The 'M' in MTV

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't MTV supposed to mean MUSIC television? I know MTV has cut back on playing videos over the years, but now they don't play them at all. Even at 2AM, there's always some crap original programming or teen reality show, no videos.

Look at TRL, a show that is supposed to count down the most requested videos.... they play 20-30 seconds of the video and then it's back to all the kids in the studio yelling "WOOOOO!" for a few minutes until the commercial break. (By the way, for anyone over 20, try watching an episode of TRL and see if you aren't pro-choice by the end of it.)

It's sad because some music videos ("Welcome to the Black Parade") are awesome and I wish MTV would play them from start to finish and without all the banners and ads in the corners. Videos are an art form all their own and it's a shame that now they're cut down to ring-tone size clips and played while some VJ talks over the whole thing.

That's why I watch Fuse now. They seem to be the only music network around right now that actually plays music videos still. MTV and it's bastard childern MTV2, MTV2, and all the others only play clips, but Fuse plays the whole video without tons of crap floating around the screen. I fell in love with Fuse a few weekends ago when they did and all My Chemical Romance block and played their videos and making-of stuff. Now, Fuse has gone from the bottom of my music TV list to the top because they seem to be the only music network that actually plays music.

Just a quick rant.