I've sent a letter to Nick-at-Nite requesting that Bewitched be put back on their network. I suggest we all work together to put our favorite show back on television! Let's all write letters and send them! Sign online petitions! Or write to Hallmark...or ABC...or someone! This is an S.O.S! Save Our Show! We're all in this together! Come on, let's do it, do it, do it!!!

And don't say that they won't answer or care about our opinion! ;) No, no, no, we've got to stay positive! :jig: With a little positive thinking, there's nothing you can't achieve! Especially if we all work together as a team! :bouncers
Besides...think about the children. :baby: :(

Now let's all get down to business!

They're not going to put Bewitched back on N@N. They don't air any series that hasn't aired in the last 2 decades

It's futile to even try writing to them. The time for sitcoms like Bewitched on N@N has come and gone

I've sent a letter to Nick-at-Nite requesting that Bewitched be put back on their network. I suggest we all work together to put our favorite show back on television! Let's all write letters and send them! Sign online petitions! Or write to Hallmark...or ABC...or someone! This is an S.O.S! Save Our Show! We're all in this together! Come on, let's do it, do it, do it!!!

And don't say that they won't answer or care about our opinion! ;) No, no, no, we've got to stay positive! :jig: With a little positive thinking, there's nothing you can't achieve! Especially if we all work together as a team! :bouncers
Besides...think about the children. :baby: :(

Now let's all get down to business!



Those days are gone. Nick is no friend to any of the shows from the 60's or for that matter the 70's. It's doesn't match the demos they are interested in reaching. In the next few years TV Land will phase out whatever is left from that era. The hope rests in some kind of internet classic TV type station, and that will come with a monthly subscription fee. I don't know if it will happen, but that's the only hope.

Yeah, unfortunately you're about 10 years too late on this one.

Good idea but it wont happen. Nick at Nite is too far gone to go back and be as great as they once was.

Oh, my stars. Didn't you all hear what I said? Nick at Nite is not the only network we can write to. We can write to TV Land, WGN, ABC, sign petitions, anything! If Nick at Nite doesn't care, someone will. Cheer up! Just try to smile :) And hope for the best.

Oh, my stars. Didn't you all hear what I said? Nick at Nite is not the only network we can write to. We can write to TV Land, WGN, ABC, sign petitions, anything! If Nick at Nite doesn't care, someone will. Cheer up! Just try to smile :) And hope for the best.


Scratch TV Land from the list as they are trying to get away from Classic TV. Beaver & Gunsmoke are already gone from their site and I have seen on some media sites where that the only reason Andy Griffith is on TV Land at all is due to the show's 50th..next year bye bye Andy !!! Bewtiched...well at least there is WGN.

Writing to the nets? Nah one should write to the advertisers and their consultants...they are the ones who have more a say as to what a show is seen and what is not. Those people really believe that the 25 year old has more money to spend than a 45 year old and therefor the 25 year old person "lifestyle" is a perfect match for "Cougar Town" and reality TV...but can't be interested ( allowed ) for Bonanza...when networks follow reports like "this" and spends millions on them....classic TV really doesn't stand a chance.

So apparently that big motivational speech was for nothing, eh? Well, I'm still going to try. Just like Endora said... "Don't give up so easily. I don't!"

Feel fortunate enough that you can purchase the entire series on dvd and watch it 24/7 if you wish and create a Bewitched Network at home if you want, we are all positive here, positive that what you are saying will never happen, but we do appreciate your enthusiasm, but unfortuantley it is not realistic, it's like saying be positive that the patient will come back to life after death, it just doesn't happen. All the networks you mention (except WGN) have entirely different programming ideas, ABC Family would never run anything from the 60's, even if Hallmark picked it up, they would remove it after a few weeks....locals and syndication has changed since the 80's.

The networks just don't care about us anymore. Sad but true. :(

The real hope is for RTV to buy a library programming deal from Sony to start airing all the great old Screen Gems! If they would, most RTV stations would start scheduling Bewitched, Jeannie, etc in a moment's notice!

What's a library programming deal? Is it like a sort of contract?

^Yes. Currently RTV has a deal with NBCUniversal's library which is why you see shows like Ironside, Magnum, Simon and Simon, Rockford Files, etc on their schedule. They also made a deal with another independent distributor that contains I Spy, Robin Hood, Daniel Boone.

So should I write to RTV and ask them to buy a deal? Or do I pay myself? What's the catch?

