Minivanessa October 3, 2016 Share October 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, auntjess said: Thanks. It's Comcast in my area, and I have U-verse. I don't know how to do those decimal point channels, 12.2. That may only work without cable. Yep. The 12.1 (or 12-2) are over the air channels. I have my bedroom TV connected to an indoor antenna, and my living room TV is attached not only to cable but to antenna too. I live in a upstairs condo, in an area with a lot of over the air (OTA) channels, and I get those OTA channels with lovely HD reception. You can check your area's lineup of OTA channels by address at https://www.antennaweb.org/. My indoor antenna is a flat one, like this: http://amzn.to/2dIQguc The AntennaWeb site has info on antennas. Obviously it's not one size fits all. I gave up cable TV for a couple of years and having the OTA channels plus what I could stream via my Roku was pretty much all the TV I needed. Two years ago I succumbed and got cable again, and now I'm beginning to wonder if it's really been worth it. Although I do watch a lot of the cable channels. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2616913
annzeepark914 October 3, 2016 Share October 3, 2016 I Married Joan. Now that's going back. I think it was a couple years ago I was scrolling through the channels and came upon that show. Wow. It was a trip back into my childhood. Loved the theme song. Haven't seen any old Topper shows but I remember enjoying it as a little kid. I remember watching I Love Lucy but not really liking it all that much. All her shenanigans made me worry about her (for the time, in each episode, when Ricky would find out whatever she did) and that was not fun for a kid. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2617464
auntjess October 3, 2016 Share October 3, 2016 (edited) We didn't watch Lucy at home. My father wouldn't put an antenna on the roof, so we only got NBC and DuMont channels. But I probably watched things most people never heard of. Here's wikipedia, with prime time schedules back then.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952–53_United_States_network_television_schedule Edited October 3, 2016 by auntjess 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2617522
annzeepark914 October 3, 2016 Share October 3, 2016 What show was "Albert" on? or was his name "Alfred"? He recently died. My sister and I adored him for all of his sweet dorkiness. Private Secretary? Meet Millie? I just looked at that schedule and it was fascinating seeing all those old shows. I grew up 60 miles out of NYC so we got all their stations thank goodness. One channel had movies on The Early Show, The Late Show, and The Late Late Show (I never stayed up for that one!) Even though TV back then was limited compared to today, there were some quality programs with good writing. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2617645
auntjess October 3, 2016 Share October 3, 2016 I remember Ethel and Albert, a couple, he (Alan Bunce) died in 1965. Can't think of who Albert would be, who recently died. Post if you remember it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2617696
Mumbles October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 Holey moley. I was just watching a Sonny and Cher rerun on GetTv. (It was all over the place, but had surpisingly sharp satire of Love Story, but I digress....) At the end of the show, Sonny and Cher were doing their goodbyes and Chastity had come out and was as cute as a button and Cher was talking to her about school and her friends, and Cher starts to tell a story, "Chastity came into my room a few days ago and told me she didn't want to be a girl anymore...." Chastity laughed and covered Cher's mouth. But wow, Chas/Chastity knew at such an early age! 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2621008
auntjess October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 Wow. I watched reruns of this some years ago, and it must have been an early one, because Cher had bad teeth, and in later ones she doesn't. That's something I also notice on early game shows, the adult contestants, especially woman, often didn't have braces and such growing up, and their mouths look different from shows of today. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2621066
Mumbles October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 Like many of you, I experience "I can't believe I loved this show so much when I was a kid" syndrome with Sonny and Cher. But sometimes it can be very sharp. And their opening shtick was always funny. Cher had great comic timing and some great jokes: Cher: I called your mother to tell her to expect the pitter-patter of little feet. Sonny: Oh Cher! You...you're?... Cher: You're staying over at her house tonight. ** Cher: Let's have a dinner party tonight. Sonny: That's great! We can have some fruits, and some nuts... Cher: Who said anything about inviting your family? (Okay not entirely PC.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2622441
