Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: no, "MeTV", we do NOT want "Meet the Press".  Bring back the Flintstones
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 19:57:27 -0500
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 50
Message-ID: <v3lopn$43so$1@dont-email.me>
References: <Pine.NEB.4.64.2405130233080.7135@panix3.panix.com> <v1s694$399i0$1@dont-email.me> <0001HW.2C0E648003CD2E2C30B0B238F@news.giganews.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 02:57:28 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8ac6b0ff8e4f2749cbac70f51b6b3027";
	logging-data="135064"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX198+tHNt3lH8wh4UU+aRq6pEyvCN66XR24="
User-Agent: Unison/2.2
Cancel-Lock: sha1:mbvKjaeJyqVZUTxLIwUnGcBzSWs=
Bytes: 3032

On 2024-06-03 20:52:16 +0000, Pluted Pup said:

> On Sun, 12 May 2024 21:51:48 -0700, super70s wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-05-13 02:36:20 +0000, danny burstein said:
>> 
>>> So I'm checking next Sunday morning's schedule (and the one after it)
>>> looking to see which Flintstone's episodes they're broadcasting
>>> 
>>> And shudder... instead of three back-to-back showings,
>>> they've dropped the first two in favour of "Meet the Press".
>>> 
>>> Why, oh why?
>>> 
>>> If any of the Wiegels are reading this, slap the programming
>>> wiz who decided this, real hard like.
>> 
>> Your MeTV station must be one of those that pre-empts certain
>> programming for other stuff sometimes.
>> 
>> They get into the weeds in all of this at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeTV
>> 
>> Anyway here's what you missed this morning:
>> 
>> "Fred mistakenly thinks Wilma is going to have a baby."
>> 
>> "Fred's rich uncle mistakenly visits Bedrock, expecting to find his namesake."
> 
> "MeTV also began to carry remastered widescreen prints of some
> programs (such as Leave It to Beaver, I Love Lucy, The
> Honeymooners, and The Monkees) and present its program
> promotions in the 16:9 format; most other programming to which
> Me-TV has only obtained 4:3 prints are presented in an
> anamorphic 14:9 format."
> 
> Lousy. If you value your time and your TV it would
> suit to get the DVDs of what you like, rather than
> just see only 70% of the screen with The Monkees and
> only 80% of the screen of The Flintstones.
> 
> Don't you mind having the top and bottom of the program
> being cut off by MeTV?

I guess I'm just not that persnickety when it comes to old sitcoms I've 
seen countless times before, I'd rather watch one on MeTV than TVLand 
which shows everything in 4:3.

I wouldn't be surprised if audience research indicates most viewers 
don't care either.