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Ireneparalegal · 03-28-2007, 06:29 PM

Let's hope Pav, that with these ratings, ION will drop most of their PAID PROGRAMMING slots and put some great shows instead.

Pavan · 03-28-2007, 06:37 PM

They will drop them soon. Which would mean that the different feeds (DirecTV, etc) will now be all the same as national. I'm guessing by June or July.

TVFactFan · 03-28-2007, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

They will drop them soon. Which would mean that the different feeds (DirecTV, etc) will now be all the same as national. I'm guessing by June or July.

The Weekends is the best time to air Sitcoms especially during primetime so they need to change that a little.

Pavan · 03-28-2007, 08:01 PM

Primetime Weekends is where they will air the RHI movies come July. Hopefully they can get dayparts cleared for air on weekends, if not, weekday dayparts is better.

Harper49 · 03-29-2007, 11:26 PM

But whatbout ION's brand spankin' new morning programming block?

charlieangels · 03-30-2007, 11:23 PM

that sucks. Charlie's Angel and Green Acres are gone. I really want to see them and I literally hate to see Diagnosis Murder at the time when Charlie's Angel was suppose to be on.

icecream · 03-31-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by charlieangels

that sucks. Charlie's Angel and Green Acres are gone. I really want to see them and I literally hate to see Diagnosis Murder at the time when Charlie's Angel was suppose to be on.

You can still see Green Acres on TVLand weekdays at 10:30 AM.

friendsfan77 · 04-01-2007, 06:36 AM

Great to see Ion's doing good with their ratings. Only ONE MORE DAY until Alice!

wkomorow · 04-01-2007, 07:23 PM

I was surprised to find that Alice will not start with episode one and build from there. Instead the Monday episode is from 76, then tuesday they show episode 1, then Wednesday something like 44, then Thursday 5, etc. I am concerned that there is no long term committment if they will be showing random episodes. Mama's Family was show in sequence, wasn't it?

TVJunkie101 · 04-01-2007, 11:16 PM

According to my TiVo guide, all the episodes are airing in order ... I see episodes 1-10 listed.

wkomorow · 04-02-2007, 05:02 PM

That's great. My Dishnetwork Guide showed random episodes throughout the next week.

JT · 04-02-2007, 06:31 PM

As far as I know, ION airs all of their shows in order. The only instance I know of them going out of order was for "Charlie's Angels," and that was only after they completed a run of it.

eng51squad51 · 04-02-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wkomorow

I was surprised to find that Alice will not start with episode one and build from there. Instead the Monday episode is from 76, then tuesday they show episode 1, then Wednesday something like 44, then Thursday 5, etc. I am concerned that there is no long term committment if they will be showing random episodes. Mama's Family was show in sequence, wasn't it?

from Ionline.tv they will start with the pilot episode of Alice and then rest of the episode will be in order Ionline.tv schedule Alice episode guide

JT · 04-03-2007, 05:32 PM

I totally forgot how different the "Alice" pilot is from the rest of the series. Alfred Lutter played Tommy in the pilot, I knew that much, but I forgot all about the entirely different opening and closing credits. That opening looked so movie-like. If the show was a drama, they could have soooo used that opening!

Vera wasn't featured much, and when she was, she was so naive and cliche. Can't wait until she becomes a much more well-rounded character over the next couple of episodes.

The two main sets (which were the only main sets throughout the entire run of the show) - Mel's Diner and Alice's apartment - were very different from what they are most of the run of the show. I believe Alice's apartment was completely overhauled between the pilot and the rest of the episodes. For example, the door usually opens away from the camera. In the pilot, it opened to the left of the screen.

For anyone who was turned off of the show because of the pilot, I urge you to continue to watch. The show had a very rocky beginning, but it gets better. The best seasons were two, three, and four, so that's when the show will really get good.

friendsfan77 · 04-03-2007, 09:31 PM

I would have watched again tonight, but a storm here knocked out the Ion station's reception.

I can't wait to see the rest of the series. I've never seen it before. Hopefully everything'll be fixed by tomorrow.

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03-28-2007, 08:01 PM	#64
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Primetime Weekends is where they will air the RHI movies come July. Hopefully they can get dayparts cleared for air on weekends, if not, weekday dayparts is better.

03-29-2007, 11:26 PM	#65
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	But whatbout ION's brand spankin' new morning programming block?

03-30-2007, 11:23 PM	#66
charlieangels Member First Time Poster Join Date: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 1	that sucks. Charlie's Angel and Green Acres are gone. I really want to see them and I literally hate to see Diagnosis Murder at the time when Charlie's Angel was suppose to be on.

04-01-2007, 06:36 AM	#68
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Great to see Ion's doing good with their ratings. Only ONE MORE DAY until Alice!

04-01-2007, 07:23 PM	#69
wkomorow Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 226	I was surprised to find that Alice will not start with episode one and build from there. Instead the Monday episode is from 76, then tuesday they show episode 1, then Wednesday something like 44, then Thursday 5, etc. I am concerned that there is no long term committment if they will be showing random episodes. Mama's Family was show in sequence, wasn't it?

04-02-2007, 05:02 PM	#71
wkomorow Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 226	That's great. My Dishnetwork Guide showed random episodes throughout the next week.

04-03-2007, 05:32 PM	#74
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	I totally forgot how different the "Alice" pilot is from the rest of the series. Alfred Lutter played Tommy in the pilot, I knew that much, but I forgot all about the entirely different opening and closing credits. That opening looked so movie-like. If the show was a drama, they could have soooo used that opening! Vera wasn't featured much, and when she was, she was so naive and cliche. Can't wait until she becomes a much more well-rounded character over the next couple of episodes. The two main sets (which were the only main sets throughout the entire run of the show) - Mel's Diner and Alice's apartment - were very different from what they are most of the run of the show. I believe Alice's apartment was completely overhauled between the pilot and the rest of the episodes. For example, the door usually opens away from the camera. In the pilot, it opened to the left of the screen. For anyone who was turned off of the show because of the pilot, I urge you to continue to watch. The show had a very rocky beginning, but it gets better. The best seasons were two, three, and four, so that's when the show will really get good.

04-03-2007, 09:31 PM	#75
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	I would have watched again tonight, but a storm here knocked out the Ion station's reception. I can't wait to see the rest of the series. I've never seen it before. Hopefully everything'll be fixed by tomorrow.