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That's actually one of the things I like about Alec and Robert O's co-hosting of *The Essentials*. They enjoy talking about films together and they aren't afraid to disagree with one another. In previous seasons of *Essentials* before Baldwin that was very rare. With Baldwin as co-host, it has been more prevalent and I enjoy that. I like when they disagree about a movie from time to time as it helps remind us that not everyone sees a film in the same way. I hope whoever co-hosts next season with Robert O continues this practice.

That's actually one of the things I like about Alec and Robert O's co-hosting of *The Essentials*. They enjoy talking about films together and they aren't afraid to disagree with one another. In previous seasons of *Essentials* before Baldwin that was very rare. With Baldwin as co-host, it has been more prevalent and I enjoy that. I like when they disagree about a movie from time to time as it helps remind us that not everyone sees a film in the same way. I hope whoever co-hosts next season with Robert O continues this practice.

> Lynn I have to vote for you because you included BEAU GESTE (1926). See THE IRON MASK listed as well Jeffrey, Thanks for the vote of confidence but my schedule was presented, as noted, out-of-competition. After what seems like numerous times in the winner's circle of the Challenge, I want to spread that wealth around. I'm sure you can find a winner in the eight schedules that are eligible for votes!

Republic, I believe they were the unedited versions. A number of them were part of a salute to Roy Rogers at the TCM Festival earlier this spring and I believe they were able to get the unedited versions for "Singin' Cowboys Month". Wouldbestar or Suex2 who saw some of the films at the Festival and who were, undoubtedly, watching last night, can probably tell you more. FYI, in the message board archives is a post from four years ago where TCMProgrammr addressed the issue of the edited versions and how TCM had not asked for those versions but the originals but did not receive them from the distributor.

> I can't change the time zone either. Fred, What browser are you using? I'm using Firefox and am not having a problem with changing the time zones. I wonder if it's a browser problem?

I got this email from TCM yesterday concerning the TCM Cruise and the All-Star line-up starting to take form: "A roster of Hollywood legends will be joining Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz, including Ernest Borgnine, Tippi Hedren, Eva Marie Saint, Norman Jewison, and the Alloy Orchestra. Plus you'll be able to participate in TCM-themed events, screenings, panel discussions, trivia contests and parties." Sounds pretty wonderful, doesn't it? Look for more info on the TCM Cruise website.

Web, The July schedule is under the Schedule pull-down menu,month schedule, and can be found here: http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html You can also set it for your time zone.

The July monthly schedule, printable, can be found here: http://www.tcm.com/schedule/monthly.html You can also set it for your time zone.

Chief, I bet smileys will be in heaven with that BBQ safety poster you posted!

>BTW, does anyone know why my ' and -- keep disappearing? Tracey, Did you create your schedule in Word and then cut and paste it here? If so, a number of artifacts seem to come with the cut and paste. Apostrophes, extra asterisks which obliterate the bold feature and other little glitches seem to occur. I cut and pasted my schedule from Word and used Plain Text instead of Rich Text and still had to go back and edit my posts to get rid of the artifacts. I've noticed the artifacts on other websites as well so I don't think it's reserved just for TCM City and to cause just us headaches. But you never know! Terrific schedule by the way!

> I understand that in 2010 Robert Osborne interviewed old child stars like Margaret O'Brien. What was that date and is it possible for me to access it to watch? Ragdoll, The telecast was originally in October of 2006 but that particular *Private Screenings* has had encore airings and will likely turn up on the schedule again.

