Antenna TV

[TJ]

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

Awww, Cattyrule, would you like to borrow my crying towel? Spare me your oh so pwecious delicate feewings and then you proceed to call me!, of all people, a nasty wasty name. As Gomer would say, SHAME SHAME SHAME.

I stand by every sensible word I wrote and I double it. My BIG point before you all went putting words in my wee little mouth, is that anyone who CLAIMS to be such a fan of any show anywhere who then weeps that a TV station won't play his show, as if this were 1971 and there were no such things as tapes not to mention DVDs today then I say that person where ever he may be is either one CHEAP or is not really such a fan as they claim. Any real fan would have LONG AGO by now bought the DVDs of their "favorite" show. Now if that's too mean and cruel, well, it's just happens to be the truth, so deal with it.

You need stop it with the rude and condescending type posts. We don't need any bullying of other members. You may think you are being cute or funny, but it's really childish. Please grow up and act your age. We want a friendly atmosphere here.

[stevea]

It amazes me how good most of the old tapes look. Good ol' standard def, no scrunched up pictures in any direction, and they look great!

[Hazel Anyday]

I was responding to the nasty names I, yes, I was called. You need to tell others not to call posters names. I didn't get personal with anyone. I made general statements which I still stand by. In all my posts I was actually trying to help those who seem incapable of thinking of a soloution to their problem other than rely on the good graces of a TV station programmer. I tried to give these people good sensible advise which would SOLVE their problem, that is take their fates in their own hands and buy the DVDs and they wouldn't have to wish, whine and complain that a TV channel won't run their favorite show. This was good solid advice. If people think it's cruel, too bad.

[Hazel Anyday]

All the talk here of VHS tapes and DVD collecting sounds like my story too. I used to tape all my favorite shows and movies back in the day of Beta and VHS tape. (I long long ago stopped relying on TV stations to run my favorites when I wanted to see them. The fact that after all this time this idea hasn't even occurred to some people is mind boggling to me. Hence my frustration with people like this of today. It just doesn't make sense.)

Yes I'm very happy with DVDs over VHS/Beta tapes, for one reason they take up so much less room, the second reason a DVD will never get tangled up in your player. In fact DVDs came along at just the right time as my place was being overrun with boxes of tapes. Now my problem is that I'd like to get rid of a lot of these tapes but can't bear to throw them out. I still have VHS recorders for one reason so that I can still play any tape that has material on it that I don't already have on DVD. I did a whole heap of transferring tapes to DVD-R or DVD+R back when I first got my DVD recorder. I didn't get everything transferred, of course, but that's why I hold on to my tapes and VHS player and DVD recorder just in case I need to transfer something still. Some movies I have I still need to transfer.

To my friend here, no, I still have not been able to bring myself to start watching Hazel again. One reason I watch 3 or 4 different TV sitcoms each day as I eat breakfast and after. I've made my own schedule that I follow Mondays-My 3 Sons, Arnie & Ozzie & Harriet. Tuesdays-Dennis The Menace and 2 more different shows. And on and on like this thru Friday. Each day a different set of 3 different sitcoms. When one sitcom runs out of episodes then I start up with a different sitcom to take it's place. On and on this goes till I croak, probably. At any rate perhaps the next time a sitcom runs it's course I'll start watching Hazel again. I know I'm anxious to start watching Bewitched again as it's been a couple years since I last ran this series. So Bewitched may be my next series to replace a current series run thru.

By the way, I recorded the Bachelor Father series 12 or more years ago when RTV ran it and thanks to this brilliant choice to once again make sure I don't ever rely on a TV station's whims on whether or not I get to watch my favorite show I once again took my TV watching fate in my OWN hands and now am enjoying Bachelor Father every Friday. If I had relied on a TV stations good grace to always run a show I want to watch I'd be staring at a blank TV screen right now every Friday because Bachelor Father hasn't been seen anywhere since I recorded it (though I hear Antenna TV did briefly run the series).

Once again, proving my kind hearted advice here, if you don't take your TV watching fates in your OWN hands you are assuredly going to be whining and complaining about a TV station (who could care less what you want to watch or when you want to watch it) that won't play your favorite show anymore. It's not a possibility it's a certainty. Just as with Bachelor Father today, to use just one teeny tiny example of my wise advise.

