Has Fox dropped the Ball?? (1 Viewer)

[ChrisALM]

I think we now can say this thread was a voice that FOX took notice of.

Let's hope so! About time, isn't it?

 

[Mark Collins]

I did not make up this list but found it. I wonder how many of these shows will head to the new MOD program? And head also for the new Decades Channel.




The list goes as far back as 1949, and ends in 1986, just before Rupert Murdoch took over. Although the company is identified by its searchlights logo, and its Alfred Newman jingle, they didn't start using them to represent their TV division until 1960. Crusade in Europe (1949; 1 season; 26 episodes; ABC) The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955-1957; 2 seasons; 37 episodes; CBS) My Friend Flicka (1955-1956; 1 season; 39 episodes; CBS) Broken Arrow (1956-1958; 2 seasons; 73 episodes; ABC) Man Without a Gun (1957-1959; 2 seasons; 52 episodes; Syndicated) How to Marry a Millionaire (1957-1959; 2 seasons; 52 episodes; Syndicated) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963; 4 seasons; 147 episodes; CBS) Five Fingers (1959-1960; 1 season; 16 episodes; NBC) James A. Michener’s Adventures in Paradise (1959-1962; 3 seasons; 91 episodes; ABC) Hong Kong (1960-1961; 1 season; 27 episodes; ABC) Follow the Sun (1961-1962; 1 season; 30 episodes; ABC) Bus Stop (1961-1962; 1 season; 26 episodes; ABC) Margie (1961-1962; 1 season; 26 episodes; ABC) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-1968; 4 seasons; 110 episodes; ABC) Peyton Place (1964-1969; 5 seasons; 514 episodes; ABC) Valentine’s Day (1964-1965; 1 season; 34 episodes; ABC) Twelve O’Clock High (1964-1967; 3 seasons; 78 episodes; ABC) Daniel Boone (1964-1970; 6 seasons; 165 episodes; NBC) The Legend of Jesse James (1965-1966; 1 season; 34 episodes; ABC) Lost in Space (1965-1968; 3 seasons; 83 episodes; CBS) The Long, Hot Summer (1965-1966; 1 season; 26 episodes; ABC) The Loner (1965-1966; 1 season; 26 episodes; CBS) Blue Light (1966; 1 season; 17 episodes; ABC) Batman (1966-1968; 3 seasons; 120 episodes; ABC) The Monroes (1966-1967; 1 season; 26 episodes; ABC) The Man Who Never Was (1966-1967; 1 season; 18 episodes; ABC) The Tammy Grimes Show (1966; 1 season; 6 episodes; ABC) The Time Tunnel (1966-1967; 1 season; 30 episodes; ABC) The Green Hornet (1966-1967; 1 season; 26 episodes; ABC) Felony Squad (1966-1969; 3 seasons; 73 episodes; ABC) Custer (1967; 1 season; 16 episodes; ABC) Judd: For the Defense (1967-1969; 2 seasons; 50 episodes; ABC) Journey to the Center of the Earth (1967-1969; 1 season; 17 episodes; ABC) Julia (1968-1971; 3 seasons; 86 episodes; NBC) The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968-1970; 2 seasons; 50 episodes; NBC: 1968-1969 & ABC 1969-1970) Land of the Giants (1968-1970; 2 seasons; 51 episodes; ABC) Lancer (1968-1970; 2 seasons; 51 episodes; CBS) Fantastic Voyage (1968-1969; 1 season; 17 episodes; ABC) Room 222 (1969-1974; 5 seasons; 113 episodes; ABC) Bracken’s World (1969-1970; 2 seasons; 41 episodes; NBC) The Desperate Mission (1969 TV Movie; NBC) Daughter of the Mind (1969 TV Movie; ABC) Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969 TV Movie; ABC) David Copperfield (1969 TV Movie; NBC) Nanny and the Professor (1970-1971; 3 seasons; 54 episodes; ABC) Along Came a Spider (1970 TV Movie; ABC) The Challenge (1970 TV Movie; ABC) The Best of Everything (1970; 1 season; 130 episodes; ABC) Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970-1971; 1 season; 17 episodes; ABC) Arnie (1970-1972; 2 seasons; 48 episodes; CBS) Doctor Doolittle (1970-1971; 1 season 11 episodes; NBC) Tribes (1970 TV Movie; ABC) Circus (1971-1973; 2 seasons; 52 episodes; Syndicated) Cade’s Country (1971-1972; 1 season; 24 episodes; CBS) Paper Man (1971 TV Movie; CBS) They Call it Murder (1971 TV Movie; ABC) Dead Men Tell no Tales (1971 TV Movie; CBS) When Michael Calls (1972 TV Movie; ABC) Fireball Forward (1972 TV Movie; ABC) Return to Peyton Place (1972-1974; 2 seasons; 187 episodes; NBC) M*A*S*H (1972-1983; 11 seasons; 256 episodes; CBS) Anna and the King (1972; 1 season; 13 episodes; CBS) Nanny and the Professor (ABC Saturday Superstar Movie Special; 1972) Pursuit (1972 TV Movie; ABC) Incident on a Dark Street (1973 TV Movie; NBC) Lost in Space (ABC Saturday Morning Special; 1973) Terror on the Beach (1973 TV Movie; CBS) Ordeal (1973 TV Movie; ABC) The New Adventures of Perry Mason (1973-1974; 1 season; 15 episodes; CBS) Roll Out (1973-1974; 1 season; 12 episodes; CBS) Great Mysteries (1973; 1 season; 26 episodes) The Starlost (1973-1974; 1 season; 16 episodes) Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus (ABC Saturday