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Adamantium · 08-07-2003, 07:50 PM

With all the channels that are out today, why is it that it's just the same sitcoms being rerun. Like "The Cosby Show". It's on TBS, WGN, and N@N. Pretty soon "Roseanne" will be on both N@N and Oxygen. Let's get some other shows in the rerun game. And it seems like most of the TBS shows move on to N@N. Some examples; "Coach", "Roseanne", "Fresh Prince", "Full House" and like I mentioned "The Cosby Show". Why can't those shows take a good six year break and then come to N@N.

Anyways what are all of your thoughts on this topic?

PashminaDietrich · 08-07-2003, 08:18 PM

Oh, I quite agree. And what really aggravates me is that they'll take a show and run it four or five times a day till even the most loyal fans get sick of it. There's so many good shows out there and we keep ending up with the same ten or twelve. And then when they actually do drag out the good stuff, they put it on at some ungodly hour of the morning so they can squeeze in more hooey during prime time. I've seen it a million times.
OK, time for me to hop off the ol'

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Any other comments and/or nasty noises?

Sitcomwriter · 08-07-2003, 08:50 PM

I agree which is why I have a portable DVD player

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Small Wonderian · 08-07-2003, 09:08 PM

Yep. Some shows are so overrated that they get played over and over again and some shows are so underrated that they never get shown.

Crimson and Clover · 08-07-2003, 09:42 PM

I agree. They need to get rid of the Cosby Show and replace it with something good.

dawsongirl · 08-07-2003, 11:37 PM

Ugh. So many good shows gathering dust while we're forced to watch endless reruns of cult crap like The Brady Bunch and overplayed stuff like I Love Lucy.

Lady T · 08-07-2003, 11:41 PM

There is NOTHING on television.
Thank God for VHS and DVD's.
The only thing I watch on TV is the stockmarket, TV Land and this gem show channel. and pretty soon I am going to limit my viewing of TV Land because some of my favorite shows are going to be replaced with garbage

The only time I am going to watch TV Land when Wecome Back, Kotter and WKRP is on in September

*PinkLady* · 08-07-2003, 11:44 PM

I wonder what the point is in rerunning certain shows to death. Most of them are shows everyone is sick of anyway, why not try something new? Sheesh.

Mr. Television · 08-07-2003, 11:53 PM

I enjoyed Tv Land last summer when they had The Rookies, S.W.A.T. and Mary Hartman but they never showed every episode. They also only showed The George Burns And Gracie Allen show on once a week. Well at least Flip Wilson will be coming back next year.

dandelion wine · 08-07-2003, 11:56 PM

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Originally posted by foxyhonky1975
There is NOTHING on television.
Thank God for VHS and DVD's.

You can say that again. I can flip through a hundred different channels, and yet there really doesn't seem to be much on. Not in the variety category, at least. I don't watch much network television, except for Thursday nights on NBC.

And when you want to watch something late at night, on any given day, you're bombared with nothing but informercials. A friend of mine and I were talking about that old show they used to air on USA, called Night Flight. That was the best!

Penny Lane · 08-08-2003, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl
Ugh. So many good shows gathering dust while we're forced to watch endless reruns of cult crap like The Brady Bunch and overplayed stuff like I Love Lucy.

Sad but oh so true!

Love your avatar Cathy!

DarleneIllyria · 08-08-2003, 01:34 PM

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Originally posted by PashminaDietrich
Oh, I quite agree. And what really aggravates me is that they'll take a show and run it four or five times a day till even the most loyal fans get sick of it. There's so many good shows out there and we keep ending up with the same ten or twelve. And then when they actually do drag out the good stuff, they put it on at some ungodly hour of the morning so they can squeeze in more hooey during prime time. I've seen it a million times.
OK, time for me to hop off the ol' .
Any other comments and/or nasty noises?

Hmm, you pretty much said what I would've said, so I'll just add a ditto and send this post on its way.

donald snl · 08-08-2003, 06:12 PM

i posted a post like this a while back and i want you to know i still agree with all of you when i was growing up station managers seemed more willing to take a look at what the people f of each community wanted to watch on ther loocal station now i guess it all boill down to one thing money but i always though it was better the old way now with media consultants at every stiton it doesant matter where you are you could be 20000 miles from home and see the same the same thing on every station the heck whit peoplewant to see

Rhiannon · 08-08-2003, 06:20 PM

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Originally posted by Crimson and Clover
I agree. They need to get rid of the Cosby Show and replace it with something good.

About time someone said that!!

Rhiannon · 08-08-2003, 06:21 PM

I'm wondering when they're gonna quit airing Roseanne

08-07-2003, 07:50 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,838	So Many Channels, So Few Good Shows in Reruns With all the channels that are out today, why is it that it's just the same sitcoms being rerun. Like "The Cosby Show". It's on TBS, WGN, and N@N. Pretty soon "Roseanne" will be on both N@N and Oxygen. Let's get some other shows in the rerun game. And it seems like most of the TBS shows move on to N@N. Some examples; "Coach", "Roseanne", "Fresh Prince", "Full House" and like I mentioned "The Cosby Show". Why can't those shows take a good six year break and then come to N@N. Anyways what are all of your thoughts on this topic?

08-07-2003, 09:08 PM	#4
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08-07-2003, 09:42 PM	#5
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08-07-2003, 11:53 PM	#9
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08-07-2003, 08:18 PM	#2
PashminaDietrich Oh no, she's baaack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: north of Arlen, south of Southfork, and stuck in the middle with you... Posts: 1,733	Oh, I quite agree. And what really aggravates me is that they'll take a show and run it four or five times a day till even the most loyal fans get sick of it. There's so many good shows out there and we keep ending up with the same ten or twelve. And then when they actually do drag out the good stuff, they put it on at some ungodly hour of the morning so they can squeeze in more hooey during prime time. I've seen it a million times. OK, time for me to hop off the ol' . Any other comments and/or nasty noises?

08-07-2003, 08:50 PM	#3
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	I agree which is why I have a portable DVD player .

08-07-2003, 11:37 PM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Ugh. So many good shows gathering dust while we're forced to watch endless reruns of cult crap like The Brady Bunch and overplayed stuff like I Love Lucy.

08-07-2003, 11:41 PM	#7
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,361	There is NOTHING on television. Thank God for VHS and DVD's. The only thing I watch on TV is the stockmarket, TV Land and this gem show channel. and pretty soon I am going to limit my viewing of TV Land because some of my favorite shows are going to be replaced with garbage The only time I am going to watch TV Land when Wecome Back, Kotter and WKRP is on in September

08-07-2003, 11:44 PM	#8
PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	I wonder what the point is in rerunning certain shows to death. Most of them are shows everyone is sick of anyway, why not try something new? Sheesh.

08-08-2003, 06:12 PM	#13
donald snl Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2003 Posts: 456	i posted a post like this a while back and i want you to know i still agree with all of you when i was growing up station managers seemed more willing to take a look at what the people f of each community wanted to watch on ther loocal station now i guess it all boill down to one thing money but i always though it was better the old way now with media consultants at every stiton it doesant matter where you are you could be 20000 miles from home and see the same the same thing on every station the heck whit peoplewant to see

08-08-2003, 06:21 PM	#15
Rhiannon oh, snap! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: middle of nowhere Posts: 11,097	I'm wondering when they're gonna quit airing Roseanne