Which TV marathons will you be watching this holiday weekend?

rp Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 08:25 AM EST

If I still had cable it would have been "The Twilight Zone".

But Hulu did add three seasons of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" so I spent the 4th watching episodes of that (I'd forgotten how much I like the show).

K Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 09:49 AM EST

Hitchcock.

Cinderella Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 12:21 AM EST

Fox Movies ran a marathon of Independence Day all day today, and I caught it twice. Currently watching 1776 on TCM... it's a classic!

aps Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:34 PM EST

I'll watch some of Dirty Jobs, a little I love Lucy, and a boatload of Hogan's Heroes

nunya Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 07:00 PM EST

i'll also be watching the wimbledon finals this weekend.

nunya Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 06:58 PM EST

wow, the hitchcock marathon sounds enticing. although i do agree that NORTH BY NORTHWEST should be included; maybe in place of NOTORIOUS.

Allison Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 02:34 PM EST

Twilight Zone! My TV won't be changing from Sci Fi until it goes off at 6 Am on Sat!

nicole Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 01:03 PM EST

Dirty Jobs on Discovery

Kai- Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:50 PM EST

Law & Order always.... especially since my 11yr daughter is obsessed with this show.

Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:35 PM EST

Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi.

Lisa Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:33 PM EST

A Hitchcock marathon without North by Northwest just makes me sad.

Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:44 AM EST

I'll be creating my own marathon by either finishing "Bleak House"(which is excellent and those who love good bookd adaptations should watch it) or Battlestar Galactica (catching up on 2.5 since I'm a late-comer).

Nancy Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 11:01 AM EST

I'll try to catch the USS Indianapolis part of Jaws - it's just riveting; and I'll probably DVR a bunch of Hitchcock movies from TCM. Can I just say how much I love TCM? Love, love, love that channel. I just watched The Women (I dvr'd it a few weeks ago), and I loved every minute of it. Happy 4th, peeps.

Thank you Gary! Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:59 AM EST

Since it's going to be 115 degrees here all weekend I appreciate this list! I'll watch What Not To Wear or Arrested Development on hulu.

Laura M Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:54 AM EST

"John Adams"!! That miniseries was brilliant!

Craig Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:42 AM EST

I recommend "The Revolution" airing all day on the History Channel. Educational, entertaining, by far the most thematically appropriate marathon of the day, and, best of all, it looks great in HD.

skye Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 09:51 AM EST

The Music Man!! My favorite...Now if only I can get out of going to New York...nah, I'll just get it on DVD

rta Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 09:48 AM EST

All I got to say is that if you love great drama about real people and events then check out "John Adams." Laura Linney's portrayal of Abigail Adams alone is worth your time. She is spectacular and the rest of the cast defines the term "perfect casting."

mjryan Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 09:16 AM EST

If I was going to be home, it would be Hitchcock for me.

Fiona Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 09:13 AM EST

Burn Notice!

bethie Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 09:13 AM EST

I love me some "L & O" original flavor. For the sheer entertainment, "I love NY" - admit it, you love NY! And if you watched Tila tequila, this is MUCH better. I Love NY 2 even has a midget!

KateDFW Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 09:01 AM EST

I have the 1st Season of Mad Men on DVD. Only seen the first 2 episodes but it is pretty entertaining so far.

Chris G Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 08:50 AM EST

JAWS marathon on AMC! 'Cause nothing is more of an American Movie Classic than Jaws The Revenge!

Em Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 08:42 AM EST

I'll watch a couple Hitchcock movies(even though I've seen almost all of them) and DVR some Twilight Zone for later, when all my family has finally gone home.

Coach's Mistressc Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 08:18 AM EST

I think the list pretty much blows. I'll be spending my weekend on my deck enjoying fresh salsa and drinking mojitos while watching the kids run around with sparklers. Happy Fourth!

Dave Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 08:02 AM EST

I know, I know...the channels have to play the hits. But every now and then could we see something that hasn't been reran so, so many times.
Throw me something I haven't seen in a while like "Get a Life" or "Sledgehammer" or "It's Garry Shandling's Show" or "Ally McBeal" or "Northern Exposure" or "Evening Shade" or whatever.

(Okay, maybe a whole day of "Ally" might be a bit much, but I'd sit down tomorrow for 3 or 4 episodes if they were there on the cable.)

Tony Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 07:57 AM EST

I'd love to watch the Hitchcock-a-thon, but I don't get TCM anymore. So it looks like The Twilight Zone is running uncontested for me.

And jcarla, I think AMC started ignoring the "classics" part of their name a long time ago. In fact, I don't even think they refer to themselves as American Movie Classics anymore. They're trying to just be "AMC."

jcarla Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 07:19 AM EST

First thought going through the list: "Are ALL the Jaws films American Movie Classics?"

What I'll be checking out:
The Revolution on History
How It's Made on Science (So addicting)
And Top Chef on Bravo, because I can't get enough of food porn and cursing.

Zooey Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 05:51 AM EST

I Love Lucy all the way. There is nothing in this world better than an I Love Lucy marathon. It's tradition.