[DX] Re: [dx-list] Frequency - The Movie

[John Geiger]

When it comes to network TV, most of the time the
commercials are more entertaining and educational than
the programs.  Why don't they film a combination
"Survivor" and "weakest link" dxpedition where we take
a bunch of hams, throw them on Navassa Is. and get rid
of the one each episode with the lowest QSO rate. 
That would be one way of getting Navassa back on the
air.  Glad I have the NF6S/KP1 QSL here.


73s John NE0P

--- KIR <kir2@earthlink.net> wrote:
> The commercials were just as bad in California. I
> estimate 45 minutes of the
> 3 hours were commercials. Cable is bad about
> commercials but network TV is
> far worse. I, too, had trouble keeping up with the
> story line because of
> them. BTW, the call sign used in the movie belongs
> to the Niagra ARC. I
> would assume they gave permission for the producers
> to use their call sign.
> 73, Ken
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
> To: <dx-list@yahoogroups.com>; <dx@mailman.qth.net>;
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> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 5:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [dx-list] Frequency - The Movie
> 
> 
> > Yesterday,  some one wrote:
> >
> > >............the movie "Frequency"  is coming on
> the
> > > ABC-TV network  tonight at 8:00 PM EST,  0100z.
> > > Considering the other choices, it might be a
> > > nice peaceful [!] couple of hours.  The movie is
> entertaining.
> >
> > Well,  it was started at 7PM out here,  and was
> interrupted
> > by commercials so many times,  it ran on past 10
> pm!!
> > In fact,  it was so chopped up,  and the breaks so
> poorly
> > placed,  it was nearly impossible to keep track of
> what
> > was going on!  The plot would be in one era of
> time,  then
> > a commercial.  When resuming,  it took a few
> minutes before
> > you realized the time had either advanced 30 years
> or gone
> > back!  Some one died;  then later they were alive
> again,  then,
> > it seemed dead again.  Absolutely frustrating and
> very weird.
> >
> > The Honolulu TV stations,  being totaly separated
> from any
> > need to keep mainlamd timing coordination,  just
> don't care
> > how long or how many commercials they run.  One of
> the
> > reasons we are now watching mostly satellite TV
> when
> > watching.  These days,  mostly the news channels, 
> hi.
> >
> > The idea was good,  and enjoyed looking carefully
> at the old
> > Heathkit gear,  but the rest was,  well......not
> too well done,
> > or what was accomplished was totally destroyed by
> the
> > prsentation mistiming out here.
> >
> > Just feel like grumbling today!   Don't like the
> feelings in the
> > World  I sense,  I guess.
> >
> > 73,  Jim  KH7M
> >
> >
> >
> >
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