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When Will AMC's Horrid Handling of the Shorts Come to an End?

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locoboymakesgood:
I think it's time AMC gave up their rights to air the shorts and gave it to another network that will do a better job of handling it. It was alright in the beginning with The Stooges Playhouse then N.Y.U.K. on weeknights, now we get them twice a year?? What the hell is that about?? How much longer is their contract to them? They aren't even the network to air them, they show modern films. And when they do show them, it's all Curly! What about us Shemp and Joe fans??

Anyway, enough of my rambling. When can we finally expect a network that will treat the boys with respect to air them?

kinderscenen:
I dunno...has there ever been many stations or networks that have treated the fellows with respect?  Whether it's an ungodly hour (3-5 am, anyone?), or with massive cuts (Family Channel, I'm looking your way!), I haven't seen the shorts shown in a decent manner in at least 20 years. Granted, they were old, scratchy, ancient prints, but still...

TankStoner:

--- Quote from: locoboymakesgood on December 12, 2004, 11:21:22 PM ---I think it's time AMC gave up their rights to air the shorts and gave it to another network that will do a better job of handling it. It was alright in the beginning with The Stooges Playhouse then N.Y.U.K. on weeknights, now we get them twice a year?? What the hell is that about?? How much longer is their contract to them? They aren't even the network to air them, they show modern films. And when they do show them, it's all Curly! What about us Shemp and Joe fans??

Anyway, enough of my rambling. When can we finally expect a network that will treat the boys with respect to air them?

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No network will ever treat the shorts with respect so the best thing to do would be to go to either a Best Buy or a Wal-Mart and find the 3 Stooges on VHS or DVD this way you get to see the shorts uncut and unedited. My ex-girlfriend was upset that Spaceship Sappy got edited.

kinderscenen:
I've complained a LOT about the fact that the Stooges aren't aired anymore, and then I remembered what they were like by viewing my 20-plus year old tapes.  Scratchy film, far too many jumps (not due to editing), and until 1986, no Joe.  And of course, they were moved from a decent hour (11 pm) to an ungodly hour (3 am) during my many years of watching.  But until I saw what the Family Channel had done--well, that can't be excused.  "Flying Saucer Daffy" was just cut to pieces--some of the funniest scenes, in fact, the entire 1st half was deleted, leaving us to wonder why Joe was being so shabbily treated by his family (well, if you hadn't seen it).

That leaves me to wonder: other than cable stations, are there any local stations that still air the shorts?  In St. Louis, the last time they were aired regularly was around 1999 or so--close to the time they switched "formats" and decided to pad out the shorts with "trivia".

The fellows have been getting pretty shoddy treatment for far too long.  When will we see airings/DVD releases that are worthy of their longevity, talent, and popularity? How many customers must those who make these decisions tick off?

Sunday

Genius In the Lamp:

--- Quote ---That leaves me to wonder: other than cable stations, are there any local stations that still air the shorts?
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They run on Channel 26 in Chicago on Saturday nights at 7:00 (Stooge-A-Palooza) and Sunday mornings at 10:00 (Sunday Stooges).  The shorts are largely uncut and presented in a reasonable manner; the only drawbacks, at least as far as STOOGE-A-PALOOZA is concerned, are the very long commercial breaks (mostly for Chia-Pets, cut-rate insurance companies, payday loan sharks, and the ubiquitous Pool-A-Rama).

STOOGE-A-PALOOZA also runs in Milwaukee, at a station also owned by Weigel Broadcasting.

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