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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-20-2005 @ 1:38PM
kerry said...
Wait a second, so now MTV2 is airing shows that are not music video-related, nor even music-related? so, what, now they'll bring out MTV3 and say "this time, we really mean it, this network will air all videos, all the time?"
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6-21-2005 @ 9:23PM
Matthew Smith said...
Damn...great to see someone finally picked this up. The "pilot" has been around for at least 4 years, and was initially known as "Kids Show"; developed for USA Networks, of all places. Good stuff.
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6-20-2005 @ 9:14PM
ken52787 said...
Kerry, they did that. They call it "MTV Hits"
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