Happy 20th Anniversary to TCM

[cakesandcakes]

I have really fond memories of watching TCM from when I was a kid. I know someone didn't care for how often they play Singin' In The Rain, but that's one of my favorite movies, largely because I watched it over and over again there. I swear I was the only 10 year old in school who knew who Cid Charisse was.
Of course, I can't really justify paying for cable (or a tv, for that matter) when there's so much available for streaming online, but I do sometimes wish I could just sit down and watch whatever classic movie is on, rather than having to actually pick something.

 

[Fading Fast]

I have really fond memories of watching TCM from when I was a kid. I know someone didn't care for how often they play Singin' In The Rain, but that's one of my favorite movies, largely because I watched it over and over again there. I swear I was the only 10 year old in school who knew who Cid Charisse was.
Of course, I can't really justify paying for cable (or a tv, for that matter) when there's so much available for streaming online, but I do sometimes wish I could just sit down and watch whatever classic movie is on, rather than having to actually pick something.

I completely understand that as the serendipity of discovering a gem that way is wonderful.

 

[Antje]

There are low/no cost workarounds available for your unfortunate situation. Google is your friend.

And i'm happy with my truckload of dvd's

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[sheeplady]

Google is your friend.

Giving someone a worthwhile review of a service you've tried would be far more helpful than "Google is your friend."

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

For me YouTube is the best alternative to TCM as now you can watch movies in their entirety.

 

[LizzieMaine]

For me YouTube is the best alternative to TCM as now you can watch movies in their entirety.

I await the Yoo Toob release of "Lawrence of Arabia."

 

[sheeplady]

While I'm not totally in agreement with copyright laws, there's something distasteful to me about using YouTube as my personal lending library to watch bootlegged stuff. I get that much of copyright is nonsensical. I get that distributors and copyright holders make a lot of money off these films. I get that some stuff is hard or next to impossible to find.

In my mind, lit's like if someone I knew lifted some donuts from the store. I'm not eating a stolen doughnut, no matter how good it tastes.

I await the Yoo Toob release of "Lawrence of Arabia."

Or Mickey Mouse?

 

[Tomasso]

Giving someone a worthwhile review of a service you've tried would be far more helpful than "Google is your friend."

There is no service per se, just a number of low/no cost methods of navigating through the Byzantine world of modern media. A brief search of the web will reveal all. My comment was intended as a simple heads-up for someone in need but as you can see it was rebuffed.

 

[sheeplady]

There is no service per se, just a number of low/no cost methods of navigating through the Byzantine world of modern media. A brief search of the web will reveal all. My comment was intended as a simple heads-up for someone in need but as you can see it was rebuffed.

Perhaps you are unaware of this, but the phrase "Google is your friend" comes across as dismissive and not helpful; particularly in text. I am sure we are all capable of using Google (and other search engines) and aware you can search for things online. And even if a person was unaware of this, a simple, "Have you tried a Google search?" Is the polite way of suggesting something, rather than "Google is your friend."

Given the way you phased it, you shouldn't be surprised you were rebuffed.

 

[Touchofevil]

Perhaps you are unaware of this, but the phrase "Google is your friend" comes across as dismissive and not helpful; particularly in text. I am sure we are all capable of using Google (and other search engines) and aware you can search for things online. And even if a person was unaware of this, a simple, "Have you tried a Google search?" Is the polite way of suggesting something, rather than "Google is your friend."

Given the way you phased it, you shouldn't be surprised you were rebuffed.

I did not interpret Tomasso's "Google is your friend" as either dismissive or an attempt to be helpful. It appeared to me that he was attempting to be humorous more than anything else.

 

[sheeplady]

I did not interpret Tomasso's "Google is your friend" as either dismissive or an attempt to be helpful. It appeared to me that he was attempting to be humorous more than anything else.

He says he was trying to be informative (which I personally put under the umbrella of helpful).

But it's kind of an each his own thing.

ETA: Are people finding that cable companies are charging more for packages with AMC? That might bode well for it's survival, as it is a "demand" channel that they know they can charge more for.

 

[Veronica T]

Since grade school, my television(s) has been constantly set to TCM unless The Green Bay Packers are playing an away game.

I get that some stuff is hard or next to impossible to find.

In my mind, lit's like if someone I knew lifted some donuts from the store. I'm not eating a stolen doughnut, no matter how good it tastes.

My favorite nights on Turner Classics are Sundays with the silent and the import movie.

Things I miss:

1. TCM Young Film Composers Competition for writing music for an unscored silent film,
2. The old movie introductions,

[video=youtube;Qg8MyAZYYb8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg8MyAZYYb8[/video]

3. Silent and import films on Sunday nights during The Thirty-One Days Of Oscar.

My dream is to be Guest Programmer and sit beside Robert Osborne as we watch the movies I selected.

 

[Fading Fast]

My dream is to be Guest Programmer and sit beside Robert Osborne as we watch the movies I selected.

I believe you get to choose four - what would they be Guest Programmer?

 

[Veronica T]

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Do you know what? Until Sheepslady's comment, I could have rattled off four favorite films without a pause.

.... some stuff is hard or next to impossible to find.

Now I am not so certain.

I think I would request next to impossible to find movies.

Another thing would be to present a film as it was originally intended. Some of the earliest movies from the eighteen-nineties until the mid-thirties were meant to have not only musical accompaniment but also live voice actors. In my city there is The Rocky Horror Picture Show which has been going on since before I was born. People dress as the actors in the film and are onstage during the showing of the film. I have never seen this presentation of Rocky Horror myself but a few silent films were meant to be seen in a similar way. I am just using Rocky Horror as an example. Most of these silent films would have a single narrator who would take the place of intertitle cards and may or may not speak for the onscreen actors. Sort of like Mystery Science Theatre 3000 without the robots and smart aleckiness.

There are silent films on YouTube — within the public domain — that are silent. No musical accompaniment. Or music with no bearing on the movie and detracts / distracts. I have a few early Alfred Hitchcocks on DVD like that. That is one reason I miss TCM Young Composers Competition.

I honestly don't know. All those minutes spent daydreaming about guest programming while waiting for the stop 'n' go light to turn green are wasted.