PREEMPTED in Chicago!?!?!?

[shirkie]

WHAT. THE. HELL. There is stupid BASKETBALL on tonight in Chicagoland instead of "Smallville!" This is THE. FIRST. EPISODE. I'VE. EVER. MISSED.

Words cannot even EXPRESS how incredibly pissed off I am right now.

shirkie

[Nospam]

Uh, you can come over to my place to watch, if that helps. :)

[superhippie2000]

that blows chunks.

[svfan50]

O..that really sucks...!!! I can understand that...I was about to miss Smallville today due to some unexpected causes...but I found my way..... ;)

[Krypton935]

That sucks I feel bad for you

[shirkie]

I have seen EVERY SINGLE EPISODE live from "Pilot" onwards. AND NOW I GET SCREWED. DAMNIT. That's all I can say. DAMNIT.
shirkie

[svfan50]

The first scene is the Ashley one..in which she is getting dressed...
we'll help.!!

[Lexgirl33]

WTF!!! IM PISSED OFF! :mad: F***!

Originally posted by shirkie
WHAT. THE. HELL. There is stupid BASKETBALL on tonight in Chicagoland instead of "Smallville!" This is THE. FIRST. EPISODE. I'VE. EVER. MISSED.

Words cannot even EXPRESS how incredibly pissed off I am right now.

{Edited}
shirkie

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[shirkie]

Seriously this is the biggest pile of BS ever. How can they preempt "Smallville" for freaking BASKETBALL? The only time shows should be preempted is if a president or the pope gets assassinated, DAMNIT!
shirkie

[Lara20]

I feel the same way. If I were down at college instead of home for spring break I could have watched it. Now there is stupid basketball.

[svfan50]

O M G...what happened....Ashely said that Maddox is fighthing him...Why was it Clark????

[Lexgirl33]

I offically hate basketball even more now..the bulls suck! who cares!

[idunowinks]

i'm sorry shirkie, and anyone that lives in chicago. that really is the stupidest thing ever. hopefully someone uploads it or somethingg

[Lexgirl33]

Im more pissed about missing Supernatural than Smallville. But there isnt even a game on right now, they are just talking about nonsense...waste of my time

[shirkie]

I cannot even express how pissed off I am right now. Who do we write complaints to? Is there somewhere I can email or write to or call? Because this. must. never. ever. happen. again.
shirkie

[Lexgirl33]

I second that...lets hope on down to the station and throw rocks at their windows :lol:

[Nospam]

Originally posted by shirkie
I cannot even express how pissed off I am right now. Who do we write complaints to? Is there somewhere I can email or write to or call? Because this. must. never. ever. happen. again.
shirkie

Write WGN. They are the ones that are pre-empting the game.

I am surprised as I thought that WGN had previously pre-empted an episode before, but I guess that was WPIX or KTLA.

[Lexgirl33]

Only in Chicago. :rolleyes:

[shirkie]

OK-- Try filling out this form at http://wgntv.trb.com/about/site/feedback/wgntv-programming-emailform,0,6009173.htmlstory and make sure to tell them how incensed you are at their stupidity. DAMNIT. This SUCKS.
shirkie

[Lexgirl33]

*is filling it out right now*

[Rosey]

Hey Rose, cleared out some PMs.

[Lexgirl33]

okay *goes to pm*

[shirkie]

I now HATE. HATE. HATE. WGN. HATE. I'm so angry that it's ridiculous. I'm practically having a heart attack, I'm so angry.
shirkie

[Nospam]

Originally posted by shirkie
OK-- Try filling out this form at http://wgntv.trb.com/about/site/feedback/wgntv-programming-emailform,0,6009173.htmlstory and make sure to tell them how incensed you are at their stupidity. DAMNIT. This SUCKS.
shirkie

I sent a complaint, but I doubt that the complaint from Turd Ferguson at 123 Anytown Lane, Calgary, Alberta is going to mean much to them. :lol:

[shirkie]

ROFLMAO Nospam. I love you soooooo much. Your humor is getting me through this difficult time.
Slightly less enraged,
shirkie

[Lexgirl33]

:lol: We will surivive, but they didn't even tell us or anything! Okay that makes me even more angry I am a fan of both Smallville and SN. See I could live with out one but to cut both out..thats just plain WRONG!

[neoblackdragon]

Okay chicago area people i have some semi good news. Wgn will show smallville and supernatural at their normal times on saturday. So if that helps eased how pissed off you are................

