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HD Net Movies -- January / Febuary Highlights

January 2008 Programming Highlights

*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
*Please check the complete Program Schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional dates and times

HDNet Movies Sneak Preview – Experience exclusive broadcasts of new films before they hit theaters and DVD

Shrooms – premieres Wednesday, January 30th at 10:00pm followed by an encore presentation at 12:00am
Directed by: Paddy Breathnach
Written by: Pearse Elliott
Starring: Jack Huston, Max Kasch

Having been promised the 'trip' of a lifetime by their Irish friend and mushroom expert Jake, a group of American teenagers arrives in Ireland, keen for adventure. Despite Jake's warnings about the 'shrooms they shouldn't eat, things start to go horribly wrong and the teenagers suffer horrific visions. The panicked friends are attacked by ghostly creatures, never sure whether they are experiencing gruesome reality or startling hallucinations. As the group is bloodily whittled down to one, it is soon clear that, whether or not these apparitions are real, the carnage they leave behind certainly is.
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SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

All the Pretty Horses- premieres Monday, January 21st 8:05pm
Starring Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz. Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Chocolat – premieres Tuesday, January 8th at 8:05pm
Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress – Juliette Binoche, Best Supporting Actress – Judi Dench,
Best Writing, Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actress – Juliette Binoche,
Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Judi Dench, Best Original Score

Groundhog Day – premeires Wednesday, January 2nd at 8:15pm
Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott. Directed by Harold Ramis

Hook – premieres Saturday, January 5th at 7:00pm
Starring Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Steven Spielberg
Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design,
Best Makeup, Best Music – Original Song
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Dustin Hoffman

A League of Their Own – premieres Tuesday, January 1st at 12:05pm
Starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna. Directed by Penny Marshall
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Geena Davis and
Best Original Song – Motion Picture

Memento – premieres Tuesday, January 1st at 12:05am (late night New Year's Eve)
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan
Academy Award nominations for Best Editing and Best Writing
The Right Stuff – premeires Thursday, January 3rd at 9:15pm
Starring Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris. Directed by Philip Kaufman
Academy Award winner for Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Original Score and Best Film Editing.
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor – Sam Shepard, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration,
Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama

Silverado – premieres Thursday, January 3rd at 7:00pm
Starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Sound

HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television

Chocolat - premieres Tuesday, January 8th at 8:05pm
Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress – Juliette Binoche, Best Supporting Actress – Judi Dench,
Best Writing, Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actress – Juliette Binoche,
Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Judi Dench, Best Original Score

The Graduate – premieres Sunday, January 6th at 8:05pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nichols
Academy Award winner for Best Director – Mike Nichols
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress – Anne Bancroft,
Best Actor – Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress – Katharine Ross, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion
Picture Actress – Anne Bancroft, Most Promising Newcomer – Dustin Hoffman, Most Promising Newcomer – Katharine Ross,
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Dustin Hoffman and Best Screenplay

Kramer vs. Kramer – premieres Sunday, January 6th at 6:15pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander. Directed by Robert Benton
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor – Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress – Meryl Streep,
Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress – Jane Alexander, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Supporting Actor – Justin Henry
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Motion Picture Actor – Dustin Hoffman,
Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Meryl Streep
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Director, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Jane Alexander, Best
Motion Picture Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year– Justin Henry

Memento - premieres Tuesday, January 1st at 12:05am (late night New Year's Eve)
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan
Academy Award nominations for Best Editing and Best Writing

The Producers – premieres Sunday, January 20th at 8:05pm
Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Gene Wilder
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Zero Mostel and Best Motion Picture Screenplay

NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY – HDNet Movies presents American Films selected by the Library of Congress for historical and cultural preservation. For more information on film preservation, visit www.loc.gov/film and www.filmpreservation.org
See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for complete listings of dates and times

The Graduate
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nichols
Academy Award winner for Best Director – Mike Nichols
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress – Anne Bancroft,
Best Actor – Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress – Katharine Ross, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion
Picture Actress – Anne Bancroft, Most Promising Newcomer – Dustin Hoffman, Most Promising Newcomer – Katharine Ross,
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Dustin Hoffman and Best Screenplay

Groundhog Day
Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott. Directed by Harold Ramis

Hoosiers
Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper. Directed by David Anspaugh
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Dennis Hopper and Best Music, Original Score
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Dennis Hopper

The Last Picture Show
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor – Ben Johnson and Best Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor Jeff Bridges,
Best Supporting Actress – Ellen Burstyn, Best Writing
Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor – Ben Johnson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Actress –
Ellen Burstyn, Best Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman, Most Promising Newcomer – Cybill Shepherd

The Producers
Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Gene Wilder
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Zero Mostel and Best Motion Picture Screenplay

Red RiverStarring John Wayne, Clift Montgomery, Walter Brennan. Directed by Howard Hawks
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing and Best Film Editing

