HORROR HOSTS THAT SHOW NON P.D. MOVIES
O.K. this is kinda a wide net I'm thowing but since WPIX in nyc showed 2 public domain movies on Halloween I have been wonderingis it that unless a Horror Host is on a major cable channel (which there...
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Hi Joker - Rich's station licenses the Universal movies directly from NBC Universal. The station I host on, the CW in Nashville, was offered the same package but unlike Rich, the sales people aren't...
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Those episodes of Sven ran three years ago. I can only assume that the station once again sprang for running them since their license on the films ran out about an year ago. They ran them again...
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I recall a lot of hosts showing Theater of Blood. But I guess that was believed to be PD at one point since Alpha did a disc. And some of the 70's Godzilla stuff
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Yeah, theater of Blood is not PD any longer, but many hosts still run it. Same with the Toho stuff. Not PD.
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I think there is a feeling amongst some people on public access that since it is public access the suits at the studios won't notice. Well back in the 90's there was a show in California called...
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Yeah, agreed - gotta be careful - and Toho is pretty aggressive about protecting their property, from what I hear.
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thanks for the info Doc. my hopes for a local horror host in NYC are really gone but I do see a day where an internet based host may be able to afford good mainstream movies. just a matter of time...
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It isn't a matter of popularity but of money and licensing. Most P.A. and internet hosts don't earn money from their shows but from live appearances or merchandise related to their shows and it's...
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Torgaman2 wrote:The only way something like this would be likely is if the studios themselves did their own host segments and at this point that seems highly unlikely.Or, even more unlikely (i.e. not...
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I don't agree. the key is that a films worth dies along with it's fans. 99% of current cable channels don't bother with clasic sci/fi or horror. so they nolonger get any exposure. there is no outlet...
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Well if networks are exploring internet broadcasts [or podcasts or whatever they're called] it's possible some host might sneak through this way but so far networks are only interested in streamlining...
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