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BingFan To add to other suggestions. Go to schedule on top line of this site, click on Month Schedule. This is the same one as in the email NPG. Scan through it and note which ones you wish to view for the month or just keep a week or so ahead. I don't use a calendar, but I do keep a small notepad next to my TV viewing chair and use that for reminders of shows to watch/record. Actually keep other networks on the same pad. The one advantage for me to the Month Schedule is that it provides descriptive information as was provided in the printed NPG without having to open and close multiple sections. Not a good solution, but what we have.

All of your complaints and comments have been made before, but without any response from TCM. I signed up again for the NPG and also clicked on the October schedule on that site. It is actually the monthly site from tcm.com. My problem is that it is 21 pages long and that would mean about 252 pieces of paper over a year. TCM needs to make the printable version utilizing less paper.

These have all been suggested or commented upon in the past and ignored. I went to tcm.com and subscribed again to NPG. Clicked on the October one on the sign-up site. When I clicked on programming, it brought up the standard monthly schedule at tcm.com. The October schedule takes 21 pages to print. That's roughly 252 pages per year. The printable version of the monthly schedule should be much smaller.

Please see my comments at http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/156499-the-now-playing-newsletter/

I went to TCM.com and clicked on contact us at bottom of home page. There are two ways to contact TCM. One is to click on the contact us "icon" (with a microphone) and that brings up the generic contact page. I have used it many times in past few months to raise this issue with no response. Incidentally, as recently as three weeks ago, if you selected one of the topics with Now Playing in it or you mentioned Now Playing in your comments, you got an automated response on how to subscribe to the paper no longer available version or how to sign up for the email. No response as to why not working. There is also the How do I contact TCM topic under the list of Most Popular Topics under the Knowledge Base "icon" with a stack of papers. That brings up TCM Viewer Relations and requires a paper letter to them in Atlanta. Done that, no response. You can also call them and leave a message that may or may not be answered. Mine never were. Thanks for your help and maybe this new "email contact" will work, but contacting TCM is difficult, if not impossible.

Not sure what a "safe sender list" is. I enter emails into my Contacts list and that is supposed to let all emails from that "person" go to my inbox. Works fine for all others. I have added the one above and we'll see what happens.

I get my cable from Spectrum (Charter) and they told me that the networks determine what to offer ON DEMAND on their systems. There are times when TCM does not have anything On Demand on Spectrum.

Thanks, but I have had this in my contacts (allowed senders) for weeks now. I just sent an email to this address asking why no NPG.

Forgot to mention that I also read the biography of Huey Long by T. Harry Williams, All the King's Men movie is based on Robert Penn Warren's book by the same title which is based on Long. Not to mention my parents grew up and began working in Long's Louisiana. In fact, we had a distant cousin who was part of Long's administration. While Lion may have been based on it, it was poorly done. Lion also does not reflect the career of Long, either before of after he was governor. There were hundreds, maybe thousands, of Southern demagogues during the 20's through the 50's who could have been models for Lion, but the story in the movie is not close to Long. Not defending Long, just saying this is not a reflection of him or what he accomplished and how he did it.

Watched A Lion is in The Streets and it is no where near All the King's Men. Maybe it is Cagney or maybe it is the music or the screenplay or the director, but to me it is more of a comedy than a drama. The accents are horrendous, especially Cagney's. Comes closer to The Beverly Hillbillies. or maybe Green Acres. Having read King's Men and seen the movie several times, no way would I have thought Lion is even based on a similar scenario.

Day 45 and still no email NPG. Nice to be notified of board being down on 10/17, but still not explanation of what is going on with the email NPG. There is still the problem that the current Month Schedule is headed as the Now Playing schedule and it is far too long to print every month.

I've watched the Granger/O'Donnell Noir/Mystery movies and just don't like them. There is something about Granger and O'Donnell that just turns me off. My wife, who likes Noir and mystery movies, also doesn't find the pair appealing.

Sunday, Oct 15, 12 PM ET.

Good points. Of course, the issue is why hasn't TCM at least let people know what is happening?

Thank God for recording. Appears some of most interesting movies of late are on in the wee hours of the morning. Of course, many are "different" and that makes being able to fast forward also an advantage.

Day 41 and no NPG in my inbox or spam.

My wife and I both enjoy fairly often re-watching I Walked With a Zombie. Have it on DVD.

I have heard about the confusing screenplay before, but never understood it. Every time I watch the movie, it makes sense to me. At least as much as any other Noir or mystery from the period. Maybe it's just that I want it to make sense and therefore mentally fill in the blanks.

Friday/Sat. 2:15 AM. The Tall Story (1960). Jane Fonda's debut movie. Haven't seen it in a while, but fairly good comedy if I remember correctly. Also features Anthony Perkins as the basketball player. Maitlin gave it 2.5 stars so it can be too bad. I recorded today's Nick Carter and Heddy Lamar movies, so I think I will go watch them.

I watched Station West yesterday. Had seen it many years before and a fairly good movie. However, whenever Powell and Greer were speaking I mentally transferred them to a 1940-50's noir or mystery. It just seemed the dialogue, speech, mannerisms, etc. fit those genre's better.

It appears there are three or four (maybe more) commenting (mostly complaining) about the new NPG email. This should tell somebody something. I still say somebody at TCM should respond with a post.

We got a Blu-Ray player several years ago. Only got a few Blu-Rays and do not believe it is worth the difference. Do have one 50's B&W SciFi movie in both versions. Absolutely cannot tell the difference. And I have a friend who is big into latest video tech. He said Blu-Ray is not that much better than a quality DVD.

Refer to my existing thread on the same topic. http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/156175-day-and-no-now-playing-guide-email/ As for contacting TCM via email, good luck. I have even written to the CEO of TCM via USPS and never received a response. Just added nowplaying@siteservices.tcm.com to my contacts. Will see how that works. Haven't added the mailchimp address yet, but I guess that may be required also. I viewed the NPGvia the link in another post. The actual movie guide in which I am most interested is the same as the monthly schedule on the tcm website. I was hoping for a more printer friendly (less paper) version in the email. Question is why isn't the information on the TCM site for signing up re: adding__________ to your email contacts?

Time to change the thread title? Oct 3rd is Western day, with a lot of Tim Holt ones to start. The one with Jane Greer stars Dick Powell.

That is one alternative, but mailchimp is just the delivery mechanism. TCM is the company that decided to do the email NPG and selected the company to "deliver" it. If there is a problem at mailchimp, TCM should be referring people to it. Instead they are referring you to the people in Palm Coast FL. I googled mailchimp and from what I saw, it appears they are just the delivery system and they would probably say to contact TCM, if they responded at all. I noticed that mailchimp is in Atlanta also, if that matters.