Will you please stop hawking fucking wine?

My God. It's bad enough that I have to tolerate TYT's Ben Mankiewicz and his smirking, unfunny shit, and know-nothing child Chiquita Ramirez or whatever the Hell her name is, trying to tell me about movies I had seen a dozen times before she was even born.

You've been hawking wine for, what, three years now? What seems to be the problem? Having problems making ends meet at TCM? Goddamn, just air the films.

Remember when one of the big selling points for cable was no commercials?

And those siblings who wrote a book and hawk the wine with Eddie Muller. I like Eddie M, only bright spot on TCM. But that female sibling is a spaz.

I agree it is very annoying. So far we are spared catheter commercials, and end of life solicitations. It also seems cheesy, although Orson Wells might approve.

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Originally posted by Sigfest:
But that female sibling is a spaz.

I couldn't tell ya. I've never heard her voice. These days, in between films, I have TCM muted. I can just imagine the conversation, though:

This one has a picture of Frankenstein's monster on the label, so it must be good! Cool! (drinks wine). Mmmm, taste like grapes.

I recall a segment where they were at Francis Ford Coppola's vineyard.
I think he is doing ok without my wine money.
No sale.
Osborne, you are missed!

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I have so many saved with Robert's intros, it is like Mr. Osborne never passed. As I watch & listen to him, I realize what a treasure he will always be.

A true gift.