Biography: I Want My MTV

20192019
TV-14TV-14
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

276

YOUR RATING

Documentary Music

In 1981, a new channel burst onto the rising spectrum of cable TV offerings. It became a touchstone for young people and a new format for musicians and filmmakers to show off their talents.In 1981, a new channel burst onto the rising spectrum of cable TV offerings. It became a touchstone for young people and a new format for musicians and filmmakers to show off their talents.In 1981, a new channel burst onto the rising spectrum of cable TV offerings. It became a touchstone for young people and a new format for musicians and filmmakers to show off their talents.

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

276

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Tyler Measom
- Patrick Waldrop
Writers
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Featured review

7/10

The journey of the giant

A truly fascinating journey in the first years of the Music Television. This gave me a very different perspective and helped me connect the dots in my favourite music era. It was thorough and detailed, a lot of speakers both from the board as much as the rock stars themselves. We've got Sting, Doctor Dre and the creators of the idea to tell how MTV lived and needed to change to apply to their audience. The best thing was - how self-aware it is. "I Want My MTV" isn't only the praise of the idea but the learning process and understanding of its slow yet irrepressible demise.

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