what is MTV comming to?

Watching MTV's <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Date my Mom</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was like watching a trainwreck. Except instead of real carnage and awsomeness, the fire was replaced by construction paper cut-outs, and the trains were cardboard boxes propelled by kindergardeners standing inside. <br>
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The basic premis of the show was for a guy to "date" the moms of three ladies (varying in weight and attractiveness), then pick which daughter, who he had not previously met, that he wants to date based off their mothers. Except it was scripted. The mothers appeared as if they were reading off telepromters, and the daughters did not have the intelligence to come up with the cliche one-liners on their own. <br>
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It was conversational botox.<br>
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Of course, the reason I watched this 30-minute spot is because I had previously tuned in to catch MTV's <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Stuck in the 70s</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, a reality (and I use this term loosely) show of the same mold as <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Real World</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. I had heard a lively discussion about the show between a 23 year old co-worker, and a 13 year old kid. Afterwhich they asked me to do the Hustle, leaving me dumbfounded and utterly in the dark. So I had some homework to do, mainly out of morbid curiosity.<br>
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In <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Stuck in the 70s</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, the contestants were told it was a Real World-esque show they were singing up for, but were pleasantly surprised when they were informed MTV would be force-feeding them 70s lifestyle for the remainder of their 15 minutes of fame. All cell phones, CDs, iPods, clothing, and anything modern were removed from the cast members. In came the 70s wardrobe, hairstyles, and even speech lessons ("groovy" is a mandatory part of their vocabulary). And when the buzzer sounds, everyone must stop what they are doing and literally, physically, <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Do the Hustle.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br>
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Well, at least I'm not in the dark anymore. <p>___________________________________________<br>
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I love.....Championships</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p204.ezboard.com/bsanantoniospurs62937.showUserPublicProfile?gid=samr@sanantoniospurs62937>Samr</A> at: 7/10/05 9:19 pm<br></i>

Ugh. Never could understand why people watch that crap. <p></p><i></i>

MTV is the most overrated crappy channel of all time. Enough with shows like Real World vs Road Rules CraP!!! <p></p><i></i>

I still watch the Real World, but I never liked the Real World vs. Road Rules junk. I watched a bit of the first 70's house but got too bored with it during the first 15 minutes, so I changed the channel. Date My Mom was just stupid, and shows like Room Raiders got old pretty fast. For all the junk that MTV puts out though, they still have a few shows I like. Pimp My Ride is cool, and I love Viva La Bam! Those two shows and the Real World are most of the MTV I watch, along with a few True Life shows now and then. I watched that Andy Milanokis Show tonight. It has some funny stuff but it's kinda weird though. If I want music videos I go to MTV2 or MTV Hits. <p></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Watching MTV's Date my Mom was like <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>watching a trainwreck</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. Except instead of real carnage and awsomeness, the fire was replaced by construction paper cut-outs, and the trains were cardboard boxes propelled by kindergardeners standing inside.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
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Interesting choice of words Sam?<br>
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MTV blows. They seem to forget that the M stands for music. Play videos and knock off all this other crap. <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img240.exs.cx/img240/4149/bannersamikep6vs.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>
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I'm always up for MTV bashing, but I have to say I like the idea of forcing the would-be Real World types to literally do the hustle whenever a buzzer sounds. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> It's stupid but funny. <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:brown;font-family:Arial;font-size:xx-small;">"We got our behinds kicked and we got spit on. But that's OK, we ain't dead. We'll be back."<br>
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>--Malik Rose</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Interesting choice of words Sam?<br>
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Huh? <p>___________________________________________<br>
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I havent watched MTV for years. We do watch MTV 2 for headbangers ball but thats it.<br>
I hate that friggin channel. <p></p><i></i>

But with all due respect I think BET is worse. Its a joke of a channel. All they do is propagate the thug culture and show lousy cheap videos that look like they are made by some horny teen-ager who got a hold of his dad's camera. <p>Join the Army!<br>
See the opposing Army!</p><i></i>

the only show i watch on that show is punk'd because that actually is funny. but whats with the change in spelling? <p>I suck at doing signatures so i stopped.</p><i></i>

Speaking of Punk'd, Ashton Kutcher himself was punked by the Secret Service. He was campaigning with John Edwards before the 2004 election, and hilarity ensued. <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.stg.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/entertainment/movies/11442943.htm">www.stg.duluthsuperior.co...442943.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br>
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I gotta say, that was a great prank. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/lol.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:brown;font-family:Arial;font-size:xx-small;">"We got our behinds kicked and we got spit on. But that's OK, we ain't dead. We'll be back."<br>
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Ashton is hot even if he's an idiot.....<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :P --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/tongue.gif ALT=":P"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.sahoops.net/jackie/blondie4spursbanner.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr> Ashton is hot even if he's an idiot.....<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :P --><img src=http://www.sahoops.net/smilies/tongue.gif ALT=":P"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
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Gotta love those $80 trucker hats......... <p>___________________________________________<br>
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I thought you were gonna post that they didn't show any courntry acts on Live 8. I was gonna say. MTV IS NOT COUNTRY!!! I don't think Keith Urban fans understand that though. They b**** to MTV and VH1 that they didn't show Keith or any of the country acts.<br>
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But, since you are talking about some stupid reality show I will let it pass. I don't even watch MTV anymore. <p></p><i></i>