What has happened to MTV? I mean, what really has happened to MTV? Last night, as I was vigorously flipping through the TV channels, I thought to myself, ah, there is probably something good on MTV, let’s try that. Wrong — only reality shows and, um, commercials. I decided to go online and look up the schedule of shows for MTV. I noticed how almost every single show aired on MTV is reality based; however, I was curious about this one show, “A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila.” I am not even going to elaborate on my thoughts towards the pun/name — it pretty much speaks for itself — but I will have to admit that my oddity drove me to reading further into the shows description.

The MTV Web site described the show as, “This self-proclaimed ‘bisexual freak’ (Tila Tequila) has had her heart broken by men and women, and she’s tired of being alone. With our help, she’s inviting 16 luscious lesbians and 16 sexy straight guys over to her place for ‘A Shot of Love With Tila Tequila.'”

Evidently, Tila Tequila gets her pick of weekly make-out sessions with men and women, with the help of MTV, of course. In addition to Miss Tequila, there is the infamous guilty pleasure reality show “The Hills,” the now completely ridiculous once miraculous “Real World” and, gasp, the show that is still running, “My Super Sweet 16.” MTV has drifted from the 1994 controversial “My So-Called Life” era to the astonishing revelations on “Engaged and Underage.”

I keep going back to the same thought of who in the world creates these outrageous shows and who actually watches them. Well, clearly plenty of people are watching them because they are still on the air – but who seriously comes up with the themed reality shows? I look at reality TV shows the same way I look at blogs. They may be entertaining and informative outlets of information (sometimes), but who honestly cares what they think and believe? What are reality TV programs presenting to us other than scripted fights and provocative “encounters?”

Not everyone cares what LC and Heidi are fighting about this week, although I have to add that I am a little bit of a Lauren Conrad fan. Regardless, MTV has sailed into a new generation of reality programming. I don’t come home and automatically tune into MTV to catch the latest entertainment news anymore, mainly because I’m afraid to see yet another beach reality drama plastered on the screen.

Maybe it is the lack of creativity from the creators or the horrible aftermath of Carson Daly, either way MTV has its work cut out for them. Not to mention losing a huge fan base with each and every meaningless show they weave into their lineup, MTV is continuously losing respect from their beginning fans. My “So-Called MTV” has been knocked off course and needs a miracle. It isn’t a shot of love MTV needs; it’s simply a glimpse into reality.