[STFanatic]

Originally posted by shirkie
Seriously this is the biggest pile of BS ever. How can they preempt "Smallville" for freaking BASKETBALL? The only time shows should be preempted is if a president or the pope gets assassinated, DAMNIT!
shirkie

I feel your pain, I have missed only one fresh airing of a Smallville episode.
It was due to that friggin huricane Rita BS.

[Lexgirl33]

Thats 2 days! :lol: They still suck IMO no matter what they do

[neoblackdragon]

And this is why i bootleg tv shows.

[Lexgirl33]

Originally posted by STFanatic
I feel your pain, I have missed only one fresh airing of a Smallville episode.
It was due to that friggin huricane Rita BS.

I have missed one as well...I feel so empty even if the episode is horrible..i need my addiction :lol:

[Raging Clue]

I sent one in too.

Sorry Shirkie :(

Are they gonna air it after the basketball game?

[buzz chill]

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[Nospam]

Originally posted by shirkie
ROFLMAO Nospam. I love you soooooo much. Your humor is getting me through this difficult time.
Slightly less enraged,
shirkie

I am glad I cheered you up a bit. :)

Actually, I used my full name and phone number, just for the hell of it. I had to use a Seattle zipcode though because I was too lazy to look up a Chicago zip.

Maybe I'll get a phone call from the anchor at WGN news, Steve Sanders. "And now for some international news, it seems that WGN Chicago's decision to preempt last Thursday's episode of Smallville with basketball caused a Calgary, Alberta man to run naked through downtown Calgary in protest. Interestingly, methamphetamine was not involved and no buses or tractors were stolen. We'll keep you abreast of this developing story later tonight..."

[neoblackdragon]

Still pure bs, they could move smackdown back a day. At least they arent showing it at midnight.

[jimmyolsenblues]

For the superbowl I was in las vegas and I missed Crimson, so I know the pain also.

[olliejk]

Originally posted by Nospam
I sent a complaint, but I doubt that the complaint from Turd Ferguson at 123 Anytown Lane, Calgary, Alberta is going to mean much to them. :lol:


Turd Ferguson....THE Turd Ferguson.... I went to highschool with you. It's me your old friend Micheal Hunt!

P.S. I complained too (with my real name). Also, they WILL broadcast on Saturday for what it's worth.

[LanaIsDead]

Originally posted by Nospam

I am surprised as I thought that WGN had previously pre-empted an episode before

I seem to remember Smallville being preempted by Da Bulls on more than one occasion.

[Lexgirl33]

Well Smallville will lose some ratings tonight because of no eppy.

[Rosey]

We got pre-empted for the Big XII Championship but luckily it was only a re-run.

However, I did miss getting the new trailer for the new show the next week. :(

I'm getting the epi on the HD DVR, PC HD DVR, and Tivo. :)

[Lexgirl33]

:lol: I think you won't ever miss it

[Nospam]

Originally posted by Rosey
We got pre-empted for the Big XII Championship but luckily it was only a re-run.

However, I did miss getting the new trailer for the new show the next week. :(

I'm getting the epi on the HD DVR, PC HD DVR, and Tivo. :)

I am recording mine on the Edison Videogramophone! Ha, beat that! :lol:

[Routh]

shirkie and Lexgirl33, you'll get to see it on Saturday night. :)

But, um, Progeny is also being preempted in your area. :\

[Lexgirl33]

WHAT!?

Im moving.

[Rosey]

Originally posted by Nospam
I am recording mine on the Edison Videogramophone! Ha, beat that! :lol: Now how can I compete with that? :lol:

You got the new high-def version and everything?

[Nospam]

Originally posted by Rosey
Now how can I compete with that? :lol:

You got the new high-def version and everything?

Yes, the just introduced HD-Videogramophone. Christ, I can't even imagine how that would work. :lol:

[shirkie]

WHAT!? They're preempting Progeny too!? This is RIDICULOUS.
shirkie

[Lexgirl33]

If its basketball, im going to the UC and buring it down :lol: I go by there everyday...see if it will be standing in 3 weeks

[Routh]

Yes, they're preempting Progeny on April 19 for, wait for it...

Baseball. :) But you'll also be able to see that the following Saturday.

[Lexgirl33]

Oh okay as long as its the Sox I dont mind..now the Cubs...thats a different story.

