4 Reasons to not be excited about watching shows on Antenna TV

[TVFactFan]

The channel has made some nice pick up of old shows over the years but it's too many negatives and I am finally fed up with the channel

1. Awful edits

2. Poor scheduling of new shows

3. Crunching of the Closing credits

4. Cancer commericals


The sh*tty scheduling is a problem for me because I can't afford DVR service with Comcast.

[treky]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

The channel has made some nice pick up of old shows over the years but it's too many negatives and I am finally fed up with the channel

1. Awful edits

2. Poor scheduling of new shows

3. Crunching of the Closing credits

4. Cancer commericals


The sh*tty scheduling is a problem for me because I can't afford DVR service with Comcast.

I agree with 3 and 4, especially 4. That's why I don't watch Antenna TV anymore except for ALL IN THE FAMILY every once in a while.

When they first started they were a good channel too.

[BigManMike]

I couldn’t have said it better. I haven’t watched this channel in two years and won’t ever watch it again.

[stevea]

Count me in on 3 and 4. As for 4, I call them junk commercials, and that's all they have. If you see anything else, it's probably a local break-in. Not only do they have cancer, they have attorneys (800 number, of course), 19 dollar a month ripoffs for unicef, aspca, childrens hospitals, etc., cheapo car insurance or car repair insurance, medicare advantage plans, you-name-it.

[Adamantium]

I'd say it's still better than most other channels. Of course I don't have cable anymore and Antenna TV is really the only channel I miss.

[MA]

Even BUZZR shows the same old commercials also.

[1960'sTVfan]

I don't like the credit crunches on Antenna TV either, but they've been doing that for awhile so I don't think they'll stop it.

One thing I have to give Antenna credit for is airing some one season 1960's sitcoms like Good Morning World, It's About Time, and My Mother The Car. These aren't the greatest shows by any means, but it's good they've aired these shows for those interested to see them.

And most of all I have to give them a thumbs up for airing The Joey Bishop Show, including the 1st season episodes which hadn't been seen since their original run. I recorded the season 1, 3 and 4 shows and transferred them on to DVD's. I didn't have to record season 2 because I have the retail DVD set.

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by Adamantium

I'd say it's still better than most other channels. Of course I don't have cable anymore and Antenna TV is really the only channel I miss.

There are definitely pros and cons to Antenna TV but I'd say that for it being free and over-the-air (and yes I know some people can't get it w/o cable) it's definitely good, and better than most cable channels (like trashy Logo). At least they're bringing back shows like Alice, Benson, Head of the Class, The Hogan Family, Silver Spoons, Murphy Brown, Gimme a Break... which have not been seen in syndication for years and years(not counting Logo, because Logo is trash). Yes, they're edited(the majority; I think a few shows are unedited) but they're not edited BY Antenna, they're edited by the distributors. Antenna's not perfect, for sure, but they're so much better than TV Land and Logo.

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I don't like the credit crunches on Antenna TV either, but they've been doing that for awhile so I don't think they'll stop it.

One thing I have to give Antenna credit for is airing some one season 1960's sitcoms like Good Morning World, It's About Time, and My Mother The Car. These aren't the greatest shows by any means, but it's good they've aired these shows for those interested to see them.

And most of all I have to give them a thumbs up for airing The Joey Bishop Show, including the 1st season episodes which hadn't been seen since their original run. I recorded the season 1, 3 and 4 shows and transferred them on to DVD's. I didn't have to record season 2 because I have the retail DVD set.

I am glad too that they are showing shows like Good Morning World, Joey Bishop, My Mother the Car...that haven't been seen in YEARS. And now, with them picking more rare shows up and maybe more to come, that's certainly putting them above the rest of the channels.

[TVFactFan]

I miss TV Land because their edits were a lot better for shows like

Three's Company
Welcome Back Kotter
Good Times

[1960'sTVfan]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

I am glad too that they are showing shows like Good Morning World, Joey Bishop, My Mother the Car...that haven't been seen in YEARS. And now, with them picking more rare shows up and maybe more to come, that's certainly putting them above the rest of the channels.

Antenna TV isn't perfect but I think they're one of the better retro channels along with MeTV. MeTV airs a variety of stuff, sitcoms, dramas, cop/detective shows, westerns, while Antenna TV is mostly a sitcoms channel.

I receive several of the other retro channels too, except for Decades, looks like my cable service doesn't provide that channel.

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

Antenna's not perfect, for sure, but they're so much better than TV Land and Logo.

What's so bad about LOGO? That's a genuine question. I've never watched it before, so I don't know what problems they had.

I already know about the problems with TV Land, haha. Such a great channel that went to pot.

[icecream]

The people who get Antenna TV and take it for granted don't realize how lucky they are. I will be angry at my loser good for nothing affiliate that dropped it for a long time. I wish I could take an Antenna affiliate from all the people who don't want theirs. It was already one of the best channels on the air, and I had really been looking forward to the January schedule. Some people are even luckier getting both Antenna TV and Me-TV (I have never had that).

[icecream]

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I couldn’t have said it better. I haven’t watched this channel in two years and won’t ever watch it again.

But you have certainly commented about it thousands of times. You became a broken record a long time ago.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by Adamantium

I'd say it's still better than most other channels. Of course I don't have cable anymore and Antenna TV is really the only channel I miss.

If your market still has an Antenna affiliate you would not need cable, it would probably be on one of your sub-channels. unless you are in the mountains like tlc38 but I think you have mentioned living in a city.