Feel fortunate enough that you can purchase the entire series on dvd and watch it 24/7 if you wish and create a Bewitched Network at home if you want, we are all positive here, positive that what you are saying will never happen, but we do appreciate your enthusiasm, but unfortuantley it is not realistic, it's like saying be positive that the patient will come back to life after death, it just doesn't happen. All the networks you mention (except WGN) have entirely different programming ideas, ABC Family would never run anything from the 60's, even if Hallmark picked it up, they would remove it after a few weeks....locals and syndication has changed since the 80's.
Amen!! I own the DVDs and get to see the episodes uncut and commercial free - whenever I want. I've long since given up on the TV channels, local or cable, to rerun any quality sitcoms and dramas anymore. :mad:

I'm so sick of stations like N@N and TVLand deciding that 20-somethings "don't like classic TV." Hello?! I do, and so do most of my friends. What is wrong with those people?

I'm so sick of stations like N@N and TVLand deciding that 20-somethings "don't like classic TV." Hello?! I do, and so do most of my friends. What is wrong with those people?
It just goes to show that these nitwits don't have a clue as to what people REALLY want to watch. I've loved classic TV my whole life - and am so thankful that a lot of it is on DVD to enjoy.

Well, all right. You've all convinced me. I completely hate DVDs, I'm more comfortable with tapes. But I'm afraid I'll have to buy them...with a heavy heart. :(

^you hate DVDs?? Pray tell why?? I wouldn't want to go back to the old VCR age for anything.

And why don't you e-mail RTV and make a suggestion......they are responsive to e-mails...at least my local affiliate has been.

Well, all right. You've all convinced me. I completely hate DVDs, I'm more comfortable with tapes. But I'm afraid I'll have to buy them...with a heavy heart. :(

I'm sure you have your reasons, but I am purplexed and leaving this thread after that comment...I respect it but am HIGHLY confused.....maybe my pal "jude" would like to continue with why you "hate" dvd's...but they turned the whole industry around.....we all spend hours transferring our 30 year old VHS tapes to DVD's just for the comfort and easyness (but never throw away the VHS master, just in case..lol)....we would have never seen season sets on VHS....columbia house used to offer classic TV series 4 episodes at a time on themed VHS tapes and they were nearly $30 each after postage, now we buy ENTIRE SEASONS for less than that most of the time....my best to you...and since Pav's annoucement re: AmericanLife cable about to announce 4 new sitcoms to replace "The Fall Guy" I hope for your sake honestly, one of them is Bewitched...lol.....

I'm so sick of stations like N@N and TVLand deciding that 20-somethings "don't like classic TV." Hello?! I do, and so do most of my friends. What is wrong with those people?

Actually it really isn't Nick@Nite and TV Land that believes such stuf-per say themselves, its the companies who advertise on these channels who in turn tell Nick@Nite and TV Land that if they want their business "..hey you need to reach that target demo between ages 18-30 and they do NOT like classic TV..put on a recent show like back to back episodes of The Nanny so you can reach that very important age group...".

Also the fact that many who work as consultants for those advertising agencies are in their 20s themselves so they feel that everyone on planet Earth who is in their 20's has the same lifestyle as they do. I myself in the past actually had to deal with such people. I still remember one 24 year old "consultant" for a major drug store chain telling me quote "...every single city and town in America is just like Indianapolis.."

Oh yeah Indianapolis and Honolulu sure look like twin cities to me !!:lol:

But seriously these people dont have reality in their brains, but they do have that money paid for by companies such as Johnson & Johnson who forwards their "reports" to media outlets including networks.

I just hate DVDs because I'm not comfortable with them, that's all. My whole life has been, "Hey, let's set up the VCR!" or "Go put a tape in the stereo". Now it's, "Set up the DVD player" or "Put the DVD in the computer". What the heck?! People even carry them around now! I feel that TV should be seen and appreciated, not carried and taken for granted.

Besides, if you happen to drop a tape on the ground, it won't break. But drop a DVD or scratch it up in any way-boom-it's gone! It's the same way with LaserDisc as well. (Remember LaserDisc?) VHS tapes will never die to me. Especially not Bewitched.

By the way, what is RTV? If it's a channel like Nickelodeon, I don't have RTV.