Notes on my schedule: * Hunt Stromberg probably needs no introduction. He was a prolific producer at MGM, producing all of Jean Harlow's films, many of Joan Crawford's early films and a number of prestige films at the ultimate dream factory. In the early 1940s, he struck out on his own forming his own company. For this schedule, I have an offering of some of his films from 1929-1958. Most long-time posters know how I feel about Joel McCrea. I even started the thread "Joel McCrea for Star of the Month" to shine the spotlight on this very underrated actor. I offer up a trio of not so well known McCrea films in hopes that when the time comes for McCrea to get his month in the spotlight, the schedule will include this trio as well. *First a Silent, then a Talkie* is rather self explanatory. It would, perhaps, make a good idea not only for the channel but for the Film Festival as well. There are plenty of titles that could be used. I used two of my favorites. We all know how much I love Doug, Sr and I never miss a chance to promote him in my challenge schedules. *The Iron Mask* is one of his best and perhaps his most elegiac. Anyone who loves *Cinema Paradiso* will recognize the two titles in my TCM Imports category. Who resembles the Monopoly Man more than Charles Coburn? I couldn't think of anyone. *Like Father, Like Son* looks at a trio of film professionals, one director (Maurice Tourneur), one star (Doug, Sr- my love knows no bounds) and one writer, Ring Lardner. Their sons followed in their footsteps and three films of the younger are highlighted here as well. Henry "Harry" Morgan, long before he became beloved as TV's Col. Potter made his early career playing the sidekick of more renowned stars. From Jimmy Stewart to Henry Fonda to John Wayne, Morgan provided the necessary back-up and heavy lifting required of good character actors. I saw Glenda Farrell earlier this month at a noir-fest and thought she was just terrific, stealing every scene she was in with Franchot Tone. I would love for this fast-talking, witty actresses to get her moment in the TCM spotlight. So, on Tuesday and Thursday evening, she is my Star of the Month. Some of the films include a trio of films she did with Joan Blondell. I can't wait! Millard Mitchell is another one of those great character actors whose face and voice we recognize immediately. He provided back-up in dramas, comedies, musicals and westerns. He was very versatile and very good. Wednesday evening singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire Mark Knopfler sits down with Robert O to introduce a series of films. The twist, they are films that may have inspired the accompanying songs. Dorothy Azner was a pioneering female director and Thursday morning is dedicated to her. *Alright, Who Did It? Who Did It?* Besides being one of the most well-known quotes from *Mr. Roberts*, it is also a block of who done its offered up for your enjoyment. *Not the Man I Used to Be* is a look at films that deal with amnesia. My *1-2-3-* plus one focuses on Allan Dwan. He began his career in the early, early days of film making and kept making films until his retirement in the early 1960s. The auteur theory left Dwan in the dustbin of film history but those of us who love his workman like ethic and his films know that he should be better known. Thanks to Rich (scsu1975) for his great recaps of bad, bad juvenile delinquent films. They inspired me to put these two on the schedule for TCM Underground. Lastly, Saturday begins with a number of film series making an appearance on what would be a weekly basis. Lennox Pawle was another character actor that many films buffs don't know until they see him on the screen. He is priceless in *David Copperfield* sparring with Edna May Oliver. And *Indiana, Who?* is a series of films that may (or may not) have inspired *Raiders of the Lost Ark*. Spielberg and Lucas aren't saying but the similarities between Indy and Chuck Heston’s hero in *Secret of the Incas* says they were. And likely by the others on the schedule as well. *I hope you enjoy this out-of-competition schedule (no votes allowed).* Good luck to all who entered this, the 19th Challenge!

> I'd like to hear from you guys as to mid-year favorites as well as personal favorites. Here's the thread that people have been responding to about their Mid-Year faves: http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=160293&tstart=25 FYI, the current WebAdmin frowns on multiple threads on the same subject.