In Retro – Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights

Kramer vs. Kramer - premieres Sunday, January 6th at 6:15pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander. Directed by Robert Benton
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor – Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress – Meryl Streep,
Best Writing
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress – Jane Alexander, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Supporting Actor – Justin Henry
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Motion Picture Actor – Dustin Hoffman,
Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Meryl Streep
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Director, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Jane Alexander, Best
Motion Picture Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year– Justin Henry

The Graduate - premieres Sunday, January 6th at 8:05pm
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nichols
Academy Award winner for Best Director – Mike Nichols
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress – Anne Bancroft,
Best Actor – Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress – Katharine Ross, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion
Picture Actress – Anne Bancroft, Most Promising Newcomer – Dustin Hoffman, Most Promising Newcomer – Katharine Ross,
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Dustin Hoffman and Best Screenplay

The Last Picture Show – premieres Sunday, January 6th at 10:00pm
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor – Ben Johnson and Best Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor Jeff Bridges,
Best Supporting Actress – Ellen Burstyn, Best Writing
Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor – Ben Johnson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Actress –
Ellen Burstyn, Best Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman, Most Promising Newcomer – Cybill Shepherd

Anatomy of a Murder – premieres Sunday, January 13th at 7:00pm
Starring James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara. Directed by Otto Preminger
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor – James Stewart, Best Supporting Actor – George C. Scott,
Best Supporting Actor – Arthur O'Connell, Best Writing, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion Picture
Actress – Lee Remick, Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor – Joseph N. Welch

In Harm's Way – premieres Sunday, January 13th at 9:45pm
Starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal. Directed by Otto Preminger
Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, Black and White
The Producers - premieres Sunday, January 20th at 8:05pm
Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Gene Wilder
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Zero Mostel and Best Motion Picture Screenplay

Cat Ballou – premieres Sunday, January 20th at 10:30pm
Starring Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan. Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Academy Award winner for Best Actor – Lee Marvin
Academy Award nomination for Best Music – Scoring of Music, Best Original Song, Best Film Editing and Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor – Lee Marvin
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actress – Jane Fonda,
Best Original Song, Most Promising Newcomer – Tom Nardini

Red River – Sunday, January 27th at 6:00pm
Starring John Wayne, Clift Montgomery, Walter Brennan. Directed by Howard Hawks
Academy Award nominations for Best Writing and Best Film Editing
Alvarez Kelly – premieres Sunday, January 27th at 8:15pm
Starring William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule. Directed by Edward Dmytryk

Chisum – Sunday, January 27th at 10:15pm
Starring John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

ART HOUSE CINEMA – Independent films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

Snatch – Tuesday, January 1st at 8:15pm
Starring Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Benicio Del Toro. Directed by Guy Ritchie

Memento – Tuesday, January 1st at 10:00pm
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan
Academy Award nominations for Best Editing and Best Writing

Chocolat – premieres Tuesday, January 8th at 8:05pm
Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress – Juliette Binoche, Best Supporting Actress – Judi Dench,
Best Writing, Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actress – Juliette Binoche,
Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Judi Dench, Best Original Score

Brassed Off – Tuesday, January 8th at 10:15pm
Starring Ewan McGregor, Pete Poslethwait, Tara Fitzgerald. Directed by Mark Herman

Swimming with Sharks – Tuesday, January 15th at 9:15pm
Starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes. Directed by George Huang

Novocaine – Tuesday, January 15th at 11:00pm
Starring Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern. Directed by David Atkins

Matewan – Tuesday, January 22nd at 8:00pm
Starring Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell. Directed by John Sayles
Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography

Bride of the Wind – Tuesday, January 22nd at 10:15pm
Starring Sarah Wynter, Johathan Pryce, Vincent Perez. Directed by Bruce Beresford

Broken English – Tuesday, January 29th at 8:15pm
Starring Ewan McGregor, Pete Poslethwait, Tara Fitzgerald. Directed by Mark Herman

Fay Grim – Tuesday, January 29th at 10:00pm
Starring Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, Saffron Burrows. Directed by Hal Hartley.

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dfergie

Dec 21, 2007

February HDNet Movies

February 2008 Programming Highlights

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
Please check the complete Program Schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for additional dates and times

HDNet Movies Sneak Preview – Experience exclusive broadcasts of new films before they hit theaters and DVD

Romulus, My Father
premieres Wednesday, February 13th at 10:05pm, followed by an encore presentation at 12:00am
Directed by: Richard Roxburgh
Written by: Nick Drake
Starring: Eric Bana, Franka Potente

ROMULUS, MY FATHER is based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

SPOTLIGHT FEATURES – Highlighted feature films airing on HDNet Movies

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Saturday, February 2nd at 7:05pm
Starring Richard Dreyfus, Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr. Directed by Steven Spielberg
Academy Award winner for Best Cinematography
Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Effects, Supporting Actress: Melinda Dillon, Film Editing,
Sound, Music and Art Direction – Set Decoration
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Screenplay and Best
Original Score

Hidalgo – premieres Sunday, February 10th at 10:05pm
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif. Directed by Joe Johnston

