View Full Version : Check out this guy's opinion about MeTV
Frank Gannucci 06-12-2016, 05:35 PM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bJPqnzAS0yc
Now, I don't care for about 99% of of the programming in this channel but I got to say this.
He says he hates the logo on screen. That I can understand. I think it would be better to not have anything on the screen.
He also says at METV is a liar because they put paid programming in place of programs that they say will play at a certain time and that over half the programs that are on that station's website, they don't show. When a person responded by saying that that was the affiliates fault and not the network, he still called the station a liar because they shouldn't advertise what might not be shown. Uh, does MeTV still say in the fine print notation "On most MeTV stations"? also, how can MeTV get ratings without some sort of advertising without editing shows and without crunching credits?
Also, I think he complains about the amount of commercials which causes them to edit the shows and the way they deface the closing credits if you know what I mean. Doesn't MeTV still show the credits full-screen for all their shows without any ad voice overs? I know they time compress some a little bit sometimes to the point where the music makes an audible jump. Also, doesn't MeTV still Show the same amount of ads? I know they do edit the programs.
BigManMike 06-12-2016, 05:55 PM I don't really have much of a problem with the logo on screen. It's better without it but it doesn't really bother me. What bothers me the most are credit crunches and split screen credits which Antenna TV. If this guy made a video like this about Antenna TV's horrible practice of crunching credits then I would agree with him 100%.
TVFactFan 06-12-2016, 06:23 PM For the most part, ME-TV does have ****ty programming and only has a watchable schedule on sunday evenings from 10pm to 1am
The Odd Couple
Honeymooners
Cheers
Bob Newhart
Mary Tyler Moore
Taxi
They can't compete with Antenna TV
mets82 06-12-2016, 07:24 PM I don't really have much of a problem with the logo on screen. It's better without it but it doesn't really bother me. What bothers me the most are credit crunches and split screen credits which Antenna TV. If this guy made a video like this about Antenna TV's horrible practice of crunching credits then I would agree with him 100%.
Antenna takes 3 breaks now. There is one after maybe about 10 mins., a normal break, then another one about 25 mins. after.
TVFactFan 06-12-2016, 07:55 PM Antenna takes 3 breaks now. There is one after maybe about 10 mins., a normal break, then another one about 25 mins. after.
I don't recall that I will watch that tonight. I only remember one commercial break after opening credits, another one after 11 mins and then the commerical break when the episode ends
Crusinforabrusin 06-12-2016, 08:30 PM In my own opinion, MeTV is an awesome channel that gives us some cool classic programs. One thing about it though is the paid programs. You'd think they'd just play regular scheduled programs instead of Paid programs. For example, MeTv tells me Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley are coming on at 3:00 and 3:30 P.M. on Sunday afternoon. I go to turn it on, they have paid programs on. It makes me angry
Crusinforabrusin 06-12-2016, 08:32 PM For the most part, ME-TV does have ****ty programming and only has a watchable schedule on sunday evenings from 10pm to 1am
The Odd Couple
Honeymooners
Cheers
Bob Newhart
Mary Tyler Moore
Taxi
They can't compete with Antenna TV
Antenna TV's programming is OK , ain't nothing to write home about. It has a few good shows I watch, but generally MeTV is better
Frank Gannucci 06-12-2016, 08:46 PM In my own opinion, MeTV is an awesome channel that gives us some cool classic programs. One thing about it though is the paid programs. You'd think they'd just play regular scheduled programs instead of Paid programs. For example, MeTv tells me Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley are coming on at 3:00 and 3:30 P.M. on Sunday afternoon. I go to turn it on, they have paid programs on. It makes me angry
The thing is that MeTV doesn't carry paid programming. That is the your local affiliate doing that.
Zoneboy 06-12-2016, 08:51 PM In my own opinion, MeTV is an awesome channel that gives us some cool classic programs. One thing about it though is the paid programs. You'd think they'd just play regular scheduled programs instead of Paid programs. For example, MeTv tells me Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley are coming on at 3:00 and 3:30 P.M. on Sunday afternoon. I go to turn it on, they have paid programs on. It makes me angry
It's your local affiliate, not MeTV that is airing paid programming during those times.
Unfortunately, Frank beat me to the punch but he is right regardless.
I don't really have much of a problem with the logo on screen. It's better without it but it doesn't really bother me. What bothers me the most are credit crunches and split screen credits which Antenna TV. If this guy made a video like this about Antenna TV's horrible practice of crunching credits then I would agree with him 100%.
Trust me, we know. You tell us every time it comes up.
MeTV doesn't crunch the credits, so the guy in the video must be confused. The logo onscreen is really, really minor, seeing as how 90% of the networks use them (except for Antenna TV, interestingly enough). In a 500-channel universe, it's to be expected.
