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re: Before HBO and VCRs?
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:33 pm to ThuperThumpin
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:33 pm to ThuperThumpin
In the 60's, you had NBC's Saturday night movie in prime time. ABC filled that gap with their Sunday night movies in the 70's and 80's (ABC made a killing on the James Bond franchise). The ABC "Movies of the Week" were made for TV movies, not theatrical releases.
Keep in mind, 2/3rds of local TV stations didn't have late night programming or morning programming provided by the networks. So local affiliates would show a film after their late news, or in the mornings after their children's programming. They also had a lot of time to fill on weekend afternoons.
WTBS and other "super stations" were a big deal in the 70's because they played a lot of classic and B movies, and didn't have to fill around network shows.
It was a huge deal when a big theatrical release would finally make it to TV. There were films that we never saw in the uncut format until HBO and VCRs.
Keep in mind, 2/3rds of local TV stations didn't have late night programming or morning programming provided by the networks. So local affiliates would show a film after their late news, or in the mornings after their children's programming. They also had a lot of time to fill on weekend afternoons.
WTBS and other "super stations" were a big deal in the 70's because they played a lot of classic and B movies, and didn't have to fill around network shows.
It was a huge deal when a big theatrical release would finally make it to TV. There were films that we never saw in the uncut format until HBO and VCRs.
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:38 pm to Fewer Kilometers
By the way, the way that syndicated movies worked, one station would air the film (actual film) and then put the film reels on a bus for the next town. So we could see movies play in Baton Rouge one weekend, then see the same movie on a Lafayette station the next weekend. It got to the point where we could predict which movies would get played on both stations. It was the first example of repeat TV viewing that I experienced.
For a while, KATC in Lafayette would show a film after their 10pm news, then show it again in the morning before shipping it to the next station. So if there was a great movie you saw at night, you could get up the next morning and watch it again.
For a while, KATC in Lafayette would show a film after their 10pm news, then show it again in the morning before shipping it to the next station. So if there was a great movie you saw at night, you could get up the next morning and watch it again.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:39 pm to Fewer Kilometers
I remember going to the video store on Friday nights and looking at all the VHS tapes and reading the back of the box to see what the movie was about.
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:44 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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It was a huge deal when a big theatrical release would finally make it to TV. There were films that we never saw in the uncut format until HBO and VCRs.
I bet so. We did not get a VCR for a long time but we had HBO and pay per view (it was called Select Event)for as long as I can remember. Its strange to think that you would see a movie in the theater then not see it again for years.
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