I just hate DVDs because I'm not comfortable with them, that's all. My whole life has been, "Hey, let's set up the VCR!" or "Go put a tape in the stereo". Now it's, "Set up the DVD player" or "Put the DVD in the computer". What the heck?! People even carry them around now! I feel that TV should be seen and appreciated, not carried and taken for granted.

Besides, if you happen to drop a tape on the ground, it won't break. But drop a DVD or scratch it up in any way-boom-it's gone! It's the same way with LaserDisc as well. (Remember LaserDisc?) VHS tapes will never die to me. Especially not Bewitched.



I don't see how owning shows on DVD are "taking it for granted." Just as you mentioned the faults with DVD's, there's just as many with VHS's. I've never seen a player "eat" a DVD as I have with a VHS. DVD's also don't have horrible tracking after a while that cannot be corrected.

Actually it really isn't Nick@Nite and TV Land that believes such stuf-per say themselves, its the companies who advertise on these channels who in turn tell Nick@Nite and TV Land that if they want their business "..hey you need to reach that target demo between ages 18-30 and they do NOT like classic TV..put on a recent show like back to back episodes of The Nanny so you can reach that very important age group...".

Also the fact that many who work as consultants for those advertising agencies are in their 20s themselves so they feel that everyone on planet Earth who is in their 20's has the same lifestyle as they do. I myself in the past actually had to deal with such people. I still remember one 24 year old "consultant" for a major drug store chain telling me quote "...every single city and town in America is just like Indianapolis.."

Oh yeah Indianapolis and Honolulu sure look like twin cities to me !!:lol:

But seriously these people dont have reality in their brains, but they do have that money paid for by companies such as Johnson & Johnson who forwards their "reports" to media outlets including networks.
That's one thing I get a kick out of. These networks complain because people try to watch shows without the commercials. They hate it when people program their own schedules. They hate the DVR with a passion. I have no sympathy for any of them. They don't care about the shows I like so why should I care about the advertisements or them. Yea I know they pay for the shows but I don't care.

I just hate DVDs because I'm not comfortable with them, that's all. My whole life has been, "Hey, let's set up the VCR!" or "Go put a tape in the stereo". Now it's, "Set up the DVD player" or "Put the DVD in the computer". What the heck?! People even carry them around now! I feel that TV should be seen and appreciated, not carried and taken for granted.

Besides, if you happen to drop a tape on the ground, it won't break. But drop a DVD or scratch it up in any way-boom-it's gone! It's the same way with LaserDisc as well. (Remember LaserDisc?) VHS tapes will never die to me. Especially not Bewitched.

By the way, what is RTV? If it's a channel like Nickelodeon, I don't have RTV.
I'm actually the same way. I still have more VHS tapes then I do DVDs. Yea I supposed the picture quality is better but I'm sure something new will come out soon. It's great that so many of these classic shows are out on DVD but they do run into a lot of money. I don't have that many shows in my collection because of that and also I collect movies as well. It would be better for me if a classic channel came along and played nothing but classic shows but I'm not holding my breath.

RTV airs classic television. I had the channel when I had Comcast but I lost it when I went to Direct Tv.

If anyone wants them, I still have my old Bewitched VHS tapes from when a local station showed them uncut. Obviously the quality isn't as good, but if you hate DVDs that much...

Also, try Hulu or Youtube?

You'd give them away? Honest? For real???

Sure, if you want to cover shipping. Most of my tapes are the cut Hallmark ones, but there were some uncut from a local station. The quality isn't that great since we didn't have cable for the local station.

Aw, that's sweet of you. But no, you keep your tapes, I'll get my own. They'll be worth a lot someday to you. :) But really, that was very generous of you. :)

I use to feel the same way about dvd's as you, but have since had a change of heart with the extras that dvd's have and the picture quality being better. I have a VCR/DVD combo player so I can see either one.

I use to feel the same way about dvd's as you, but have since had a change of heart with the extras that dvd's have and the picture quality being better. I have a VCR/DVD combo player so I can see either one.
Me, too.

Well, all right. You've all convinced me. I completely hate DVDs, I'm more comfortable with tapes. But I'm afraid I'll have to buy them...with a heavy heart. :(



I can sorta relate. I am uncomfortable with Ipods and refuse to own one.

I can sorta relate. I am uncomfortable with Ipods and refuse to own one.
I still have a cassette recorder. lol

I have one, too!

I still have VCR tapes but am converting them to DVD.

I used to feel the same way, but video tapes wear out too easily

Gasp! That's an idea! I could, somehow, buy the DVDs, convert them to VHS, and give the DVDs to someone else! But how do I do that...?