Svenfan1234 06-12-2016, 09:43 PM Antenna TV's programming is OK , ain't nothing to write home about. It has a few good shows I watch, but generally MeTV is better
I agree. I only watch "One Day at a Time" and "Johnny Carson" Weekdays. On Saturdays, I watch the Summer thons. On Sundays, I watch "Family Ties", "Newhart" and "Johnny Carson".
Crusinforabrusin 06-12-2016, 09:46 PM I agree. I only watch "One Day at a Time" and "Johnny Carson" Weekdays. On Saturdays, I watch the Summer thons. On Sundays, I watch "Family Ties", "Newhart" and "Johnny Carson".
I sometimes tune into Newhart or Family Ties occasionally, but I'm usually watching classic shows on DVD . As for the summerthons , it depends on what show it is.
BigManMike 06-12-2016, 09:56 PM To be honest, I'm not crazy about Me or Antenna anymore. Besides the main annoyance of Antenna crunching credits, they can't seem to change their primetime lineup much. Norman Lear shows have dominated it since day 1. I like those shows but they've run them into the ground. I'm also not a fan of Johnny Carson. I tried watching him a couple of times but he just didn't appeal to me and I didn't find him funny. At the moment, I'm enjoying Family Ties on DVD. With Me, they keep their schedule too much the same for many years and only make small changes to it each time they change. I'm not a fan of Westerns at all and they've run those into the ground. Most of the shows on there I like I already have complete on DVD, which would be I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith, Gilligan's Island, Brady Bunch, and Laverne and Shirley. The only others I really like are Happy Days and Get Smart, but I hope to get those on DVD as well. I occasionally watch a weekend marathon on Decades if it's a show I like, but that seems to be rare, and they really have nothing on I like during the week.
Between Me and Antenna, I watch the former a lot more, mainly the Sunday night "Last Laugh" block and the detective shows during the late night hours.
Antenna does run a lot of stuff into the ground, esp. the Norman Lear stuff. I know All in the Family and Good Times et al are classics, but they've run continuously on one station or another, since they were cancelled in the late-70s. I like that they're offering a little more variety here and there with stuff like Mork and Mindy.
Crusinforabrusin 06-12-2016, 11:27 PM To be honest, I'm not crazy about Me or Antenna anymore. Besides the main annoyance of Antenna crunching credits, they can't seem to change their primetime lineup much. Norman Lear shows have dominated it since day 1. I like those shows but they've run them into the ground. I'm also not a fan of Johnny Carson. I tried watching him a couple of times but he just didn't appeal to me and I didn't find him funny. At the moment, I'm enjoying Family Ties on DVD. With Me, they keep their schedule too much the same for many years and only make small changes to it each time they change. I'm not a fan of Westerns at all and they've run those into the ground. Most of the shows on there I like I already have complete on DVD, which would be I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith, Gilligan's Island, Brady Bunch, and Laverne and Shirley. The only others I really like are Happy Days and Get Smart, but I hope to get those on DVD as well. I occasionally watch a weekend marathon on Decades if it's a show I like, but that seems to be rare, and they really have nothing on I like during the week.
I'm with you on Johnny Carson. I gave the show a few shots but I could barely sit through the Intro without having to change the channel.
Crusinforabrusin 06-12-2016, 11:29 PM One thing that Antenna TV should do is to take most of Norman Lear's show off. Like All in The Family, The Jefferson's, Good Times.
Dude111 11-07-2024, 10:59 PM For the most part, ME-TV does have ****ty programming and only has a watchable schedule on sunday evenings from 10pm to 1amYes Solomon I also agree with the vid...... METV along with every other network that used to be good,now sucks!!
I used to love game network FOR OLDER GAMES!!
I used to like Antenna TV until they replaced "The Partridge Family" with "Hazel" which is an awful show. It just ruined the whole morning schedule. Me-TV is no better. They have a larger variety of shows but they continue to put their best sitcoms on either early in the morning or in prime time, wasting the daytime hours with dramas and westerns which get rather dull after a few minutes. The best classic sitcom channel right now is Catchy Comedy. They have a good lineup of sitcoms that run right through the entire day.
The worst thing about each channel is the commercials. They are all too long and they always include one about some miracle drug with an unpronounceable name that is supposed to cure everything from migraines to menopause, each with the same advice: "Ask your doctor". When I hear that line, I change the channel real fast. (CHCH in Canada has this one ad that keeps running about these 4 guys who quit their jobs because they hated their underwear. I'm serious!!) This is one trend that I'm afraid to say will not slow down and no doctor in the world knows what the cure is, which is a real shame.
Dude111 11-13-2024, 01:23 AM Its sad isnt it???
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