Hey King, I still have to do my notes before midnight but, in the meantime, here's my schedule, out of competition, of course. *Sunday, Nov 5th, 2011:* *Hunt Stromberg Presents* 6:00 A *Our Modern Maidens* (1929) Joan Crawford, Dir. Jack Conway, MGM, 76 mins 7:30 A *Chained* (1958) Joan Crawford, Dir. Clarence Brown, MGM, 74 mins. 9:00 A *Small Town Girl* ( 1936) Janet Gaynor, Dir.Wm. Wellman, MGM, 106 mins p/s 10:45 A *Northwest Passage* (1940) Spencer Tracy, Dir. King Vidor, MGM, 126 mins p/s *Entering My House Justified: A Birthday Salute to Joel McCrea* 12:00 P *Banjo on My Knee* (1936) Joel McCrea, Dir. John Cromwell, Fox, 95 mins *P* 2:00 P *The Silver Cord* (1933) Joel McCrea, Dir. John Cromwell, RKO, 74 mins 3:30 P *Private Worlds* (1934), Joel McCrea, Dir. Gregory LaCava, PAR, 84 mins *P* *First a Silent, then a Talkie* 5:00 P *Wizard of Oz* (1925) Dorothy Dwan, Dir. Larry Semon, Chadwick, 72 mins, p/s 6:15 P *Wizard of Oz* (1939) Judy Garland, Dir. Vic Fleming, MGM, 101 mins, p/s 8:00 P *Beau Geste* (1926) Ronald Coleman, Dir. Herbert Brennon, PAR 101mins *P* 10:00 P *Beau Geste* (1939) Gary Cooper, Dir. Wm. Wellman, PAR, 120 mins p/s *Silent Sundays* 12:00 A *The Iron Mask* (1929) Douglas Fairbanks, Dir. Allan Dwan, UA, 103 mins *E* *TCM Imports* 1:45 A *Bitter Rice* (1949) Silvano Magnano, Dir. Giuseppe De Santis, Lux, 101 mins *E* 3:30 A *White Nights* (1957) Maria Schell, Dir. Luchino Visconti, Rank, 107 mins *E* 5:30 A *Now Playing: The Show* (2011) *Monday, Nov. 6* *The Monopoly Man: Charles Coburn* 6:00 A *Bachelor Mother* (1939) Charles Coburn, Dir. Garson Kanin, RKO, 82 mins p/s 7:30 A *The Lady Eve* (1941) Charles Coburn, Dir. Preston Sturges, PAR 95 mins, p/s 9:15 A *George Washington Slept Here* (1943) Claudette Colbert, Dir William Keighley, WBros, 93 mins p/s 11:00 A *The Constant Nymph* (1943) Charles Coburn, Dir. Edmund Goulding, WB, 106 mins p/s *Screen Couples: Francis Gifford and James Craig* 1:45 P *Marriage is a Private Affair* (1955) Lana Turner, Dir. Robert Z. Leonard, MGM, 118 mins p/s 3:45 P *Our Vines Have Tender Grapes* (1945) Ed. G. Robinson, Dir. Roy Rowland, MGM, 105 mins p/s 5:30 P *Little Mr. Jim* (1947) Jackie "Butch" Jenkins, Dir. Fred Zinneman, MGM, 92 mins *Like Father, Like Son* 8:00 P *Last of the Mohicans* (1920) Wallace Beery, Dir. Maurice Tourneur, Fox,73 mins p/s 9: 00 P *Stars in My Crown* (1950) Joel McCrea,Dir. Jacques Tourneur, MGM, 91 mins p/s 10:45 P *Reaching for the Moon* (1931) Doug Fairbanks, Sr. Dir. Edmund Goulding, UA 90 mins *P* 12:15 A *Angles Over Broadway* (1940) Doug Fairbanks, Jr. Dir. Ben Hecht, COL, 78 mins p/s 1:45 A *Alibi Ike* (1935) writer: Ring Laudner, Dir. Ray Enright, WBros, 73 mins, p/s 3:15 A *Tomorrow the World!* writer: Ring Laudner, Jr. Dir. Leslie Fenton, UA, 86 mins p/s 5:00 A *Val Lewton: The Man Behind the Shadows* (2008) Kent Jones, TCM, 77 mins p/s *TUESDAY, Nov. 7th* *Everybody's Buddy- Harry Morgan:* 6:15 A *Thunder Bay* (1953) James Stewart, Dir. Anthony Mann, UNI, 103 mins p/s 8:00 A *Bend of the River* (1952) James Stewart. Dir. Anthony Mann, UNI, 92 mins p/s 10:00 A *The Ox-bow Incident* (1943) Henry Fonda, Dir.Wm. Wellman, FOX, 75 mins p/s 11:30 A *Dragonwyck* (1946) Vincent Price, Dir. J. Mankewicz, FOX, 103 mins p/s 2:00 P *How the West Was Won* (1963) John Wayne, Dir. John Ford, MGM, 155 mins p/s 5:00 P *The Far Country* (1955) James Stewart, Dir. Anthony