Gasp! That's an idea! I could, somehow, buy the DVDs, convert them to VHS, and give the DVDs to someone else! But how do I do that...?
If you really wanted to (and if there's no Macrovision scrambling preventing it), you could get a combo VCR/DVD player and do it that way, or get a DVD player and hook it up with cables into the input of the VCR. It does seem kind of redundant, though.

Seriously though, my VHS tapes, although they served their purpose and were wonderful at the time, are now just clutter. You live in Canton? I live in Cleveland and commute to Kent State. I can just give them to you.

Oh, so I just put a blank tape into the VCR, a DVD into the player, play the DVD, and push 'record' on the VCR? I've got those cables you were talking about...it sounds easy enough.

I used to feel the same way, but video tapes wear out too easily

Video tapes like audio reel to reels and cassettes can actually stay in good shape for 30 to 40 years. My late uncle had bought a VCR back in 1975 and the tapes he had recorded then are still very watchable today.

Not to say there was anything interesting on those tapes , well the death of Whats My Line host Larry Blyden, he does have the CBS News with Walter Cronkite talking about that,

That's one thing I get a kick out of. These networks complain because people try to watch shows without the commercials. They hate it when people program their own schedules. They hate the DVR with a passion. I have no sympathy for any of them. They don't care about the shows I like so why should I care about the advertisements or them. Yea I know they pay for the shows but I don't care.


For me I get a bigger kick out of those 20 somethings like actor Seth Rogen, rapper Pitbull, singer Lady Gaga , much of the cast of True Blood and a few others who feel that they are the "..voice of our generation !! Everyone is just like US !!". All of those people are very anti-TV & radio. Not only has Gaga & Pitbull made claims that "radio sucks" even though radio plays their music but the cast of True Blood in at least one magazine ( OK? ) bitched about how bad HBO & TV is even though their show and paychecks comes from whom? HBO !!

Of course you have those 20 somethings who flood websites like Trip Advisor asking for hotels/motels to get rid of their TVs and even more going on various online boards saying "..I don't watch TV"..actually that is giving more of a scare to the networks and advertisers than the recesson is.

But the "speak for us" that sort of thing will never change. I was born in the late 60s and when I was in my 20's through much of the 90's and can still remember folks like MTV's Tabitha Soren and bands like the Spin Doctors making claims that they "spoke" for my generation..funny I didn't much care for either of them.:lol:

Good luck with your campaign, but don't get your hopes up. You're lucky if you get a form letter back from most TV stations these days.

Don't get your hopes up. Nick at Nite pulled the plug on Bewitched AGES ago and has never pushed the plug back in. It'll be a miracle if they put the show back on. I'm just going to buy the DVDs.

If VHS tapes aren't watched yeah they can stand good for a long time, but if they're watched frequently they wear out and eventually the VCR will eat the tape.

You're better off with DVD's

If VHS tapes aren't watched yeah they can stand good for a long time, but if they're watched frequently they wear out and eventually the VCR will eat the tape.

That's not always the case. If the tapes are properly cared for they can last a lifetime no matter how often they're watched. Proper storage and preventive maintenance on the VCR such as cleaning the heads when recommended will greatly prolong the life of most beta or VHS tapes. When a tape is eaten by a VCR it's almost always due to the machine although some off-brand blank tapes can also be devoured. I've had VCR's since 1984 and from my experiences the one's most likely to eat tapes are the cheap crappy brands like Emerson. I've had several top of the line brands such as Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sharp and others and not a single one ever ate any of my tapes.

^ Charles is absolutely right about Emersons. We owned one for several years (that was our first VCR, as a matter of fact) and it ate quite a few of my tapes. Sony and Samsung are among my favorite VCR brands.

^ Charles is absolutely right about Emersons. We owned one for several years (that was our first VCR, as a matter of fact) and it ate quite a few of my tapes. Sony and Samsung are among my favorite VCR brands.
Yea I had an Emerson too. It was the only VCR I ever had problems with. :ohno:

I still got tapes from 1986 when I first got a VCR and they still play good. Heck the first DVD player I got ruined about 5 DVDs I bought so it goes both ways.

Well there are pros and cons to both sides.....but given what I have experienced, I'll stick with DVDs and keep converting where I can. I recently had to throw away 3 tapes of "unconvertable" material...nothing that was that necessary to save luckily.

