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That is what nobody is addressing. You would think somebody could do a simple email or a post on this site to explain what is happening.

Day 31 and NO NPG email. Checked spam before deleting and it is never there. Added tcm.com to contacts and that does not help. Couple of days ago, sent message to an administrator to see if they could get any information from TCM. No response. No postings. The tcm.com home site still asks people to sign up. Just sent another email to contacts at tcm.com. I used the General Questions topic and specifically asked that it not be forwarded to the Now Playing Guide whatever since that does not work. D***. While I was typing the above, I got an automated email from tcm.com to sign up for PRINTED version of NPG through Palm Coast FL. 1:12 PM. Sent another email to TCM (calling is useless). Did not mention NPG anywhere in email, but referred to an email monthly schedule.

I like Lizabeth Scott and believe she performed extremely well in Dead Reckoning and Martha Ivers. She did as well as Bogey in Dead Reckoning. She was good in The Company She Keeps, but not as good as Jane Greer. She was good in Too Late for Tears as well. I think perhaps it is the roles she plays. She is not that strong, overpowering character that many others are. Jane Greer is one of my favorites. I have always found it interesting how much more glamorous she is in Out of the Past compared to The Big Steal. But then that may be due to what the director wanted and instructions to the make-up and costume people.

Day 27 and No Guide Called an individual at the number provided on subscribe to NPG on tcm.com contact us questions section, Now Playing Guide. She answered "TCM," but after several minutes stated they are not part of TCM at all. They are the people in Palm Coast FL who handled the printed NPG. She kept calling it the "viewers guide," but finally acknowledged it is the NPG. They are getting out of the business of NPG, but are answering calls for a while longer. Told me to go to tcm.com/nowplayingemail to subscribe. I told her I had signed up several times already. She came up with a lot of excuses as to why I wasn't receiving it and why other posters weren't without fully listening to what I was saying. Finally understood that I had done everything I was supposed to, checked Spam every day, etc, etc. She also implied that it is only sent out the first of the month. So if you sign up on the second you have to wait a month? Bottom line: Do NOT call 800-826-1002 to find out why not getting NPG email even though TCM site tells you to. I went to the website and signed up again. It states the guide is sent out on 1st and 15th. It also shows a link for concerns re: the email NPG. It goes to tcm.com's support center. There are four "popular topics" questions re: NPG, they all send you to the sign up pages and the above useless phone number. There is a number to call and leave a message that TCM may or may not answer at some point. 404-885-5535. You can also write to Viewer Services in Atlanta, but they have never responded to any letter I have sent. I called and left a message, but do not expect to get a return call. If you call, do not contact the number they give you for NPG - that is the Palm Coast FL number. It would be nice if an Administrator would contact TCM to find out what the problem is and what exactly is happening. Then post an announcement.

I think the reason networks do not offer box sets is they do not generally come out until after the series have ended. At that point, they are no longer advertising the series at all. There is also the issue of the "box sets" may belong more to the production company than to the network that broadcast them. Maybe the networks have a deal to sell the season DVD's as a tie in to an ongoing program? Whereas, TCM can offer box sets of movies because they will never be additions to the series. Not to mention the rights to sell them. But my comment referred to whether or not TCM could discriminate against a company that wanted to show a commercial that was acceptable on any other network. Freedom of speech and all that.

Appears this is now about commercials on PBS and TCM. I have some DVD's of old commercials and old shorts about cars. Appears to me that many of them were actually commercials made for showing at movie theaters. Many were too long for TV commercials. I do seem to remember seeing some commercials in theaters when I was a kid. If it would save TCM, I could agree to actual commercials between movies. Of course this would open up a can of worms. They would not be able to discriminate against the pharmacy, insurance, attorney, etc. commercials.

Day 25 and no email NPG I considered what you said, but I do not believe that is the problem. It it was, TCM in Atlanta GA would send out emails or have one of the moderators/administrators here explain what is happening. Last time I contacted TCM via phone I was pretty much told I would get it when I got it. I do not believe it has anything to do with Palm Coast, FL, but I could be mistaken. That area of Florida is the location for a lot of mailing sites, particularly magazines. Whereas this is an email, supposedly from TCM. I sent a mail order to PBS in Melbourne, FL before Irma. When I sent an email to check on status, within 24 hours I had an explanation and what they were doing to resolve the problem. I'm beginning to think that TCM never intended for there to be an email version of the NPG which would be sent to everyone who requested it. Either that or they need to call the Geek Squad - or a 12 yer old.

Probably me, but I have noticed over the past few years that I really don't like some of the long books by authors I used to enjoy. I am speaking of mystery, detective, suspense, thriller types. Most of the authors seem to take 400-500 pages now to say what they said in 300 pages or so when first starting out. And I think a lot of it is way too much philosophizing by the authors. As well as an overabundance of lengthy, minute descriptions of everything. The Noir era books were short and this resulted in good movies in a two hour or less time frame.

