This channel doesn't seem so family friendly anymore. A network owned by Disney not so family, that doesn't make much sense. It was better when it was FOX Family. Just on ABC Family I saw a promo for the movie Cruel Intentions which is going to air tonight at 8pm. When is that movie family friendly, plus that movie has already been shown on USA Network and VH-1. Then ABC Family also has some new series "Falcon Beach" looks more for teens then family. Why not just sell the network to Turner and call it Turner Teen or WB Teen. Makes more sense calling it that.
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ABC Family Not So Family
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TBN aired one of Matt Crouch's movies last week in which a character used a mild oath and another described something as "bloody". On secular TV networks, these wouldn't raise an eyebrow, but on TBN...Somehow, I don't think either Matt or Paul Crouch understand the full meaning of the adjective "bloody" - at least as Britons have described it to me.
I believe the plan a few years ago for ABC/Disney, was to make ABC Family sorta like MTV. Or to compete with that network with teens. So basically they're not targeting families despite the network name.A few months ago when the senate was holding hearings about a la carte. they had many heads of cable companies including comcast. The cable companies were ofcoarse arguing against cable choice, and was showcasing the new family package. One senator asked the VP of comcast "I notice your family package doesn't include ABC family. Why is that...you would think since it has the word family in it...it would be perfect for such a package?"Inwhich the VP of comcast replies "despite the name, ABC family's overall TV rating is above our standard of family programing"
I'm not sure, but I beleive when Mr. 700 Club sold the Family Channel to FOX, which later sold the network to ABC/Disney it was stipulated they had to keep "family" in the name along with continuing to air The 700 Club.But I've noticed ABC Family is pre-empting The 700 Club more often than they used to in the past. I remember back around Christmas-time the only time ABC Family was airing The 700 Club was at 3AM. Normally that trash is on 9AM-1030AM, 11PM-12AM, and 3AM-4AM.More and more they are pre-empting the 9AM run on the holiday. Like last Monday Memorial Day they ran a Full House Marathon 9AM-1PM.
Disney would be smart to just cease operation of ABC Family. Take the network dark to get away from the 700 Club requirements. Meanwhile, launch a Disney-branded equivalent of ABC Family, and move most of the shows over to it once ABC Family is dark.And while the 700 Club is required, may I request that due to subject matter it be branded TV-MA?
I would agree with that,but the Disney Channel already has its own channel but I do know that the Disney Channel can stand some improvements. How many times have they shown every episode of That's So Raven? Quite a number of times,I know.So what I would suggest is that the Disney Channel could become the Disney Family Channel(DFC for short),cut off any ties it has with The 700 Club and ABC,and just show reruns and movies. They can also bring back the Disney cartoons with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck like they did years ago and also show Disney movies such as Mary Poppins and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.pabsungenis said:
If you saw that on Dish Network's or DirecTV's guide, that's not correct. Don't know why they had the wrong rating on it. I highly doubt that Disney Channel would ever show an R-Rated movie (and I doubt it has in the past). Just imagine all of the parental complaints they would get.The Dude said:
Heck, I was extremely surprised when they showed "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" a year or two back.Thats not a bad idea for ABC Family to shut down. Then Disney could start up a network and call it Disney Teen. The some current shows from Disney could move to the network and some ABC Family shows could also. But I am not sure about the old ABC TGIF shows that ABC Family airs, maybe they could move too. Then with the air time to replace on Disney put some Mickey Mouse cartoons have a three or four hour block. Just a thought as Toon Disney doesn't even really show them.
Nah, they only sold it to fox in the first place because it was making too much money, and jeapordizing CBN's tax free status. So (and very smart) they sell it, but under the condition that the 700 club gets free airtime for life, and they get a few weekends for telethons or whatever.Not sure shuting the network down, and rebranding a new network as disney family would work. CBN could probably sue, but more importantly they would have to get cable carriage for a product they currently have carriage. The reason FOX agreed to the terms of daily 700 club airings, and didn't launch its own family network (which it was gonna atfirst) was because the then family channel was basically on every cable system, while launching a network would take years to get on most. I imagine this same reason is why ABC bought the channel, instead of starting up one aswell.Pat Cook said:
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Some of you are confused. While the movie was rated either R, PG or PG-13 for it's theatrical release, Disney Channel does not show those movies unedited. They haven't for as long as I can remember. They show the version that is edited for television.JMpstar said:I highly doubt that Disney Channel would ever show an R-Rated movie (and I doubt it has in the past). Just imagine all of the parental complaints they would get.
I suggested before - that Disney worked deals with cable operators to put SoapNet in the lower tier analog packages, in exchange move ABC Family up to digital. Eventually they could start a phasing off of ABC Family (with introduction of another digital network), while not losing the analog cable spot on so many lower package tiers. The two valuable shows from ABC Family - 7th Heaven and Gilmore Girls reruns could work even on SoapNet. CBN couldn't sue then.
However, Disney has been able to negotiate moves pushing SoapNet in some lower tiers already - I believe DirecTV includes it now in their Total Choice (Total Choice Plus isn't required anymore), and Dish has it in their AT120 (the second highest basic pak), whereas when SoapNet launched it was originally in the highest basic pak.
However, Disney has been able to negotiate moves pushing SoapNet in some lower tiers already - I believe DirecTV includes it now in their Total Choice (Total Choice Plus isn't required anymore), and Dish has it in their AT120 (the second highest basic pak), whereas when SoapNet launched it was originally in the highest basic pak.
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