I assume you mean it ruined attempts by you to record on the DVD's not an actual already made DVD as a DVD player can not ruin or eat a DVD like a VCR can a tape.

Larry Tate :)

Yea I had an Emerson too. It was the only VCR I ever had problems with. :ohno:

I still got tapes from 1986 when I first got a VCR and they still play good. Heck the first DVD player I got ruined about 5 DVDs I bought so it goes both ways.

I assume you mean it ruined attempts by you to record on the DVD's not an actual already made DVD as a DVD player can not ruin or eat a DVD like a VCR can a tape.

Larry Tate :)
No I've never had a DVD recorder. This was a player. This happened in 2000 after I first got my first one. I bought a bunch of store bought DVDS and every single one of them wouldn't play all the way through. They would freeze in the middle of the movie. My sister tried them on her DVD player and they wouldn't play yet she was able to play hers. These were brand new DVDS. I never used that player again. I went back to the VCR and didn't get another DVD player for 2 more years. I never had trouble like that with any VCR. The eating up of tapes didn't happen much. It only happened on my Emerson and never on a store bought tape. I don't remember the brand name of that DVD player but I'm very careful of the brands I buy anymore. Heck, the Damn thing cost me $200 and the DVDs back then were over $20 a piece. I still get mad thinking about it. At least the prices have come down.

I assume you mean it ruined attempts by you to record on the DVD's not an actual already made DVD as a DVD player can not ruin or eat a DVD like a VCR can a tape.

Larry Tate :)

It's true that they won't eat dvd's but have you ever had the door to jam whilst a disc was still inside? I had a dvd recorder in which the door would automatically shut within 5 seconds after the the tray was opened and if you didn't have the disc in properly it would close anyway and scratch the heck out of it.

Man that is almost as bad as getting caught in your zipper...........Ouch !!

Must have rescrambled it's digital molecules when the door jammed with the disc inside.
Never had that happen before.........the latter rather then the former.!!

Larry Tate :)

It's true that they won't eat dvd's but have you ever had the door to jam whilst a disc was still inside? I had a dvd recorder in which the door would automatically shut within 5 seconds after the the tray was opened and if you didn't have the disc in properly it would close anyway and scratch the heck out of it.

Hey! I'm convinced! You're all right! I just bought a disc yesterday...and in one episode alone, I counted four major scenes that they cut out. Four. Things. That's not good...

I'll still try somehow to convert them to VHS. But it's a good thing Bewitched doesn't air on the Scissors Channel. (I call Hallmark the Scissors Channel because they cut everything out! :) )

Yeah, you'd be surprised at how much they cut, that's why we like dvd's.

Hey! I'm convinced! You're all right! I just bought a disc yesterday...and in one episode alone, I counted four major scenes that they cut out. Four. Things. That's not good...

I'll still try somehow to convert them to VHS. But it's a good thing Bewitched doesn't air on the Scissors Channel. (I call Hallmark the Scissors Channel because they cut everything out! :) )



A lot of the networks cuts up to four minutes in shows to make way for more commericals. At least with DVD's you can watch something uncut the way its supposed to be.

I'm actually the same way. I still have more VHS tapes then I do DVDs. Yea I supposed the picture quality is better but I'm sure something new will come out soon.

Something new already has come out, the Blu-ray format.

They say that "the next thing" is looking to be 3D television, so I don't know what kind of technology will be made to support that format.




Blu-rays haven't caught on by the majority as quickly as the companies (SONY) would have liked. It's because people are weary about switching over to a new, and much more expensive, format, not everyone has HD-TV...

I mean if some people are talking about not getting used to or liking DVDs then Blu-rays are definitely out of the question.

Something new already has come out, the Blu-ray format.

They say that "the next thing" is looking to be 3D television, so I don't know what kind of technology will be made to support that format.




Blu-rays haven't caught on by the majority as quickly as the companies (SONY) would have liked. It's because people are weary about switching over to a new, and much more expensive, format, not everyone has HD-TV...

I mean if some people are talking about not getting used to or liking DVDs then Blu-rays are definitely out of the question.
I'm too old to try to keep converting my tapes to discs or one disc to another one. lol They told us back when the VCR was hot that the VHS would last a lifetime. They lied. I'm not interested in blue-ray. If I have too I'll buy one if that's all they got but all these new technologies don't mean anything to me. As long as the picture is clear, that's all I care about. At least they say that regular DVDs will play in a blue-ray player although the opposite isn't true. They probably did that because people would be upset because DVDs aren't even that old.

