New topic
Printable| Author | Message |
They're shutting down VH1 Soul :( This was posted on Okayplayer's forum:
Well, I just got word from a former Intern at VH1Soul. And I say former, because as of now, she is going to lose her job. Shoot. A couple of us are going to lose jobs… or Credit Producing Internships. No official date on it as of yet, but shortly, VH1Soul will be ending all programming, and permanently going OFF the air. Forever. Yes. Quite frankly, this sucks donkey balls. For several reasons.
1. It’s always tough to see the loss of jobs. Especially Music Related Jobs. 2. For the video music nerd, and any soul music lover, this is one of the last avenues where you can get great Soul music of all varieties… Live, Recorded, documentaries…. and our alternative to the limited mainstream channels of “Soul Music” we now have available to us. As of right now, there are plans to rally and appeal to VH1 to keep the channel. As soon as I get word on what will be done and how you can help, I’ll let you know. But spread the word. And if you love good music… help us out. http://musicnerdery.wordp...n-vh1soul/ "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING? "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I remember I used to stay on Vh1 soul and always watch soul school at 7 lol but wow I hope this is not happening , centric is not cutting it for me as far as old school goes. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Whaaa?  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
One of the org's worst nightmares  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
 | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
VH1 Soul is what BET used to be. This doesn't make any fuckin sense. VH1 is epitome of shit already, VH1 Classic is crap also, if they're going to take that down, shut down all of them. [Edited 1/13/10 21:28pm] | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Well there you go,,,,TVOne is on its own in the middle of a ghost town right now. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Harlepolis said: Well there you go,,,,TVOne is on its own in the middle of a ghost town right now.
 | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
They hate our demographic anyway. I wonder if the comment "they've got a black President" came out. 
I'm going to call and threaten to cancel my cable subscription. That's why I subscribed in the first place. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
midiscover said: That's exactly how I felt when I saw this thread!  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
| |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
BlaqueKnight said: They hate our demographic anyway.
I feel that vibe whenever I pass by BET  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Well Comcast Cable lost my subscription...looks like I'll be getting Dish Network just for the TV One channel then ... Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Well, I never had the channel because it's on a higher priced cable package. From what I've seen over at other people's houses though, is they only play videos from the 1990s with an occassional late 80s video every now and then and an early 80s video on rare occassions which was usually an extremely popular and worn out song. Any videos past 1984 don't interest me anyway so it doesn't matter to me if they go off the air. Andy is a four letter word. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Hellz no. Then why do I need cable anymore? I pretty much only watch the music stations. Oh well. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
it's sucked for the past five years or so anyways.  I stopped watching it long time gone.Space for sale... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Last night they played a block of Prince and Prince protege vids. They do play early 80s vids on occasion "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
scriptgirl said: Last night they played a block of Prince and Prince protege vids. They do play early 80s vids on occasion But Prince is a legend and stations are always going to play the legends. I've seen Prince videos on all the video channels for years and they usually play the ones that are already on the "Prince: The Hits" DVD which most Prince fans already own. I'd like to see someone play rarer ones like "Let's Pretend We're Married". Also "Automatic" and "Sexuality" which I have on a VHS tape I recorded off of BET in the early 1990s that is so old, I can barely hear the sound. Prince needs to be slapped for not releasing that stuff and making us have to hope the video channels air them. Andy is a four letter word. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I loved that channel.  ACRYLIC
I do nothing professionally. I only do things for fun. johnart: Acrylic's old bras is where tits of all sizes go to frolic after they die. Tit Heaven. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
sosgemini said: it's sucked for the past five years or so anyways.
I stopped watching it long time gone.Agreed. No loss for me. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Okay so most are going to cancelled their whole cable subscription because of that  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL! So now all we are left with is the new age of (c) rap music. BET get your ish in order and bring back planet groove. So more black artist can be heard STAT! | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Well isn't because they created that new channel Centric.. I believe it's a joint venture of VH1 soul and another channel ? | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
DecaturStone said: JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL! So now all we are left with is the new age of (c) rap music. BET get your ish in order and bring back planet groove. So more black artist can be heard STAT!
You be waiting forever for BET to do that | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
midiscover said:  I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
banks said: Well isn't because they created that new channel Centric.. I believe it's a joint venture of VH1 soul and another channel ?
*glimmer of hope* | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Centric is not a video channel. It doesn't play videos all of the time. The only way you can even see new R&B videos is because VH-1 Soul plays videos 24/7. So when they are not playing rap videos disguised as R&B/Soul videos, they would occasionally play something new. Its not good but its better than nothing. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I don´t have a cable TV, but if I ever thought about getting one, it would be because of channel like this. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Oh good f***ing grief people.
VH-1 Soul is owned by ViaCON. This isn't a real surprise to me at all that the network is shutting down. The only thing ViaCON and CBS/Pamamount really care about is reality TV. Why do we in general are even bother over the fact that they don't care about soul fans anyway?!? | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
