TV and Movies

[BoopOMatic]

Too bad, TCM was a great channel.

[drizzellla]

I do not watch the movies from the 1970s and newer. If I wanted to watch these movies chances are I saw the movies in the movie theater.

So I seem to watch TCM less and less. But there are numerous other TV stations that are showing old movies. 

Just look at the hosts that TCM hired. They are trying to appeal to a younger audience. Just as well TCM is moving on and so am I.

[Johnnyeager]

It all comes down to how one defines "classic. "

It is a debate as old as TCM itself and it continues to this day.

When TCM first aired in 1994 movies from the 1940s were 50+ years.

Today, movies from the 1970s fit that criterion and the 1980s are not far behind. 

Using "The Studio System" period is too restrictive for me.  I welcome many of the classic films from the late 1960s and 1970s, (so long as they are uncut and uninterrupted.)

In 1994 Robert Osborne himself said that as the years pass, viewers should expect to see the inclusion of films from recent decades.

Go Flashdance, Fame, Footloose and Ferris Bueller!

[ScrapHappy]

Haven't watched it in years.  It's not part of our cable package, have to pay extra.  And I refuse to.

[Spurt]

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@Johnnyeager wrote:

TCM has reported that internal research shows that two-thirds of its regular audience is 18-54.

I think it's terrific that a younger audience appreciates uncut commercial free films from all decades.

Films of the 1970s and 1980s could easily fit within a definition of "classic" and more should be included in the programming lineup.

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@Johnnyeager 

There's also quite a few movies from the 60's too that are considered "classics"......

There are "movie buffs" of all ages that enjoy films from all eras, and are interested in actors from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood! 

[cimeranrose]

@Group 5 minus 1 ...streaming uses the internet. If you get internet where you live, you can stream.

[FLgardener]

I am mostly happy for the addition of many new "classics". It had become tiresome for me to see the same old movies revolving.

For example, TCM recently showed The Honeymoon Killers, a bonafide classic seldom seen, a haunting movie, a movie buff's delight.

[lgfan]

@FLgardener "For example, TCM recently showed The Honeymoon Killers, a bonafide classic seldom seen, a haunting movie, a movie buff's delight."

I agree with you about the movie "The Honeymoon Killers".  I like when TCM shows these old, obscure movies.  These movies are rarely shown on regular television.