tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post7673036226960197019..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-30853369338874481262015-12-18T21:28:46.323-08:002015-12-18T21:28:46.323-08:00me also a big fan of old Hollywood classics and mi...me also a big fan of old Hollywood classics and missing TCM in Kolkata cable channels. I think TCM should re think to reintroduce the channel in to IndiaPolitigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391878848653449050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82089948411439714512014-04-14T06:20:02.626-07:002014-04-14T06:20:02.626-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Premilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335337889555800637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85867187010284626912013-11-16T03:00:14.261-08:002013-11-16T03:00:14.261-08:00can anybody tell me how to get back TCM channel ba...can anybody tell me how to get back TCM channel back to indian TV,. are there no lovers for old BW movies ,..in banglore<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255967123122075415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-66347838274227552782013-04-08T08:46:00.607-07:002013-04-08T08:46:00.607-07:00TCM might find an internet subscription model to b...TCM might find an internet subscription model to be profitable. I would gladly pay $10/mo so I could dump FIOS cable. I do not watch all the other channels. I can find the PBS News Hour content on the internet. That is the only other channel I watch. I can also get PBS over the air.Gene Jaleskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140361672588371195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-55973011481714770602013-01-17T03:38:30.386-08:002013-01-17T03:38:30.386-08:00Liked you piece about TCM as they reflect my thoug...Liked you piece about TCM as they reflect my thoughts exactly... I opted for Tata sky for TCM and BBC entertainment.They have chosen to discontinue both .Its bad that there is no information passed on to the subscriber about the decisions. Hope they bring it back soon. ashwyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043157790585969316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-76048709142059874942012-11-03T15:26:54.553-07:002012-11-03T15:26:54.553-07:00TCM - Best made movies with such class,elegance an...TCM - Best made movies with such class,elegance and soul. Rest of the English movie channels cant ever match this channel showing modern movies which seldom leaves u any special feeling. I cant believe we cant see this anymore in India. Its is biggest disappointment and rude shock to all TCM fans. I hope someone brings it back and soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-27828763181883652172012-09-29T07:06:53.217-07:002012-09-29T07:06:53.217-07:00Neer, you're right about TNT going off the air...Neer, you're right about TNT going off the air sometime in the late 1990s and it was a long time before they replaced it with TCM as we know it now. I rarely watch television and the only time I do is when I feel like sitting down to watch a good film, usually an old classic. The internet does have free downloads of old English movies but I believe they take a lot of time downloading, sometimes as much as all night in spite of a good internet connection. but it's nothing compared putting on the television set and watching a film with the mere click of a button.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-2406030368925587272012-09-29T01:55:27.582-07:002012-09-29T01:55:27.582-07:00I can understand your grief about TCM being yanked...I can understand your grief about TCM being yanked-off as I had been terribly heart-broken when they took TNT off-air{If I remember correctly they made it a 24 hour cartoon channel!}. Having been without a TV for the better part of the year, I didn't watch much TCM. Doesn't the Net have free downloads of old English movies?neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41738491165497569912012-09-26T01:31:11.425-07:002012-09-26T01:31:11.425-07:00Patti, I can't imagine watching English movies...Patti, I can't imagine watching English movies without TCM either. It's not like there's a good substitute—there isn't right now.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-12575981766104222032012-09-26T01:29:11.324-07:002012-09-26T01:29:11.324-07:00Mystica, I watched a few minutes of a couple of ma...Mystica, I watched a few minutes of a couple of matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Colombo though I'm not particularly enamoured by the sport, not since the rigging scandals and India's consistent inconsistency on the field.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-40460527963189980862012-09-26T01:26:56.177-07:002012-09-26T01:26:56.177-07:00Mel, I think TCM Asia, which beams the channel int...Mel, I think TCM Asia, which beams the channel into India, is common to your part of the world too though it might have long-term plans for the Philippines. I don't watch everything on MGM. I agree, they show a lot of junk.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85283673216673984112012-09-26T01:24:34.616-07:002012-09-26T01:24:34.616-07:00Charles, I enjoyed watching films on TCM and visit...Charles, I enjoyed watching films on TCM and visits to the channel became regular since I created my blog and started writing about films. In any case I like watching early black-and-white movies. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-22915212766919775922012-09-26T01:18:51.794-07:002012-09-26T01:18:51.794-07:00Sergio, you're telling me! I hope TCM is "...Sergio, you're telling me! I hope TCM is "not a thing of the past" and if I remember correctly the channel, as TNT, had gone out of circulation before returning in its current avatar as TCM. The channel definitely shows far better films in the US than it used to in India though I'm not sure about TCM in the UK. For me, though, what the channel broadcast was good enough as there was no other alternative save for buying VCDs and DVDs of old films.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-81892337022314615352012-09-25T04:46:36.563-07:002012-09-25T04:46:36.563-07:00I can't imagine not having TCM. What a shame! ...I can't imagine not having TCM. What a shame! Hope you are far away from the flooding. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-88348147707282066822012-09-24T20:02:48.156-07:002012-09-24T20:02:48.156-07:00I feel for you! right now we have the cricket and ...I feel for you! right now we have the cricket and that seems to dominate everything despite the rotten weather spoiling all the matches.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-57404318962636581492012-09-24T19:51:56.427-07:002012-09-24T19:51:56.427-07:00I hope this is not true. T C M, which we get in M...I hope this is not true. T C M, which we get in Manila, shows great old movies, MGM mostly junk but not all. Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-92095489695247940072012-09-24T05:49:49.481-07:002012-09-24T05:49:49.481-07:00I don't watch much TCM. I rarely watch movies ...I don't watch much TCM. I rarely watch movies made before the 1970s, and not that many after.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-46252590117750677072012-09-24T05:03:17.453-07:002012-09-24T05:03:17.453-07:00You've definitely been gypped there Prashant -...You've definitely been gypped there Prashant - sorry if TCM India really is a thing of the past. The version available in the UK (which was TNT too as I recall) was a European version that has very little in common with its much more exciting American version but it's a question of rights as big chunks of the films controlled by Time Warner in the US are limited to that country (including the RKO library for instance). What a shame - let's hope something will come and fill that gap!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com