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I want my... WTF? The so-called "MTV" Classic.

Since I was a kid, cable channels weren't what they supposed to be.  Formerly artsy/cultured networks like Bravo and A&E now air mostly reality shows, along with E! and TLC.  Now the network that opened the Pandora's box of reality programming has a channel that is meant to reminisce the "good old days".

On August 1st, 2016, MTV Classic made its debut replacing VH1 Classic.  There are a few things wrong with it, though:

-The good videos (mixed with some crappy ones) are shown only in the morning hours, kind of like MTV and VH1 in the late 90's.
-Thanks for airing old episodes of Æon Fluxand, the Maxx, and Daria, but the episodes of Beavis and Butthead were from the recent season, not from the 90's.  MTV Classic should also air Liquid Television, Cartoon Sushi, Celebrity Deathmatch, and The Head.
-No movies except for "Beavis and Butthead Do America".

UPDATE 3/22/17:
Since the beginning of 2017, MTV Classic had dumped the old reality shows, movies, cartoons, and concert footage in order to focus only on the videos.  The network airs the videos in certain blocks, like:
- 90's Nation: they show the alternative/rock/electronica stuff during the second half.
- I Want My 80's: just like the good old days.
- Classic Videos: in the early morning hours.
- 120 Minutes: now it isn't aired at midnight.
- Total Request Playlist: usual TRL crap
- Yo! Hip-Hop Mix: a mix of Yo! MTV Raps and MTV Jams, sans the other Dr. Dre, Ed Lover, Fab Five Freddy, and Bill Bellamy.
- Rock Block: a mix of Alternative Nation, Headbangers Ball, and classic metal/hard rock videos.
- House of Pop: mostly crap
- Metal Mayhem: Headbangers Ball without Riki Rachmann.

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