Mann, PAR, 103 mins p/s 7: 00 P *Private Screenings: Stanley Donen* (2006) TCM Documentary, 60 mins. *Glenda Farrell: Star of the Month*: 8:00 P *Scandal for Sale* (1932) Glenda Farrell, Dir. Russell Mack, UNI, 74 mins *P* 9:15 P *Girl Missing* (1933) Glenda Farrell, Dir. Robert Florey, WBros, 69 mins p/s 10:30 P *Lady For a Day* (1933) Warren William, Dir. Frank Capra, COL, 96 mins p/s 12:15 A *Heat Lightning* (1934) Aline McMahon, Dir. Mervyn LeRoy, WBros, 63 mins p/s 1:30 A *Merry Wives of Reno* (1923) Glenda Farrell, Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone, WBros, 64 mins 3:00 A *In Caliente* (1935) Delores Del Rio, Dir. Lloyd Bacon, WBros, 84 mins, p/s 4:30 A *Traveling Saleslady* (1935) Glenda Farrell, Joan Blondell, Dir. Ray Enright, WBros, 64 mins, p/s *WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8th:* *A Man Makes His Own Luck: A Salute to Millard Mitchell* 6:00 A *A Double Life* (1930) Ronald Coleman, Dir. George Cukor, UNI, 104 mins p/s 8:00 A *Winchester '73* (1932) James Stewart, Dir. Anothy Mann, UNI, 92 mins p/s 9:45 A *Convicted* (1950) Glenn Ford, Dir. Henry Levin, COL, 91 mins p/s 11:30 A *My Six Convicts* (1952) Millard Mitchell, Dir. Hugo Fregonese, COL, 105 mins p/s 1:15 P *Singin' in the Rain* (1952) Gene Kelly, Dir. Stanley Donen, MGM , 103 mins p/s 3:00 P *The Big Street* (1942) Henry Fonda, Dir. Irving Reis, RKO, 92 mins p/s 4:45 P *The Naked Spur* (1953) James Stewart, Dir Anthony Mann, MGM, 94 mins p/s 6:30 P *Strictly Dishonorable* (1951) Janet Leigh, Dir. Melvin Frank, MGM, 90 mins *Guest Programmer: Mark Knopfler* 8:00 P Border Reiver / *Ride the Pink Horse* (1947) Robert Montgomery, Dir. Robert Montgomery, UNI, 101 mins p/s 9:45 P Beachcombing / *Bird of Paradise* (1932) Joel McCrea, Dir. King Vidor UNI, 80 mins p/s 11:15 P Quality Shoe / *Sullivan's Travels* (1942) Veronica Lake, Dir. Preston Sturges, PAR, 91 mins. 12:45 A Madame Geneva's / *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935) Ronald Colman, Dir. Jack Conway, MGM, 123 mins p/s 3:00 A A Rag-Picker's Dream / *It Happened on Fifth Avenue* (1947) Don Defore, Dir. Roy del Ruth, ALLIED, 116 mins p/s 5:00 A *Without Lying Down: Power of Women in Film* (2000) TCM documentary, 56 mins p/s+ *THURSDAY, Nov. 7th* *Directed by Dorothy Azner* 6:00 A *Christopher Strong* (1933) Katharine Hepburn, Dir. Dorothy Azner, RKO, 77 mins p/s 7:30 A *Craig's Wife* (1936) Rosalind Russell, Dir. Dorothy Azner, Columbia, 85 mins, p/s 9:45 A *The Bride Wore Red* (1937) Joan Crawford, Dir. Dorothy Azner, MGM, 104 mins p/s 11:30 A *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940) Maureen O’Hara, Dir. Dorothy Azner, RKO, 90 mins p/s *Alright, Who Did It? Who Did It?* 1:00 P *Who Done It* (1942) Abbott and Costello, Dir. Erle C. Kenton, UNI, 77 mins *P* 2:30 P *Murder, He Says* (1945) Fred McMurray, Dir. George Marshall, PAR, 94 mins p/s 4:15 P *I Love Trouble* (1948) Franchot Tone, Dir. S. Sylvan Simon, COL, 106 mins *P* 6:00 P *Footsteps in the Dark* (1941) Errol Flynn, Dir. Lloyd Bacon, WBros, 96 mins, p/s *Glenda Farrell: Star of the Month* 8:00 P *Gold Diggers of 1935* (1935) Dick Powell, Dir. Busby Berkley, WBros, 95 mins, p/s 10:45 P *We're in the Money* (1935) Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Dir. Ray Enright, WBros, 65 mins p/s 12:00 A *Gold Diggers of 1937* (1937) Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Dir. Lloyd