With TV Land about to start running more shows, will the Dynamic Duo be put out of commision? I have a feeling Jenny may be able to provide the answers so I'll be checking back here. Same Jenny-Time! Same Jenny-Channel!
Seriously, are they going to put Batman in cold storage so TV Land can show I Dream Of Jeannie and Gidget?

Originally posted by pna42

Seriously, are they going to put Batman in cold storage so TV Land can show I Dream Of Jeannie and Gidget?

I don't think that TV Land will drop or put 'Batman' on hiatus, because of new and upcoming shows. I think it will stay in it regular time-slot, or maybe change around a bit, but I doubt it will be gone. After all, they just began to air 'Batman' just about a year ago. I believe Pavanbadal said that 'Gidget' will not air in June. I don't think I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched will effect Batman's stay on TV Land, unless they lose the rights before then, LOL.

Originally posted by Impressions


I don't think that TV Land will drop or put 'Batman' on hiatus, because of new and upcoming shows. I think it will stay in it regular time-slot, or maybe change around a bit, but I doubt it will be gone. After all, they just began to air 'Batman' just about a year ago. I believe Pavanbadal said that 'Gidget' will not air in June. I don't think I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched will effect Batman's stay on TV Land, unless they lose the rights before then, LOL.

Yeah, that would be my answer. I'm still hoping that Batman gets a better time slot, but it will prob. stay at 4 a.m. I guess 4 a.m. is better than nothing.

May I do some guessing? Remember, I'm not Pav, but look at Sanford and Son. Look at how many time slots it gets. Off hand, it gets the 6 pm, 6:30 pm, 9:00 pm, and 1 am (?) time slots. I'm taking a guess that the 9 pm and the 1 am time slot for Sanford and Son will leave and either Jeannie or Bewitched gets those two time slots. I still think Sanford and Son will still be part of the twice as nice. Let me get out the tv guide. Let's look at the double take hours.

3 pm- Brady Bunch
4 pm- Happy Days
5 pm- Gidget (like Impressions said, I don't think this show has that much of a life line left.)
6 pm- Sanford and Son- Sanford is still pretty new to the station this time, so I'd say it still has a while in the double takes. It might get moved up, but I'd say it still has some time with the double takes.

I just don't know about BB or HD. If they want both new shows to get a double take, one will def. have a free spot. The question is where the next free spot is at. If I had to take another wild guess, I'd say HD leaves the double takes for the other new show. I guess to sum things up, since Batman has such a late time slot, I don't think we have to worry about it leaving now.

Please remember, I'm not Pav and the schedule deal was just wild guesses.

Yeah, I agree with Jenny and Impressions. Gidget will free up a time slot when that leaves in June, same for Flying Nun; I don't think Hazel or Father Knows Best will be around either (those last two are just HUNCHES), so those are some free timeslots. I can't see Gilligan lasting in Twice as Nice much longer; they go through a rotation every two months.

I personally can't see much changes, lol. But, I could be entirely wrong. Who knows.

Do I think Batman is leaving? Doubtful. Look at how long Barney Miller has lasted at 2:30am? If anything, it could go on hiatus at anytime; not saying it will, but it's possible. TV Land had Bob Newhart and Gomer on extended hiatuses before bringing them back last year. But I can't see Batman going anytime soon. I know for a fact (I cannot say anymore; sorry) Batman isn't going anywhere; TVL is not losing the rights at all this year. After that, I can't say.

Again; I just can't say.

Hey Jenny,
I made it! Thanks for the tip!

What do you think of this prediction:


"Gunsmoke" is dropped (or moved to weekend afterrnoons only) to make room for "I Dream Of Jeannie" and "Bewitched" on the regular weekday schedule. And, "Batman" stays right where it is for at least another year?

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Hey Jenny,
I made it! Thanks for the tip!

What do you think of this prediction:


"Gunsmoke" is dropped (or moved to weekend afterrnoons only) to make room for "I Dream Of Jeannie" and "Bewitched" on the regular weekday schedule. And, "Batman" stays right where it is for at least another year?

Later,
Art

You may be right on par about Gunsmoke being dropped (I don't know much else, sorry), but probably not for sitcoms. Odds are, like I said, the Screen Gems shows (Waltons, Hazel, Father Knows Best, Gidget and Flying Nun) will probably be replaced with Bewitched, Jeannie, and eventually Mr. Ed.

Any way, back on topic. Odds are, Batman ain't going anywhere. The shows I PREDICT (I have no clue what June looks like, this is just speculation) will go are: Superman, Gidget, Waltons, Flying Nun, Hazel and Father Knows Best.

