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Are You Going To Sit There
And Let Time Warner Cable
Take FearNet Away From You??

he lost me at "hostel 2" by RaveX	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:12:32 PM

Since, I don't care what the hell that is... by TheMarineBiologist	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:15:34 PM
Yes, I am going to sit here and let them take FearNet from me.
Or, since there's too many fucking worthless channels as it is.. by CatVutt	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:18:18 PM
I think I'll do nothing.
Time Warner Cable is shit by Heckles	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:18:31 PM
The fuckers don't carry the NFL Network. Never heard of FearNet, so don't really care.
I was a fan of FearNet On Demand... by Lenny Nero	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:23:15 PM
...until 80% of their selection became unwatchable straight-to-DVD crap. Then I became far more selective of what they were offering up.
Wow.. by wyvern	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:27:53 PM
fuck the peeps behind my post but that is so much bullshit.Cable Should be getting cheaper thanks to the upgrades in technology and bandwidth.fearnet and any other on demand should be the norm of getting free on cable service
Fear what? by phaedrus007	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:31:13 PM
I've had TWC for years and I've never even heard of that channel. Not that I'd defend those cocksuckers at TWC... but... fearnet? really? Who knew.
Why yes... by Ogre	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:39:47 PM
...Yes I am.
Heckles... by MCVamp	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:47:44 PM
NFL Network would be nice, but the reason most systems don't carry it is because of the DirecTV NFL Season Ticket monopoly. NFL Network is a lame little bone thrown your way by the NFL to keep you from realizing that you should be able to get the Season Ticket since most of the stadiums in the NFL are at least partially paid for by taxpayers. Oh, and I never got FearNet, but it does suck when a useful niche channel goes under, yet Oxygen keeps chugging along.
Dude...I live in Greensboro, NC. by qemuel	Apr 2nd, 2009 11:55:08 PM
Right now I am far more concerned with Time Warner's craptastic plan to bend me over a table and charge me out the ass sans reach-around just to use the Internet.
At least fearnet was free by ocmark	Apr 3rd, 2009 12:03:33 AM
TimeWarner bragged about 10,000 movies on demand. 99% of them were crap and you had to pay for most of them. Fearnet's selections were no worse than the movies you had to pay for. They had friday the 13th, movie one and two... both free and better than the remake and the 11 dollar ticket. Getting rid of fearnet is just another reason TimeWarner sucks.
isn't it Comcast now? by Iron-kong	Apr 3rd, 2009 12:40:36 AM

I love fearnet! by Orionsangels	Apr 3rd, 2009 01:13:29 AM
I'm gonna help
'Chiller' is far superior. by JediRob	Apr 3rd, 2009 01:13:58 AM
All kinds of great 80's horror cheese. "Monsters," "Freddy's Nightmares," "Beauty and the Beast," "Werewolf," "Twilight Zone" etc. Gotta love it.
Chiller is a way better channel by funnyhat	Apr 3rd, 2009 01:57:52 AM
Get with the times. DirecTV and Verizon-FiOS are far superior to the cable companies.
FearNet is okay... by Wungolioth	Apr 3rd, 2009 02:51:17 AM
...but I could never understand why nobody ever thought to create a channel that would duplicate the Weekend Creature Double Feature experience from the seventies and eighties, that's what I've really been waiting for. Those old Godzilla movies and schlock monster movies have gotta be pretty cheap to get together, it would probably be very profitable.
Chiller would be perfect if it was uncensored- limited commercia by Scott2tune	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:21:16 AM
What's the point of Chiller showing Friday the 13th & Freddy movies if they are edited anyway?
Chiller would be perfect if it was uncensored- limited commercia by Scott2tune	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:21:20 AM
What's the point of Chiller showing Friday the 13th & Freddy movies if they are edited anyway?
he "wants the fans to see them" by Ghostwood	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:45:31 AM
dude, all your stuff is denied to people who don't live in the States. Fearnet does me as much good as a film on Beta tape.
Fearnet puts those giant bugs and flags across by Dingbatty	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:53:05 AM
the screen every few minutes. I'd gladly exchange it for Boomerang.
Midnight Meat Train sucked by magic_ninja	Apr 3rd, 2009 04:21:25 AM
Sorry, I will take Chiller with Brimstone, Freddys Nightmares, Monsters, over the lame bullshit on Fearnet. Oh, and the people that work for Time Warner in the Cincinnati area are the biggest bunch of retards I've ever met in my life.
What qemuel said by chrth	Apr 3rd, 2009 05:15:17 AM
I'm too busy getting ready to kick TWC's ass over Internet usage to care about an on demand channel I didn't even know I had (do I have it?)
Wasn't this some crappy horror flick? by DDMAN26	Apr 3rd, 2009 06:16:12 AM
That nobody remembered
This sucks! by Psyclops	Apr 3rd, 2009 07:52:36 AM
I love FearNet, one of the few free "On Demand" channels I actually watched on a regular basis. This fucking sucks.
FearNet? What about MOJO?! by -guyinthebackrow	Apr 3rd, 2009 08:39:24 AM
I want my motherfucking MOJO back! Oh, they went bankrupt. I don't fucking care! I still need it!!!
Was this a yes or no question? by StatelyWayneManor	Apr 3rd, 2009 09:21:34 AM

