My new favourite toy

[monkeybard]

It's not really a toy, but it might as well be.  It's KIRO 7's second digital subchannel.  You know what they call it?  RTN: Retro Television Network.  That's right.  Yesterday I watch "Quincy, M.E.", "Get Smart", and "Hogan's Heroes".  The other day I saw two episodes of "The Monkees".  Last Saturday night, we caught the end of and episode of "The A-Team" and would you believe it?  It was immediately followed by "Simon & Simon"!  It was like a Tuesday night in the mid-80s. I had to wait up until the end to see if "Remmington Steele" was on after that, but sadly it wasn't.  They even have the occasional Retromercial.  It's FABULOUS!

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[lethlogica.livejournal.com]

Do they have Schoolhouse Rock segments in between morning programs? :D

[monkeybard]

I haven't seen any, but I haven't tried watching on Saturday morning yet. ;)

[carrot-cake67.livejournal.com]

What a cool channel!!! I wish I had that channel. I would love to see some of those shows again!

Oh well - it's probably just as well - with working from home, it would making getting any work done difficult.

[monkeybard]

All you need is an HD tuner and an antenna, you know. *weg* As NordicBoy loves to point out (since the TV stations can't seem to get the word out), "HD signals fly through the air." ;)

[carrot-cake67.livejournal.com]

Right - but isn't an HDTV also needed in that equation? I think it's going to be a while before I get one of those. My man wants to wait for us to buy a newer tv (like LCD or plasma) until after we have our own how and can have an idea of size. I get that - but I have a feeling, though, that it will end up being a while before that happens. I think we will be doing good if we get our own house in 2009 - he hasn't even put his up for sale yet (pounding head on wall).

[monkeybard]

You don't have to have a TV with a built in HD tuner, although it is nicer in my experience. There are at least a couple of HD converter boxes on the market. The picture won't be as clear as it would on an HD set, but it's still pretty darned good, and if nothing else you can at least get the HD channels with one and an HD antenna.

What is it with men who won't sell their property? A friend's hubby just will not let go of his old condo even though they've been renting the thing out for over 10 years. And if they sold it and their own house (which is smaller than mine, btw, and far less user-friendly) they could buy a larger home for them and their 3.5-year old. If he were mine I would beat him with something heavy and blunt.

[carrot-cake67.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm.....good to know. I thought you also needed an HDTV in the equation, but maybe it's the tuner I was thinking of. I'll keep it in mind.

My man has no problem with selling his house, he just wants to have it all boxed up first, before he puts it on the market. That's what I don't get. He could have had it on the market for months now. But maybe it is a bit of feet dragging on it. I kind of get it - I have a little misgiving on selling mine. I like being the sole owner on the property. But if we want a better place, we both will need to sell ours.

I hope your friend can get her hubby to sell eventually. While it's nice to have rental property and such, I would think a bigger house would be nicer, especially with a child around.

[belfrynotes.livejournal.com]

That's like when KTZZ - Seattle's first UHF station - first went on the air and the majority of their programming seemed to be in black & white. Perry Mason, 77 Sunset Strip, Peter Gunn, and something else even more obscure was the Friday night line-up. Saturdays were, what else, Westerns! Have Gun Will Travel, Rifleman, Maverick, etc. So is anything on RTN in black & white, or is it all in pastels?

[monkeybard]

So far everything I've seen is in color. Oo! I just discovered that "The Fugitive" is on at 2! If it's in B&W, I'll watch, but not if it's in color. David Janssen should never have been filmed in "techincolor"; he just doesn't look right. Oh man! "Love American Style" is on at noon! If I turn on the telly, I'm doomed. I will never accomplish anything again. lol

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Love American Style!!! Oh I miss that cheeseball show so much. Any Hawaii 5-O by chance?

[monkeybard]

In fact, yes! It's on tonight at 9:00. Don't you wish you lived here? ;)

BTW, I officially *heart* that icon. I intend to nick it from you any moment now.

[write-light.livejournal.com]

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[monkeybard]

Right on! Thanks. :D

[devinam.livejournal.com]

LOVE The Monkees! Miss The Monkees. MUST FIND MOnkeeS!!!

[monkeybard]

Surely your telly has an HD tuner in it. All you need is an antenna after that.

[devinam.livejournal.com]

yeah, we don't have one of them...we have satelite, so everything comes through that tuner...

[monkeybard]

No? Shame. Our main telly has two inputs specifically so the cable can run into one and the HD into the other. We just switch the input like one does for watching a DVD or vid.

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

KDOC here in the LA area runs old shows like Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley AND...

MORK & MINDY!! :D

[monkeybard]

Colour me jealous over Mork & Mindy! I don't think they're running it here. But The Monkees and The A-Team make up for it, IMO. ;)

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Sorry in my world Mork & Mindy top the A-Team all the time. The Monkees come in a close second to Mork & Mindy though. :D

[monkeybard]

It's okay. We all have our priorities. Some are just a little more skewed than others. ;)