I will leave primetime blank, because I can't even begin to guess that. (This is SPECULATION)

(Mornings could go either way the 10/11 am blocks)
6am Gunsmoke
7am (Not sure; Waltons could stay)
8am Get Smart
8:30 Bob Newhart
9am Mary Tyler Moore
9:30 Dick Van Dyke
10am Bewitched (OR Brady Bunch)
10:30 I Dream of Jeannie (OR Gilligan's Island)
11am I Love Lucy
11:30 Leave it to Beaver
12pm Gunsmoke
1pm MacGyver
2pm The Brady Bunch
3pm Happy Days
4pm I Dream of Jeannie
5pm Bewitched
6pm Sanford & Son
7pm Leave it to Beaver
7:30 Andy Griffith Show
(I can't even begin to guess primetime)
12am MacGyver
1am Sanford & Son
1:30 ?
2am Dick Van Dyke
2:30 Barney Miller
3am Bob Newhart
3:30 ?
4am Batman
5am Charlie's Angels

I personally don't see many huge changes. But, we never know what TV Land could do.

TVJunkie101,
That all makes sense. I can see all of that. "The Waltons" being chucked only weeks after it replaced "The Love Boat" *does* seem unlikely.

I guess only time will really tell.

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Hey Jenny,
I made it! Thanks for the tip!

What do you think of this prediction:


"Gunsmoke" is dropped (or moved to weekend afterrnoons only) to make room for "I Dream Of Jeannie" and "Bewitched" on the regular weekday schedule. And, "Batman" stays right where it is for at least another year?

Later,
Art

Art,

Glad to have you on the Batman board! :)

Here were my predictions: (they were posted back awhile ago . . .)

* Prime Time Line-Up (8 to 10pm) will consist of: “Bewitched”, “I Dream Of Jeannie”, “Sanford and Son”, and “The Munsters” or “I Love Lucy”
*”Happy Days” and “The Brady Bunch” will still air in Twice as Nice but will be removed from Prime Time.
“Gilligan’s Island” will be removed both from Prime Time and Twice as Nice and will air at 11:00 or 11:30pm.
“Gidget” will be eliminated entirely from the TV Land schedule
Unfortunately, TV Land will still keep TAGS/LITB Hour in the evening at 7pm and/or 10pm.
The Twice As Nice Line-Up will consist of: “The Brady Bunch”, “Happy Days”, “Sanford and Son”, “Bewitched”, “I Dream Of Jeannie”, and maybe “The Munsters”
“The Flying Nun” will might leave the TV Land schedule entirely.
*”Happy Days” and “The Brady Bunch” will might air at a later time (10 to 12mid) in the evening.

Twice as Nice
2- "The Brady Bunch"
3- "Happy Days"
4- "Sanford and Son"
5- "Bewitched"
6- "I Dream Of Jeannie"

7- "Leave It To Beaver"
7:30- "The Andy Griffith Show"

Prime Time
8- "Sanford and Son"
8:30- "Bewitched"
9- "I Dream Of Jeannie"
9:30- "The Munsters"

Late Evening:
10- "I Love Lucy"
10:30- "Happy Days"
11- "The Brady Bunch"
11:30- "Gilligan's Island"


We now all know what the June schedule look likes now (since its posted).

I'm glad Lucyfan bumped this topic back up. I wanted to wait until closer to June to post this, but since the topic got bumped up, I'll do it now. I really and truly believe Batman would be safe at the 4 and 4:30 a.m. timeslots. It was half safe. We lose the 4 a.m. timeslot and in June we'll just have 4:30 to watch Batman. Um, I think 4 a.m. will be Superman. Just look up Pav's thread on General and you'll see the schedule changes.

I am very disappointed. Yeah, I'm glad Batman is still on, but Batman wasn't overplayed. Most of the shows on TVL are overplayed. Whether it be a show that has been on 4 or 5 stations before it came to TVL, or whether it be overplayed when TVL starts to show the show. I'm really disgusted at TVL and I'm barely watching the station anymore. Hell, can you believe I'm actually watching Nick at Nite more than I do TVL? I watch 3's Company and AITF. I'll catch a few shows on TVL occasionally, but I'm not making a point of watching the station like I used to.

Originally posted by Jenny
I'm glad Lucyfan bumped this topic back up. I wanted to wait until closer to June to post this, but since the topic got bumped up, I'll do it now. I really and truly believe Batman would be safe at the 4 and 4:30 a.m. timeslots. It was half safe. We lose the 4 a.m. timeslot and in June we'll just have 4:30 to watch Batman. Um, I think 4 a.m. will be Superman. Just look up Pav's thread on General and you'll see the schedule changes.