Silver Raven October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 I was watching an episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive" on Me-TV and almost choked when Josh Randall tied up his horse in front of a house that had a black jockey out front. Not something a TV show would do these days. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2622960
annzeepark914 October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 On 10/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, auntjess said: I remember Ethel and Albert, a couple, he (Alan Bunce) died in 1965. Can't think of who Albert would be, who recently died. Post if you remember it. Marvin Kaplan was the actor who played Alfred. Marvin recently passed away. He had a real NYC accent. I can't remember what that show was about but I do remember we liked watching it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044276/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Wow-that's something about Chastity telling her mom as a very young child that she no longer wanted to be a girl. Those kids know early on. Cher probably thought it was a typical little kid-cute remark and had no idea that her little daughter really meant it. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2622974
auntjess October 4, 2016 Share October 4, 2016 I see Meet Millie was on CBS during the years we didn't get CBS, so I have no memory of it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2623287
ratgirlagogo October 5, 2016 Share October 5, 2016 (edited) On 10/2/2016 at 11:14 PM, auntjess said: I remember Ethel and Albert, a couple, he (Alan Bunce) died in 1965. Wow, I have never seen this, but would love to, since I am a great admirer of the radio version of it ( and its later iteration, The Couple Next Door). It doesn't seem to have ever been available on home video - did you watch it in the original run or was it in syndication at some point? Edited October 5, 2016 by ratgirlagogo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2623681
auntjess October 5, 2016 Share October 5, 2016 I watched it when it was on originally. There are some shows, and some bits of shows, on youtube. One of them says it was air live, so very few survive. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2623865
Albino October 6, 2016 Share October 6, 2016 On 10/4/2016 at 11:18 AM, Mumbles said: Like many of you, I experience "I can't believe I loved this show so much when I was a kid" syndrome with Sonny and Cher. But sometimes it can be very sharp. And their opening shtick was always funny. Cher had great comic timing and some great jokes: Cher: I called your mother to tell her to expect the pitter-patter of little feet. Sonny: Oh Cher! You...you're?... Cher: You're staying over at her house tonight. ** Cher: Let's have a dinner party tonight. Sonny: That's great! We can have some fruits, and some nuts... Cher: Who said anything about inviting your family? (Okay not entirely PC.) One of my very favorite lines from the show (paraphrased because I can remember exactly what Sonny said): Sonny: Wow. I just got back from a vacation and feel great. I have energy, I feel like I could run 10 miles. Really...I feel like a new man! Cher: Me too. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2627844
auntjess October 15, 2016 Share October 15, 2016 Who else remembers The Vise, or Mark Saber?http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046659/?ref_=adv_li_tt I seem to remember he had one arm, but that may have been just the character. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2653824
bmasters9 October 19, 2016 Share October 19, 2016 On 10/1/2016 at 3:45 AM, friendperidot said: I hope this has been long enough since my last post so I'm not double posting. I really hate the tv show on H&I, Kung Fu. The writing was terrible, the acting was terrible, I didn't watch this show when it was on and since it's frequently too much trouble to get up and change channels, I leave it on, but I hope to get the remote problem fixed in the next few days and I won't be back for this show. I'd rather watch cooking shows! Actually, as soon as the remote problem is fixed, I'm getting Netflix turned back on. No kidding! I've seen the lot DVD release of that 1972-75 ABC Western/adventure series w/David Carradine at the Wal-Mart in Simpsonville recently, but have so far forbore from it because I wasn't sure whether it would be entertaining enough to justify the purchase. I wasn't going to spend the money if it would end up being wasted. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2663531
ennui November 1, 2016 Share November 1, 2016 On 10/3/2016 at 7:57 PM, Mumbles said: Sonny and Cher rerun on GetTv. Last night, they showed the premiere episode of the Johnny Cash Show. Johnny, June Carter, Roy Clark, Steve Martin, Tanya Tucker as a teen, Jim Varney ... I squee'd, I confess. Will watch next week. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2704431
Mumbles November 1, 2016 Share November 1, 2016 I caught the middle-end of Johnny Cash, a glorious rendition of "I'll Fly Away" backed by a gospel choir. They also had a Merv Griffin rerun at 11. I had vague recollections of Merv (or maybe Merv parodies on SnL) as an obsequious bootlicker so I didn't stick around. I did note that one of the guests was a doctor who was to discuss birth control. I wonder if that could even happen now on daytime TV without some constituency losing their shit about it. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2704440
