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» Saturday, October 24, 2020
Back from the Dead
 Does anyone still remember WENN?Remember WENN was American Movie Classics' (now just "AMC") first original series. No, it wasn't Mad Men as they advertise now. It ran from 1996-1998, garnered a ton of critical acclaim and a loyal fanbase, and was renewed for a fifth season (we know it was because during fourth season they ran a contest and the winner was promised a small role in a fifth season episode). And then, right after fourth season ended, AMC abruptly cancelled the series.* Apparently the new head of AMC hated the show and said it didn't fit with the new image they were trying to cultivate (which wasn't devoted to classic film). Since 1998, fans have been lobbying for a DVD set and AMC has ignored all requests, even though obscured 1960s series like Fractured Flickers and Good Morning, World! were turning up on disc. The fans thought they'd never see it again. Out of nowhere I got a note early in the week from a fellow WENN fan that AMC was rebroadcasting the series, but not on their cable channel, or on their new premium service AMC+. Instead it was on an obscure streaming channel called "AMC Presents" that only runs on Amazon Prime, IMDb TV, and SlingTV. I had no idea Amazon Prime even had streaming channels; through research during the week I discovered that's because the channels aren't linked in the SmartTV apps. They are only accessible via Windows or Mac browser. I also heard from Rupert Holmes, creator of the series, about this; we used to correspond regularly, and then...well, you know, life... The most important thing that happened during the week was that the roof was repaired. They had to replace half a sheet of decking, it was not as much as we expected, and we breathed a sigh of relief. So between the news about Remember WENN and the repair job we went into the weekend feeling rather jaunty. Alas, we did have to go to two Publix stores to get everything we needed, but there was a nice trip to Barnes & Noble and another to Hobby Lobby to make up for it. James did his last physical therapy session (unless his doctor prescribes more in November). And of course we went to Lidl, picked up more meds yet again at Kaiser, and... ...dropped off our absentee ballots directly at a polling place. They were accepted and acknowledged almost immediately. A pity we can't shut up all the voting commercials! Must work out how best to watch Remember WENN next Wednesday. (Is the scheduler at AMC Presents a fan? How else would we get WENN on "Wens-day"?) It's shown as a block of six shows about four times a day, starting at midnight. If it's not accessible through the Prime app and we don't get Sling, my alternative is to pull it up on Prime on the desktop via Chrome and "cast" it to the television. * What happened to the contest? you ask. Supposedly the winner was hustled to the filming of the final episode and included there. Labels: DVDs, fandom, health, Remember WENN, shopping, voting ----------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . noted and logged by Linda at 10:55:00 PM 
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Glad to learn good news about your roof, and about some people getting to see Remember WENN. I won't be able to watch it, but it's good to know the episodes are still in existence.
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I never thought to tape episodes, but I later purchased a "The Best of Remember WENN" video and then won an eBay auction for a "For Your Consideration" video tape with the same sleeve photo as "The Best of..." tape. The second tape has a label stating "For Your Consideration: In All Acting Categories for a Comedy Series." I don't know if WENN was up for some award, or if someone was hoping it would get nominated. It's neat that voters (or nominators) were sent special video tapes containing the episodes: The Diva That Wouldn't Die, The Emperor Smith, and Christmas in the Airwaves. I hope you are able to watch the series. |
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