Call me nostalgic but I'm going to miss the ABC 7 Late Night Movies that aired on Fridays and Saturdays until recently.
Even though the picture quality of some flicks was like watching an old filmstrip projected on a bedsheet, I always appreciated this nod to the past from the programmer or whoever at the station.
Occasionally they showed real gems like Orson Welle's "Journey into Fear" or an entry from the "Falcon" series.
I have to admit that this was an extreme throwback and there was probably a dwindling viewership for obscure b&w films at 3 AM in 2013.
Although even with cable stations like TCM & Fox Movie Channel or Netflix or Youtube ect., with classic movies available any time, I still felt that there was something special about the last remaining local station to keep the ritual going.
Perhaps WYCC could pick up the torch and continue the tradition.
Last Saturday they showed "The Big Combo" around the same time slot. Sometimes they show a classic film like "The Stranger" on Sunday afternoons.
Unfortunately they do not show these movies on a regular/weekly schedule.
I guess my point is that I believe there's still an audience for this type of programming on a non-cable station.
