CBS brings back Sunday Movie Night
#26
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They really need a hook to get people to watch. If they advertise them as extended TV cuts, limited commercial interruptions, add special features, etc. You know, make it somewhat of a special event. People might tune in.
Hell, I’d tune in in a heart beat if they got Joe Bob Briggs to host the evening.
As much as I love the movies listed above, I’m not sure 25-30 year old movies that 90% of people, even non-movie aficionados, already have in their collection will get viewers to watch. I would suggest some new movies that haven’t been played on cable consistently for the last 3 decades.
Hell, I’d tune in in a heart beat if they got Joe Bob Briggs to host the evening.
As much as I love the movies listed above, I’m not sure 25-30 year old movies that 90% of people, even non-movie aficionados, already have in their collection will get viewers to watch. I would suggest some new movies that haven’t been played on cable consistently for the last 3 decades.
#27
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I guess I was too young to remember which specific channels each movies was on. All I can really remember is that ABC played the James Bond films. And it was always a treat when they played one I hadn't seen yet.
Those were weird times. It was before VHS, DVD, and streaming, and cable tv was in its infancy, so if you wanted to see a certain movie that was out of its theatrical run, you had to cross your fingers, watch the tv listings, and wait until it was shown on network tv.
But now, I have an extensive film library in my own home. All of those James Bond movies, all of the Star Trek and Star Wars movies, Alien/s, and all of those horror movies I read about in Fangoria that I couldn't see.
Those were weird times. It was before VHS, DVD, and streaming, and cable tv was in its infancy, so if you wanted to see a certain movie that was out of its theatrical run, you had to cross your fingers, watch the tv listings, and wait until it was shown on network tv.
But now, I have an extensive film library in my own home. All of those James Bond movies, all of the Star Trek and Star Wars movies, Alien/s, and all of those horror movies I read about in Fangoria that I couldn't see.
#28
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Well I've got Raiders on right now and it's nice to see it being shown in its OAR and not cropped. I'm curious what the edits will be.
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#29
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No major edits so far. The bar shootout scene was pretty much intact.
#30
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That was a pretty fun throwback to when Sunday night movies were the norm.
#31
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Did they have a opening or theme music before the movie started or they just started from the opening Paramount logo?
#32
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If CBS really wants to add some comfort programming, they should bring back the CBS Late Movie, even if it's just on Fridays for the summer months. Surely Colbert wouldn't mind taking Fridays off for a while.
Of course, they'd need to mimic the '70s format, when they showed actual movies (usually low-budget horror films) instead of old hour-long TV episodes of stuff like Lou Grant and Quincy. I'd definitely tune in to see movies such as The Innkeepers, It Follows, and The Witch.
Of course, they'd need to mimic the '70s format, when they showed actual movies (usually low-budget horror films) instead of old hour-long TV episodes of stuff like Lou Grant and Quincy. I'd definitely tune in to see movies such as The Innkeepers, It Follows, and The Witch.
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#34
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I clicked on this monstrosity last night for less than a minute and heard them call it "Indiana Jone and the Raiders of the Lost Ark." I know that it how the movie is marketed now, but I can't stand it!
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I too was happy to see it in its correct aspect ratio. Back in the 80’s and 90’s when this would air on tv it wouldn’t have any cuts to the violence.
#36
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I remember Raiders being aired on ABC in the 80s or 90s and I think I remember slight edits to opening the arc at the end but the movie aired pretty much unedited last night.
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#37
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Yeah that's annoying but it still says Raiders of the Lost Ark in the opening credits so it doesn't bother me that much.
#38
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By today's standards of violence in network prime time shows like NCIS, SWAT etc, the violence in Raiders of the Lost Ark is probably considered quite tame.
#39
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I guess the novelty of a big movie being shown on one of the major networks is kinda cool, but anymore it’s not really a big deal. Most of us probably own the films being shown multiple times over or they’re available to stream so why bother watching on tv? It was different back when watching a network broadcast was one of the main ways to see it.
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#40
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I guess the novelty of a big movie being shown on one of the major networks is kinda cool, but anymore it’s not really a big deal. Most of us probably own the films being shown multiple times over or they’re available to stream so why bother watching on tv? It was different back when watching a network broadcast was one of the main ways to see it.
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#42
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Caught a few minutes of it while waiting for The Simpsons, the only show I watch on regular TV. Yes it was in 2.35 but still had the stupid CBS logo onscreen. Spielberg used to be against that, demanding it not be put on his movies when they started doing that. I mainly wanted to see if the line "I'm your goddamned partner!" was left in and it was. Indy says "holy shit" later but I didn't have the patience to wait for that. One thing I'll give them is that each time I tuned in, I never saw a single commercial so they may have actually given it more than the usual seven minutes of movie followed by five minutes of commercials.
#43
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Tonight is Forrest Gump. I know these are no big deal but now ABC is bringing back "The Wonderful World of Disney" banner to show some of their movies as well.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...series-1293766
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...series-1293766
#44
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Next Sunday's movie is Mission Impossible and they've added the Sing-a-Long version of Grease which will now air on June 7th.
https://deadline.com/2020/05/cbs-bri...mp-1202902688/
https://deadline.com/2020/05/cbs-bri...mp-1202902688/
#45
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The first Mission Impossible is airing tonight on CBS. According to the BD, it's 110 minutes. CBS has slotted a 2 hour and 30 minute window for it. So that would leave 40 minutes of commercials if it airs unedited. What are the chances that this is actually the original version? They have to at least edit out "Shit" as that's not allowed on network TV. But, content-wise, I think it could be the full movie minus any language that the FCC is against.
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I just can’t watch movies on Broadcast tv. Not even on pay cable when it’s not edited. Just not the same as physical media with good a/v, maybe some extras. Can’t get same experience from cable...
#47
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I can watch movies again if they air on HBO, Showtime, Starz, and Cinemax but no way on TNT, TBS, or the other networks that air movies with ads.
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#49
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Just checked it- it's in 2.35 and they moved the CBS logo up into the picture area. Sigh.
Heard one of the networks aired this movie without commercials as their first HDTV broadcast, at the same time it aired with commercials on the analog channels. Too bad HD came along right when they started intentionally defacing the picture.
Heard one of the networks aired this movie without commercials as their first HDTV broadcast, at the same time it aired with commercials on the analog channels. Too bad HD came along right when they started intentionally defacing the picture.
#50
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Titanic is on tonight and my tv is showing it airing from 6-10:16pm. That’s over an hour for commercials.