sfpcc2 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I've seen a lot of threads about what should or should not be a TCM Movie. Now I'm going to ask a question that is basically rhetorical. What is a THIS movie? (THIS being a channel that shows MGM films and others on newly created digital sub channels.) I sort of have an idea, (a film that has languished on cable for years) but maybe that isn't such a good description. All I know is people don't seem as protective of THIS as they are at TCM, (but maybe they are and I just don't know them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 It shows a few old TV shows late at night and early in the morning, then a few kids cartoons, then mostly 70s-00s movies that are cheap to rent. Every now and then it just happens to show an old classic. Here's the daily schedule page: http://newmexico.thistv.com/schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Just a couple of days ago, they showed One, Two, Three (1961) - James Cagney; The Misfits (1961); The Hallelujah Trail (1965). Earlier this year they had To Kill a Mockingbird about the same time PBS was running it. All good films but (long) commercials ruin the experience. I like their selections as they'll have films you'd have seen on cable in it's early years as well as some post-war classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 >All good films but (long) commercials ruin the experience. And you've hit the nail on the head, Kid. I think people really hate commercial interruption during a movie. We are spoiled watching TCM, it's the stuff we like seeing without having to tolerate what we don't like. I think that's why so many are protective, possessive of TCM-in many ways it reflects our values. I'll have to check and see if I get THIS (doubt it) I tolerate a lot of rough public domain films on PBS because they are broadcast uninterrupted, although they show commercials in-between features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 I've noticed a wide variety of movies in both age and genres. Not "specific" in their programming. And yeah, TOO many commercials. I can deal with commercials to a degree. Grew up watching old movies with commercial breaks. But some stations show so many during the breaks, I often have trouble remembering what movie I was watching in the first place! Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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