July's Gone to soon line-up

[gwtwbooklover]

Have you received your July TCM guide? It is about stars gone to soon and I read Robert's article and then I got sick to my stomch looking at the line-up for movies featuring movies of stars gone to soon. It lists how they died as if this was relevant? It has Natural Causes,Drug Overdoses, Tragic Accidents etc. I thought this was in exteme bad taste-anybody else? I found the promise of exploring how these deaths affected others interesting like Robert's writing of Dean's demise and how Paul Newman inherited a role meant for James Dean. But the listing of the deaths how dreadful and they didn't even pick the demised stars best movies if they were going to slap them in the face this way.

[classicsfan1119]

I have to disagree that TCM acted in "extreme bad taste" in telling us how each of these actors died so young. For one thing, they haven't told us anything that everyone doesn't already know, and for another; what's wrong with the truth?

 

I also read the article, and liked very much how TCM is offering a very good Tribute to them in the article, and also by showing their films. These were fine actors, and they very tragically died very young. To mention how they died was hardly a "slap in the face" to them, and I know that TCM would never intend it to be. For sure, I didn't take it that way. ML

[bansi4]

I for one am looking forward to TCMs tribute in honor of the late stars. And whether it be one of their best films or least favorites I'm sure they put their best effort into both.

I'm also certain the tribute will be in good taste.

 

Mongo

[chrtbsh]

I should say that I was a little worried that it would seem to be in bad taste; we ultimately felt it was a nice tribute to many of the stars that died, and we also thought it was interesting to see the ways in which they died

 

I'm not sure the program guide should have been done in exactly that way, and it's my fault for not changing it

 

for some of them, we're showing their final films, for others we are showing one of their best - a couple just had to be what we had access to

 

it was put together by two people on the programming staff who are very good at what they do and I think they came up with a very nice festival

[eddie71664]

I for one have always had complete faith in the TCM staff

Not once have they given me reason to believe that their

interests lyed anywhere but putting out the best product

possible, and I believe that they do. This is by far the best channel available at no cost to you or I.

It may have been considered out of charecter and I definitely understand your uneasiness but the truth sometimes hurts. And it did get your attention.

Eddie

[gwtwbooklover]

guys I didn't have a problem with discussing stars gone too soon it was the listing of the deaths on the monthly calender that turned my stomach-have you seen this page? It's after Robert's article a few pages over. I feel this is a mis step by a channel that rarely mis steps. As TCMprogrammer stated he/she felt uneasy about it also-I was so shocked at the listing of deaths wondering if I'd run into Suicides, Robberies,Died in Childbirth, etc for example. I don't have a problem with learning how one died{I wish they hadn't} and yes it is no secret but to list it so-see look for yourself on one day they are showing the stars that died of drug overdoses. And the next of natural causes and etc. This left such a sour taste in my mouth. I was appalled. Let's take Twilight Zone The Movie for example-remenber the actor and child actor that was decapitated during filming? A very tragic accident as to be sure-I wasn't sure if I would be reading that next in the listing of movies. It's the listing so cold that just didn't sit right with me.