[Rosey]

You know these satellite companies will give you other network stations. It all depends on where they think you live.

When I moved recently I also changed my billing address for my Mom's DirecTV (that I pay for) and they screwed up and also changed the service address.

Essentially they switched her from Detroit network stations to Oklahoma City stations. :lol:

[Lexgirl33]

I need satellite tv

[Nospam]

Originally posted by shirkie
WHAT!? They're preempting Progeny too!? This is RIDICULOUS.
shirkie

I predict that Turd Ferguson will be making another terse complaint from his residence at 123 Anytown Street on the 19th.

[HowardFilms]

Thank God Maryland lost, lol. Forget Basketball!

[Rosey]

Originally posted by Lexgirl33
Oh okay as long as its the Sox I dont mind..now the Cubs...thats a different story. But I thought you were a big Sox fan? :confused:

Let them slide a little bit in a year and you abandon them? :p

[Lexgirl33]

:lol: I mean that if its the Sox, I wont be angry SV and SN arent on. If its the cubs..all hell will break loose :lol:

On the upside I already have 2 games to attend this year so far :D

[LanaIsDead]

Originally posted by HowardFilms
Thank God Maryland lost, lol. Forget Basketball!
Except all the basketball games are on CBS...

Preempting for baseball is terrible. They have the Comcast Sports channel for that, and there's 161 other games. I'm glad I won't be in the area for the next episode.

[TheOriginalKal-el]

Unfreaking believable...As a fellow Chicago resident I have sent a complaint as well.

[Nospam]

Originally posted by Rosey
You know these satellite companies will give you other network stations. It all depends on where they think you live.

When I moved recently I also changed my billing address for my Mom's DirecTV (that I pay for) and they screwed up and also changed the service address.

Essentially they switched her from Detroit network stations to Oklahoma City stations. :lol:

See, we don't have this problem in Canada. There is no such thing as a distant market station for the purposes of carriage. Unless it's HBO, you can pretty much subscribe to it. I get all the major American networks in all the time zones. It's nice. :D

[Lexgirl33]

Originally posted by TheOriginalKal-el
Unfreaking believable...As a fellow Chicago resident I have sent a complaint as well.

Yay another one!

[Rosey]

Originally posted by Lexgirl33
:lol: I mean that if its the Sox, I wont be angry SV and SN arent on. If its the cubs..all hell will break loose :lol:

On the upside I already have 2 games to attend this year so far :D OK then, that's better. :rotfl:

One of these days I'll have to go to a Sox game with my crazy and rabid Sox fan relatives in Whiting.

[STFanatic]

Baseball?
Is that fad still going on?
:p

[Lexgirl33]

:lol: yup Steve you need to go to a game?

Maybe the bandwagoners have jumped off but not the real fans

Originally posted by STFanatic
Baseball?
Is that fad still going on?
:p

its always going on :D

[Rosey]

Originally posted by STFanatic
Baseball?
Is that fad still going on?
:p Born and raised a Tiger fan. :D

It doesn't wear off.

[Lexgirl33]

Well thats more lost ratings for SV and SN thats a shame

[shirkie]

Well, goodnite, all, I'm off to cry myself to sleep. Grr.
shirkie

[Rosey]

Originally posted by Lexgirl33
:lol: yup Steve you need to go to a game?

Maybe the bandwagoners have jumped off but not the real fans



its always going on :D Haven't been to Northwest Indiana since last year when we went to see the King Tut exhibit in Chicago. Rode that damn train in from Chesterton.

Going to have to see about scheduling another trip. Trouble is, earlier is better since work is going to get busier as the year wears on, but I'm going to use all my vacation when Mom and a sis come out here to visit in April. :\

Still, all my favorite relatives are in Valpo so going to have to make time.

BTW, the old PC is chugging away on the recorded file.

[Lexgirl33]

Oh yup I'll be on that train tomrrow! :lol: Gotta love it :rolleyes:

Eh theres nothing new in Chicago at the moment...some Body Works exhibit (yuck) at the Museum of Science and Industry. But Thats good you are spending your time with them :)

alrighty :D cool

Night Shirkie...*cries as well*

[ClarksGal]

Originally posted by shirkie
WHAT. THE. HELL. There is stupid BASKETBALL on tonight in Chicagoland instead of "Smallville!" This is THE. FIRST. EPISODE. I'VE. EVER. MISSED.

