I made a mistake when I made the first poll, so now I am going to try again with another poll that will make sense...!!!

I love the concept of TVLand and I especially like when they air all those vintage commercials.:)

I don't get TV Land,but the reason why I think they have ruined TV Land because they only show the first two seasons of shows like The Waltons, The Rookies, Hazel, Donna Reed, Dennis The Menace, Father Knows Best and a couple of others! I wish they would show the episodes from beginning to end, especially The Waltons, where they can show the whole 9 seasons(1972-1981),instead of showing fragmentory episodes! TV Land didn't do all of that at first,but they've sure been uninteresting about it in their website!!! I hope all fans of classic TV can write or e-mail TV Land and complain a little bit about this mess!! What's next, only the first 2 seasons of All IN The Family??!!! I betcha The Waltons Fans like myself are hot under the collar about this too!! So, as Judge Mills Lane says, "Let's Get It On!!!!!!" Do something about this TV Land mess!!!

TV Land as a concept is great because classic TV is practically all I watch. However, I do have some complaints.

#1- They cut WAY TOO MUCH out of their shows. I watched the first Love Boat Movie only to find they cut like 20 minutes out of the original airing. :mad: :angryfire

#2- Everything I used to watch is gone and has been replaced with crap I don't like.

Therefore I no longer watch TV Land.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
TV Land as a concept is great because classic TV is practically all I watch. However, I do have some complaints.

#1- They cut WAY TOO MUCH out of their shows. I watched the first Love Boat Movie only to find they cut like 20 minutes out of the original airing. :mad: :angryfire

#2- Everything I used to watch is gone and has been replaced with crap I don't like.

Therefore I no longer watch TV Land.

I agree so much for number 1. They do edit too much. They have a few shows that keep me interested, but they have added a few shows that I don't really like.

I think TV Land's better than Nick-at-Nite, but it's still in pretty bad shape. They show the same sitcoms like 5 times a day, and they have so many good sitcoms that they never air. If they didn't do Twice As Nice, maybe they could show some more sitcoms that we rarely see. When they did away with Fandemonium Weekend, I pretty much stopped watching TV Land.

I also like TV Land better than Nick-at-Nite because Nick-at-Nite shows WGN/TBS "hand-me-downs" and they don't even air Classic TV anymore. But I agree TV Land does cut many parts out of the shows that they air just to cram more commercials. I don't watch Nick-at-Nite, as of now, but I watch TV Land only for their special programming "Better Living Throught Television" and "TV Land KitSchen" but thats really all. TV Land was great when they started out, with no commercials and network promos and retromercials and airing everything un-cut.

I do not appreciate the fact that TV Land edits their shows a lot. But hey isn't it better than having no show at all?

Originally posted by BJL
I do not appreciate the fact that TV Land edits their shows a lot. But hey isn't it better than having no show at all? But, you don't think that just airing the first 2 seasons of a show is better than having no show at all

Originally posted by Classic is Better
I also like TV Land better than Nick-at-Nite because Nick-at-Nite shows WGN/TBS "hand-me-downs" and they don't even air Classic TV anymore. But I agree TV Land does cut many parts out of the shows that they air just to cram more commercials. I don't watch Nick-at-Nite, as of now, but I watch TV Land only for their special programming "Better Living Throught Television" and "TV Land KitSchen" but thats really all. TV Land was great when they started out, with no commercials and network promos and retromercials and airing everything un-cut. Here are the many shows that TV Land has taken off: Green Acres, Maude, Petticoat Junction, Chico and the Man, Mannix, Emergency, Dragnet, Adam 12, That Girl,The Odd Couple, moving a bunch of shows to the wee wee hours of the morning, Maverick, Gunsmoke, The Addams Family, All In The Family, need I say more about what happening to TV Land, they take off the good shows and replace them with just the first 2 seasons of a show!!!

Originally posted by dawsongirl
TV Land as a concept is great because classic TV is practically all I watch. However, I do have some complaints.

#1- They cut WAY TOO MUCH out of their shows. I watched the first Love Boat Movie only to find they cut like 20 minutes out of the original airing. :mad: :angryfire

#2- Everything I used to watch is gone and has been replaced with crap I don't like.

Therefore I no longer watch TV Land. I agree with you 100000000000%!!!! Thanks for posting!!!

Originally posted by BravesFan712002
But, you don't think that just airing the first 2 seasons of a show is better than having no show at all

Those shows that they run only the first two seasons of are from the Screen Gems deal. Right now they are in the process of converting the rest of the episodes of them to digital.

Originally posted by BravesFan712002
Here are the many shows that TV Land has taken off: Green Acres, Maude, Petticoat Junction, Chico and the Man, Mannix, Emergency, Dragnet, Adam 12, That Girl,The Odd Couple, moving a bunch of shows to the wee wee hours of the morning, Maverick, Gunsmoke, The Addams Family, All In The Family, need I say more about what happening to TV Land, they take off the good shows and replace them with just the first 2 seasons of a show!!!

Their contracts for most of those shows expired so htey'd have to renew them to continue showing them and I guess they didn't think there were many people left watching those shows. Some shows HAVE to air in the wee hours of the morning, it's better then have infomercials or a blank screen at that time *shrug* "Maverick" is on Goodlife TV, which is available on digitial cable in some areas, "Gunsmoke" airs at noon on TV Land and at 6am, "All in the Family" is still on N@N.

