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TCM is basic!
TCM is not Premium here, but we are now. Which mostly means I've watched "Funny People" a few more times, but whatever. I really liked "Funny People", although maybe not that many times. I'd rec it if you haven't seen it though.
Sadly, it is here. (Meaning it is above the basic digital package, not that it is a separate premium channel like HBO.)
Stop taunting me with your premium cable!
Oooh, the rare Lon Chaney silent He Who Gets Slapped is coming up. Wow, they've got a John Gilbert day. Never seen his famous pairings with Garbo. There's Flesh and the Devil and Queen Christina. Huh. Look at all those Lee Remick movies, including Loot from the Joe Orton play. I really should see Experiment in Terror. I've got the soundtrack.
TCM is basic!
Well, it's not a stand-alone package, but my cable has multiple sets of non-premium, and TCM is stuck on one where it's the only thing of interest for me. The one I do have has a bunch of stuff I watch (SciFi, Bravo, IFC, Sundance, etc.), so it depends on your cable extorter..er..provider. Much as I'd love to have it I can't keep up with everything on the channels I do have, so it isn't worth it to pony up for just that.
I really should see Experiment in Terror. I've got the soundtrack.
Ross Martin makes an excellent psycho.
Sweet! The Ruling Class is playing on Peter O'Toole day. So is The Stunt Man and My Favorite Year.
I'm going to miss their Summer Under the Stars programming.
Exactly. As a single person, I think it is hard enough to justify $65 a month for television, let alone more than that.
I watch so few channels beyond network that I wish there was some kind of package where I could cherry-pick 10 channels. And then I could get TCM, FSC, and TV5.
Wow, they've got a John Gilbert day. Never seen his famous pairings with Garbo.
See them. And don't rely on Queen Christina alone -- it's a Garbo vehicle first, last, and only. I mean, Gilbert is fine in it, but it's much more "Garbo featuring Gilbert" than "Garbo and Gilbert."