I just got this from the Forgotten Hits news letter and thought I would post it here. This is not only for fans of the Andy Griffith Show but for fans of all TV classic and present. I am tired of wanting to see if someone is in the credits only to have them so small I can't read them just so they can sell one more item. Here is a part of what Kent of Forgotten Hits has to say on the matter.
Our Dee Jay buddy Jim Shea over at Y103.9FM here in Chicago has started a brand new campaign to reinstate the credits to the end of TV Land's airing of the 60's television Classic The Andy Griffith Show and , from the sounds of things, he's got quit a few listeners already on the team. In fact, he's even posted a petition on The Y103.9 Web Page: Click here: Y103.9 - The Greatest Hits of All Time - Save Andy Griffith!
Like many of the tv channels that air these vintgage programs, TV Land has now taken to completely omittin the credits from the end of the program!!! They used to just shrink them down so small that you couldn't really read them anyway while they snuck in an extra ad of two. Now they have simply wliminated them altogether! Jim says that he wants to know who played some of the minor bit characters and wants to see if Danny Bonaduce's Dad was involved with a particular episode. In short, he wants the full credits restored to the broadcast!!! Jim recently told his listeners that on the DVD's now available from the series, many even contain the original commercials intact, many of them include cast members from the series!!! I'm a little surprised that TV Land (Parent Company VIACOM) has taken this approach as they have always been about preserving the history of these classic television series and they have even run vintage TV commercials during their ad breaks all the time. They have always been all about the integrity of these shows and actors. So this news comes as a real disappointment. ...jump on over to the Y103.9 website and sign Jim's petition. We need to nip it in the bud right now!!!
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