I am very disappointed. Yeah, I'm glad Batman is still on, but Batman wasn't overplayed. Most of the shows on TVL are overplayed. Whether it be a show that has been on 4 or 5 stations before it came to TVL, or whether it be overplayed when TVL starts to show the show. I'm really disgusted at TVL and I'm barely watching the station anymore. Hell, can you believe I'm actually watching Nick at Nite more than I do TVL? I watch 3's Company and AITF. I'll catch a few shows on TVL occasionally, but I'm not making a point of watching the station like I used to.

I feel totally opposite of you when it comes to TV Land. To me, TV Land is just getting better and better every year. It's my favorite channel filled with many of my favorite sitcoms such as
I Love Lucy, The Munsters, Happy Days, Sanford and Son, Mary Tyler Moore, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Brady Bunch and soon to be Bewitched and I Dream Of Jeannie. I LOVE it!

I am glad it's not going anywhere. I love this show. I don't mind the late timeslot, cause I am up late most of the time anyways.

Hi everybody,
At a glance at some of the "By Show" schedules for this week on TVLand's web site, it seems that "I Dream Of Jeanie" will be moving into the 10:30 a.m. time slot, replacing "Father Knows Best," into the 11:30 p.m. time slot replacing "The Flying Nun" and into "Gilligan's Island"'s 2:00 p.m. hour. "Gilligan's Island" ("Twice as Nice") moves to the 4:00 p.m hour, where "Happy Days" has been. The Fonz now moves to five, replacing "Gidget." Jeanie will apparently also replace the 2:00 a.m. "Dick Van Dyke Show," which moves to 2:30 a.m., pushing "Barney Miller" to 3:00 a.m.

Meanwhile, "Bewitched" slides into the 3:00 p.m. hour which had belonged to "The Brady Bunch" and the 9:30 p.m. slot, which I think *was* Gilligan's. "The Brady Bunch" will only be seen this week at 8:00 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.

So, it looks like the casualties are "Father Knows Best," "The Flying Nun" & "Gidget." Bad news for fans of Sally Field. I have a feeling that the Bradys may soon be getting axed, too, 'cause it looks like "Fantasy Island" will be taking over that 8:00 p.m. spot pretty soon. It looks like everything else on the schedule is pretty much staying the same.

The bottom line is -- it appears that "The Adventures Of Superman" & "Batman" are staying put . . . at least for now.

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Hi everybody,
At a glance at some of the "By Show" schedules for this week on TVLand's web site, it seems that "I Dream Of Jeanie" will be moving into the 10:30 a.m. time slot, replacing "Father Knows Best," into the 11:30 p.m. time slot replacing "The Flying Nun" and into "Gilligan's Island"'s 2:00 p.m. hour. "Gilligan's Island" ("Twice as Nice") moves to the 4:00 p.m hour, where "Happy Days" has been. The Fonz now moves to five, replacing "Gidget." Jeanie will apparently also replace the 2:00 a.m. "Dick Van Dyke Show," which moves to 2:30 a.m., pushing "Barney Miller" to 3:00 a.m.

Meanwhile, "Bewitched" slides into the 3:00 p.m. hour which had belonged to "The Brady Bunch" and the 9:30 p.m. slot, which I think *was* Gilligan's. "The Brady Bunch" will only be seen this week at 8:00 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.

So, it looks like the casualties are "Father Knows Best," "The Flying Nun" & "Gidget." Bad news for fans of Sally Field. I have a feeling that the Bradys may soon be getting axed, too, 'cause it looks like "Fantasy Island" will be taking over that 8:00 p.m. spot pretty soon. It looks like everything else on the schedule is pretty much staying the same.

The bottom line is -- it appears that "The Adventures Of Superman" & "Batman" are staying put . . . at least for now.

Later,
Art

That'll be weird for the Brady Bunch. I'm not a fan of the show, but I'm wondering how it's doing in the ratings. If it's doing good, they might bring it back, if they do drop it.

I've been thinking about doing something for both the Batman and the Twilight Zone boards I run. I really and truly want to make sure each person gets the eps they want. Tv is tricky. You might think something is safe and then it gets dropped all of a sudden. Anyway, I'm thinking of listing each ep that comes on and then it'll be up to the person to look at the page and see which eps come on during which day. I can't tell you how many times I screw up and miss something I really wanted to record because I mixed up the days.

Jenny,
That's seems like a lot of work. If you've got the time -- and the desire -- knock yourself out. I wish someone would do that for "Star Trek." I'm still trying to catch and record Yvonne's episode of that show. It wasn't a part of SciFi's recent marathon. Doesn't appear to be this week, either.

