Please read:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2007/09/solomons-weekly-rant-why-is-tv-land.html

... then discuss here.

When I "clicked here" I was directed to LAST WEEK'S RANT THREAD. Just to let you know.

Anyhoo, Solomon, what can I say. You are right. Why give BN a celebration when other shows have had their anniversaries? What abt when Aaron Spelling passed away, where was the memorial by airing maybe a few of his hit shows? That would have been nice.

It was a good rant. Simple and to the point. I agree about Bob Newhart. Why give his show a marathon and not other shows? This could also be a test for the network to see if it does well enough to add fulltime, but besides that, I don't see any real point for it at all.

I see your views on TubeTime. For people like me, who are proud (in less extent) payers to Comcast, and when I watch TubeTime I want to see shows I can't find anywhere else. They've been airing WTB? season 1 now since it came, so why not move on? But then, there are other people who may not afford to buy the season 1 DVD, and can watch it for free at TubeTime.

Don't forget, TV Land made a Bob Newhart statue, honoring his character, Bob Hartley. So TV Land is obviously a fan of "The Bob Newhart Show."

And I was directed over to last week's rant and kept trying to figure out why everyone was talking about the weather. lol

It was a good rant. Simple and to the point. I agree about Bob Newhart. Why give his show a marathon and not other shows? This could also be a test for the network to see if it does well enough to add fulltime, but besides that, I don't see any real point for it at all.

I see your views on TubeTime. For people like me, who are proud (in less extent) payers to Comcast, and when I watch TubeTime I want to see shows I can't find anywhere else. They've been airing WTB? season 1 now since it came, so why not move on? But then, there are other people who may not afford to buy the season 1 DVD, and can watch it for free at TubeTime.


And why celebrate a 35th anniversary for one sitcom and not the other? Maude started the same season and is getting no kind of celebration this month and just like BN, not on the TV land schedule. I can see celebrating the 50th anniversary of a show but 35th? I never heard of a 35th anniversary celebration until 2007-lol

When I "clicked here" I was directed to LAST WEEK'S RANT THREAD. Just to let you know.

Anyhoo, Solomon, what can I say. You are right. Why give BN a celebration when other shows have had their anniversaries? What abt when Aaron Spelling passed away, where was the memorial by airing maybe a few of his hit shows? That would have been nice.


TV Land programmers remind of the Deejay's at a radio station here in philly, they always play Islely Brothers because THEY think it's lassic music like how TV land think about BN.

And why celebrate a 35th anniversary for one sitcom and not the other? Maude started the same season and is getting no kind of celebration this month and just like BN, not on the TV land schedule. I can see celebrating the 50th anniversary of a show but 35th? I never heard of a 35th anniversary celebration until 2007-lol

I'm sure in 5 years we'll see the 40th anniversary too. There are many shows on their lineup, or not on their lineup that we're more popular than BN, that they could have done an anniversary special for. The Jeffersons' had its 30th in 2005, and they did nothing. I Love Lucy had its 55th anniversary, which is quite an accomplshment, and it went unnoticed last year. I guess they must be huge fanatics about the show over there. That almost makes me want to hope that no one watches it.

When I "clicked here" I was directed to LAST WEEK'S RANT THREAD. Just to let you know.

Anyhoo, Solomon, what can I say. You are right. Why give BN a celebration when other shows have had their anniversaries? What abt when Aaron Spelling passed away, where was the memorial by airing maybe a few of his hit shows? That would have been nice.
It was a disgrace how TV Land treated Aaron Spelling. They should have had a marathon of his best shows.

And I was directed over to last week's rant and kept trying to figure out why everyone was talking about the weather. lol

See, it is not just me. I was directed to the weather rant. PLEASE FIX THE LINK TO THIS. THANK YOU.

See, it is not just me. I was directed to the weather rant. PLEASE FIX THE LINK TO THIS. THANK YOU.

Refresh. The link was fixed hours ago, but there was publishing problems. You found the thread, so why are you worried still?

