TvLand Weekend Line Up???

[teddybare]

What is up with that lousy tvland line up on the weekends unless its a good Sanford & Son Marathon it stinks.

I mean I like Green Acres but the rest IMO sucks as far as comedies go. after Green Acres. You hace that Munsters wannabe addams Family. then those god awful Leave it to beaver and I love lucy shows man what crappy tv. The only things that save the entire dayis the afternoon westerns Bonanza & Gunsmoke. Just my opinion what do you guys think

[Cloud9 Lorraine]

Originally Posted by teddybare

What is up with that lousy tvland line up on the weekends unless its a good Sanford & Son Marathon it stinks.

I mean I like Green Acres but the rest IMO sucks as far as comedies go. after Green Acres. You hace that Munsters wannabe addams Family. then those god awful Leave it to beaver and I love lucy shows man what crappy tv. The only things that save the entire dayis the afternoon westerns Bonanza & Gunsmoke. Just my opinion what do you guys think

I like all the old shows you mentioned--The Munsters, Leave It To Beaver and I Love Lucy. Maybe it has something to do with age...if you're old enough to remember 'em the first time around, you kind of like them. I am less inclined to watch Bonanza and Gunsmoke, although I named my rabbit Chester!

That said, I definitely prefer a weekend of S&S. That's my fav.

[teddybare]

Originally Posted by Cloud9 Lorraine

I like all the old shows you mentioned--The Munsters, Leave It To Beaver and I Love Lucy. Maybe it has something to do with age...if you're old enough to remember 'em the first time around, you kind of like them. I am less inclined to watch Bonanza and Gunsmoke, although I named my rabbit Chester!

That said, I definitely prefer a weekend of S&S. That's my fav.

I grew up watching the munsters liked them but as I stated earlier didnt like that Munsters wannabe addams family.

As far as leave it to beaver & I love lucy go Beaver was just too nicey nice unreal.
Lucy was too damn silly. And after reading all the behind the scenes things that went on the fact that William Frawley was an alcoholic.

That Desi Arnez had to stay on him about his drinking. So that he wouldnt show up drunk for the show. How Vivian Vance openly had admitted how much she hated working with Wiliam Frawley she despised him and We all know about Lucy & desi marriage they wont no ozzie & harriet

All the things I just said about I love lucy are not lies they are true & can be looked up and verified on the internet. If they are bound & determined to show beaver & lucy only give them a half hour one show then put other better shows IMO on

[Cloud9 Lorraine]

Originally Posted by teddybare

I grew up watching the munsters liked them but as I stated earlier didnt like that Munsters wannabe addams family.

As far as leave it to beaver & I love lucy go Beaver was just too nicey nice unreal.
Lucy was too damn silly. And after reading all the behind the scenes things that went on the fact that William Frawley was an alcoholic.

That Desi Arnez had to stay on him about his drinking. So that he wouldnt show up drunk for the show. How Vivian Vance openly had admitted how much she hated working with Wiliam Frawley she despised him and We all know about Lucy & desi marriage they wont no ozzie & harriet

All the things I just said about I love lucy are not lies they are true & can be looked up and verified on the internet. If they are bound & determined to show beaver & lucy only give them a half hour one show then put other better shows IMO on

I agree, I definitely like the Munsters much better than the Addams Family. I've also heard lots of behind the scenes stuff about I Love Lucy too. Stories about how Vivian Vance and William Frawley hated each other. I also heard that VV hated that she had to play a more matronly, much older character than Lucy, when in real life she was only a couple of years older. All in all though, I still like the show and the behind the scenes stuff just makes it more interesting, imo.

[Gork Mania]

More Sanford is ok with me!

[Chris Billings]

Im not especially happy with TVLands line up. The older shows are generally good but Im too old to really appreciate the newer ones eg. Wings, Just Shoot Me, Golden Girls. And the new movie nights and "original programming" are the worst IMO.

There are way too many channels showing films already, and plenty of reality shows to go around. Stick with the classic TV programs, they are inexpensive for the network and great for people like me!! Chris

[Cloud9 Lorraine]

Originally Posted by Chris Billings

Im not especially happy with TVLands line up. The older shows are generally good but Im too old to really appreciate the newer ones eg. Wings, Just Shoot Me, Golden Girls. And the new movie nights and "original programming" are the worst IMO.

There are way too many channels showing films already, and plenty of reality shows to go around. Stick with the classic TV programs, they are inexpensive for the network and great for people like me!! Chris

Agreed! Have TV Land stick to the old tv classics.

