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Kudos to TV LAND.....not so fast!

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eggsdannythomas

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Viacom has so many bad stations:

They ruined MTV2 by turning it from a great music channel to, well, MTV2. They have LOGO, VH1 which has turned into a rip off of E!, and a few other crappy channels like NICK GAMES AND SPORTS.

Why not have 3........

TV LAND Gold: The best of the '50s and ''60s.

TV LAND Classic: All your favorites from the seventies.

TV LAND: Eighties and Nineties plus all those bad specials and awards shows that they have been forcing on us the last few years.

All the suggestions that people gave in the earlier thread were great, but unless they go multi-channel as I've suggested, you better start buying those DVD sets! And isn't that the idea anyways? Almost every show ever will be on DVD soon enough.

Oh, and mark my words, eventually TV LAND will be 65% original entertainment -- Shows with people talking about TV shows! Just like VH1. It's already begun, In a year or 2 TV LAND will go the way of American Movie Classics, oops, I meant AMC. Archie, Cosby and shows with Cathy Griffin talking about how she wished she was a Huxtable.
 
> Viacom has so many bad stations:
>
> They ruined MTV2 by turning it from a great music channel
> to, well, MTV2. They have LOGO, VH1 which has turned into a
> rip off of E!, and a few other crappy channels like NICK
> GAMES AND SPORTS.
>
> Why not have 3........
>
> TV LAND Gold: The best of the '50s and ''60s.
>
> TV LAND Classic: All your favorites from the seventies.
>
> TV LAND: Eighties and Nineties plus all those bad specials
> and awards shows that they have been forcing on us the last
> few years.
>
> All the suggestions that people gave in the earlier thread
> were great, but unless they go multi-channel as I've
> suggested, you better start buying those DVD sets! And
> isn't that the idea anyways? Almost every show ever will be
> on DVD soon enough.
>
> Oh, and mark my words, eventually TV LAND will be 65%
> original entertainment -- Shows with people talking about TV
> shows! Just like VH1. It's already begun, In a year or 2
> TV LAND will go the way of American Movie Classics, oops, I
> meant AMC. Archie, Cosby and shows with Cathy Griffin
> talking about how she wished she was a Huxtable.
>


I can't agree with you moore. Tv Land sucks big time. We have a local station in chicago called METV (memerable Television) ch 23 WWME. It plays shows that TVland used to. Its all abuzz here. I havn't turned on tvland since this station started in January so i don't need cable anymore. AMC is all new movies MTV is no music at all. do we see a trend here? I was watching BET and they had friday the 13 on how is that black oriented. why doesn't these networks stick with generes?
 
> > Viacom has so many bad stations:
> >
> > They ruined MTV2 by turning it from a great music channel
> > to, well, MTV2. They have LOGO, VH1 which has turned into
> a
> > rip off of E!, and a few other crappy channels like NICK
> > GAMES AND SPORTS.
> >
> > Why not have 3........
> >
> > TV LAND Gold: The best of the '50s and ''60s.
> >
> > TV LAND Classic: All your favorites from the seventies.
> >
> > TV LAND: Eighties and Nineties plus all those bad
> specials
> > and awards shows that they have been forcing on us the
> last
> > few years.
> >
> > All the suggestions that people gave in the earlier thread
>
> > were great, but unless they go multi-channel as I've
> > suggested, you better start buying those DVD sets! And
> > isn't that the idea anyways? Almost every show ever will
> be
> > on DVD soon enough.
> >
> > Oh, and mark my words, eventually TV LAND will be 65%
> > original entertainment -- Shows with people talking about
> TV
> > shows! Just like VH1. It's already begun, In a year or 2
>
> > TV LAND will go the way of American Movie Classics, oops,
> I
> > meant AMC. Archie, Cosby and shows with Cathy Griffin
> > talking about how she wished she was a Huxtable.
> >
>
>
> I can't agree with you moore. Tv Land sucks big time. We
> have a local station in chicago called METV (memerable
> Television) ch 23 WWME. It plays shows that TVland used to.
> Its all abuzz here. I havn't turned on tvland since this
> station started in January so i don't need cable anymore.
> AMC is all new movies MTV is no music at all. do we see a
> trend here? I was watching BET and they had friday the 13 on
> how is that black oriented. why doesn't these networks stick
> with generes?
>

It seems like the only places to find old TV shows anymore are UHF indies or your "superstation" channels in the middle of the day.
 
