On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote:
> It seems to me that the Encore/MoviePlex channels have long been > repositories for older made-fors, but of course you have to check the > listings, since they run along with the theatricals of older or recent > vintage. > > As for an MOW channel, with the networks losing their syndication > divisions in the early 70s as part of the prime access rule, Barry > Diller didn't try to claim ownership and let the various studios keep > ownership of the films. Great for them, bad for any chance of Disney/ > ABC doing an MOW channel. In my mind, the most likely source for an > all made-for-TV movie channel would be NBC, since Universal started > first (back with "Fame is the Name of the Game" in 1965, the pilot for > the series) and has the most titles. It's just that Disney owns the > most memorable made-for-TV-movie series theme music and titles > sequence (with only Morton Stevens' CBS movie theme of the 60s and 70s > as a second). I guess I should be grateful they released all the Columbo mysteries to DVD, so some of that TV history -- when networks put time and money into programing -- can still be viewed. This is why I still value my old VHS collection. So much of what I recorded were segments of talk shows, live events, MOWs and random TV artifacts that aren't likely to be rereleased anytime soon. So while cable fills up with cheap to produce, quickly forgettable crap, I can always dig through the archives and find something worth watching. Or I will be able to do so in a few days when I'm back in America. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
