Ted Turner was a visionary who anticipated the demand for “content”
All those classic movies he bought up for restoration and colorization were sitting in vaults deteriorating and were considered worthless at the time.
He saved some real masterpieces from destruction.
Very true. That was a very good thing he did.
TCM is fantastic and I have to agree it was a brilliant move on TTs part.
No, they weren't.
Turner created TCM in 1994.
By then, videocassettes and 100+ channel cable systems had already convinced the studios that old movies were not worthless.
Also, many film lovers and Hollywood directors and cinematographers hated Turner, and considered him a philistine, because he colorized old black & white films.
“Ted Turner was a visionary who anticipated the demand for “content” “
BINGO! Those old movies have very good plots and great acting that are not dependent upon bloody violence, perversion, foul language, raw sex and political propaganda.
Seen any of them lately? Nobody shows them. When TBS showed them it was with a 50% mix of advertising and content.