Does/Did anyone watch TV Land?

[PattiB]

At one time TVL and Nic@Nite were such great networks to watch the old classic sitcoms on.
They went in a new direction and are getting rid of all those shows as the contracts expire.

I sure do miss seeing shows such as Hazel, Donna Reed, My Three Sons and so many more.

Anyway, They have a message board for request/comments and lots of forums for the old classics. I found it a long time ago after I contacted TVL about going back to some of the classics.
I was told if I didn't like the new shows maybe it wasn't the network for my family any longer. They made it clear that they had no intention of bringing back those shows.

So I made it a point to let people know on their message board. I didn't cuss or anything but they banned me. :(
I've never been banned from anything. :(
I just felt bad that people continued to beg for shows they didn't have a Prayer of seeing on TVL again. I feel like they are keeping them dangling to keep the posting up. :(
I got a message saying I was banned because I said I didn't watch TVL anymore and it wasn't my place to tell people that TVL wouldn't be bringing those shows back. They said I was trying to get people to stop posting.
I was honestly just trying to let people know the shows wouldn't be back.

[Stuck In The '70's]

TV Land sucks. You're better off without them. I wouldn't worry about getting banned from over there. They just aren't worth it.

[Cactus Jack]

I watched it til 2006 LOL

[PattiB]

I know I am and I did find this place recently and already love it. :)

Oh, I signed your Petition. :wave:

[Stuck In The '70's]

I know I am and I did find this place recently and already love it. :)

Oh, I signed your Petition. :wave:
Hey thanks a lot. We can use all the help we can get. :) Welcome to Sitcoms Online where we love the classics, :wave:

[*ClassicPinUp*]

I know I am and I did find this place recently and already love it. :)
Glad you found SO! This really is the best place to chat about anything! Hope you enjoy it here :wave:
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[treky]

yea, Patti B, I agree. Don't worry about being banned from the TV LAND boards. Like MANY, MANY, MANY people have said in this thread and other, TV LAND sucks!! They've "jumped the shark" so many times, it's not funny! (and I can't believe they're showing reruns of "EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION" when original episodes are still running on ABC)
And the latest is what they've done to the show endings-they shrink the credits down to the very bottom of the screen, speed them by like they're being shot from a gattling gun, and don't even show the closing any more!

[PunkyP0WER]

TV Land is a waste of airspace. I gave up along time ago and N@N has been a lost cause for eons. I used to be such an avid viewer of both. Thank God for tv shows on dvd

[chris31989]

The only thing I watch on TVLand these days is The Beverly Hillbillies because my mom likes to listen to them from her room. But she complains about how the episodes are "cut up" and the ending is cut off. All they ever advertise is their newest reality show, which at the moment is "She's Got The Look". It's really annoying at this point.

[comedyfreak]

I don't watch TVLand anymore it's a waste of my time.

[JT]

I tune in for the occasional "I Love Lucy," "The Beverly Hillbillies," or "Designing Women." Honestly, it's not uncommon for me to be channel surfing and stop on TVLand if they have something good on. That's usually in the middle of the night or in the morning (like now). But from about noon until midnight, I'm usually not watching. It's either movies, wall-to-wall "M*A*S*H," or some of their original ****.

What I hate is how they believe the audience is retarded. They advertsie "She's Got the Look" all throughout each program, yet they also have an advertisement that stays on the screen underneath the bug. We get the fricken idea! That crap is going to take over the network on June 4! We know!

[TVFactFan]

TV Land sucks. You're better off without them. I wouldn't worry about getting banned from over there. They just aren't worth it.


I didn't know that they banned people over on the TV land boards-lol That is very shocking.

[TVFactFan]

I know I am and I did find this place recently and already love it. :)

Oh, I signed your Petition. :wave:



So how did you come across SitcomsOnline? And you should already be able to tell that this site is much better than the TV land boards

[PattiB]

:wave: I was doing a google search the other day for classic TV shows and ended up here. :)

[TVFactFan]

:wave: I was doing a google search the other day for classic TV shows and ended up here. :)


well you stumbled across the #1 TV website on the net

[PattiB]

I would have been here sooner if I had known about it. party:

[ABC1]

well you stumbled across the #1 TV website on the net

Without a doubt this is one of my favorite websites. I never go to the TV Land's web site anymore. Since they dropped almost every show that I enjoyed there's just no reason to.
That network isn't aimed at me anymore. I can't stand all the reality tv they now air. :(

