While relics from our past, like New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys, are resurfacing, another old favorite is biting the dust. MTV is pulling the plug on TRL, with its last episode scheduled for November.
 

Who knew the show was even still on the air?
 

Back in the day, TRL defined “cool” and launched the careers of stars like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. But since host Carson Daly left in 2003 (and probably long before that), the show’s popularity and relevance has plummeted.
 

E! Online describes its evolution, or devolution as the case may be:

TRL, which started taping two episodes a day last year, marked its 2,000th episode on May 22, 2007. Later that year, in a nod to the fact that the show was no longer a singular destination for fans' video-viewing pleasure, producers turned to a combination of votes, chart action, downloads, ringtone purchases, radio play and Internet streaming to determine the top videos each week.

Even though it is no longer the place to watch the hottest videos and check out the hottest artists, some people will surely still remember TRL fondly. Take Eminem (he's still around too?), for example:

"I'm going to miss TRL," Eminem, who graced the show's Times Square studio many times over the years, said in a statement. "Where else will I be able to start feuds, defend my honor vigorously and act like an angry teenager on national TV? Oh wait...the VMAs!"

He brings up a valid point. And the VMAs may be one of the only remaining places on MTV to actually see music videos. But with an award show that promises performances like Britney’s trainwreck last year, maybe it’s better to avoid that music outlet as well.
 

The only question remaining is when the Music TV network will acknowledge its serious lack of music and just changes its name already. The Fluffy-Fake-Reality-Network-For-Fame-Whores has a nice ring to it.