After 8 Years, MTV has decided to close the shades on TRL's windows. The finale episode will air with a two hour series finale special that the producers are hoping to get back all the artists and vj's that helped make it the mainstay for teens that it was for so long.
Truthfully TRL has not been an "In" thing since 2003, and eve that is stretching it a bit. Back in the good ole pop days of Nsync and Britney, TRL was the place to watch for new music videos, see who was the coolest celebrity out there and see and hear exclusive things before it ever got out. In this day and age where video blogging ,cd leaks & youtube have everything up before even the artist wants, shows that countdown what is hot become beyond not.
Carson Daly (who was the original host) had what what was probably the last of the old school MTV charm. Where the VJ's were such personalities and were visible ALL DAY on different aspects of the MTV brand, that they felt like your friends. New VJ's dont have this. I recently watched an episode of TRL with Lady Gaga. The Host was horrific, some skinny tan british girl who did not know how to hold a microphone let alone know anything about charm or charisma.
Producer Dave Sirulnick says that "the show is taking a break in this form...and may return when the time for it arises". If everything goes how the world works... it will be gone for 2-3 years and when pop music returns, so will TRL. It will be vintage then.
"Oh man they are bringing back TRL! I remember watching that when i was younger"
RIP TRL 1998 -2008
Britney Spears Live at TRL in Times Square "Ive Got that Boom Boom" Nov.2003
2 comments:
I remember the good old days of TRL... when after school activities needed to be abandoned so you were home in time to find out if BSB, Britney or NSYNC would be #1, and who would be pushed off the top 10... it definitely out stayed its welcome, and don't think it could make a cool comeback. oh well, at least i'll have my memories of sitting in front of the TV with my best friend on the phone screaming at the top of our lungs when BSB beat out NSYNC. too bad for me i had no idea i was wasting my time loving BSB and coulda started following justin back then!!!
Hehe that's funny...yea that is how we all were. We definitely always wanted to know who was winning and who was losing.
MAJORLY overstayed it's welcome, tho.
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