Hi Bob:

I have two suggestions:

1)  Please look into getting and showing a 1990 Special Cable Show entitled “The Republic Pictures Story”. I would and I’m sure all your viewers age 55 and up would enjoy seeing their favorite “Serial” stars again and what they looked like in 1990.

2) You need to start having a nostalgic “Saturday Double Feature Movie Day”. Show a late 1940’s or early 1950’s News Reel, followed by 5 Cartoons (like Tom & Jerry, Donald Duck, Pop Eye, Mighty Mouse etc.) followed by a Classic 40’s or 50’s Movie, followed by a weekly Chapter Serial (like Captain America, Perils of Nyoka, Dick Tracy etc.), followed by a Three Stooges Short or A “Pete Smith Special Short”, followed by a 2nd. 40’s or 50’s Classic Movie, followed by a “Travelog” and round out the afternoon with 5 more classic Cartoons.

This is what we kids used to go and see every Saturday afternoon at our local movie houses in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Try it for a while this summer. I believe it would become very popular on AMC.  Additionally from an old marketing guy and from a marketing standpoint I’m sure your advertisers would appreciate being viewed on this type special movie day.  NOTE: “No charge for that bit of advice!”

I grew up in Miami, Florida and Saturday Afternoon at the Movies was a really big part of a kid’s social life. I used to attend the “Strand Theater”, the “Dade Theater” and/or the “Center Theater”, all located in my N.W. Miami neighborhood just a short 5 or 10 minute ride on my Schwinn bicycle. After the show we would all gather at the local neighborhood malt shop, play the juke box and drink fountain Cokes.I hope you’ll take my suggestions to heart. Best regards;

GORDON