2/6/2007

I recently got a complaint (a very nice complaint- not vitriolic) about our current Svengoolie t-shirt. The writer politely stated that the design is awful! I had to tell her that this design- the “It Came from Berwyn” ‘50s–style movie poster- has been the best and fastest selling of all the shirts we’ve done so far! But- one thing I’ve learned, that has been under-lined over and over again- you can’t please everybody. (Sometimes, you can’t please ANYBODY…) A few people have complained, as I’ve mentioned here, about the Abbott and Costello movies- about running them all in a row; about repeating them; about not running “…Meet Frankenstein” yet; about not running certain of their titles that aren’t even horror-related. They even complain that they just don’t find those guys funny. I’ve explained that we’re going by a schedule imposed on us by Universal, which is a small price to pay for eventually getting the biggies of their horror legacy. Another viewer wrote that he not only disliked the A & C movies, but was upset we were running “Funhouse” and “People Under the Stairs” –which he’s seen too many times (not here- just too many times.) I can understand that you might not like repeated A &C- but, to be honest, the other two, first-time runs on Sven, seem to be agreeable to most folks. People still complain about what time the show is on. I’ve learned that, no matter what time we’re on- somebody finds it inconvenient. 11 pm used to be too late for some people. Now, 9 pm is too early for some viewers. They want to know why we’re not on at 7- or why we’re not on Friday or Sunday night. Why isn’t the show on at midnight? Why is it on Me-Tv? Why isn’t it on earlier on Me-TV? Why isn’t my dry cleaning done when I go into pick it up? As I said- you can’t please everybody. I wish I could make each one of you happy, with the show on right when you want to see it- and with a movie you definitely want to see. We’re trying to do what we can. Let me apologize now for when things make you unhappy. No hard feelings? Good. But- always feel free to let me know what you think- compliments or complaints. It’s svengoolie@wciu.com (great- now someone will complain “you gave your e-mail address at the end of YESTERDAY’S blog!” Sheeee…)