[BarneyFife]

It looks like TV Land is changing their format more and more as time goes by. Their starting to play more of these reality shows, and I just have had about enough of that I can take. I wish they would get back to what they are known for. CLASSIC SITCOMS!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!

[Chris Billings]

Thankfully, there may be a new cable channel ready to take the place of TVLand.

The company is called Equity Media Holdings and they have plans to launch a new channel dedicated to what TVLand used to be.....classic TV programs only!!

An article I read mentioned a few of the shows Equity plans to run including Hawaii Five-O and I Dream of Jeanie. (To be honest, Im not a big fan of IDofJeanie. But given the choice between High School Reunion or Barbara Eden, I'll take Barbara EVERY time).

Good luck to EQM.

Chris

[BarneyFife]

Thanks for the info Chris. Just wondering when this may take place? Hopefully soon.

[Cloud9 Lorraine]

Originally Posted by Chris Billings

Thankfully, there may be a new cable channel ready to take the place of TVLand.

The company is called Equity Media Holdings and they have plans to launch a new channel dedicated to what TVLand used to be.....classic TV programs only!!

I hope they pick up S&S.

[Chris Billings]

Originally Posted by BarneyFife

Thanks for the info Chris. Just wondering when this may take place? Hopefully soon.

Equity Media Holdings new network, called Retro Television Network (RTN), is available in many cities already. Thats the good news BarneyFife.

The bad news is, from what I just read and if I understand correctly, RTN is NOT an independent channel like TVLand (Sorry for implying that it was in my last post. I wrongfully assumed they were and for my mistake I deserve to be punished....no MASH, Andy Griffith Show or Sanford and Son for a whole week!! Which really hurts a re-run nut like me, ouch!!)

What it sounds like is RTN contracts with existing TV stations around the country, allowing them to pick and choose which RTN shows they want to air. They can show RTN re-runs all day if they want. Thats what I would love to happen!! Or they can air just one. Booooooo!! Very bad idea. Its up to your local affiliate to decide. Anyways, I hope I have the RTN story straight this time. Let me know if Im still confused

Chris

Below is list of RTN affiliates. You can check to see if they are available in your area. I also included a list of the TV programs RTN can provide if your interested.

KRON-DT - San Francisco
WSB-DT2 - Atlanta
WJLA-DT - Washington D.C.
WXYZ-DT - Detroit
KAZT-DT - Phoenix
KIRO-TV - Seattle-Tacoma
KDEV-LP - Denver
WRDQ-DT2 - Orlando
WPXS - St. Louis
WPXI-DT3 - Pittsburgh
WMYT-DT - Charlotte
WRAZ-DT2 - Raleigh-Durham
KUSG-TV - Salt Lake City
WTVX-DT - West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce
WVTM-DT - Birmingham
WHTM-DT - Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb
KEGS - Las Vegas
WNGS/WKBW-DT2 - Buffalo
KEYE-DT - Austin
WJAR-DT - Providence-New Bedford
KAIL-DT - Fresno
WTEN-DT3 - Albany
KKYK - Little Rock-El Dorado
WKRG-DT - Mobile-Pensacola
WBLU - Lexington
WSET-DT - Roanoke-Lynchburg
KGPT - Wichita-Hutchinson
WBAY-DTV - Green Bay
WOI-TV DT - Des Moines-Ames
WNWO-DT2 - Toledo
KQUP - Spokane
KSHV-DT - Shreveport
WRSP/WBUI-DT - Champaign-
Sprngfld-Decatur
WKOW - Madison
KWWL - Cedar Rapids-Waterloo
KRGV-DT - Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA

WSJV - South Bend-Elkhart
WJTV-DT - Jackson
WKPT-DT3/WOPI-CA - TriCities
KXRM-DT2 - Colorado Springs
KZUP - Baton Rouge
WHBF-DT - Davenport-Rock Island-
Moline-Bettendorf
WSAV-DT2 - Savannah
KFOX-DT - El Paso
WJAC-TV DT - Johnstown-Altoona-State College
WEHT-DT - Evansville
KFDF - Ft. Smith-Fayetteville
WBTW-DT2 - Myrtle Beach-Florence
KLKN-DT - Lincoln-Hastings-Krny
KRXI-DT2 - Reno
KYTX-DT - Tyler-Longview
KWSD-DT2 - Sioux Falls
WJBF-DT - Augusta
WPBN-DT2 - Traverse City
WSFA-DT - Montgomery-Selma
KTVC - Eugene
KEYT-DT2 - Santa Barbara
KDCG-TV - Lafayette
WXOW/WQOW - La Crosse-Eau Claire
WRBL-DT - Columbus, GA
WREX - Rockford
WAOW/WYOW - Wausau-Rhinelander
KTIV - Sioux City
KDPX - Palm Springs
WRDE - Salisbury
KXLT - Rochester-Mason City-Austin
WBIF - Panama City
WVVA - Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill
KOTA-DT - Rapid City
KWCE - Alexandria
KTUW - Scottsbluff

Below is a listing of RTN Programming. Not all shows available in all markets.