And why celebrate a 35th anniversary for one sitcom and not the other? Maude started the same season and is getting no kind of celebration this month and just like BN, not on the TV land schedule. I can see celebrating the 50th anniversary of a show but 35th? I never heard of a 35th anniversary celebration until 2007-lol

They have done 35th anniversaries before, Beverly Hillbillies and Brady Bunch comes to mind. Usually they do anything like 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, etc. They did a Soap 25th, Three's Company 25th, Brady Bunch 30th, Three's Company 30th, Hillibllies 35th, Brady 35th, MASH 35th, Trek 40th, Andy 45th, etc.

I agree with you Solomon, I do find it odd that a 35th anniversary is being celebrated. The show was good, but could wait for 5 more years. lol

Refresh. The link was fixed hours ago, but there was publishing problems. You found the thread, so why are you worried still?
Because others may accidently post on the weather rant rather than here. I almost did that until I realized the error.

Because others may accidently post on the weather rant rather than here. I almost did that until I realized the error.

The blog was fixed about an hour ago. So people who click now will get the right link. You visited before that, so you have to refresh to see the update.

I'm sure in 5 years we'll see the 40th anniversary too. There are many shows on their lineup, or not on their lineup that we're more popular than BN, that they could have done an anniversary special for. The Jeffersons' had its 30th in 2005, and they did nothing. I Love Lucy had its 55th anniversary, which is quite an accomplshment, and it went unnoticed last year. I guess they must be huge fanatics about the show over there. That almost makes me want to hope that no one watches it.


I wonder if there a chance of seeing the 35th anniversary of the Jeffersons on the night of January 18, 2012-lol

I wonder if there a chance of seeing the 35th anniversary of the Jeffersons on the night of January 18, 2012-lol


Somehow, I seriously doubt it.

Somehow, I seriously doubt it.


I always felt the the even number anniversaries should be recognized not the odd numbers

10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th............

I always felt the the even number anniversaries should be recognized not the odd numbers

10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th............
If I had to schedule anniversaries, I would only schedule for 25th, 30th, 40th, and 50th, but all the others really seem kind of pointless.

I doubt we'll see The Jeffersons 35th. If we do, it won't be in January. It'll probably by in August or something like that.

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TVLand missed the Munsters 40th anniversary as well, and it was even being aired then. It is horrible because all the cast but Fred Gwynn were still alive and the house still stood. Since then two people have died and Desperate Housewives destroyed the house. Truly sad!

TVLand missed the Munsters 40th anniversary as well, and it was even being aired then. It is horrible because all the cast but Fred Gwynn were still alive and the house still stood. Since then two people have died and Desperate Housewives destroyed the house. Truly sad!


So now you know that it's all about what TV LAND PROGRAMMERS want to see, not the Viewers

This was probably the most pointless rant, I think, out of any of the rants that have been posted.

Who CARES whether or not "The Bob Newhart Show" is not airing on TVLand regularly? The fact that it ISN'T is reason enough to be happy about this. TVLand rarely does anything that involves shows not on their schedule anymore, which is sad, because back in the 1990s and early 2000s, both TVLand and Nick-at-Nite made it a point to showcase other shows during marathons and such. I'm overjoyed for the TBNS marathon and can't wait to watch it. Yes, it absolutely sucks that they didn't celebrate other shows' anniversaries in the past, but that is no reason to bitch about them celebrating this show's. Do you want them to believe that we don't want to see a marathon of a 1970s show, when they would probably prefer to air another movie?

And in regards to the whole Comcast Tube Time thing, all I can say is that not everybody has the money to rush out and buy every season of their favorite show on DVD. No matter how obsessed you are with a particular show, most fans are not that involved and would rather watch their favorite shows for free instead of paying $20-$50 for them.

I think Solomon's point is that if they can offer this anniversary special for BN, why not do it for all the other shows that have anniversary dates.

This was probably the most pointless rant, I think, out of any of the rants that have been posted.

