Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV
Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV | The Robots Have Taken Over
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About this episode
In our finale, we try to get an answer for our central question: what happened to MTV? But also, for the deeper questions that have been bubbling up over the last eight episodes, what happened to everything? Why does the loss of MTV hit so hard? Is this optimized, algorithmicized entertainment landscape sustainable or satisfying? Can we go back? And… how many episodes did Ridiculousness just get picked up for?