rcblinker Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm surprised someone hasn't posted about this yet. TRL [Total Request Live] : 1998-2008 NEW YORK - Start the countdown clock on MTV’s countdown era: “Total Request Live” will soon shut down after 10 years on the air. The music video show will conclude in a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon in November, Dave Sirulnick, executive producer of “TRL,” said Monday. He stressed that the show wasn’t ending for good, but felt now was the right time to give it a break after an unprecedented run on the cable music channel. “We want to close this era of ‘TRL’ in a big celebratory way, and 10 is a great number,” Sirulnick said. “And 10 is the number that ‘TRL’ counted down every single day for 10 years, and we hit this 10th (anniversary) and we thought, ‘You know what? This feels like the right time and let’s celebrate it and let’s reward it. And let’s let it have a little bit of a rest for a minute.’ Let it catch its breath! Been working hard — for 10 years!” “TRL” debuted in September 1998 and became the splashy center of the teen pop music scene with Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, N’Sync and other acts. From its heydey until 2008, it’s been a destination for musicians, movie stars and celebrities promoting their new music, movies and other projects. Sirulnick said “TRL” — which airs weekday afternoons from MTV’s Times Square studio — lost some luster as it aged. It peaked in 1999 with 757,000 viewers tuning in daily, according to Nielsen Media Research. “It becomes more of a mainstay and more of an institution than — pardon the pun — the new kid on the block,” Sirulnick said. For the finale, Sirulnick said he hopes to celebrate with many of the “folks who helped make ‘TRL’ what it is — whether that’s Justin (Timberlake) and his guys in N’Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Britney, Eminem — I think we would love to see all of them here.” That includes former host Carson Daly. In a statement, Eminem said: “I’m going to miss ‘TRL.’ ... Where else will I be able to start feuds, defend my honor vigorously and act like an angry teenager on national TV? Oh wait ... The VMAs!” MTV found a replacement of sorts with “FNMTV.” The show debuted over the summer in a 15-episode run hosted by Pete Wentz, bassist for rock band Fall Out Boy. Taped in Los Angeles, it aired Friday nights and televised exclusive music videos and performances by such diverse acts as Slipknot and the Jonas Brothers. MTV said it was bringing “FNMTV” back for another run in mid-November. Like last time, there will be no video countdown with the 10 viewer favorites. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26725701/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleh Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Wow. That's nuts. I'm not American but... Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andalix Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Ohh no! im gonna miss TRL! i love it! i dont want it to be over.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_hymn Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 WHAT. WHY!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilley_1 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 wow I'm surprised but then again it wasn't that great of a show tbh. I hate it when they would say here's your number one video and play the song for like 15 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paramorerocks20 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 hallelujah. it's about time. i hate trl with a passion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornforthis___x Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i don't really like trl sooo... it's fine with me :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcblinker Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I don't really care either. I hate MTV in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catie Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i didnt really watch TRL but its weird that its ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivari Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 If MTV were to disappear tomorrow it wouldn't be a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indabisofmisery Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 it makes sense... nobody i know watches trl (some ppl don't even know about it! but i think they live under rocks...). and tbh i thought it was kinda shitty too. they were really runnin out of stuff to do at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiaisradder Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Wow... That's all I'd watch on there...other the FNMTV when I remembered it was on...which was like twice. :l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrrrr x matey Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 my learn to play class was actually talking about this today. personally, i didnt like the show, and i'm glad its going off the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBrickRoad Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Bye bye MTV. So long to music videos. Tsk. Tsk. Channel name change might be good, seeing as they dont even play music videos in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganm15 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 whatttt thats so weirddd. too bad fnmtv sucks though, pete wentz is a douche who cant talk in a mic worth shit and always looks nervous, that show is so freakin dumb....ahhh come back trlllllll!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilley_1 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 MTV just needs to play more videos overall. Losing TRL may just mean the end of the music video era which is the only reason why I'm concern. Come back to us MTV. Play the amount of videos that you played in the 80's. If you do that you'll gain popularity once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 ^^i agree with you i used to like trl....but lately its been getting really boring. and i hate that they only have two vj's now....unlike before they had a variety of them which made the show a lot more interesting. not to mention their guests are really boring. =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-parawhore- Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 rotfl ill miss damien cause hes amazing but i hated trl. haha i dont really like fnmtv either. he just brings a bunch of shitty rappers and a few good acts once and a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBrickRoad Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 FNMTV does suck alot. MTV itself is full of "reality" shows with shitty acting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-parawhore- Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 FNMTV does suck alot.MTV itself is full of "reality" shows with shitty acting. hahah word! theyre like ALLL OFFF THISS DRAMA IS FURREALZ GUYZ! sureee it is! SYKE i dont fucking care about peoples lives ive never heard of before. i dont really care at all about anyones lives to be honest, i dont need to watch it in a tv show. i think if MUSIC TV is your name you should probably play music sometime soon. cause i havent heard much of it on mtv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilley_1 Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 FNMTV does suck alot.MTV itself is full of "reality" shows with shitty acting. you're getting rep for that! Thats MTV to a tee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcblinker Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I don't even know what FNMTV is... I haven't turned on MTV in forever. I've downloaded the shows paramore were on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaughtInTheRiot Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I've never enjoyed TRL. I didn't really mind it though. There are other things to do during that hour, even though I watch 5 minutes of TV a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubabalou Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Its about dang time if you ask me. I'm quite surprised to hear it though. I thought TRL was gonna go on forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paint the sky grey Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 That's weird...I hope our german MTV won't shut down it too. But I think they won't though the amarican MTV is pretty copied by them. Our MTV mods love their TRL too much for letting it down. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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