unplugged was, imo, one of the few redeeming offerings from mtv
too bad it is no more, except for the occasional special
i think one problem is that fewer and fewer pop - rock artists have the musical chops to do an unplugged performance (and it is work... alot of work... to adapt the material, and even then, it is like a great monitor speaker... it shows you exactly what you got... or don't got... )