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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2010 14:05:52 GMT -5
I was flipping through channels and somehow my eyes caught Spike TV for a few seconds. They were showing the 1986 action classic Cobra. I thought instantly, "Sweet digs, The Expendables came out this weekend, Spike is going to be doing a Stallone marathon."
The movie ended and I had no clue what was coming on next. I thought one of the Rambo movies were coming on, since they just premiered the new one on TV. Guess what comes on?
Star Wars. F***ing Star Wars. Checked the guide on my cable box, they're showing the original trilogy...AGAIN. AND THEY'RE DOING THE SAME TOMORROW!
F*** you, Spike.
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Post by Forty Six & 2 on Aug 14, 2010 14:08:46 GMT -5
I would expect G4 to play the Star Wars marathons considering they're far more nerdy.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Aug 14, 2010 14:09:27 GMT -5
For anyone who watched Cobra, don't you wished those robots in that creepy photoshoot were the villains and Sly had to battle those?
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Aug 14, 2010 14:16:33 GMT -5
Hey the rights to those movies cost a lot of money,Spike is just getting their money's worth.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Aug 14, 2010 14:16:39 GMT -5
I'd take a Touched By An Angel marathon over yet another Spike Star Wars marathon at this stage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2010 14:36:44 GMT -5
Once a month marathon.
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 14, 2010 15:01:59 GMT -5
I've said it before, I'll say it again. It's not like their other programming is anything close to resembling good television, so they may as well just stick with showing Star Wars.
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Post by wildojinx on Aug 14, 2010 15:05:46 GMT -5
While we're at it, why do these rambo marathons always skip over Rambo 3?
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Aug 14, 2010 15:06:45 GMT -5
I noticed in too and felt like Spike TV plays these movies way too often. TNT plays LOTR a bit much too, but not as much as Spike plays the Star Wars movies.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 14, 2010 15:29:42 GMT -5
Hey the rights to those movies cost a lot of money,Spike is just getting their money's worth. This. Plus Spike usually gets pretty solid ratings for their Star Wars marathons, so it's worth it for them to play them all the time. While we're at it, why do these rambo marathons always skip over Rambo 3? Because it's generally accepted that Rambo 3 is a steaming pile of s***?
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Aug 14, 2010 15:33:42 GMT -5
G4 airs awesome movies. I watched Predator last night.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2010 15:49:18 GMT -5
While we're at it, why do these rambo marathons always skip over Rambo 3? Is Rambo 3 the one where he is in Afghanistan? If so, that one should be played solely for the scene of Rambo jamming a grenade in the Russian dudes mouth. Cobra is one of my favorite lesser Stallone flicks. Always enjoyable.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Aug 14, 2010 15:55:06 GMT -5
Once a month? How about at least once a week? And when Spike has nothing else going on, like it is the lull between the seasons of their original programing, expect the marathons at least once a day.
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Post by Matt Dunn on Aug 14, 2010 16:16:09 GMT -5
Didn't Stallone do Cobra because they didn't let him do what he wanted for Beverly Hills Cop and they fired him and replaced him with Eddie Murphy? Like Cobra is supposed to be loosely what he wanted to do with Beverly Hills Cop.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2010 16:23:43 GMT -5
No complaints here, since I had Star Wars on my DVR from the last time Spike showed it and had to replace it before I worked up the interest to watch them.
Not a fan of the movies, understand, just thought I should give them an actual shot since I'd only seen the first and third ones (original) and those were both when I was a kid and had no interest in actually watching them at the time.
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Post by losthead on Aug 14, 2010 16:53:28 GMT -5
Star Wars on Spike. Shawshank Redemption on TNT. All is right with the world.
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Post by AriadosMan on Aug 14, 2010 16:58:10 GMT -5
Spike showed alot of Stallone movies in the week up to Expendables, and Star Wars is one of the few things they have that gets consistently good ratings.
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Post by wildojinx on Aug 14, 2010 16:59:38 GMT -5
Speaking of which, anyone remember when TBS seemed to consist of nothing (movie wise) but beastmaster, chuck norris, clint eastwood and charles bronson films? Good times.
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Post by The poster with no name on Aug 14, 2010 17:09:30 GMT -5
No one says you have to watch that channel..
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Aug 14, 2010 17:09:50 GMT -5
Speaking of TBS, they show Men in Black and Men in Black II alot. Of course with MiB II barely stretches out 90 mins so it doesn't take all day.
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