You and I have been friends for years but we fight quite often over this very thing. We use to jump on you for not watching certain films then you'd (rightfully) say that you didn't have to watch "everything". You seem to be coming down rather hard on "kids" because they don't find your brand of entertainment to be good. I'm sure you want your niece to like what you do but she's certainly not "wrong" if she doesn't. I'm not sure how many movies you watch on TCM but they've done quite a bit to try and appeal to younger viewers. I'm sure many have seen McGowan or various others on there and have been introduced to older films.
Joe Karlosi wrote:
JennyUndead wrote:Well, whether it SHOULD or not, is another debate, I'd think. I'd argue that they're missing out on great films, great entertainers, the best of what the 20th century had to offer (which includes music legends like Elvis and The Beatles - though at least my younger nephew is into the Beatles a bit these days)...
Yes, but why SHOULD it be in their faces? I agree it would be lovely if it was, but its not, for whatever reason
... but for all intents and purposes of this topic, I'm just saying this helps to show that these types of films are just not around openly and in great numbers today on TV as everyone thinks they are. If they were, then the kids would have no choice but to at least KNOW of them, if not become passionate Monster Kids for them.
I'm only 29 but the majority of my viewer came from cable television. Stuff like Fox, TNT and TBS had the movies but there's never been anything like TCM. I think they need a second channel but for film buffs there's nothing better than the station and that's true for someone who watched one movie a year from them or someone like me who watched 30 a month.
