tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post3533227880870232642..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: How To Be a Classic Film Fan without TCMRaquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-63314828717469043522014-03-12T19:50:00.417-04:002014-03-12T19:50:00.417-04:00I Love TCM and have recorded 100's of movies o...I Love TCM and have recorded 100's of movies on dvd uncut.<br />Sometimes I make copies for friends that cant find these chestnuts - dvd blanks are 22 cent each in bulk.<br />I may be facing a time where we cant afford cable since I am out of work and considered disabled by most, so I agree with your article on alternative sources.Lee Estrada / Mirror Imagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221916162464645708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-41007077163568855412013-01-03T06:39:15.847-05:002013-01-03T06:39:15.847-05:00I'm one of those people who has TCM on from th...I'm one of those people who has TCM on from the time she wakes up until the time she goes to bed and it's been that was since its inception minus one year when I was out of work and had to trim my expenses. What a painful year it was. TCM is like my comfort food of household sight and sound. Having said all that, I agree with the author of this post. TCM is only part of a balanced education in classic film and reading is a rich way to supplement that education. I have an insatiable thirst for books on any aspect of filming and actors from the silent era through maybe the sixties and my kindle has now become as indispensable as TCM. I like reading the ebooks because I have hundreds stored inside that don't require dusting.<br /><br />Our cable bill is spiraling out of control and it's all because I want this one channel. For the greater good of our household purse even I have to concede that it might be time to trim the expenses by sacrificing my beloved TCM and saving about $1400.00 year. It's killing me, but it's insane that I must pay for other premier channels when I only watch one.<br /><br />I came here to find out if there's anyway to have my cake and eat it too. Wish there was a way to only pay for TCM. Wish Turner Broadcasting was less interested in taking advantage of consumers by only offering it as part of an expensive bundle. Surely, they're rich enough by now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348902731619941382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-66752069917876065412011-12-21T10:57:36.528-05:002011-12-21T10:57:36.528-05:00Great post! While it is a wonderful channel, TCM i...Great post! While it is a wonderful channel, TCM is not the be-all and end-all of classic movies. Some of our local movie theatres play classic movies once a month - a great chance to see them on the big screen.Melhttp://foodyarnandfilm.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-39423886281214138932011-01-31T14:52:59.331-05:002011-01-31T14:52:59.331-05:00I'm in the same boat as you, and these are all...I'm in the same boat as you, and these are all really helpful tips. I know this is an old post, but I thought you'd like to know that I've just started a new monthly feature on my blog wherein I list all the classic films coming to and expiring from Netflix Instant. I call it <a href="http://garbolaughs.wordpress.com/tag/instant-classics/" rel="nofollow">Instant Classics</a>.Carolinehttp://garbolaughs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-38231671268215294362010-12-15T11:51:36.137-05:002010-12-15T11:51:36.137-05:00Thank God I'm not the only one! Well, I do hav...Thank God I'm not the only one! Well, I do have TCM but sadly most of the day Cartoon Network preoccupy the channel and it's only around 9 o'clock in the evening that TCM appears *hmph!* ... This happened not so long ago due to some local TV aerial change, and I was really hacked off (to say the least). Until now I've only had YouTube and my own humble DVD collection to rely on... So, thanks for the suggestions! ;)M. T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03316954978752373910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-81006899883783886172010-02-10T16:17:03.610-05:002010-02-10T16:17:03.610-05:00I have not looked for many classics, but Fancast i...I have not looked for many classics, but <a href="http://fancast.com/" rel="nofollow">Fancast</a> is a pretty good site.Darius Whiteplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950956139088139753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-11472497936994753862010-01-29T23:08:42.230-05:002010-01-29T23:08:42.230-05:00Affiliate Marketing is a performance based sales t...Affiliate Marketing is a performance based sales technique used by companies to expand their reach into the internet at low costs. This commission based program allows affiliate marketers to place ads on their websites or other advertising efforts such as email distribution in exchange for payment of a small commission when a sale results. <br />www.onlineuniversalwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-36141907681275439642010-01-28T02:46:11.130-05:002010-01-28T02:46:11.130-05:00Thank