I don't watch it that often anymore, since I switched from Comscum to DirecTV. Strange, since Hallmark wasn't on my tier when I had Comscum, and my having it for a few months was only because fate made m analog TV kick the bucket one day, and that required me to buy an HDTV. Something about the signal processing gave me Hallmark, History Channel (which I lost for some reason, even though it was still on my tier) and two premium channels, as well as a host of "lost" stations floating out there in digital space.
On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Keith Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hallmark also does a lot of those mystery movies, such as the detective > series that starred John Lorroquette, Lea Thompson, and Kellie Martin (with > Clarence Williams III as her mentor). Again, the shows aren't intellectually > challenging, but their decent fare to watch on a cold rainy afternoon with > the wife. > Hallmark, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movie Channels are similar in some ways as > to what they show. LMC seems to focus more on stories about psycho women > moving into people's homes and trying to take over the household, Lifetime > does more lighthearted romance, and Hallmark does a lot of period romance, > modern day family-fare, and detective movies. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Johnson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, September 5, 2010 12:04:04 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] AT&T U-verse drops Hallmark Channels > > > > I actually watch a fair amount of the Hallmark Channel. They have decent > movies that are good to watch with family. There's a series about women in > the Old West days, such as "Sarah Plain and Tall" with Glenn Close, and a > series that has the blonde actress who used to be on "Grey's Anatomy". They > seem to specialize in a lot of those Old West love stories were strong men > and women try to make a life in hostile conditions, and thankfully, the > modern sensibilities usually has those hostilities being more from greedy > white men and the elements than from savage Natives. The movies are often > predictable, even fluff, but they're fun to watch on a Saturday night > snuggled up on the couch with the wife--who just loves that I will share > time to watch a romance with her instead of the billionth airing of an ep of > Star Trek. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelwyn" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, September 5, 2010 11:24:56 AM > Subject: [scifinoir2] AT&T U-verse drops Hallmark Channels > > > > We had a recent convo about this and here is a prime example. ESPN once > again held up Warner-Cable and Warner Cable backed down. Here the Hallmark > Channel asks AT&T for a rate increase and AT&T kicks them to the curb - and > there is NO outcry. I am an AT&T U-Verse subscriber but I never even know I > had the Hallmark channel. > > Downside: apparently I am going to be unable to see "The Martha Stewart > Show" which is moving from syndication to the Hallmark Channel. > > Bummer. > > ~rave? > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
