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WDUNBill · 05-23-2003, 11:23 AM

TV Land may have ceded its rights to "Martian" to the Hallmark Channel! If you go to HC's website, "My Favorite Martian" is listed in its "Our Shows" section. The program is not scheduled through June, however.

jharison · 05-23-2003, 05:24 PM

Many thanks for uncovering this information!

Hopefully, maybe the Hallmark Channel will show the episodes uncut.TV LAND really chopped out lots of dialogue from each MFM episode.

Impressions · 05-23-2003, 05:33 PM

I know that Hallmark had recently played Disney's "My Favorite Martian" Movie, also Hallmark acquired the rights to 150 Disney Movies, their deal started in February. But I had no idea that Hallmark had "My Favorite Martian" the original (Fantasy/Comedy Series). That must mean that TV Land did lose the rights, and Hallmark must've then obtained the rights to the show.

Hopefully, they will air it as earliest as this fall, because maybe by then they will have "Comedy Kick-Back" returning, so they can play "Mork and Mindy", "M*A*S*H", and maybe even "My Favorite Martian" in their block.

Anyways, if they do air it I hope to get catch of the episodes on tape, I got most of the episodes that aired in TV Land's Kitschen. If Hallmark does air "My Favorite Martian", I have heard they have done a better job of keeping their shows not as chopped-up, unlike TV Land does.

Thanks for pointing that out!

05-23-2003, 11:23 AM	#1
WDUNBill Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 10	MFM moving to Hallmark???? TV Land may have ceded its rights to "Martian" to the Hallmark Channel! If you go to HC's website, "My Favorite Martian" is listed in its "Our Shows" section. The program is not scheduled through June, however.

05-23-2003, 05:24 PM	#2
jharison Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2000 Posts: 95	Many thanks for uncovering this information! Hopefully, maybe the Hallmark Channel will show the episodes uncut.TV LAND really chopped out lots of dialogue from each MFM episode.

05-23-2003, 05:33 PM	#3
Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	I know that Hallmark had recently played Disney's "My Favorite Martian" Movie, also Hallmark acquired the rights to 150 Disney Movies, their deal started in February. But I had no idea that Hallmark had "My Favorite Martian" the original (Fantasy/Comedy Series). That must mean that TV Land did lose the rights, and Hallmark must've then obtained the rights to the show. Hopefully, they will air it as earliest as this fall, because maybe by then they will have "Comedy Kick-Back" returning, so they can play "Mork and Mindy", "MAS*H", and maybe even "My Favorite Martian" in their block. Anyways, if they do air it I hope to get catch of the episodes on tape, I got most of the episodes that aired in TV Land's Kitschen. If Hallmark does air "My Favorite Martian", I have heard they have done a better job of keeping their shows not as chopped-up, unlike TV Land does. Thanks for pointing that out!