> They also had non-video shows that were worth watching up through the early 90's like > Remote Control and Beavis and Butthead and used to sponsor cool non-music artists > like the Brothers Quay and various Liquid TV artists. Then they turned into a lump of > shit. It had to be because of some buyout, there's no way people in charge just lamed > out that bad.
I think The Real World was pretty much the kiss of death for MTV. Once that was a hit, anything remotely interesting on the channel was doomed.