21 Jump Street
Airwolf
Alfred Hitchcock
Hour
Alias Smith
and Jones
The Andy
Griffith Show

The A-Team
Battlestar
Galactica
The Beverly
Hillbillies
Bonanza
The Brady Bunch

Buck Rogers
Cannon
Cheers
Emergency
Family Affair

Family Ties
The Fugitive
Get Smart
Gomer Pyle
U.S.M.C.
The Greatest
American Hero

Gunsmoke
Happy Days
Hardy Boys/Nancy
Drew Mysteries
Have Gun
Will Travel
Hawaii 5-O

Hogan's Heroes
The
Honeymooners
Hunter
I Love Lucy
Ironside

It Takes A Thief
Knight Rider
Kojak
Laverne
and Shirley
Leave it to Beaver

Lifestyles of the
Rich and Famous
Little House
on the Prairie
Love
American Style
The Lucy Show
Magnum P.I.

Marcus
Welby M.D.
Marshall Dillon
Matlock
Mission
Impossible
The Monkees

Mork and Mindy
My Three Sons
Off Beat Cinema
The Partridge
Family
Perry Mason

Petticoat Junction
Quincy
Rawhide
Renegade
The Rockford
Files

RTN Mystery
Theater
Simon
and Simon
Star Trek
The Streets of
San Francisco
The Twilight
Zone

The
Untouchables
The Wild
Wild West

[Chris Billings]

Originally Posted by Cloud9 Lorraine

I hope they pick up S&S.

Unfortuantely they have not purchased S&Son yet.

Equity Media Holdings aka Retro TV Newtwork offers many many shows not available on TVLand and I think that is by design. (The list is below)
They probably want to air re-runs which are both popular and not found on other stations like TVLand.

Chris

[hoosierelvisfan]

Originally Posted by BarneyFife

It looks like TV Land is changing their format more and more as time goes by. Their starting to play more of these reality shows, and I just have had about enough of that I can take. I wish they would get back to what they are known for. CLASSIC SITCOMS!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!

TV Land definitely has changed a good deal from when it originally started. The format seems to be focused on reality TV shows now instead of classic TV shows. But what drives me crazy is the fact that they repeat so much of their shows. e.g., they will show a movie on Friday evening and then repeat it overnight and then repeat it the next morning/afternoon, etc. The same way with these reality shows, they will repeat these stupid things over and over and over again. I got so sick of watching "She's Got the Look," I wanted to pitch the TV out the window. I wish TV Land would stop emphasizing these reality shows and go back to their roots of showing classic TV shows such as Sanford and Son; Taxi; Andy Griffith Show; etc. TV Land is definitely not as good as it USED to be, IMHO.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

[teddybare]

Originally Posted by hoosierelvisfan

TV Land definitely has changed a good deal from when it originally started. The format seems to be focused on reality TV shows now instead of classic TV shows. But what drives me crazy is the fact that they repeat so much of their shows. e.g., they will show a movie on Friday evening and then repeat it overnight and then repeat it the next morning/afternoon, etc. The same way with these reality shows, they will repeat these stupid things over and over and over again. I got so sick of watching "She's Got the Look," I wanted to pitch the TV out the window. I wish TV Land would stop emphasizing these reality shows and go back to their roots of showing classic TV shows such as Sanford and Son; Taxi; Andy Griffith Show; etc. TV Land is definitely not as good as it USED to be, IMHO.

Signed,
Respectfully,
Dutch

I totally agree with you dutch these reality shows on tvland suck bigtime and If I hear or see George Foreman again Im gonna scream. If they wanna show something about George Foreman show the Sanford & Son Episode he was in about Lamonts Play.

Except for Steve Martin's the jerk and the Chevy Chase Vacation movies the rest suck. The only reason they do these awful reality shows is that they are so cheap to make anyways. .