Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Reality TV Killed the Video Star

It's hard to pinpoint when MTV jumped the shark since it seemed to hit like a tidal wave and not a singular moment of suckyness. Regardless, I'm happy to know this guy is stepping away.
Brian Graden, the MTV executive who shaped pop culture by shepherding such boundary-breaking hits...........is leaving when his contract expires in December.

Very disappointing to learn he's a GenXster, but that's unsurprising since we're becoming more like baby boomers than we'll ever admit.
Graden, 46, had been the darling of MTV. Although the network had been moving away from it's roots of music videos to reality programming before Graden came aboard, once he was there he kicked it into high gear.

We wish Mr. Graden no success in pursuing his future endeavors. The damage he committed feels unforgivable.

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