ennui November 1, 2016 Share November 1, 2016 I watched Merv every afternoon when I got home from school. I preferred him over Mike Douglas. You should have watched, the interview with Jimmy Carter was interesting. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2704572
Moose135 November 1, 2016 Share November 1, 2016 1 hour ago, ennui said: I watched Merv every afternoon when I got home from school. I preferred him over Mike Douglas. My Mom loved Mike Douglas...we never watched Merv at our house. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2704825
roseha November 2, 2016 Share November 2, 2016 I watched both Mike and Merv, I watched a ton of talk shows in the old days. I do remember one amusing moment when Orson Welles was on Merv's show and he casually commented "I never drink wine" - and suddenly gasped because he was making a series of commercials at the time intoning "We will sell no wine before its time". 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2706289
auntjess November 3, 2016 Share November 3, 2016 I'd see them occasionally. On the Aspire channel, I see they're showing episodes of Julia, with Diahann Carroll. That's another one I watched at the time, but have no interest in revisitng. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2712732
ennui November 4, 2016 Share November 4, 2016 On 11/1/2016 at 9:13 PM, roseha said: I watched both Mike and Merv, I watched a ton of talk shows in the old days. I do remember one amusing moment when Orson Welles was on Merv's show and he casually commented "I never drink wine" - and suddenly gasped because he was making a series of commercials at the time intoning "We will sell no wine before its time". That comment got him fired. "The blunt coda to the tale is that Welles was sacked by Paul Masson not long after, for having declared on a US chat show that he never drank Paul Masson’s wine." Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2716367
MulletorHater November 4, 2016 Share November 4, 2016 All I can say is thank goodness for Antenna TV where I can watch reruns of I Dream of Jeannie while dressing for work in the morning. The "news" and infotainment shows would have had me snatching myself bald and needing a wig otherwise. Plus, it's always a thrill to see Larry Hagman, who was my first TV crush when I was growing up. I thoroughly enjoyed the "Spooktacular" on Halloween Day with marathon episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Between Antenna TV and MeTV, I've been able to stay sane. These channels are what Nick at Nite and TV Land used to be! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2716389
Lola16 November 13, 2016 Share November 13, 2016 On 11/3/2016 at 4:16 PM, auntjess said: I'd see them occasionally. On the Aspire channel, I see they're showing episodes of Julia, with Diahann Carroll. That's another one I watched at the time, but have no interest in revisitng. Julia was before my time but I enjoyed watching them on Aspire. Once. Not something I can watch multiple repeats of like I can with Bob Newhart or Barney Miller. Also enjoying Room 222 on Aspire. Interesting to hear about the generation conflict and how we seem to go through it every 20 years without fail. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-2741466
bmoore4026 March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 Don't know if this goes here, but our cable provider took away my Grit TV and I am not happy. Got someone channel called Charge in it's place. Apparently it's where all the movies too shitty for TCM go. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3034762
Jaded March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 8 minutes ago, bmoore4026 said: Don't know if this goes here, but our cable provider took away my Grit TV and I am not happy. Got someone channel called Charge in it's place. Apparently it's where all the movies too shitty for TCM go. Sorry you lost a decent channel and got that as a replacement. I was googling and all the articles about it came out in the middle of last month so they got it on air quick. It's a channel from Sinclair and MGM. The content looks awful. There's a live stream on their site too which makes me think it's not costing them much to air whatever content they do have.http://watchcharge.com/ 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3034802
bmoore4026 March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Jaded said: Sorry you lost a decent channel and got that as a replacement. I was googling and all the articles about it came out in the middle of last month so they got it on air quick. It's a channel from Sinclair and MGM. The content looks awful. There's a live stream on their site too which makes me think it's not costing them much to air whatever content they do have.http://watchcharge.com/ Oh, this just makes me even more pissed! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3035121