SIGN THE PETITION by bobsjohnson	Apr 3rd, 2009 09:31:37 AM
BRING BACK FEARNET!!!! http://tinyurl.com/dgub9z
Maybe people don't want HORROR TV? Hence they go bust! by silentbobafett2	Apr 3rd, 2009 09:57:21 AM

It's already been done before!!! by jonsnow	Apr 3rd, 2009 10:27:22 AM
There already is a channel of horror, it's called the Obama Teleprompter.
jonsnow by Eats_sandwich_gets_laid.	Apr 3rd, 2009 10:44:14 AM
Now THAT is funny.
Fearnet is great. by Knobules	Apr 3rd, 2009 11:06:32 AM
Fear itself was a great series. That alone is worth it. The also show some crap you would see nowhere else, occasionally it is something great. The Hamiltons was fun.
Unedited Midnight Meat Train? by Kid Idioteque	Apr 3rd, 2009 11:08:49 AM
The movie was bad enough, why would I want to watch every single take of every single scene?
Hey Harry by c4andmore	Apr 3rd, 2009 11:15:39 AM
What do you use for ISP? TWC will be starting a cap program in Austin and San Antonio starting in a few months. One more reason why they suck.
We have this on Insight Communications by TheMark	Apr 3rd, 2009 11:33:16 AM
Hell yeah! And FearnetHD on demand! Whoo whoo! Seriously, I moved a few years back about 10-15 miles from where I was and due to my 'crossing the river into another state' choice, I get waaaaaay better cable service. Fuck Time Warner! Your service sucks!
Don't care. by Nesstar	Apr 3rd, 2009 11:53:40 AM
Fearnut SUCKS. It's completely lame, I had such high hopes for it when it came out. I wish Comcast would get rid of it too.
Midnight Meat Train by The Skeptical	Apr 3rd, 2009 12:02:59 PM
was awesome. Best horror flick in years. Fearnet is great. (for those who don't know, it's an "on demand" chanel, like free pay-per-view.) FEARnet is about the only reasons I keep cable. Haters can get dragged to hell.
he lost me at hostel 2 by nalapou	Apr 3rd, 2009 12:05:26 PM
ditto.
Fearnet is like Spike TV by Varakor	Apr 3rd, 2009 12:06:21 PM
that is I can't believe people watch either channel. I wish Comcast would cut it too, there's never anything good to watch. Take away the porn channels too. Real men don't pay for porn... we steal it from the internet, which is what the gods intended when they created the internet and you know it.
Fearnet and Spike by imascooby1985	Apr 3rd, 2009 01:25:19 PM
Fearnet and Spike both have pros and cons. Fearnet has some bad movies and annoying popups, but is also the only free movie channel I watch On Demand (luckily I have comcast here in Illinois so I am safe, for now). While Spike has about 99% shitty shows and movies, but they also are rerunning the Shield now. Which rocks. Pros and cons people. Pros and cons.
I watched a bunch of free stuff on Fearnet by FrodoFraggins	Apr 3rd, 2009 01:34:50 PM
The had a bunch of Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing, Hammer flicks that I watched for free. If I had Time Warner I'd definitely call and bitch about it.
Heh by Cory849	Apr 3rd, 2009 02:18:48 PM
The whole internet is furious over Time Warner's coming internet capping - internet capping which directly affects Austin Texas. If you're going to galvanise a revolt, you may want to give FEARnet second billing. ;-)
The internet's greatest achievement is the availability of free by LaneMyersClassic	Apr 3rd, 2009 02:32:38 PM
That is the most logical, salient, description of the internet I think I've ever heard.
PORN is the missing word up there. by LaneMyersClassic	Apr 3rd, 2009 02:33:13 PM

