Sue Thomas Private Eye-4AM EST on Start TV,everyday. Wiki lists only 56 episodes,so just a few weeks to burn through a run. That is a big problem for Start TV,as they indeed get some "women hero" shows and keep them on way too long past burning through episodes. The Closer -6PM &7PM-109 episodes-about the same length of Sue Thomas' run. Would love to see Major Crimes past The Closer-another 105 episodes would at least change things up. Too cheap? Syndication snafus? Dunno. Warner Bros. is as greedy as anyone. The network has The Good Wife-more episodes(156),more recent, better critical acclaim and a well reviewed spinoff hidden behind CBS' paywall. But The Good Wife is at 11PM- You would think showing it a bit earlier might be the ideal(started with 2 episodes each day-once again burn out,but backed off to one-a good idea). For this viewer,11PM is the start of late night shows-Trevor Noah,Colbert,Meyers and 11th Hour/Maddow when the comics are on vacation(like now). Start TV,another Weigel operation,this one with CBS/CW O&Os,not unlike Decades. Weigel has MeTV,Smart TV,H&I(the testosterone version of Start TV,Decades & Movies!with Fox stations) and they all have curiously stupid programming schedules ,just as long as they can shove bad insurance policies and "2 for$19.99 plus free shipping just pay a separate fee" crap on viewers' eyes.
By focusing on characters and real-world situations that more mirrored the issues and real-world challenges familiar to the audiences themselves, rather than just conjuring up some cardboard characters tested by focus groups to be inoffensive cartoons that wouldn't relate to anybody. "Molly Dodd" had a helluva lot better ring of truth to her than Cliff Huxtable ever did (Dr. Huxtable may have been a role model, but one that was created as a marketing answer to those looking for one, not from reality. "Slap Maxwell" was flawed, as was "Larrouquette", but they came from someplace recognizable to the target demographic who saw something of themselves in them, rather than Herman Munster and Barney Fife. Brett Butlers' and Barrs' characters were drawn from a part of the audience that didn't tend to see themselves reflected fairly in their evenings' entertainment? You think Ralph Kramden could claim that (or Fred Flintstone, for that matter)? And that's why I say I prefer these, because they stepped out of their studios' and their networks' comfort zones to try and reach those people who had a little more real character in their lives deeper than, say, Gilligan and Thurston Howell III.
I saw it on recently in the waiting room at the Dr's office. I think it is on one of the OTA channels that runs old TV shows. Laff I think? If not, MeTV or AntennaTV.
I find it amazing how people can still in this day and age "watch TV". I was just in the hospital for 2 months and did watch a bit of ME-TV, but the endless commercial breaks drove me crazy, I love TV but I either watch things from my tens of thousands of shows in my collection or DVR it and skip all of the commercials. Sitting in front of the set and watching something as it airs? Unless its something on one of the premium channels, like HBO, Showtime, etc., forget it.
During the commercial breaks, I'm on this forum, or doing other computer stuff. Or change channels. I do watch a lot more DVDs and Blu-Rays now than regular TV, though. Or Amazon Prime.
I'm surprised that Moonlighting has been sparsely seen in syndication. It was a good show, very popular when it aired and launched the career of Bruce Willis. I know that there were some production difficulties, but I think there would be demand out there. As far as I know, it isn't even streaming anywhere.
I agree, it was an excellent show. I remember having to wait an extra long time, I think in the 4th and 5th seasons, for episodes to air, due to the delays. It was worth the wait. I have all 5 seasons on DVD, which I think are a bit pricey now.
NOWHERE MAN - This was a UPN show that premiered alongside STAR TREK: VOYAGER. It starred Bruce Greenwood as a man whose identity is stripped from him by an unknown "they" because of a controversial photo that he took as a photojournalist. He's got the negative - they want it. It ran one full season on UPN and was briefly available on a DVD set. I have it - and they want it!
For some reason our H&I channel was replaced with what appears to be The Grand Ole Opry channel. I don't know if that is what it is called but I miss H&I.
Love Story was no connection to Police Story. Different studio and producers. Medical Story (great show) was by the same people who produced Police Story.
