Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-30 Thread Karen Owen
Would this explain why, when I recently saw the first few eps, they were sans "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," which was replaced by generic bluegrass? Yes. The Public Domain DVDs of Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction have generic music, not the theme songs. I have seen the PD Dick Van Dyke sho

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-30 Thread Bob in Jersey
Dave Sikula, to moi: > > Would this explain why, when I recently saw the first few eps, they were > sans "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," which was replaced by generic bluegrass? > > YACS. -- BOB -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscri

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-30 Thread Dave Sikula
Would this explain why, when I recently saw the first few eps, they were sans "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," which was replaced by generic bluegrass? --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 3:11:04 PM UTC-8, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > > Tom Wolper, to stannc: >> >> Was it just an oversight that

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-30 Thread Dave Sikula
Thanks for this. I wondered why Cozi showed only ten eps -- rerunning one -- and stopped. I didn't like that a) they edited out content, but kept the Carnation commercials intact, and b) showed them full-screen and not in the proper ratio, but it's always great to see Burns and Allen. --Dave Si

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-29 Thread Bob in Jersey
Tom Wolper, to stannc: > > Was it just an oversight that certain Beverly Hillbillies and Dick Van >> Dyke Show episodes fell into public domain? > > > There are plenty more shows. I have cheapie DVDs of The Jack Benny Show, > You Bet Your Life, and The Jack Paar Show. The decision to let shows l

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-29 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 4:11 PM, stannc wrote: > Was it just an oversight that certain Beverly Hillbillies and Dick Van > Dyke Show episodes fell into public domain? There are plenty more shows. I have cheapie DVDs of The Jack Benny Show, You Bet Your Life, and The Jack Paar Show. The decision

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-29 Thread stannc
Was it just an oversight that certain Beverly Hillbillies and Dick Van Dyke Show episodes fell into public domain? -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-29 Thread Diner
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 2:41:54 PM UTC-5, K.M. Richards wrote: > > There's a reason for the Nelsons being fuzzy; Cozi fills some program > slots with public domain programming (they also have copies of the ten > existing kinescopes of the early Burns and Allen shows that had been done > l

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-29 Thread K.M. Richards
There's a reason for the Nelsons being fuzzy; Cozi fills some program slots with public domain programming (they also have copies of the ten existing kinescopes of the early Burns and Allen shows that had been done live, before George and Gracie went to pre-filming in season three); those are t

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
Diner, to moi, in part: > > The picture quality isn't always great, though (especially on black and > white stuff like "Ozzie and Harriet"). Cheap ploy to get people to buy HD sets? :-P When Service Electric first added WCAU Nonstop, they frakked around with the aspect ratio, ultimately sett

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-28 Thread Diner
On Monday, January 28, 2013 3:16:10 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > > Back on July 12, 2012, I wrote: >> >> In order to consolidate the lifestyle programming that appears on these >> channels, known as (city name) Nonstop and (last time I looked) seen on >> (channel).4 on OTA sets, and on ma

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-28 Thread M-D November
Someone wake me in 8 months when they try again. On Monday, January 28, 2013 3:16:10 PM UTC-5, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > > Back on July 12, 2012, I wrote: >> >> In order to consolidate the lifestyle programming that appears on these >> channels, known as (city name) Nonstop and (last time I looked

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2013-01-28 Thread Bob in Jersey
Back on July 12, 2012, I wrote: > > In order to consolidate the lifestyle programming that appears on these > channels, known as (city name) Nonstop and (last time I looked) seen on > (channel).4 on OTA sets, and on major cablers in those cities... the hours > they don't use could be filled wit

[TV orNotTV] Re: NBC considers merging local sidechannels into single network

2012-07-13 Thread Diner
On Thursday, July 12, 2012 5:50:46 PM UTC-4, Bob in Jersey wrote: > > In order to consolidate the lifestyle programming that appears on these > channels, known as (city name) Nonstop and (last time I looked) seen on > (channel).4 on OTA sets, and on major cablers in those cities... the hours >