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TMC · 10-17-2009, 01:18 AM

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Here's what I would do:
ABC Family - I would turn ABC Family into a TV Land like network. In other words, a majority of the reruns would be made up of "classic" shows that actually aired on ABC proper (and if necessary, old Disney stuff if the acutal Disney Channel doesn't want it). Therefore, more recent shows like That '70s Show wouldn't be on the schedule. Fridays would be a "vintage" TGIF block with airings of shows that logically, aired on the original TGIF, Friday night block on ABC (e.g. Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, etc). Saturday mornings would be a classic animation block (hopefully made up of old ABC originated related programming). ABC Family can also use more original programming during the prime time hours.

ESPN - I wish that ESPN would stop bluring the lines between factual, hard journalism, current pop culture and tabloids. They also need to try harder in not showing signs being partial to only a selected group of teams (e.g. Boston and New York). I also wish that things were less homoginized in terms of presentation. For instance, it seems like a majority of their non-live sporting event shows, constitutes shows structured around manufactured screaming matches.

ESPN2 - ESPN2 should go back to being the "edgier", "cooler", "hipper", fridge type sports (in contrast to the more "major league" ESPN). Instead, ESPN2 now a days, is purely an overflow channel for the regular ESPN (without its own distintive idenity). Make ESPN2 a sports version of Nickelodeon for example.

ESPN Classic - Turn it into a quasi retro ABC Sports and ESPN channel. Meaning, if they're not going to fully commit to actually being a legitiment "classic sports" outlet, then why not just air stuff closer to your own personal library. I don't understand how hard it is for them to air ESPN produced stuff (and I'm talking about actual major sporting events, not poker or billards) from 1979-the early 1990s. They can easily air old SportsCenter episodes to correspond with said day.

Disney Channel - Stop pandering to tween girls (isn't that sort of why Disney XD was created) and instead, just focus on appealing to the masses. Show more diversity in your line-ups instead of the same old, formulaic It's a Laugh Productions based sitcoms. Also, try to reinforce the idea of the Disney company's roots by making the classic animated characters like Mickey Mouse (it seems like the only real presence that Mickey has now a days is in the Disney Channel logo) more in the forefront. I would also try to reinstate Vault Disney since the kiddies should be sleeping in the later hours anyway.

Disney XD - Make all shows on this channel exclusive, meaning that they can't also air on the Disney Channel at the same time. I would also try to relax the "this is a boys' channel" stigma. Instead, make this channel more animation reflective like in the past.

treky · 10-17-2009, 04:36 AM

I would bring back "Vault Disney" on THE DISNEY CHANNEL and also bring back all the old Disney movies, and the old Disney cartoons and get rid of all those stupid kids shows; "HANNA MONTANA", "THE SUITE LIFE". and all that crap. In other words, make them just like they were before they "jumped the shark".

TVgeek14 · 10-17-2009, 06:24 AM

Aim The Disney target audience itself away from Tweens once Hannah Montanna ends.Then try and aim at younger kids again with cartoons and keep The Cartoon Buisness alive.

James · 10-17-2009, 08:57 PM

Give the American Family Association and the Parents Television Council joint ownership of them!

TVgeek14 · 10-18-2009, 06:48 AM

good idea.

DSfan · 10-18-2009, 09:40 PM

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Here's what I would do:
ABC Family - I would turn ABC Family into a TV Land like network. In other words, a majority of the reruns would be made up of "classic" shows that actually aired on ABC proper (and if necessary, old Disney stuff if the acutal Disney Channel doesn't want it). Therefore, more recent shows like That '70s Show wouldn't be on the schedule. Fridays would be a "vintage" TGIF block with airings of shows that logically, aired on the original TGIF, Friday night block on ABC (e.g. Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, etc). Saturday mornings would be a classic animation block (hopefully made up of old ABC originated related programming). ABC Family can also use more original programming during the prime time hours.

ESPN Classic - They can easily air old SportsCenter episodes to correspond with said day.[QUOTE=TMC][url]

Love those ideas. What, by the way, is Disney Vault?

TMC · 10-19-2009, 01:17 AM

[QUOTE=DSfan][QUOTE=TMC][url]
Here's what I would do:
ABC Family - I would turn ABC Family into a TV Land like network. In other words, a majority of the reruns would be made up of "classic" shows that actually aired on ABC proper (and if necessary, old Disney stuff if the acutal Disney Channel doesn't want it). Therefore, more recent shows like That '70s Show wouldn't be on the schedule. Fridays would be a "vintage" TGIF block with airings of shows that logically, aired on the original TGIF, Friday night block on ABC (e.g. Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, etc). Saturday mornings would be a classic animation block (hopefully made up of old ABC originated related programming). ABC Family can also use more original programming during the prime time hours.

ESPN Classic - They can easily air old SportsCenter episodes to correspond with said day.

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Love those ideas. What, by the way, is Disney Vault?

