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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GentleGiant" data-source="post: 2454048" data-attributes="member: 11829">While I doubt that you guys across the pond ever saw these shows, the ones I miss the most (on MTV Europe) - besides the music video's, of course - are the ones with Ray Cokes as the VJ. Ray's Request and MTV's Most Wanted were the greatest shows ever on MTV.To give you an idea of the shows, let me quote Ray himself:    I think that you can explain the success of Most Wanted very easily. The programme is a relief between all those other pre-recorded shows. It introduces viewers to the reality: Most Wanted has some kind of 'Hey! Everyone makes mistakes. MTV VJ's aren't as special as you might think. Look I'm losing my hair and I tell bad jokes!' We show that MTV isn't a smooth running machine, but a channel that makes many mistakes. I find that human aspect very important.During the Most Wanted days I received 2000 letters a day, of which 75 to 80% were from female viewers. I read most of them and I discovered that you can put most of the writers in 3 categories:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">14 to 17 year-olds that see me as some kind of pop star. They write that they find the show brilliant and they ask me if I want to marry them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">18 to 24 year-olds react more to the things discussed or asked on the show. Or they write in with tips and constructive criticism that I take very seriously.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Writers who describe in great detail how they want to spend a night with me and they attach a revealing photo. Maybe it's my own fault for flirting with the viewers.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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