constarkel Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Did anyone watch TCM last night? My guess is that their primetime ratings must have been somewhere between the 24 hour Infomercial Marathon and deadair....and the 24 hour Infomercial Channel is screaming because they came so close. If you were watching, what did you think about last night's primetime line-up consisting of "Good Times" with Sonny and Cher, "Operation Bikini" starring the voice of Mr Magoo, and "He Laughed Last" starring the Maytag Repairman? The lame excuse for showing this drek is that it starred actors known better for their voices in animated tv shows. After watching these movies it is easy to see why. Hey TCM, how about a new theme like "Movies that don't suck"? There has to be an underlying reason for this type of programming. Perhaps these movies are "Public Domain" and therefore cost TCM nothing to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I decided to watch the Bowling for Dollars marathon on the Retired Nerd?s Sports Channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbabykmd Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I tried watching each of those movies, and they were just awful. Especially that last one, it looked like a soap opera with the harsh lighting, and they didn't even try to make it look like the '30's with the 50's hairdo's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movieman1957 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I caught a few minutes of I guess it was "Operation Bikini". This part took place on a submarine that was on the surface and some men were exercising. The stupid part was they didn't even attempt to make it look like it was outside. It was plain studio gray paint walls. Since I already had a headache I moved on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constarkel Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 It was like watching "Mystery Science Theater" without the robots. Those movies would have been vastly improved given the MST treatment. The Suspended Animation Law: Avoid all movies that include actors who are more famous as cartoon voices. I just checked the schedule, and these movies will be repeated in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestEra Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 It's programming precisely like this that scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hello, TCM broadcast a short film last night. Title something like,"Hollywood Visit(?)". A fab gal's whirl-wind tour of Hollywood and surrounding area. Was the color consultant (for the short film) Albert Hoffman? Milstead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbabykmd Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I would think TCM would think twice about showing those kinds of movies at primetime, it probably scares potential new viewers away rather than gaining them. Tuesday and Wednesday nights schedules were more representative of why one tunes into TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constarkel Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Actually there were two color consultants on that short, Albert Hoffman and Stanley Owsley. They also collaborated on "Good Times" and portions of "Operation Bikini". I am trying to find out who the lighting consultant was on "He Laughed Last" That was some first rate work! The Maytag Repairman suffered second degree burns along with temporary blindness and Lucy Marlow's wig caught on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 cornstarkel, "He Laughed Last"? I was nodding...did Adam West and Burt Ward ever 'show up'? Milstead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constarkel Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 I think they popped in for a second but found the lighting a little too harsh and retired to the cool darkness of the Bat-Cave for the rest of the film. I would say that the original Star Trek's portrayal of the 20's gangster era was far more accurate than "He Laughed Last" Certainly, Star Trek's production quality was far superior to this film's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 They should have just shown the cartoons these people did the voices for. I think we should have a roll call of posters here, just to make sure no one hung themselves when they got a load of that night's schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 MattHelm, Quote: "I think we should have a roll call of posters here, just to make sure no one hung themselves when they got a load of that night's schedule." The "caw-eee...caw-eee" you heard this morning was not a sick sea gull. That's me laughing. The odd sound caused my next door neighbor to haul a** outside and shoot both barrels into the sky. Wait...my next door neighbors always blast their shotguns at 9:00 in the morning. Never mind. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 It's a good thing your neighbors aren't TCM addicts or you would have heard the shotguns a little earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 MattHelm, Well, something else to add to my "wish list". Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Maybe you could hack into their radio or tv and do a War of the Worlds type broadcast. That may make your wish come true. It worked for me years ago with my younger brother. He didn't kill himself but he screamed himself hoarse. It was worth getting grounded for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarhfive Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 MattHelm, Yeah? I was on the receiving end only. No younger brothers. Thinking about it--my brother and his friends were never so, uhm...creative (as you). They were satisfied testing the "breaking point" of my underwear. The elastic parts. This was an everyday 'challenge'. Oh, I exaggerate. It was every weekday, summer vacation, first thing in the morning--before they left to light fires, or something. Rusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constarkel Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Yes, hack into their TV and fix it so that no matter what channel they tune to, no matter what time, it is always "Suspended Animation Night with the Maytag Repairman and friends". I'd give their TV about 10 minutes to live....then its PUMP CITY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 My older brother is only a year older, so I didn't get the underwear treatment. We never did it to my younger brother either; it was one thing to get the old man's slap on the head for the hijinks, but any collateral damage would have called for the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'd love to be able to rig someone's TV like that. The closest I've come was when as a kid, I'd sneak out of the back door at night with the cable remote and change the channels of neighbors' TV's. I'd do it to my grandmother when she was over, and she'd walk over to the cable box and whack it with her cane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansi4 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 So, it's a beautiful, breezy evening in Florida last night and all the windows are wide open. We decide to sit down, relax and watch Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in "Sweethearts" on TCM, of course. The movie proceeds and it's time for a duet with the fabulous couple, belting out their harmony, when all of a sudden the neighbor's dogs begin to howl. Could it be? After the duet ended all was quiet again outdoors. Then in time, another duet begins and the dogs start howling again, all through the song until it ended. Are the mongrels fans or what? Needless to say, we had to put on earphones in order to enjoy the rest of the film. Perhaps the voices of MacDonald and Eddy could be a good crime deterrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattHelm Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 If you're in St. Lucie Co. it was probably me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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