When the Disney Channel became a basic cable service in 1997, they took the Nickelodeon model by programming for preschoolers in the mornings (Nick Jr./Playhouse Disney), tweens/teens in the afternoon-early evenings (Nickelodeon/Zoog Disney), and grown ups in the late evenings/after hours (Nick at Nite/Vault Disney). The Vault Disney portion of the Disney Channel centered on "vintage/classic" Disney related programming. The Vault Disney block was phased out completely in the fall of 2002 in favor of more Zoog type programming.

DSfan · 10-19-2009, 11:35 PM

Oh, okay thanks! I remember the Zoog thing but I never watched Disney channel late at night when I was younger.

10-17-2009, 01:18 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,378	How Would You Improve the Disney Owned TV Channels? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...y_subsidiaries Here's what I would do: ABC Family - I would turn ABC Family into a TV Land like network. In other words, a majority of the reruns would be made up of "classic" shows that actually aired on ABC proper (and if necessary, old Disney stuff if the acutal Disney Channel doesn't want it). Therefore, more recent shows like That '70s Show wouldn't be on the schedule. Fridays would be a "vintage" TGIF block with airings of shows that logically, aired on the original TGIF, Friday night block on ABC (e.g. Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, etc). Saturday mornings would be a classic animation block (hopefully made up of old ABC originated related programming). ABC Family can also use more original programming during the prime time hours. ESPN - I wish that ESPN would stop bluring the lines between factual, hard journalism, current pop culture and tabloids. They also need to try harder in not showing signs being partial to only a selected group of teams (e.g. Boston and New York). I also wish that things were less homoginized in terms of presentation. For instance, it seems like a majority of their non-live sporting event shows, constitutes shows structured around manufactured screaming matches. ESPN2 - ESPN2 should go back to being the "edgier", "cooler", "hipper", fridge type sports (in contrast to the more "major league" ESPN). Instead, ESPN2 now a days, is purely an overflow channel for the regular ESPN (without its own distintive idenity). Make ESPN2 a sports version of Nickelodeon for example. ESPN Classic - Turn it into a quasi retro ABC Sports and ESPN channel. Meaning, if they're not going to fully commit to actually being a legitiment "classic sports" outlet, then why not just air stuff closer to your own personal library. I don't understand how hard it is for them to air ESPN produced stuff (and I'm talking about actual major sporting events, not poker or billards) from 1979-the early 1990s. They can easily air old SportsCenter episodes to correspond with said day. Disney Channel - Stop pandering to tween girls (isn't that sort of why Disney XD was created) and instead, just focus on appealing to the masses. Show more diversity in your line-ups instead of the same old, formulaic It's a Laugh Productions based sitcoms. Also, try to reinforce the idea of the Disney company's roots by making the classic animated characters like Mickey Mouse (it seems like the only real presence that Mickey has now a days is in the Disney Channel logo) more in the forefront. I would also try to reinstate Vault Disney since the kiddies should be sleeping in the later hours anyway. Disney XD - Make all shows on this channel exclusive, meaning that they can't also air on the Disney Channel at the same time. I would also try to relax the "this is a boys' channel" stigma. Instead, make this channel more animation reflective like in the past.

10-17-2009, 04:36 AM	#2
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I would bring back "Vault Disney" on THE DISNEY CHANNEL and also bring back all the old Disney movies, and the old Disney cartoons and get rid of all those stupid kids shows; "HANNA MONTANA", "THE SUITE LIFE". and all that crap. In other words, make them just like they were before they "jumped the shark".
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10-17-2009, 06:24 AM	#3
TVgeek14 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 11, 2009 Location: UK but Watch US Shows on Internet Posts: 247	Aim The Disney target audience itself away from Tweens once Hannah Montanna ends.Then try and aim at younger kids again with cartoons and keep The Cartoon Buisness alive.

10-17-2009, 08:57 PM	#4
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Give the American Family Association and the Parents Television Council joint ownership of them!

10-18-2009, 06:48 AM	#5
TVgeek14 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 11, 2009 Location: UK but Watch US Shows on Internet Posts: 247	good idea.

10-18-2009, 09:40 PM	#6
DSfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204	[QUOTE=TMC][url] Here's what I would do: ABC Family - I would turn ABC Family into a TV Land like network. In other words, a majority of the reruns would be made up of "classic" shows that actually aired on ABC proper (and if necessary, old Disney stuff if the acutal Disney Channel doesn't want it). Therefore, more recent shows like That '70s Show wouldn't be on the schedule. Fridays would be a "vintage" TGIF block with airings of shows that logically, aired on the original TGIF, Friday night block on ABC (e.g. Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, etc). Saturday mornings would be a classic animation block (hopefully made up of old ABC originated related programming). ABC Family can also use more original programming during the prime time hours. ESPN Classic - They can easily air old SportsCenter episodes to correspond with said day.[QUOTE=TMC][url] Love those ideas. What, by the way, is Disney Vault?

10-19-2009, 11:35 PM	#8
DSfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204	Oh, okay thanks! I remember the Zoog thing but I never watched Disney channel late at night when I was younger.