[TVFactFan]

Without a doubt this is one of my favorite websites. I never go to the TV Land's web site anymore. Since they dropped almost every show that I enjoyed there's just no reason to.
That network isn't aimed at me anymore. I can't stand
all the reality tv they now air. :(


I can't use the TVLand Boards anymore anyway since they made a upgrade

[Ireneparalegal]

If TVland banned you, you are better off without them. The Good Times board was filled with racist and nasty remarks abt the show so why would you want to be part of a board that would allow stupid people to make such callous and hate-filled remarks? TVland has their priorities screwed up anyways. They need to change their name to REALITYLAND. :rolleyes:

[TVFactFan]

If TVland banned you, you are better off without them. The Good Times board was filled with racist and nasty remarks abt the show so why would you want to be part of a board that would allow stupid people to make such callous and hate-filled remarks? TVland has their priorities screwed up anyways. They need to change their name to REALITYLAND. :rolleyes:


Do you still remember your TV LAND Password?-lol

[Ireneparalegal]

Do you still remember your TV LAND Password?-lol
Not at all. Do you? :lol:

[JT]

To answer the question "Did you watch TVLand?," let me tell you, from the day I got TVLand (some day in December 2001), until maybe 2005, most of my TV watching was through TVLand. I watched at least three or four shows everyday, and throughout that first year or two, I watched pretty much everything they showed.

Since I started watching, the very best schedule, IMO, was this one, used in June 2002:

Weekdays:
6:00AM Gunsmoke
7:00AM The Brady Bunch
7:30AM Get Smart
8:00AM Happy Days
8:30AM Mary Tyler Moore
9:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
9:30AM I Love Lucy
10:00AM Leave it to Beaver
10:30AM The Donna Reed Show
11:00AM The Andy Griffith Show
11:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies
12:00PM Gunsmoke
1:00PM The Waltons
2:00PM The Rookies
3:00PM Dennis the Menace
3:30PM Dennis the Menace
4:00PM Gilligan's Island
4:30PM Gilligan's Island
5:00PM Happy Days
5:30PM Happy Days
6:00PM Leave it to Beaver
6:30PM Leave it to Beaver
7:00PM Batman
7:30PM Batman
8:00PM The Love Boat
9:00PM I Love Lucy
9:30PM The Munsters
10:00PM The Andy Griffith Show
10:30PM Leave it to Beaver
11:00PM The Beverly Hillbillies
11:30PM Gilligan's Island
12:00AM Gidget (Mon-Thurs) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Fridays)
12:30AM The Flying Nun (Mon-Thurs) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Fridays)
1:00AM The Rockford Files (Mon-Thurs) Fernwood 2Night (Fridays) 1:30AM The Monkees (Fridays)
2:00AM The Jeffersons
2:30AM Barney Miller
3:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
3:30AM The Adventures of Superman
4:00AM Batman
4:30AM Batman
5:00AM Charlie's Angels

WEEKENDS:
6:00AM Gunsmoke
7:00AM The Brady Bunch
7:30AM Get Smart
8:00AM Happy Days
8:30AM Mary Tyler Moore
9:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show (Sat) Burns and Allen (Sun)
9:30AM I Love Lucy (Sat) The Honeymooners (Sun)
10:00AM Leave It to Beaver (Sat) The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (Sun)
10:30AM The Donna Reed Show (Sat) The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour cont. (Sun)
11:00AM The Andy Griffith Show (Sat) Hazel (Sun)
11:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies (Sat) Father Knows Best (Sun)
12:00PM Gunsmoke
1:00PM The Waltons
2:00PM The Rookies
3:00PM The Jeffersons (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
3:30PM The Jeffersons (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
4:00PM Taxi (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
4:30PM Taxi (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
5:00PM Happy Days
5:30PM Happy Days
6:00PM Leave it to Beaver
6:30PM Leave it to Beaver
7:00PM Batman
7:30PM Batman
8:00PM The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (Saturdays) Sunday Best (Sundays)
9:00PM I Love Lucy (Saturdays) Sunday Best (Sundays)
9:30PM I Love Lucy (Saturdays) Sunday Best (Sundays)
10:00PM The Andy Griffith Show
10:30PM Leave it to Beaver
11:00PM The Beverly Hillbillies
11:30PM Gilligan's Island
12:00AM Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Sat) Gidget (Sun)
12:30AM Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Sat) The Flying Nun (Sun)
1:00AM Fernwood 2Night (Sat) The Rockford Files (Sun)
1:30AM The Monkees (Sat) The Rockford Files cont. (Sun)
2:00AM The Jeffersons
2:30AM Barney Miller
3:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
3:30AM The Adventures of Superman
4:00AM Batman
4:30AM Batman
5:00AM Charlie's Angels

