After nearly a decade of an MTV programming lineup that was chock-a-block full of every conceivable kind of reality show ranging from the unsettling (My Super Sweet Sixteen) to the uwatchable (Next, Parental Control) to the oddly satisfying and underappreciated (Fast Inc.), the cable network has announced plans to take a wacky step and produce scripted shows.
“We’re going to apply the same tenets of creativity and genre-busting to scripted comedy that ‘Laguna Beach’ used to makeover the documentary,” said MTV head of programming Tony DiSanto. “It makes sense as a progression for us when a lot of our shows like ‘Run’s House’ and ‘The Hills’ look scripted to start going forward with actual scripted shows.” (Live Feed)
There are so many weird things about this quote, it's hard to know where to begin. First of all, why is he acting like MTV has never produced scripted shows before -- Undressed, anyone? Second, is Laguna Beach really genre-busting? Third, the idea that The Hills and Run's House paved the way for whatever MTV has on the agenda doesn't bode well for the future.
Nevertheless, MTV's first forray into the allegedly uncharted waters of scripted comedy is a High School Musical spoof based on the online series Private High Musical...
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