I still remember that day. Sat there with the television tuned to static, waiting. Didn't know when it was supposed to start, but we sat there and watched static until it did. At first there was no theme, or attempt to mix at all. Just Howard Jones followed by Black Sabbath followed by Midnight Oil followed by Dexy's Midnight Runners, etc. You never knew what was coming next. Then the metal videos began to dwindle, and everything became Pasty Whiny English Dudes - Crowded House, Howard Jones, Tears For Fears, Big Country, Culture Club - so someone decided to start... Metal Shop. All metal videos for 1 hour. It was amazing. Then came AMP. And Liquid Television. And hey! There was even MTV News with gasp! actual news! (Kurt Loder) Not just celebrity gossip! Man... MTV was cool, at one point.