Morning Special; 1973) Blood Sport (1973 TV Movie; ABC) Miracle on 34th Street (1973 TV Movie; CBS) The Borrowers (1973 TV Movie; NBC) Mrs. Sundance (1974 TV Movie; ABC) Remember When (1974 TV Movie; NBC) Big Rose, Double Trouble (1974 TV Movie; CBS) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974 TV Movie; NBC) The Mark of Zero (1974 TV Movie; ABC) The Red Badge of Courage (1974 TV Movie; NBC) Run, Joe, Run (1974-1976; 1 season; 26 episodes; NBC) Planet of the Apes (1974; 1 season; 14 episodes; CBS) Fred Astire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Special) Dinah! (1974-1980; 6 seasons; Syndicated) Stowaway to the Moon (1975 TV Movie; CBS) Karen (1975; 1 season; 13 episodes; CBS) The Trial of Chaplain Jansen (1975 TV Movie; ABC) Adventures of the Queen (1975 TV Movie; ABC) At Long Last Cole (1975 TV Movie; ABC) A Girl Named Sooner (1975 TV Movie; NBC) Oil Strike North (1975; 1 season; 13 episodes) The Swiss Family Robinson (1975-1976; 1 season; 14 episodes; ABC) Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975-1976; 1 season; 13 episodes; NBC) Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976 TV Movie; ABC) Time Travelers (1976 TV Movie; ABC) Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976 TV Movie; ABC) Sherlock Homes in New York (1976 TV Movie; NBC) Life Goes to the Movies (1976 TV Movie; NBC) Raid on Entebbe (1976 TV Movie; NBC) A Circle of Children (1977 TV Movie; CBS) Spectre (1977 TV Movie; NBC) Good Against Evil (1977 TV Movie; ABC) The Making of Star Wars (1977 TV Movie; ABC) That’s Hollywood (1977-1978; 2 seasons; 48 episodes; Syndicated) Young Daniel Boone (1977; 1 season; 8 episodes; CBS) James at 15 (1977-1979; 1 season; 20 episodes; NBC) Life Goes to War (1977 TV Movie; NBC) Murder in Peyton Place (1977 TV Movie; NBC) Christmas Miracle in Caulfield, U.S.A. (1977 TV Movie; NBC) Ring of Passion (1978 TV Movie; NBC) Husbands, Wives, and Lovers (1978; 1 season; 10 episodes; CBS) The Paper Chase (1978-1979 & 1983-1986; 4 seasons; 59 episodes; CBS: 1978-1979 & Showtime: 1983-1986) W.E.B. (1978; 1 season; 5 episodes; NBC) A Guide for the Married Woman (1978 TV Movie; NBC) The Nativity (1978 TV Movie; ABC) Dance Fever (1979-1987; 9 seasons; 234 episodes; Syndicated) Billy (1979; 1 season; 7 episodes; CBS) Like Normal People (1979 TV Movie; ABC) Trapper John, M.D. (1979-1986; 7 seasons; 151 episodes; CBS) Sister Sister (1979 TV Movie; NBC) The Starlost (1980 Miniseries) Swan Song (1980 TV Movie; ABC) The Day Christ Died (1980 TV Movie; CBS) Tourist (1980 TV Movie) Hagen (1980; 1 season; 9 episodes) The Monte Carlo Show (1980-1981; 1 season) Breaking Away (1980-1981; 1 season; 8 episodes; ABC) SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980 TV Movie; CBS) The Diary of Anne Frank (1980 TV Movie; NBC) World of Honor (1981 TV Movie) Jaqueline Susan’s Valley of the Dolls (1981 TV Movie; CBS) All American Ultra Quiz (1981; 1 season; 2 episodes; NBC) Jessica Novak (1981; 1 season; 4 episodes; CBS) The Fall Guy (1981-1986; 5 seasons; 113 episodes; ABC) Aliens from Another Planet (1982 TV Movie) The Day the Bubble Burst (1982 TV Movie; ABC) Tomorrow’s Child (1982 TV Movie); ABC) 9 to 5 (1982-1983 & 1986-1988; 5 seasons; 85 episodes; ABC: 1982-1983 & Syndicated: 1986-1988) The Rules of Marriage (1982 TV Movie; CBS) Kentucky Woman (1983 TV Movie; CBS) Love is Forever (1983 TV Movie; NBC) Blood Feud (1983 TV Movie) For Love and Honor (1983 TV Movie; NBC) AfterMASH (1983-1984; 2 seasons; 29 episodes; CBS) Trauma Center (1983; 1 season; 13 episodes; ABC) It’s Not Easy (1983; 1 season; 10 episodes; ABC) Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983-1984; 1 season; 22 episodes; CBS) Manimal (1983; 1 season; 8 episodes; NBC) Masquerade (1983-1984; 1 season; 13 episodes; ABC) Automan (1983-1984; 1 season; 13 episodes; ABC) From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983 TV Movie; PBS) Helen Keller (1983 TV Movie) Love Thy Neighbor (1984 TV Movie; ABC) Sentimental Journey (1984 TV Movie; CBS) Cover Up (1984-1985; 1 season; 22 episodes; CBS) The Sun Also Rises (1984 TV Movie; NBC) Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990; 6 seasons; 117 episodes; ABC) Half Nelson (1985; 1 season; 8 episodes; NBC) Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985 TV Movie; NBC) Charlie & Company (1985-1986; 1 season; 18 episodes; CBS) Tender is the Night (1985 Miniseries) Coveant (1985 miniseries) A Letter to Three Wives (1985 TV Movie) Spearfield's Daughter (1986) (mini) Dream Girl, U.S.A. (1986–1987) The Wizard (1986–1987; 1 season; 19 episodes; CBS) L.A. Law (1986-1994; 8 seasons; 172 episodes; NBC)