Bacon, WBros, 101 mins p/s 1:45 A *Miss Pacific Fleet* (1936) Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Dir. Ray Enright, WBros, 66 mins. p/s 3:00 A *Torchy Blane* (1937) Glenda Farrell, Dir. Frank McDonald, WBros, 65 mins 4:15 A *Torchy Gets Her Man* (1938) Glenda Farrell, Dir. William Beaudine, WBros, 58 mins 5:15 A *Torchy Blane in Chinatown* (1939) Glenda Farrell, Dir. William Beaudine, WBros, 58 mins, *FRIDAY, Nov. 8th* *Not the Man I Used to Be* 6:15 A *Street of Chance* (1942) Burgess Meredith, Dir. Jack Hively, PAR, 74 mins *P* 7:30 A *Fear in the Night* (1947) Paul Kelly, Dir. Maxwell Shane, PAR, 74 mins *P* 8:45 A *Two in the Dark* (1936) Walter Abel, Dir. Ben Stoloff, RKO, 74 mins 10:00 A *Power of the Whistler* (1945) Richard Dix, Dir. Lew Landers, COL, 66 mins *P* 11:15 A *Crossroads*, (1942) William Powell, Dir. Jack Conway, MGM, 83 mins 12:45 P *The Haunted Strangler* (1958) Boris Karloff, Dir. Robert Day, MGM, 78 mins 2:00 P *Nightmare* (1956) Ed. G. Robinson, Dir. Maxwell Shane, UA, 89 mins p/s 3:30 P *Spellbound* (1945) Gregory Peck, Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, UA, 116 mins p/s 5:30 P *Random Harvest* (1942) Greer Garson, Dir. Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, 128 mins, p/s *1-2-3 Allan Dwan* 8:00 P *Tide of Empire* (1929) Renee Adore, Dir. Allan Dwan, MGM, 78 mins 9:15 P *Brewster's Millions* (1945) Dennis O’Keefe, Dir. Allan Dwan, UA,79 mins p/s 10:30 P *Cattle Queen of Montana* (1954) Barbara Stanwyck, Dir. Allan Dwan, RKO, 88 mins *Bonus Feature* 12:00 A *Slightly Scarlet* (1956) John Payne, Dir. Allan Dwan, RKO, 99 mins *TCM UNDERGROUND* 2:00 A *Wild in the Streets* (1968) Christopher Jones, Dir. Barry Shear, AIP, 97 mins *E* 3:45 A *rpm* (1970) Gary Lockwood, Dir. Stanley Kramer, COL, 99 mins *E* *SATURDAY, Nov. 9th* *A Little Series with your Cereal* 6:00 A *The Falcon's Brother* (1942) George Sanders, Dir. Stanley Logan, RKO, 64 mins p/s 7:15 A *Calling Philo Vance* (1940) James Stephenson, Dir. William Clemens, WBros, 63 mins 8:30 A *Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe* (1940) Buster Crabbe, Dir. Ford Beebe, UNI, 28 mins *P* 9:00 A *The Case of the Curious Bride* (1935), Warren William, Dir. Michael Curtiz, WBros, 74 mins, p/s 10:15 A *Arsene Lupin Returns* (1938) Melvyn Douglas, Dir. Geo. Fitzmaurice, MGM, 82 mins, p/s 12:00 P *Lone Wolf Spy Hunt* (1939) Warren William, Dir. Peter Godfrey, COL, 69 mins. p/s *Featuring Lennox Pawle* 1:15 P *David Copperfield* (1935). W.C. Fields, Dir. George Cukor, MGM, 133 mins, p/s 3:30 P *The Sin of Madelon Claudet* (1931) Helen Hayes, Dir. Edgar Selwyn, MGM, 74 mins, p/s 5:00 P *Mata Hari* (1931) Greta Garbo, Dir. George Fitzmaurice, MGM, 90 mins, p/s 6:30 P *Sylvia Scarlett* (1936) Katharine Hepburn, Dir. George Cukor, MGM, 90 mins, p/s *The Essentials* *Indiana Who?* 8:00 P *Secret of the Incas* (1954) Charlton Heston, Dir. Jerry Hooper, PAR, 101 mins, *P* 9:45 P *The Egyptian* (1954) Victor Mature, Dir. Michael Curtiz, FOX, 140 mins, *P* 12:15 A *Doc Savage, Man of Bronze* (1975) Ron Ely, Dir. Michael Anderson, WBros, 111 mins, *P* 2:15 A *The Mummy* (1959) Peter Cushing, Dir. Terence Fisher, UNI, 88 mins, p/s 3:45 A *The Mummy* (1932) Boris Karloff, Dir. Karl Freund, UNI, 78 mins p/s 5:15 A *Bring 'em Back Alive* (1932), Dir. Clyde Elliott, RKO, 60 mins Edited by: lzcutter to correct all the dang formatting bugs

