TVLand: When it First Began vs. Now - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Rezny@gmail.com · 09-08-2010, 08:43 PM

Back then,(circa 1998 or so ,I didn't get it until 2000),it was great.NO split-screen(until later in the 2000's),NO itsy bitsy closing credits(when did they begin doing this?),NO off the clock starts and stops of series,(when did they begin doing this?),very little editing,NO reality shows (Yes,I am aware some people like "How'd You Get So Rich",and "She's Got the Look",or whatever.)I used to love Saturday and Sunday Mornings on TVLand,back in the "good old days"(honestly,do we REALLY need "Extreme Makeover:Home Edition"on Saturday,and "The Nanny"marathons on Sunday?Isn't one episode of these shows enough?Yes,I know there are some people who like these shows-)of TVLand.But not anymore.Anyone else feel the same way?Feel free to post.

broadmoor · 09-08-2010, 10:41 PM

Yeah, I even remember first reading about TV-Land when plans for it were announced in the newspaper. When it finally became a reality, it's one of the prime reasons I bought a satellite dish in 1996. Initially I was fairly appalled by the constant on-screen logo (those 'constant' on-screen bugs were still pretty new back then, and TV-Land's was jarringly huge). Nonetheless, TV-Land served up a really nice variety of old shows. And they seemed to sincerely express a love of such fare, as demonstrated in their commercials and promos and such. Unlike nowadays, when the network seems downright embarrassed by the small handful of oldies they air, as if they are just creaky time-fillers interfering with their grand plans to be some kind of all-new 'reality' oriented network.

I had some pretty high hopes for TV-Land back in those early years. Once it went to pot, I basically gave up on all tv. I haven't even looked at a schedule in years. Rely strictly on dvd's. It's a shame, because I do miss the impromptu fun of having a network or channel I could turn to at any time of the day, and encounter something I could enjoy.

jasonbigley · 09-09-2010, 06:37 PM

I remember TVLand had those wonderful retromercials. I also remember SUPER RETRO VISION SATURDAYS with the old cartoons. Back when TVLand started, they had a whole lot of variety on TV. Now they show 1 series like 8 times a day. Stupid! All I have to say is, thank goodness for DVD's. If these cable networks don't stop being dim witted dimmys, we will be attending to a lot of funerals for these cable networks.

Oh, does anyone remember those short segments on TVLand where you would link one actor to another. For example, link Nell Carter to Darius McCrary. Nell Carter starred with Telma Hopkins on GIMME A BREAK. Telma also starred with Darius McCrary on Family Matters.

SpenceOlchin · 09-09-2010, 06:44 PM

I loved TV Land up until around 2005, when they tried their hand at reality tv with "Chasing Farrah". My family hated it and thankfully it was canceled. Although, I will say that the lineup was still pretty good. Since about 2008, I've rarely checked out much of the network. The classics aren't really given decent timeslots during the day anymore and just seem like filler. Plus, I despise many of the other practices that the channel does (off-the-clock, Paid Programming, removal of original end credits). The whole network is a mess. Thank god for the alternatives.

KurtfromPitts · 09-11-2010, 10:46 AM

Those Retromercials and rare shows were among the reasons TV Land was a channel of choice for me. Today, forget it.

Rezny@gmail.com · 09-11-2010, 09:02 PM

The ONLY things that are any good on TVLand,are "Hot in Cleveland",and the black and white episodes of "Bewitched",(I wish OTHER outlets,like WGNAmerica,AmericanLife TV,or Hallmark would get the rights to these shows.Obviously TVLand has NOT learned that "it's nice to share")

Rezny@gmail.com · 09-11-2010, 09:07 PM

And I forgot to say:The heck with TVLand.Depending on ones' likes of TV shows (I happen to like 1960's TV shows),DVD is the REAL TVLand.

TMC · 09-13-2010, 04:30 AM

Just about all of the channels under the Nickelodeon banner (Nickelodeon, Nick@Nite, and TeeNick/The N) have gone into serious "Network Decay" in at least the past two-three years.

old grouch · 09-13-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

And I forgot to say:The heck with TVLand.Depending on ones' likes of TV shows (I happen to like 1960's TV shows),DVD is the REAL TVLand.