Time Warner and Comcast suck by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 3rd, 2009 02:55:10 PM
I pay 400 bucks a month for shit like MTV and VH1
VH 1 still shows music videos... by StatelyWayneManor	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:09:47 PM
...at 2am in the morning, though. Tonight they have a how about hair band groupies. Paging Tawny Kitaen. You have it good...I'm paying for 3 Spanish channels. Mi no habla Spanish.
I get MTV 2 and it's nothing but Cribs episodes by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:30:04 PM
WTH?
FearNet best thing on Fios Demand by The_Bat	Apr 3rd, 2009 03:44:39 PM
I finally got to see NIGHT OF THE CREEPS.
I'd uproar over this... by jimmy rabbitte	Apr 3rd, 2009 04:00:40 PM
but I'm saddled with the burden of Comcast cable; which isn't all that bad, from a TV watching standpoint, but the techs they send out tend to be complete assholes.
Time Warner Cable is awful... by andyny29	Apr 3rd, 2009 04:26:57 PM
They can't fix their problems. I have to get a replacement hi def box every few weeks. picture freezes and cubes all the time.
Put MST3K on a channel, and I'll watch it. by daggor	Apr 3rd, 2009 04:39:26 PM
Any channel. Spike. Lifetime. TLC. Niños Central. I don't care where. I'll watch it religiously.
Yes. Yes I will. by punto	Apr 3rd, 2009 05:09:57 PM
I don't get this message. what is "fearnet.com"? is it one of these bullshit "branding strategies" where the name of the channel is also a website? or is this some fan site? (in which case, why do they need an "associate editor"?) Or maybe it's fernet.com and he was too drunk to spell it right?
What does this channel show? 24 hours of Grindhouse? by lockesbrokenleg	Apr 3rd, 2009 05:39:23 PM

