[chrisbarnes72]

Can any of you remember when Tv land aired a lot of the older classics tv sitcoms, like Gillgans Island, I dream of Jeanie, Leave it to beaver, green acres, petticoat junction, father knows best, etc etc etc.

Would it be nice to have a channel again that would play the classic sitcoms??

 

[cb7214]

YES!!!

 

[EXTACAMO]

Yea it would be nice. But at least I can get a Retro Network channel through OTA.

 

[Wayne]

I wish TV Land would launch TV Land 2: The Classics and air the programs you mention plus shows like Donna Reed, Dobbie Gillis, Ann Southern and Dick Van ****. Classic comedies are so much funnier.

One thing that really bugs me with TV Land is their "Original Shows" and how they promote them to death. What does She's Got the Look or High School Reunion have to do with their other programming. Surely Viacom can find another cable channel like VH1 to put these programs on.

 

[FTA Michael]

TV Land 2 would eventually become like TV Land just as VH1 Classic has become more like VH1. Stick with RTN and boxed sets of old episodes.

Michael's First Rule of Pay-TV Programming: No matter how unique or valuable its original niche, every channel will evolve to become more like every other channel.

 

[fluffybear]

I wish TV Land would launch TV Land 2: The Classics and air the programs you mention plus shows like Donna Reed, Dobbie Gillis, Ann Southern and Dick Van ****. Classic comedies are so much funnier.

One thing that really bugs me with TV Land is their "Original Shows" and how they promote them to death. What does She's Got the Look or High School Reunion have to do with their other programming. Surely Viacom can find another cable channel like VH1 to put these programs on.

We really do not need a TV Land 2. What we need is to move a good portion of the programming to Nick at Nite, get rid of the movies,etc. and bring back the true classics.

It wouldn't take long for Viacom to start airing 'Fresh Price of Bel-Air' marathons on a TV Land 2.

 

[fluffybear]

Yea it would be nice. But at least I can get a Retro Network channel through OTA.

Don't you just love RTN!

 

[EXTACAMO]

Don't you just love RTN!

"One Adam 12...... One Adam 12..... See the man... A 415 fight."

What do you think?

 

[fluffybear]

"One Adam 12...... One Adam 12..... See the man... A 415 fight."

What do you think?

I think LAPD has an opening for a dispatcher, give 'em a call

Never was an Adam-12 fan myself (I preferred SWAT) but I never missed an episode of Emergency as a kid. Odd thing though, about 2 - 3 weeks ago, RTN was showing the final season of Emergency (when they were occasional 2 hour movies) and for some reason I do not remember a single one of them.

 

[EXTACAMO]

Yea, SWAT & Emergency were my favorites also. Medical Center was good too but you don't see that anywhere anymore.

 

[MikeW]

Michael's First Rule of Pay-TV Programming: No matter how unique or valuable its original niche, every channel will evolve to become more like every other channel.

That statement is very accurate. I have no RTN affiliate here, so my only method of getting Adam 12 is through HULU. I started a trial account with Netflix and saw they had all 7 seasons online to play instantly. I was disappointed with the rest of their "instant' library and decided not to join. I am much happier with Blockbuster.

 

[trainman]

There was no TV Land channel 20 years ago (it didn't start until 1996) -- although if I recall correctly, in 1988 there was still a fair amount of black-and-white on the Nick at Nite schedule. Might have even been black-and-white on Nickelodeon, in the form of "Dennis the Menace" and "Lassie." I'll have to look in my collection of old TV Guides when I'm at home.

 

[sdicomp]

Can any of you remember when Tv land aired a lot of the older classics tv sitcoms, like Gillgans Island, I dream of Jeanie, Leave it to beaver, green acres, petticoat junction, father knows best, etc etc etc.

Would it be nice to have a channel again that would play the classic sitcoms??

Very much agree here!!!

 

[EXTACAMO]

I think LAPD has an opening for a dispatcher, give 'em a call

Never was an Adam-12 fan myself (I preferred SWAT) but I never missed an episode of Emergency as a kid. Odd thing though, about 2 - 3 weeks ago, RTN was showing the final season of Emergency (when they were occasional 2 hour movies) and for some reason I do not remember a single one of them.

Yea, I probably could get a good deal on a bank owned house out there. :lol:

 

[VegasDen]

I think LAPD has an opening for a dispatcher, give 'em a call

Never was an Adam-12 fan myself (I preferred SWAT) but I never missed an episode of Emergency as a kid. Odd thing though, about 2 - 3 weeks ago, RTN was showing the final season of Emergency (when they were occasional 2 hour movies) and for some reason I do not remember a single one of them.

I liked Emergency as well.....I get my fix on Hulu. :grin:

 

[sattec]

greetings fellow RTN heads! If you receive RTN via satellite, do a new scan, they have a national feed now and have added at least one more station...RTN forever!

 

[EXTACAMO]

greetings fellow RTN heads! If you receive RTN via satellite, do a new scan, they have a national feed now and have added at least one more station...RTN forever!

I'm thinking about getting into FTA. What satellite is RTN on and what direction would I need to point to get it. I live in central New York. TIA.

 

[RDH416]

The older black and white series would be great to see again. Ones like The Phil Silvers Show (the original Sgt Ernie Bilko), Sea Hunt, Highway Patrol, Sky King, Cannon (that one may have been in color), and others. I know... "you're dating yourself with these". These and others were pretty good watching back then.

 

[sattec]

I'm thinking about getting into FTA. What satellite is RTN on and what direction would I need to point to get it. I live in central New York. TIA.

it's at 123 degrees west, towards Texas for you, I guess?? I use an 8 foot dish to pull in the RTN group, it's about 15 good english speaking stations on that satellite plus the new national feed which is very much like a super station, instead of ads they have a screen saver that pops up for a minute or two instead of commercials.

Galaxy 18
http://www.lyngsat.com/galaxy18.html

KMMF-TV (FOX - Missoula)

KMCC-TV (Laughlin)

KKTU-LP (ABC - Cheyenne)

KPBI-TV (My - Eureka Springs)
Retro TV Network
KXUN-LP (Fort Smith)

KWCE-TV (Alexandria)

WNGS-TV (Buffalo)
KWWF-TV (Waterloo)

KFDF-CA (My - Fort Smith)

KEGS-LP (Las Vegas)

KLMN-TV (Great Falls)

RTN Radio

KATV-TV (ABC - Little Rock)

KTVC-TV (Roseburg)

KQUP-TV (Spokane)

WMQF-TV (FOX - Marquette)

KKYK-TV (Eureka Springs)

KWBF-TV (My - Little Rock)
KDEV-LP (Aurora)

WGMU-TV (My - Burlington)

KCBU-TV (Provo)

KWBM-TV (My - Springfield)

 

[Steve Mehs]

I used to love watching Nickelodeon on summer afternoons as a kid, after they were done with that educational crap they have on in the mornings. Dragnet and Adam 12 in the afternoons back to back along with Lassie, Flipper and Dennis The Menace. Now Nick at Nite has the crap that was on when I was a kid. Full House? Come on, that was the biggest joke of a TV show ever. Family Matters? Corny as a hell. Fresh Prince I can deal with. When the early to mid '90s ABC TGIF line up qualifies as classic TV, there's something not right. And as for TV Land, 'reality' shows and original programming that have nothing to do with the channel, just like all the other Viacom owned cable networks out there.

RTN is okay, not as good as TV Land was 10 years ago IMO, and I do like Unreliable Sources.