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October 31, 2006
I want my CMT
If you're reading this, you're too late. Time Warner cable has officially bumped Country Music Television from expanded basic cable to one of their digital packages.
Sure, you may chuckle and judge me for enjoying the occasional twangy rock/country song. But country music is one of the few genres that's both entertaining and not afraid to laugh at itself.
If I got sick of hearing about Fergie's "London Bridge" falling down on MTV, or tired of hearing James Blunt whine about something on VH1, I could always turn over to CMT, where only God knew what awaited me.
Would it be a song about love lost, such as Sara Evans' "Cheatin'?" Or the affectionate parody of hip-hop in Trace Adkins "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk?" Maybe it would be Merle Haggard signaling a sea-change in opinion on the Iraq war with his song, "America First."
The point is there was variety, and CMT hasn't been pandering as much to the teeny-bopper or even hopelessly hip college crowd.
But now it's gone. Time Warner has pushed me to brink of ordering their digital service, even though I could care less about what resolution I see Willie Nelson in (No offense to Willie, but less could be more in this case).
So to the monkeys in the suits - you win. But let me take my parting shot. You know Looney Tunes? Guess what? Not that funny. No, seriously. I get it - the coyote is an idiot, and maybe a stalker. And Elmer Fudd has a bloodlust unmatched by the most horrible dictators of the 20th century. Haha. It was funny the first 100 times we saw it.
I hope you're happy with yourselves.
Th-tha-tha-that's all folks!
Posted by Greg Sidor at October 31, 2006 05:22 AM