Re: [MOPO] Television Movies

[J R]

Gary,   I'm sure in recent years TV audiences have been abandoning watching films on TV for all of those reasons, and the fact that so many people now get cable channels that are devoted to movies (all shown uncut and without commercials). I noticed that there are far fewer films being shown on commercial TV anymore as the commercial-filled channels finally start to realize that they've killed that goose.   To answer your question about the '50s and '60s, well, it was pretty much the same. The only difference was there was far less time in an hour devoted to commercials... usually only a couple of 30-second spots every 10 or 15 minutes. Nothing like the oversaturation you have now, where they will sometimes go away from whatever you're watching for 5 to 8 minutes at a time. I watched the new CSI last night: There was a 60-second opening sequence, then the credits, then a full 7 MINUTES of commercials before they came back to the show. This kind of thing makes watching even series television a losing proposition. But as far as cutting the film to fit in the time allotted (and to suit someone's "moral" standards), yeah, that was done a lot back then. Perhaps even more than it is now.   -- JR   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:42 Subject: [MOPO] Television Movies Does anyone even watch movies on regular television anymore?  With all of the commercials, editing for content, and format to screen - what's the point? Was this always the practice? Or, did you get to see full unedited films back in the 50's and 60's? Curious Question. Regards, Gary          Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com    ___________________________________________________________________               How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List        Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]             In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L     The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.