> It seems like the only places to find old TV shows anymore
> are UHF indies or your "superstation" channels in the middle
> of the day.
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I asked a satellite TV dealer when GoodLife TV(Now "American Life") would be on the dish and he told me he had never heard of the channel.

American Life has "My Favorite Martian", "Maverick", "Bronco", "I Spy",
"The Man From U.N.C.L.E" "The FBI" and "Adventures of Superman" among others.

Here's a channel that is not getting very much publicity let along carriage.
<P ID="signature">______________
"Be seeing you..."</P>
 
> We have a local station in chicago called METV (memerable
> Television) ch 23 WWME. It plays shows that TVland used to.
> Its all abuzz here.

I know Ultra, I'm in chi-town too! I've been buzzing on the chicago boards about ME for months. We are very fortunate.

I am on my fourth cycle of "Honeymooners" and I watch "Batman" every night at 6!
 
> > It seems like the only places to find old TV shows anymore
>
> > are UHF indies or your "superstation" channels in the
> middle
> > of the day.
--------> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> I asked a satellite TV dealer when GoodLife TV(Now
> "American Life") would be on the dish and he told me he had
> never heard of the channel.
>
> American Life has "My Favorite Martian", "Maverick",
> "Bronco", "I Spy",
> "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" "The FBI" and "Adventures of
> Superman" among others.
>
> Here's a channel that is not getting very much publicity let
> along carriage.
>
It's certainly one to push. TV Land is defeating itself, for several reasons. Chief among them seems to be that it's programmed by "come lately" people who weren't even alive when Lucy and the pioneering talent of television were shaping the industry. Now the newbies are deforming it into their own warped image of what they think television was all about.

Plus, TV Land has become the proverbiasl cash cow, a bundle of commercials interrupted by occasional programming that has been meaninglessly edited and carved up to make room for the revenue stream. It has nothing to offer anymore.
 
> I asked a satellite TV dealer when GoodLife TV(Now
> "American Life") would be on the dish and he told me he had
> never heard of the channel.


American Life I know is on some Digital Cable Tiers, as it is here in my neck of the woods. Great channel for classic TV shows (including one of my favorites, "Welcome Back, Kotter") but the ballroom dancing shows are kind of a drag. I know the channel is going after the Baby Boomers, but I enjoy seeing the classics here.<P ID="signature">______________

Moderator of Charlotte Board</P>
 
> American Life has "My Favorite Martian", "Maverick",
> "Bronco", "I Spy",
> "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" "The FBI" and "Adventures of
> Superman" among others.

They also have the color episodes of "The Honeymooners" which originally aired on CBS 1966-70.
 
> > > It seems like the only places to find old TV shows
> anymore
> >
> > > are UHF indies or your "superstation" channels in the
> > middle
> > > of the day.
> -------->
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> >
> > I asked a satellite TV dealer when GoodLife TV(Now
> > "American Life") would be on the dish and he told me he
> had
> > never heard of the channel.
> >
> > American Life has "My Favorite Martian", "Maverick",
> > "Bronco", "I Spy",
> > "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" "The FBI" and "Adventures of
> > Superman" among others.
> >
> > Here's a channel that is not getting very much publicity
> let
> > along carriage.
> >
> It's certainly one to push. TV Land is defeating itself,
> for several reasons. Chief among them seems to be that it's
> programmed by "come lately" people who weren't even alive
> when Lucy and the pioneering talent of television were
> shaping the industry. Now the newbies are deforming it into
> their own warped image of what they think television was all
> about.
>
> Plus, TV Land has become the proverbiasl cash cow, a bundle
> of commercials interrupted by occasional programming that
> has been meaninglessly edited and carved up to make room for
> the revenue stream. It has nothing to offer anymore.
>

I will give credit where it's due. Chicago's METV and American Life have proved themselves worthy of watching REAL classic TV. TV Land has literally lost its groove and most oftenly forgot what "good TV" is all about. Personally, I would love to have my cable provider add these channels in Mississippi. METV, on the other hand would be a real superstation for classic TV like what Nick At Nite and TV Land before them.<P ID="signature">______________
Note to MRS Ventures: GET THE HELL OUT OF RADIO!!! 94 BAD-FM jamz!!!!</P>
 
> Viacom has so many bad stations:
>
> They ruined MTV2 by turning it from a great music channel
> to, well, MTV2. They have LOGO, VH1 which has turned into a
> rip off of E!, and a few other crappy channels like NICK
> GAMES AND SPORTS.
>

they haven't messed up Comedy Central, yet.

