Is cable TV going downhill?

[Lightning]

I believe it has. I remember when TBS aired old tv shows like The Andy Griffith Show, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Happy Days, Sanford and Son, Leave it to Beaver and other old shows. Then, TVLand had those shows, not even TVLand has all those shows anymore.

[TampaMillTWC88]

I believe it has. I remember when TBS aired old tv shows like The Andy Griffith Show, The Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Happy Days, Sanford and Son, Leave it to Beaver and other old shows. Then, TVLand had those shows, not even TVLand has all those shows anymore.

Gilligan's Island was my show when I was a kid! I don't think I have seen an episode in over 10 years. TBS also used to show the Cosby Show, and cartoons like the Jetsons, Captain Planet (though I never really watched that), and Garfield and Friends back in the day.

[TampaMillTWC88]

I miss the 90s when Nick showed cartoons like Inspector Gadget, Muppet Babies, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Garfield and Friends. Garfield and Friends also used to come on channel 44 down here every weekday morning at 6am for a while until the mid 2000s, I think. I remember waking up regularly and watching that.  Also 44 used to have the Disney Afternoons with Quack Pack, Goof Troop, Disney's Doug, Darkwing Duck, etc. At least Boomerang shows some classics, though the only cartoon I look at is the Jetsons.

[Zach]

Garfield and Friends also used to come on channel 44 down here every weekday morning at 6am for a while until the mid 2000s, I think.

It did at 6 AM on weekdays.. I remember being in elementary school and before i went to school i was up to watch it

[WeatherSTARIII]

Garfield and Friends also used to come on channel 44 down here every weekday morning at 6am for a while until the mid 2000s, I think.

It did at 6 AM on weekdays.. I remember being in elementary school and before i went to school i was up to watch it

It used to come on every weekday mornings in my market as well.  Between September 1999 up until 2000 or 2001, it used to come on at 6 AM on WYZZ, which is my local FOX affiliate. I even remember prior to September 1999 my FOX affiliate before that aired Pokémon back when it was in first-run syndication.    Nowadays, my local affiliate shows infomercials and stupid E/I mandated shows.  Plus I stopped watching Pokémon after the whole recasting thing. I now watch only the reruns from the orginal series on Boomerang.

[toxictwister00]

Garfield and Friends also used to come on channel 44 down here every weekday morning at 6am for a while until the mid 2000s, I think.

It did at 6 AM on weekdays.. I remember being in elementary school and before i went to school i was up to watch it

It used to come on every weekday mornings in my market as well.  Between September 1999 up until 2000 or 2001, it used to come on at 6 AM on WYZZ, which is my local FOX affiliate. I even remember prior to September 1999 my FOX affiliate before that aired Pokémon back when it was in first-run syndication.    Nowadays, my local affiliate shows infomercials and stupid E/I mandated shows.  Plus I stopped watching Pokémon after the whole recasting thing. I now watch only the reruns from the orginal series on Boomerang.

Pokémon is on Boomerang? How did that happen? That doesn't even fit into the category of classic cartoons. Eh, but then again looking at some of the shows they have listed on the program guide, a good half of the shows on there are not classic and instead are more modern within the past decade. They've fallen victim to wanting to appeal to a mainstream audience too.

[Zach]

Garfield and Friends also used to come on channel 44 down here every weekday morning at 6am for a while until the mid 2000s, I think.

It did at 6 AM on weekdays.. I remember being in elementary school and before i went to school i was up to watch it

It used to come on every weekday mornings in my market as well.  Between September 1999 up until 2000 or 2001, it used to come on at 6 AM on WYZZ, which is my local FOX affiliate. I even remember prior to September 1999 my FOX affiliate before that aired Pokémon back when it was in first-run syndication.    Nowadays, my local affiliate shows infomercials and stupid E/I mandated shows.  Plus I stopped watching Pokémon after the whole recasting thing. I now watch only the reruns from the orginal series on Boomerang.

Pokémon is on Boomerang? How did that happen? That doesn't even fit into the category of classic cartoons. Eh, but then again looking at some of the shows they have listed on the program guide, a good half of the shows on there are not classic and instead are more modern within the past decade. They've fallen victim to wanting to appeal to a mainstream audience too.

Its the original series of Pokemon, from the early 2000s.. if you think thats bad for Boomerang, they air the original Ben 10 as well

[twcclassics]

I miss the 90s when Nick showed cartoons like Inspector Gadget, Muppet Babies, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Garfield and Friends.

Me too. Same with USA and TBS. I watch old promos on YT and RetroJunk just about want to cry. TV was so much better back then. I recently became reacquainted with "USA Up All Night" and "USA Cartoon Express." I remember at the time thinking "Up All Night" was such a lame show. Looking back, though, it was way better than these movie shows with bland, yet annoying hosts that tell you what kind of pizza to have at your Super Bowl party. Rhonda and Gilbert never tried to sell or "help" you with anything and they were funny. Plus, the movies they showed were unique. Unlike today, when its generally ho-hum movies you've seen dozens of times.

Back to Nick, I about s*** a brick the other day when I found episodes of "Are You Afraid Of The Dark" on iTunes. I had kind of forgotten about the show until Teen Nick showed two or three episodes last Halloween. To my disappointment, I found that though DVDs had been released, they were out of print.

[toxictwister00]

Everything about the 90s was great. Now everything is just ugh.

[TWCJim]

VH1 Classic, a music channel dedicated to all things classic hard rock and metal, is now showing the sitcom "Married... with Children" on the network. What does that show have to do with hard rock and/or metal? 

[Zach]

MultiJesse1995, this thread is to discuss your opinions on the quality of cable television in the modern day of society, not to post your lineups.

[MultiJesse1995]

understood. 

[twcclassics]

VH1 Classic, a music channel dedicated to all things classic hard rock and metal, is now showing the sitcom "Married... with Children" on the network. What does that show have to do with hard rock and/or metal? 

Wow. That's really sad. It's a "classic" channel, yet it still falls to the pressure to "please everyone." Speaking of MWC, I've never understood the appeal of that show. Awful characters and awful writing. Okay, Kelly and Bud's girlfriend in later seasons were hot, but other than that, the show had no redeeming qualities IMO.

[Eric]

VH1 Classic, a music channel dedicated to all things classic hard rock and metal, is now showing the sitcom "Married... with Children" on the network. What does that show have to do with hard rock and/or metal? 

That's downright bizarre.  Pretty soon, every single channel is going to be a carbon copy of every other single channel.

[toxictwister00]

VH1 Classic, a music channel dedicated to all things classic hard rock and metal, is now showing the sitcom "Married... with Children" on the network. What does that show have to do with hard rock and/or metal? 

Wow. That's really sad. It's a "classic" channel, yet it still falls to the pressure to "please everyone." Speaking of MWC, I've never understood the appeal of that show. Awful characters and awful writing. Okay, Kelly and Bud's girlfriend in later seasons were hot, but other than that, the show had no redeeming qualities IMO.

It's syndicated just as much as That 70's Show sheesh. And I disagree, I always liked MWC, it wasn't the best sitcom and the last couple of seasons weren't as great, but it was still a good show to me.