Amen. With DVDs, you can watch whatever you want whenever you want to watch it, without logos, bugs, commercials, or microscopic split screen credits.

benjamoon · 09-13-2010, 02:36 PM

I don't have huge qualms with the current schedule, but like it was mentioned already - I miss the retromercials, the fun programmings stunts, the clever commercials. Nick at Nite and TV Land used to be SO unique in their marketing and programming but they're just regular old cable channels now.

Also, TV Land continues to fail with more recent shows (except for Everybody Loves Raymond). 3rd Rock, Just Shoot Me, Scrubs, Boston Leagl and The Nanny have all been disappointments

bencasey · 09-15-2010, 06:58 PM

Are they still on the air? By the time I got the network they had been on for 7 years and all of the rare shows were long gone and everything was cut to 22 or 44 minutes. Only a matter of time before they cease to exist, just like TV Land Canada did.

angiefan · 09-15-2010, 07:09 PM

it was good.now,they have 90s shows.I love seeing Bewitched,Bonanza,Little House,and The Brady Bunch and Saturday Morning Retrodaze.I should watch Hot in Cleveland. with Betty White,Wendie ? Valerie Bertenelli or Bert and Ernie as Peter Griffin calls her. I think it also has some reality shows. CN has live action shows,too! it's called Cartoon Nwtwork,not live action network.

comedyfreak · 09-16-2010, 08:47 AM

I miss their weekend marathons called fandemonium. I couldn't wait til my cable provider carried it, it went great for awhile then went down hill fast.

SpenceOlchin · 09-16-2010, 12:35 PM

Fandemonium was awesome. I also loved Twice as Nice and Better Living Through Television.

Rezny@gmail.com · 09-16-2010, 10:49 PM

Maybe they are slowly beginning to realize that viewers to their station, DO NOT LIKE the new stuff ( The Nanny,Scrubs,3rd Rock from the sun,Boston Legal,Just Shoot Me,as has been said previously,were all ratings flops)and prefer the old tried and true classics.(I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched,which will soon be added to TVLand schedule,and hopefully more classic TV shows will) .And maybe,just maybe,they will get rid of those dinky itsy bitsy closing credits (people are sick of them,too),go back to full screen closing credits with NO Split-screen,and NO voice-overs,get rid of off the clock times,less commercials,and have the shows UNEDITED.But that will probably never happen.

09-08-2010, 08:43 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	TVLand: When it First Began vs. Now Back then,(circa 1998 or so ,I didn't get it until 2000),it was great.NO split-screen(until later in the 2000's),NO itsy bitsy closing credits(when did they begin doing this?),NO off the clock starts and stops of series,(when did they begin doing this?),very little editing,NO reality shows (Yes,I am aware some people like "How'd You Get So Rich",and "She's Got the Look",or whatever.)I used to love Saturday and Sunday Mornings on TVLand,back in the "good old days"(honestly,do we REALLY need "Extreme Makeover:Home Edition"on Saturday,and "The Nanny"marathons on Sunday?Isn't one episode of these shows enough?Yes,I know there are some people who like these shows-)of TVLand.But not anymore.Anyone else feel the same way?Feel free to post.

09-13-2010, 02:36 PM	#10
benjamoon Bewitched Senior Member Join Date: Jun 15, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1,450	I don't have huge qualms with the current schedule, but like it was mentioned already - I miss the retromercials, the fun programmings stunts, the clever commercials. Nick at Nite and TV Land used to be SO unique in their marketing and programming but they're just regular old cable channels now. Also, TV Land continues to fail with more recent shows (except for Everybody Loves Raymond). 3rd Rock, Just Shoot Me, Scrubs, Boston Leagl and The Nanny have all been disappointments
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09-15-2010, 07:09 PM	#12
angiefan happy labor day! Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 15, 2006 Location: grand blanc,michigan Posts: 618	TV Land when it first began. it was good.now,they have 90s shows.I love seeing Bewitched,Bonanza,Little House,and The Brady Bunch and Saturday Morning Retrodaze.I should watch Hot in Cleveland. with Betty White,Wendie ? Valerie Bertenelli or Bert and Ernie as Peter Griffin calls her. I think it also has some reality shows. CN has live action shows,too! it's called Cartoon Nwtwork,not live action network.

