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TVFactFan · 02-21-2014, 09:23 PM

This f*cking joke of a cable channel actually scheduled a marathon to air on a weekday that wasn't a holiday?

Who the hell does that? I mean who watched the marathon of What's Happening Now today when people had to go to school and work? Never in my life have I seen such a stupid time slot for a marathon. Did Centric think today was President's day?

icecream · 02-21-2014, 11:43 PM

Several stations air marathons on weekdays, block programming has been popular for awhile.

TVFactFan · 02-21-2014, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

Several stations air marathons on weekdays, block programming has been popular for awhile.

Really? for no one to watch

MikeLutton · 02-22-2014, 02:42 AM

that and centric had way to many commercials and they shortend the opening credits I couldn't watch anymore,

mets82 · 02-24-2014, 04:51 PM

I was going to start a topic on this but I think Centric owes me an apology. I watched or at least tried to watch What's Happening marathon and it was a total failure. The episodes were fine it was just that there were too many commercials. I must have counted at least 10 during one commerical break. What a joke. I couldn't even follow the episodes because they took forever to see. The breaks seemed to go forever, at least 6 to 8 mins. maybe more. Total epic fail.

MikeLutton · 02-24-2014, 05:12 PM

and they shortend the opening credits hated that may never watch centric again

ThomasE · 02-24-2014, 05:16 PM

Regarding the commercials, TV Land does the same thing. I think that these Viacom stations are trying to sell airtime and gain more profit. to keep things running possibly.

LUNCH · 02-24-2014, 05:42 PM

Even after recording some of it with a DVR it was impossible to watch.They ran the shows so off the clock without scheduling that way,it was impossible to even record them properly. They basically just ran a marathon of commercials.

ThomasE · 02-24-2014, 05:53 PM

Dag! Was it thaaat bad?

LUNCH · 02-24-2014, 06:00 PM

Yes it was really that bad. American TV channels just keep getting worse with the amount of commercials they show. Maybe we should start importing channels from countries like Sweden or any one of a number of countries around the World who don't basically fill their line-ups with commercials/off the clock programming etc..

TVFactFan · 02-24-2014, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LUNCH

Yes it was really that bad. American TV channels just keep getting worse with the amount of commercials they show. Maybe we should start importing channels from countries like Sweden or any one of a number of countries around the World who don't basically fill their line-ups with commercials/off the clock programming etc..

Glad I was at work

MikeLutton · 02-24-2014, 09:58 PM

one of my favorite scenes from the show

this is mis Thomas

rerun wow did you go on a diet lol

mets82 · 02-26-2014, 04:09 PM

Now what was the point of that "marathon" and I use that term loosely? I mean you butcher it, show it so off the clock and now what? Are they going to bring it back? If they are not, what was the sense of airing it in the first place?

ThomasE · 02-26-2014, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LUNCH

Maybe we should start importing channels from countries like Sweden or any one of a number of countries around the World who don't basically fill their line-ups with commercials/off the clock programming etc..

Well, I just started doing that so I agree with you.

http://www.filmon.com/tv/tv-gold

Plus, I utilize other Netflix regions outside the US. There is a difference.

TVFactFan · 02-27-2014, 12:10 AM

Centric has marathons every saturday and aired this one on a friday

02-21-2014, 09:23 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,949	Centric has to be the dumbest cable station of all time after what they did today This f*cking joke of a cable channel actually scheduled a marathon to air on a weekday that wasn't a holiday? Who the hell does that? I mean who watched the marathon of What's Happening Now today when people had to go to school and work? Never in my life have I seen such a stupid time slot for a marathon. Did Centric think today was President's day?

02-21-2014, 11:43 PM	#2
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02-22-2014, 02:42 AM	#4
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02-24-2014, 04:51 PM	#5
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	I was going to start a topic on this but I think Centric owes me an apology. I watched or at least tried to watch What's Happening marathon and it was a total failure. The episodes were fine it was just that there were too many commercials. I must have counted at least 10 during one commerical break. What a joke. I couldn't even follow the episodes because they took forever to see. The breaks seemed to go forever, at least 6 to 8 mins. maybe more. Total epic fail.
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02-24-2014, 05:16 PM	#7
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Regarding the commercials, TV Land does the same thing. I think that these Viacom stations are trying to sell airtime and gain more profit. to keep things running possibly.
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02-24-2014, 05:12 PM	#6
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,871	and they shortend the opening credits hated that may never watch centric again

02-24-2014, 05:42 PM	#8
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	Even after recording some of it with a DVR it was impossible to watch.They ran the shows so off the clock without scheduling that way,it was impossible to even record them properly. They basically just ran a marathon of commercials.

02-24-2014, 05:53 PM	#9
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Dag! Was it thaaat bad?

02-24-2014, 06:00 PM	#10
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	Yes it was really that bad. American TV channels just keep getting worse with the amount of commercials they show. Maybe we should start importing channels from countries like Sweden or any one of a number of countries around the World who don't basically fill their line-ups with commercials/off the clock programming etc..

02-24-2014, 09:58 PM	#12
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,871	one of my favorite scenes from the show this is mis Thomas rerun wow did you go on a diet lol

02-26-2014, 04:09 PM	#13
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	Now what was the point of that "marathon" and I use that term loosely? I mean you butcher it, show it so off the clock and now what? Are they going to bring it back? If they are not, what was the sense of airing it in the first place?

02-27-2014, 12:10 AM	#15
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 98,949	Centric has marathons every saturday and aired this one on a friday