*What is your favorite word?* Home (as in going home to MrCutter) *What is your least favorite word?* good-bye *What is your favorite sound?* thunder *What is your least favorite sound?* screaming (babies, people, couples) *What profession would you have liked to pursue?* Film Studies Professor (not theory, the history of film/genres) *What is your least favorite profession?* mortician *Who is your favorite actor?* (Pick one) Gregory Peck *Who is your favorite actress?* (Pick one) Emma Thompson *What is your favorite film?* (Don't be lazy...pick one) To Kill a Mockingbird *When you arrive at the Pearly Gates or whatever spiritual afterlife you believe in, what would you want Him/Her/The Supreme Being of Your Choice, to say to you?* "Those you love are here. They wonder what took you so long." Or "The bar is located in the lobby, all the drinks are free."

Unfortunately, Stewart Granger was Star of the Month two summers ago. However, his movies do show up on the schedule with some frequency. The best thing to do is to check the schedule http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.html or you can use the TCM database, type in the name of the film and it should tell you if the film is on the schedule for the next three months. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/index.html

>Why does Joan look so angry in this poster?! Joe, I like to think she read the script and wasn't happy with the way the film turned out, especially her big musical number in that "tropical" make-up. But, that's just my opinion. Would hate for anyone to take it as fact.

>I might be a bit confused but is the word bug a new jargon for logo? Ham, It's not necessarily a new word for logo (it's been around for quite some time) but in this case, it does mean the same thing.

It's *Member of the Wedding* and it shows up fairly regularly on TCM. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044896/plotsummary

About a week ago, some fixes were deployed to the latest upgrade but one of the casualities of the fixes was the URLs for next few months' schedules got messed up. The problem hopefully will be fixed before the end of the week.

> The studios do not demand that the "bug" be placed there. Terry, It may be the call of other networks when it comes to their bugs but not TCM. FYI, in the message board archives is a post from the VP of TCM programming saying that the studios require they use the TCM bug. Edited by: lzcutter

It was about 2 miles west of Hollywood High. Schwabs was demolished in 1983. They went with the story of her being discovered at Schwab's because many Americans, thanks to Hedda, Louella and the fan magazines, knew the name Schwab's Pharmacy more than they knew the name Curry's. Edited by: lzcutter

Minnelli had planned to shoot it on location in Scotland and in Technicolor and made arrangements to do so. But MGM had second thoughts about the budget and decided to save money by shooting it on soundstages on the lot in Culver City and using a less expensive film stock.

> Isn't Schwab's also across from Hollywood High? No, Scwabs was a little further west down Sunset Blvd from Hollywood High. It's been gone for almost 30 years now.

> I knew that was the reason they probably did it but I really wonder if there is really much of that going on with TCM stuff? Yes, there is. Ebay is filled with people selling the rare films and the not so rare films copied directly from TCM. Of course, the unscrupulous sellers do not tell you this in their ads but it is a fact of life. You can find complaints from buyers about this practise on various message boards and sites around the internet. The other problem is that these unscrupulous sellers price their bootlegged copies less than what the official DVD often sells for thus cutting into the profit of the official release. Why is that a problem? Because classic film buffs are a niche market and any loss of revenue on a classic film DVD release makes it easier for the suits at the studios to discount us as consumers and that can curtail the number of classic films released on DVD. TCM has to rent the films it shows from the studios and distributors and we all know how the studios feel about piracy. The TCM bug is there because the studios demand it. And given the size and animated abilities of various other logos on other stations, the TCM bug is rather benign. But without it, the studios would be far more reluctant to rent/lease their very rare, not yet DVD films that we enjoy thanks to TCM.