Solomon's Weekly Rant (3/8/08) Discussion: Gene Simmons; Carsey-Werner DVDs; ESPN - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 03-08-2008, 05:26 PM

Please read:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/20...outh-park.html

... then discuss.

Ireneparalegal · 03-08-2008, 05:40 PM

Gene Simmons has a reality show and it is returning for another season. It is not a "new" show, it is a returning show. I love PARKING WARS too, I don't want to see it get put aside, rather, find a good spot to put all the shows that A&E offers rather than replace one show with another.

Dean Winchester · 03-08-2008, 06:24 PM

you don't really know who Gene Simmons is? He was a rock god in the 70's and has continued to rake in millions and have many loyal fans ever since. I thought he was one of those aging rock stars like Ozzy or someone that everyone is familiar with even if they don't listen to his music.

snl 70s show fan · 03-08-2008, 06:25 PM

the fraiser dvds from paramount have the same problem with ep guides no syniopsis on what the eps are about just a list of eps and its as annoying for me with frasier as it is for you with cosby

TVFactFan · 03-08-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by snl 70s show fan

the fraiser dvds from paramount have the same problem with ep guides no syniopsis on what the eps are about just a list of eps and its as annoying for me with frasier as it is for you with cosby

Even Sony, a Company known for giving fans uncreative DVD sets always included a episode guide with airdates for all their shows.

Dean Winchester · 03-08-2008, 06:48 PM

I don't like the way they got all cheap with the Cosby sets either.

The Golden Girls sets are the same way, there's an inlay panal which just lists which episodes are on each disc, but no descriptions, airdates, guest stars, etc.... If you're not a hardcore TCS or TGG fan who is so devout you know the episode on title alone, it can be a pain if you're wanting to just watch a certain episode that you remember the plot but not title.

JulieSomoski · 03-09-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

I don't like the way they got all cheap with the Cosby sets either.

The Golden Girls sets are the same way, there's an inlay panal which just lists which episodes are on each disc, but no descriptions, airdates, guest stars, etc.... If you're not a hardcore TCS or TGG fan who is so devout you know the episode on title alone, it can be a pain if you're wanting to just watch a certain episode that you remember the plot but not title.

Same goes for all the other BV sets - Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, 8 Simple Rules are all the same way. It's hard, because I can't just choose an episode to watch without an episode guide.

I agree about First Look getting extremely lazy with the Cosby sets. You couldn't get much better than season 1. A nice digipack, with each disc getting it's own panel, a huge montage of pictures from the first season, elegent cover art, and a nice booklet with episode descriptions, air dates, and show information. After that, things just kind of fell apart.

Dean Winchester · 03-09-2008, 04:21 PM

it's odd how cheap BV is with their half-hour shows. The hour long sets I have of theirs (DH, Grey's, Ugly Betty, Popular, etc...) all have thorough episode guides in their booklets

JulieSomoski · 03-09-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

it's odd how cheap BV is with their half-hour shows. The hour long sets I have of theirs (DH, Grey's, Ugly Betty, Popular, etc...) all have thorough episode guides in their booklets

Yeah, especially lately since they switched to the cheap Amaray style cases. I almost hate those more than I hate the Paramount cases. You can't even see the episode names until removing all the discs, which bugs the hell out of me.

yankeesfan82 · 03-09-2008, 04:55 PM

Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan82

Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.

Thank you for the Parking Wars information.

TVFactFan · 03-09-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by yankeesfan82

Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.

thanks for the info but it was mentioned in the rant that the 11pm eps are repeats

TVFactFan · 03-09-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Thank you for the Parking Wars information.

correction, i actually forgot to include that in the rant about A&E, that the 11pm eps are repeats.

Ireneparalegal · 03-09-2008, 08:53 PM

Well usually those kind of shows run through all their episodes because they sometimes air back to back. Today it was nothing but reruns in the afternoon for Parking Wars. They need a new season already. That is why they can move the time schedule for Parking Wars because they are reruns now.

TVFactFan · 03-09-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Well usually those kind of shows run through all their episodes because they sometimes air back to back. Today it was nothing but reruns in the afternoon for Parking Wars. They need a new season already. That is why they can move the time schedule for Parking Wars because they are reruns now.

sounds like they should have aired 1 new ep a week instead of 2

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03-09-2008, 04:55 PM	#10
yankeesfan82 Marc B Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 30, 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 216	Parking Wars in now on Tuesdays at 11pm Eastern on A&E. And at least for this weekend The Sunday Reruns were on 10AM-12Noon rather than 3PM-5PM.
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03-08-2008, 05:40 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	Gene Simmons has a reality show and it is returning for another season. It is not a "new" show, it is a returning show. I love PARKING WARS too, I don't want to see it get put aside, rather, find a good spot to put all the shows that A&E offers rather than replace one show with another.

03-08-2008, 06:24 PM	#3
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	you don't really know who Gene Simmons is? He was a rock god in the 70's and has continued to rake in millions and have many loyal fans ever since. I thought he was one of those aging rock stars like Ozzy or someone that everyone is familiar with even if they don't listen to his music.

03-08-2008, 06:25 PM	#4
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	the fraiser dvds from paramount have the same problem with ep guides no syniopsis on what the eps are about just a list of eps and its as annoying for me with frasier as it is for you with cosby

03-08-2008, 06:48 PM	#6
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I don't like the way they got all cheap with the Cosby sets either. The Golden Girls sets are the same way, there's an inlay panal which just lists which episodes are on each disc, but no descriptions, airdates, guest stars, etc.... If you're not a hardcore TCS or TGG fan who is so devout you know the episode on title alone, it can be a pain if you're wanting to just watch a certain episode that you remember the plot but not title.

03-09-2008, 04:21 PM	#8
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	it's odd how cheap BV is with their half-hour shows. The hour long sets I have of theirs (DH, Grey's, Ugly Betty, Popular, etc...) all have thorough episode guides in their booklets

03-09-2008, 08:53 PM	#14
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	Well usually those kind of shows run through all their episodes because they sometimes air back to back. Today it was nothing but reruns in the afternoon for Parking Wars. They need a new season already. That is why they can move the time schedule for Parking Wars because they are reruns now.