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17 March 2009

The MetaChat Movie Channel: Imagine we've been given our own cable TV channel, for showing old movies and TV shows. Your job is to program one 24-hour block; what will we see? →[More:] Assume we're a commercial-free channel, and you can round off movies to 2 hours, 90 minutes, whatever you like. TV dramas are generally 1 hour, sitcoms 30 minutes.

You can think of the day in segments, try to build kind of a "flow" through your day, or be totally random and just hope to catch the channel-surfers.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 10:36 | 31 comments

I'd start the day with a couple of kid-friendly classics:

6 AM: "The Wizard Of Oz"
8 AM: "101 Dalmatians" (the original, animated one)

then some comedy:

10 AM: Jacques Tati's "Mon Oncle"
Noon: "Best In Show"

For the afternoon, a trio of noir-ish films:

2 PM: "House of Games"
4 PM: "The Honeymoon Killers"
6 PM: "Touch of Evil"

Foreign films for prime time:

8 PM: "Drowning By Numbers"
10 PM: "Week-End"

That last one leads nicely into a mini film-fest of motorized movies, starting at midnight:

12 AM: "Death Race 2000" (the original of course)
2 AM: "Vanishing Point"
4 AM: "Two-Lane Blacktop"

Bringing us back to 6 AM, when someone else takes over. :)

posted by BoringPostcards 17 March | 10:39

Midnight-Midnight

"Sanford and Son"

posted by jason's_planet 17 March | 10:41

OK BP you included two of my top ten favourite movies (Touch of Evil and Best in Show) in your programming, so I think I'll just stick with yours.

posted by gaspode 17 March | 10:44

I'd show all of Berlin Alexanderplatz - with a couple of breaks during the day for meals, etc.

posted by Joe Beese 17 March | 10:45

Oh boy! Well, we can just go through my last couple of weekends!

12 midnight 6am - Godzilla movies

6am - 8am an old Samurai movie like on IFC or old Jackie Chan movies from China or HK

8am-12 noon - Weird Al Show

12 - 4 - Gone with the Wind

4 - 8 More Jackie Chan or Samurai movies

8-12 Kill Bill, all one movie. With intermissions of commentary.

We don't do commercials, do we? Unless they're by dabitch, right?

posted by lysdexic 17 March | 11:11

Crap! I forgot The Princess Bride! Well, maybe someone else can fill that in.

posted by lysdexic 17 March | 11:12

6 am - 8 am
Love American Style
The Dating Game
The Newlywed Game
Divorce Court

8 am - 10 am
I Dream of Jeannie
Bewitched
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
An episode of the very short lived Tabitha, about Samantha's daughter. I watched it! I was like 11!

10 am - noon
Josie & the Pussycats in Outer Space
Ark 2
Scooby Doo

Noon - 2
Infra Man

2 - 8 pm
The Tremors Oeuvre: All of them, in a row, no commercials.

8 pm - midnight, our Token Good Stuff
Secret of Roan Inish
The Coca Cola Kid
The Man Who Would Be King

Midnight
Repo Man

2 - 6 am
Buffy/Angel Marathon

posted by mygothlaundry 17 March | 11:12

6 Shrek
7:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
10 Chicago
12 All That Jazz
2:45 The Hours
4:45 Return to Oz
6:45 The Dark Knight
9:30 BeetleJuice
11:00 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
12:30 Nine Inch Nails Live: And All That Could Have Been
2:00 Ginger Snaps
3:45 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

posted by Ardiril 17 March | 11:18

An episode of the very short lived Tabitha, about Samantha's daughter. I watched it! I was like 11!

I watched it, too! I remember she drove a VW Bug. :)

posted by BoringPostcards 17 March | 11:28

This gave me a good excuse to go through my imdb voting history and make a few modifications. I hadn't done that for a few years.

posted by Ardiril 17 March | 11:32

24 hour marathon of How It's Made.

I love that show.

posted by sperose 17 March | 12:26

If I get any say in this, you're gonna be watching a shit-load of Doctor Who.

posted by seanyboy 17 March | 12:28

6 ------ Sheriff Lobo
6:30 --- Enos
7 ------ Gloria
7:30 --- Flo
8 ------ Just the Ten of Us
8:30 --- What's Happenin' Now
9 ------ The Ropers
9:30 --- Three's a Crowd
10 ----- The Golden Palace
10:30 -- Empty Nest
11:00 -- After M*A*S*H
11:30 -- Beverly Hills Buntz
12:00 -- Saved by the Bell: The New Class
12:30 -- Degrassi: The Next Generation
1 ------ Grady
1:30 --- Fish
2-5:30 - All five episodes of Mr. T and Tina
6:00 --- The Tortellis
6:30 --- Mama's Family
7:00 --- The Brady Bunch Hour
8:00 --- Knot's Landing
9:00 --- The Colbys
10-6 --- Joey

posted by Atom Eyes 17 March | 12:30

Also - "Come Dine With Me."