you for this great post! It's good, for ...Thank you for this great post! It's good, for one thing, to see someone advocate for a) going to the library and b) going out into the city to experience culture (and classic films along with it) instead of staying at home and watching TCM. I honestly think if you rely upon TCM or AMC (though they've become much less about classic films and more about Mad Men/the same 5 movies over and over) you miss a lot of interaction with fellow classic film enthusiasts. Not to mention, as I stated above, a lot of these channels have a tendency to play the same movies many times, whereas Netflix and the other sources give your recommendation you might not necessarily otherwise think to find.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for the myriad suggestions! I'll have to try out various venues where I live and jump outside of my TV bubble to perhaps watch these movies with my friends and family!Caroline Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520789132075771293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-36769513711027050362010-01-15T16:21:28.648-05:002010-01-15T16:21:28.648-05:00Hi Raquelle- just stopping by to tell you that you...Hi Raquelle- just stopping by to tell you that you have been awarded the Kreativ Blogger award. Details <a href="http://randomshelf.blogspot.com/2010/01/aw-shucks.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a>J.C. Loopholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976993877171613834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-11321475202529280842010-01-11T21:10:16.997-05:002010-01-11T21:10:16.997-05:00I applaud your mature attitude. You have some grea...I applaud your mature attitude. You have some great ideas for watching the movies you love without resorting to cable.Fast Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523755222074304394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-39058331408740107822010-01-10T01:45:21.721-05:002010-01-10T01:45:21.721-05:00Try being a classic film fan who lives in Australi...Try being a classic film fan who lives in Australia, doesn't have pay TV and has very limited downloads, so can't watch movies online and doesn't have access to online DVD libraries. ;]<br />-Andi xAndi B. Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332787961396491990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-65645595905832012082010-01-08T21:30:07.958-05:002010-01-08T21:30:07.958-05:00A very consumer friendly post indeed! Good work! I...A very consumer friendly post indeed! Good work! I have never had TCM or any other classic film channel. I live in Sweden, a country where classic film generally is avoided. <br /><br />I totally depend on swapping films with friends all over the world and buying nice releases of the ones I really love (if there is a nice release that is).<br /><br />One thing with buying non official releases of impossibly rare films from different net sites; Sometimes the quality of the prints used are hilariously bad. Most of them are not worth paying for. <br /><br />Thanks for mentioning me in your post. You are all welcome to contact me if you need a particular rare silent or early talkie, I may know where to get it or might even have it.Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-57836181506659388912010-01-08T19:02:29.454-05:002010-01-08T19:02:29.454-05:00I wonder how libraries do it sometimes. My own in ...I wonder how libraries do it sometimes. My own in Albany NY has a pretty stupendous selection with a generous helping of foreign films, some quite obscure. When the doors open there's always a queue outside. I'd say half are there to use the computers, half to grab the New Arrival DVDs. I have TCM but the library is if anything a greater resource because of the greater diversity of content. Racquelle, I hope yours is at least as good as mine.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-35708569804783963382010-01-08T18:02:24.484-05:002010-01-08T18:02:24.484-05:00It bums me out that I can't order just TCM--be...It bums me out that I can't order just TCM--because I could care less about most of the cable channels. I don't know if I'll ever be able to justify the cost for just one channel. However, I am totally overwhelmed with viewing choices as it is: Netflix, Classicflix, the library--and then there's all that stuff on YouTube. The day I realized how many classic movies were at the library was one of the best of my life! I mean, a lot of that stuff never made it to DVD. Anyway, blah blah--great post.