Paramount Erases Mtv.com Archives, Wipes Music, Culture History After 30+ Years

Re:Paramount Erases Mtv.com Archives, Wipes Music, Culture H... by 999900000999 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @03:18PM (#40792436)

No worries, at least I'm subscribed to Paramount Plus.

Of course I can watch a classic episode of MTV cribs. Wait what's this, they only have the last three seasons!

What about the legendary episode where Redman shows off his authentic home!

This has to be the biggest tragedy to streaming, I can imagine in 10 years or so BoJack horseman won't be palpable to modern audiences. And since Netflix only officially released the first season on DVD, it will effectively become lost media.

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Re:Paramount Erases Mtv.com Archives, Wipes Music, Culture H... by Fezzik on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @03:25PM (#40792527)

There’s a group of renegades doing their best to shore-up the shortcomings of current media retention and make sure such booty remains existent. You should join the crew!

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Re:Paramount Erases Mtv.com Archives, Wipes Music, Culture H... by minmaxii on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:24PM (#40793172)

How does one join said crew of renegades?

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Re:Paramount Erases Mtv.com Archives, Wipes Music, Culture H... by Fezzik on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:34PM (#40793267)

All that’s needed is a VPN and a torrent client. Membership is open to all. If you are on a Mac I recommend BiglyBT.

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