The '55 and '56 models for all Chrysler Corp products were dramatically changed over the previous ones. It was called the Forward Look. Really put a scare into GM and Ford. The '57 models were the expansion of Virgil Exner's designs.

Day 24 and no NPG.

I was a little ahead of you in that there were no electric typewriters when I took typing. Our class was about 20% male, but my high school had two tracks - college prep and general. Many boys took typing because it would supposedly help in college. Not sure if it helped my grades, but it did help me earn money. The college I attended required that a typed report be submitted to explain any deficient conduct. I got paid to type some.

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Which begs the question, why doesn't TCM tell us what is going on?

I have a set with these two and four others. They are not so much grainy as dark. However, I watched TLFT on TCM recently and it seemed just as dark, particularly the significant night time scenes. Regardless, it is a good movie and a better copy would definitely make it more enjoyable. My set also has Lady of Burlesque (Barbara Stanwyck) and Martha Ivers (Stanwyck) which I like more. And I do think Scott was very good in Ivers and Dead Reckoning. I have the Route 66 DVD set and Dan Duryea is in two episodes where he is very good.

Doubt this. I check my spam folder before deleting and no emails for NPG, whereas I have received TCM notifications there before. I added tcm.com to my email list and emails from TCM now go to my inbox. I don't think they are sending them out, but maybe to a few, selected individuals.

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I liked her in that role and most others that she plays.

Janney has won 7 Emmys. Four for The West Wing and two for her role on the currently popular Mom. And yes not that you mention it, they do resemble.

This is one of my favorite movies. As best I can tell, The Forty-Niner was an actual Southern Pacific/Union Pacific/Chicago & Northwestern joint train between Los Angeles and Chicago. This was train they arrived in Chicago on. Central Pacific Railroad's The Golden West Limited was fictitious. The CPRR was a subsidiary of the SPRR at the time. However, the Santa Fe did operate The California Limited between Chicago and Los Angeles via La Junta CO. Most passenger car exteriors are of Southern Pacific cars. This is probably first movie in which I first identified Marie Windsor and have been a fan ever since. Same for Charles McGraw, although I recognized the face. The film was remade in 1990 as Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman and Anne Archer. Though based on The Narrow Margin, it is fairly different. It is set primarily in Canada and uses VIA Rail Canada's Canadian. While I like The Narrow Margin better, they are both good movies and well worth watching.

Did anybody drink wine in Noir movies? I always think of the main characters as drinking hard liquor or beer.

One thing that has long puzzled me is how the movie studios KNOW their movies will be seen on TV's, laptops, monitors and whatever else, BUT the credits are sized for a regular movie theater screen. In addition, they now have little pop-ups or the phone screens to show a received or sent text message. Heck, I can't read these on any of my TV's. Of course, the people making TV shows are now doing the same thing. I remember both BlockBuster and the mom and pop rental places. I was introduced to a lot of very good current and classic movies through them. The local BB is now a gym. I wonder if DVD's contributed to the fall of video rentals or maybe just the lowering cost to purchase them? Redbox (DVD rentals) is still out there in my state, but I have never used it. Do see lots of people using them and have friends who do.

Eddie. Watch the shows for your intro and outro as much as anything. It would be nice if when you are discussing the next show, you give us the title. Or is there a reason you don't? Used to be easy for me to just check out the printed Now Playing Guide but that has been replaced by the "still working on it" email NPG. Now I have to remember to go to TCM and search it out on the schedule. Thanks.

There are lots of "places" you can play CD's. CD players are still sold in most, if not all, stores that sell music playing equipment. My computer plays CD's. They are still available on all cars that I know of. I have 2010, 2011 and 2014 vehicles and they all have CD players with one having a 6 disc CD changer. Have researched several 2017/2018 vehicles and they all have CD players. And yes, there are lots of companies that still send out paper catalogs. All you have to do is ask them. No one "reads" on tablets, laptops, etc. because they are more "paper-conscious" in that they are trying to save the forests, etc. They do it because it is more convenient for them or "techy" maybe. As for "cluttering up," recycle. Not to mention that electronic devices use up energy, the bulk of which comes from coal and petroleum and petroleum is the product from which the devices are made. And within a few years, most end up in landfills and/or the oceans.

Scandal Sheet with Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed and John Derek. Dir: Phil Carlson. Screenwriters: Sherdeman, Ling, Poe and Fuller. Not sure why it took four people to write screenplay based on a book by one of them. The TCM description may be missing some punctuation. It appears that Fuller wrote the book, but did not contribute to the screenplay itself? Screenplay based on book by Fuller and Wim Winders(?) per Amazon. Full (TCM) description of movie at site below. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27678/Scandal-Sheet/articles.html

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