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-25754751011450264382010-01-08T17:09:26.166-05:002010-01-08T17:09:26.166-05:00Thanks for this nice post - people seem shocked th...Thanks for this nice post - people seem shocked that we don't all have TCM as our primary source of classic movies, but you do a great job pointing out all the other ways we can enjoy and learn about classic films.Jennifer Garlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400915069469993143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-16023118037076386682010-01-08T14:31:39.968-05:002010-01-08T14:31:39.968-05:00A very much appreciated post! I'm also don...A very much appreciated post! I'm also don't get TCM -- not because I don't want to (I'd have that station on constantly if I did), but because a cable package is not affordable any longer. I use most of the resources you mention, along with avidly tuning into TCM when I visit family or friends and the opportunity presents itself!DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-8649799586109020122010-01-08T14:15:14.047-05:002010-01-08T14:15:14.047-05:00Great post! I don't have TCM either (I can'...Great post! I don't have TCM either (I can't get it where I live)! So, I rely heavily on my library and the internet! And my family's films collection.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm glad to know there are others out there without it! I thought I was the only one!!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562702535170134885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-956380049543180012010-01-08T13:25:12.099-05:002010-01-08T13:25:12.099-05:00I don't know what I would do without TCM. If ...I don't know what I would do without TCM. If my cable package didn't have it, I would probably have to move, I love it that much.<br /><br />Just this past week or so I've watched several films that have never been available on video in any form. Not even on VHS.<br /><br />It is a great channel. I'm sorry you don't get it there. <br /><br />That said, a very good list of other resources.TALKING MOVIEzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621046844665110326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-43530899420180979082010-01-08T13:20:18.747-05:002010-01-08T13:20:18.747-05:00This is a great post - while I do have TCM (we had...This is a great post - while I do have TCM (we had to go up an extra tier on our Dish Network in order to get it!) I find that the majority of the classic films I watch are from the sources you list - namely Netflix, my own DVDs and borrowing from family/friends. <br /><br />I love TCM, and do get a lot of movie ideas from them even if I don't watch them at that moment on the channel, but I do find that they will have large blocks of time when I am just not interested (like today's Elvis day) and I retreat to my own resources. You don't have to have TCM subscriber to be a classic movie fan - if anything, you're a more loyal fan for going the extra mile to seek the material out without the benefit of a 24 hour channel!<br /><br />--ShellyThe Cinemaphilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552553342210955876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-43167462191368527402010-01-08T12:44:16.331-05:002010-01-08T12:44:16.331-05:00Really great post! It's hard sometimes to be a...Really great post! It's hard sometimes to be a classic film fan without TCM. And thank you for listing me as a reference! :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592715432020988588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-72455243149817625342010-01-08T11:15:19.187-05:002010-01-08T11:15:19.187-05:00John - Same kind of thing happened to me. It just ...John - Same kind of thing happened to me. It just got too expensive and to out of my reach. There is a local cable company that offers the channel in a cheap basic package but my building is wired for another company! Argh. Good luck with Classicflix!<br /><br />Francy - Netflix and Classicflix are at the top for a reason. They are godsends. Constant stream of great movies in my mailbox.<br /><br />Laura- Good point. These apply to everyone.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-35435786362527299562010-01-08T10:45:37.808-05:002010-01-08T10:45:37.808-05:00Very nice post, Raquelle! You've got good idea...Very nice post, Raquelle! You've got good ideas for the people who have TCM, too.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-29678852050277546612010-01-08T10:33:40.076-05:002010-01-08T10:33:40.076-05:00I don't have TCM either, so I've definatel...I don't have TCM either, so I've definately used a lot of these alternatives. I utilize YouTube and the good ol' library a lot, but would love to start getting Netflix or Classicflix. Cool post!<br /><br />pixiedrivein.blogspot.comFrancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585122575455632885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-43789823416820855672010-01-08T10:04:22.453-05:002010-01-08T10:04:22.453-05:00Great post! We also no longer have TCM--in our ca...Great post! We also no longer have TCM--in our case, it's a matter of economics--living where we do, we could only get TCM on satellite & it doesn't come with either the basic package or the next package up on either Dish or DirectTV, so it finally was beyond our budget. We do have a large personal collection of taped movies, & we get NetFlix--& I need to sign up with ClassicFlix for sure! Thanks for the reminder on that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.com