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I will post up-coming offerings here as soon as I get the information.

PRESS RELEASE
TERRY PRATCHETT'S THE COLOR OF MAGIC
SET TO MAKE U.S. TELEVISION PREMIERE ON ION TELEVISION
Four-Hour Event Starring Sean Astin, Tim Curry
and David Jason, To Premiere Sunday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. ET.

Based on the first two books in best-selling author Terry Pratchett's hugely popular Discworld
series, The Color of Magic stars Oscar nominee Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Toy
Soldiers, Rudy), Emmy nominee Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Kinsey) and David
Jason (RHI's Hogfather). Additionally, Emmy Award-winning actor Brian Cox (Bourne trilogy,
Running with Scissors) serves as the narrator and Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings trilogy,
Star Wars Episodes II and III) takes on the vocal role of Death.

Discworld, a magical realm, has got its first tourist! Rincewind (David Jason), an incompetent and
cynical wizardry student, has recently been expelled from Unseen University and been given the
task of guiding Twoflower (Sean Astin) through the city state of Ankh Morpork. The two are forced
to flee the city after a terrible fire and are sent on a fantastical journey across the Disc, which is
unknowingly being controlled by a board game played by the Gods. Along the way
Rincewind encounters a few problems: firstly, as an expert coward, he doesn't feel he's the best
person to guard a naive - and extremely rich, by local standards - tourist through one of the
roughest cities in the multiverse. Then, of course, Rincewind experiences a vicious and bloody
struggle with his arch-enemy, the power-hungry maniac Trymon (Tim Curry). Oh, and the world is
coming to an end. Can Rincewind defeat his nemesis and save Discworld from ultimate
destruction?

This critically acclaimed production, which first debuted overseas, received rave reviews from the
British press. TV Easy called it "visually stunning"; "Menacing performances from Tim Curry and
Jeremy Irons are great." – TV Times; "With a starry cast, it's a wild adventure through a land full
of magic and mystery." – TV Choice; "The two-part adventure will have you spellbound." – We
Love Telly; and "It's the Lord of the Rings with a comic twist." – Bella.

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What are the chances that Ion will change one of their subchannels to show their Sony catalog of classic sitcoms that they own? I used to watch Ion just about every night of the week but stopped when they took off all the classic shows a year or so ago. I occassionally watch Drew Carey at 3PM, but am frustrated that everytime they put it back on the schedule they start over from the beginning of the series. This is one network that really seems to get a kick out of punishing viewer loyalty. :mad:

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What are the chances that Ion will change one of their subchannels to show their Sony catalog of classic sitcoms that they own? I used to watch Ion just about every night of the week but stopped when they took off all the classic shows a year or so ago. I occassionally watch Drew Carey at 3PM, but am frustrated that everytime they put it back on the schedule they start over from the beginning of the series. This is one network that really seems to get a kick out of punishing viewer loyalty. :mad:

Good questions, but these should be asked to our viewer relations department. We can't control at the station level what is sent from network. Here is a link Viewer Relations they do reply. You can call the 888 number also, I think its a voice mail system, but they should respond to your question.