Who CARES whether or not "The Bob Newhart Show" is not airing on TVLand regularly? The fact that it ISN'T is reason enough to be happy about this. TVLand rarely does anything that involves shows not on their schedule anymore, which is sad, because back in the 1990s and early 2000s, both TVLand and Nick-at-Nite made it a point to showcase other shows during marathons and such. I'm overjoyed for the TBNS marathon and can't wait to watch it. Yes, it absolutely sucks that they didn't celebrate other shows' anniversaries in the past, but that is no reason to bitch about them celebrating this show's. Do you want them to believe that we don't want to see a marathon of a 1970s show, when they would probably prefer to air another movie?

And in regards to the whole Comcast Tube Time thing, all I can say is that not everybody has the money to rush out and buy every season of their favorite show on DVD. No matter how obsessed you are with a particular show, most fans are not that involved and would rather watch their favorite shows for free instead of paying $20-$50 for them.



OK I get it, you are a BH fan and have don't have money in your budget to buy shows you like that's currently on Tube Time.

I think Solomon's point is that if they can offer this anniversary special for BN, why not do it for all the other shows that have anniversary dates.


And none of the rants have a BITCHY tone to them-lol

So because TV Land does one anniversary we should be grateful. That network is supposed to show classic shows all the time.

I think Solomon's point is that if they can offer this anniversary special for BN, why not do it for all the other shows that have anniversary dates.
Well, yeah, that's the valid point. But it comes across as if he's saying that they shouldn't do any anniversary celebrations at all. It would be ideal for every show to get their due, but I'm willing to take as much as I can get.

And no, Solomon, most teenagers without jobs don't have the money to buy their favorite shows on DVD. I wish I did, but I don't.

So because TV Land does one anniversary we should be grateful. That network is supposed to show classic shows all the time.


He wasn't looking debate in a fun way with facts to back up his argument so I reported him for his attack. So it's no need to take him serously because he never posted in a rant thread until today.

I have nothing against BN but I can understand the frustration when a show you really like has a milestone anniversary that's ignored. It reminds me of the workplace sometimes....certain people are "special"--they get the balloons and the cake delivered to their cubicles on their birthdays but the guy sitting in the cubicle right next to them watches his birthday come and go without so much as a "happy birthday." You're either the "special" one or you're not.

Well, yeah, that's the valid point. But it comes across as if he's saying that they shouldn't do any anniversary celebrations at all. It would be ideal for every show to get their due, but I'm willing to take as much as I can get.

And no, Solomon, most teenagers without jobs don't have the money to buy their favorite shows on DVD. I wish I did, but I don't.


I really don't care what you have to say because my discussions with you are over. And do me a favor and ignore the rants from here on out.

Just want to say to Bob Newhart Fans on the Board that I'm not trashing the show at all, I was just pointing out why wasn't this special treatment given to other shows from the same decade. I'm not qualified to crticize the Bob Newhart show because i never seen it so just want to make it clear that this rant wasn't a Bob Newhart Bashing Thread. It was more of a poking Fun at TV Land's decision to honor Bob Newhart and not Maude which started the same year.

I really don't care what you have to say because my discussions with you are over. And do me a favor and ignore the rants from here on out.
Um...okay...Just a hint, though. If you're going to air your "rants" out on a fairly popular website's blog, you should be ready to take in the criticisms that readers are going to have. You can't tell everybody who disagrees to just "ignore the rants from here on out."

So because TV Land does one anniversary we should be grateful. That network is supposed to show classic shows all the time.

I know! Have I ever given anybody a reason to believe that I disagree with the above statement? I'm just saying that despite what the intent of this week's rant (which, if I have it right, I actually do agree with...why have so many shows been passed over?), I, and possibly others, might have gotten the idea that Solomon thinks the TBNS marathon shouldn't happen. I've seen many of my favorite shows' anniversaries pass by and TVLand have pretty much ignored them too. "The Love Boat" celebrates its 30th anniversary this year...no marathon. I am almost 100% sure that when "The Donna Reed Show" turns 50 next year, nothing will happen. Nothing for "Laverne & Shirley" last year either. Hell, "Cheers" celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and I don't think that they'll even do anything for that, which used to be one of the pet shows in the N@N/TVL hub. So, you see, I agree completely with what everybody else is saying. I just disagree with the way Solomon put it in his rant. I think there was just a bit too much negativity. It sucks that TVLand constantly ignores shows, but it is indeed a tiny glimmer of hope that they actually thought of doing this for TBNS. I hope it's a sign of things to come, but I don't know.