I'm too old to try to keep converting my tapes to discs or one disc to another one. lol They told us back when the VCR was hot that the VHS would last a lifetime. They lied. I'm not interested in blue-ray. If I have too I'll buy one if that's all they got but all these new technologies don't mean anything to me. As long as the picture is clear, that's all I care about. At least they say that regular DVDs will play in a blue-ray player although the opposite isn't true. They probably did that because people would be upset because DVDs aren't even that old.

Blu-rays are essentially enhanced DVDs so it was pretty easy to make these new players backwards compatible; Blu-ray players can play Blu-rays, DVDs, as well as Audio CDs.

I do think it's great that Blu-rays can play DVDs so that you don't have to get rid of your old formant if you want to "try out" the new one.





By the way, let's take a look back on this technology:


- VCRs intended for home use were first introduced around 1965 but did not reach its mainstream success until the late 1970s.



- DVDs were first introduced in 1996 but did not reach its mainstream success until the early 2000s. DVDs began to pretty much take over the VHS by the mid-2000s.


(in the middle of this was the Laserdisc format that did not catch on at all. First introduced in the late 70s and went defunct by the late 90s; and the people that had them during this time were not many.)




- Blu-rays were first introduced in 2006 and hasn't reached its mainstream success going on 4 years since its debut.

The Blu-rays however caused the new HD-DVD format (2006-2008) to go defunct.




So as you can see the technology of today is boom-boom-boom with a new piece of it coming out very quickly.

What you buy today could be outdated in 3-4 years.

With Bewitched now entirely available on DVD why are you even bothering with all of this? Simply buy the DVD's and enjoy Bewitched when ever you want in unedited better quality prints.


Oh, my stars. Didn't you all hear what I said? Nick at Nite is not the only network we can write to. We can write to TV Land, WGN, ABC, sign petitions, anything! If Nick at Nite doesn't care, someone will. Cheer up! Just try to smile :) And hope for the best.

With Bewitched now entirely available on DVD why are you even bothering with all of this? Simply buy the DVD's and enjoy Bewitched when ever you want in unedited better quality prints.
Well, she stated she isn't entirely comfortable with DVDs. It's all a matter of preference.

Yes! Thank you, catlover79. Everything about tapes are better to me. The sound they make when you put them in and take them out of the player, and the way they feel hot when the show is over-and cool down after you've put them back in their cases. The "low" picture and sound quality is what makes the picture good. It gives you that good old-timey feel. High quality, or HD, just makes my eyes hurt and I will NEVER buy a Blu-Ray, whatever that is!!! And if I ever see another flat-screen HDTV pasted on a wall again, I am going to scream!!!

Yes! Thank you, catlover79. Everything about tapes are better to me. The sound they make when you put them in and take them out of the player, and the way they feel hot when the show is over-and cool down after you've put them back in their cases. The "low" picture and sound quality is what makes the picture good. It gives you that good old-timey feel. High quality, or HD, just makes my eyes hurt and I will NEVER buy a Blu-Ray, whatever that is!!! And if I ever see another flat-screen HDTV pasted on a wall again, I am going to scream!!!
I don't have a flatscreen tv either and probably won't for a long time. My TV's work just find. lol

BTW- TVLand is having a Bewitched marathon tomorrow, in case anyone is interested.

I don't have a flatscreen tv either and probably won't for a long time. My TV's work just find. lol
Ditto!!

Yes! Thank you, catlover79. Everything about tapes are better to me. The sound they make when you put them in and take them out of the player, and the way they feel hot when the show is over-and cool down after you've put them back in their cases. The "low" picture and sound quality is what makes the picture good. It gives you that good old-timey feel. High quality, or HD, just makes my eyes hurt and I will NEVER buy a Blu-Ray, whatever that is!!! And if I ever see another flat-screen HDTV pasted on a wall again, I am going to scream!!!
No problem!! I still play plenty of tapes - I have a TV/VCR/DVD combo so I have the best of both worlds there. :cool:

Dude, what kind of TV do you own? Is it like a Dumont or something? :lol:

And not to burst your bubble, but WGN America is cutting Bewitched from one hour to a half-hour at 4:30 eastern on weekdays. They've got Jeannie at 4:00 and Bewitched after that. So yeah, they're fazing out the old it looks like.