Lawrence of Arabia – premieres Sunday, February 10th at 6:15pm
Starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Score, Best Sound, Best Film
Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Director, Best Supporting Actor: Omar
Sharif, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Motion Picture Actor: Anthony Quinn and Best Motion Picture Score

Peggy Sue Got Married – premieres Friday, February 8th at 8:00pm
Starring Nicolas Cage, Kathleen Turner, Barry Miller. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Academy Award nominations for Best Actress: Kathleen Turner, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Comedy – Comedy/Musical and Best Performance by an
Actress in a Motion Picture: Kathleen Turner

Philadelphia – Monday, February 4th at 10:15pm
Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards. Directed by Jonathan Demme
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Tom Hanks, Best Music, Original Song "Streets of Philadelphia"
Academy Award nominations for Best Makeup, Best Writing and Best Music, Original Song "Philadelphia"

The 6th Day – premieres Friday, February 1st at 8:00pm
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

Scrooged – premieres Friday, February 22nd at 8:00pm
Starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe. Directed by Richard Donner
Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup

Superman: The Movie – Saturday, February 2nd at 9:30pm
Starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman. Directed by Richard Donner
Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Music, Original Score

The Thomas Crown Affair – Saturday, February 16th at 8:05pm
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary. Directed by John McTiernan

HIGH DEFINITION PREMIERES – Films broadcast in High Definition for the first time on television

Agatha – premieres Sunday, February 3rd at 4:30pm
Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman, Timothy Dalton. Directed by Michael Apted
Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design

Lawrence of Arabia - premieres Sunday, February 10th at 6:15pm
Starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Score, Best Sound, Best Film
Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Director, Best Supporting Actor: Omar
Sharif, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Motion Picture Actor: Anthony Quinn and Best Motion Picture Score

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love – premieres Tuesday, February 5th at 10:05pm
Starring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews. Directed by Mira Nair

Pollock – premieres Tuesday, February 12th at 8:00pm
Starring Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly. Directed by Ed Harris
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Ed Harris
Romulus, My Father – premieres Wednesday, February 13th at 10:05pm
Starring Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas. Directed by Richard Roxburgh

Vice Versa – premieres Monday, February 4th at 11:10am
Starring Fred Savage, Judge Reinhold, Jane Kaczmarek. Directed by Brian Gilbert

NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY – HDNet Movies presents American Films selected by the Library of Congress for historical and cultural preservation. For more information on film preservation, visit www.loc.gov/film and www.filmpreservation.org
See program schedule or www.hdnetmovies.com for complete listings of dates and times

The Graduate
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross. Directed by Mike Nichols
Academy Award winner for Best Director – Mike Nichols
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress – Anne Bancroft,
Best Actor – Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress – Katharine Ross, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Motion
Picture Actress – Anne Bancroft, Most Promising Newcomer – Dustin Hoffman, Most Promising Newcomer – Katharine Ross,
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Dustin Hoffman and Best Screenplay

Hoosiers
Starring Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper. Directed by David Anspaugh
Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor: Dennis Hopper and Best Music, Original Score
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Dennis Hopper
Lawrence of Arabia
Starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Score, Best Sound, Best Film
Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Director, Best Supporting Actor: Omar
Sharif, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Motion Picture Actor: Anthony Quinn and Best Motion Picture Score

The Last Picture Show
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor – Ben Johnson and Best Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor Jeff Bridges,
Best Supporting Actress – Ellen Burstyn, Best Writing
Golden Globe winner for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actor – Ben Johnson
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Actress –
Ellen Burstyn, Best Supporting Actress – Cloris Leachman, Most Promising Newcomer – Cybill Shepherd

Nothing But A Man
Starring Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster. Directed by Michael Roemer
The Producers
Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars. Directed by Mel Brooks
Academy Award winner for Best Writing
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Gene Wilder
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor – Zero Mostel and Best Motion Picture Screenplay

Raging Bull
Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty. Directed by Martin Scorsese
Academy Award winner for Best Actor: Robert De Niro, Best Film Editing
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actress:
Cathy Moriarty, Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor: Robert De Niro
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture Director, Best Supporting Motion
Picture Actress: Cathy Moriarty, Best Supporting Motion Picture Actor: Joe Pesci, Best Motion Picture Screenplay and New
Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: Cathy Moriarty

In Retro– Memorable Classic movies airing Sunday Nights

Pal Joey - premieres Sunday, February 3rd at 8:00pm
Starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak. Directed by George Sidney
Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Film Editing, Best Sound – Recording, Best
Costume Design
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture Actor – Musical/Comedy: Frank Sinatra
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy

Auntie Mame – Sunday, February 3rd at 10:00pm
Starring Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne. Directed by Morton DaCosta
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Actress: Rosalind Russell,
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Cass, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Comedy and Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy: Rosalind Russell
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress: Peggy Cass
Lawrence of Arabia - premieres Sunday, February 10th at 6:15pm
Starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn. Directed by David Lean
Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Score, Best Sound, Best Film
Editing, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif, Best Writing
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Motion Picture – Director, Best Supporting Actor: Omar
Sharif, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture Actor: Peter O'Toole, Best Motion Picture Actor: Anthony Quinn and Best Motion Picture Score

