I find it idiotic that TVLand and other stations that run older TV shows shy away from the black and white versions of shows that have some episodes in color and some in B&W. I dont find the black and white ones harder to watch.
Unfortunately, so many of the black and white episodes are superior to the color ones since they are earlier in the run. The examples I can think of are "The Lucy Show", "Bewitched", "Petticoat Junction", "The Beverly Hillbillies"...I 'm sure there are others.
Just wondering if black and white would keep you from watching a show??

Would black & white keep me from wacthing a show?
Hmmm, well I guess I can't really answer that cos I don't like old shows anyway - all the shows I watch are new and in colour.
I know that I won't watch black & white movies though. So I guess, yeah, I would be a bit put off if a show was in black & white.

No, i watch black and white shows all the time. in fact, I love lucy is the best old show, and Bewitched is a close second, and the black and white ones were so much better! Just my opinion though! ;)

No, it really all depends on the quality of the show. For example, i adore I Love Lucy and that's a black and white show... So, no, it wouldn't keep me from watching a good show, but I still have to say that I do prefer color.

One of my favorite shows is The Dick Van Dyke Show. I wouldn't want to watch it in color even if I could.

I like black and white reruns, black and white old movies and black and white new movies also. They don't make many of those but when they do it's usually because black and white lends something to the mood or feel of the movie. For me, it works.

I like color better lol

Geez, I think most of the stuff I watch is in B & W. Actually I think color episodes of my favorite b & w shows turns me off. The Andy Griffith Show is an example of that. I love the b & w episodes, but the color episodes just went off par. Andy's pissed off attitude, Barney gone, etc.

I hate B&W. But I live with it, because the Wizard of Oz, one of my favorite movies of all time, is partly in it...or at least the version I've seen is.

*sings* Oh IIIIIIIIIIIIIII, could tell you whyyyyyyyyy, the oceans near, the shore,...I could think things I'd never thunk before. And then I'd sit, and think somemore!

I love both kinds! B&W just gives it a feel to it lol like spookier...my favorite drama "Dark Shadows" has it's first 294 episodes in B&W and those are just spooky and really set the tone for the show. Like someone else stated, when shows went into color some of them lost their quality. All that matters to me is if it's good or not. Sometimes I even put some color programs in b&w (IE Episodes were the clothing just hurts my eyes...like Cassandra's day-glo outfits on "Dark Shadows") I don't think the philosphy that people stay away from B&W is true. If that's true, then how come "I Love Lucy", "Leave it to Beaver", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", etc have such a large following that ranges in age?

TV Land will be airing a whole new slew of B&W shows come May 27. Dennis the Menace, Hazel (some was in B&W), Burns and Allen, The Honeymooners, and more will begin airing on TV Land.

TV Land has aired the B&W episodes of The Beverly Hilbilles....they didn't air the B&W Petticoat Junction episodes because their license only allowed them to air the color ones. TV Land hasn't regularly run The Lucy Show or Bewitched that I can remember (save for a select few episodes)

Originally posted by kittflynn
I like black and white reruns, black and white old movies and black and white new movies also. They don't make many of those but when they do it's usually because black and white lends something to the mood or feel of the movie. For me, it works.
Very true Kitt. The best example I can give is a recent movie I rented. It's called, The Man Who Wasn't There. It's filmed in black and white, and the end result is stunning. It's set in post WWII, and the black and white really sets the mood and tone of the movie. It's a terrific movie which stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand and James Gandolfini. Billy Bob narrates it, which was great because I just love when movies are narrated.
Here's a link if anyone wants to read all about it.

www.themanwhowasntthere.com

i love b&w. it gives it that "oldies" feeling and look that i love. most of the black and white shows are like the best, except for beverly hillbilies, which i cannot stand. but b&w would never keep me from watching a show. but, like waaaay old ones don't have really good lighting. like the nbc 75th anniversary they were showing really old shows, like talk shows, and the light was all messed up, but it's still cool though. it's a piece of history.

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Originally posted by JanLady617

Very true Kitt. The best example I can give is a recent movie I rented. It's called, The Man Who Wasn't There. It's filmed in black and white, and the end result is stunning. It's set in post WWII, and the black and white really sets the mood and tone of the movie. It's a terrific movie which stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand and James Gandolfini. Billy Bob narrates it, which was great because I just love when movies are narrated.
Here's a link if anyone wants to read all about it.

www.themanwhowasntthere.com

Same with Schindler's list. I don't thoink it would have been as big an impact if it were in color.

I love The Honeymooners, Bewitched, Lucy, Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock all in Black and White much better. I am a huge fan of Black and white movies and silent movies.

I love the first episode of Bewitched (MY favorite) and it's Black and white. But, it was good to see how white Larry Tate's hair was when they switched to color. LOL....... :lol:

I'll watch either. It doesn't matter to me.

Originally posted by JanLady617

Very true Kitt. The best example I can give is a recent movie I rented. It's called, The Man Who Wasn't There. It's filmed in black and white, and the end result is stunning. It's set in post WWII, and the black and white really sets the mood and tone of the movie. It's a terrific movie which stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand and James Gandolfini. Billy Bob narrates it, which was great because I just love when movies are narrated. I saw that movie at the theatre and had it in mind when I wrote my earlier reply but I couldn't remember the name of it. The next time that I got a haircut, after seeing the movie, I told my barber he should go see it. He was tickled to hear that a movie was made with the main character being a barber. He couldn't imagine how a whole movie could be about a barber. He laughed and said, "Oh, that makes sense," when I told him what the name of the movie was. Anyway, the black and white filming and the old time style narration was perfect for that movie.

Originally posted by Lisa Whelchel Forever
I hate B&W. But I live with it, because the Wizard of Oz, one of my favorite movies of all time, is partly in it...or at least the version I've seen is.

*sings* Oh IIIIIIIIIIIIIII, could tell you whyyyyyyyyy, the oceans near, the shore,...I could think things I'd never thunk before. And then I'd sit, and think somemore!

I LOVE Somewhere Over The Rainbow... *sigh* such a pretty song!!

I LOVE both color and black and white. I Love Lucy is my favorite black and white show. I agree with those who say some shows lost their quality when they began to get produced in color.
At this piont, I watch more color shows than black & white shows due to the lack of entertainment in the black and white shows such as "My Favorite Martian" or "The Beverly Hillbillies".

I don't mind B&W because the film quality of B&W was superior to color film at the time (50's & 60's).

Originally posted by JanLady617

Very true Kitt. The best example I can give is a recent movie I rented. It's called, The Man Who Wasn't There. It's filmed in black and white, and the end result is stunning.

"The Man Who Wasn't There" is an interesting case. It was actually filmed in color, and released in black-and-white in the U.S. The studio insisted on having a color print for foreign home video release (black-and-white doesn't do well in some places overseas). As beautiful looking as the film is, it doesn't have that ultra-crisp look that films truly shot on black-and-white film have.

I'd love to get hold of one of the color home video versions just to see what it looks like.