GeraldBrown Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Well Ok, he was sentenced to prison! But he still Vanished. Just WHY does a movie that was to run until 8PM (Eastern Time) stop at 6:30??? Now this is going to be interesting since the next movie mentioned on air, doesn't start until 8...??? Just WHO at TCM doesn't like Ghandi??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiansurf Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Yes this was noticed in the post below Ghandi as We Speak! My husband are holding our ribs over the other post on this topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowilson Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 I know how you feel, I ask myself the same question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 And now he is back. The good news is that someone caught the problem so the rest of the films this evening won't be running an hour and 15 minutes off. The bad news? The promos after *Gandhi* will be the same as many of us just saw! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfled Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Looks like it was an intermission. Some of the other long films (Around the World in 80 Days and The Great Race) come to mind. I guess Ghandi didn't have an intermission so TCM made one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 *I guess Ghandi didn't have an intermission so TCM made one.* But the problem with thinking it was planned is that towards the end the intro to *Essentials, Jr* played and then John Lithgow began talking about today's *Essentials, Jr* which is *Swiss Family Robinson*. He did the entire intro to *SFR* and then said "now Swiss Family Robinson* and then suddenly the film went back to *Gandhi*. So, something got fouled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Ever noticed how short the theatrical *Intermissions* are? There is not enough time to go to the restroom or grab a snack. A 5 min Intermission can be welcomed for *long* movies. Edited by: hamradio on Aug 22, 2010 7:37 PM Edited by: hamradio on Aug 22, 2010 7:48 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The film stopped right after he was sentenced to prison, then Ben Mankiewicz came on and said something like, ?We are showing Gandhi today?. That is known as a ?seque? ? a ?seg-way? ? and it means the 20 minute break was planned. He did NOT give an end-of-film conclusion yet. This was a planned break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfp2 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Don't panic folks! It was obviously a technical glitch. Like all other networks, TCM's on-air operation is pretty much automated and run by computer. Most likely somebody typed the wrong number or code into the computer and instead of the second reel of GHANDI starting something else did instead. It shouldn't have happen, but it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 *This was a planned break.* No it wasn't. If it were planned, then the opening to *Essentials, Jr* and the intro from John Lithgow for *Swiss Family Robinson* would not have played. Lithgow even said "now, *Swiss Family Robinson* and viewers thought we were going to see *SFR* an hour and 15 minutes early. Instead, the broadcast reverted back to *Gandhi* which hopefully means the schedule is back on track. You should check out your thread in Hot Topics and another poster saw the segue and offers a different explanation than yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annelovestcm Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 did anyone see a very young Daniel Day Lewis in the beginning of the movie he was one of the street kids calling young Ghandi racist names and threatening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiansurf Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yes, my husband called out to me about it. Quite an interesting bit part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Ok, you might be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm sure everyone at TCM likes "GANDHI." But there are others as upset as you about the glitch. Check 'em out at this thread. http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=155110&start=30&tstart=0 Oh, and welcome to the Message Boards. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 *To all who are Tivoing/recording this evening, it might be a good idea to add at least 20 minutes to the end of the record time to compensate for the glitch.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 > {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote} > Ever noticed how short the theatrical *Intermissions* are? There is not enough time to go to the restroom or grab a snack. A 5 min Intermission can be welcomed for *long* movies. > I guess that could be called Intermission Impossible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araner1973 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 "You might be right"? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/half-cocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/glitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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