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Madame X · 04-26-2007, 12:17 PM

What's up with TVLand now?

First they became a better version of Nick at Nite, offering the old shows we wanted. Our area had to badger our cable company to include it in the basic package. Little by little they got away from the older, more difficult to find shows and began to run the same group of newer shows over and over. No Donna Reed, Ozzie and Harriet, Honeymooners, Pete & Gladys, Father Knows Best, My Three Sons, etc.

Now they are excited to announce they will be showing movies on Friday nights! What has that got to do with TV? If we want movies, there are plenty of channels and Netflix, Blockbuster, HBO, Showtime, etc. What will stop them from slipping more movies into other time slots later on? They can kill 2 hours with one movie, rather than having to come up with 4 half-hour shows. I can just see Saturdays with movies all day long!

We want classic TV shows! Why won't someone listen?

TVJunkie101 · 04-26-2007, 01:25 PM

I understand the frustration but ONE night out of a 7 day week isn't killing anybody.

Madame X · 04-26-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TVJunkie101

I understand the frustration but ONE night out of a 7 day week isn't killing anybody.

I agree. I just worry that it is the beginning of a trend.

Zoneboy · 04-26-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TVJunkie101

I understand the frustration but ONE night out of a 7 day week isn't killing anybody.

The point is why are they showing movies to start with? As already stated, There's plenty of other channels to watch movies on and if the ratings are good for Friday night, You can bet they'll expand it to other days as well. Let's just hope that stupid White Men Can't Jump has low ratings.

JulieSomoski · 04-26-2007, 03:12 PM

I completely agree with some of you. I don't like the idea of movies on TV Land (especially if they're not that old), but it isn't just one night out of a week. They will air a movie on Friday night, then air it again on Saturday during the day, Sunday during the day, and one day during a week. If you count, that is about 8 hours wasted on showing the same movie when, as said before, we can get 4 half hour classic shows like The Honeymooners, I Dream of Jeannie, or Bewitched.

Now TVLand is all MASH, Andy Griffith, and Sanford and Son, while some of their other shows, like The Jeffersons, only air once a day.

Madame X · 04-26-2007, 03:28 PM

There's a movie on right now! 12-2 Thursday afternoon. And it's a repeat!

Here we go...

treky · 04-26-2007, 04:19 PM

TV LAND "jumped the shark" a LOOOONG time ago; and sadly; they're never going to change

clj2 · 04-26-2007, 04:22 PM

Why are they airing movies from the 1980s and 1990s? That doesn't go with hte programming they currently have. Why not movies from the 1960s and 1970s?

AB · 04-26-2007, 04:56 PM

People will eventually get fed up and stop watching TV-Land. I don't watch it as much as I used to.

gidgetgrape · 04-26-2007, 05:48 PM

According to this article (link below), TV Land is airing movies to save the channel. Movies are cheaper to show than tv shows.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...e_network.html

treky · 04-27-2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TV Land Fan

Why are they airing movies from the 1980s and 1990s? That doesn't go with hte programming they currently have. Why not movies from the 1960s and 1970s?

why not NO movies?

Zoneboy · 04-27-2007, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

why not NO movies?

treky · 04-27-2007, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by annball1957

People will eventually get fed up and stop watching TV-Land. I don't watch it as much as I used to.

I hardly watch it anymore; too. Just BONANZA every once in a while and maybe TAGS every now and then, when they're showing the black and white/Barney Fife ones. And then, only if theres nothing else on.

treky · 04-27-2007, 03:02 AM

NICK AT NITE used to show movies too (back when they were a GOOD channel).
But, at least they only showed them once a week, late saturday night/early sunday mornings and they would only show OLD, OLD ones.

comedyfreak · 04-27-2007, 05:20 AM

I don't watch TVLand anymore, I've discovered Ion instead. It is suppose to be a TV show network, and not a movie channel so it makes no sense to me.

04-26-2007, 12:17 PM	#1
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	MovieLand? What's up with TVLand now? First they became a better version of Nick at Nite, offering the old shows we wanted. Our area had to badger our cable company to include it in the basic package. Little by little they got away from the older, more difficult to find shows and began to run the same group of newer shows over and over. No Donna Reed, Ozzie and Harriet, Honeymooners, Pete & Gladys, Father Knows Best, My Three Sons, etc. Now they are excited to announce they will be showing movies on Friday nights! What has that got to do with TV? If we want movies, there are plenty of channels and Netflix, Blockbuster, HBO, Showtime, etc. What will stop them from slipping more movies into other time slots later on? They can kill 2 hours with one movie, rather than having to come up with 4 half-hour shows. I can just see Saturdays with movies all day long! We want classic TV shows! Why won't someone listen?

04-26-2007, 01:25 PM	#2
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04-26-2007, 03:12 PM	#5
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04-26-2007, 03:28 PM	#6
Madame X Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,831	There's a movie on right now! 12-2 Thursday afternoon. And it's a repeat! Here we go...

04-26-2007, 04:56 PM	#9
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04-26-2007, 05:48 PM	#10
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,502	According to this article (link below), TV Land is airing movies to save the channel. Movies are cheaper to show than tv shows. http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...e_network.html

04-27-2007, 03:02 AM	#14
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	NICK AT NITE used to show movies too (back when they were a GOOD channel). But, at least they only showed them once a week, late saturday night/early sunday mornings and they would only show OLD, OLD ones.

04-27-2007, 05:20 AM	#15
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