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| re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? | |
| Posted by: larry13 06:16 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - Teacher64 06:03 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| I'm with you on all of this. I fear, however, that'clear up the rights" would be a mighty big proposition. I'd add to the Julie Harris list the "Anastasia" with Lynn Fontanne in her very last performance. And "All the Way Home" didn't open on B'way. until 1960, so the TV versions weren't done until the '70s and '80s, not that I wouldn't want to see those. |
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| re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 08:11 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - larry13 06:16 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| "I fear, however, that 'clear up the rights' would be a mighty big proposition." Yes, that was my thought as well. |
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| re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 08:37 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - Michael_Portantiere 08:11 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| My thought, too, yet some of them turned up on cable in the '80s, '90s and early 2000s. | |
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| re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 09:50 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - AlanScott 08:37 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| "My thought, too, yet some of them turned up on cable in the '80s, '90s and early 2000s." Yes, of course. I've often wondered if the rights are just much easier to secure for some shows than others, and why that would be. Or maybe it's just that some people put in the effort to clear the rights for certain shows, and in other cases people just didn't think it was worth the effort for the presumably small amount of money they would make through video sales of shows like that. |
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| re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:56 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - Michael_Portantiere 09:50 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| I think there are several answers, but one is that there is a cost (both in dollars and effort) and it may not be worthwhile financially for shows of limited appeal beyond these walls. It is also true that some people make things harder than others. On a side note, I was talking to someone the other day who observed that it seemed like the era of free stuff is starting to subside, not just for rights but also talent. As work starts to crank up, we will probably see less and less inclination, and we will also see smaller audiences and smaller donations etc etc. It was nice while it lasted, and it served many valuable purposes, but "sunrise doesn't last all morning, a cloudburst doesn't last all day ... all things must pass." :-) |
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| re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 06:31 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 06:26 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - larry13 06:16 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| I'd love to see it, especially on something like Turner Classic Movies, PBS (more than they occasionally have done) or other kind of alternative channel. I don't think network tv or some other stations, a lot of whose viewers attend Marvel and superhero films being churned out nowadays, might want to hunker down for a few hours with the likes of Julie Harris or Lynn Fontanne, unfortunately. I don't even know, outside of holiday time, how well Mary Martin in "Peter Pan" might go over, though perhaps their parents or grandparents might encourage viewing it to their progeny. | |
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| re: Mary Martin in "Peter Pan" | |
| Posted by: Dale 07:21 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why not rebroadcast some of the great theater on TV from the 50s and 60s? - PlayWiz 06:26 pm EDT 06/28/20 | |
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| That program didn't have ad breaks every ten minutes last the last "Peter Pan" on NBC. A half hour show like "The Big Bang Theory" runs 21 minute or so and we end up with almost ten minute of commercials. | |
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