I know this has all been said before, but what the hell, I've got an axe to grind. Here are my major problems with TRL.
1. Not enough attention to non-pop artists. TRL is now an hour long show, and there is simply no excuse for this. Assuming all the videos are 3 minutes long, it would only take 30 minutes to play all 10 videos. Even if they're all 4 minutes long, that's still enough time for commercials and Carson's mindless dialogue with teenies and musicians. But do they play all the videos all the way through? Noooo. They just completely ignore anyone who plays decent music, thereby padding the egos of both the stupid teenies and the stupid pop artists. They're not doing anybody any favors by pretending that these faddy artists will be around forever. The last time I watched TRL, they played about 30 seconds of a Korn video, and Carson and N*SYNC were talking over it the whole time. The worst part was that Justin was claiming to be "down with the Korn and the Bizkit." Whatever. If Justin listens to music other than his own at all, it's either his girlfriend Britney's or gangsta rap so he can brush up on his ebonics. (By the way, has anyone noticed that lately Justin looks like he has a 'fro? What's N'Suck planning next, a disco revival?)
2. Carson Dipshit. I despise this man (using the term very loosely). Carson seems to have no emotions whatsoever. He doesn't even fake them very well. He makes Al Gore seem animated. Carson just seems bored with the whole TRL gig. I don't think he's really bored, however. I think he just acts that way so people won't realize that he has an attitude the size of Texas and an ego to match. I bet that's why he doesn't give equal time to non-pop artists - they don't kiss his ass and he's pissed about it. News flash, Carson: non-pop artists don't need to kiss your ass because they have enough talent to sell records without TRL's help. Plus, they probably see you for the dipshit you are, or they just don't want to cheapen themselves by appearing on their show.
3. Teenyboppers. Do I really need to explain this one?