JeanneCrain Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 “The Power of Christ compels you!” 💋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 4 hours ago, JeanneCrain said: “The Power of Christ compels you!” 💋 No, but the networks are still airing "The Ten Commandments", thinking it's an Easter film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter L. Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 ...Has TCM ever shown The Exorcist? Frankly, that seems to be a " stronger " R-rated film than they usually show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Walter L. said: ...Has TCM ever shown The Exorcist? Frankly, that seems to be a ' stronger " X-rated film than they usually show. It's "R" rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter L. Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 27 minutes ago, cigarjoe said: It's "R" rated. ...Yes, I had already noticed that TCM will show MPAA-era films that are R-rated (Although, in fact, they don't show those ratings on-screen, they use the different TV ratings system that the US has.) and I knew that The Exorcist is R-rated, and I've seen it. I meant that it is a " stronger " R-rated film that what appears to be TCM's Standards & Practices allows. Have they ever shown it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Walter L. said: ...Yes, I had already noticed that TCM will show MPAA-era films that are R-rated (Although, in fact, they don't show those ratings on-screen, they use the different TV ratings system that the US has.) and I knew that The Exorcist is R-rated, and I've seen it. I meant that it is a " stronger " R-rated film that what appears to be TCM's Standards & Practices allows. Have they ever shown it? moviecollector has a database of all the films TCM has shown someone will have a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LsDoorMat Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 From MovieCollectorOH's database: Although WB (TCM parent company) owns the rights to The Exorcist, it has only been on twice in 2002. Exorcist II has also only been on twice - April 2016, January 2018. The second one was probably part of TCM Undergound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 18 hours ago, JeanneCrain said: “The Power of Christ compels you!” 💋 It didn't compel TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Some years TCM airs CHRISTMAS EVIL on the 24th of December, and BLACK CHRISTMAS on the 25th of December. They don't let Christians dictate to them how to program their movies. This is another hit-and-run thread created by a poster who has a history of stirring up "debate" meant to support her conservative politics, and now apparently religious beliefs too. One gets the impression she wants TCM to reflect her narrow-minded view of how society is supposed to exist. Fortunately TCM does not cater to that. My suggestion is that if TCM's too liberal for you, stop whinging and go somewhere else. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarjoe Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 We must not be her "crowd." 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Somnambula Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Like Jeanne Crain, I am using the name of a real person from the past. I try to keep that in mind when posting. I feel TopBilled made a decent and kindly put statement. Between cable/satellite and streaming, it is now possible to customize what you want to see on TV. No one should be unhappy with their TV choices. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 12 hours ago, Walter L. said: ...Has TCM ever shown The Exorcist? Frankly, that seems to be a " stronger " R-rated film than they usually show! No, even as a Warner movie, think that was one of the Five AMC Movies, back when their rotation of titles started becoming a bit...limited. (Or do I have that confused with "The Omen"?) This is another hit-and-run thread created by a poster who has a history of stirring up "debate" meant to support her conservative politics, and now apparently religious beliefs too. One gets the impression she wants TCM to reflect her narrow-minded view of how society is supposed to exist. Fortunately TCM does not cater to that. My suggestion is that if TCM's too liberal for you, stop whinging and go somewhere else. This, and I've never understood how British slang turned the onomatopoetic "Whining" into "Whinging". I've never heard a 3-yo. go "whinge, whinge". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter L. Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 4 hours ago, EricJ said: No, even as a Warner movie, think that was one of the Five AMC Movies, back when their rotation of titles started becoming a bit...limited. (Or do I have that confused with "The Omen"?) This, and I've never understood how British slang turned the onomatopoetic "Whining" into "Whinging". I've never heard a 3-yo. go "whinge, whinge". 4 hours ago, EricJ said: No, even as a Warner movie, think that was one of the Five AMC Movies, back when their rotation of titles started becoming a bit...limited. (Or do I have that confused with "The Omen"?) This, and I've never understood how British slang turned the onomatopoetic "Whining" into "Whinging". I've never heard a 3-yo. go "whinge, whinge". ...What are the " Five AMC Movies " you are referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 11:43 PM, Walter L. said: ...What are the " Five AMC Movies " you are referring to? By the time TCM had grabbed up most of the Warner movies, and before AMC discovered Mad Men, it seemed as if AMC had become a never-ending rotation of Jaws, The Omen, The Blues Brothers, Cleopatra and Blazing Saddles. Not sure if The Exorcist was in there too, it's been a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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