Such music acts as Korn and father-son rappers Master P and Lil' Romeo have signed to appear in the projects that vary from chronicling the quest of first-time directors to making a music video to stars staying over at regular folks' homes to a tongue-in-cheek take on forensic science. What the slate, developed before the breakout success of the cable channel's "The Osbournes" in the spring, doesn't feature is a show in the vein of the reality hit that drove MTV to its most successful quarter ever. Because of the nature of MTV, the network's development executives don't have the luxury of pausing to bask in the success of "Osbournes," Graden said.

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