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence – premieres Sunday, February 17th at 6:00pm
Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford
Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design
The Sons of Katie Elder – premieres Sunday, February 17th at 8:05pm
Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer. Directed by Henry Hathaway

The Guns of Navarone – premieres Sunday, February 24th at 6:15pm
Starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn. Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Academy Award winner for Best Effects, Special Effects
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Music
Golden Globe Award winner for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Motion Picture Score
Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Director

A Bridge Too Far – premieres Sunday, February 24th at 9:00pm
Starring Dirk Bogarde, James Caan Michael Caine. Directed by Richard Attenborough

ART HOUSE CINEMA – Independent films and documentaries airing Tuesday Nights

Persuasion – premieres Tuesday, February 5th at 8:15pm
Starring Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Susan Fleetwood. Directed by Roger Michell

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love – premieres Tuesday, February 5th at 10:05pm
Starring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Naveen Andrews. Directed by Mira Nair

Pollock – premieres Tuesday, February 12th at 8:00pm
Starring Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly. Directed by Ed Harris
Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Ed Harris

Memento – Tuesday, February 12th at 10:05pm
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan
Academy Award nominations for Best Editing and Best Writing

Imagine: John Lennon – Tuesday, February 19th at 8:05pm
Archival footage featuring John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
Directed by Andrew Solt

Pink Floyd: The Wall – Tuesday, February 19th at 10:00pm
Starring Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, Bob Hoskins. Directed by Alan Parker

Chocolat – Tuesday, February 26th at 8:00pm
Starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom
Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress – Juliette Binoche, Best Supporting Actress – Judi Dench,
Best Writing, Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy, Best Motion Picture Actress – Juliette Binoche,
Best Motion Picture Supporting Actress – Judi Dench, Best Original Score

The Widow of St. Pierre – Tuesday, February 26th at 10:05pm
Starring Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emire Kusturica. Directed by Patrice Leconte
Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film

Source: HDNet

kstuart

Dec 26, 2007

Lawrence of Arabia – premieres Sunday, February 10th at 6:15pm

Massive "Must See" if you have never seen this - and you are lucky in that it is in HD and recently restored.

PS Also underrated are "Kama Sutra" and "6th Day" (although neither is a top classic like Lawrence...).

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We're less than 4 weeks away from Voyager 1 reaching a distance of one light day from Earth

I've always been super interested in things space related so this is a pretty cool event coming up. Nov 18, 2026 early in the morning, Voyager 1 will reach the distance of one full light day from Earth. Took almost 50 yrs. I was 13 when it launched.

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So, 1/1596th the way to Alpha Centauri (if it were headed that way). 79,800 years to go…

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Foxbat said:
So, 1/1596th the way to Alpha Centauri (if it were headed that way). 79,800 years to go…

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Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne

Get it?

An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....

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Yesterday at 10:03 PM

Take Me To The River - Talking Heads

long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 10:21 PM

Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

hwkn

Today at 2:37 AM

TAKE On ME-A-Ha

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Bobby

Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Today at 12:42 AM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

4K Events Discussion Thread

This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.

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Foxbat

Oct 15, 2026

Which is what is interesting, I see the 4KFox channel on 148-01 but we're not subscribed to our Locals. So why it's coming in is puzzling. I thought that maybe it was a perk for Dish subscribers for the MLB Postseason.

I set a Timer for the Indiana - Ohio State game on Saturday. I'll take advantage of it while I can.

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 4:48 PM

Foxbat said:
I set a Timer for the Indiana - Ohio State game on Saturday. I'll take advantage of it while I can.

Even though it didn't work out for the Hoosiers, this event recorded and I was able to watch it in full 4K HDR.

Bobby said:
MLB, Rays at Brewers, Friday 10-23, 5PM PDT, Channel 148-01.

Timer is set to Record the Series. Thanks, Bobby!

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 7:25 PM

No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...

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Jim5506

Today at 12:13 AM

long_time_Dish said:
No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...

It's on Prime.

long_time_Dish

Today at 12:20 AM

Jim5506 said:
It's on Prime.

Ah, ok, thanks!

Foxbat

Today at 12:42 AM

The World Series Game 1 quality was excellent, the Dolby Surround put us in the seats. Thanks, Dish!

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jcrandall

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 12:07 AM · posted in DIRECTV Programming Forum

Channels on DIRECTV Satellite and not on Stream/Internet

So...DirecTV advertises the Choice package with 95+ bonus channels for Satellite customers. You don't want 90+ of the 95...

Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.

I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.

What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.

If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.

Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.

MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.

DirecTV Sat vs Stream.pdf 46 KB

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mario315

Oct 14, 2026

Well, this is awkward. Today the Miami Heat announced that their games in West Palm Beach this season will be aired on WTCN Channel 43, the Sinclair independent... and the station which DTV Stream downgraded from HD to SD a few weeks ago. Makes you wonder if the Heat is aware of this.

