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Furienna · 06-14-2009, 02:50 PM

That depends on what you mean by "classic". But these the are American sitcoms from before 2000, which have been aired on at least one of the Swedish networks during the last few years:

70s sitcoms: "MASH", "Taxi".

80s sitcoms: "The Cosby show", "Alf", "Family Ties", "Cheers", "The golden girls", "Murphy Brown".

90s sitcoms: "Family Matters", "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air", "The nanny", "Roseanne", "Friends".

And there are also a couple of sitcoms, which haven't been aired on any Swedish network for a couple of years now, but they have at least been aired during the 2000s, like "Happy days", "Full House", "Blossom", "Sister, sister" and "Hanging with Mr Cooper".

James · 06-14-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent88

N@N does 2 commercials per show, TV Land does 3, TBS does 3 for MWC but 4 for Friends ...

Brent, are you saying that Friends is on Nick at Nite now? I thought I read that it wasn't scheduled for that network until 2011. (And no, that is not a knock against the show!)

TVFactFan · 06-14-2009, 06:25 PM

I expect these shows to be on N@N soon

"The Game"

Brent88 · 06-14-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by James

Brent, are you saying that Friends is on Nick at Nite now? I thought I read that it wasn't scheduled for that network until 2011. (And no, that is not a knock against the show!)

No... I said Friends was on TBS which it is.

James · 06-14-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Brent88

No... I said Friends was on TBS which it is.

Sorry, Brent, to me the letters "TBS" weren't as noticeable as "N@N". I also thought the letters "MWC" stood out more than "TBS"!

It must be a noticeability thing!

torcan · 06-18-2009, 07:25 PM

To be honest, most TV ad time these days is annoying. I realize that's where they make their money, but it's gotten out of hand. It used to be that commercial breaks never ran more than 2 minutes, then they were back to the show. Now, sometimes you get 4 or 5 minute commercial breaks - even in primetime. Most syndicated shows these days run just over 20 minutes if you take out the commercials.

It's just as bad in radio - sometimes I'll get in my car for a short 10-minute tripi, and hear one song, and the rest commercials, promos, etc. It just seems to go on forever.

I really think the best TV shows ever were from the '60s and '70s. There have only been a few shows '80s-present I've really liked. With all the extra ad time on TV these days, it's really turning me away from it. I watch sporting events (big hockey fan!) but most of my viewing is classic shows on DVD - some are burned discs of shows I've recorded - or gotten in trades. There are too many commercials and they're really turning me off most current TV now.

End of rant!

jehobden · 06-24-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JulieSomoski

I still think that with the tag, teaser, and credits included, the most a show ran was somewhere under 26 minutes. Can someone verify?

In my experience w/ the sitcom DVDs that I have watched, sitcoms as originally aired (and shown on DVD) generally come in at the 24-26 minute range from the 60s (Dick Van Dyke) to the 80s (Three's Company). They shrank to 22-23 minutes in the 90s (Seinfeld) and down to 20-21 minutes now (Two and a Half Men). I know that Seinfeld is cut even further in syndication today. I'm not sure about Two and a Half Men in syndication, but it's hard to see how it could be cut much further.

DSfan · 06-25-2009, 02:33 PM

I remember hearing, however, that the ALF DVD's were actually just the syndicated cuts of the original and some scenes were cut out. I think they ran 21-22 minutes on the DVD as opposed to maybe 24-25.

Furienna · 06-25-2009, 04:39 PM

Yes, I've heard that too. And also, when season 1 of "The Cosby show" first was released on DVD, they used the edited syndication version of those episodes. But that was later changed, as people started complaining.

LUNCH · 05-18-2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Furienna

I feel sorry for you Americans now, I really do. Everything isn't perfect over here in Sweden either, but at least, we hardly ever edit a TV show, and we never do it just to cram in more comercials. Our public network, SVT, don't have any comercial breaks at any time on any of their channels, as they're not even allowed to have it. And even at the other networks, we show every episode of every American show in full. I can't see why American networks do such things. Maybe they get a quick financial gain, when they have so many comercials, but people get tired of it, and they buy the DVDs, which have the episodes intact, rather than watch edited versions on TV.

I bumped this up not because of TVLand,I don't care about them. Furiennas post says it all.

Furienna · 05-18-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LUNCH

I bumped this up not because of TVLand,I don't care about them. Furiennas post says it all.

And I still stand by those words.

LUNCH · 05-18-2012, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Furienna

And I still stand by those words.

And you are 100 percent right.How television works in Sweden is so SUPERIOR to what American TV has turned into,it's not even a contest.

06-14-2009, 02:50 PM	#31
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	That depends on what you mean by "classic". But these the are American sitcoms from before 2000, which have been aired on at least one of the Swedish networks during the last few years: 70s sitcoms: "MASH", "Taxi". 80s sitcoms: "The Cosby show", "Alf", "Family Ties", "Cheers", "The golden girls", "Murphy Brown". 90s sitcoms: "Family Matters", "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air", "The nanny", "Roseanne", "Friends". And there are also a couple of sitcoms, which haven't been aired on any Swedish network for a couple of years now, but they have at least been aired during the 2000s, like "Happy days", "Full House", "Blossom", "Sister, sister" and "Hanging with Mr Cooper".

06-14-2009, 06:25 PM	#33
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,949	I expect these shows to be on N@N soon "The Game"

06-18-2009, 07:25 PM	#36
torcan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 04, 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 154	To be honest, most TV ad time these days is annoying. I realize that's where they make their money, but it's gotten out of hand. It used to be that commercial breaks never ran more than 2 minutes, then they were back to the show. Now, sometimes you get 4 or 5 minute commercial breaks - even in primetime. Most syndicated shows these days run just over 20 minutes if you take out the commercials. It's just as bad in radio - sometimes I'll get in my car for a short 10-minute tripi, and hear one song, and the rest commercials, promos, etc. It just seems to go on forever. I really think the best TV shows ever were from the '60s and '70s. There have only been a few shows '80s-present I've really liked. With all the extra ad time on TV these days, it's really turning me away from it. I watch sporting events (big hockey fan!) but most of my viewing is classic shows on DVD - some are burned discs of shows I've recorded - or gotten in trades. There are too many commercials and they're really turning me off most current TV now. End of rant!

06-25-2009, 02:33 PM	#38
DSfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204	I remember hearing, however, that the ALF DVD's were actually just the syndicated cuts of the original and some scenes were cut out. I think they ran 21-22 minutes on the DVD as opposed to maybe 24-25.

06-25-2009, 04:39 PM	#39
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	Yes, I've heard that too. And also, when season 1 of "The Cosby show" first was released on DVD, they used the edited syndication version of those episodes. But that was later changed, as people started complaining.