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Sybarite		2013-01-07 08:28:01 AM

"VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

Walker		2013-01-07 08:36:44 AM

Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

Let me get in a few.

Spad31		2013-01-07 08:40:06 AM

Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

Why don't you just make 10 the loudest?

/Sustain. Go and get a bite.

Coco LaFemme		2013-01-07 08:50:20 AM

I can't remember the last time I watched VH1. It went down the same rabbit hole that MTV did, and isn't worth my time.

nekom		2013-01-07 08:58:38 AM

Coco LaFemme: I can't remember the last time I watched VH1. It went down the same rabbit hole that MTV did, and isn't worth my time.

Sadly the same is true of so many other channels. TLC is probably the worst offender though the "History" channel is getting just as bad. VH1 used to be a good channel. Pop up video was very enjoyable.

433		2013-01-07 09:01:50 AM

Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone

Entertainment must have a knee injury that's keeping it on the disabled list, then.

Coco LaFemme		2013-01-07 09:13:05 AM

nekom: Coco LaFemme: I can't remember the last time I watched VH1. It went down the same rabbit hole that MTV did, and isn't worth my time.

Sadly the same is true of so many other channels. TLC is probably the worst offender though the "History" channel is getting just as bad. VH1 used to be a good channel. Pop up video was very enjoyable.

Yeah, I remember when TLC was The Learning Channel (my lawn, get off it) and you could GASP! learn something by watching it. The History Channel is starting to piss me off, though. You're the History Channel, so why not show some programs about historical things? Reality shows about ice road truckers, loggers, and aliens do not "history" make.

nekom		2013-01-07 09:20:43 AM

Coco LaFemme: Reality shows about ice road truckers, loggers, and aliens do not "history" make.

It was better when they were the Hitler channel. Sure it was pretty WW2 heavy, but at least that's history. I also miss mail call, that was a great show.

LordOfThePings		2013-01-07 09:23:12 AM

So... switch to emacs

Nogrhi		2013-01-07 09:43:36 AM

433: Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone

Entertainment must have a knee injury that's keeping it on the disabled list, then.

Arrow to the knee.

LordOfThePings: So... switch to emacs

This is PURE win. *golfclap*

texdent		2013-01-07 09:45:37 AM

I only watch VH1 for their 'I love the...' series.

johnnieconnie		2013-01-07 09:54:10 AM

Does this mean they're still on the air?

/dnrtfa

Mugato		2013-01-07 11:10:20 AM

Walker: Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

Let me get in a few.

I'll get in line. Fark, what a marketing weasel line.

timharrod		2013-01-07 11:26:01 AM

Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

I dunno, he seems to be thinking pretty out of the box, but in an extreme, pro-active way.

/ducks

Mugato		2013-01-07 11:33:06 AM

timharrod: Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

I dunno, he seems to be thinking pretty out of the box, but in an extreme, pro-active way.

/ducks

At the end of the day, he can break through the clutter and reach out to find the empowerment and leverage to find a paradigm that has organic growth and an eye for productivity and connectivity.

doczoidberg		2013-01-07 11:37:13 AM

As long as they continue to offer high quality programming that enriches lives, I will be OK with this.

loonatic112358		2013-01-07 11:37:19 AM

timharrod: Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

I dunno, he seems to be thinking pretty out of the box, but in an extreme, pro-active way.

/ducks

we're going to end the face punchapalooza by dropping you on his head

The All-Powerful Atheismo		2013-01-07 11:38:11 AM

nekom: Coco LaFemme: Reality shows about ice road truckers, loggers, and aliens do not "history" make.

It was better when they were the Hitler channel. Sure it was pretty WW2 heavy, but at least that's history. I also miss mail call, that was a great show.

Military channel is better for that sort of thing these days. Hell, they started showing documentaries on ancient egypt and rome and the like.

carrion_luggage		2013-01-07 11:39:12 AM

They should change their name to V-H1N1, because most people avoid it like the plague.

dittybopper		2013-01-07 11:40:01 AM

Nogrhi: LordOfThePings: So... switch to emacs

This is PURE win. *golfclap*

This. I came into make a text editor joke, but I see my work has been done.

johnsmith99		2013-01-07 11:44:54 AM

Lowest Common Denominator TV.

Ivo Shandor		2013-01-07 11:46:12 AM

Meh, still better than "SyFy".

Cornelius Dribble		2013-01-07 11:52:05 AM

Looks like "V H minus 1" to me.

People who get this excited over a logo are probably overpaid.

FeedTheCollapse		2013-01-07 11:53:34 AM

I think I'm more annoyed at Jenny McCarthy getting another show than a change in logo for a channel I've generally written off.

misanthropicsob		2013-01-07 11:56:06 AM

FTA: "build on the promise of delivering our bold and engaging mashup of music, pop culture and nostalgia that generates so much buzz." - Calderone

When VH1 gets busy, it gets biz-zay, Consistently and Thoroughly.

biyaaatci		2013-01-07 12:04:47 PM

I feel we should rastafy Jenny McCarthy by 10 percent or so.

fruitloop		2013-01-07 12:16:28 PM

Bring back the World Series of Pop Culture!

limeyfellow		2013-01-07 12:21:48 PM

What the matter VH1? "Channel of Loud Mouth biatches!" wouldn't fit in the logo space?

ThisSideofSteinway		2013-01-07 12:22:10 PM

Mugato: timharrod: Sybarite: "VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11...