posted by seanyboy 17 March | 12:30

6am-8am Meet Me In St Louis

8am-10am Jaws

10am-noon Rebecca

Noon-2pm Groundhog Day

2pm-4pm Crossing Delancey

4pm-6pm Manhattan

6pm-8pm Alien

8pm-11pm Goodfellas

11pm-2am Magnolia

2am-5am The Shawshank Redemption

5am-6am The Office : An American Workplace

posted by essexjan 17 March | 12:47

Day two:

6am-8am : The Jungle Book

8am-10am : South Pacific

10am-noon : Abigail's Party (BBC)

Noon-2pm : Monty Python's Life of Brian

2pm-4pm : Sleepless in Seattle

4pm-6pm : Fargo

6pm-8pm : Welcome to the Dollhouse

8pm-10pm : Michael Clayton

10pm-2am : The Godfather Parts I and II

2am-4am : This Is Spinal Tap

4am-6am : Koyaanisqatsi

posted by essexjan 17 March | 12:55

BP, just when I think it's impossible to love you more, you go and do something like mentioning Mon Oncle. I JUST put that on my rental list to enjoy again!

posted by Specklet 17 March | 12:57

Day 3

Midnight-Midnight : The Jewel In The Crown

posted by essexjan 17 March | 12:58

P.S. Jan, if you throw in Ghostbusters somewhere, I will provide food and shoulder rubs for the whole weekend.

posted by Specklet 17 March | 12:59

Daytime:
M*A*S*H
WKRP
Barney Miller
The Flintstones
Bugs Bunny & Friends

Evenings:
Classic Western Movies
Classic Comedy Movies
Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special

Late Night/Overnight:
Softcore Porn

posted by rocket88 17 March | 13:11

12 am-2 am: Warner Bros. cartoons

2 am-4 am: Underdog cartoons

4 am-5 am: The Three Stooges shorts

5-6 am: '80s music videos

6 am-10 pm: British Life on Mars marathon

10 pm-12 am: Fantastic Voyage

posted by initapplette 17 March | 13:50

12 am - 2 am: Lair of the White Worm
2 am - 4 am: Altered States
4 am - 5 am: Jack LaLane
5 am - 6 am: Lillias Yoga
6 am - 9 am: Music Videos
9 am - 11 am: Bringing Up Baby
11 am - 2 pm: Match Game
2 pm - 4 pm: Jaws
4 pm - 6 pm: Ab Fab
6 pm - 8 pm: Cool Hand Luke
8 pm - 10 pm: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Newman/Taylor)
10 pm - 12 am: Rosemary's Baby

posted by rainbaby 17 March | 14:01

It's a movie marathon.

12am-2 am: Keep the Aspidistra Flying (aka A Merry War)
2am- 4am: Pretty in Pink
4am-6am: Muriel's Wedding
6am-8am: Lovely and Amazing
8am-10am: Mystic Pizza
10am-noon: Moonstruck
Noon-2pm: Groundhog Day
2pm-4pm: The Dreamlife of Angels
4pm-6pm: Crimes and Misdemeanors
6pm-8pm: Manhattan Murder Mystery
8pm-10pm: Howard's End
10pm-12am: Adaptation

posted by LoriFLA 17 March | 15:02

8am - 10am: Henry V
10am - 12pm: Alexander Nevsky
12pm - 2pm: Bloody Sunday
2pm - 4pm: Intolerance
4pm - 6pm: Throne of Blood
6pm - 8pm: Aguirre
8pm - 10pm: Salome
10pm - 12am: Winter Light
12am - 2am: Billy Elliot
2am - 8am: Pride and Prejudice (1995) Yes, it's cheating; no, I don't care and neither does Colin Firth's clinging shirt.

posted by notquitemaryann 17 March | 15:58

LoriFLA, if you add White Palace to your list, I'll be there just before midnight. I'll bring pizza.

posted by essexjan 17 March | 17:40

Yay, come on over, essexjan! We'll have root beer floats for dessert.

posted by LoriFLA 17 March | 20:03

ZOMBIE MARATHON! ALL ZOMBIES, ALL DAY!

posted by goshling 17 March | 20:05

I'd show all 22 episodes of Frank's Place.

(Why, oh why, oh why, oh why won't someone release this on DVD ?!?!?!?!? Please !!!! Please !!!! Please !!!!)

posted by marsha56 17 March | 21:40

Version One:
Foxes
Taps
The Outsiders
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Better off Dead
St. Elmo's Fire
Pretty in Pink
Stand By Me
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Some Kind of Wonderful
Say Anything

Version Two:
Firefly (complete series)
Serenity
several hours of replaying favourite bits and discussing the best quotes

Version Three:
alternating
COPS and
America's Most Dangerous (whatever) episodes

posted by deborah 18 March | 01:13

My Favorite Year
To Sir, with Love
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Kids Are Alright
Rude Boy
Stepping Razor: Red X
Jabberwocky
The Verdict
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
Magnolia
Lectrice, La
Blood and Donuts

posted by arse_hat 18 March | 02:16

You should have given us a week.

posted by arse_hat 18 March | 02:36

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