Words cannot even EXPRESS how incredibly pissed off I am right now.

shirkie

I know! I live in Chicago too and I had the same freakin' problem. Did you know that they were going to have bball on? My tivo is telling me it will be on on Saturday. What the?

[Mackdaddy]

I live in Aurora, Il and I missed it to because of the damn Bulls.....^@@^%#@&^!$ this Sucks!!!!

[Lexgirl33]

:eek: if basketball is on Sat. as well, umm.. im going to miss it anyways but still that is horse cr@p!!!

*group hug*

[STFanatic]

I actually have never sat through a ballgame in my life, other than the highschool stuff back when I was in school.
I was never a sports fan.

My comment actually stemmed from a quote I heard on the History Channel or something a while back quoting people from when Baseball first began, they called it a fad that wouldn't last.

;)

[bball44j]

This will probably affect the ratings also.

[ClarksGal]

Originally posted by Routh
[b]But, um, Progeny is also being preempted in your area. :\

Seriously?!!!!! SDFkjsaorus;lkadois;a hdvuslf;advhn;lksdfjhs;dvn;sdvhcnjkxzvlcnx.jkzcvnx jkzldfnmx.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rosey]

Originally posted by Lexgirl33
Oh yup I'll be on that train tomrrow! :lol: Gotta love it :rolleyes: Going to see the sis, eh? Well have a good visit. If you get down to Valpo my Aunt and cousins are always in the Chili Bowl on the weekends.

[canon]

Originally posted by bball44j
This will probably affect the ratings also.


More like "definitely" affect the ratings since Chicago is a big market.

[Lexgirl33]

ClarksGal..I feel the pain

Yup for a week :D Its spring break finally! i get a week off, yes! Im sure we'll be down there shopping like always :lol: They have some great stores

[Mackdaddy]

Originally posted by ClarksGal
Seriously?!!!!! SDFkjsaorus;lkadois;a hdvuslf;advhn;lksdfjhs;dvn;sdvhcnjkxzvlcnx.jkzcvnx jkzldfnmx.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does he mean in Chicago again? If so..........:mad: :mad: :mad: !*&%#@&!(

[Lexgirl33]

Originally posted by canon
More like "definitely" affect the ratings since Chicago is a big market.

who wants to boycott the Bulls? Oh yeah and Staples as well? :lol:

But yup thats sad for the ratings :(

[Rosey]

Originally posted by STFanatic
I actually have never sat through a ballgame in my life, other than the highschool stuff back when I was in school.
I was never a sports fan.

My comment actually stemmed from a quote I heard on the History Channel or something a while back quoting people from when Baseball first began, they called it a fad that wouldn't last.

;) Yep, South Texas, who are you going to root for anyway? :lol:

At least you're not an evil Longhorn fan. :p

My grandma never missed a Tiger game on the radio so I'm sure how you were raised affects you.

Now for our poor Chicago area brethren, we do feel sorry for you. Pre-empted for the Bulls?
Should have been the other way around. ;)

[Lexgirl33]

Yes for the Bulls :lol: They have fallen off rader after Jordan left. *sigh* its always something lol

[boywithbluehanger]

*bragging alert!*

Its so great to live between Baltimore and D.C. ...I get both CW stations and even when the power's out I have a portable tv stashed in my office!! woohoo!


*end brag session*

[Lexgirl33]

wow both CW stations..i dont even want their station anymore :lol:

[Adric]

I could not believe this tonight. Friends asked me to come out tonight and I was busy giving excuses up until 6:59, only to find... a Bulls pre-game show! If anyone missed the erlier post, sent a letter to wgn here:
http://wgntv.trb.com/about/site/feedback/wgntv-programming-emailform,0,6009173.htmlstory

[STFanatic]

What is wierd though, I have had the cable out a time or two, and I have a set of rabbit ears, the last time it was out (drunk driver took out the pole down the street) I tried them on the TV and it was too fuzzy, I put them on my PC TV card and it was really clear for some reason.

[Rosey]

I get the local CW station off of the satellite for the DirecTV Tivo and over the air for the PC. At about 15 miles away from the transmitter signal strength is at 100%. Have never gotten good cable signals so just use them for internet.

Thing is, even though I have different ways of getting the CW signal, it all still has to come through the local station. :\

[borisino]

I already knew that the Bulls game was preempting Smallville...because during last weeks episode in the bottom multiple times, it said that Smallville's new episode was going to air on Saturday March 24th at 7pm. However, I forgot about it and turned on ch. 9 and seen The Bulls. hehehe.

