Did Antenna TV reduce their credit crunching? So far, Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, and What's Happening have had their actual credits played full sized tonight.

I have no idea. Bewitched into Bewitched episode 2 had credits completely cut out, and Bewitched episode 2's credits were cut out too. Not sure about Barney Miller,but Newhart had full credits tonight.

Dear John's credits were crunched this morning

That's too bad. :(

What about 227?

Just checked it, they didn't crunch The Jeffersons either. Maybe it's a sign of good things to come.

I thought Welcome Back, Kotter didnt have end credit crunch during there Labor Day Marathon.

Welcome Back, Kotter has had full closing credits the last 2 days at 6:30 and it was full screen at the beginning too.

All in the Family had full closing credits.:wave:

I hope Family Ties will, I've always wanted to see the full (B)Ubu logo

Please be kind and post what happens:wave:

What about 227?
It wasn't shrunken

No crunch on Newhart!

You know what? Lets watch and see if they do the credit crunch or not.

Do they still do commercial breaks at odd times?

hey, maybe they ARE cutting back on the credit crunch and soon they'll stop it altogether!:)

If that's the case, then they're probably starting to save enough money by doing it that they can afford to stop it. Because the reason stations do it is to save money.

I don't really mind the crunchy credits ! But of course I'd prefer they weren't .:) But it doesn't bother me too much!;)

I don't mind it as much as I used to since I heard why they do it but it still bothers me.

Family Ties credits didn't even show, cutting straight to Wings. Dear John is still shrunk

Joey Bishop was crunched this morning with a long ad promoting Antenna Tv I see. I just hope that version of the crunch doesn't come back to prime time.

They just crunched Joey Bishop into Burns and Allen. (idiots!)

hey, maybe they ARE cutting back on the credit crunch and soon they'll stop it altogether!:)

If that's the case, then they're probably starting to save enough money by doing it that they can afford to stop it. Because the reason stations do it is to save money.


I dont see the reason why they credit crunch. I mean to show a 30 second promo that we have already seen?

I think Antenna TV still does the credit crunches, but for whatever reason sometimes they don't do it.

The worst "crunch" they do is the one where it goes to split screen, and the left side has the closing credits of the previous episode while the right side is showing the opening scene of the next episode. That is absolutely ridiculous. :rolleyes:

I had a pleasant surprise a few months ago when Antenna ran the first two episodes of The Joey Bishop Show, (season 1, episodes 1 and 2) I recorded the episodes and they were not credit crunched, both had the full screen closing credits. :)

When I was watching the brady bunch christmas special taken from ABC Family on YouTube, there was credit crunching. The credits from the previous movie (or TV show) (?) I believe was on the left side, while the opening scene of the brady special was on the right side.

Just checked tonight and Sanford and Son was crunched with some stupid promo. Those idiots must be at it again. I hope once Sinclair takes over they will put an end to this nonsense.

TBH I don't even care, the way y'all go on, it seems y'all would rather have it be "24 Hour Classic Credits TV"

no, we just want the shows seen the way they were originally shown like ME TV, H & I, DECADES and STARZ/ENCORE WESTERNS does.

no, we just want the shows seen the way they were originally shown like ME TV, H & I, DECADES and STARZ/ENCORE WESTERNS does.

Exactly. And I like to hear the closing music at the end and not having it ruins it for me.

Welcome Back, Kotter was credit crunched. Again, I dont know why. It was for an Antenna TV promo. Why do we need a promo when we are watching the channel?

Exactly. And I like to hear the closing music at the end and not having it ruins it for me.
Yep. A show should never be separated from its credits. Credits (and music) are part of the full experience of watching a show.

Those stupid promos are the worst. Morph back 10 years, and that is exactly what TV Land used to do with credits. Stupid then, stupid now.

I long for what Antenna TV was, when it started.

All in the Family now, another dumb promo/credit crunch I've seen a zillion times.

Along with all their stupid lawsuit ads, $19 a month ripoff ads, et. al.

Those stupid promos are the worst. Morph back 10 years, and that is exactly what TV Land used to do with credits. Stupid then, stupid now.

I long for what Antenna TV was, when it started.

Yes I remember when TVLand started credit crunching with promos back in the fall of 2005. I hated it then and I hate it now on Antenna TV.

