>:O !!

[hippie_chick]

rant

I hate my cable company. I really do. If they carried TCM (Turner Classic Movies) I would be *living* on that channel this month. All sorts of classic horror.... Freaks, London After Midnight, Nosferatu.... etc... that I will be missing because it seems like mine (Adelphia, South Florida) is the only cable company around that doesn't carry TCM!!

Yes we've mentioned it to them. And I find it hard to believe that they don't get many people asking about it (which is what we were told) since some of the best movies in the world are on there.

I'm particularly upset about missing "London After Midnight". It's one of Lon Chaney's lost masterpieces, reconstructed completely from stills, since the only known remaining print of the film was destroyed in a vault fire during the 60s... and will be the first time it's been shown in over 50 years in *any* format. I am a Lon Chaney nut, and have always heard about this piece and of course never have gotten to see it.

I have digital, and every other channel under the sun but that one. One plus though is that I *do* get BBC America. :)

/rant

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[ragdoll.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel any better, we don't get TCM here either. My cable company is Cablevision which is the parent company of AMC so until hell freezes over we will not get TCM on either regular or digital cable. :-/ Our system is so stupid that they also don't get BBC America on digital. If they did, I'd be willing to fork out the extra $10 a month no problem. However, with no Brits to redeem themselves, I really don't need 17 HBOs, 12 Showtimes and 685 frickin' sports options.

[hippie-chick.livejournal.com]

I just got off the phone with my friend in Chicago who is taping "London After Midnight" for me. Granted I'll get it *after* Halloween... but... I'm getting it! Whew! :)

I know. I only went digital for the Beeb. And the true stories channel that is part of the Starz! super pack. :)

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[ragdoll.livejournal.com]

If we got the Beeb, we'd be there in a second. I still can't believe the f'ing cable company doesn't carry *THAT* on the system.