lissener

> When TCM begins preempting its classic > movie scheduling with heavy doses of "original > programming reality shows" or something of the > kind,do we just suck it up then also? When TCM starts doing that, I'll be right there protesting with you. But that's not what they're doing: they're showing movies that are masterpieces for the ages, as they have always done. Give yourself a gift: watch some of these movies.

I've come late into this thread, so nothing I say here will be unique. However, as someone who watches almost nothing but TCM--and I watch a LOT of TCM--I'm thrilled that TCM showed the studio Ghibli films. Those of you who reject them because they're newer than "classic" suggests to you, you're only hurting yourselves. These movies have done more to rejuvenate my joy in movies than any movies made in the last 20 years. They are unique, masterpieces for the ages, and you should take it as indication of their greatness that a channel like TCM has chosen to showcase them. Surely you don't think that TCM greenlighted a monthlong feature on a whim? Or an attempt to seem "modern?" There are a great many other films that would have filled that bill more efficiently, and more cynically. I hope those of you who are grumbling managed, if only accidentally, to catch one of these masterpieces. I guarantee they will change the way you watch movies. All movies; even the great masterpieces of the "classic" past. --lissener (whose lifetime topten list of favorite movies includes three silents, so I'm not in the least skewed toward modern for modern's sake; only greatness for greatness's sake) Message was edited by: lissener

Is there a way to format the printable monthly schedule in a time zone other than Eastern? I seem to remember I used to be able to do this. Also, these discussion boards: they're the only ones I've seen that are upside down! You have to read them from the bottom of the page up to read the posts in order! Is this necessary? Thanks!