10 projects that MTV remembered in the 2000s
Miscellaneous / / September 25, 2023
Reality shows, TV series and even animation projects.
1. Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head
- USA, 1993–2011.
- Cartoon, comedy, music.
- Duration: 8 seasons.
- IMDb: 7.5.
Beavis and Butt-Head are residents of the Highlands, ordinary schoolchildren. Teenagers behave strangely, they are stupid, and others do not like their antics. The friends even work part-time at one of the local eateries, but they do it extremely poorly.
"Beavis and Butt-Head" was broadcast on MTV for a long time and is one of the iconic cartoons of this channel. The project was an incredible success due to its original art and unique, often very vulgar humor, which appealed to young people.
2. Viva la Bam
Viva la Bam
- USA, 2003–2006.
- Reality show, comedy.
- Duration: 5 seasons.
- IMDb: 6.7.
Bam Margera is one of the main stars of the Jackass project. The show is dedicated to the antics of a man who involves his own parents and the people around him in them. Viva La Bam often featured celebrity guest appearances, such as members of the bands HIM and Slayer.
“Viva La Bam” combined madness, mayhem, skateboarding and everything that MTV became famous for in the 2000s. This reality show was broadcast in Russia from 2004 to 2009.
3. Pimp My Ride
Pimp My Ride
- USA, 2004‑2009
- Reality show
- 6 seasons
- IMDb rating: 5.7
Rapper X‑Zibit and his mechanics are able to turn any car into a fashionable car. Sometimes they get carried away and make the car so cool that it is unable to drive. In some cases, the team comes up with completely strange ideas like installing a gaming console in the cabin, but from the outside everything looks very impressive.
The show “Pimp Your Ride” appeared on Russian television in 2004 and immediately gained enormous popularity among viewers. The TNT channel even launched an analogue - “Hello, garage!” with Anita Tsoi as the presenter.
4. Clinic
Scrubs
- USA, 2001–2010.
- Comedy, drama.
- Duration: 9 seasons.
- IMDb: 8.4.
After attending college, John Dorian gets a job at a clinic. Together with his friend Chris, John tries to make sense of the hospital chaos. They don't always succeed, but something crazy and fun happens every day.
“Clinic” was first broadcast in Russia on MTV. The series was loved by many viewers and kept them in front of their screens for a long time. Because of this success, the TV channel even showed the project twice - in 2007 they launched a rerun of the first seasons.
5. 12 angry spectators
- Russia, 1999—2022.
- Talk show.
Guest television stars give their assessments of music videos. They choose the best and worst videos of the day, and also try to understand fashion trends.
The television show has been broadcast on MTV since 1999, periodically it went on hiatus and was rebooted. However, all this time the project was successful - it turned out to be funny and interesting. Many people learned about new musical releases from “Evil Spectators.”
6. Club
- Russia, 2006–2009.
- Melodrama, comedy.
- Duration: 8 seasons.
- IMDb: 2.7.
Vasilisa is an ordinary girl who dreams of a rich life. The heroine one day finds herself in an expensive club where stars and producers hang out. Vasilisa has a long way to go to the status of a real singer.
“Club” is the most successful project launched by the Russian branch of MTV. He kept the audience engaged with his story about what happens on the other side of show business. But the series cannot be called quality. The only positive feeling it can evoke is nostalgia.
7. Home!
Cribs
- USA, 2000.
- Reality show, music.
- Duration: 12 seasons.
- IMDb: 5.2.
The lives of celebrities are always interesting to fans, but often they only have to guess how their idol’s house actually works. Program "Go Home!" allowed us to look behind the scenes.
The reality show has become very successful. But celebrities were often caught lying when they passed off other people’s houses as their own. This, for example, happened with Kim Kardashian.
8. Apartment pogrom
Homewrecker
- USA, 2005.
- Reality show, comedy.
- Duration: 1 season.
- IMDb: 6.3.
“Apartment Pogrom” is a project about revenge for some kind of insult. Host Ryan Dunn turned the culprit's home into a place no longer livable. For example, in a garage or public toilet.
“Apartment Pogrom” was the original version of the then popular reality show format about repairs in houses. Many people remember Ryan Dunn from Jackass. The presenter died in 2011 in a car accident.
9. Savages
Wildboyz
- USA, 2003–2006.
- Documentary, comedy, travel.
- Duration: 4 seasons.
- IMDb: 7.3.
Steve-O and Chris Pontius travel the world and explore nature, but in their own style. They find themselves in situations from which they are not always able to emerge healthy and unharmed.
"Savages" is another project led by the stars of "Jackass." It retained the same craziness of the original show, which is why Savages was definitely a crowd pleaser.
10. Life truth
True Life
- USA, 1998.
- Documentary, melodrama.
- Duration: 19 seasons.
- IMDb: 7.3.
“The Truth of Life” is a documentary series about problems in society. He raised topics that most often interested young people. Among them were such as lack of money, ugliness, difficult life choices and others.
The project was broadcast on MTV for a long time - from 2002 to 2005, and then went on a short break. “The Truth of Life” returned to the air in 2007 and remained there until 2012.
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