Janet0312 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 How about a Universal Under the Stars month? Saturdays could be devoted to the classic horrors and some serials and maybe some Woody Woodpecker cartoons. Mondays - Murder and Mayhem - Remember Last Night for starters. Tuesdays - Comedy - Abbott & Costello. Wednesdays - Musicals featuring Donald O'Connor & Peggy Ryan. Thursdays - Olsen & Johnson, W. C Fields. Fridays devoted to the big bug creatures from Universal International... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Sounds great ! Right now,we're lucky to get one or two Universal premieres every other month. Unless something gets pulled from the schedule ,we have 2 Deanna Durbin films in November one of which is NICE GIRL ? Then there is THE LIFE OF RILEY in November also. Not bad,but I would like to see more. Comcast is in control of a vast "untapped" Universal library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 What a great idea, Janet. I'm all for that. And let's not forget all those wonderful Universal Westerns. Practically every actor under contract with the studio made, at some point, at least one Western for the studio. And many of them were quite good. Terrence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 How about a Universal Under the Stars month? Saturdays could be devoted to the classic horrors and some serials and maybe some Woody Woodpecker cartoons. Mondays - Murder and Mayhem - Remember Last Night for starters. Tuesdays - Comedy - Abbott & Costello. Wednesdays - Musicals featuring Donald O'Connor & Peggy Ryan. Thursdays - Olsen & Johnson, W. C Fields. Fridays devoted to the big bug creatures from Universal International... I'm sure you're aware that TCM has difficultly getting access to Universal films. So while I support this idea, I have supported the general concept of TCM working with Universal on securing leases for years now. I.e. I don't care if TCM shows these films as part of some tribute like SUTS; I just want TCM to show these films. (as well as films from other studios instead of the same old mostly 'Turner library' films). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Sounds great ! Right now,we're lucky to get one or two Universal premieres every other month. Unless something gets pulled from the schedule ,we have 2 Deanna Durbin films in November one of which is NICE GIRL ? Then there is THE LIFE OF RILEY in November also. Not bad,but I would like to see more. Comcast is in control of a vast "untapped" Universal library. I'm glad you mentioned the Durbin titles. They had been scheduled in June but were pulled at the last minute. So it's good news they have been rescheduled in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I'm sure you're aware that TCM has difficultly getting access to Universal films. So while I support this idea, I have supported the general concept of TCM working with Universal on securing leases for years now. I.e. I don't care if TCM shows these films as part of some tribute like SUTS; I just want TCM to show these films. (as well as films from other studios instead of the same old mostly 'Turner library' films). AMC, USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel (when it was still correctly spelled, and not a made-up word that didn't obligate themselves to a specific genre of programming) used to be "the Universal channels", but that was back when other cable channels still had their compasses. ThisTV, which used to be a MGM/Orion movie channel, was taking a few Fox and Universal donations for a while, and played the Monsters over Halloween (including Criterion's new studio "Island of Lost Souls" restoration) and the Marxes over New Year's, but they've sadly hit the movie-starvation skids as well... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 How about a Universal Under the Stars month? Call it "Universal Pictures Starring Entertainment Titans" (UPSET) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Call it "Universal Pictures Starring Entertainment Titans" (UPSET) Would it upset people who are used to seeing MGM, WB and RKO films on TCM..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 I'm sure you're aware that TCM has difficultly getting access to Universal films. So while I support this idea, I have supported the general concept of TCM working with Universal on securing leases for years now. I.e. I don't care if TCM shows these films as part of some tribute like SUTS; I just want TCM to show these films. (as well as films from other studios instead of the same old mostly 'Turner library' films). Yeah, I know all that junk, I just had a happy thought there for a moment. Wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Yeah, I know all that junk, I just had a happy thought there for a moment. Wishful thinking. Well TB and I will wishfully think with you; maybe the force will be with us and we will get want we ask for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Well TB and I will wishfully think with you; maybe the force will be with us and we will get want we ask for. When I first began watching TCM in 2008, there were hardly any Fox classics aired. Then in 2012 it changed, when they entered into some sort of agreement with Fox and suddenly many classics from that outside studio started appearing on TCM. So I would like to believe they will be able to arrange a similar deal with Universal one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Yes, I would love to see the Universal movie "vault " of films , as well as the pre'48 Paramount library ,on TCM. There are even enough