{"id":6060,"date":"2010-10-15T06:55:06","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T06:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=6060"},"modified":"2012-04-29T22:18:48","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T22:18:48","slug":"the-five-worst-shows-that-ever-aired-on-mtv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/the-five-worst-shows-that-ever-aired-on-mtv\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Worst Shows That Ever Aired on MTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here\u2019s something that will make you hate humanity: \u201cJersey Shore\u201d, probably the first program where we witness somebody actually giving somebody else a venereal disease, is the number one program in its timeslot. But as hard as it is to believe, it\u2019s not the worst thing MTV has ever aired. There are at least five programs that are even worse. Such as:<\/p>\n

5. Becoming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We can\u2019t actually find a logo for this show: that\u2019s how embarrassing MTV finds it. So here are some kittens:<\/p>\n

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Awwwww. Anyway, \u201cBecoming\u201d.<\/p>\n

Leaving aside for a moment that the show sounds like an arty porn movie, the concept actually brings the idea of creepy fandom to previously unheard of heights; namely, a huge fan of a music artist is selected to reenact their music video.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming\u201d is appalling on a couple of levels. First of all, it\u2019s creepy. Like, really creepy, as in we\u2019re pretty sure the musicians so \u201chonored\u201d by having their music video re-enacted put these superfans on a bit of a watchlist or, in a few cases, had them assassinated for sucking.<\/p>\n

Secondly, it\u2019s really just MTV creating a \u201cbehind-the-scenes\u201d for a music video that already exists, except just light years more pathetic. This is like a Trekkie posting a thirty-minute behind-the-scenes video for his three-minute trailer for \u201cStar Trek Vs. Star Wars: The Force Defeated\u201d. While we\u2019re all for laughing at pathetic losers, pathetic losers don\u2019t need to be sought out. They bring themselves forward. They have podcasts and YouTube channels, Twitter accounts and fansites. To actually seek them out just seems, well, cruel.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, considering they haven\u2019t aired a music video since roughly 2001, it\u2019s undeniably cruel to tease their audience with a show like this. \u201cHere\u2019s the latest\u2026wait, why is the singer 300 pounds and crying?\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Downtown Girls<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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You won\u2019t see shows like \u201cThe Hills\u201d or \u201cThe City\u201d on here, not because they\u2019re any good, but because at TBR, we don\u2019t believe in going after easy targets, and besides, all the \u201cSpencer Pratt lives up to his last name\u201d jokes are taken. And, let\u2019s face it, if you lack the brain power to understand why \u201cThe Hills\u201d sucks, you\u2019re probably not reading this anyway. But it takes work to be as extra-special-retarded as \u201cDowntown Girls\u201d.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re singling this out for a beating because there\u2019s nothing that sucks harder than a reality show trying to imitate a popular show with an actual script and actors. And in \u201cDowntown Girls\u201d case, they\u2019re trying to do it with \u201cSex and the City.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, wait\u2026you\u2019re ripping off a show that\u2019s about four twits, so you find five twits who make even Carrie Bradshaw look dateable, and follow them around with cameras, and\u2026what? What were you expecting? Relatable characters? Human drama? There\u2019s nothing exciting about a bunch of dolts learning that being an adult is hard. We know it\u2019s hard. That\u2019s why we drink vodka and write about mocking MTV instead of paying our bills. We don\u2019t need a TV show to tell us this.<\/p>\n

3. Teen Mom<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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With \u201cTeen Mom\u201d, MTV has actually achieved something that almost nobody thought was possible; broadcast a compelling argument for every teenage to be forced by law to wear a chastity belt until after graduating college. If that sounds a little drastic, well, you haven\u2019t seen the show. It even throws in a side dish of confirming every terrible stereotype of the South and New Jersey you have ever had.<\/p>\n

