Antenna TV is credit crunching the show now

[JoshLarson24]

Time for me to go back to my recordings from Comedy Gold. I only watched on Antenna TV so I could discuss the show with you guys are the episodes aired. Now that they are crunching credits I will no longer watch it on Antenna TV.

Credit crunching is one step backwards for TV and it is baffling that Antenna TV has decided to do this.

Lord knows I worry about Small Wonder on the weekends. I am making a set of that show. If they crunch the credits for that show then I will have to find a creative way for it to look good on finalized DVDs. Either that or cut the credits all together.

[BigManMike]

There's finally a complete series set on ioffer with recordings from Comedy Gold. It's $75 but I'd rather pay that than watch Antenna TV with credit crunches.

[TeeVeeCloset]

Originally Posted by JoshLarson24

Lord knows I worry about Small Wonder on the weekends. I am making a set of that show. If they crunch the credits for that show then I will have to find a creative way for it to look good on finalized DVDs. Either that or cut the credits all together.

I wanted to let you know and others if fustrated my plan for the remaining 7/8 Small Wonder episodes as I am guessing they will be crunched.

I am going to record the rest on dvc-pro digital tape, then take it to my editing rooms at work places and edit the standard opening onto perfectly, for the closing I will overdub the closing theme over the beginning audio of next episode/show. So close to a perfect set, Oh well...LOL....

I have been doing great with doing "on the fly" edits with the commercial deletions as it's obvious when they go to breaks, I especially like when certain season 4 episodes go to the freeze frame/title graphic and the voice over by the actors say "SW will return after these messages", surprised they don't cut that out. Anyway when this is done, let me know if you want DVD copies of the final 7 as you already have the finale from "cars & stars weekend".

BTW....I too loved Ann Jillian & both of her series "It's A Living" & the short lived "Jennifer Slept Here"...I have a complete JSH series set I made from some 3/4 inch tapes I had plus aquired some not so good quality episodes from collectors years ago. I know you said you were pleased with the quality of yours, yes old VHS do hold up very well, be careful of course when rewinding as it could come off spool, but as you probably know already, that can be repaired easily. Let me know how good your quality eps are?, again I have a few mint with original commercials, so in the future we can perhaps work out something since we seem to be collecting and have fond memories of these shows.

BTW If you don't know Ann first appeared as "Millie" in the final season 5 of "Hazel" as a secretary in several episodes, these are the episodes that don't contain Don DeFore or Whitney Blake (the same credited on ODAAT, LOL).

Odd that there is a connection to these three series like that "5 degrees of Kevin Bacon" game years ago between Hazel (Ann Jillian acting & Whitney Blake acting to ODAAT creative), Ann Jillian acting (Hazel to JSH) Glenn Scarpelli acting (ODAAT to JSH). A bit confusing but true!

[JoshLarson24]

Originally Posted by TeeVeeCloset

I wanted to let you know and others if fustrated my plan for the remaining 7/8 Small Wonder episodes as I am guessing they will be crunched.
I am going to record the rest on dvc-pro digital tape, then take it to my editing rooms at work places and edit the standard opening onto perfectly, for the closing I will overdub the closing theme over the beginning audio of next episode/show. So close to a perfect set, Oh well...LOL....
I have been doing great with doing "on the fly" edits with the commercial deletions as it's obvious when they go to breaks, I especially like when certain season 4 episodes go to the freeze frame/title graphic and the voice over by the actors say "SW will return after these messages", surprised they don't cut that out. Anyway when this is done, let me know if you want DVD copies of the final 7 as you already have the finale from "cars & stars weekend".
BTW....I too loved Ann Jillian & both of her series "It's A Living" & the short lived "Jennifer Slept Here"...I have a complete JSH series set I made from some 3/4 inch tapes I had plus aquired some not so good quality episodes from collectors years ago. I know you said you were pleased with the quality of yours, yes old VHS do hold up very well, be careful of course when rewinding as it could come off spool, but as you probably know already, that can be repaired easily. Let me know how good your quality eps are?, again I have a few mint with original commercials, so in the future we can perhaps work out something since we seem to be collecting and have fond memories of these shows.
BTW If you don't know Ann first appeared as "Millie" in the final season 5 of "Hazel" as a secretary in several episodes, these are the episodes that don't contain Don DeFore or Whitney Blake (the same credited on ODAAT, LOL).
Odd that there is a connection to these three series like that "5 degrees of Kevin Bacon" game years ago between Hazel (Ann Jillian acting & Whitney Blake acting to ODAAT creative), Ann Jillian acting (Hazel to JSH) Glenn Scarpelli acting (ODAAT to JSH). A bit confusing but true!

