2 questions about TVLand - If anyone knows

[Regulus]

Originally Posted by clj2

If you want to watch classic television and the commercials bother you badly, I'd suggest Me-TV or Antenna TV, they don't show many

I'll watch LSN Tonight.

[LUNCH]

I really like Antenna-tv,I hope they don't change! Still waiting on Me-tv here. For a cable commercial tv station,FamilyNet is also good when they air classics,they treat them pretty well.

[ajgenard]

Originally Posted by Regulus

The "Sheeple" blindly plod along and put up with what the Networks put out for them. I decided not to be part of that "Sheeple" Group and pulled out a number of years ago. But Karma has come to the Networks, as they continue to lose viewers, and Pay-TV is losing sunscribers. The Television Industry may very well be making the same mistake the Passenger Railroad and Trans-Oceanic Passenger Ship Industry made after World War II. Both of them brushed aside a little something called the Airplane, and within 20 years both virtually ceased to exist. The CEO of a Railroad Company stated "We made the mistake of believing we were in the Railroad Business when in reality we were in the Transportation Business". Just think, if they had not made that mistake last year Instead of Flying to Rhode Island and Texas on Delta Airlines and Recife, Brazil on TAM Linias Aerias, I may have flown to Rhode Island on Penn Central Airlines, Brazil on Cunard Airlines, and Texas on Union Pacific Airlines!

You could say they believe they're in the TV business but in reality they are in the entertainment business. I am confident it will eventually reach a point of absurdity where even the mindless sheeple will say screw this and things will change for the better.

Earlier this evening I was at my parents and caught Dick Van Dyke on TVLand. After watching it on MeTV for the past several months their presentation was outright appalling. I wonder how Da Vinci would feel if someone trimmed off 20 percent of the canvas to the Mona Lisa, reprinted his name on it in some tiny modern font, and slapped a big Louvre logo in a corner while putting a bright red banner on the other side reading "New Exhibits in the Egyptian Antiquities Collection Starting Next Week!!!"

What's most depressing is the fact my parents, who grew up with this stuff, see no problem with shelling out $190/month to Comcrap (and thereby the people making these decisions). They, along with everyone else who knows I don't have cable, think I'm some kind of weirdo because I don't have cable. They pay someone $2300 a year for commercials and I'm supposed to be the crazy one?

[clj2]

Why on earth does what seems like every thread on here for the past few weeks start knocking pay TV?! Keep in mind, there is a lot more to cable than re-runs from 40 years ago/Nick at Nite and TV Land. Since I watch sports, news channels, original programming on nets like Travel, A&E, FX, USA, History, Food, etc. - last time I checked, that stuff's not on DVD, and I don't mind paying for it, although I wish it was cheaper. I hardly even watch reruns on cable networks, as I agree, they do have too many commercials (although I will if it's something I like and nothing else is on), if I want to watch something old, I'll watch Me-TV. I agree, if I'm just watching something that's available over the air, I wouldn't see any use for cable.

There are a lot of us that do enjoy cable TV and see a purpose in it. Plus, I don't want to have to fool with my antenna for local channel reception where I am. I'm not trying to be rude, but just stating my opinion. There is PLENTY of stuff on cable that's not on DVD - and if you look at the recent trends, most of cable's most successful networks air a lot of, if not mostly, original programming that is not available on home media.

[ajgenard]

Cable is awesome IF you actually use it and get your money's worth. However 95% of the people I know watch no more than 5-10 hours of TV a week and most of that is on the main broadcast stations or the aforementioned reruns and movies that are hacked to pieces. I believe most pay TV subscribers on this board do indeed get their money's worth since we all watch a lot of TV.

In my eyes, pay TV is the same as owning a large truck. 95% of truck owners outright insist they need such a huge vehicle for everyday use. Spend thousands of dollars more per year in gas, maintenance, and initial cost than they would just by using a regular car. Meanwhile it's used to haul something maybe twice a year. Only a small minority of people actually use their 3/4 ton trucks and premium cable service. But most of them have either fallen victim to vanity or believed everything a salesmen told them.

[Regulus]

Originally Posted by ajgenard

Cable is awesome IF you actually use it and get your money's worth. However 95% of the people I know watch no more than 5-10 hours of TV a week and most of that is on the main broadcast stations or the aforementioned reruns and movies that are hacked to pieces. I believe most pay TV subscribers on this board do indeed get their money's worth since we all watch a lot of TV.

In my eyes, pay TV is the same as owning a large truck. 95% of truck owners outright insist they need such a huge vehicle for everyday use. Spend thousands of dollars more per year in gas, maintenance, and initial cost than they would just by using a regular car. Meanwhile it's used to haul something maybe twice a year. Only a small minority of people actually use their 3/4 ton trucks and premium cable service. But most of them have either fallen victim to vanity or believed everything a salesmen told them.

This is why we need to have Channels offered A-LA-CARTE! This way you would receive (and pay for) ONLY the channels you watch, not a bunch of channels you never watch. If they were to do this and if Congress would amend the "V-Chip" law to include Commercials, I'd re-sunscribe.

Here's the Channels I'd get

ESPN
ESPN 2
Versus
Speed
Turner Classic Movies
HGTV

And that would be it!