Now instead of hurling insults at your sage in residence each of you complainers need to get down on your hands and knees and thank your maker for a friend like me. (Riddle me this, who said that before? Hint, it comes from a sitcom.)

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by stevea

It amazes me how good most of the old tapes look. Good ol' standard def, no scrunched up pictures in any direction, and they look great!

There's nothing wrong with the old style, analog VHS format. I still use VHS equally as much as I use DVD.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

There's nothing wrong with the old style, analog VHS format. I still use VHS equally as much as I use DVD.

If it works for you, great. But for me it hasn’t. I love DVDs and abhor cassettes.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

If it works for you, great. But for me it hasn’t. I love DVDs and abhor cassettes.

I use both. VHS has it's advantages and DVD has it's advantages.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I use both. VHS has it's advantages and DVD has it's advantages.

Curious: what do you consider video cassettes’ advantages?

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Curious: what do you consider video cassettes’ advantages?

One advantage VHS has is when playing a tape it won't pause or freeze up during playback. DVD's have a tendency to do this sometimes. Occasionally when I watch a DVD, the picture will start pausing and then it freezes up. When this happens it usually means there's a speck of dust or something that's on the DVD and interfering with the playback. So I have to take the DVD out of the player, wipe it off to remove any dust specks, then insert the DVD again and then it usually plays OK.

Another advantage with VHS is that I think the cassettes are more durable and will last longer if the tapes are high grade quality and stored properly in a cool dry environment. I have some VHS tapes that are almost 40 years old and they still play fine. I don't think any DVD will last 40 years.

[OH Nuts!]

Well that could have been my problem with the VHS cassettes was that I bought cheaper tapes at Odd Lot. But still, they really do take up A LOT of space.

I’ve always treated my DVDs very carefully so I never had that issue. But with those I borrowed from the library I did.

[stevea]

HA: Antenna TV did run Bachelor Father for quite awhile. Probably for a couple of years. They had excellent transfers, full length episodes. This was back when they ran the full episodes, including the credits. Edit, add: But Antenna TV was missing a lot of episodes, probably not inculded in their package due mostly to music issues (discussed before).

I agree with making sure to archive (keep) shows you like, because some day these channels will stop showing them. I wish I had been so smart in the 80s and 90s--had I been, my collection would be in a lot better shape. My Three Sons is a great example of this. As is the New Leave it to Beaver.

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Well that could have been my problem with the VHS cassettes was that I bought cheaper tapes at Odd Lot. But still, they really do take up A LOT of space.

I’ve always treated my DVDs very carefully so I never had that issue. But with those I borrowed from the library I did.

I handle DVD's carefully also but it's easy for little specks of dust to accumulate on the playing surface which can interfere with playback. One thing I like about DVD is there is no rewinding, after watching you just pop it out of the DVD player and put the disc back in it's storage place. With VHS you have to rewind the tape after you're finished watching it.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I handle DVD's carefully also but it's easy for little specks of dust to accumulate on the playing surface which can interfere with playback. One thing I like about DVD is there is no rewinding, after watching you just pop it out of the DVD player and put the disc back in it's storage place. With VHS you have to rewind the tape after you're finished watching it.

Honestly, more than anything else with the video cassettes, it’s the space they took up. When you live in a studio apartment, you really have to use space wisely. It was amazing: 3 footlockers worth of VHS transformed to three DVD wallets. And I’m still upset about that Eight Is enough cassette that got ruined. I wouldn’t be so upset if I could just buy it. But they won’t air it for free or let you buy it. Ass##les.

[1960'sTVfan]

I think I'm done recording shows from the retro channels because I don't get a full screen picture on any of them anymore. It's really terrible.

It's been a few years back but I remember when Antenna TV had Bachelor Father, if I recall correctly they ran episodes once a week on Sunday mornings. I didn't record episodes because it's not a favorite show of mine. I also figured they weren't going to run the entire series so not worth recording.

Back in 2017 I did record the Peter Loves Mary episodes from GetTV, 32 episodes in the series and GetTV ran 28 of them. The four episodes GetTV didn't air I was able to obtain from another source so I have the complete series.

[OH Nuts!]

Maybe if I’m up to it I’ll count exactly how many DVDs I have. Honestly between what I’ve burnt and what have in sets, I probably have more than a lifetime’s worth of viewing. I’m guessing between 1,200-1,500.