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Do you have a DVR or DVD recorder? With such a device, you can simply record everything that comes along, no matter what time of day or night, and then later save what you want to keep on a DVD disc--*permanently.* musikone

They changed the lineup for Friday, April 22 for the sheer sake of keeping movie fans guessing about what is going on here in this Wonderful place. While you are sorting it all out, perhaps you would like to buy some DVDs. You can of course now find out what to buy and how much it will cost you at TCM.COM by going to the weekly schedule of movies, *which is presented for this specific purpose of inducing you to buy, buy, and buy until you drop dead from exhaustion.* Just click on an entry in this newly designed "schedule" (at least, this is what it is being called) and find out how to spend some money. Maybe Leonard Maltin can also give you some tips on this. In the olden days, when the schedule was presented to movie viewers for the specific purpose of planning their future movie viewing and printing it out with a nominal investment in printing paper, rather than for trying to get them to buy, buy, and buy some more, it was very satisfactory. You can understand, of course, that the pressing need for agressive marketing preempts the need for satisfying the fans' needs for a really useful and efficient planning of their movie viewing. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are being done for *marketing* purposes Edited by: musikone on Apr 21, 2011 1:34 PM

* Who's Miss Hatter? (is she a candidate for the Green Party? ) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Hatter is the chairwoman of the TCM-hosted tea party. She appears to be related to The Hatter, who chairs the tea operations in Wonderland. Perhaps you have heard of this fantastic locality. Just follow the rabbit down the hole and you will discover where Ms. Hatter hangs out! musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are *never* what they seem to be

Surely it is much more expensive to air some silent movies that have not been shown for a long time (if ever) than it is simply to repeat the same movies--endlessly. This "Repetitis" malady is clearly out of control and rapidly getting worse as time marches on. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where repetitions rain Edited by: musikone on Apr 20, 2011 3:35 PM

As long as they are not going to be shown on July 31, 2011, since TCM does not recognize the existence of this future date which the *rest of this planet* knows to exist! But then, the "special" nature of TCM gives it license to ignore reality. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are *never* what they seem to be

How about a cup of tea? musikone Al is in Wonderland!

There are TCM-hosted tea parties--and then there are Paul-hosted Tea Parties. Based upon merit, it is virtually impossible to avoid getting them confused :-). musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are *never* what they seem to be

By the way, in case you missed it, I am *very* fond of foreign films and silent films. This being said, thanks for your support about my (the overwhelming majority) position on the schedule missmanagement, which effectively fouls up one's effective planning of movie viewing. Just keep in mind that the scheduling and the films which are enjoyed (here we obviously disagree) are two separate issues. musikone

Not to worry. This is Ms. Hatter at work--to perfection. The worst that can happen is that you will miss it--if, of course, it is shown as some suggest that it will be. Wouldn't life at TCM be dull indeed if everything were as promised/advertised? You need not worry about *this* any more, nor need you believe that there is *anyone* in authority at TCM who can explain to you why July now has only thirty days. Good luck in your search! musikone Al is in Wonderland! where Ms. Hatter is busy doing something other than partying with a cup of tea. Come join the Party and hold on to your hat (oops, please excuse this expression) and thank that rabbit for all of this fun.

I heartily agree with you! musikone Al is in Wonderland! will Wonders never cease? :-)

Haven't you heard? TCM, in its infinite "wisdom," has waved its Wonderful wand and closed out the month of July with thirty days, instead of the generally recognized calendar of thirty-one days for July. Chalk one up to Ms. Hatter! musikone Al is in Wonderland! where Ms. Hatter is busier than ever

WISDOM? This word is hardly applicable to the TCM individual who is responsible for this situation is thumbing her nose at all of us. The single most descriptive word is ARROGANCE. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where the Hatter is busy, busy, busy

You are correct in every detail of your criticism. The reduced printing margins, the smaller type, the gross waste of paper space (is TCM in cahoots with the paper industry?) all seem to point to a stubborn TCM irresponsibility that just wants to assert that it has the ability to do all of this with no logical reason whatsoever. There is nothing to recommend these changes in the schedule format. NOTHING. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things get more and more absurd every day