I did find the WTCN Chief Engineer (Bill Macbeth) and he said he knew nothing of what DTV Stream had done. Will look into it and get back to me.

harshness

Oct 15, 2026

One might get the impression that what DIRECTV does, or doesn't, is becoming far less consequential than it used to be.

mario315

Yesterday at 11:55 PM

harshness said:
One might get the impression that what DIRECTV does, or doesn't, is becoming far less consequential than it used to be.

KyL416

Today at 12:00 AM

WPLG/10 Miami is now available to stream customers

The CW stations WCWW/25 South Bend and WBKP/5 Marquette are testing on the stream server

Last week they also added a bunch of CW stations that are still not available to sat customers:
WETM-DT/19 Elmira
WJET-DT/25 Erie
KLFY-DT/11 Lafayette LA
KARD-DT/15 Monroe
WVBT-DT/44 Norfolk
WTWO-DT/3 Terre Haute
WFXV-DT/34 Utica
KFDX-DT/4 Wichita Falls

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mario315

Today at 12:07 AM

Well, that was fast ! DTV Stream brought back WTCN's HD signal today.

I have to assume the station signing up a week ago as the Miami Heat affiliate here (to carry their games) did the trick. NBA magic !!!

Or the station engineer took care of the problem after hearing about it.

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niembre

Last reply Yesterday at 11:48 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

OTA no working after Update

My OTA is not working anymore. This started after the latest update. I have the OTA dongle with a OTA antenna that I've been using for years. My hopper does not recognize the dongle anymore and when I go to the OTA setting, it has a screen that says to plug a dongle into the USB. I tried unplugging and plugging back, in the same usb port and other ports. The Hopper does not recognize it. Anyone have same issue?

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Briant73

Wednesday at 9:19 PM

Anyone heard any updates on this, I'm still having the issue so thought I'd check in.

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Almighty1

Wednesday at 9:48 PM

Briant73 said:
Anyone heard any updates on this, I'm still having the issue so thought I'd check in.

No updates but if you can get DISH Technical Operations to roll you back to H710 or earlier even though H708 would be best because it also eliminates another problem like in this comment, you will also no longer have the problem as long as you don't update manually or forced to any new version until the problem is fixed as the problem started in H711 and still exist in H712 and H713.

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/th...ftware-version-713-is-out.423921/post-5108817

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dishstaller

Wednesday at 9:57 PM

Installed an off-air antenna a couple days ago for a customer who had just cancelled his Dish service. He had a dual off-air adapter and gave it to me. Cool. I'll keep it on the truck....might come in handy. Got to admit I don't watch anything as far as live tv goes anymore. Even if we have severe weather, our local channels will have a live feed on Youtube.

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navychop

Wednesday at 11:21 PM

In other news, it was announced that the software fix for the two tin cans and a string will not be forthcoming. A hardware fix is required. However, that fix will let you receive stations from a gazillion miles away.

Truck roll charges may apply. Two year commitment required.

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brittanygarden

Thursday at 6:24 PM

Hi all. If you were using a single tuner USB OTA adapter that is no longer working, please PM me. Thanks.

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Jim5506

Yesterday at 11:48 PM

brittanygarden said:
Hi all. If you were using a single tuner USB OTA adapter that is no longer working, please PM me. Thanks.

I have the dual tuner OTA adapter currently connected, but I have 2 of the single tuner OTA adapters that I can quickly connect - neither is seen by my H3.

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JSheridan

Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Yesterday at 11:17 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

All DMA's now Western Arc

I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.

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navychop

Oct 3, 2026

Years down the road

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renjy651

Oct 4, 2026

navychop said:
Years down the road

Looks like Charlie Ergen will never give up satellite TV. The reason Echostar 25 the most poweful DBS satellite ever built at 110 location already. Also Echostar 26 another super satellite on order for 119 orbital location will be ready in 15 months. he will have 110/119 for another 20 years. Dish will be the only satellte company left. The reason for rural areas and some people like satellite easy to operate and change channels in seconds.

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Mister B

Oct 5, 2026

renjy651 said:
Looks like Charlie Ergen will never give up satellite TV. The reason Echostar 25 the most poweful DBS satellite ever built at 110 location already. Also Echostar 26 another super satellite on order for 119 orbital location will be ready in 15 months. he will have 110/119 for another 20 years. Dish will be the only satellte company left. The reason for rural areas and some people like satellite easy to operate and change channels in seconds.

I hope these new "most powerful" satellites will mean that DISH can provide every channel that can be sourced in HD in HD. I do not like the fact that two of my favorite channels (Start and H&I) are SD. I was also very disappointed after installation that METV has to be streamed from my internet connection. Finally, I dropped the locals upon seeing that my local CW channel is in blurry letterboxed SD when it has been HD OTA for years.