I would love DVD copies of the final 7 episodes if Antenna TV crunches the credits. I am crossing my fingers that it does not happen but Antenna TV seems to be adding more crunches so who knows.

I love the "Small Wonder will return after these messages" voice over before the break. Things like that are usually cut out so I am glad Antenna left them in.

The quality on my JSH episodes are easily a 7 or 8. I was shocked that no one used these tapes since the show went off the air. I have accidentally recorded over several of my favorite shows back in the VHS days that it is amazing that these were never touched. I love that in the digital age you can't accidentally erase your recordings on DVD.

[JoshLarson24]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

There's finally a complete series set on ioffer with recordings from Comedy Gold. It's $75 but I'd rather pay that than watch Antenna TV with credit crunches.

That set appears to be from episodes I have loaned to that seller. I have no problem that he copied them but he should not be making money off of them.

I would never sell other people's sets because it is sort of rude. Anyhow that does not bother me too much because at least people will be able to enjoy this show and in its unedited format.

[TVFactFan]

The credit crunch is not the issue to me, it's Antenna TV airing the episodes out of order

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

The credit crunch is not the issue to me, it's Antenna TV airing the episodes out of order

That's the real problem for me. I've never seen this do this with their other shows that ran weekdays.

[JoshLarson24]

Originally Posted by Mr. Television

That's the real problem for me. I've never seen this do this with their other shows that ran weekdays.

This show does not depend on continuity so airing out of order is not the issue here. Credit crunching takes away from the show.

Them skipping episodes is not that big of a deal

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by JoshLarson24

This show does not depend on continuity so airing out of order is not the issue here. Credit crunching takes away from the show.

Them skipping episodes is not that big of a deal

It's not a big deal as long as it stays on the schedule

[Kasey]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

There's finally a complete series set on ioffer with recordings from Comedy Gold. It's $75 but I'd rather pay that than watch Antenna TV with credit crunches.

I looked there but couldn't find a set for that price or one that mentions Comedy Gold airings. I have been looking for one of those for awhile now.

[BigManMike]

Originally Posted by Kasey

I looked there but couldn't find a set for that price or one that mentions Comedy Gold airings. I have been looking for one of those for awhile now.

I see it there. It doesn't mention Comedy Gold but I see the Canadian TV Rating PG on the photo of it so that pretty much gives it away that it came from Comedy Gold.

[Kasey]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I see it there. It doesn't mention Comedy Gold but I see the Canadian TV Rating PG on the photo of it so that pretty much gives it away that it came from Comedy Gold.

Not necessarily...there are sets floating around that were recorded in the mid-2000s from DejaView in Canada that contain Seasons 2-4. I have a set but there is an annoying drone/hum that runs through the audio on alot of the episodes and they are cut episodes as well.

[JoshLarson24]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

It's not a big deal as long as it stays on the schedule

Why do you keep mentioning that? The show is not leaving Antenna TV any time soon.

With the credit crunching that they are doing now I no longer care what airs on Antenna TV. I have dropped them because they are doing that to make more room for commercials.

Once Small Wonder finishes airing I will no longer watch Antenna TV. I stopped watching TV Land when they did that now Antenna TV is driving their viewers away.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by JoshLarson24

Why do you keep mentioning that? The show is not leaving Antenna TV any time soon.

With the credit crunching that they are doing now I no longer care what airs on Antenna TV. I have dropped them because they are doing that to make more room for commercials.

Once Small Wonder finishes airing I will no longer watch Antenna TV. I stopped watching TV Land when they did that now Antenna TV is driving their viewers away.

I keep saying it because you know Antenna TV schedule changes in the fall

[BigManMike]

Originally Posted by JoshLarson24

Why do you keep mentioning that? The show is not leaving Antenna TV any time soon.

With the credit crunching that they are doing now I no longer care what airs on Antenna TV. I have dropped them because they are doing that to make more room for commercials.

Once Small Wonder finishes airing I will no longer watch Antenna TV. I stopped watching TV Land when they did that now Antenna TV is driving their viewers away.

As of now, The Jeffersons is only thing I watch on Antenna TV since it has no crunch. Sometimes I catch All in the Family before it if I have time and it has no crunch either. If I have time I might watch One Day at a Time on Sundays, as long as they don't crunch it then, but other than that most other shows are crunched so I won't watch them. I was really looking forward to Family Ties this fall, but if it's crunched then I certainly won't be watching it.