R.I.P. the Hub Network: may Discovery Family be a Failure - Page 3 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Blackout · 10-23-2014, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Regulus

Well, if no other network is showing your favorite shows you can always ask if someone has those series on this board's "Trading Post".

If that doesn't work you can try ioffer.com or sell.com.

If these two fail I guess you're s

t out of luck.

wow, thanks for that website link. you rock.

Finnegan · 10-24-2014, 07:43 PM

This is such a disappointment. I loved the Hub. They showed The Wonder Years, Family Ties, and Blossom. I could always count on being able to tune in to one of those shows at night (and none of the other channels aired these shows). I'm seriously disappointed.

I just pulled them up and all they appear to be showing is something called Auction Kings. I will not be watching this channel. Just another one I'll scroll past.

TVFactFan · 10-24-2014, 07:58 PM

Looks like Blossom is gone forever

MrCleveland · 10-25-2014, 12:01 PM

Well...it looks like Discovery Kids is back!

The Hub didn't learn from the successors of Antenna TV or MeTV!

Blackout · 10-25-2014, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Looks like Blossom is gone forever

well, until another station picks it up in a few years

Finnegan · 10-25-2014, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

Well...it looks like Discovery Kids is back!

The Hub didn't learn from the successors of Antenna TV or MeTV!

That's a shame. Antenna and Me are absolutely fabulous, and it seems like they're enjoying some success with their formats.

MrCleveland · 10-25-2014, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Finnegan

That's a shame. Antenna and Me are absolutely fabulous, and it seems like they're enjoying some success with their formats.

I watch it almost every week...I wish other stations would be like that or CBS' new streamline site that plays classics like I Love Lucy or something like Joanie Loves Chachi.

I hope other studios like Disney and Warner Bros. makes stations that are pay-to-watch online sites.

TVFactFan · 10-25-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackout

well, until another station picks it up in a few years

well it won't be another cable station

Dude111 · 10-27-2014, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

Well...it looks like Discovery Kids is back!

I dunno if it will last long with the garbage they show now!!

mets82 · 10-27-2014, 05:54 PM

Sad part is that I'm sure there are executives saying that classic tv wont draw or nobody watches classic tv. I'd take classic tv over the dreck at the Hub or whatever its called any day.

Btw, what is Discovery supposed to be? It looks like CMT and what I mean is that its all over the place when it comes to shows. One day, there showing Cake Boss, the next there showing Hillbilly Handfishin'.

Ryan Chamberlain · 10-31-2014, 09:20 PM

^That's one of the issues. There's so many of these channels that play the same stuff. Like CMT and now Discovery Family.

All of them play the same darn shows the others play. All the Viacom/Discovery/and Universal owned networks do it. It's so boring. What's the use in having all these channels? When you can just flip to the next and see the same thing? I hate this era of TV. I miss how Cable/Satellite was about 15-20 years ago.

Blackout · 10-31-2014, 09:26 PM

did anyone scroll by this channel on halloween night??? yuck.

they could have been showing classic halloween episodes of their many Hub sitcoms (like Cody Lambert making the world's biggest pumpkin)

TVFactFan · 10-31-2014, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackout

did anyone scroll by this channel on halloween night??? yuck.

they could have been showing classic halloween episodes of their many Hub sitcoms (like Cody Lambert making the world's biggest pumpkin)

I looked at a few while I was on the toilet

TMC · 11-01-2014, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackout

did anyone scroll by this channel on halloween night??? yuck.

they could have been showing classic halloween episodes of their many Hub sitcoms (like Cody Lambert making the world's biggest pumpkin)

It seems quite obvious that Discovery really doesn't have a clear, long term plan in regards to what to do w/ the channel formerly known as the Hub. In effect, they're basically holding and stalling for time.

UMFaninMD · 11-01-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan Chamberlain

^That's one of the issues. There's so many of these channels that play the same stuff. Like CMT and now Discovery Family.

All of them play the same darn shows the others play. All the Viacom/Discovery/and Universal owned networks do it. It's so boring. What's the use in having all these channels? When you can just flip to the next and see the same thing? I hate this era of TV. I miss how Cable/Satellite was about 15-20 years ago.

That's one of the major problems right there. These media conglomerates refuse to add variety and break away from their boring routine lineups. We don't need three channels airing Law and Order at the same time, or creating different reality shows that feature the same type of people or profession. Which leads to another major problem---viewers. As long as people out there don't care about repetitive programming, it will continue to happen.

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10-24-2014, 07:43 PM	#32
Finnegan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2014 Location: Sudden Valley Posts: 101	This is such a disappointment. I loved the Hub. They showed The Wonder Years, Family Ties, and Blossom. I could always count on being able to tune in to one of those shows at night (and none of the other channels aired these shows). I'm seriously disappointed. I just pulled them up and all they appear to be showing is something called Auction Kings. I will not be watching this channel. Just another one I'll scroll past.

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10-31-2014, 09:26 PM	#42
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,235	did anyone scroll by this channel on halloween night??? yuck. they could have been showing classic halloween episodes of their many Hub sitcoms (like Cody Lambert making the world's biggest pumpkin)