I didn't like that Antenna showed so many movies when they first started but at least then, there was no credit crunch and all the closing credits were played the way they were meant to be. If they had to bring back movies, I would be all for it if they could get rid of the credit crunch, even if I don't watch them.

^And they actually played some shows unedited, when they could. Bachelor Father is one example--all the episodes they had (and there weren't many) were original length.

Checked tonight and they did the unthinkable. They did the split screen crunch on One Day at a Time. Haven't watched this channel in two years and don't ever plan to again. I can't wait for that complete series DVD set from Shout in December.

All in the Family now, another dumb promo/credit crunch I've seen a zillion times.

Along with all their stupid lawsuit ads, $19 a month ripoff ads, et. al.

I'm not a fan of BUZZR's ads either.

Checked tonight and they did the unthinkable. They did the split screen crunch on One Day at a Time. Haven't watched this channel in two years and don't ever plan to again. I can't wait for that complete series DVD set from Shout in December.
The only reason you're not watching it is because the credit crunch?

The only reason you're not watching it is because the credit crunch?

The Big Cookie REALLY, REALLY hates the credit crunch!;) :( Has expressed this dislike and not watching Antenna cause of it many times!;)

The Big Cookie REALLY, REALLY hates the credit crunch!;) :( Has expressed this dislike and not watching Antenna cause of it many times!;)
What is Cookie trying to accomplish?

The Big Cookie REALLY, REALLY hates the credit crunch!;) :( Has expressed this dislike and not watching Antenna cause of it many times!;)
Yeah he's one of the most passionate members of the anti-crunch movement. I can respect and sympathize with that but personally, when it comes down to it I'll still watch the show.

Checked tonight and they did the unthinkable. They did the split screen crunch on One Day at a Time. Haven't watched this channel in two years and don't ever plan to again. I can't wait for that complete series DVD set from Shout in December.

What's a split screen credit crunch?

Btw, to be fair, did you like TVLand when it was good, they used to crunch the credits but that was for little tidbits or information on the next show or episode, which I found kind of interesting.

Yeah he's one of the most passionate members of the anti-crunch movement. I can respect and sympathize with that but personally, when it comes down to it I'll still watch the show.
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What's a split screen credit crunch?

Btw, to be fair, did you like TVLand when it was good, they used to crunch the credits but that was for little tidbits or information on the next show or episode, which I found kind of interesting.

Yeah, TV Land was find then. That crunch didn't bother me because they didn't mute the music and I could still hear it although the voice was kind of loud.

Split screen crunch is when the credits of one show are playing in a small box on the left side of the screen while the beginning of another show is starting at the same time in a larger box on the right side of the screen. That's what Antenna does on most of their shows and I hate it. TBS does something similar to this too.

Yeah, TV Land was find then. That crunch didn't bother me because they didn't mute the music and I could still hear it although the voice was kind of loud.

Split screen crunch is when the credits of one show are playing in a small box on the left side of the screen while the beginning of another show is starting at the same time in a larger box on the right side of the screen. That's what Antenna does on most of their shows and I hate it. TBS does something similar to this too.

Doesn't that happen for movies?

Doesn't that happen for movies?
yes it does.:( :(

That's why the only movie channel I watch is TCM.

yes it does.:( :(

That's why the only movie channel I watch is TCM.

Lucky you. We don't get TCM.

They sped up Newhart, and PITCH SHIFTED it

^That wasn't Antenna, that was on the prints they received of Newhart

^That wasn't Antenna, that was on the prints they received of Newhart
Were the prints PAL as opposed to NTSC?

Were the prints PAL as opposed to NTSC?

No idea but I do know that Antenna does not make edits of their own .

Btw, to be fair, did you like TVLand when it was good, they used to crunch the credits but that was for little tidbits or information on the next show or episode, which I found kind of interesting.

This "crunch" goes even farther back, and it was really good. Probably back in the days of Twice as Nice Mornings (when two episodes was enough...now they have a minimum of four) and Retromercials. Then they changed it (I could have been a lot snarkier here...I could have said some greedy Viacom idiot decided they needed to make money every single second, but I won't go there), and started in with their stupid promos on the split screen, like Antenna many times does.