I believe these videos were chosen solely by the amount of "requests." There were other factors -- marketing, flavor of the month, sex appeal, etc. -- and when I heard of the videos' "retirements," that's when I knew for sure: This whole thing was stage to work as a big-business tool.

Back in the early part of this decade, I heard Carson Daly -- before Tara Reid; great, great eyes, by the way -- say, "Well, this is the last day for this video, ending its run of 61 straight days on the countdown, and it'll make room for Christina's next video ..." But, how is that possible? They've already got their videos selected for the next day? Absolutely. But there are rules.

At that time -- I haven't watched MTV, other than Parental Control, Next and that lame show IJAG told me to watch since my sophomore year of college, so things very well could have changed -- no artist could have more than one video on the top 10, which made sense, I guess, although it still does manipulate the countdown, in my opinion. So videos, per Daily's words back then, sit there and wait for their predecessors to fall off the countdown or "retire" so they can jump on the list. And many artists won't release their videos until they've got a spot on TRL. So I asked myself the question, again: How can these videos make the list if they've never been seen?

It's a huge sham -- well, it was -- and it really did infuriate me. Probably because I grew up watching MTV's Top 20, or whatever it was called, just waiting to see where Green Day's "Brain Stew/Jaded" hit -- usually 12 or 13. But every Saturday or Sunday, I figured the video was going to go down a little because a video, realistically, could never last six weeks on the list without a little bit of payola.

God, I hate(d) that show.

So who breaks the news to Mikey about pro wrestling?

I learned that back in 1994 or so. My childhood sucked, too.

 

[Clever username]

I had a lot of issues with TRL, many of which have been mentioned here. But perhaps my biggest beef was with how the videos were selected. By no means do I believe these videos were chosen solely by the amount of "requests." There were other factors -- marketing, flavor of the month, sex appeal, etc. -- and when I heard of the videos' "retirements," that's when I knew for sure: This whole thing was stage to work as a big-business tool.

Back in the early part of this decade, I heard Carson Daly -- before Tara Reid; great, great eyes, by the way -- say, "Well, this is the last day for this video, ending its run of 61 straight days on the countdown, and it'll make room for Christina's next video ..." But, how is that possible? They've already got their videos selected for the next day? Absolutely. But there are rules.

At that time -- I haven't watched MTV, other than Parental Control, Next and that lame show IJAG told me to watch since my sophomore year of college, so things very well could have changed -- no artist could have more than one video on the top 10, which made sense, I guess, although it still does manipulate the countdown, in my opinion. So videos, per Daily's words back then, sit there and wait for their predecessors to fall off the countdown or "retire" so they can jump on the list. And many artists won't release their videos until they've got a spot on TRL. So I asked myself the question, again: How can these videos make the list if they've never been seen?

It's a huge sham -- well, it was -- and it really did infuriate me. Probably because I grew up watching MTV's Top 20, or whatever it was called, just waiting to see where Green Day's "Brain Stew/Jaded" hit -- usually 12 or 13. But every Saturday or Sunday, I figured the video was going to go down a little because a video, realistically, could never last six weeks on the list without a little bit of payola.

God, I hate(d) that show.

So who breaks the news to Mikey about pro wrestling?

Or Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. God forbid we tell him about the Lucky Charms guy or Toucan Sam. Blood would pour out of his eyes, ears and nose if he found out the truth about them.

 

[mike311gd]

The Cinnamon Toast Crunch bakers are real, though, right?

 

[Clever username]

The Cinnamon Toast Crunch bakers are real, though, right?

Dead, but real.

 

[mike311gd]

The Cinnamon Toast Crunch bakers are real, though, right?

Dead, but real.

You're killing me, Smalls.

 

[Clever username]

The Cinnamon Toast Crunch bakers are real, though, right?

Dead, but real.

You're killing me, Smalls.

Those bakers learned an important, albeit short-lived lesson that day: Do. Not. **** with the Keebler Elves. Those tree-dwelling sadists are hell-bent on taking over the grocery store. They kidnapped the Land-O-Lakes indian, sent assassins after Paul Newman and tried to burn down the Green Giant's beanstalk. Those ****ers will stop at nothing.

 

[mike311gd]

But they looked so happy.

 

[Clever username]

Ignorance is bliss, my friend. Who expects 40 tiny scythes to the gut?

 

[Trey Beamon]

This show used to be awesome.

What, when the Backstreet Boys were No. 1 for 10 months straight? :)