I was without cable in northern Ontario and most of the time we also saw a lot of stuff over the air with CBC and TVO … especially with Elwy Yost ‘Saturday Night At The Movies’ who gave me a great appreciation for classic film, film noir and everything black and white.
And it was weird … as a kid I complained to my parents about not being to watch anything so I just sat and watched Elwy Yost interview people and talk about old films while I never really understood anything … but over many years of seeing it all, it got me interested in wanting to know why these old films were so important … I now have a whole collection of these old classic films and I love watching them all … Thanks Elwy
Omg same! A part of me died when SNATM transitioned to his kid and then he died. My love of movies comes from him. I’m 46 but one of my favourite movies is the Angela Lansbury “The Picture of Dorian Gray” from 1945.
We also forgot Prisoners of Gravity! Seeing interviews with comic, sci-fi and fantasy authors talking about their craft!
The 80’s truly was a magical time for TV in Ontario.
SW Ontario here but also spent a lot of childhood without cable.
TVO was a godsend allowing us to watch Black Adder, Red Dwarf and Doctor Who.
If I recall TOS was aired on CBC as well.
I was without cable in northern Ontario and most of the time we also saw a lot of stuff over the air with CBC and TVO … especially with Elwy Yost ‘Saturday Night At The Movies’ who gave me a great appreciation for classic film, film noir and everything black and white.
And it was weird … as a kid I complained to my parents about not being to watch anything so I just sat and watched Elwy Yost interview people and talk about old films while I never really understood anything … but over many years of seeing it all, it got me interested in wanting to know why these old films were so important … I now have a whole collection of these old classic films and I love watching them all … Thanks Elwy
Omg same! A part of me died when SNATM transitioned to his kid and then he died. My love of movies comes from him. I’m 46 but one of my favourite movies is the Angela Lansbury “The Picture of Dorian Gray” from 1945.
We also forgot Prisoners of Gravity! Seeing interviews with comic, sci-fi and fantasy authors talking about their craft!
The 80’s truly was a magical time for TV in Ontario.