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zippyfrog

Oct 5, 2026

Mister B said:
I hope these new "most powerful" satellites will mean that DISH can provide every channel that can be sourced in HD in HD. I do not like the fact that two of my favorite channels (Start and H&I) are SD. I was also very disappointed after installation that METV has to be streamed from my internet connection. Finally, I dropped the locals upon seeing that my local CW channel is in blurry letterboxed SD when it has been HD OTA for years.

This piece gets me - the fact that Dish has removed SD channels from satellite completely in the name of "HD upgrades". I pay for satellite TV, not streaming...I don't see why they couldn't leave the SD version of the channels on Satellite then put the HD streaming version like they have for other channels.

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navychop

Oct 5, 2026

zippyfrog said:
This piece gets me - the fact that Dish has removed SD channels from satellite completely in the name of "HD upgrades". I pay for satellite TV, not streaming...I don't see why they couldn't leave the SD version of the channels on Satellite then put the HD streaming version like they have for other channels.

CONTRACTS!

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Henry Sanchez

Yesterday at 5:21 PM

What about the commercial services? will they keep using single Stacked or DP single/dual LNB's?

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telstar_1

Yesterday at 5:58 PM

navychop said:
CONTRACTS!

At this point one can only ask whether any live ch's are still distributed in SD. Other than maybe "classics" ch's that run only older stuff

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Strega

Yesterday at 10:01 PM

Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:15 PM

telstar_1 said:
At this point one can only ask whether any live ch's are still distributed in SD. Other than maybe "classics" ch's that run only older stuff

Personally, I would HATE to see a SD Channel at this point.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:17 PM

Strega said:
Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.

Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.

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dishstaller

Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Yesterday at 11:01 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

You can't even trust the cost per ounce info in grocery stores anymore

I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.

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TRG

Wednesday at 6:41 PM

Jimbo said:
I would think that the Vendor/Maker of the product would have a say in it, showing the Correct weight ...
You would think it would be in the contract.

I do look at the ounces of items, but unless its way off, I don't check the math, may have to start now.

Remember when you use to get a 13.5 oz bag of Chips .... Thats a PARTY Size now.

I remember when a pound of coffee was 16oz. Now its 12oz, they don't call it a pound anymore and its three times the cost of the 16oz pound.

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Jimbo

Wednesday at 7:05 PM

TRG said:
I remember when a pound of coffee was 16oz. Now its 12oz, they don't call it a pound anymore and its three times the cost of the 16oz pound.

Well, they don't call it a pound anymore ....

Ice cream is that way too, use to be a half gallon, now its 1.5 quart or some say 48 oz

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NYDutch

Wednesday at 7:39 PM

Jimbo said:
Well, they don't call it a pound anymore ....

Ice cream is that way too, use to be a half gallon, now its 1.5 quart or some say 48 oz

We have a regional ice cream company here that advertises that their ice cream containers are still a full half gallon.

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Jimbo

Wednesday at 8:54 PM

NYDutch said:
We have a regional ice cream company here that advertises that their ice cream containers are still a full half gallon.

Now check and see if any of them (probably a few) are actual Ice Cream ...

Most Ice Creams are Not actual Ice Cream.
Bryers for example, call Most of thiers "Frozen Dairy Dessert"

NYDutch

Thursday at 7:44 AM

Juan said:
You need to weigh the actual bag...a deli bag weighs less than that but a thick coffee bag is gonna weigh around an ounce...an empty tin can has some weight

Products sold by the ounce, pound, etc, should always be priced for the product only. Only the shipping weight should include the packaging.

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harshness

Thursday at 9:21 AM

NYDutch said:
Products sold by the ounce, pound, etc, should always be priced for the product only.

Unless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.

I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.

You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).

Jimbo

Thursday at 9:27 AM

harshness said:
Unless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.

I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.

You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).

I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product only

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harshness

Yesterday at 4:42 PM

Jimbo said:
I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product only.

You would be thinking wrong when it comes to goods that are sold by weight (meat, produce, nails). Those items typically go on the scale wrapped without an associated tare. The weight only excludes the sticker because it hasn't been printed yet.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 5:08 PM

harshness said:
You would be thinking wrong when it comes to goods that are sold by weight (meat, produce, nails). Those items typically go on the scale wrapped without an associated tare. The weight only excludes the sticker because it hasn't been printed yet.

Thats ridiculous ....

Thats not how Deli does it, I know your talking pre packaged.
They need to CHANGE that.

harshness

Yesterday at 6:50 PM

Jimbo said:
Thats not how Deli does it, I know your talking pre packaged.

Perhaps only for sliced meat and cheese. Salads and similarly "shifty" or "drippy" items are typically weighed in deli cartons of some sort.

My monster burritos (up to two lbs.) are weighed in their foil jackets or paper mache take-out trays, and the jacket/tray is then "sealed" with the printed label as it comes off the printer.

Precision has to give way to practicality in situations like that.

TRG

Yesterday at 8:38 PM

Jimbo said:
Now check and see if any of them (probably a few) are actual Ice Cream ...