shapeshifter March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, bmoore4026 said: Don't know if this goes here, but our cable provider took away my Grit TV and I am not happy. Got someone channel called Charge in it's place. Apparently it's where all the movies too shitty for TCM go. If you have more than one TV, you could disconnect one from cable and put a regular antenna on it to get Grit and some other over-the-air channels you may be missing. I have a Mohu leaf antenna in my window that I bought quite a few years ago, but they now have antennas the size of thumb drives that plug into most modern TVs. If you only have one TV, you could get a cable splitter with a switch so you can alternate between your subscription cable and your antenna cable—if that makes sense. Edited March 1, 2017 by shapeshifter Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3035128
bmoore4026 March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 52 minutes ago, shapeshifter said: If you have more than one TV, you could disconnect one from cable and put a regular antenna on it to get Grit and some other over-the-air channels you may be missing. I have a Mohu leaf antenna in my window that I bought quite a few years ago, but they now have antennas the size of thumb drives that plug into most modern TVs. If you only have one TV, you could get a cable splitter with a switch so you can alternate between your subscription cable and your antenna cable—if that makes sense. Seems too complicated. I think I'll just complain to our cable company. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3035340
Lola16 March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 We just lost Heroes & Icons and got some religious channel instead. Oy vey! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3037083
Jaded March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 I'm glad I get H&I through Uverse. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3037100
WendyCR72 March 1, 2017 Share March 1, 2017 We only get H&I here OTA, and since we have cable...yeah. So, we have never actually had it even though it's out there. Time Warner here is balking at picking it up. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3037334
ratgirlagogo March 2, 2017 Share March 2, 2017 I sympathize with being pissed about losing a channel you liked - but for myself I actually would be happy to get a decent drive-in channel like Charge. I wish we did get Heroes and Icons and Comet (MST3K!!!). 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3039899
Lola16 March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 I dunno but my cable bill is now $190 a month (triple play) and I have basic + family - no movie or sports package. That's up from $140 and it's been creeping up $10 every 3 to 4 months. I think if they're going to continue to raise it, they shouldn't be removing channels! But obviously, they disagree :) 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3043106
Cobb Salad March 3, 2017 Share March 3, 2017 I'm paying close to $100 for cable only service (I'll consider a bundled package whenever Verizon offers FIOS in my area which from the looks of it in my neighborhood should be sometime this year) and my cable company recently moved 2 channels I watch once in a while to a higher tier. No rate decrease for me, in fact, they increased that broadcast fee and some other fee in January. I'm thinking of getting on of those leaf antennas myself - I'd miss the cable shows but there's plenty to watch on the digital sub channels. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3045594
friendperidot March 4, 2017 Share March 4, 2017 Quote I don't know how to do those decimal point channels, 12.2. That may only work without cable. Aunt Jess, I bought a new "dumb" tv at the end of last year, on the remote next to the "0" is a hyphen, that's how to do the decimal points. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3045896
Minivanessa March 4, 2017 Share March 4, 2017 And, yes, the 12.2 or 12-2, are only for over the air channels. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3045908
WendyCR72 March 4, 2017 Share March 4, 2017 8 hours ago, Cobb Salad said: I'm paying close to $100 for cable only service (I'll consider a bundled package whenever Verizon offers FIOS in my area which from the looks of it in my neighborhood should be sometime this year) and my cable company recently moved 2 channels I watch once in a while to a higher tier. No rate decrease for me, in fact, they increased that broadcast fee and some other fee in January. I'm thinking of getting on of those leaf antennas myself - I'd miss the cable shows but there's plenty to watch on the digital sub channels. Get the antenna and - if you have a Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, or Smart TV - get Sling TV! For $30 and an internet connection, you can still stream the cable channels! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3046540
friendperidot March 6, 2017 Share March 6, 2017 Just another opinion, I disconnected Sling this week, had it for a couple of months, after a couple years of antenna, over the air tv, netflix, got a roku, love watching Youtube on my tv, also added Amazon Prime, not for the movies or tvs, but I have watched a couple of movies on it. I found Sling to be difficult to navigate and I just didn't use it. One show a week was not enough to pay $25/$30 a month. Now if Sling had Discovery, Discovery ID and Animal Planet, I might reconsider. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3051798
