emwriterdude Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 What gives. . . I typed in "It's a Wonderful Life" in Suggest a Movie to find that it is NOT there? I hear its the ultimate Christmas movie, and it's not on at all?! I want to see it to. . . Unless I'm mistaken, can somebody please correct me and give me the correct date and time. . . Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerrogers25 Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Fear not. If TCM doesn't show it, it'll be on some other channel like ABC or CBS or whatever. It's the essential Christmas movie - they show it over and over again. That and Miracle on 34th street. Trust me, I once was able to watch MO34thS 3 times in a row due to it being so 'in demand.' Fear not. You'll get your Auld Lang Syne, one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professorecho Posted November 21, 2004 Share Posted November 21, 2004 Yes, it will most likely be shown by NBC again this year, but it is not shown "over and over" anymore as it was in the 1980's. Once it became public domain every channel seemed to be showing it throughout the 80's, including 24 hour marathons, and on most of them in horrible looking prints. Yet those multitudinous showings is the main reason why it has become such a holiday staple and revered classic. Prior to then it was simply a good, perhaps underrated and unappreciated, Capra movie that would just as easily pop up in the middle of August as it would December. At some point in the 90's some company (I forget which one, but someone on these boards probably knows) figured out a way to copyright the music score, which meant that the film was essentially no longer in the public domain. The movie was copyright free, but the score wasn't and unless you could find a way to separate the music from the film, you could no longer broadcast it without paying a fee. Thus, I believe, NBC bought the rights to exclusively air it during the holiday season every year, though I don't know how long their contract lasts or if it is, in fact, still binding. I no longer depend on commercial television to see movies. So my advice is: Buy the DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerrogers25 Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 I actually do own the DVD and recommend it to all. The behind the scenes is short but endearing. Besides, you can listen to Auld Lange Syne all you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blonderbbt Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 According to the Los Angeles Times TV book, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE will be shown on NBC-TV this Saturday (November 27) at 8PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emwriterdude Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 Nah, I'm not going to watch it on NBC. If there's one thing I hate more than anything it's watching a movie with commericals. Forget that! Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlowkeatongirl Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I don't mind watching a movie with commercials as long as they don't edit the heck out of it. Sometimes, if you've seen the movie before, you know when they've cut a scene short or substituted a lame word like "flippin" for you-know-what. I just taped "Wizard Of Oz" off TBS the other night and they didn't mess with that. Guaranteed, most of the time, if it's a classic they won't mess with it. (Not that there's any need to do that, people didn't swear like sailors in movies back then.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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