Most Ice Creams are Not actual Ice Cream.
Bryers for example, call Most of thiers "Frozen Dairy Dessert"

I only buy Tillamook and Alden's ice cream. The first ingredients are milk and cream.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 9:16 PM

harshness said:
Perhaps only for sliced meat and cheese. Salads and similarly "shifty" or "drippy" items are typically weighed in deli cartons of some sort.

My monster burritos (up to two lbs.) are weighed in their foil jackets or paper mache take-out trays, and the jacket/tray is then "sealed" with the printed label as it comes off the printer.

Precision has to give way to practicality in situations like that.

What ever I get out of the Deli is put into a container when I ask them for it, they weight the container and then add the deli product, thats the way its suppose to be, if the rest of the world is screwing you, you should try the place down the street.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 9:20 PM

TRG said:
I only buy Tillamook and Alden's ice cream. The first ingredients are milk and cream.

$7.50 a 1/2 gallon, thats worse than Bryers price wise.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 9:24 PM

Jimbo said:
$7.50 a 1/2 gallon, thats worse than Bryers price wise.

I'll give that a try next time, if I can find some in the right sugar areas.

Juan

Yesterday at 9:25 PM

Jimbo said:
What ever I get out of the Deli is put into a container when I ask them for it, they weight the container and then add the deli product, thats the way its suppose to be, if the rest of the world is screwing you, you should try the place down the street.

They are probably cheating you by swapping store brand product for name brand...those store deli's are very sketchy

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Bobby

Yesterday at 9:37 PM

$5.69 for the 48oz of Rocky Road at my Walmart.

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Bobby

Yesterday at 9:40 PM

Jimbo said:
I'll give that a try next time, if I can find some in the right sugar areas.

22g per serving.

Juan

Yesterday at 9:51 PM

Bobby said:
22g per serving.

How much is a serving?

Bobby

Yesterday at 9:58 PM

Juan said:
How much is a serving?

2/3 of a cup, a large scoop.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 10:46 PM

Juan said:
They are probably cheating you by swapping store brand product for name brand...those store deli's are very sketchy

They are made every day at this place ... it's a little Ma and Pop store ...

When ever I order something, they weigh the container (like everyone is suppose to) then weigh the product, so you actually get what your paying for lb wise ...

Jimbo

Yesterday at 10:47 PM

Bobby said:
22g per serving.

Thats about the same as the Bryers I get, I just have smaller portions.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 10:48 PM

Juan said:
How much is a serving?

2/3rds of a cup or 9 servings per container.

Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:01 PM

Bobby said:
$5.69 for the 48oz of Rocky Road at my Walmart.

Apparently my local Walmart doesn't carry that brand Tillamook ...
Kroger does .... Vanilla Bean $7.49 for 1.5 quart

Up here I have options of :
Vanilla Bean, French Vanilla, Cookies and Cream, Mud Slide and Strawberry

I will try the Strawberry and see what I think, IF the Sugar isn't any more than 22g ... it's Quite expensive.

Target does show it, cheaper, $5.99, however thier website says Not Sold in Store, closest store that carries it is 39 Miles away ....
I guess I better wait till WINTER to get it .. if it's that far away.

I'll have to check and see if Meijer has it ... YES they do ... $7.49 and a variety of Flavors

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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply Yesterday at 10:33 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!

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Almighty1

Thursday at 8:53 PM

I remember this in the news too...

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bobby

Thursday at 9:21 PM

Almighty1 said:
I remember this in the news too...

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.

www.nbcnews.com

That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.

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HIFI

Yesterday at 12:44 AM

anybody remember this disaster ?

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SuperDish_Fan23

Yesterday at 4:24 PM

SuperDish_Fan23 said:
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!

Whoever still has their 922, please let me know i just wanna see photos of the ui and other stuff

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slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 5:51 PM

SuperDish_Fan23 said:
Whoever still has their 922, please let me know i just wanna see photos of the ui and other stuff

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wL6dsORmXg

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telstar_1

Yesterday at 5:58 PM

Slicker guides never did much for me

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Almighty1

Yesterday at 10:33 PM

Bobby said:
That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.

Good point as part of that time mentioned was before I was even alive.

While reports from the family's case focused entirely on the equipment rental charges, media records show that Ester Strogen originally started by paying $29.95 per quarter ($9.98 per month) in the 1960s for her combined telephone connection.
The actual base cost for standard residential telephone service over a 42-year period (spanning roughly 1964 to 2006) reveals how basic connection costs evolved compared to the equipment rental fees:

Historical Phone Service Rates

1960s – 1970s Base Rate: Standard local phone service was heavily subsidized and tightly regulated under the Bell System monopoly. A basic landline package with unlimited local calling typically cost between $5.00 and $10.00 per month.
1980s – 2000s Post-Deregulation Rate: Following the AT&T divestiture in 1984, base line service rates steadily climbed due to the introduction of subscriber line charges, touch-tone fees, and local infrastructure adjustments. By 2006, basic flat-rate local residential phone service hovered around $15.00 to $25.00 per month (excluding long-distance packages and taxes).