He wasn't looking debate in a fun way with facts to back up his argument so I reported him for his attack. So it's no need to take him serously because he never posted in a rant thread until today.

What the......okay. Facts have nothing to do with any of this. You posted a rant for the public. A member of the public disagreed with it. I don't need "facts" to back up something that is my opinion. Tell me, what "facts" should I have used to back my opinion up?

I have nothing against BN but I can understand the frustration when a show you really like has a milestone anniversary that's ignored. It reminds me of the workplace sometimes....certain people are "special"--they get the balloons and the cake delivered to their cubicles on their birthdays but the guy sitting in the cubicle right next to them watches his birthday come and go without so much as a "happy birthday." You're either the "special" one or you're not.
Oooh, nice analogy. I like that.

TVland would have the time to devote to anniversaries and show mini-marathons if they GOT RID OF THOSE DAMN MOVIES AND ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING.

As for Solomon's rant, I think it is great. He has yet to miss a beat so far.

Yes, let's be appreciative of any classic show that should get airtime that hasn't been aired, but don't treat it any different from any other show that should happen to have a milestone.

Like I said, with the death of Aaron Spelling, there should have been something to acknowledge the man who brought television more shows than anyone.

Um...okay...Just a hint, though. If you're going to air your "rants" out on a fairly popular website's blog, you should be ready to take in the criticisms that readers are going to have. You can't tell everybody who disagrees to just "ignore the rants from here on out."



I know! Have I ever given anybody a reason to believe that I disagree with the above statement? I'm just saying that despite what the intent of this week's rant (which, if I have it right, I actually do agree with...why have so many shows been passed over?), I, and possibly others, might have gotten the idea that Solomon thinks the TBNS marathon shouldn't happen. I've seen many of my favorite shows' anniversaries pass by and TVLand have pretty much ignored them too. "The Love Boat" celebrates its 30th anniversary this year...no marathon. I am almost 100% sure that when "The Donna Reed Show" turns 50 next year, nothing will happen. Nothing for "Laverne & Shirley" last year either. Hell, "Cheers" celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and I don't think that they'll even do anything for that, which used to be one of the pet shows in the N@N/TVL hub. So, you see, I agree completely with what everybody else is saying. I just disagree with the way Solomon put it in his rant. I think there was just a bit too much negativity. It sucks that TVLand constantly ignores shows, but it is indeed a tiny glimmer of hope that they actually thought of doing this for TBNS. I hope it's a sign of things to come, but I don't know.



What the......okay. Facts have nothing to do with any of this. You posted a rant for the public. A member of the public disagreed with it. I don't need "facts" to back up something that is my opinion. Tell me, what "facts" should I have used to back my opinion up?



You can disagree without being disrepectful/negative.

Oooh, nice analogy. I like that.

TVland would have the time to devote to anniversaries and show mini-marathons if they GOT RID OF THOSE DAMN MOVIES AND ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING.

As for Solomon's rant, I think it is great. He has yet to miss a beat so far.

Yes, let's be appreciative of any classic show that should get airtime that hasn't been aired, but don't treat it any different from any other show that should happen to have a milestone.