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Jenny,
That's seems like a lot of work. If you've got the time -- and the desire -- knock yourself out. I wish someone would do that for "Star Trek." I'm still trying to catch and record Yvonne's episode of that show. It wasn't a part of SciFi's recent marathon. Doesn't appear to be this week, either.

Later,
Art

Art,

I don't think it'll be too much trouble. I just hope I remember it.

Let me see if I can help you out with Star Trek. Yvonne was in _"Whom Gods Destroy"
gs: Yvonne Craig [ Marta ], Richard Geary [ Andorian ], Steve Ihnat [ Garth of Izar ], Keye Luke [ Donald Cory ]

b: 3 Jan 69 pc: 071 w: Lee Erwin s: Jerry Sohl, Lee Erwin d: Herb Wallerstein

and it does look like they are going in order this time. Um, just by estimating, I would say they might get to it sometime in July. I just hope they play it straight through this time. Ugh, I had my days mixed up too. I've missed the first few eps. I'll try my best to catch up, but if they pull it again in July, I'm done with it. What is it with Scifi and them pulling the show so much? Play 1-2 rotations and allow people that want the show to record it. I swear I've been trying to get this show since Dec., I think.

I hope you get the ep, Art.

Jenny,
Thanks for all the info. I'll keep you advised.

Good luck with the others.

Later,
Art

Hi all,
It turns out, there's another change (and apparently another casualty) in TVLand's schedule which I'd missed prior to my earlier reply -- the 10:00 a.m. "Hazel" has disappeared in favor of "The Munsters."

So, the ten o'clock hour, which was "Hazel"/"Father Knows Best" is now "The Munsters"/"I Dream Of Jeannie."

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Jenny,
Thanks for all the info. I'll keep you advised.

Good luck with the others.

Later,
Art

Thanks, Art. :)

Hi all,
And, another thing -- "The Munsters" has also replaced the 7:00 p.m. "Leave It To Beaver."

I'm sure that just around the time I get used to this new schedule, they'll completely change it again.

Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Hi all,
And, another thing -- "The Munsters" has also replaced the 7:00 p.m. "Leave It To Beaver."

I'm sure that just around the time I get used to this new schedule, they'll completely change it again.

Later,
Art

Yes, there are a lot of changes, LOL. I thought you'd like to know that Pavanbadal posted all the changes for the TV Land schedule in June on the "General Sitcoms and Discussion Board", so if you would like to check it out, you can visit the link below:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?threadid=66897

Originally posted by Artfiore1


I'm sure that just around the time I get used to this new schedule, they'll completely change it again.

Later,
Art

So true. I really get disgusted at that.

Impressions,
Thank you for that link.

My apologies to you and everyone else for erroneously reporting that TVLand's new schedule appeared to affect neither "The Adventures Of Superman" nor "Batman."

It seems "The Adventures Of Superman" has been moved forward a half hour, while "Batman" has been cut to just one episode per night.


Later,
Art

Well when they start airing I dream of Jeannie regularly after the marathon, I think either Adventures of Superman or Batman or both will be cut out alltogether.

Originally posted by Topanga
Well when they start airing I dream of Jeannie regularly after the marathon, I think either Adventures of Superman or Batman or both will be cut out alltogether.

I Dream of Jeannie has already stared regularly as of June 2nd, it airs at 10:30AM, 2:00PM, 2:30PM and 11:30PM/Eastern.

But I agree, I have a feeling that Batman and The Adventures of Superman will be on hiatus at some point, and then it'll probably return from it's 'break' and hopefully by then Batman will return in a "Twice as Nice" block and The Adventures of Superman will find it's way back on the schedule.

All,

True. "I Dream Of Jeannie" started *prior* to its marathon.




Later,
Art

Thanks! I hadn't realized they were airing Jeannie before the marathon. I don't think they usually do that with shows do they? i loved the hour of Batman they showed, I just wish it wasn't on so early in the morning :)

I can't believe I'm saying this, but maybe it would be better if Batman took a little hiatus for a couple of months. If it has a chance of getting a better timeslot, maybe it would be the best. If they put it on hiatus and when it comes back put it back on at 4:30 a.m, no point in it even going on hiatus.

I'm serious, someone should really do something. Get Batman out on dvd. We are only talking about 3 little seasons. Make them season by season. Unfortunately, I think the rights are a bit screwed up and it might take years for them to get off their butts and release the show.

Jenny,
You're absolutely right about a "hiatus."