Want music, you'll need the MTV digital suite channels. However, they don't represent that much in music selection. Dish Network doesn't carry them, but has a equivalent of MTV Jams/MTV Hits/VH1 Soul called Trace TV, which plays R&B/urban/pop videos. You need a second dish though and it's alacarte. It's considered a French channel. Regular MTV and VH1 play videos in the AM hours, but it's only the new stuff.

I'd think a TV Land Gold or TV Land Classic wouldn't play a great selection either. The 70's channel would likely just run Three's Company, All in the Family, and maybe few other shows in heavy rotation, and be commercial-ridden. It'd start out real good though, as Viacom would try to push cable providers to carry it as something as being valuable.

As far as DVD sets, there is Netflix or blockbuster.com which makes viewing DVDs more affordable than buying sets. But, I generally don't like marathon watching of a show. I prefer it the old way, where a show airs for a year at the same time. Can't get that with TV Land.

> Why not have 3........
>
> TV LAND Gold: The best of the '50s and ''60s.
>
> TV LAND Classic: All your favorites from the seventies.
>
> TV LAND: Eighties and Nineties plus all those bad specials
> and awards shows that they have been forcing on us the last
> few years.

>
> All the suggestions that people gave in the earlier thread
> were great, but unless they go multi-channel as I've
> suggested, you better start buying those DVD sets! And
> isn't that the idea anyways? Almost every show ever will be
> on DVD soon enough.
>
> Oh, and mark my words, eventually TV LAND will be 65%
> original entertainment -- Shows with people talking about TV
> shows! Just like VH1. It's already begun, In a year or 2
> TV LAND will go the way of American Movie Classics, oops, I
> meant AMC. Archie, Cosby and shows with Cathy Griffin
> talking about how she wished she was a Huxtable.
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by r566 on 07/28/05 06:53 PM.</FONT></P>
 
> TV LAND: Eighties and Nineties plus all those bad specials
> and awards shows that they have been forcing on us the last
> few years.

I disagree here. The 80's and 90's shows period.
Put the bad specials on Nick at nite or something.
They don't belong on TV land.
 
> Viacom has so many bad stations:
>
> They ruined MTV2 by turning it from a great music channel
> to, well, MTV2. They have LOGO, VH1 which has turned into a
> rip off of E!, and a few other crappy channels like NICK
> GAMES AND SPORTS.
>
> Why not have 3........
>
> TV LAND Gold: The best of the '50s and ''60s.
>
> And just what do they do for '50s programming
if I Love Lucy and Leave It To Beaver don't wear
out their welcome? Those are the only shows from
that decade that TV Land ever seems to show.
>
 
> It's certainly one to push. TV Land is defeating itself,
> for several reasons.

Except that the ratings are generally growing.

Chief among them seems to be that it's
> programmed by "come lately" people who weren't even alive
> when Lucy and the pioneering talent of television were
> shaping the industry. Now the newbies are deforming it into
> their own warped image of what they think television was all
> about.
>
> Plus, TV Land has become the proverbiasl cash cow,

That's pretty much the goal of most businesses.

a bundle
> of commercials interrupted by occasional programming that
> has been meaninglessly edited and carved up to make room for
> the revenue stream. It has nothing to offer anymore.
>
If no one watched, there wouldn't be any $$$ to be made.
 
> > Viacom has so many bad stations:
> >
> > They ruined MTV2 by turning it from a great music channel
> > to, well, MTV2. They have LOGO, VH1 which has turned into
> a
> > rip off of E!, and a few other crappy channels like NICK
> > GAMES AND SPORTS.
> >
> > Why not have 3........
> >
> > TV LAND Gold: The best of the '50s and ''60s.
> >
> > And just what do they do for '50s programming
> if I Love Lucy and Leave It To Beaver don't wear
> out their welcome? Those are the only shows from
> that decade that TV Land ever seems to show.
> >
>

TV Land did have The Honeymooners at times, but the last time I saw it on there was when they ran a marathon of the Classic 39 after Art Carney's death.
 
> Put the bad specials on Nick at nite or something.
> They don't belong on TV land.

Right on TX I agree, I forgot about Nick at Night.
 
> They also have the color episodes of "The Honeymooners"
> which originally aired on CBS 1966-70.

WOW! I never saw those, I once saw a clip of them on a retrospective. I didn't know it was on for four years. I'd love to see what they are like, but DirecTV doesn't carry that channel :(
 
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