WHERE'S JACKIE GLEASON???!!! (TV Movie About Gleason NOT On In Broward County)

Self | October 13, 2002 | PJ-Comix

[PJ-Comix]

DAMN IT ALL TO HELL!!! The Jackie Gleason TV movie was scheduled to be shown tonight here in Broward on cable on Channel 33 (UPN) which is owned by CBS. So I just turned it on at the scheduled broadcast time of 9 PM and instead of the Gleason movie they have on a dopey sitcom.

I am a huge Jackie Gleason fan and was really looking forward to seeing this TV movie. So why did the UPN a**holes do a bait and switch?

[PJ-Comix]

I am really pissed!!! What about you other Freepers in Broward trying to watch this Jackie Gleason movie?

[stndngathwrthistry]

I am really pissed!!!

Don't you mean "steamed"?

[stndngathwrthistry]

Just FYI, I looked in my local TV listings and it shows it on CBS.

[Consort]

And away it went!

[stndngathwrthistry]

Never mind. I looked at Broward County listings, and you were right.

[mseltzer]

Bang, Zoom!

[RangeRatt]

From what I read of the reviews, there was very little to like about the movie to begin with, as it portrayed Gleason as an obnoxious, drunken, smoking, cheating, no-good... wait a minute...okay.

[PJ-Comix]

They finally broadcast the move a half hour late. I actually liked this TV movie. It didn't bother me that they showed the other side of Gleason. Although a great comedian I knew he wasn't very happy in real life. BTW, even though his early movies stunk, he was GREAT in The Hustler.

[Cagey]

I thought it was well done with some pretty decent portrayals, but didn't it seem like it stopped on a dime at the end? When it ended I expected an announcement saying "Part II will be shown tomorrow night".