[Mackdaddy]

Originally posted by borisino
I already knew that the Bulls game was preempting Smallville...because during last weeks episode in the bottom multiple times, it said that Smallville's new episode was going to air on Saturday March 24th at 7pm. However, I forgot about it and turned on ch. 9 and seen The Bulls. hehehe.


:lol: Me too:lol:

[Adric]

Originally posted by borisino
I already knew that the Bulls game was preempting Smallville...because during last weeks episode in the bottom multiple times, it said that Smallville's new episode was going to air on Saturday March 24th at 7pm. However, I forgot about it and turned on ch. 9 and seen The Bulls. hehehe.

Oops! I must have missed that. :o

[ClarksGal]

Yeah, I didn't see that. At least now I know about the next one, so I won't be so...crestfallen. :(

[happygolucky]

Those of you in Chicago,I heard the "Progeny" will also be preempted on April 19th for the Cubs so there's another episode you'll have to wait to watch.

[Rachel B]

Yeah I know. I went out Yesterday because i knew that SV would be played on Saturday, so I had to fill my time with something else to distract me. It sucks. Sweet Home Chicago :rolleyes:

[HoHumOne]

Well, look on the bright side my fellow Chicago area people.. at least for us, with the two day delay for this episode, it means we'll have two fewer days to wait for the next new episode, compared to everyone else in the country! :p

I can feel your collective pain though. At least I had plenty of fair warning. My Tivo has Smallville set on "Season Pass", so it automatically schedules the program for recording on whatever day/hour it should turn up. Last week, when reviewing my upcoming "To Do" Tivo list, I saw the odd scheduling of Smallville/Supernatural well ahead of time. It would have been really annoying if I had just plopped down the the sofa on the evening of, expecting some fresh Smallville action, only to be blindsided by something totally unexpected, especially if I didn't care about what they were pre-empting it for!

But I do follow the Bulls, so it wasn't all that annoying to me. And for whatever it's worth.. the Bulls game was GOOD!.. last second tip shot by the exciting rookie Tyrus Thomas, after a frantic scurry for the ball (bodies diving, etc.) sorry folks. that's my more stereotypical "guy"-side coming through, which shares equal space with a more giddy schoolgirl-like mentality hidden under my reserved and nearly middle-age man exterior :D).

[olliejk]

Darn it, I forgot the episode was showing tonight. We went out for dinner (as my family usually does on a Saturday night) and I forgot to record the episode. DARN IT! Well I guess it's off to "plan B"

[Nospam]

WOW! I actually got a reply from WGN apologizing for the situation but explaining that the viewers were apparently informed on the web site and during the prior broadcast that the episode would be preempted the coming week. :(

Hey, at least it's a response. The power of Turd Ferguson is revealed!

[shirkie]

LOL I got a response too, which is surprising because my letter was very b*****. Hee.
shirkie

[HoHumOne]

OK, NOW I'm PO'd!

the rebroadcast wasn't in high defintion for some reason, and as such, this episode appeared much smaller on my tv screen because there were both vertical and horizontal letterboxing bars built in to the rebroadcast. :mad:

I wonder if there is some distinction which doesn't allow them to run the program in HD if it isn't in it's normal time/day spot? Same thing happened with the Supernatural episode that followed it. I have a feeling this will be the case for every future schedule-bumping occurance, for whatever the reason may be. :(

[Rosey]

Reminds me of our local CW station when they show their Saturday & Sunday night reruns in standard definition.

I mean really now, they got it originally in HD, what's the point in the SD broadcast? :rolleyes:

I do feel for you Chicago folks. They've added insult (rebroadcast in SD) to injury (preempted the show).

[clarksgirl93]

anyone ever hear of teevo or recording with a video....ive never ever ever missed one single episode, and if i do and i dont have it taped i go online to watch it.....but so far out of the 6 years its been on, ive only had to use internet twice....im fully commited, lol

[HoHumOne]

Well, for those "recording with a video", there wouldn't have been a solution for them, as this method can't adjust for shifted scheduling like happened here.


Originally posted by Rosey


I mean really now, they got it originally in HD, what's the point in the SD broadcast? :rolleyes:




exactally!! :p

(and thanks for the sympathy)