Not that all the teens are necessarily stupid, or even crappy parents (well, for seventeen year olds), but whenever you\u2019re watching, inevitably you\u2019ll stumble across something that feels like foretelling doom for America. Sometimes, it\u2019s a teen dad asking for more time with his kid not out of love and caring, but because he wants to pay less child support. Sometimes, it\u2019s the teen mom being screamed at by her insane parents. Sometimes, it\u2019s watching the teen mom struggle to figure out how to answer a basic GED question. Sometimes it\u2019s realizing that the weedy guy with the backwards hat and the douchebag clothes is actually the mature, responsible parent and the mother shouldn\u2019t be allowed within fifty yards of any child, let alone give birth to one.<\/p>\n

But, every single time, it\u2019s realizing what a huge mistake about a minute of friction can trigger. We won\u2019t be surprised if this show drives down teen pregnancy rates solely because nobody can deal with the shame of being such an idiot on air.<\/p>\n

2. My Super Sweet 16<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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There are many wonderful causes in the world, supported by wonderful people. People trying to end poverty, clothe the naked, feed the hungry. People who work hard, all day, and just want to relax in front of the TV for a while.<\/p>\n

Then this show comes on and they\u2019re forced to go out again, because they feel the overwhelming need, after seeing a teenage girl scream how much she hates her mother for buying her the wrong $70,000 luxury sedan, to go punch a baby.<\/p>\n

A quick summary: a spoiled little princess, inevitably as dumb as a rock, has her sixteenth birthday and gets everything she ever wanted, all of this done in front of millions of strangers because that\u2019s not tacky at all or anything. Then she and her family go burn some money in front of a family getting their house repossessed and laugh at their tears.<\/p>\n

Sure, this show has slowly faded from cultural relevance, especially after the recession hit and indulging excessive wastes of money suddenly fell out of fashion for some inexplicable reason. But still, this is practically money-wasting porn. If wasting money is a fetish, and it probably is, then this is the Holy Grail. We bet money-wasting fetishists own complete seasons of this show. The Who can only look on in jealousy at this level of conspicuous consumption.<\/p>\n

To be fair, MTV did realize this at some point and followed the show up with the single greatest show they have ever aired, \u201cExiled\u201d, where these brats are scooped up, dumped in scenic Third World hellholes, and forced to do some actual work. Our only complaint is that said brats are eventually allowed to come back. Why? Leave them there. We don\u2019t want them. Keep them shoveling latrines in the backwoods! Builds character!<\/p>\n

1. The Real World<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Generation X may be about to rise as one and scream about our gall for putting this on the list, but stop and think about it. So, so many terrible things can be attributed to The Real World. The fame of Puck; the preachy, pretentious comics career of Judd Winick, who has been exploiting\/hiding behind the death of Pedro Zamora for the better part of a decade now; the fact that any of these losers get $1500 and $2000 apiece for public speaking engagements despite most of them only achieving living in a swank apartment for a year and doing nothing.<\/p>\n

But the real sin of \u201cThe Real World\u201d is fathering reality TV itself.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to remember, but before \u201cReal World\u201d, there was this idea that documentary programs had to have some kind of gravity or dignity. TV documentaries were largely the domain of PBS. Even the first reality show, \u201cAn American Family\u201d, was a very serious and sober affair. Then MTV came along.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get us wrong, there were some important moments: Pedro wound up actually teaching a lot of people about AIDS, MTV was acknowledging that gays existed almost a decade before NBC took the daring step of airing a crappy sitcom, and The Real World was also one of the few places on cable you saw a black guy who wasn\u2019t either a token minority at a fictional law firm or rapping.<\/p>\n

Then again, it also was a shameless soap opera. And it made a fortune: not only did it get attention, it was much cheaper than actual quality programming, something cable networks took note of and immediately starting copying, until it got so intense CBS decided to jump in and unleashed \u201cSurvivor\u201d\u2026and we all know what that led to. The Jersey Shore and the Situation making $5 million a year for being annoying.<\/p>\n

So, thanks, MTV. Thanks a lot. Man, forget TV\u2026where can we find some of those teen moms?<\/p>\n

By Dan Seitz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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