Like I said, with the death of Aaron Spelling, there should have been something to acknowledge the man who brought television more shows than anyone.
Charlie's Angels, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, The Rookies, Mod Squad, TJ Hooker, ...even some flops like Life With Lucy, I would have loved to see. lol

Charlie's Angels, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, The Rookies, Mod Squad, TJ Hooker, ...even some flops like Life With Lucy, I would have loved to see. lol
The opportunity to have shown us some classics, some duds and anything related to that man would have been awesome. I just don't get it. The man was a pioneer, he changed the face of television, he was groundbreaking and he was versatile with the kind of shows he developed. He was THE MASTER. :D

The opportunity to have shown us some classics, some duds and anything related to that man would have been awesome. I just don't get it. The man was a pioneer, he changed the face of television, he was groundbreaking and he was versatile with the kind of shows he developed. He was THE MASTER. :D
Oh believe me, nobody was as pissed me when TVLand announced their plans for memorializing Aaron. Let's show an episode of "I Love Lucy," and "Gunsmoke" too! At their regular times, too! That's special! How's that for a tribute?!

Psh. Psh, psh, psh. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you can program an entire cable channel with just Spelling shows. I know. I've even made a schedule for it. It's criminal how much his work has been ignored.

I really don't mind the Bob Newhart Show anniversary marathon, it's a rare show that doesn't air on tv much anymore. However, I agree that they shouldn't play favorites. If they're gonna have an anniversary marathon for TBNS, then they should have them for other classic shows as well.

The biggest problem I have with TBNS marathon is it's airing at the same time as Monday Night Football. They certainly could have picked a better day to have the marathon. :lol:

It's possible they just happened to get Bob Newhart on the cheap.

Oh believe me, nobody was as pissed me when TVLand announced their plans for memorializing Aaron. Let's show an episode of "I Love Lucy," and "Gunsmoke" too! At their regular times, too! That's special! How's that for a tribute?!

Psh. Psh, psh, psh. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you can program an entire cable channel with just Spelling shows. I know. I've even made a schedule for it. It's criminal how much his work has been ignored.

So now you're agreeing with us? The rant was about TVLand airing a special for BN but not for other shows, and you're saying just that :D

I myself like alot of shows from the 70s, but Bob Newhart is DEFINITELY not one of the them. NOT FUNNY. They shouldn't celebrate that garbage and ignore the good stuff.

So now you're agreeing with us? The rant was about TVLand airing a special for BN but not for other shows, and you're saying just that :D
Good Lord, people, I never said that I disagreed with the intent of the rant. I just thought it was worded wrong. In my very first post in this thread, I said that it is a shame that N@N and TVLand don't use special marathons as a way of airing shows not on their schedule anymore. I miss them doing that. I remember back in 2003, when the "CBS at 75" special aired, TVLand did a thing where they re-aired CBS's Saturday night lineup from 1975. That was awesome because several of those shows weren't on the channel at the time. And I don't think I even need to mention how much I absolutely enjoyed the Warner Bros. 50th anniversary weekend from 2005. NONE of the shows that aired that weekend were on TVLand's regular schedule at the time.

Good Lord, people, I never said that I disagreed with the intent of the rant. I just thought it was worded wrong. In my very first post in this thread, I said that it is a shame that N@N and TVLand don't use special marathons as a way of airing shows not on their schedule anymore. I miss them doing that. I remember back in 2003, when the "CBS at 75" special aired, TVLand did a thing where they re-aired CBS's Saturday night lineup from 1975. That was awesome because several of those shows weren't on the channel at the time. And I don't think I even need to mention how much I absolutely enjoyed the Warner Bros. 50th anniversary weekend from 2005. NONE of the shows that aired that weekend were on TVLand's regular schedule at the time.

You didn't say either of those things. You said the rant was pointless, and that makes no sense at all, because in your last post, you just said the exact opposite of that.

You didn't say either of those things. You said the rant was pointless, and that makes no sense at all, because in your last post, you just said the exact opposite of that.
Yes I did say that! Go back and read my very first post in this thread! I do believe the rant was pointless. If the purpose of Solomon's rants is to bring attention to the problems that he are ranting about, I simply believe that by using the TBNS marathon as a way to bring up the fact that TVLand has ignored so many other shows' anniversaries, he is making it seem as if we don't want to see any anniversary marathons for any shows at all.

