MTV is 30 years old today...

[MightyJordan]

...and as a lot of people know, this was the first music video they ever showed:

But I'm not entirely sure if it's a cause for celebration, consdering the state of MTV's programmes nowadays (I'm lookin' at you, Jersey Shore). So here's a poll. Vote away, and post your congratulations/condolences (delete as appropriate).

[_neutrino Veteran]

so far as i am concerned MTV has been dead for years, since they no longer actually play musc.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

In my opinion MTV Europe went down the drain when they started regionalising it in 1997. It completely died for me on January 1, 2011, when it became a pay TV channel.

[Unix2]

MTV was good until the middle of the 90's. Then started playing crap music and shows.

[tazzeh]

Back in the day when MTV was good, MTV2 came out with some awesome music but I can't remember the last time either of those channels actually showed decent music, not repeating the top 3 songs that was in the charts over and over again.

[ThePitt]

and look at the piece of garbage they turn.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

I liked MTV pretty much up until about, say 2004...

I have fond memories of them playing Bon Jovi, REM, GnR, Aerosmith, Smashing Pumpkins and so on. Ray Cokes in the evening, Davina McCall being all sultry at night, Beavis & Butthead, the Braun Euro Countdown...

Now it's STAGED reality shows, all the time. And movies... What gives :(

[Unix2]

Yup, I miss beavis and butthead :laugh:

[Soulsiphon]

I was watching when it went live. At the time I lived not more than 3 blocks away from my Dad who'd just split with my mom, but surprisingly enough had some of the first cable TV in that area - so I went over there. I continued to go over there every day for months just to finally get a look at my favorite bands actually performing their tunes.

Back then if you didn't see a band in concert or on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, you never got to see them playing "live".

Happy B-Day MTV, I weep at what you've become :(

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Pfft Beavis and Butthead. Bring back Ray Cokes and Most Wanted!

[scumdogmillionaire]

...which means they haven't played actual music on it in 15.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Anyone remember Yo! MTV Raps? I used to love that too!

[IMPSBL]

Good times, good times. MTV Club, Party Zone, Headbangers Ball, not to mention Beavis & Butthead....

[x-scratch]

mtv died in the early 90's

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

mtv died in the early 90's

Go on, I will bite...

Do you mean that it moved away from your taste in music or what?

I personally say it died in the early/mid 2000s as it stopped playing MUSIC, and when they did, their rotation was really short.

[itzwolf]

I personally started losing interest in the late 90's and in the early 2000's sealed the deal. It's sad I grew up on MTV as it came out almost 2 months after I was born and I started watching it as an infant as I've always been a music fan even when that young. I loved watching the bands perform videos.

Now it?s just garbage... I personally think Jersey Shore is ridiculous and rather disgusting. I did like the old Real World and Road Rules for the first several seasons but things seemed to get out of control and just scripted looking and purposely designed for the best "reality" (cough ? scripted ? cough) conflict. It quickly went from a music channel to a NONreality channel and the name should be changed to TTV aka Trash TeleVision.

[Growled Member]

Some should do a mercy killing on MTV.

[Sylar0]

Some should do a mercy killing on MTV.

Yer who needs it just like teleshopping... old dated junk... kill kill.

[Konstanov]

MTV plays music nonstop from midnight until four in the morning over here....

[TCA]

MTV I care nothing for it because it's garbage now. Bring back the music instead of lame reality shows like Jersey Shore, 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom etc...You know they're not poor they just get paid to act like they are even though they get paid for being on the show.....Petition for Beavis and Butthead, The Head, The Maxx again anyone?

[Draconian Guppy]

Mtv's been dead since the late 90s... sadly.

[Joseph B]

Anyone else miss that animation block they use to have? Aeon Flux was awesome.

[x-scratch]

Go on, I will bite...

Do you mean that it moved away from your taste in music or what?

I personally say it died in the early/mid 2000s as it stopped playing MUSIC, and when they did, their rotation was really short.

nah the music didn't bother me. it was shows like real world & road rules that made me stop watching it