If you want to escape this madness for a while and have cable TV

[MinneapolisMatt]

Turn on Turner Classic Movies.

I know it's all the oldies, but man, it does clear my head and restore a sense of sanity. I can now see first-hand why so many people went to the movies back in the 30s and 40s, when the shit was splattering off the fan.

If you can't afford cable TV, see if you can catch some oldies on video sites. It really does help me.

:hi:


Just trying to offer something positive in between fits of rage.

[ananda]

1. Works for me too...

... since I just can't stand cable and broadcast news at all.

[ladjf]

2. Hey, I tried a couple of Tom and Jerry Cartoons this morning. They

were at least entertaining.

[MinneapolisMatt]

17. Good old cartoons are great, too!

Love those goodies. Tom & Jerry, Popeye, Rocky & Bullwinkle. Fun times.

[Enrique]

3. a very good TV channel

:thumbsup:

[brooklynite]

4. What about all those movies with married couples sleeping in seperate beds?

What kind of "Family Values" is that?

[meegbear]

5. I don't get Turner Classic Movies, thank you very bloody much ...

Comcast took over my cable from AT&T and they bumped the channel up to a higher tier. Thye give me ...

EncoreWAM
MoviePlex
Sundance Channel
Flix
Love Channel
Mystery Channel
Western Channel
IFC

but NO TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES!!!

You ruined my day and made me even more bitter!!!1!

AARRRGHHH!!!1

[MinneapolisMatt]

11. OH NO! I'm so sorry!

That is HORRIBLE. I would go bonkers!

[ceile]

6. Agreed

I watched a Victor Mature, Betty Grable whodunit yesterday. Very good way to relax.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

7. Movie on now: Duke and James Arness play F.B.I. agents --

who take on Cold War commies in this thriller filmed on location in Hawaii.
I love that channel but I think I'll wait for a comedy!

BIG JIM McLAIN TRAILER 1952 JOHN WAYNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Xcv_mATVs


LOL Comment on YouTube;
"The Duke and Marshal Dillon hunting Commies and poon-tang in Hawaii."
"Without pieces of manpower like that, we may all be speaking Russkie today.":patriot:

:popcorn:

[Ganja Ninja]

8. For the last month on Thursday nights they have been airing old horror /sci fi movies.

The really cheap B movies that were a staple at drive-ins during the 50's and 60's. I love that stuff.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

9. I wish they would show 'The Blob'

:hi: 1958 movie trailer for this classic horror film starring 'Steve McQueen'::loveya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euyyNm8NLC4
:popcorn:

[Ganja Ninja]

10. I'm pretty sure they did.

I think it was last week or maybe the week before that. They had 3 or 4 pics that were also blob type flicks all on one night. One was called "X The Unknown" and another was a Japanese flick called "H Men". Naturally both involved radioactivity.

[Solomon]

12. Yep. The Blob was on just a few nights ago.

Even better are silent movies. There's something about silent movies that are very therapeutic. Was it last night?, they had the silent movie version of Sea Hawk on TCM.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. You can watch the whole movie on youtube

Part one is here

:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbgMbVWAB7w


Right now I'm watching the Jonathan Creek Mysteries on youtube
starting from season one..... All on youtube.

I don't have a TV

[B Calm]

14. I love watching old movies.

[malaise]

15. I'm watching cricket

and football.

[Dappleganger]

16. Netflix is now streaming all the Star Trek episodes, so I'm good.

Not to mention our shipment of the LOTR extended BD version just arrived yesterday. :)

[mojowork_n]

18. Well, if you've also got a DVD recorder in your cable box..

One of the nostalgia channels, "antenna TV" or Retro TV, or whatever it's called:

http://myretrotv.com/affiliates.html

goes in streaks. A little while ago their over-night, wee-hours programming was all old movies.
Including a pretty good streak of late 40’s and 50’s film noir gumshoe potboilers. Lately they’ve
gone to more old serials (“Hazel”) but still show some good ones in the earliest hours of the
morning. It’s worth a check of the program lineup if you can TIVO it, or -- if you’re an insomniac
and you’re not going to fall asleep anyway.