I give my Local TV station the slight edge because the edited versions of All in The Family and Sanford were FUNNIER than TV LAND edited versions.

Personally.... I prefer DVD above all else.

But other than that, I really dont care.
But sometimes local channels do better with putting shows in order.

Originally posted by barwars88
Personally.... I prefer DVD above all else.

But other than that, I really dont care.
But sometimes local channels do better with putting shows in order.

I agree concerning dvds, being able to own my favorite show and watch it anytime I want is more appealing. But in terms of tv, I've recently been following A Different World both on Oxygen and on my local UPN channel 9, and while I don't like that ch. 9 doesn't always show episodes in sequence, I appreciate that they don't run on-screen promos for other shows like Oxygen has been doing. Ch. 9 also doesn't have an announcer talking over the closing credits like Oxygen. Because I'm recording episodes, I'd like for them to be free of as many tv identifiers as possible.

well, personally I prefer it at night

I like my local channels the best. Usually they play a more diverse selection of episodes, whereas the cable channels air a select group of episodes, and barely ever show the rest.

My local stations don't show many shows.

My local channels are much more consistent with scheduling than some cable channels. When a show comes on one of my local stations it stays in the schedule a good long time. I wish my favorite show (Family Ties) would come on one of my local channels. Some cable channels are good though. I have found that TBS and TNT are good at airing shows for a long time and are pretty consistent with the order of the episodes. The Viacom networks (TV Land and N@N) are not good. TBS has been airing my second favorite show (Mama's Family) for years now and mostly in order, so they get a thumbs up.

On the local stations; I dislike the harsh editing of Tv Land...

Definately the local channels.

My local affiliates edit them better but cable has more variety. My fox, wb and upn stations have some good shows but the big 3 stations mostly have news and talk shows.

local my UPN9 NY has charles in charge, and coach shows U can't see anywhere else

local my UPN9 NY has charles in charge, and coach shows U can't see anywhere else


The local edits are usually better

No contest, cable.

My local channels suck. DVD all the way.

My local channels suck. DVD all the way.


The question was local or cable stations. Not local or DVD

Personally.... I prefer DVD above all else.

But other than that, I really dont care.
But sometimes local channels do better with putting shows in order.
I'd say either or. It all depends on how popular the channel(or cable channel is)(ratings,etc.) Channel 11 will be syndicating '8 Simple Rules' starting next Monday at 4pm, so we'll see how that shows does in syndication.