~~

Box Sets were blocks based on certain themes (spin-offs, common gueust stars, similar plots, etc) and some times featured shows that weren't on the regular schedule, including many short-lived shows like "Finder of Lost Loves," "Gloria," "Bridget Loves Bernie," and "She's the Sheriff." Also, when the first TVLand Awards aired in 2003, the Box Sets were used to showcase the shows/people that got major honors, like "Julia" and "Star Trek." Sunday Best showcased the very best episodes of certain shows.

[PlayOn]

nope. i don't watch it anymore. i did tho. i stopped watching the minute i heard they picked up 'just shoot me.' and i posted on the tvl boards, but i haven't in forever.

[Ireneparalegal]

I wonder what CRAPland has done with all those tapes of those shows they haven't shown in years?

[PlayOn]

I wonder what CRAPland has done with all those tapes of those shows they haven't shown in years?

If the tapes are like the channel, they are in hell (aka: set fire to them)

[Ireneparalegal]

If the tapes are like the channel, they are in hell (aka: set fire to them)
:uplol:

[TVFactFan]

Not at all. Do you? :lol:



Yeah I still remember just can't use because since they made the upgrade when I go over there my Internet browser SHUTS OFF-lol

[Ireneparalegal]

Yeah I still remember just can't use because since they made the upgrade when I go over there my Internet browser SHUTS OFF-lol
:lol: They banned you probably. :lol:

[TVFactFan]

:lol: They banned you probably. :lol:


That would be a good thing because these are the most active boards on TV Land

Leave it to Beaver
Andy Griffith


LOL

[Ireneparalegal]

That would be a good thing because these are the most active boards on TV Land

Leave it to Beaver
Andy Griffith


LOL
I am not shocked. Those seem to be the ONLY classic shows left on CRAPland. :crazy:

[BensonFan]

Welcome, Patti! :wave:

And I am sorry for the shoddy treatment you received over there. I used to post on those boards but stopped over a year ago. I noticed the same few people posting over and over and too many people who couldn't respect the opinions of others.

This board is a GREAT place to chat with other tv fans without having to worry about that kind of stupidity. I'm glad you found us! :D

[PlayOn]

Welcome, Patti! :wave:

And I am sorry for the shoddy treatment you received over there. I used to post on those boards but stopped over a year ago. I noticed the same few people posting over and over and too many people who couldn't respect the opinions of others.

This board is a GREAT place to chat with other tv fans without having to worry about that kind of stupidity. I'm glad you found us! :D

well, kinda sorta not find any stupid people. they're still around. thank Heaven for Seth and Janice. if you stumble across any of the people you were talking about, report them to Seth, Janice or TJ.

[Sterling Holobyte]

I watch it if I happen to come across them playing The Andy Griffith Show or Leave It To Beaver eps, otherwise I just pass them on by.

[PattiB]

JT, I LOVE that old lineup!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I guess I never understood why they changed.
I would think they'd lean towards the old saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Oh well, they made it clear those days are over. I just wish more of the old shows were on DVD! :(

No telling what they'll put on in the place of Lucy the end of this year. More reality I bet.

I feel certain the few remaining classics will vanish too.

BTW, thanks for the welcome! Ya'll are so nice!
:wave:

[JT]

JT, I LOVE that old lineup!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I guess I never understood why they changed.
I would think they'd lean towards the old saying, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Oh well, they made it clear those days are over. I just wish more of the old shows were on DVD! :(

No telling what they'll put on in the place of Lucy the end of this year. More reality I bet.

I feel certain the few remaining classics will vanish too.

BTW, thanks for the welcome! Ya'll are so nice!
:wave:
I enjoyed it too!

