What Did your ABC station show instead of Saving Private Ryan - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Miss Golden · 11-12-2004, 12:31 AM

Our station showed an Hour of Friends followed by She Spies and Unexplained Mysteries and then another Friends.

*MIBabe03* · 11-12-2004, 12:35 AM

An episode of Oprah and some movie with Gene Hackman I think.

dandelion wine · 11-12-2004, 12:37 AM

Here in Houston, they went ahead and decided to show Saving Private Ryan.

Brian · 11-12-2004, 12:55 AM

They showed Saving Private Ryan here, too, in San Diego.

vashti1999 · 11-12-2004, 12:58 AM

Here in New York City, where the four letter word was invented, they showed Saving Private Ryan, just as they should have.

spunkygirl · 11-12-2004, 03:56 AM

Father of the Bride with Steve Martin

The Modfather · 11-12-2004, 08:22 AM

Saving Private Ryan, uncut.

SBTB Geek · 11-12-2004, 06:18 PM

Our ABC affiliate here in L.A. played it.

Jenya · 11-12-2004, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by The Modfather
Saving Private Ryan, uncut.

If it was truly uncut, it would've been in the widescreen format.

It's a good start, but 99% of the time, most movies on American broadcast TV are not uncut. And that's just plain out-right dumb.

Mr. Television · 11-12-2004, 06:38 PM

Both of my ABC Affiliates ( one in Washington DC and one in Harrisburg PA) showed it.

Cactus Jack · 11-13-2004, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by Angela Micelli
Father of the Bride with Steve Martin

I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!!!!! One of my faves ever!!!!

LucyCompanyPhan · 11-14-2004, 07:02 PM

They showed it here.

Dean Winchester · 11-14-2004, 07:24 PM

can someone please explain to me why ABC wouldn't show it this year, but had no problems airing SPR in 2001? Hell, HBO showed the movie without commercial interruptions many times around 1999-2000.

Janice · 11-14-2004, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
can someone please explain to me why ABC wouldn't show it this year, but had no problems airing SPR in 2001? Hell, HBO showed the movie without commercial interruptions many times around 1999-2000.

You can't compare HBO with ABC since people pay for HBO and anything goes. From articles that I've read -- since the Janet Jackson fiasco, networks are running scared to the point of being overly cautious.

Dean Winchester · 11-15-2004, 01:41 AM

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Originally posted by Janice
You can't compare HBO with ABC since people pay for HBO and anything goes. From articles that I've read -- since the Janet Jackson fiasco, networks are running scared to the point of being overly cautious.

well, I know HBO is a different ballpark. But it's insane that ABC aired the movie in November 2001 (maybe in 2002 also) and it was A-OK, but then they aired it now and people run scared. I wasn't sure if it was due to politics over being wartime or something. But if anything (no politics), SPR is a movie people should see because it is a very realistic film about war.

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Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	They showed Saving Private Ryan here, too, in San Diego.

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spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	Father of the Bride with Steve Martin

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11-12-2004, 06:18 PM	#8
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11-14-2004, 07:24 PM	#13
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	can someone please explain to me why ABC wouldn't show it this year, but had no problems airing SPR in 2001? Hell, HBO showed the movie without commercial interruptions many times around 1999-2000.