JOHN SNOW..... by seniorspeilbergio	Apr 3rd, 2009 05:45:06 PM
You know nothing.
But Seriously.... by seniorspeilbergio	Apr 3rd, 2009 05:54:28 PM
Chiller and Fearnet sound intersting but I want a Creature Feature Channel with both the old horror films AND the sci-fi ones too. How come no one's done this? All those wonderfully campy films from the 40's to the 80's. And I want it in a format like WUNGOLIOTH is talking about. I want a dude dressed up like Dracula and popping out of a coffin to introduce the movies. I guarantee you on a Saturday and Sunday morning, little kids would eat that shit up. And yeah throw some MST3K in there like DAGGOR said. By the way, i worked at a soundstage where they film CINEMATIC TITANIC and I got to sit back and watch the boys do there thing for a whole week and yeah, i laughed my fucking ass off. All of them were awesome guys and I got them all to sign my MITCHELL dvd. How cool is that?
I Called The Day It Vanished by ShadowVoyd	Apr 3rd, 2009 09:22:05 PM
Time Warner was extremely apologetic, had no idea what FearNet was, seemed not to care after double checking it wasn't available anymore and asked if I'd like some more pay channels. It took them TWO YEARS to finally get Starz On Demand and they've only just begun to offer Network channels on Demand (a pitiful selection for now) and then they do this. Time Warner: The Red Headed Stepchild of Cable Television.
And Apparently The Phone Prompt is Functionally Retarded by ShadowVoyd	Apr 3rd, 2009 09:34:01 PM
I call the number above, they ask if want SMS Texts (1 for yes, 2 for no), I hit 2 and the message says "I'm Sorry, But Direct TV does not currently carry FearNet." and proceeds to connect me to them. Direct TV?! I thought this was about Time Warner. Heads out of asses people. Do try to fix this in time for it to actually matter.
Too many movies... by Pouchstalker	Apr 3rd, 2009 10:00:09 PM
Not enough reality shows and wrestling! That's whats doing it in.
Yes, I am going to sit here and let Time-Warner Cable... by Leafar the Lost	Apr 3rd, 2009 10:59:50 PM
...take FearNet away from me. From my understanding of things, Time-Warner Cable employs thousands of people all across the U.S.A, and I am just one person. There is no away I can fight off thousands of people. Maybe I could hold off hundreds of them if I had the right equipment, but there is no way I can fight an entire corporation. Sorry, Hercules, but I am afraid that we are just going to have to sit by and let Time-Warner Cable take away FearNet. We should consider ourselves fortunate that they don't want to take away anything else.
The movie selection is crap by pervisdevile	Apr 4th, 2009 01:56:09 AM
I poke through it a couple of times a month, and rarely end up watching any of it.
Not Worth Saving by The Merk	Apr 4th, 2009 09:50:12 AM
It just isn't. Hope Comcast kills it too.
FEAR.NET sux so no big loss by Papa CaveDweller	Apr 4th, 2009 04:53:55 PM
I have TWC and watched fear.net a couple of of times but even during Halloween there was no great content. And the little series that they have all suck too. F'em. Why am I in such a pissy mood. I'm a tool.
Agreed. The Selection Could Be Better by ShadowVoyd	Apr 4th, 2009 08:04:39 PM
But still, it's one of the few genre specific outlets out there for horror fans. When you're in the mood for fun horror flick, even if you've seen it a dozen times before, it's there (and honestly, it's picking out a familiar favorite or seeing something you'd been putting off for a long time that makes the idea of it worthwhile). In short, it's not great, there's room for improvement, but it's a damn sight better than nothing. I'd rather have the option of knowing it's there when the odd horror movie mood strikes (which for me, is about every other day) than know I'll have to suck it up and hope that MAYBE one of the premium channels has something not completely made of fetid suck on.
Seems like a Bonehead Move to me by DJJester	Apr 5th, 2009 10:42:17 AM
Why on earth would anyone WANT to get into cable these days? More and more people are dropping cable every day to watch everything online through their pc's, appletv, roku boxes, Playstation 3's, XBox live, etc etc etc. You want to do something as a horror channel, do it all online. Strike a deal with Netflix, Hulu, XBox, etc. Sure cable's still the mainstream but at the rate things are changing, that won't be the case in another couple years.
to DJJester by SomeOneWhoKnows	Apr 5th, 2009 12:02:23 PM
Not to attack you, but i am in "the business" (i know that is such a d- bag thing to say), but there is NO money to be made on the internet that would support a TV channel. Going through hulu or netfilx requires revenue sharing...which is fine, but 1 penny per view doesn't add up to the 30,000$ licensing fee of a movie(yes it is that much for "good" films). Also, i am not a fearnet employee nor am i a time warner employee, but i do know a little about what is going on. Fearnet was offered completely free to time warner for a certain amount of time. That time expired and they needed to pay or drop, they dropped. I also know, what other channels, like fearnet, charge the cable outlet is about 2-5 cents a month per customer. Two F'n cents So to close, when cool channels are taken away from you over little to no cost to the cable company and you pay 50-100$ a month...be pissed off. You may not have ever watched fearnet, but any channel you dig can get taken away after the "trial" period and if you like it, odds are others do as well, so speak up.
I got Dish Network by Series7	Apr 6th, 2009 01:33:23 AM
Sooooo yeah.
Comcast by Series7	Apr 6th, 2009 01:37:50 AM
I remember I wanted to just buy Showtime, because they were advertizing it at like $5 a month. And I thought yeah I want that....no the only way I could get Showtime is if I also bought On-demand which was $30 a month. Fuckers, when is cable just going to be like select 100 channels of your own.
CHILLER is a waste!!! by film11	Apr 6th, 2009 09:39:27 AM
Anyone who feels that CHILLER is more desirable than FEARNet is out of their mind. I do have some serious ussues with FEARNet../the main one being their annoying video ads during a film which take up 25% of the picture! Even worse than what TNT does! THAT is reprehensible. Aside from that, it's the best option for horros fans out there. For one thing, they offer some films in HD! And a few even before they hit DVD. CHILLER offers none. I also prefer the wide range of movies instead of the lame, failed TV shows that fill up the majority of CHILLER. No commercials (except for a mid-break) is another plus for FEARNet. So is unedited movies! As well as original programming. Even though I don't watch it much, I always check the listings, hoping for more HD (and 5.1 audio). Losing FEARNet should (and would) be a big loss to horror fans. I'd hate to lose it (FIoS here) and hope that TWC customers who feel the same will try and do something about it! (And if any from FEARNet reads this, PLEASE dump the obtrusive ads during the movies!!)
In answer to your question: Yes. :P by MrMysteryGuest	Apr 6th, 2009 04:13:53 PM

fearnet sucks by underneathcouchcushion	Jun 29th, 2009 06:59:27 PM
I don't have Time Warner, but fearnet has to expand their content. I am really tired of viewing a horror film that is shot with a camcorder(These movies look like they were shot in my backyard). Wouldn't it be awesome if they had the entire Romero zombie series, or 15 good slasher movies(April Fool's Day or the first My Bloody Valentine)? Also, they recycle the movies. Hey, here is an idea, when you retire a movie, at least give it a few months, don't say it ends Thursday, and when Thursday hits keep it up and have the text new beside it(This pisses me off, greatly).

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