Yes I did say that! Go back and read my very first post in this thread! I do believe the rant was pointless. If the purpose of Solomon's rants is to bring attention to the problems that he are ranting about, I simply believe that by using the TBNS marathon as a way to bring up the fact that TVLand has ignored so many other shows' anniversaries, he is making it seem as if we don't want to see any anniversary marathons for any shows at all.
Solomon DID clarify his opinion. He did say he is not bashing the show, he is merely stating that what they are doing for the BN show, should be done for all the other shows. Whether or not they are being shown on TVLand or not. He would like to see ALL SHOWS GET THEIR DUE when it comes to anniversary time.

Yes I did say that! Go back and read my very first post in this thread! I do believe the rant was pointless. If the purpose of Solomon's rants is to bring attention to the problems that he are ranting about, I simply believe that by using the TBNS marathon as a way to bring up the fact that TVLand has ignored so many other shows' anniversaries, he is making it seem as if we don't want to see any anniversary marathons for any shows at all.
I never got that out of his rant and I do like TBNS too. I just think TV Land should go back to what they were created for and that's showing classic tv.

Solomon DID clarify his opinion. He did say he is not bashing the show, he is merely stating that what they are doing for the BN show, should be done for all the other shows. Whether or not they are being shown on TVLand or not. He would like to see ALL SHOWS GET THEIR DUE when it comes to anniversary time.
Right, he did, and that's why I don't have a problem with it anymore.

For the record, I agree whole-heartedly with most of what has been said in this thread.

TV Land programmers remind of the Deejay's at a radio station here in philly, they always play Islely Brothers because THEY think it's lassic music like how TV land think about BN.I agree with you,about radio stations.The good old songs from the 1950's.1960's and 1970's have been replaced by songs that THEY think are classics(from the 1960's,1970's,and1980's.)And I agrere with you about TVLand,as well.TVLand and all the rest (Hallmark,ION,)are the same way.But don't forget:THEY have the FINAL SAY as to what is aired and what isn't aired.And ratings have a lot to do with it.and a lot of other stuff.

I agree with you,about radio stations.The good old songs from the 1950's.1960's and 1970's have been replaced by songs that THEY think are classics(from the 1960's,1970's,and1980's.)And I agrere with you about TVLand,as well.TVLand and all the rest (Hallmark,ION,)are the same way.But don't forget:THEY have the FINAL SAY as to what is aired and what isn't aired.And ratings have a lot to do with it.and a lot of other stuff.

I completely agree with you on that one.

Right, he did, and that's why I don't have a problem with it anymore.

For the record, I agree whole-heartedly with most of what has been said in this thread.


And I'm not really ranting, It's more of me poking fun at things connected to TV Shows and TV stations or Cable. I have gotten away from complaining and just started basically laughing at things I think is silly in the World of Television.

Good and interesting rant Solomon. It doesn't seem fair to pick and choose who gets tributes. Not much in life is fair, lol.

Keep 'em coming!

Good and interesting rant Solomon. It doesn't seem fair to pick and choose who gets tributes. Not much in life is fair, lol.

Keep 'em coming!
Good post. I mean, if you are running a classic tv network, who is to say who gets tributes and who doesn't? You should honor ALL shows for the laughs they brought forth and for simply being classic. If it wasn't for those shows, we wouldn't have many shows now that would be here entertaining us.

Good post. I mean, if you are running a classic tv network, who is to say who gets tributes and who doesn't? You should honor ALL shows for the laughs they brought forth and for simply being classic. If it wasn't for those shows, we wouldn't have many shows now that would be here entertaining us.


If TV Land picked up Bob Newhart I would watch since I never seen it before but the marathon is too minor for me to see if I like the show or not

Do you ALN network? They started showing BN tonight. It's on right after WKRP.

Do you ALN network? They started showing BN tonight. It's on right after WKRP.


No I wish I can do a trade, ask comcast to give me ALN and take ABC Family away from me-lol

No I wish I can do a trade, ask comcast to give me ALN and take ABC Family away from me-lol
I'll see what strings I can pull for you.:lol:

Awesome rant, though I used to love TBNS when it was on there