TV Land has replaced "All In The Family" with "Just Shoot Me"
02-13-08, 01:50 PM
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I still use my original DirecTiVo, which I guess is around 8 years old now, and whenever I go through my wish lists, I see one of the first ones I ever set up: Mannix on TV Land. I never delete it, serving as a painful reminder that MTV isn't, the Sci-Fi Channel isn't, and TV Land isn't 
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02-13-08, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nateman241
Don't get offended, but is it really that much work to put in a f'n DVD? If it is (nothing wrong with that), buy a 400 disc player than.
02-14-08, 09:33 AM
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I think TVland should be 50-70s, and Nick at Nite 80-90s. I miss some of the above mentioned old shows, and TV Land got me into shows like Dennis the menace, Car 54, F-troop and other classics when I was a kid.
02-14-08, 09:48 AM
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I am so glad we have Me-TV here in Chicago for a real classic TV lineup.
Here's their Winter lineup
http://www.metvchicago.com/pdf/Winte...-METV556AA.pdf
Every few months (probably seasonally/quarterly) they mix up the shows; rotating some in and some out for a while.
Here's their Winter lineup
http://www.metvchicago.com/pdf/Winte...-METV556AA.pdf
Every few months (probably seasonally/quarterly) they mix up the shows; rotating some in and some out for a while.
02-14-08, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bigjim25
Give us a channel with nothing but old shows like TVLand used to be again
There is a channel like that:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_Television_Network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ork_affiliates
02-14-08, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Chew
My local ABC affiliate just added Retro-Television Network to one of their digital subchannels.
With TVLand morphing into something completely different, RTN fills that classic TV void.
With TVLand morphing into something completely different, RTN fills that classic TV void.
02-14-08, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RichC2
I like Just Shoot Me. It's weird that it's already on TV Land though.
That said, the dumbest scheduling change was when they got rid of Get Smart, can't recall what they replaced it with, but getting rid of it, period, sucked way worse.
That said, the dumbest scheduling change was when they got rid of Get Smart, can't recall what they replaced it with, but getting rid of it, period, sucked way worse.
02-14-08, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by rw2516
That's basically what TV Land already is. It seems everytime a network spins off a retro version it eventually switches to more modern programming. I think the old stuff can't draw the audience for the channels to make money. Most are probably free to the cable/satellite providers bundled with the other channels, no money there. Sci-Fi was spun off USA to show old 50s-70s stuff.Nix. VH-1 was spun off MTV to concentrate on videos so MTV could show crap. Nix. TBS spun off TNT to show the classic movies, then TNT spun off TCM(the last remaining oldies channel) so TNT could go modern. TNT spun off cartoon network to show classic Hanna-Barbera library, then spun off Boomerang to make CN modern. Don't get Boomerang, still classic? Nick-At-Night spun off TV Land so it could go modern and will probably become more current as time goes by. AMC became TBS. That's life in the 21st century.
I wonder if Turner Classic Movies is subsidized by Ted. Can't see how they can generate revenue being commercial free and most likely free to providers. Ted probably foots the bill and writes it off his taxes.
I wonder if Turner Classic Movies is subsidized by Ted. Can't see how they can generate revenue being commercial free and most likely free to providers. Ted probably foots the bill and writes it off his taxes.
Those are all excellent observations.
I don't know anyone who gets Boomerang.
02-14-08, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Silkk_34
I think TVland should be 50-70s, and Nick at Nite 80-90s. I miss some of the above mentioned old shows, and TV Land got me into shows like Dennis the menace, Car 54, F-troop and other classics when I was a kid.
02-14-08, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rw2516
That's basically what TV Land already is. It seems everytime a network spins off a retro version it eventually switches to more modern programming. I think the old stuff can't draw the audience for the channels to make money. Most are probably free to the cable/satellite providers bundled with the other channels, no money there. Sci-Fi was spun off USA to show old 50s-70s stuff.Nix. VH-1 was spun off MTV to concentrate on videos so MTV could show crap. Nix. TBS spun off TNT to show the classic movies, then TNT spun off TCM(the last remaining oldies channel) so TNT could go modern. TNT spun off cartoon network to show classic Hanna-Barbera library, then spun off Boomerang to make CN modern. Don't get Boomerang, still classic? Nick-At-Night spun off TV Land so it could go modern and will probably become more current as time goes by. AMC became TBS. That's life in the 21st century.
I wonder if Turner Classic Movies is subsidized by Ted. Can't see how they can generate revenue being commercial free and most likely free to providers. Ted probably foots the bill and writes it off his taxes.
I wonder if Turner Classic Movies is subsidized by Ted. Can't see how they can generate revenue being commercial free and most likely free to providers. Ted probably foots the bill and writes it off his taxes.
I've noticed this trend as well. It seems like every niche network has a lifespan of about 5 years or so before their programming starts to become more and more homogenous, until it becomes virtually indistinguishable from every other channel.
They might as well stop giving networks descriptive names and just call them all "Network #403," Network #526," etc.
