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This is what TV Land should be showing!

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Rather than keep that last "TV Land" thread going, "DoubleO" mention American Life network is showing good old shows, and so is The FamilyNet. Mixed between their Christian based programming, they've been showing: Loretta Young , My Little Margie, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, I Married Joan, Annie Oakley, Life with Elizabeth, Meet Corliss Archer, Beverly Hillbillies, and there's others. Some of the opening of the shows have been edited slightly, such as on "I Married Joan", the original opening had Jim Baccus telling a story about what his zany wife had done in the past on a particular subject, now it goes straight to the story. But that's OK, I just want to see the show!
Here's the FamilyNet link: http://www.familynet.com/

"American Life" shows stuff like: Sugarfoot, Bronco, Man from UNCLE, Girl from UNCLE, The FBI, Bob Newhart, etc.
Way to many to mention here. Here is the link:http://www.goodtv.com/

Hope they are available in your area!
 
Are these shows that are mentioned those that are in the public domain like Andy Griffith and The Beverly Hillbillies in that they only show certain episodes without the original theme song and use generic music like those you find in stores like Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc.? Mainly the Andy Griffith shows and The Beverly Hillbillies are from certain seasons like Andy Griffith in public domain only airs the last part of the 1962-1963 season and the first half or so of the 1963-1964 season and The Beverly Hillbillies in public domain airs the first two seasons.

At least WGN airs every episode of The Beverly Hillbillies both black and white and color episodes.
 
The local Christian station in Toledo airs some Family Net reruns, including Gomer Pyle & My Three Sons...The quality is really bad, however; very muddy.
 
Braves2005 said:
Are these shows that are mentioned those that are in the public domain like Andy Griffith and The Beverly Hillbillies in that they only show certain episodes without the original theme song and use generic music like those you find in stores like Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc.? Mainly the Andy Griffith shows and The Beverly Hillbillies are from certain seasons like Andy Griffith in public domain only airs the last part of the 1962-1963 season and the first half or so of the 1963-1964 season and The Beverly Hillbillies in public domain airs the first two seasons.
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I haven't watched every single show, but the ones I have, are normal (musically) all the way around. As to how many episodes, I have no idea.
 
Braves2005 said:
Are these shows that are mentioned those that are in the public domain like Andy Griffith and The Beverly Hillbillies in that they only show certain episodes without the original theme song and use generic music like those you find in stores like Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc.? Mainly the Andy Griffith shows and The Beverly Hillbillies are from certain seasons like Andy Griffith in public domain only airs the last part of the 1962-1963 season and the first half or so of the 1963-1964 season and The Beverly Hillbillies in public domain airs the first two seasons.

At least WGN airs every episode of The Beverly Hillbillies both black and white and color episodes.
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KAZQ, the local Family Net/Religion has been airing the color Andy Griffith episodes recently, so maybe there are not just limited to the public domain? They have also switched their afternoon block up from time to time, airing things like Hogan's Heroes, Green Acres, Mr. Ed, and more recently the Brady Bunch.
 
There's also the possibility that these stations are buying the packages of the shows and running them locally. I believe that most of what comes from Family Net is PD.
 
Most of the shows that you've mentioned (Hogan's Heroes, Green Acres, Mr. Ed, Brady Bunch. Bewitched) are not in the public domain, and are being sold in cash syndication to local broadcasters. "Hogan's Heroes" and "The Brady Bunch" come from CBS Television Distribution, "Bewitched" is from Sony Pictures Television, and I'm not sure who is distributing the other two.
 
TexasTom said:
"Hogan's Heroes" and "The Brady Bunch" come from CBS Television Distribution, "Bewitched" is from Sony Pictures Television, and I'm not sure who is distributing the other two.
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MGM handles Green Acres and Mr. Ed, as they own most of the Filmways library. But I don't know if Sony is still distributing MGM's current television library, or if MGM's back to doing it themselves.
 
HD Net has been showing some older and less successful shows on their overnight lineup. (Not sure how long they've been doing this, since I just added the HD channels about a month ago.) Some of their shows include Hogans Heroes, Wiseguy (with Ken Wahl - awesome show), Charlies Angels, and Boomtown (short-lived innovative crime drama from 2002 - I loved this show but I think I was the only one who watched it). They also air some great live concerts (taped live) and the occasional failed recent programs like Joan of Arcadia and Smallville. I could do without those.
 
Here's my suggestions:

The Best of:

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Red Skelton Hour

Upbeat

Shindig

Hullabaloo

First seasons of Saturday Night Live


(why not??..especially after that Elvis Marathon on the 30th anniversary of his passing..love live the king of rock!)
 
I'd love to see some of those variety shows regularly, but there are a few obstacles..

It's hard to know except for SNL what or how much of the Variety shows are available. In Upbeat's case, Channel 5 in Cleveland brought out 2 clip specials at the time of the R@R Hall of Fame construction (1994-95). Hard to know what else was saved. Another issue is music performance rights...Would it be worth securing the rights to hundreds of music performances considering that in most cases reruns of variety shows havent done well in the ratings for the most part..No to say it can't happen but it would be hard..
 
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