Marysara1 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I was using my T.V. Guide. In April it said there were going to be some Doris Day shows from T.V. series. I'm not complaining. I know it's happened before but was told that it was kaleidoscope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Marysara1 said: T.V. series. I'm not complaining. I know it's happened before but was told that it was kaleidoscope. LOL Otto? 🤡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie_G Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 TweeCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unwatchable Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Marysara1 said: I was using my T.V. Guide. In April it said there were going to be some Doris Day shows from T.V. series. I'm not complaining. I know it's happened before but was told that it was kaleidoscope. I don't quite follow. By any chance, do you happen to mean Kinescope? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I think she is referring to the kinescope copies of the live anthologies programs that were shown when Grace Kelly was Star of the Month. Also some of them aired during a primetime spotlight on James Dean. But that has been a very rare occurrence, mostly because those two stars didn't make many films. As for the comment about TCM changing its name, I would say she is referring to TCM now showing classic television episodes which in her mind is not the same as showing classic movies. We should also mention that back in August 2014 TCM showed a TV movie called "Cold Sassy Tree (1989)" when Faye Dunaway had a Summer Under the Stars day. It was produced in the late 80s for TNT (Turner Network Television) and is in the Turner library. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txfilmfan Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 They used to run The Tonight Show periodically, and I seem to recall they would show Dick Cavett episodes as well. As TopBilled stated, there have also been a sprinkling of made-for-TV movies, and one case of a videotaped stage production of Sweeney Todd, when Angela Lansbury was honored. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marysara1 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 They also showed some of James Dean's T.V. work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 44 minutes ago, txfilmfan said: They used to run The Tonight Show periodically, and I seem to recall they would show Dick Cavett episodes as well. As TopBilled stated, there have also been a sprinkling of made-for-TV movies, and one case of a videotaped stage production of Sweeney Todd, when Angela Lansbury was honored. Some of the made-for-TV movies or TV specials that have aired on TCM: A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS (1964)...ten times DELLA (1964)...one time...Note: this was a pilot for a Joan Crawford TV series that wasn't picked up. THE GLASS MENAGERIE (1966)...two times THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF KIOWA JONES (1966)...three times HONDO AND THE APACHES (1967)..one time MARS NEEDS WOMEN (1967)...one time THE IMMORTAL STORY (1968)...seven times DUEL (1971)...three times HACKSAW (1971)..one time SOCRATES (1971)...two times EARTH II (1971)..one time WORLD ON A WIRE (1973)...four times FRANK SINATRA: OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK (1973)...three times MITZI: A TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1974)...one time THE PHANTOM OF HOLLYWOOD (1974)...four times THE MAGIC FLUTE (1975)..four times GREEN EYES (1977)...one time HULLABALOO OVER GEORGIE AND BONNIE'S PICTURES (1978)...one time THE PLUMBER (1979)...five times FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES (1980)...one time THE GHOSTS OF BUXLEY HALL (1980)...one time KENNY ROGERS AS THE GAMBLER (1980)...one time SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (1982)...seven times MEANTIME (1984)...one time THE BAD SEED (1985)...three times DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1985)...five times PROMISE (1986)...one time A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1988)...two times COLD SASSY TREE (1989)...one time ORPHEUS DESCENDING (1990)...two times YOUNG CATHERINE (1991)...two times COOPERSTOWN (1993)...one time LAKOTA WOMAN: SIEGE AT WOUNDED KNEE (1994)...one time UNKNOWN PLEASURES (2002)...one time 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanceycravat Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 I have no issue with old TV shows starring actors from Hollywood's Golden age being shown on TCM. It's part of their work and should be explored in the context of their film career. Also great shows without commercials! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Another thing to keep in mind is that television in the 50s and 60s was seen as a way of recreating the low budget B-films that studios had stopped making for the matinee crowd...especially B-noir and B-westerns. Some television westerns like The Virginian were meant to fill a 90-minute time slot which means they were 73 minutes after you removed the commercials. And that is the length of a feature film. The Virginian had a huge budget and it could afford big name guest stars, usually people whose movie careers were on the downswing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokeets Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I have a special weakness for made-for-TV movies. They can be cheesy, and sometimes very good. There's a sort of intimate feeling about them that appeals to me. It can be fun to see big-time actors in these smaller vehicles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjbartrop Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Not seeing a problem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I wouldn’t mind if they do. TCM doesn’t resemble TCM anymore. Robert Osborne took it with him to the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I think I read somewhere Ted Turner doesn’t own TCM. He sold it to Warner. Correct me if I’m wrong. Why does TCM have Turner’s name on it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unwatchable Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, Technicolor33 said: I think I read somewhere Ted Turner doesn’t own TCM. He sold it to Warner. Correct me if I’m wrong. Why does TCM have Turner’s name on it ? Because "Turner Classic Movies" is a brand name. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 So Ted Turner sold his name but he doesn’t own it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 There's loads of groovy TV movies out there just waiting to be seen again. Bing Crosby's last movie was a tele-film: DR. COOK'S GARDEN (1970-Tvm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 19 hours ago, Technicolor33 said: So Ted Turner sold his name but he doesn’t own it. ? Like Unwatchable pointed out( or so he thought it seems) he sold the BRAND. Not his name. ( D'OH!) No doubt(and wisely perhaps) Warner, knowing the foibles of fan loyalty, decided to keep the Turner name on the brand feeling probably many of TCM's viewership would book if it was called something else. I've seen that happen with other businesses.... A local restaurant chain had a name of what turned out to be a fictitious person (Mama Jean's) and when the original owner sold it to retire due to illness, the new owner's of the chain kept the menu, buildings and their decor intact, but changed the name of the restaurants. The regulars quit showing up and the chain was dead in less than a year. They're all now various coney's and ham places. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txfilmfan Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 21 hours ago, Technicolor33 said: So Ted Turner sold his name but he doesn’t own it. ? He didn't sell his name, but his name was part of the company/brand name, and it happens all the time. Just a few examples from the film business: There aren't any Warner Brothers left at Warner Bros., William Fox hasn't been a part of the Fox studios since the Wall Street crash in 1929, Louis B Mayer is long gone from MGM (and Sam Goldwyn had no connection to MGM at all after his Goldwyn Pictures was merged into MGM), and Disney's been gone for nearly 60 years. Turner sold his media empire back in 1996. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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