I don't think they'll ever completely get rid of the classic stuff. I think they realize what their image and reputation is, so they keep it up a little (that's why we still see Lucy, the Hillbillies, Beaver, "Designing Women," and others a good bit still), but in their hearts, I'm sure they're wanting like hell to drop it all and become VH1 or something.

And BTW, welcome to the boards. We're a rowdy little bunch, but we have fun lol

[Jack1000]

I remember begging, pleading, doing everything I could to get our cable company TWC to add TV Land back in 1999-2000 when it WAS a classic TV channel. Now, all I watch on "Crap Land" is shows like "Leave it to Beaver." It's president, Larry W. Jones, has no regard for classic TV, or its place in history for what was once a landmark channel. His moronic decision to turn TV Land into another idiotic, teeny-booper, super station, (small print intentional) saddens many of TV Lands former viewers, who have turned away in droves. Brilliant thinking there, Mr. Jones.

As stated above, TV Land should change it name to Reality TV Land, because 80% or more of the shows content can be found on other networks, which is so tragic for the classic TV viewer.

Hope is not lost however as ME TV out of Chicago and in some other outlets ME TV 2 has been showing up on more and more cable/dish systems. You can get ME TV OTA in some markets as well. These stations only show classic TV shows, no credit crunches or half-screens, and Classic TV commercials as well. We have ME-TV in Milwaukee, and the responses have been overwhelmingly positive, so much so, that there are petitions to bring this station to more cable and dish outlets.

Here is their main website out of Chicago. With a station like this, who needs Reality Land anymore:

http://www.metvchicago.com/index.aspx

Jack

[JT]

I remember begging, pleading, doing everything I could to get our cable company TWC to add TV Land back in 1999-2000 when it WAS a classic TV channel. Now, all I watch on "Crap Land" is shows like "Leave it to Beaver." It's president, Larry W. Jones, has no regard for classic TV, or its place in history for what was once a landmark channel. His moronic decision to turn TV Land into another idiotic, teeny-booper, super station, (small print intentional) saddens many of TV Lands former viewers, who have turned away in droves. Brilliant thinking there, Mr. Jones.

As stated above, TV Land should change it name to Reality TV Land, because 80% or more of the shows content can be found on other networks, which is so tragic for the classic TV viewer.

Hope is not lost however as ME TV out of Chicago and in some other outlets ME TV 2 has been showing up on more and more cable/dish systems. You can get ME TV OTA in some markets as well. These stations only show classic TV shows, no credit crunches or half-screens, and Classic TV commercials as well. We have ME-TV in Milwaukee, and the responses have been overwhelmingly positive, so much so, that there are petitions to bring this station to more cable and dish outlets.

Here is their main website out of Chicago. With a station like this, who needs Reality Land anymore:

http://www.metvchicago.com/index.aspx

Jack
The thing about Larry Jones, though, is that he's been involved with TVLand for a long, long time, and he was there when it was still proud of and embraced its classic TV reputation. I'm sure he's changed his tune in order to keep his job, and I wonder if he's really happy to see the channel change its ways so drastically.

[Scoobiedoo30]

I still watch TV Land

[KurtfromPitts]

I'll watch for Good Times and The Beverly Hillbillies.

[PlayOn]

btw, welcome, Patti. from your post, i can tell we're going to be great fans. you like classic shows, as do. like your avatar. :)

[Zoneboy]

I watch TV Wasteland only when I'm desperate and I haven't been in nearly 3 years. :rolleyes:

[BarneyFife]

The only shows I watch on Tv Land is the Brady Bunch (but it's hard to get to see it much because it comes on at 3:30 am CST here in Nasville), Leave It To Beaver, God Times, Sanford and Son, the Jeffersons, Beverly Hillbillies and I Love Lucy. The other shows I just don't care a whole lot about.

[BarneyFife]

If TVland banned you, you are better off without them. The Good Times board was filled with racist and nasty remarks abt the show so why would you want to be part of a board that would allow stupid people to make such callous and hate-filled remarks? TVland has their priorities screwed up anyways. They need to change their name to REALITYLAND. :rolleyes:
RealityLAND. That's funny but true Irene.:lol:

[BarneyFife]

To answer the question "Did you watch TVLand?," let me tell you, from the day I got TVLand (some day in December 2001), until maybe 2005, most of my TV watching was through TVLand. I watched at least three or four shows everyday, and throughout that first year or two, I watched pretty much everything they showed.

