Y'Know, There Should Be A WESTERN CHANNEL!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

W.J. Griffin · 08-22-2003, 11:12 PM

I'm surprised no one's thought of this. Nothing but westerns, 24/7. All the old greats. Tom Mix serials. John Huston epics. Adult Westerns. Hopalong Cassidy. The Lone Ranger. The Cisco Kid. Roy Rogers. I'd even add the old "race" westerns, featuring Herb Jeffery and Spencer Williams (Andy on the old "Amos 'n' Andy" Show!) There'd be a special film retrospective every week with The Duke, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Gary Cooper, etc.

If I had the resources, I'd do it!!

What about YOU?

TJL · 08-23-2003, 10:05 AM

Ya know, that wouldn't be a bad idea.
There have been so many westerns on TV, surely they wouldn't be a shortage of programming. Plus they could do various programs about the history of westerns, behind the scenes documentaries about the making of a show or movie, profiles of the big stars...

It's a good idea.

Mr. Television · 08-23-2003, 10:45 AM

I think that sounds like a great idea. It beats The Travel Channel.

vhshunter · 08-23-2003, 12:46 PM

There is a western channel if you have digital cable.

Mr. Television · 08-23-2003, 12:49 PM

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Originally posted by vhshunter
There is a western channel if you have digital cable.

yea, but it doesn't have a lot of western tv shows. It is a good channel though.

W.J. Griffin · 08-24-2003, 06:18 PM

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Originally posted by vhshunter
There is a western channel if you have digital cable.

DRAT!! And here I thought I had a Billion-Dollar-BaBY!! Oh, well...

Jenya · 08-24-2003, 06:20 PM

There IS a western digital channel in Canada called Lone Star.

Kitt · 08-30-2003, 12:09 AM

There is probably room for another Westerns Channel on regular cable. There is a Westerns Channel, as hunter said on digital. It's good, too. They show some of the old, old shows. They show Gunsmoke without the commercials. Man, is that ever a treat! They have retrospectives about the old and older actors and how the movies were made in this and that era. It's a great channel. They show lots of movies from the very old to the quite recent. I tune into it fairly often. I forget about sometimes and then get all happy when I remember. "Oh yeah, Cowboys, great, lol.!

08-22-2003, 11:12 PM	#1
W.J. Griffin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 29, 2002 Posts: 527	Y'Know, There Should Be A WESTERN CHANNEL!! I'm surprised no one's thought of this. Nothing but westerns, 24/7. All the old greats. Tom Mix serials. John Huston epics. Adult Westerns. Hopalong Cassidy. The Lone Ranger. The Cisco Kid. Roy Rogers. I'd even add the old "race" westerns, featuring Herb Jeffery and Spencer Williams (Andy on the old "Amos 'n' Andy" Show!) There'd be a special film retrospective every week with The Duke, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Gary Cooper, etc. If I had the resources, I'd do it!! What about YOU?

08-23-2003, 10:05 AM	#2
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	Ya know, that wouldn't be a bad idea. There have been so many westerns on TV, surely they wouldn't be a shortage of programming. Plus they could do various programs about the history of westerns, behind the scenes documentaries about the making of a show or movie, profiles of the big stars... It's a good idea.
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08-23-2003, 10:45 AM	#3
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	I think that sounds like a great idea. It beats The Travel Channel.
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08-23-2003, 12:46 PM	#4
vhshunter Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 04, 2002 Posts: 742	WESTERN CHANNEL There is a western channel if you have digital cable.

08-24-2003, 06:20 PM	#7
Jenya Supervisor Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: Canmore, Alberta Posts: 3,359	There IS a western digital channel in Canada called Lone Star. Attached Images

08-30-2003, 12:09 AM	#8
Kitt James Dean Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 16, 2001 Location: California Dreamin' Posts: 6,115	Westerns Channel There is probably room for another Westerns Channel on regular cable. There is a Westerns Channel, as hunter said on digital. It's good, too. They show some of the old, old shows. They show Gunsmoke without the commercials. Man, is that ever a treat! They have retrospectives about the old and older actors and how the movies were made in this and that era. It's a great channel. They show lots of movies from the very old to the quite recent. I tune into it fairly often. I forget about sometimes and then get all happy when I remember. "Oh yeah, Cowboys, great, lol.!