The True Lifetime Service Bill

Assuming an average baseline connection fee of roughly $12.00 a month over that 42-year span, the line connectivity itself would have realistically accumulated to approximately $6,000 in raw cash payouts.
When you bundle the actual service costs together with the escalating equipment rental fees, the total cumulative out-of-pocket phone expenses over those four decades easily crossed $12,000 to $14,000. Long-distance phone calls—which were billed entirely by the minute back then and could cost up to 15 to 30 cents per minute—would add significantly more to that historical total depending on usage.

The widely publicized calculation stems from a viral news story from 2006 involving a widow named Ester Strogen. Her family discovered she had been continuously leasing two rotary dial telephones from AT&T for 42 years.
The total cost—which actually came out to more than $14,000 by the time the lease was canceled—was calculated based on the following legacy telecom structure:

The Monthly Fee: At the time her granddaughters discovered the charges, the ongoing leasing fee was $29.10 per month for the two outdated phones.
The Math: Over 42 years (504 months), paying roughly $24 to $30 a month accumulates to between $12,000 and $14,600 ($29.10 × 504 months = $14,666.40).

Why did this happen?
Prior to the landmark breakup of AT&T ("Ma Bell") in 1984, consumers were legally not allowed to own their phones; they were required to lease them directly from the phone company.
When the laws changed and phone ownership became legal, AT&T spun off its rental division into a company called QLT Consumer Lease Services. Millions of customers, particularly elderly individuals who were used to seeing a single unified phone bill, simply never realized that the small recurring "equipment lease" line-item could be canceled by buying a cheap phone at a retail store.

Yes, leasing absolutely cost that much in reality, and the math is entirely accurate. However, the calculations performed by the family did contain one major historical nuance: they multiplied the final 2006 rate across all 42 years, which means the actual total cash paid out was likely a bit lower.
The original viral story focused on 82-year-old widow Ester Strogen from Canton, Ohio, who paid $29.10 a month for two black rotary phones until her family intervened in July 2006.
The reality behind how the cost reached that staggering total breaks down into two distinct phases:

Phase 1: The Historical Base Rate (1960s – 1984)

When Strogen first got the phones in the 1960s, renting was a legal mandate and cost a fraction of the 2006 price—usually just a few dollars a month.

The "Insurance" Mirage: In exchange for that fee, Ma Bell promised free, lifetime maintenance. If the phone broke, they replaced it instantly at no extra cost.
The Cost-Plus Reality: Because these solid-state phones were built like tanks out of heavy plastic and steel, they almost never broke. Consumers paid a continuous premium for decades for a repair service they rarely used.

Phase 2: The Deregulation Rate Hikes (1984 – 2006)

After AT&T was forced to break up its monopoly in 1984, the rental side of the business was shifted to Lucent Technologies and later a legacy holding company. To maximize profit off a shrinking customer base, they steadily increased the monthly rental fees over the next 20 years.

By 2006, the rental cost had quietly ballooned to roughly $14.55 per phone per month.
When the family discovered the $29.10 monthly charge, they looked back at the 42-year span and estimated the collective loss at over $14,000.

Even adjusted for historical inflation—where $2 a month in 1964 had the purchasing power of roughly $20 today—Ester Strogen and hundreds of thousands of other elderly Americans realistically paid thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for standard desk phones they could have purchased at retail for $10.

The exact out-of-pocket dollar amount Ester Strogen paid over those 42 years was never publicly determined, as neither AT&T nor the family had access to monthly billing records stretching all the way back to the 1960s.
The figures reported in the media are entirely mathematical estimates based on the 2006 rate. The two primary numbers used to define the "cost" are:

The Stated Media Total: More than $14,000.
The Exact Family Formula: $14,666.40. This was derived by taking her final recorded bill of $29.10 per month and multiplying it across the full 42 years (504 months).

What the True Cash Cost Likely Was

Because AT&T did not charge $29.10 a month back in 1964, the true historical cash sum she handed over was lower than $14,000. In the 1960s and 1970s, basic phone lease fees were generally bundled into standard service or itemized at just $1.00 to $2.00 a month per phone.
If we realistically assume she paid lower base rates for the first 20 years before the post-1984 deregulation price hikes took effect, a realistic estimate of the actual cash paid is between $5,000 and $7,000.

The Real Cost When Adjusted for Inflation

While the family's $14,000 calculation overestimates the raw cash paid, it actually underestimates the true economic damage when factoring in the time value of money.
Paying $2.00 a month for equipment in 1964 sounds minor, but due to severe inflation during the 1970s, those early single dollars had the purchasing power of roughly $20.00 each in 2006 terms. If you adjust every historical lower monthly payment upward to account for inflation, Ester Strogen realistically lost the equivalent of well over $15,000 in modern purchasing power by renting instead of buying.

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