Since I started watching, the very best schedule, IMO, was this one, used in June 2002:

Weekdays:
6:00AM Gunsmoke
7:00AM The Brady Bunch
7:30AM Get Smart
8:00AM Happy Days
8:30AM Mary Tyler Moore
9:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
9:30AM I Love Lucy
10:00AM Leave it to Beaver
10:30AM The Donna Reed Show
11:00AM The Andy Griffith Show
11:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies
12:00PM Gunsmoke
1:00PM The Waltons
2:00PM The Rookies
3:00PM Dennis the Menace
3:30PM Dennis the Menace
4:00PM Gilligan's Island
4:30PM Gilligan's Island
5:00PM Happy Days
5:30PM Happy Days
6:00PM Leave it to Beaver
6:30PM Leave it to Beaver
7:00PM Batman
7:30PM Batman
8:00PM The Love Boat
9:00PM I Love Lucy
9:30PM The Munsters
10:00PM The Andy Griffith Show
10:30PM Leave it to Beaver
11:00PM The Beverly Hillbillies
11:30PM Gilligan's Island
12:00AM Gidget (Mon-Thurs) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Fridays)
12:30AM The Flying Nun (Mon-Thurs) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Fridays)
1:00AM The Rockford Files (Mon-Thurs) Fernwood 2Night (Fridays) 1:30AM The Monkees (Fridays)
2:00AM The Jeffersons
2:30AM Barney Miller
3:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
3:30AM The Adventures of Superman
4:00AM Batman
4:30AM Batman
5:00AM Charlie's Angels

WEEKENDS:
6:00AM Gunsmoke
7:00AM The Brady Bunch
7:30AM Get Smart
8:00AM Happy Days
8:30AM Mary Tyler Moore
9:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show (Sat) Burns and Allen (Sun)
9:30AM I Love Lucy (Sat) The Honeymooners (Sun)
10:00AM Leave It to Beaver (Sat) The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (Sun)
10:30AM The Donna Reed Show (Sat) The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour cont. (Sun)
11:00AM The Andy Griffith Show (Sat) Hazel (Sun)
11:30AM The Beverly Hillbillies (Sat) Father Knows Best (Sun)
12:00PM Gunsmoke
1:00PM The Waltons
2:00PM The Rookies
3:00PM The Jeffersons (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
3:30PM The Jeffersons (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
4:00PM Taxi (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
4:30PM Taxi (Saturdays) TV Land Box Set (Sundays)
5:00PM Happy Days
5:30PM Happy Days
6:00PM Leave it to Beaver
6:30PM Leave it to Beaver
7:00PM Batman
7:30PM Batman
8:00PM The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (Saturdays) Sunday Best (Sundays)
9:00PM I Love Lucy (Saturdays) Sunday Best (Sundays)
9:30PM I Love Lucy (Saturdays) Sunday Best (Sundays)
10:00PM The Andy Griffith Show
10:30PM Leave it to Beaver
11:00PM The Beverly Hillbillies
11:30PM Gilligan's Island
12:00AM Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Sat) Gidget (Sun)
12:30AM Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Sat) The Flying Nun (Sun)
1:00AM Fernwood 2Night (Sat) The Rockford Files (Sun)
1:30AM The Monkees (Sat) The Rockford Files cont. (Sun)
2:00AM The Jeffersons
2:30AM Barney Miller
3:00AM The Dick Van Dyke Show
3:30AM The Adventures of Superman
4:00AM Batman
4:30AM Batman
5:00AM Charlie's Angels

~~

Box Sets were blocks based on certain themes (spin-offs, common gueust stars, similar plots, etc) and some times featured shows that weren't on the regular schedule, including many short-lived shows like "Finder of Lost Loves," "Gloria," "Bridget Loves Bernie," and "She's the Sheriff." Also, when the first TVLand Awards aired in 2003, the Box Sets were used to showcase the shows/people that got major honors, like "Julia" and "Star Trek." Sunday Best showcased the very best episodes of certain shows.



WOW! i didn't realize TVLand had changed so much over the years, those were some great shows.

[PlayOn]

i remember TVLand Box Set. not sure what it was, but i remember the announcer talking about it. also the the marathons all weekend long of the same show. those were the good ol' days. :(