Sorry about that, Chief. (It is a WI, tho....)phx,
Don't scare me. I had to go to the television set and verify that TCM is still there.
Well, if there had been no TCM on cable, then I would have saved a few thousand dollars NOT retaining cable for the house over the last decades. Old fart rant: Cable TV has sucked swamp water in this millennium. I cut the cord two years ago and the only thing I really miss is TCM and the Milwaukee Bucks games.... The only redeeming virtues it had was live sports, the Disney Channel, and TCM, the rest is dreck IMO. AMC started well, then wandered.
When Cable as we know it finally crumbles - and it will, they(whoever they are...) will need a subscription streaming service to carry the torch for old movies and someone knowledgeable to offer historical & cultural context. That well educated commentary is what really separates TCM from other avenues showing old movies.
I don't agree!Guess everyone agrees that the original Merian C. Cooper "King Kong" is the best movie ever!
Are you talking about his role? Or about his personal life? As I recall, Errol Flynn usually played the “good guys.”The modern world would be clueless about the og bad boy Errol Flyn.
Personal life.Are you talking about his role? Or about his personal life? As I recall, Errol Flynn usually played the “good guys.”
It's a What If. I'm not advocating for it to be taken down. If it never existed, there's a bunch of movies I'd never have gotten to see, or even known about. (Unfortunately, I can't name them all... )you monster
It's a What If. I'm not advocating for it to be taken down. If it never existed, there's a bunch of movies I'd never have gotten to see, or even known about. (Unfortunately, I can't name them all... )
you completely misread my post thenIt's a What If. I'm not advocating for it to be taken down. If it never existed, there's a bunch of movies I'd never have gotten to see, or even known about. (Unfortunately, I can't name them all... )
Are you trying to destroy what little TV watching I still enjoy?
It wouldn't be the first time.you completely misread my post then
I watch a lot of the setups Ben Mankiewitz & Eddie Muller do just for that, & don't watch the movies at all. (Just don't tell TCM. )Other venues have long shown old movies, especially old horror and 50's sci-fi; but most often just as late night filler. Great fun, but limited.
I think you can give TCM a ton of credit for generating or extending interest in a variety of (usually) older movies to a new generation, that probably wouldn't have happened otherwise. From what I understand, that interest has also indirectly aided more funding for film preservation, that might not have been there. That boost in interest comes from seeing the films themselves, AND I think from the knowledgable explanations by Robert Osborne and the other hosts. The brief context setups for individual movies and the more extended conversations both help enhance the viewing. I know in my case, I have really enjoyed watching some of the silents: Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., etc. The stories are great and the choreography of the stunts was an eye-opener for me.
Surprisingly, I think you can make a case for TCM being an educational channel.
(Thus endeth the sermon for today....)