09-16-2010, 08:47 AM	#13
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	I miss their weekend marathons called fandemonium. I couldn't wait til my cable provider carried it, it went great for awhile then went down hill fast.
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09-08-2010, 10:41 PM	#2
broadmoor Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 10, 2010 Location: texas Posts: 489	Yeah, I even remember first reading about TV-Land when plans for it were announced in the newspaper. When it finally became a reality, it's one of the prime reasons I bought a satellite dish in 1996. Initially I was fairly appalled by the constant on-screen logo (those 'constant' on-screen bugs were still pretty new back then, and TV-Land's was jarringly huge). Nonetheless, TV-Land served up a really nice variety of old shows. And they seemed to sincerely express a love of such fare, as demonstrated in their commercials and promos and such. Unlike nowadays, when the network seems downright embarrassed by the small handful of oldies they air, as if they are just creaky time-fillers interfering with their grand plans to be some kind of all-new 'reality' oriented network. I had some pretty high hopes for TV-Land back in those early years. Once it went to pot, I basically gave up on all tv. I haven't even looked at a schedule in years. Rely strictly on dvd's. It's a shame, because I do miss the impromptu fun of having a network or channel I could turn to at any time of the day, and encounter something I could enjoy.

09-09-2010, 06:37 PM	#3
jasonbigley Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2008 Location: California Posts: 501	I remember TVLand had those wonderful retromercials. I also remember SUPER RETRO VISION SATURDAYS with the old cartoons. Back when TVLand started, they had a whole lot of variety on TV. Now they show 1 series like 8 times a day. Stupid! All I have to say is, thank goodness for DVD's. If these cable networks don't stop being dim witted dimmys, we will be attending to a lot of funerals for these cable networks. Oh, does anyone remember those short segments on TVLand where you would link one actor to another. For example, link Nell Carter to Darius McCrary. Nell Carter starred with Telma Hopkins on GIMME A BREAK. Telma also starred with Darius McCrary on Family Matters.

09-09-2010, 06:44 PM	#4
SpenceOlchin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 28, 2005 Posts: 562	I loved TV Land up until around 2005, when they tried their hand at reality tv with "Chasing Farrah". My family hated it and thankfully it was canceled. Although, I will say that the lineup was still pretty good. Since about 2008, I've rarely checked out much of the network. The classics aren't really given decent timeslots during the day anymore and just seem like filler. Plus, I despise many of the other practices that the channel does (off-the-clock, Paid Programming, removal of original end credits). The whole network is a mess. Thank god for the alternatives.

09-11-2010, 10:46 AM	#5
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,535	Those Retromercials and rare shows were among the reasons TV Land was a channel of choice for me. Today, forget it.

09-11-2010, 09:02 PM	#6
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	The ONLY things that are any good on TVLand,are "Hot in Cleveland",and the black and white episodes of "Bewitched",(I wish OTHER outlets,like WGNAmerica,AmericanLife TV,or Hallmark would get the rights to these shows.Obviously TVLand has NOT learned that "it's nice to share")

09-11-2010, 09:07 PM	#7
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And I forgot to say:The heck with TVLand.Depending on ones' likes of TV shows (I happen to like 1960's TV shows),DVD is the REAL TVLand.

09-13-2010, 04:30 AM	#8
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,305	Just about all of the channels under the Nickelodeon banner (Nickelodeon, Nick@Nite, and TeeNick/The N) have gone into serious "Network Decay" in at least the past two-three years.

09-15-2010, 06:58 PM	#11
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	Are they still on the air? By the time I got the network they had been on for 7 years and all of the rare shows were long gone and everything was cut to 22 or 44 minutes. Only a matter of time before they cease to exist, just like TV Land Canada did.

09-16-2010, 12:35 PM	#14
SpenceOlchin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 28, 2005 Posts: 562	Fandemonium was awesome. I also loved Twice as Nice and Better Living Through Television.

09-16-2010, 10:49 PM	#15
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Maybe they are slowly beginning to realize that viewers to their station, DO NOT LIKE the new stuff ( The Nanny,Scrubs,3rd Rock from the sun,Boston Legal,Just Shoot Me,as has been said previously,were all ratings flops)and prefer the old tried and true classics.(I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched,which will soon be added to TVLand schedule,and hopefully more classic TV shows will) .And maybe,just maybe,they will get rid of those dinky itsy bitsy closing credits (people are sick of them,too),go back to full screen closing credits with NO Split-screen,and NO voice-overs,get rid of off the clock times,less commercials,and have the shows UNEDITED.But that will probably never happen.