Jaded March 7, 2017 Share March 7, 2017 13 hours ago, friendperidot said: One show a week was not enough to pay $25/$30 a month. Now if Sling had Discovery, Discovery ID and Animal Planet, I might reconsider. The Playstation Vue streaming option has all those channels in their lowest package and a few more in the one above it. They lost access to Viacom channels though.https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/channels/ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3054394
friendperidot March 7, 2017 Share March 7, 2017 I don't own a playstation, have zero need for a playstation in my life. however I didn't think I had a need for Amazon's Alexa until I got a new Kindle. I'm still not too sure what to do with Alexa, so far all of our conversations have been about the weather. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3055531
Jaded March 7, 2017 Share March 7, 2017 19 minutes ago, friendperidot said: I don't own a playstation, have zero need for a playstation in my life. however I didn't think I had a need for Amazon's Alexa until I got a new Kindle. I'm still not too sure what to do with Alexa, so far all of our conversations have been about the weather. The Playstation Vue streaming service can be streamed through these devices when watching on TV and others when mobile..... PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles Roku (both device and stick) Amazon Fire TV (both device and stick) Android TV Shield Android TV Apple TV Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3055586
Lisin March 7, 2017 Share March 7, 2017 30 minutes ago, friendperidot said: I don't own a playstation, have zero need for a playstation in my life. however I didn't think I had a need for Amazon's Alexa until I got a new Kindle. I'm still not too sure what to do with Alexa, so far all of our conversations have been about the weather. I often ask Alexa to set timers/alarms for me or to tell me what time it is when I'm cooking and have my hands full. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3055609
friendperidot March 7, 2017 Share March 7, 2017 the problem with Alexa on the Kindle is that first the device has to be on, then you have to press the button and hold it until the blue line appears and it's only a one time question, have to press the button and hold every time you want to ask something, not exactly convenient for setting timers when your hands are full or when you're cooking. But it's still fun. I want to say something like, "computer, take us out of orbit." or "computer, take us to warp." And thanks for the information about playstation, I have a roku device, I haven't seen playstation listed but I'll look into it. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3056196
roseha March 12, 2017 Share March 12, 2017 I watch TV, including the retro over the air channels, with a Tivo Premiere that has an outlet for antenna and one for cable. Unfortunately I don't think the newer Tivos allow this anymore. I mainly watch Me-TV over 33.1 in the NYC area to see Perry Mason, though they have a lot of other good older shows as well. I'm afraid to cancel this cable because I'm currently paying about $100 with internet and cable through Spectrum, who took over from Time Warner, but I know I'm being grandfathered for now and if I drop cable I will end up with fewer channels at more cost if I come back. I do see that Youtube is starting a streaming service with cloud DVR for something like $35 a month later this year. I would consider that possibly, the biggest problem with services like Sling was the lack of a DVR I thought. I'd still pay a lot though with Spectrum's charges for internet though. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3069995
Lola16 March 12, 2017 Share March 12, 2017 Oh I live for my DVR. I've been thinking of cutting my cable but the DVR is a relationship saver! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3070088
whatsatool May 2, 2017 Share May 2, 2017 Love Bing Crosby show On 7/21/2016 at 2:11 AM, shapeshifter said: I'm going to hope that at least one of the other 40+ free channels I get will at least pick up the rights to air The Closer. Love Major Case Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3234502
auntjess May 2, 2017 Share May 2, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 10:03 PM, bmoore4026 said: Seems too complicated. I think I'll just complain to our cable company. Complain on their Facebook page. It's worked for me with U-verse, and other things. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3234665
friendperidot May 2, 2017 Share May 2, 2017 I did that with AT&T before I had to move last year. There's a "I hate ATT" FB page, who knew? Actually, my problems with my wireless did get fixed because of complaints there. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/61546-retro-tv-channels-%E2%80%9Dthe-good-old-days-of-television%E2%80%9D/page/14/#findComment-3234712
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