As far as I'm concerned, if I'm not watching "Batman" at 4:30 a.m., anyway -- which I'm not -- what would it hurt for it to be temporarily taken off? I wouldn't be missing anything. I just wouldn't be able to timer record any of the episodes. I'm not doing that right now, anyway. So, for me, personally, it would be paying no price at all for a chance of it coming back on at a decent hour.

My favorite "Batman" TVLand time slot was 7:00 p.m. I don't know why, but I always seemed to be in the mood for it at that time. I wish it could be there again.



Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Jenny,
You're absolutely right about a "hiatus."

As far as I'm concerned, if I'm not watching "Batman" at 4:30 a.m., anyway -- which I'm not -- what would it hurt for it to be temporarily taken off? I wouldn't be missing anything. I just wouldn't be able to timer record any of the episodes. I'm not doing that right now, anyway. So, for me, personally, it would be paying no price at all for a chance of it coming back on at a decent hour.

My favorite "Batman" TVLand time slot was 7:00 p.m. I don't know why, but I always seemed to be in the mood for it at that time. I wish it could be there again.



Later,
Art

I am rarely up at 4:30 in the morning.

I enjoyed the 7 p.m. timeslot, also. It was a very good timeslot. I didn't really mind the move to 3 pm, but when they moved it to 4 am, that was totally out of the question. I could watch it at 3 pm and 7pm, but not at 4 in the morning.

Hi again, all,
If I were the decision makers at TVLand, before I dropped "The Adventures Of Superman" and/or "Batman." I'd cut back on some of the other repetition. For example, there are two hours of "MacGuyver" on the schedule each day. But it's the same hour. The show that's on at 1:00 p.m. is repeated again at midnight . . . or vice versa. Likewise, the 6:00 a.m. "Gunsmoke" comes on again at noon. There are four showings of "Sanford & Son" per day, but the 6:00 & 6:30 p.m. episodes are the same ones that were on at 9:00 p.m. & 1:00 a.m. the previous night. And, I'm sure that at least one of the "Happy Days" episodes shown during the five o'clock hour was on the night before. There's even repetition of "I Dream Of Jeannie" already. I think the 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. "Jeannie" episodes are the same. The 9:30 a.m. "Dick Van Dyke Show" comes on again at 2:30 a.m. that same night, etc. etc.

So, I think that if they really wanted to, they could figure out a way of still keeping "The Adventures Of Superman" and "Batman" around without cheating fans of any of those other shows.


Later,
Art

They really could do away with all these extra airings. Geez, awhile back Happy Days was coming on at least 5 times a day (I think). No sense in doing that. What it boils down to, imo, is TVL is getting just as bad as N @ N with the reruns. Yeah, I've whined and complained about Cosby and Cheers being on so many times on N @ N, but TVL does the same thing with their shows.

Some might read my post and think I have a thing against every show that gets all these extra airings and I would change my mind if some of my favorite shows got extra airings. Not really. Twice is enough for me (for 30 minute shows). Screw the 3rd and 4th airing. Air something new or get some of the badly treated shows into some good timeslots.

I read my father the new TVL schedule and he even admitted the channel is going downhill.

Jenny,
They do it with everything. I think the 7:30 p.m. "Andy Griffith Show" is the same one that was on the previous night at ten. I just saw an episode of "Bewitched" at 3:00 p.m. which I also saw last night at 9:30.

Hard to believe, isn't it, that when these series originally aired, if you were a fan of one of them, you had to wait a week to see the show again . . . and at least *months*, if not *years*, to see a specific episode you liked again?



Neither "Batman" nor "Superman" should have to be dropped!


Later,
Art

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Jenny,
They do it with everything. I think the 7:30 p.m. "Andy Griffith Show" is the same one that was on the previous night at ten. I just saw an episode of "Bewitched" at 3:00 p.m. which I also saw last night at 9:30.

Hard to believe, isn't it, that when these series originally aired, if you were a fan of one of them, you had to wait a week to see the show again . . . and at least *months*, if not *years*, to see a specific episode you liked again?



Neither "Batman" nor "Superman" should have to be dropped!


Later,
Art

It screws me up. If I catch Sanford and Son at 9:30, or whenever it comes on, and I catch the eps the next day at 6 p.m, it's just hard to sit through the episode again.

Ditto to the original airings.

I watch Batman at 4.30 am, Charlie's Angels at 5, than Gunsmoke at 6... Its cool if they dont drop them...

Originally posted by JACK The RIPPER
I watch Batman at 4.30 am, Charlie's Angels at 5, than Gunsmoke at 6... Its cool if they dont drop them...

Hi,

I don't believe you've ever posted in the Batman board before. Welcome to the Batman board. :)