Topic '[Rant] Damn TV hiatus' in forum 'Rants, Raves, and Praise' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257420 en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:34:32 EDT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:34:32 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23304813 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23304813 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:36:35 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23283293 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23283293 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:10 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23279030
I also prefer the old movies like Holiday Inn.
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"Are you my Mummy?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23279030 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:09:00 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23278928 --
Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23278928 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:56:23 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23278892 said by RockCake:
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said by Sweet Witch:

... A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim.
The best one of them all! :)


It's actually called "Scrooge", but it is definitely the best. And the old Christmas specials like "The Year Without a Santa Claus" are so much better too.
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"Are you my Mummy?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23278892 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:52:11 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23278777 said by Sweet Witch:

... A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim. The best one of them all! :)
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said by dvd536:
you almost HAVE to have cable/satellite to avoid it.
And what is with that one station running A Christmas Story for 24 hours every year?? Means their programming execs can take off without having to come up with a lineup.
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you almost HAVE to have cable/satellite to avoid it.


Even that doesn't stop it! I wouldn't mind the Christmas specials, if they showed the good ones from our childhood or the old classics like A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim. And what is with that one station running A Christmas Story for 24 hours every year??
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"Are you my Mummy?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23270197 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:35:45 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23269482 said by Sweet Witch:

What pisses me off the most about all networks is that they change the schedule for holidays. Geez, no chance anyone would want to see the normal programming they usually miss? Guess not. Instead most channels run 24 hours of idiotic "Z-movies" that few watch.
I hear ya!
specially annoying is christmas and all that crap programming.
you almost HAVE to have cable/satellite to avoid it.
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Read a book instead.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23269009 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:51:42 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23267356 --
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"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23267356 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:32:02 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23267303 said by CylonRed:

They add in breaks for things like..... The World Series currently, as most of the major 4 do not want to compete against it.Which is funny because things like the world series don't exactly get great ratings to begin with (Last year was something like 17-18% overall for the entire series).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23267303 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:19:23 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23267121
Between that and not having enough episodes to go thru the entire season (which has been lengthened) - there are breaks.
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"While you can teach an old dog new tricks, you simply can't teach him to be a cat."

"Are you my Mummy?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23266724 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:10 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23264086 said by Anonymous_:

why use stone age tech such as DVR's

when torrent can get the show hours* or days in advance and auto download via RSS feedsI can think of one.
nastygrams from isp.
letters from lawyers...
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Caddy]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23259742 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:09:18 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23258600
when torrent can get the show hours* or days in advance and auto download via RSS feeds

*depending on time zone]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23258600 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:37:04 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23258353 said by Technogeez:

They want to get more advertising revenue by spacing out the popular shows over longer periods.
But what do they get when people aren't tuning in for repeats.
if i don't see "NEW" on the program guide, i'll look at what other stations offer.
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Most of the time if I want to see anything at all it is on Hulu, or a similar service.
Hulu will be charging soon. . . . .
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Why is it networks like to take 1-2 weeks breaks in the middle of a season and air re-runs? It pisses me off.I was going to rant about this noticing everything i like on CBS primetime is repeats after only 4 weeks!!!
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no new eps of LOST this fall either :huh:
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Read your contract and TOS before signing anything.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23258007 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:17:12 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257898 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257898 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:49:43 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257607
eztv.it is my source now.

Ian]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257607 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:05 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257552
Rarely when I am home I do like to enjoy one hour of lazy relaxing in front of a good show... and tonight I was deprived of that pleasure :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257552 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:31:03 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257489
As far as knowing, Wikipedia has episode lists for just about every show that include 'Original airdate' and usually go a few episodes into the future. For example, we can look there (after we got stoked for Sunday night >:( ) to see that there were weren't new episodes of The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad last Sunday October 25th, and there won't be on Nov 1st either with new episodes starting again on the 8th.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257489 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:19:28 EDT Re: [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257470 ...they'll stop bothering watching it live I used to record and skip ads, now don't even bother to record as there is not much on I want to see and not sure when the shows are. Most of the time if I want to see anything at all it is on Hulu, or a similar service. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257470 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:15:43 EDT [Rant] Damn TV hiatus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Rant-Damn-TV-hiatus-23257420
It's getting impossible to track when a show will air a new episode and when to expect a re-run. Why can't they just air 12 episodes or half the season, take a break of 6 weeks or something, then air the rest, back to back, no hassle or anything?

I understand why there is a break during the holiday - many people are enjoying the break, or on a trip, and the super important ratings would be lower, but why right now? There's nothing happening that is special.

The execs of the major networks can be real morons. Either canceling perfectly good shows or putting them in a terrible timeslot so they can claim the ratings are low later, or air garbage.

I mean even premium channels like HBO (which we pay for ON TOP of the already hefty cable bill) don't even air back-to-back without interruptions...

In a sense, isn't this counter productive? If people keep busting their nose to re-runs they'll stop bothering watching it live, program it on the DVR, and skip the ads anyway!

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