ValentineXavier says: Starting the day at 6am (or sometimes 5am) has long been a standard of the industry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is not only irrelevant but also nonsensical. TCM operates around the clock, and we are talking about a schedule listing which *MUST* reflect this fact. No ifs, ands, or buts. This is of course what we must expect when we live here in Wonderland, where things are never what they seem to be--a perfect example of the mentality which pervades this fantasyland. I cannot believe that TCM is seriously leaving the date and day of the week screwed up in the schedule for the reason stated. Perhaps the person responsible for this should show up here in this forum and explain it to us. That'll be the day (or night, of course, with no timeout between midnight and 6:00 AM). musikone Al is in Wonderland! forever more

Despite your word "only," this does not finish the job of screwed-up schedule listings. There is still the problem of incorrect day of the month listings for the schedules in the various time zones. As I have said here before, the first item listing (in a monthly schedule in some specific time zone) for a new day of the month must be the *first movie that is scheduled after 12:00 AM.* It simply will not do for a movie starting at 2:00 AM, for example, to show up before the date change appears in the schedule listing. This is a simple concept, but the people who are supposed to get this mess straightened out do not seem to have any intention of fixing this error. I should point out that this glaring error occurred before the trashing of the older method of schedule listings. When TCM fixes *this* problem (instead of running and hiding from it) I will shut up about this business--and not before, unless of course the TCM censor comes along and deletes my post, for fear that I am calling attention to an inexcusable listing error. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are never what they seem to be

Do you know the difference between a "phobe" and a "phile"? musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are not what they seem to be can you even tell what FCD seems to be?

Hopefully Ben will read your post, jump into his Nepotismobile (perhaps visiting his buddies in Hollywood on the way) and amble over to the studio to study up on Who's Who, What, and Where before uttering one one more word in Public. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are *never* what they seem to be

Has it escaped everyone who is posting here that the full month schedules, whose URLs have not changed and have already been published some time ago, NOW mysteriously (without any announcement) contain brief one-line descriptions of each movie? Let me repeat, for those of you who are asleep at the switch: EACH ITEM IN THE LIST *NOW* CONTAINS A VERY BRIEF DESCRIPTION! Will Wonders never cease? musikone Al is in Wonderland! where unannounced changes slip in while you are not looking

Would you settle for North By Northwest instead? This is a real rarity around here and I suggest it as a substitute. musikone

Don't you *know* whether or not you are looking forward to a tribute to Sidney Lumet in the near future? If *you* don't know, then who does? musikone Al is in Wonderland! where (as exemplified by the *question* to which I responded), things are *not* what they seem to be

In view of your question, this is what I am asking *you*! musikone Al is in Wonderland!

You mean like Le Schpoutz, starring Fernandel? Fernandel is the French version of the American old-style comic Joe. E. Brown. These are surely the biggest mouths ever on screen. I wonder which one has the bigger mouth. Surely Joe E. Brown can let out a bigger scream--incomparable! The plot plays second fiddle to The Mouth. musikone

Designers? You are perverting the meaning of design. This word is not in the vocabulary of those who viciously trashed the TCM website. Trashing was the only design involved here, not anything like thinking, which is what one normally associates with the word "design." musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things (like design) are *not* what they seem to be

Forget about trouble with your DVR. What you really have to be concerned about is a famous star dying, followed by a day-lon TCM tribute which wipes out the scheduled movies that you have been dying (pardon the expression) to see, and no doubt replacing these rarities by movies which have been repeated and repeated and repeated within a relatively short period of time. Fallen stars are dropping like flies around here, so you never know what movies are going to be shown when, even if you have been able to find a schedule before the tribute to the fallen star. This is no easy chore. musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are *not* what they seem to be

There probably isn't any reason, being that everything that happens at TCM appears to be completely random. But to get to the nitty gritty: why should anyone be concerned about Maltin's ratings? musikone Al is in Wonderland! where things are *not* what they seem to be