I just never want to stop punching him in the face.

I dunno, he seems to be thinking pretty out of the box, but in an extreme, pro-active way.

/ducks

At the end of the day, he can break through the clutter and reach out to find the empowerment and leverage to find a paradigm that has organic growth and an eye for productivity and connectivity.

A totally outrageous paradigm?

7th Son of a 7th Son		2013-01-07 12:22:24 PM

VH1 Classic is farking awesome. Love Metal Mania and That Metal Show.

Skarekrough		2013-01-07 12:23:43 PM

doczoidberg: As long as they continue to offer high quality programming that enriches lives, I will be OK with this.

They've scheduled that in 2018 the week before they go off the air.

It coincides with the person who stated they had a legacy of cranking it up to 11 being jettisoned.

Shtetl G		2013-01-07 12:25:14 PM

FeedTheCollapse: I think I'm more annoyed at Jenny McCarthy getting another show than a change in logo for a channel I've generally written off.

VH+11 is all about taking entertainment to the next level. That's why VH+11 is introducing their new Genocidal Power Hour with new Media Personality Superstar Joseph Kony following the always Zany and Outrageous Murderer Jenny McCarthy. Danger Zone!

DanZero		2013-01-07 12:28:48 PM

7th Son of a 7th Son: VH1 Classic is farking awesome. Love Metal Mania and That Metal Show.

We're done here. The only VI+1 channel that matters and hasn't changed their "genre" programming (Yet)

/full length Rush concerts for the win
//and Rush Hashanna

The My Little Pony Killer		2013-01-07 12:29:11 PM

nekom: Pop up video was very enjoyable.

It was, until I realized that they were going to be showing the same 10 videos over and over again.

brandnewchair		2013-01-07 12:42:03 PM

"VH1 is entertainment on steroids," said Calderone. "We have a legacy of cranking it up to 11..."

uselectionwatch12.com

Bukharin		2013-01-07 01:30:57 PM

I remember when VH1 was all Sing, Bonnie Rait, and Steve Ray Vaughn all the time. It was like MTV for really old people.

Bukharin		2013-01-07 01:34:48 PM

Bukharin: I remember when VH1 was all ~~Sing~~, ~~Bonnie Rait~~, and ~~Steve Ray Vaughn~~ all the time. It was like MTV for really old people.

STING, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Could my spelling be any worse?

JacFlash		2013-01-07 01:35:38 PM

I remember when they started out they were "VH+1" and then took the "+" out to be "closer to the music." Guess the new branding is very telling.

puckrock2000		2013-01-07 01:36:16 PM

I really miss the old announcer, who used to pronounce the channel's name like it was a Taiwanese novelist: "V. A. Chuan".

italie		2013-01-07 01:50:10 PM

I just noticed I don't get VH1 on my current provider. I've had this provider from 16 months...

Bslim		2013-01-07 01:52:30 PM

Awesome. Awesome, to the MAX.

coffee fiend		2013-01-07 01:53:20 PM

DanZero: 7th Son of a 7th Son: VH1 Classic is farking awesome. Love Metal Mania and That Metal Show.

So much this.

We're done here. The only VI+1 channel that matters and hasn't changed their "genre" programming (Yet)

/full length Rush concerts for the win
//and Rush Hashanna

And this.

FriarReb98		2013-01-07 02:01:22 PM

limeyfellow: What the matter VH1? "Channel of Loud Mouth biatches!" wouldn't fit in the logo space?

Thought that was Bravo? Or is Bravo just the Real Housewives Channel?

Marshmallow Jones		2013-01-07 02:02:59 PM

Cool, as long as they constantly air the show with the 3 boring dolts talking to 58 year old bandana-wearing hair metal losers, and the same 5 'Inside the Music' shows, I'll know not to bother checking what's on that station.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2013-01-07 02:41:09 PM

Coco LaFemme: nekom: Coco LaFemme: I can't remember the last time I watched VH1. It went down the same rabbit hole that MTV did, and isn't worth my time.

Sadly the same is true of so many other channels. TLC is probably the worst offender though the "History" channel is getting just as bad. VH1 used to be a good channel. Pop up video was very enjoyable.

Yeah, I remember when TLC was The Learning Channel (my lawn, get off it) and you could GASP! learn something by watching it. The History Channel is starting to piss me off, though. You're the History Channel, so why not show some programs about historical things? Reality shows about ice road truckers, loggers, and aliens do not "history" make.

TLC should just change their name to TLCD (The Lowest Common Denominator) and be done with it.

/they could use Cop Shoot Cop's "Lo. Com. Denom." as their jingle

albert71292		2013-01-07 02:53:46 PM

All those channels changing format is why I finally "cut the cord" year before last. Never could find anything worth watching. Find more to watch for FREE now with my OTA antenna than I did paying for 250 channels of garbage!

ClintonKun		2013-01-07 03:35:29 PM

Jenny McCarthy? When was the last time she was relevant to anyone other than anti-vaccination derpers?

nekom		2013-01-07 03:53:21 PM

albert71292: All those channels changing format is why I finally "cut the cord" year before last. Never could find anything worth watching. Find more to watch for FREE now with my OTA antenna than I did paying for 250 channels of garbage!

They're not ALL terrible. For what it's worth, National Geographic is still a great channel with interesting programs.