I think that all three of you miss the point. TCM's principal value is the rare films they show, many of which are not available on any streaming platform I've found, and many others of which are only available as rentals. Unless you're already aware of films like "A New Leaf" or "The Kennel Murder Case" or "A Ticklish Affair", you're un…
I think that all three of you miss the point. TCM's principal value is the rare films they show, many of which are not available on any streaming platform I've found, and many others of which are only available as rentals. Unless you're already aware of films like "A New Leaf" or "The Kennel Murder Case" or "A Ticklish Affair", you're unlikely to shell out cash to rent them, and potentially not finish them. Or the silent films they show. Or the precode ones. Blockbusters are available on all platforms, but even then, the preservation, unaltered, of films like "Blazing Saddles" or even "E.T." in the wake of a society apparently offended by everything rests, for now at least, only with TCM.
I currently (still) pay a lot of money for cable. I do so only because of TCM--it, and the local news, are the only broadcast programming I still watch. The loss of TCM would be a tremendous loss. You three minimize its value.
I think that all three of you miss the point. TCM's principal value is the rare films they show, many of which are not available on any streaming platform I've found, and many others of which are only available as rentals. Unless you're already aware of films like "A New Leaf" or "The Kennel Murder Case" or "A Ticklish Affair", you're unlikely to shell out cash to rent them, and potentially not finish them. Or the silent films they show. Or the precode ones. Blockbusters are available on all platforms, but even then, the preservation, unaltered, of films like "Blazing Saddles" or even "E.T." in the wake of a society apparently offended by everything rests, for now at least, only with TCM.
I currently (still) pay a lot of money for cable. I do so only because of TCM--it, and the local news, are the only broadcast programming I still watch. The loss of TCM would be a tremendous loss. You three minimize its value.