My opinion of TV Land is their pretty good. They do cut up their shows, but everybody (unfortunatly) does that these days. They show some pretty decent shows that span a lont period of time. I'd rather see some episodeso f "The Donna Reed Show" instead of none at all. It's a double edged sword :(

1) I do love TVLand. I never had TVLand when it first came on, I wish I did. I'll probably never again see some of the shows you listed (Addams Family, Maude, etc.). I mean, I've seen the shows, but I just never recorded them. I record all I can now, because you never know what will be gone.

2) I HATE how TVLand always gives shows the boot, you know, it's always the SAME ones that area ALWAYS on their lineup, that drives me nuts. (Maude, Addams Family, Chico, etc are all constantly kicked off, etc)

3) I do and I don't like how they repeat the first 30 or so episodes of the Screen Gems deal. I didn't record Donna Reed at first, so I caught it this last time around before it's booted. I mean, I hate how they are skipping so many seasons of shows, but I also like how it gives me, and others, the opportunity to record.

I am, and I'm not, happy with TVLand. A few things are good (Kitschen, Better Living Through Television) but others aren't (Twice as Nice, SEVERAL airings of Andy, Gilligan, Beaver, Hillbillies).

I just really hate how some shows never seem to get the boot (see above) while others do. I've made plenty of dream schedules, and I have over 60 some shows on the lineup. TVLand is certainly capable of buying the rights to shows again (I think). I dunno, TVLand and N@N are just really pissing me off lately, LOL!!

And true, TVLand does lose the rights... I just keep seeing the golden opportunity that TVLand has to be the best classic tv channel around, but they just aren't getting it! LOL. Burke Snow Winters (Sorry, don't know your real name), I agree 100%

Originally posted by TVJunkie101
1) I do love TVLand. I never had TVLand when it first came on, I wish I did. I'll probably never again see some of the shows you listed (Addams Family, Maude, etc.). I mean, I've seen the shows, but I just never recorded them. I record all I can now, because you never know what will be gone.

2) I HATE how TVLand always gives shows the boot, you know, it's always the SAME ones that area ALWAYS on their lineup, that drives me nuts. (Maude, Addams Family, Chico, etc are all constantly kicked off, etc)

3) I do and I don't like how they repeat the first 30 or so episodes of the Screen Gems deal. I didn't record Donna Reed at first, so I caught it this last time around before it's booted. I mean, I hate how they are skipping so many seasons of shows, but I also like how it gives me, and others, the opportunity to record.

I am, and I'm not, happy with TVLand. A few things are good (Kitschen, Better Living Through Television) but others aren't (Twice as Nice, SEVERAL airings of Andy, Gilligan, Beaver, Hillbillies).

I just really hate how some shows never seem to get the boot (see above) while others do. I've made plenty of dream schedules, and I have over 60 some shows on the lineup. TVLand is certainly capable of buying the rights to shows again (I think). I dunno, TVLand and N@N are just really pissing me off lately, LOL!! You have hit the nail right on the head, I agree with you 10000000000000000000000000000000%!!!! Thanks a lot!!

Well, it seems that my poll is yielding a whole bunch of results!!! Keep at it!!

I'm very happy with TVLand these days. I do agree, however, that some shows have ran their course. "The Andy Griffith Show", "Leave it to Beaver", and "Gunsmoke" need to go. LITB comes on four times a day, "Gunsmoke" has been on the network non-stop ever since 1997, and "Andy" is in syndication EVERYWHERE. They should open their doors to more shows from the late 50 to early 80s. Why not pick up "Alice" "Three's Company" and "Dallas"?

I've noticed quite a bit of editing of scenes from The Love Boat on TV Land. Scenes that I remember from when the shows were syndicated on WGN (I don't have any of ABC's original airing of The Love Boat, so I'm at the mercy of whatever network airs it.
There was a scene cut out of the "musical cabins" episode (and I wish I could be specific, but for some reason, I can't think of how to explain it).
They also cut a scene out of the Christmas episode when Captain Stubing was going to give a parrot to Vicki, and Gopher and Isaac were trying to teach it to talk. One of Isaac's lines got cut out.
While I'm happy that TV Land is airing The Love Boat, I do wish that they would air seasons beyond the first five, and not edit so much just to squash in more ads.
As a whole, I do like TV Land...it's airing my favorite show of all time, so I really shouldn't complain too much--but that doesn't mean that I won't! :wave:

Originally posted by ABC1
I've noticed quite a bit of editing of scenes from The Love Boat on TV Land. Scenes that I remember from when the shows were syndicated on WGN (I don't have any of ABC's original airing of The Love Boat, so I'm at the mercy of whatever network airs it.
There was a scene cut out of the "musical cabins" episode (and I wish I could be specific, but for some reason, I can't think of how to explain it).
They also cut a scene out of the Christmas episode when Captain Stubing was going to give a parrot to Vicki, and Gopher and Isaac were trying to teach it to talk. One of Isaac's lines got cut out.
While I'm happy that TV Land is airing The Love Boat, I do wish that they would air seasons beyond the first five, and not edit so much just to squash in more ads.
As a whole, I do like TV Land...it's airing my favorite show of all time, so I really shouldn't complain too much--but that doesn't mean that I won't! :wave:

Ya, okay, so I watch TLB once in a blue moon. The first LB movie I watched because Richard Dawson was in it. I was watching it thinking, "This is a funny show, I should watch it more often." Then I find out they cut out all sorts of scenes (MANY with Richard which didn't sit well with me AT ALL...). I then thought, I'll watch it somewhere else. Grr......:mad: