Do you think NAN is losing it's image for being a classic TV network? - Page 2 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

lesliem14 · 01-23-2001, 01:12 AM

There's not a new comedy out right now that I make a point to sit down and watch anymore. I will watch Friends or Frasier and a few others if I have the time, but other than that I go to FX for MASH re-runs, TBS for Fresh Prince re-runs, and lifetime for Golden Girls, Designing Women, and Murphy Brown in addition to N@N and I'm so glad MTM is now on TVLand. The dramas currently on are a completely different story, but I do have to agree on the present state of sitcoms.

Ian · 01-23-2001, 02:37 AM

I understand the "kiddies" need their television; So, another idea would be to break the network into two, one being Nickelodeon (24 hour kids channel), the other being "The Sitcom Channel" (sitcoms 24 hours a day). That way both generations will be happy, the kids and the adults, and we all live happily ever after. The End.

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ThomasE · 01-24-2001, 12:45 AM

Nick at Nite has already expanded it's programming-it's the sister channel TV LAND. TV land is the extension of NAN that airs 24 hours a day. When it premiered in 1996, it was called "Nick at Nite's TV Land". So you see, it has already been done.

Ian · 01-24-2001, 12:56 AM

I knew that Thomas, TvLand is a mixed bag of Sitcoms AND Dramas, I propose a 24 hour SITCOM network!!!

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01-24-2001, 01:40 AM

speaking of n@n being a classic TV network, how many of ya'll remember n@n back in the early 80's? i was a kid then and just starting to watch that channel. back then as best i can remember, they seemed to have hardly nothing but 50's sitcoms. now THOSE are classic shows!

don't get me wrong, i loooooooove facts of life, <why else would i be on this board!>

but the really good classics, back in the 50's had a quality about them that you just don't see anymore. like "i love lucy" my all time fav next to facts of life, and they had the show the donna reed show, george burns show, the dick van dyke show, and others i can't honestly remember, but i wish they would bring those shows back!!! keep facts of life though!

just mix them up put some from the 50's some from the 60's, some from the 70's and so on. i don't guess they have enough time for that, but there is such a thing as a vcr, and we could record what they put on late at night!

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a fan of facts of life!

ThomasE · 01-24-2001, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by nick10:
I know, I can remember when I was REALLY Little I used to watch the older shows on Nick@Nite such as "The Monkees", "Dick Van Dyke", "I Love Lucy" (Still on N@N), "F-Troop", etc. So now they are buying shows soon such as Fresh Prince, Rosanne & Cheers. I am EXTREMLEY UPSET about this, I HATE the new sitcoms, all their jokes are about sex, the writing is on THE WALL FOR GOODNESS SAKES! All the new sitcoms have this ONE TRACK mind (Sex), I DO NOT LIKE THIS! I don't know what happend to Nick@Nite the past year. I Hate those shows ("Rosanne" & "Fresh Prince"). LET'S FACE IT, N@N NEW PROGRAMMING ARE DOWN THE TUBE (except for FOL and Three's C"), INCLUDING THE NEW SITCOMS! The last show that I even liked would end in 1991, which was "Mama's Family". Thats why I am taping all the CLASSIC T.V. SHOWS, including buying them from COLUMBIA HOUSE, so when the new shows INVADE all our stations, I'LL BE ENJOYING ALL THE CLASSICS! Whoever thinks the NEW SHOWS are down the tube - post a reply here!

I totallty agreee with this comment. I do like Roseanne and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air but let's face it, they are not Nick at Nite material. I posted on the Roseanne message board and asked the question:"What if Roseanne reallyc came to NAN? I was only joking when I asked. I didn't think they would actually do it.

Ian · 01-24-2001, 02:33 AM

I may be going crazy, but I seem to recall seeing the very shortlived SNL spin-off "The Coneheads" airing on NAN in the late 80's. Is this true, or am I just going crazy?

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ThomasE · 01-24-2001, 02:36 AM

No. There was no spinoff. Just Sat. Night Live episodes with the Conehead segments.

Rubidium · 01-24-2001, 02:41 AM

Personally I would like to see an even mixture of shows from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, but right now most of the shows are 70's. I mean, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but I think it should be more balanced. However, people want to see 80's shows (just like how people wanted to see 70's shows five or ten years ago), so N@N will probably replace many of the current shows with 80's shows, which is good for fans of 80's TV, but the rest will probably have to stick with TVLAND.

Ian · 01-24-2001, 02:58 AM

Well Thomas, Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but I could have sworn "The Coneheads" was a short-lived series (a VERY short-lived series) in the early 80's. Maybe I had some weird dream that is giving me these memories, or perhaps I'm just weird myself.

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ThomasE · 01-24-2001, 03:06 AM

No you're not weird, man.

Rubidium · 01-24-2001, 09:54 PM

I think there was a Coneheads movie in the early 80's that was made for TV, but I'm not positive.

ThomasE · 01-25-2001, 01:43 AM

The only movie about the coneheads I remember is from 1993.

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02-18-2001, 05:31 PM

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Originally posted by TVaddict:
It seems to me that the longer we go on, the more old TV shows people start wondering about. It's like, "What ever happened to..." and there are just more and more. At this point I think it's difficult for them because they do only have like what, 8 hours of programming a day? They can only show a few shows at a time. Who knows, maybe 3 years ago when we could still watch Facts on USA we would've been saying, "is it really ready for n@n?" I think they should branch of and create all thse sub-networks (there are like a million channels now after all) and there should be like the 50's channel, 60's, etc. Now THAT would be cool.

abiut the channels... now that would really be the life.nothin' but 80's sitcoms all day. that would possibly mean more FOLor better eps at least. but that probley would never happen tho'.

BlairW_4 · 02-18-2001, 05:41 PM

I personally think that Nick at Night is trying to get RID of it's old 50's sitcom image and get a couple newer ones because TV Land is now the one with Honeymooners, Leave it to Beaver, ect. And I think that they don't want to go into competition. Because alot of sitcoms on Nick at Night are not from 80's like Facts of Life; Wonder Years; ect. So that's What i think..I could be wrong..

01-24-2001, 01:40 AM	#20
facts of life fan Guest Posts: n/a	speaking of n@n being a classic TV network, how many of ya'll remember n@n back in the early 80's? i was a kid then and just starting to watch that channel. back then as best i can remember, they seemed to have hardly nothing but 50's sitcoms. now THOSE are classic shows! don't get me wrong, i loooooooove facts of life, <why else would i be on this board!> but the really good classics, back in the 50's had a quality about them that you just don't see anymore. like "i love lucy" my all time fav next to facts of life, and they had the show the donna reed show, george burns show, the dick van dyke show, and others i can't honestly remember, but i wish they would bring those shows back!!! keep facts of life though! just mix them up put some from the 50's some from the 60's, some from the 70's and so on. i don't guess they have enough time for that, but there is such a thing as a vcr, and we could record what they put on late at night! signed a fan of facts of life!
facts of life fan Guest Posts: n/a

01-23-2001, 01:12 AM	#16
lesliem14 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Frankfort, KY Posts: 650	There's not a new comedy out right now that I make a point to sit down and watch anymore. I will watch Friends or Frasier and a few others if I have the time, but other than that I go to FX for MASH re-runs, TBS for Fresh Prince re-runs, and lifetime for Golden Girls, Designing Women, and Murphy Brown in addition to N@N and I'm so glad MTM is now on TVLand. The dramas currently on are a completely different story, but I do have to agree on the present state of sitcoms.

01-23-2001, 02:37 AM	#17
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	I understand the "kiddies" need their television; So, another idea would be to break the network into two, one being Nickelodeon (24 hour kids channel), the other being "The Sitcom Channel" (sitcoms 24 hours a day). That way both generations will be happy, the kids and the adults, and we all live happily ever after. The End. ------------------ loooking goood!!!

01-24-2001, 12:45 AM	#18
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Nick at Nite has already expanded it's programming-it's the sister channel TV LAND. TV land is the extension of NAN that airs 24 hours a day. When it premiered in 1996, it was called "Nick at Nite's TV Land". So you see, it has already been done.

01-24-2001, 12:56 AM	#19
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	I knew that Thomas, TvLand is a mixed bag of Sitcoms AND Dramas, I propose a 24 hour SITCOM network!!! ------------------ loooking goood!!!

01-24-2001, 02:33 AM	#22
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	I may be going crazy, but I seem to recall seeing the very shortlived SNL spin-off "The Coneheads" airing on NAN in the late 80's. Is this true, or am I just going crazy? ------------------ loooking goood!!!

01-24-2001, 02:36 AM	#23
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	No. There was no spinoff. Just Sat. Night Live episodes with the Conehead segments.

01-24-2001, 02:41 AM	#24
Rubidium Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: Palm Harbor, FL, USA Posts: 34	Personally I would like to see an even mixture of shows from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, but right now most of the shows are 70's. I mean, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but I think it should be more balanced. However, people want to see 80's shows (just like how people wanted to see 70's shows five or ten years ago), so N@N will probably replace many of the current shows with 80's shows, which is good for fans of 80's TV, but the rest will probably have to stick with TVLAND.

01-24-2001, 02:58 AM	#25
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,235	Well Thomas, Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but I could have sworn "The Coneheads" was a short-lived series (a VERY short-lived series) in the early 80's. Maybe I had some weird dream that is giving me these memories, or perhaps I'm just weird myself. ------------------ loooking goood!!!

01-24-2001, 03:06 AM	#26
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	No you're not weird, man.

01-24-2001, 09:54 PM	#27
Rubidium Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: Palm Harbor, FL, USA Posts: 34	I think there was a Coneheads movie in the early 80's that was made for TV, but I'm not positive.

01-25-2001, 01:43 AM	#28
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	The only movie about the coneheads I remember is from 1993. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Commition: Don't break out the champaigne just yet, kiddies. We're gonna blow you away. Tootie: Oh, suuuure! Natalie: Good comeback Tootie. [This message has been edited by ThomasE (edited 02-20-2001).]

02-18-2001, 05:41 PM	#30
BlairW_4 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Posts: 252	I personally think that Nick at Night is trying to get RID of it's old 50's sitcom image and get a couple newer ones because TV Land is now the one with Honeymooners, Leave it to Beaver, ect. And I think that they don't want to go into competition. Because alot of sitcoms on Nick at Night are not from 80's like Facts of Life; Wonder Years; ect. So that's What i think..I could be wrong..