Dr. Somnambula

I have Xfinity/Comcast and a Vizio TV. Both have the ability to fill the screen at the push of a button. Check those settings, just to be sure. I watch a lot of 4:3 (CRT style) television. By default, my X1 box was set to zoom/fill the screen. If you have a wide screen TV, the top and bottom should be cut off, not the sides. When I still had a CRT TV and did not have HD cable, the screen sizes did adjust automatically.

The statement does say approximately 70%. ("Movies from the ’30s, ‘40s and ’50s, Tabesh says, make up approximately 70 percent of its programming.") I am quite pleased with those numbers. I am also fine with movies before 1930 and anything from the 1960s. Anything after 1970, and I become more selective. Lastly, I am fine with TCM doing as they please with that other 30%. Since TCM is the only game in town for me to simply turn on the channel and watch, I hope they stay doing what they do.

I have a great nephew who is 8 years old. I would dedicate Speedy from Harold Lloyd. He has no idea what TCM is, or a silent movie.

Maybe these will come back.

My interest in Disney+ would be for the Disney movies. There is a claim the entire Disney library will be available to stream.

The are numerous threads where the word Classic, in Turner Classic Movies, gets challenged. This AP article tells a fine story from the TCM people. 25 years later, TCM still abides (so movie lovers pray) This statement says it all. May not define Classic, but explains how TCM programs. "Movies from the ’30s, ‘40s and ’50s, Tabesh says, make up approximately 70 percent of its programming." (LawrenceA - This may be worth clicking on)

Doesn't this belong in the Backlot section?

About Tiffany: https://www.turner.com/pressroom/tiffany-vazquez

I will say it again. Would really like to see TCM go in the direction of Starz. Multiple cable and satellite 'live' channels, and a streaming service. That would allow TCM to have specific ratings. I can't help but wonder if more people watch TCM than Starz. TCM is included in streaming packages by all the heavy hitters. We really don't know how many people use Watch TCM. Just the ones who complain when it is out of order. My personal feeling is Tiffany was not chosen to host because of the people who would be attracted to her. She won a contest and hosted a movie introduction with Robert Osborne. I would like to think Robert was instrumental in letting Tiffany test out for the Saturday afternoon gig. Okay, one more thing. It will be interesting to see how well The Criterion Channel does. Not convinced it is a replacement for FilmStruck. Don't think the pending WarnerMedia streaming service will be a companion to TCM. So, it all comes back to TCM for me. Make it bigger and better.

TopBilled posted "Whatever Happened To Randolph Scott," also by The Statler Brothers, in the HAS THERE EVER BEEN A STAR YOU LIKED BUT THEN LATER CAME TO DISRESPECT? thread. That song would fit this thread too. So Sepiatone, I did some digging and it should be, "little moron jokes." These two songs came from 1972 and 1973. Their reputation would not have allowed them to say what you suggest. In my day, they were Italian jokes. Even now, I don't feel as if people dissect movies a lot. Some on this message board put movies under the microscope more than I would. I'm pretty much yeah or nay.

TopBilled played The Statler Brothers in a different thread. I feel this one goes here:

Right now, "Ride, Vaquero! (1953)" is playing on TCM. It is showing in widescreen, and I don't think it is suppose to. Screenshot taken from WatchTCM and rewound a little.

Go wash:

You are probably right Dommy. Don't believe Ann Miller has much of a part. She is getting some play today on TCM, her birthday. Guess I'm a sucker for movies with animals.

No, but it looks hilarious. In the other thread about bashing new movies, this is 1976 and loaded with classic stars.

Over 70 Stars, including Ann Miller:

My Uncle Charles, never call him Charlie, was born in 1909. Still going strong when On Golden Pond was released. He liked the movie but not the language. I was not put off by that, but Georgia Rule is a different story. It was all over the news how Jane Fonda used the F word. Maybe as big a deal as Julie Andrews showing her breasts in SOB. Now it wasn't that big a deal. I did not like Georgia Rule at all. Still very much enjoy On Golden Pond, and pretty much anything with Julie Andrews in it. I guess many modern movies use themes that match the times. Just look at how different TV is today, even stuff that shows before 10 PM. I like older films as they strip away, no pun intended, things I prefer not seeing on my television, including the nightly news.

Well Jeanne Crain, you've done it again.

I've seen these two pretty boys do this before. As we speak, a 1991 episode of "In The Heat Of The Night" is playing on TV. Tippi Hedren, yes Tippi Hedren, is in this 1991 TV show episode. Born in 1930, she was 61 in the TV episode. My point is, many of our TCM favorites were going strong in the 1970s and beyond. And I'm not sorry.

My favorite TCM films are the older, maybe even oldest ones. By no means would it make sense to throw a respectable movie made after 1970 under the bus. I may be repeating myself, but I want a TCM JUST LIKE Starz. That way the newer movies have a place separate from the older ones. Like Starz, a place for live TV, on cable and satellite, and a streaming service. As for "fold" James, it is a kitchen term. Yeah, a silly attempt to be cute, but I do believe fold sort of means to mix them in slowly/gently. https://www.d.umn.edu/~alphanu/cookery/glossary_cooking.htm Do not "beat" those newer movies!

A streaming service: https://disneynews.us/disney-streaming-service/ What titles are available on what services is always subject to change, as the article suggests.

I have only seen him as Dr. Somnambular (The Sandman) on Batman. The trailer for Dangerous Crossing on TCM looked interesting. Not sure I have Movies TV. Will check. Thanks for telling me. EDIT: Found "On Dangerous Ground" and "Dangerous Passage." Didn't find "Dangerous Crossing," but some of the other titles looked good. It is part of my basic cable.

Maybe save this for TCM Underground's birthday.