roamcajun63 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 It is March 17th (St Patrick's Day) and there are no movies on today to celebrate the day. I know it is the 31 Days of Oscar but can't they take one day and celebrate St. Patrick's with "Darby O' Gill and The Little People" starring Sean Connery, "Finnegan's Rainbow" with Fred Astaire, "The Gnome Mobile", and others celebrating the wee folk especially the one with Randy Quaid and Whoopi Goldberg. The Same could be said for other holidays like Lincoln's Birthday, Easter, and so on. Who is the programmer these days for TCM, I would like to know cause I like to give them a piece of my mind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, roamcajun63 said: I know it is the 31 Days of Oscar but can't they take one day and No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 A similar topic came up with Noir Alley and 31 Days of Oscar: why didn't TCM schedule some noir films that had an Oscar connection on Saturday and have Eddie host them? There are many Irish themed films with an Oscar connection that TCM could have scheduled today. To me, TCM missed many opportunities to be more creative with their programming during Oscar month. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, roamcajun63 said: "Finnegan's Rainbow" with Fred Astaire, Finian's Rainbow, as I have to remind the current movie-amnesiac YouTube Reactor-fan generation that says "Oh, it's St. Patrick's Day, you HAVE to do Boondock Saints and The Commitments!" 🤦♂️ At least they might do what every single danged local TV station did back in the day, and show the affordably out-of-copyright The Quiet Man (1952)--Sean Thornton was the George Bailey of local March TV. Until there were reports of kids acting strangely at school whenever it aired: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Note that I was just watching ME-TV and Wagon Train and the episode features Cliff Robertson as an Irish rebel that had to leave Ireland. If ME-TV can do such programming (and I assume they are showing Irish related episodes on their other TV shows), TCM clearly could as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txfilmfan Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, EricJ said: Finian's Rainbow, as I have to remind the current movie-amnesiac YouTube Reactor-fan generation that says "Oh, it's St. Patrick's Day, you HAVE to do Boondock Saints and The Commitments!" 🤦♂️ At least they might do what every single danged local TV station did back in the day, and show the affordably out-of-copyright The Quiet Man (1952)--Sean Thornton was the George Bailey of local March TV. Until there were reports of kids acting strangely at school whenever it aired: That would cut into their big screen Fathom Events showing this month. The Quiet Man is playing in theaters today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 11:48 AM, roamcajun63 said: It is March 17th (St Patrick's Day) and there are no movies on today to celebrate the day. I know it is the 31 Days of Oscar but can't they take one day and celebrate St. Patrick's with "Darby O' Gill and The Little People" starring Sean Connery, "Finnegan's Rainbow" with Fred Astaire, "The Gnome Mobile", and others celebrating the wee folk especially the one with Randy Quaid and Whoopi Goldberg. The Same could be said for other holidays like Lincoln's Birthday, Easter, and so on. Who is the programmer these days for TCM, I would like to know cause I like to give them a piece of my mind. Has nothing to do with leftist politics. That’s why none are shown. Doesn’t fit TCM’s theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 4:45 PM, JamesJazGuitar said: Note that I was just watching ME-TV and Wagon Train and the episode features Cliff Robertson as an Irish rebel that had to leave Ireland. If ME-TV can do such programming (and I assume they are showing Irish related episodes on their other TV shows), TCM clearly could as well. Maybe back when Robert Osbourne was around. Not today’s woke TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 28 minutes ago, Technicolor33 said: Maybe back when Robert Osbourne was around. Not today’s woke TCM. Has nothing to do with leftist politics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 16 hours ago, JamesJazGuitar said: Has nothing to do with leftist politics Well, as many people think the Academy is a group of "pink-o" liberals, and it IS the 31 Days Of Oscar thing, it's easy to see where those who are obsessed with "idiot-speak" ("woke", "Karen" etc.) would get that impression. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyDan Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just popping in to remind everyone, well in time for next year, it's Paddy's, not Patty's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 11:48 AM, roamcajun63 said: It is March 17th (St Patrick's Day) and there are no movies on today to celebrate the day. I know it is the 31 Days of Oscar but can't they take one day and celebrate St. Patrick's with "Darby O' Gill and The Little People" starring Sean Connery, "Finnegan's Rainbow" with Fred Astaire, "The Gnome Mobile", and others celebrating the wee folk especially the one with Randy Quaid and Whoopi Goldberg. The Same could be said for other holidays like Lincoln's Birthday, Easter, and so on. Who is the programmer these days for TCM, I would like to know cause I like to give them a piece of my mind. Left wing woke people are the programmers these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Technicolor33 said: Left wing woke people are the programmers these days. Has nothing to do with leftist politics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/22/2022 at 1:10 PM, JamesJazGuitar said: Has nothing to do with leftist politics Maybe TCM is anti-Catholic. Saint Patrick’s day saint Valentine’s Day all Catholic holidays besides Christmas and Easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I’m kidding ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I personally though the St. Patrick's Day programming in the past was a bit repetitive and unimaginative. I'm not sure there are that many movies about Ireland. I also didn't that much of The Wind that Shakes the Barley. But it is a Palme D'Or winner, and it would fit the March 17 schedule nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 At least we can be thankful they didn't show THIS! Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 9 hours ago, skimpole said: I personally though the St. Patrick's Day programming in the past was a bit repetitive and unimaginative. I'm not sure there are that many movies about Ireland. I also didn't that much of The Wind that Shakes the Barley. But it is a Palme D'Or winner, and it would fit the March 17 schedule nicely. Holiday theme programming is always a no-win type situation for TCM: If TCM doesn't show what most viewers believe are the top holiday based films, TCM gets a "what is up with that?": I.e. these people want holiday programming to be repetitive and unimaginative. Then there are people (like me), that wish for films TCM hasn't shown in a while. Something similar happens with Oscar month and even with theme programming like Noir Alley (where Eddie is showing some lesser known, low budget noirs and some people complain "where are the classics", while others, like me, dig it (even when some of the films are so-so). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Technicolor33 said: Maybe TCM is anti-Catholic. Saint Patrick’s day saint Valentine’s Day all Catholic holidays besides Christmas and Easter. Hey, I knew you were kidding. Very funny comment and while a joke still makes a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/26/2022 at 8:51 AM, Sepiatone said: At least we can be thankful they didn't show THIS! Sepiatone How many times do they have to kill that little Green monster ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 But I will say that anyone who succeeds at it DESERVES a pot o' gold! Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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