If you have not had your fill of reality in the last 15 or so years, MTV is going to give you more. The network just announced they were overhauling the network. So, what does that mean for you?
Here it is. They say they are going to add 16 (yes 16) new reality shows over the next 5 months. The shows will be produced by people like Sean Combs, Matt Stone & Trey Parker, Donald Trump and Nick Lachey.
MTV started in reality TV by pioneering the “The Real World” in 1992. Now they are hoping to reinvent reality with these new shows.
I for one am over this type of show. But who knows, the next generation of 18 – 24 year olds may be looking for their own type of reality show. MTV is hoping that the shows will improve their rating, like the show “The Hills” has.
Last week Brian Graden, prez of entertainment at MTV Networks music channels and president of Logo said, “Our shows are going to focus less on loud and silly hooks and more on young people proving themselves. These are themes that are consistent with the Obama generation.”
Eight of the shows have already been announced. One of the shows is the Trump-produced “Girls of Hedsor Hall.” It will follow a dozen hard-partying young women as they’re whisked off to an English finishing school. The series will debut in January. I for one will probably not be watching that one.
Other shows include the “College Life” where U. of Wisconsin freshman are given camcorders, then turned loose to shoot their own lives and an untitled series focused on students at Cincinnati’s School for Creative & Performing Arts that’s produced by Lachey.
For the most part I am not into these type of shows. I am not sure how man, if any at all I will give a chance. I think between MVT and VH1 with shows like “Rock of Love,” “Scream Queens,” “Next” and “Date My Mom” and others have overtaken the networks that are supposed to be music based. But who knows, maybe I will flip by one and give it a look and like it. Guess we will see in the next 5 months.
MTV’s new slate will expand its weekday primetime block of original programming to 9-11 p.m. — an hour more than the current 10-11 p.m.
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