Were you watching Eric McCormack and Sherry Stringfield in the Lifetime original movie 'Who Is Clark Rockefeller?' on Saturday night? If so, did you see the whole movie? Apparently, an awful lot of people didn't. Both Comcast and DirecTV viewers have reported that the Lifetime signal cut out after the first 57 minutes of the broadcast. When the movie returned some time later, the sound was missing.
I had the movie recording on my DVR and can confirm that the film was interrupted. There was a message on the screen from DirecTV explaining that the problem was Lifetime's. They asked for subscribers not to call DirecTV because they couldn't correct the problem.
Oh dear, oh dear. What a waste of mass promotion! Lifetime's been blitzing the cable networks with commercials, and McCormack's been out doing interviews. Screeners were sent out, and the New York Times reviewed the picture. But what about the viewers? How many households turned off Lifetime and didn't go back. How many will give a replay of the movie -- and there will be quite a few for sure -- a try?
Meanwhile, did you experience the outage in your neck of the woods or did you see the whole movie? Let us know...
UPDATE: Lifetime responded to our query about what happened. Here's the scoop: Due to severe weather in the Mid-Atlantic and New England areas last night, Lifetime Television temporarily lost transmission power during its Original Movie 'Who is Clark Rockefeller?' The network will air encore presentations of the film starring Eric McCormack, Sherry Stringfield and Regina Taylor this evening, March 14th, at 9:00 PM ET and 11:00 PM ET/PT, and tomorrow, Monday, March 15th, at 9 PM ET/PT.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
3-14-2010 @ 1:29PM
Guy said...
I am glad this wasn't during Project Runway...I would've been mad. Lifetime dropped the ball, if it was just DirecTV or Comcast, I may not believe them, but when both had the same problem, it was definately on Lifetimes end.
I am not interested in the movie, Lifetime (or the Merideth Baxter-Birney channel) would never be on my TV if it wasn't for Heidi and Tim.
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3-14-2010 @ 3:59PM
Siobhan said...
I dvr'd it as well in NYC (time warner cable) and same issue here...ugh! I was really enjoying it too. Love Sherri Stringfeld (sp?). I will dvr a rebroadcast but am disappointed to not see the rest now on this rainy Sunday afternoon. I wish Lifetime would be on demand in NY.
3-15-2010 @ 4:39PM
barbara said...
i agree that it is Lifetime's problem....I have Mediacom in berlin, MD and had the same scenario.....screen went blank a few minutes before 10:00 PM and I tried it about 10:20 and there was no sound.....
3-15-2010 @ 6:57PM
Jim L said...
It was fine in HD
In my other room I had no sound on "analog" TV
3-14-2010 @ 2:14PM
Patrice said...
whooow I live in Mich... I was watching a movie on Lifetime last nite..The Only One He Loved an it only had 5 minutes left to movie and Lifetime went poof black ....was so mad..I wanted to watch Rockefeller but couldnt find an watched other channels
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3-14-2010 @ 2:19PM
shelley said...
I live in Miami and the movie went black after an hour. It came back towards the end of the film but there was no sound. So, I re-watched the last hour at midnight. What a waste of time. Lots of hype, horrible show. The wife was an idiot.
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3-15-2010 @ 4:49PM
Dottie said...
Yep, same thing here in Delaware. I really felt bad for Lifetime after they spent a month and who knows how many $$$ promoting the movie. I did catch the replay at 11 p.m. though.
3-16-2010 @ 7:14AM
JaneDoe said...
no problem here in NYC on TWC.
3-14-2010 @ 2:20PM
Tanya said...
I am in Arkansas and was watching "Who is Clark Rockefeller?" on lifetime as well Saturday 3/13/10 and the sound and picture also went out on me. I have been waiting to see this movie and was very disgusted so yes I turned it and never went back last night. I am trying to find out when it plays again - anyone know?
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3-14-2010 @ 3:08PM
Tanya said...
I just seen and ad for the movie and it is coming on again tonight at 9/8c so I will try it again :(
3-14-2010 @ 10:38PM
Nesli said...
FOr the first time in a long time, I was watching a Lifetime movie (Who is clark Rockefeller?) and the same thing happened to me...The signal was gone and then when it came back, the sound was missing...What a waste...:(
3-15-2010 @ 6:15PM
syl said...
i watched the whole movie no problems i have u-verse
3-15-2010 @ 6:48PM
lynn said...
To Tanya and those that are wanting to see this movie. As of 3/16, you will be able to find the movie on line on their site... Mylifetime.com
3-14-2010 @ 2:36PM
lora said...
I was watching in NYC on RCN. I don't know if the movie got cut off because I fell asleep before the end of the first hour:)
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3-14-2010 @ 2:38PM
Marie Fulton said...
I was very disapointed I have brighthouse in Tampa FL. and the movie went out for most of the entire show, I tried to watch it at 12pm for the replay didnt make it through that either, so its on tonight 03/14/10 at 9pm maybe I can get into it then it was really hard to watch it after the first time of interuption way to go Lifetime....
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3-14-2010 @ 2:41PM
tiffany said...
i was so upset, it was starting to get good. i have brighthouse network in orlando fl and it went out on me, i gather friends to watch it on a saturday night, should of went tot he club.
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3-14-2010 @ 2:51PM
William A. Padron said...
Yeah, I was trying to watch the film's initial play on the Time Warner Cable system here (channel 62) in NYC, and I think it was Lifetime's problem with this one (i.e. no picture or audio mostly throughout). All the other channels seen or heard on my digitial cable box were working fine.
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3-14-2010 @ 2:58PM
lois said...
Same problem here in No.rthwest Indiana(near Chicago)....Any explanation of what happened....? I tried to call ComCast and was on hold for 15 min and then gave upBig disappointment....
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3-14-2010 @ 3:32PM
Leslye said...
I taped it on my Dish Network DVR in Atlanta and it taped the whole way through with no problems at all. I watched it today and really enjoyed it. I thought Eric McCormack and Sherry Stringfield were great in it.
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3-14-2010 @ 3:41PM
sean powers said...
I watched it on my Dish Network here in Providence, RI. No problems, in fact I DVRed it.
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