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danderson400 · 10-02-2015, 02:37 PM

did you ever like a show more in reruns than in the original broadcast? I became a big China Beach fan in November of 91 when Lifetime started rerunning that show and I could say the same thing about the game show Joker's Wild(the version with Pat Finn) when USA Network started rerunning that show in December of 91 while I was a big fan of On Scene: Emergency Response in its original broadcast I got more into that show in 97 or 98 on Discovery People(now know as Discovery Life) did you enjoy a show more in reruns than original broadcast? also I loved seeing "In Stereo Where Available" on China Beach I saw that on American Gladiators reruns on USA I may have seen that on On Scene, but I am not sure

mets82 · 10-02-2015, 03:11 PM

To a certain extent, I love the orginial broadcast because they have stuff that you wouldnt see in reruns. Maybe the full extended episode and not episodes that are cut up. Plus the old "in stereo" I miss, not to mention on some shows the bumpers of the show.

danderson400 · 10-02-2015, 03:14 PM

I have to agree with you, expect for the game shows. USA Network always showed the fee or ticket plugs on those shows

KurtfromPitts · 10-07-2015, 11:17 AM

I didn't watch Sanford And Son until it began airing in reruns in the late '70s.

danderson400 · 10-08-2015, 04:09 AM

I do remember there being less edits on cable in the late 80s early 90s it wasn't until 94 or 95 you saw a lot more ads?

JSP · 10-08-2015, 06:22 AM

I enjoyed syndicated reruns of two and a half men more than when I started watching it on cbs. By that time Sheen was getting himself fired and Ashton Kutcher sucked.

mets82 · 10-08-2015, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by danderson400

I do remember there being less edits on cable in the late 80s early 90s it wasn't until 94 or 95 you saw a lot more ads?

I'd like to know whose bright idea

was it to change how you saw shows with the off the clock programming and end credit crunch?

icecream · 10-08-2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mets82

I'd like to know whose bright idea

was it to change how you saw shows with the off the clock programming and end credit crunch?

NBC started the end credit crunch on new episodes of Friends and unfortunately most networks followed suit. I'm guessing off the clock started with the Viacom networks.

danderson400 · 10-08-2015, 09:17 PM

my experience was in the first cycle, Lifetime didn't cut anything out of China Beach they might have sped it a little but no editing

Mace Dolex · 10-09-2015, 12:35 AM

I couldn't get into Seinfeld until I caught more episodes in reruns.

gidgetgrape · 10-09-2015, 01:55 AM

I didn't like Roseanne or Married with Children until I got a chance to see them in reruns. I lucked out though because they were still producing new episodes. I did like Mad About You more in reruns than during its original broadcast. I think that might have been because I was older.

glickmam · 10-09-2015, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mets82

I'd like to know whose bright idea

was it to change how you saw shows with the off the clock programming and end credit crunch?

Off the clock programming? What is that?

bmasters9 · 10-09-2015, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by glickmam

Off the clock programming? What is that?

Scheduling at such odd times within the hour as to allow for more commercials (that's one way I've seen it explained).

gidgetgrape · 10-09-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bmasters9

Scheduling at such odd times within the hour as to allow for more commercials (that's one way I've seen it explained).

It also locks you into watching that show because if you change the channel, you have already missed the beginning of another show.

danderson400 · 10-09-2015, 06:02 PM

i can tell you that Lifetime didn't cut CHINA BEACH, at least not during the
first run cycle i don't know if Discovery People did the same thing with "On Scene" but id say if they did anything they would have done what Lifetime did with CB and that is adjusting the audio pitch back down that would saved some time for commercials also, keep in mind that Lifetime was showing CHINA BEACH back in the
early 90s while Discovery People was showing "On Scene" in the late 90s/early 00s. If memory serves, the net running time (at least
for CHINA BEACH) was closer to 46-47 minutes with "On Scene" it was 21-22 minutes

10-02-2015, 02:37 PM	#1
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	Did you like a show more in reruns than original broadcast did you ever like a show more in reruns than in the original broadcast? I became a big China Beach fan in November of 91 when Lifetime started rerunning that show and I could say the same thing about the game show Joker's Wild(the version with Pat Finn) when USA Network started rerunning that show in December of 91 while I was a big fan of On Scene: Emergency Response in its original broadcast I got more into that show in 97 or 98 on Discovery People(now know as Discovery Life) did you enjoy a show more in reruns than original broadcast? also I loved seeing "In Stereo Where Available" on China Beach I saw that on American Gladiators reruns on USA I may have seen that on On Scene, but I am not sure

10-02-2015, 03:11 PM	#2
mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	To a certain extent, I love the orginial broadcast because they have stuff that you wouldnt see in reruns. Maybe the full extended episode and not episodes that are cut up. Plus the old "in stereo" I miss, not to mention on some shows the bumpers of the show.
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10-09-2015, 06:02 PM	#15
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	i can tell you that Lifetime didn't cut CHINA BEACH, at least not during the first run cycle i don't know if Discovery People did the same thing with "On Scene" but id say if they did anything they would have done what Lifetime did with CB and that is adjusting the audio pitch back down that would saved some time for commercials also, keep in mind that Lifetime was showing CHINA BEACH back in the early 90s while Discovery People was showing "On Scene" in the late 90s/early 00s. If memory serves, the net running time (at least for CHINA BEACH) was closer to 46-47 minutes with "On Scene" it was 21-22 minutes
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10-02-2015, 03:14 PM	#3
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	I have to agree with you, expect for the game shows. USA Network always showed the fee or ticket plugs on those shows

10-07-2015, 11:17 AM	#4
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,536	I didn't watch Sanford And Son until it began airing in reruns in the late '70s.

10-08-2015, 04:09 AM	#5
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	I do remember there being less edits on cable in the late 80s early 90s it wasn't until 94 or 95 you saw a lot more ads?

10-08-2015, 06:22 AM	#6
JSP Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 19, 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,735	I enjoyed syndicated reruns of two and a half men more than when I started watching it on cbs. By that time Sheen was getting himself fired and Ashton Kutcher sucked.

10-08-2015, 09:17 PM	#9
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	my experience was in the first cycle, Lifetime didn't cut anything out of China Beach they might have sped it a little but no editing

10-09-2015, 12:35 AM	#10
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	I couldn't get into Seinfeld until I caught more episodes in reruns.

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gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,505	I didn't like Roseanne or Married with Children until I got a chance to see them in reruns. I lucked out though because they were still producing new episodes. I did like Mad About You more in reruns than during its original broadcast. I think that might have been because I was older.