 

[Jack P]

You may want to re-edit this post so it looks better.

 

[Rick Thompson]

The list goes as far back as 1949, and ends in 1986, just before Rupert Murdoch took over. Although the company is identified by its searchlights logo, and its Alfred E. Newman jingle, they didn't start using them to represent their TV division until 1960.

Alfred E. Newman is the MAD Magazine cartoon character. The 20th Century-Fox Fanfare and its Cinemascope Extension was written by longtime Fox musical director Alfred Newman (middle name unknown as far as I can tell -- no place I've found lists it). One of the leading film composers, he was Oscar-nominated 44 times. He won nine, which is still a record.

 

[Mark Collins]

Hi Rick,


This was what I said at the bottom of the list in my post.


I did not make up this list but found it. I wonder how many of these shows will head to the new MOD program? And head also for the new Decades Channel


I am a huge movie fan and a huge fan of Alfred Newman. I cut and pasted the list and really did not go through it all. Last year they finally released Airport again on CD where before the CD of the movie cost was ridiculous. You guys should see my CD movie collection I think it may even go past my movie collection.


Fox even named their sound stage after Newman. I just thought it was an interesting list and came across it. I did take that E out because I do not want others to think I made up the list. I think this is how it shall be done and I will make the change now.


Thanks for the input. For sure I can always use it.