My Canon Elura 100 MiniDV I got in 2006 shoots in widescreen. So I guess its reasonable to assume that VH1 Classic gave That Metal Show money to goto bestbuy or on ebay, bought a bunch of consumer SD cameras, redesigned the entire set to fit widescreen, but HD isnt in consideration. Gotcha...
VH1 Classic is in 4:3 ratio only, but since TMS is now shot in widescreen it looks worse since now you get black bars around the entire frame. What channel shoots in 16:9 but stays in 4:3 SD unless they were going HD. Like I said either HD is around the corner, or its being shot on HD for archival purposes, perhaps to be rerun when VH1 decides to go HD or simulcasts the show on Palladia like they do with other shows. There is no point other than the 2 I mentioned to shoot in widescreen unless its going to be in HD in the future. When that will be is anyone's guess.