films from those two studios alone for Comcast to start their own movie channel. They could even offer it on their Xfinity branch and get $2.99 for each film viewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Yes, I would love to see the Universal movie "vault " of films , as well as the pre'48 Paramount library ,on TCM. There are even enough films from those two studios alone for Comcast to start their own movie channel. They could even offer it on their Xfinity branch and get $2.99 for each film viewed. Exactly...why they haven't done something along those lines already is baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Exactly...why they haven't done something along those lines already is baffling. I don't think they are smart enough to know the value of what they are holding. Most of their efforts are for today's "dumb-down" movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I don't think they are smart enough to know the value of what they are holding. Most of their efforts are for today's "dumb-down" movies. Probably because the "dumb-down" movies make gobs of money. But yes, the classic films in Universal's vault could also bring in a pretty penny or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 In an effort to keep this thread "alive", I am going to list SOME Universal titles that have not played on any cable channel since first appearing on The Movie Channel in the late 80's and the American Movie Classics [AMC] Channel a few years later. By the way , the person doing the introductions on The Movie Channel was none other than our own Robert Osborne. BACK STREET [1932 ] KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS THE WEB CORVETTE K 225 ONCE MORE, MY DARLING THE RUNAROUND THE SLEEPING CITY THE WORLD IN HIS ARMS SIGN OF THE PAGAN FORBIDDEN [1953] SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS MISTER COREY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 In an effort to keep this thread "alive", I am going to list SOME Universal titles that have not played on any cable channel since first appearing on The Movie Channel in the late 80's and the American Movie Classics [AMC] Channel a few years later. By the way , the person doing the introductions on The Movie Channel was none other than our own Robert Osborne. Do you have the old schedules...or were these ones you recorded with Osborne's past intros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Thank you, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Do you have the old schedules...or were these ones you recorded with Osborne's past intros? Sorry to say it's all from memory. I put most of those films on VHS tape in the EP mode. That was a big mistake. Now I am waiting for those films to be shown again . This time I will use the latest technology in the SP mode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Sorry to say it's all from memory. I put most of those films on VHS tape in the EP mode. That was a big mistake. Now I am waiting for those films to be shown again . This time I will use the latest technology in the SP mode. Hopefully they'll come around again and you will have the chance to re-record them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Two additional titles I forgot to mention are LAW AND ORDER [1932] and ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. Like Topbilled said I hope I will be able to get them again . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Two additional titles I forgot to mention are LAW AND ORDER [1932] and ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. Like Topbilled said I hope I will be able to get them again . ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST aired on the old AMC. It would make a great double feature with THE LITTLE FOXES, since it's Hellman's prequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody1949 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Then there's Universal Studios contribution to the WW2 war effort, FOLLOW THE BOYS with many guest appearances. John Ford's AIRMAIL from 1932 with Pat O'Brien and Ralph Bellamy is another good one. I'll stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Then there's Universal Studios contribution to the WW2 war effort, FOLLOW THE BOYS with many guest appearances. John Ford's AIRMAIL from 1932 with Pat O'Brien and Ralph Bellamy is another good one. I'll stop now. MGM made a musical with Connie Francis in the 60s with the title FOLLOW THE BOYS, though I don't think it shares any similarities with the earlier picture from Universal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet0312 Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 In an effort to keep this thread "alive", I am going to list SOME Universal titles that have not played on any cable channel since first appearing on The Movie Channel in the late 80's and the American Movie Classics [AMC] Channel a few years later. By the way , the person doing the introductions on The Movie Channel was none other than our own Robert Osborne. BACK STREET [1932 ] KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS THE WEB CORVETTE K 225 ONCE MORE, MY DARLING THE RUNAROUND THE SLEEPING CITY THE WORLD IN HIS ARMS SIGN OF THE PAGAN FORBIDDEN [1953] SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS MISTER COREY You left out so very many. I am dying to see Little Tough Guys, Donald O'Connor & Peggy Ryan, The Ritz Brothers, The Andrews Sisters... Hellzapoppin', Crazy House...Remember Last Night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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