Oh, but never fear. Starting Monday you can enjoy two hours of Walker, Texas Ranger from 2-4 pm on WGN. :rolleyes:

^ Didn't WGN already dump Barney Miller as well?? :mad: :mad: :mad:

I don't have a flatscreen tv either and probably won't for a long time. My TV's work just find. lol



I am so not impressed with flat screen TV's.

No problem!! I still play plenty of tapes - I have a TV/VCR/DVD combo so I have the best of both worlds there. :cool:
I have a VCR/DVD Combo, another just plain VCR plus a DVR from Direct Tv so I'm set. lol

I have a VCR/DVD Combo, another just plain VCR plus a DVR from Direct Tv so I'm set. lol
Sweet!! :cool:

I am so not impressed with flat screen TV's.

I have both. A tube TV in the bedroom and a flat screen in the living room. The flat screen offers a sharper, flicker-free image and I find that it puts a lot less strain on my eyes than the tube does.

I'm not impressed with DVRs. There's nothing on TV that I want to record....except Bewitched. But I'm in the process of buying the DVDs, so once I get all the episodes, what good will a DVR do? :D

I cant remember the last time I recorded anything from television. Then again I dont that many shows anymore.

All right. I guess I'll just have to balance the old and the new: watching my shows on both VHS and DVD. They had video discs in the late 1970's anyway. They weren't too popular, but still, they were there. So I guess I'll live!

FEBRUARY UPDATE: Okay, Nick at Nite has taken things way too far. George Lopez? My Wife and Kids? The Nanny? They show The Nanny too many times for my comfort. It's on TV Land, it's on Nickelodeon, what's next?

Don't get me started about how much those shows don't belong there. They threw away Dick Van Dyke and the Brady Bunch for this? :mad:

Fran Drescher's a good actress, but what is going on here? :confused: Did I miss something? What is it with the showing of The Nanny all the time?

Yes! Thank you, catlover79. Everything about tapes are better to me. The sound they make when you put them in and take them out of the player, and the way they feel hot when the show is over-and cool down after you've put them back in their cases. The "low" picture and sound quality is what makes the picture good. It gives you that good old-timey feel. High quality, or HD, just makes my eyes hurt and I will NEVER buy a Blu-Ray, whatever that is!!! And if I ever see another flat-screen HDTV pasted on a wall again, I am going to scream!!!

Hi DemandYourPickle. BTW I love your screen name. It's a hoot - as is the Bewitched ep where Darrin gets all twisted over that pickle.

I empathize with you at being put off by all the new technology. I put off getting most of it - I tend not to migrate towards new technology until my back's against the wall. I liked my VHS's and put off getting a DVD player and DVDs until my absolute favorite show (The Adv of O & H) started coming out on DVD. After I saw that there would be 5 new eps I could see, I bit the bullet and got a DVD player. A DVD/VHS combo player might be a good purchase - you would then get a backup VHS player. Honestly, once I saw how great DVDs can be (cheaper, much more compact storage) I was sold. Also I would have missed out on over 100 eps of my fav show w/o DVDs. And I was able to get 5 Seasons of Bewitched on DVD.

Not trying to bulldoze you. But think about keeping with checking out DVDs as well. Many DVDs sets are quite good and I would never get to see some shows I LOVED w/o them like The Patty Duke Show, Room 222 and The Paper Chase.

As for IPods, Blue Rays, Flat Screens - not impressed by them (well by IPods a little). I have an analog TV with a digital converter - you are so right about TV stations having crummy offerings - I'll take my DVDs (and VHSs)
ANYDAY over sorry-a** stations like N@N & TVland.

Hi DemandYourPickle. BTW I love your screen name. It's a hoot - as is the Bewitched ep where Darrin gets all twisted over that pickle.
Haha! :lol: Thanks!

February 18th update: Oh, great. Now there's a brand-new 37" TV in the house, replacing our old one. I am NOT amused. :mad:

Haha! :lol: Thanks!

The look on DY's face as he yelled that line was priceless. :rofl:

So what will happen if your tube tv goes kaput? You can't get tubes for them anymore.........

Flat screens are awesome, they take up less room

"Takes up less room"? I'm afraid I don't agree. The thing is huge, and it's standing up on one of those desk-like things that you keep the movies in. At least the old TV wouldn't fall, one slip of a person's hand and that flat screen's going down and breaking into pieces! :eek: