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Monday, November 14, 2005
AOL to broadcast Classic TV Shows! 11/14/2005 08:50:00 PM

I was browsing USAToday.com, and I found the following article. I think it's a terrific idea. Gah! I'm starting to love AOL, first all the music videos, and live AOL Sessions performances, and then streaming entire live concerts....now this :)

www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-11-14-aol-classic-tv_x.htm
AOL to webcast classic TV shows
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY

LOS ANGELES — America Online is bringing classic TV to the Internet. AOL announced Monday a joint venture with corporate partner Warner Bros. to webcast 300 episodes a month of 100 classic TV series, beginning in January. They will be shown free, on demand, with four 15-second commercials per episode on AOL.com in the USA.

With the new In2TV feature, AOL and Warner Bros. are seeking to find a home for shows that have ended syndication and cable runs. AOL will offer six "channels" of shows — including drama, comedy and cartoons, with at least 10 episodes of each show.
A focus on video, primarily at AOL's popular music section, has been a catalyst to the comeback, says Kevin Conroy, executive vice president of AOL Media Networks.

...and here's a list of the first 30 shows they'll air...
Welcome Back, Kotter
Chico and the Man
Perfect Strangers
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Head of the Class
Sisters
Falcon Crest
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Spenser: For Hire
Eight is Enough
Beetlejuice
Freakazoid
Histeria
New Adventures of Batman
Pinky and the Brain
Lois and Clark
Babylon V
Freddy's Nightmares
Wonder Woman
V
Le Femme Nikita
Kung Fu
Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr.
The Fugitive
Dark Justice
Growing Pains
Alice
F Troop
Maverick
The FBI

I think my favorites of those would be Growing Pains and Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. Like I don't waste enough time online as it is!!! Oh well, I'm already feeling nostalgic just looking at that list. It looks like this will be starting in January! Can't wait! I'm hoping they might put some of the old Nickelodeon shows on there, too.

1 Comments:
At 11/15/2005 6:03 PM, Blogger The One, The Only, ME!! said...

God, is it sad that the two that i was thinking of were Hangin with Mr. Kooper and Pinky and the Brain. That's pretty sweet.

 

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