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Sugatis & Co
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Wed, 10 Jul 1996 13:43:11 -0700
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Re: (idm) MTV....
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We must realize that MTV is a business, and it is in the best interests of a business to become as profitable as possible. Right now, MTV seems to be doing right well for itself, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that it is full of crap programming that seems to be geared exclusively to the lowest common denominator. I try not to watch it, but it can be entertaining if only for the fact that the fast-moving, constantly changing barrage of auditory and visual stimuli somewhat mimics a drug-induced state of consciousness (perhaps the real key to its success). It seems that everybody out there hates MTV for one reason or another, but I don't think that MTV is there to play videos that you like, it is there, really, just to make money. Thus, we should respect it for that, since it is doing such a good job. Perhaps someday us IDM people can get a bunch of IDM videos together and have a film-fest. You can even use my friend's estate, if you wish. I think that would be closer to what you are all looking for anyway, n'est ce pas? Us np>>SAW2disc1>Aphex nr>>The Internet Directory>.net