Posted on 11/01/2025 10:02:13 AM PDT by Red Badger
One of the first MTV VJs is Colin Quinn, and he is a conservative and a friend of Nick D’Paolo. Both of them have regular podcasts. Nick’s conservative podcast is very good and funny, but I haven’t bothered digging into what Colin does because I already have too many podcasts to get through. I think there’s another ex-MTVer who also does a conservative show too - or I may be conflating some memories - anyway, that’s my pop culture and history lesson to today.
Kennedy the VJ has always been a Republican, and she’s currently on Fox News.
I knew what it was, but I clicked on it anyway.
Maybe I’m also thinking of the guy that does the podcast with John Dvorak.
“I don’t want my MTV!”
I thought they did that 30 years ago.
Interesting. I lived where you could not get cable back then. So for me it began with Friday night videos. There was another show like it, but I can’t remember the name of it. I think it had the word “Tracks” in it.
Those channels were never anything more than “filler” for cable systems that all of a sudden found themselves with channel space. They were used to pad cable advertising budgets. I doubt if they ever made any money.
The music business today is in such a bad state that it would be impossible to launch MTV today. I was looking at the top 40 the other day. There were songs that had been in the top 40 for more than 35 weeks. That is indicative of a very stale market.
The whole cable world is falling apart.
The Superstation WTBS (before it became TBS) out of Alanta had Night Trax That played overnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
“…and the music, as many fear, has died a little more.“
You can only die once. Before that you weaken.
Interesting in that as I recall 80s Alt appealed to college students in the 80s
Streaming killed the video star.....
This is why the cable and satellite companies won’t go to ala cart programming. Half or more the junk on TV wouldn’t survive.
With streaming you can watch whatever you want when you want to watch it.
Cable and satellite companies should get a clue.
I don’t need 20 shopping channels, teh Golf Channel, the Soccer Channel or teh Hockey Channel.
But I had to get them in the ‘Sports Package’ in order to get NFL Network.
In order to get certain programs on Direct TV I have to buy a ‘package’ of shows that contain that particular show. If I want some other TV show I have to buy separate packages that they are in.
For local channels, I have to take Mobile, Alabama TV stations for FOX, CBS and NBC even though Panama City, Florida is closer, 65 miles vs 100 miles. ABC and The CW we get from Pensacola. PBS from Pensacola has been taken off Direct TV here due to a contract dispute.................
This is not surprising. Its been years since decent music was made.
“The minute rap became the new big thing, I was out.”
That was the beginning f the end. When they gave in to the PC mob and added rap.
MTV was fun to watch in the ‘80s. Then it got weird.
Yup.
“And YouTube killed the video channel.”
And killing off cable TV. YT has highly watchable content for me to find every day. While cable TV is a bore for me. I cut the cord 5+ years ago.
Years ago my friends father said that TV is geared to a 12 year old’s mind. Some of tiktok and youtube content is geared to age 6 minds. Some you tube is geared to the 120+ IQ
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