From the Crib to the Grave

Friday. January 19th, 2007. New episodes of Cribs. I spent my week anxiously awaiting the time when I could be transported away from my apartment of disproportionate rectangles and into the homes of America's most beloved celebrities. These episodes were even termed "Sucker Free Editions." All killer, no filler. Sweet. You can imagine my confusion when I noticed they would once again be featuring Ice-T. Yes he has an extravagant house, but I mean come on, once is enough. I am going to invoke The Law of One, Two, Skip A Few and get straight to the point: these episodes were not new. MTV spent two hours showing episodes of Cribs that were listed in the TV Guide, the Comcast On-Screen Guide, and the MTV website as new, but were in fact several years old. The real kicker was the word "PREMIER" written in some fancy font (it looked live Groovy) in the upper right corner of the screen throughout the whole presentation. I'm sorry to report that MTV has decided their target audience does not have a long term memory. I, for one, am insulted. I realize the days of music videos on MTV are long gone, the Real 7 at 7 has gone off the air, and the Semester at Sea has been docked, but come on MTV, how bout a little effort?