tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post211721636005717862..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Crash into MeIvan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-7264948401718990012012-10-06T22:09:07.134-04:002012-10-06T22:09:07.134-04:00Very happy to see that the Hearst station in Bosto...Very happy to see that the Hearst station in Boston has grabbed Me-TV from the other local station that had it. Now we actually get the FULL schedule instead of infomercials late at night (and the picture is better too).Bob Sassonehttp://www.bobsassone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-20020561621697074312012-08-18T17:02:03.452-04:002012-08-18T17:02:03.452-04:00And I'm relieved to find that MeTV has left th...And I'm relieved to find that MeTV has left the "Sunday Noir" block untouched. Thank you!Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-14339730298833469522012-08-18T17:00:13.854-04:002012-08-18T17:00:13.854-04:00Ivan writes: I could write a multitude of blog pos...Ivan writes: <i>I could write a multitude of blog posts on how this practice irritates the heck out of me.</i><br /><br />Oh yeah. The Television Tropes and Idioms website refers to this as <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreditsPushback" rel="nofollow">Credits Pushback</a> and it comes in various flavors. Check out the link for, if nothing else, the wonderfully apt comment of Charlie Brooker that leads the article, which concludes:<br /><br /><i>It's a bit like the moment you finish a novel. It's nice to gaze wistfully out of the window for a few moments and reflect. But how much shittier would that be if the minute you finished, someone tried to get you to read another book and another book!?</i><br /><br />My personal bugaboo is with digital time compression, which for the unititiated, speeds up the show ever so slightly without affecting audio pitch, making an extraa minute or two for commercial content.<br /><br />This is done on Hallmark's Perry Mason episodes, along with Credit Pushback both front and back, with somewhat comical results if they're not careful.<br /><br />Perry normally has a ponderous walk and line delivery, but suddenly he has a spring in his step, and an energetic line delivery.<br /><br />Paul Drake, on the other hand, normally has a quick step and rapid-fire line delivery, so he speeds around like he's on wheels and sometimes his dialog is nearly unintelligible, and sounds like the old FedEx Fast Talker ads of the eighties.<br /><br />Oughta be a law. Thankfully MeTV does not engage in either of these practices, God Bless 'em.Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-63687437885169084832012-08-17T10:41:35.612-04:002012-08-17T10:41:35.612-04:00The only downside is that Insp has fallen into the...<i>The only downside is that Insp has fallen into the bad habit of compressing the credits at the end of the show so they can move on to the next ep. El suckola. I've seen this with Big Valley & Happy Days in recent days, and I cringe.</i><br /><br />I could write a multitude of blog posts on how this practice irritates the heck out of me. I can't say for certain, but it seems to me TVLand instituted it...and then alleged "movie channels" like AMC followed suit by speeding up the closing movie credits (another pet peeve of mine). Me-TV has a promo that pokes a little fun at this, declaring that "we give credit where credit is due." (And that's the way Me likes it!)Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-81058986672465807292012-08-16T14:20:31.364-04:002012-08-16T14:20:31.364-04:00Oh, snap!
Rockford had just returned and gave Koj...Oh, snap!<br /><br />Rockford had just returned and gave Kojak a summer vaca, after it'd been placed on hiatus to make room for Hogan's Heroes. Now it moves further up the trail. <br /><br />Insp is all of a sudden a playa. They share The Waltons with GMC, Big Valley with Me-TV, and now they're scoring by bagging High Chapparal. Suh-weeeet!!!!<br /><br />The only downside is that Insp has fallen into the bad habit of compressing the credits at the end of the show so they can move on to the next ep. El suckola. I've seen this with Big Valley & Happy Days in recent days, and I cringe. Who's the jabroni in charge?hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-64326295062812637442012-08-16T12:43:42.131-04:002012-08-16T12:43:42.131-04:00Quick correction on my as-yet unposted post ...
M...Quick correction on my as-yet unposted post ...<br /><br />MeTOO retired the <i>Star Trek</i>s at the onset of summer, and has been running Detective shows in their stead, one series-two episodes each night (<i>Charlie's Angels, Rockford, Magnum, Hart To Hart)</i>.<br /><br />Right there on my TV, staring me in the face, and I forget.<br /> "Ol' rockin' chair's got me ..."Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-38149208480851376982012-08-16T12:13:22.306-04:002012-08-16T12:13:22.306-04:00Not to rub it in or anything like that ...
Anytime...Not to rub it in or anything like that ...<br />Anytime something gets squeezed off the MeTV slate, we here in Chicago can often count on it getting picked up by MeTOO, one digital channel over.<br />At present, MeTOO is showing <i>Star Trek</i> amd <i>ST: The Next Gen</i> in prime time, leading into sitcoms like <i>Bewitched, Frasier,</i> some others I can't call to mind.<br /> On weekends there's <i>StoogeAPalooza</i> on Saturday nights (Chicagoans have to remember to change cahnnels at 9pm (Central) to get a full night of Rich Koz), and a block of mystery shows on Sunday mornings and afternoons (they switch them around periodically) fron 9am to 6pm; this might be changed in the fall (have to check.<br />I'm currently taking (or being taken by) AT&T U-Verse cable, which hasn't (yet) picked up THiS, the Ugroup's movie station, but I live in hope - I really miss <i>Highway Patrol</i>.<br /><br /><i>"I wept because I had no shoes,<br />And then I met a Man who had no socks."</i><br /> - the Gospel according to <i>Miami Vice</i> ;-P<br /><br /> ... and a nice <b>119 oreoki</b> to you.Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-82404863834705980482012-08-15T21:15:22.960-04:002012-08-15T21:15:22.960-04:00What are the chances that Me-Tv will somehow make ...What are the chances that Me-Tv will somehow make it to Dish Network?<br />I knows its probably crazy talk but I would love to see it on there.Jim Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934118332595120841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-85699244636253348052012-08-15T17:47:25.615-04:002012-08-15T17:47:25.615-04:00Ooooooh! I think I get INSP network. Will check ...Ooooooh! I think I get INSP network. Will check as soon as movie is done recording. Thanks for the GREAT news!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-65391642126869943082012-08-15T17:12:44.911-04:002012-08-15T17:12:44.911-04:00My feed of ME-TV only shows Weekday hours 9AM-10PM...<i>My feed of ME-TV only shows Weekday hours 9AM-10PM and then 2AM-6AM.<br /><br />Weekends seem to be 2PM-10PM and then 2AM-6AM.</i><br /><br />"I cried because I had no shoes...until I met a man who had no feet." I really feel for you, man -- we lose MeTV Sunday mornings from 6-11am for infomercials, and during high school football season it goes dark on Friday nights to telecast select games. (The WSB affiliate also pre-empts the programming from time to time for arena football.) So the next time I start bitching about losing the second ha;f-hour of <b><i>Bilko</i></b> I'll remember how lousy you have it. (Shop at Home...feh!)Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-63998684574278990122012-08-15T17:00:01.951-04:002012-08-15T17:00:01.951-04:00My feed of ME-TV only shows Weekday hours 9AM-10P...My feed of ME-TV only shows Weekday hours 9AM-10PM and then 2AM-6AM.<br /><br />Weekends seem to be 2PM-10PM and then 2AM-6AM.<br /><br />The other hours are used for SHOP AT HOME things.<br /><br />The shows I don't see are enticing.<br /><br />I get some solace from Antenna TV which is 24 hours,basurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580128565141263640noreply@blogger.com