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Andy_Capp · Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 3

What the hell happened? I love Off Beat.

But this week, my local affiliate (WOI in Iowa... sigh) is showing some BS called Midnight Monster Hop. It's terrible. They aren't identifying or commenting on the movie at all. All the "skits" are five second clips of fat asses dressed like lame goths doing 101 joke book jokes. Other than that, it's these fat goobers hawking their lame t-shirts. It's one of the worst things ever.

I went to RTN's website and they no longer list Off Beat as one of their shows, but do list this awful MMH show.

I'm really unhappy about this. Anyone have any info on what's happening? Is this change permanent? I'd like to hear from the Off Beat folks on if they are going elsewhere or what's happening.

TuraSatonya · Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 2 Location: your weirdest dreams

oh, so that's what that crap was...I'd thought my tv was possessed again. guess I'll have to call the priests back. *sigh*
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jeff · Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 3

I'm in the Phoenix market. We need to mount a letter writing campaign to bring OBC back.

Jeff

Andy_Capp · Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 3

I sent an e-mail to rtn@myretrotv.com asking for an explanation on the switch and letting them know they were likely to lose me as a viewer if the change was permanent.

Zoltan · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 62 Location: Detroit

I'll know tonight if Detroit switched
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jeff · Joined: 31 May 2009 Posts: 3

Let me know, if you hear anything. I'll send them an email. We all should, and write letters too!

thanks,

Jeff

tiny · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 45 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

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Zoltan · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 62 Location: Detroit

No OffBeat Cinema here, This Week
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moleman · Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 275 Location: The Garden Theater

The old Western Electic wall phone rang at midnight. I dropped my copy of Parrot Fancy and ran to answer it, desperate for any human contact. The voice on the other end was slurred. I could smell the cheap gin through the line. "Turn on channel 35" it said, then hung up. I turned on channel 35. No OBC. Just a Golden Girls Marathon. I couldn't turn it off. Hot for Bea Arther.

The voice on the phone? Surely it was Maxwell.
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Harry Cooper · Joined: 05 Jun 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Tampa Florida

I work for the company that hosts RTN here in Tampa. Same story here!!!
This Midnight Monster Hop show is total crap! Offbeat was the ONLY show I watched on Sat!!! I'll see if I can find out why they decided to change the programming if I can.