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Chevy Chase says his decision to participate in Community was a "big mistake" and that he considers sitcoms to be "the lowest form of television," according to the Huffington Post's UK edition.
Though he was quick to compliment his colleagues on the NBC comedy, Chase said he was drawn to it because of the steady paycheck. But that may have been a poor decision in hindsight, he says.
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"It was a big mistake!" Chase said when asked why he made the leap from movies to television to play millionaire Pierce Hawthorne on the show. "I saw this pilot script, thought that it was funny, and I went into the room where they were casting and said, 'I would love to play this guy.' Then they mulled it over. Then they hired me and I just sort of hung around because I have three daughters and a wife, and I figured out I might as well make some bread every week. ... [But] the hours in this kind of show are not commensurate with the actual product."
Chase's disdain apparently extends beyond Community to the entire genre.
"The hours are hideous, and it's still a sitcom on television, which is probably the lowest form of television," he told the Huffington Post UK. "I think the reason I have stuck around is because I love these kids, the cast - they are very good. It's not like I am working with the great innovators of all time, but at the same time, they are my friends."
Chevy Chase calls Community a "mediocre sitcom" in new leaked voicemail
Specifically, Chase said he's not a fan of having to stay confined to the college setting, and that he prefers episodes that take place outside, such as the paintball episodes.
"One of the things that bothers me about our show is that it is placed in that study room all the time, with the same light, the same color - that's not interesting to see," he said. "It's just joke after joke after joke around that table. It's hard to shoot it all the time in the same way, the same thing."
It's not the first time Chase has stirred up controversy on the show. His previous feud with fired showrunner Dan Harmon resulted in Harmon cursing at Chase during the show's wrap party and putting angry voicemails from the actor on public display.
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…forty Nigerian college students have been murdered by Muslim terrorists. The attack was not as spectacular as the Nairobi mall massacre, but it was deadly:
Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria and shot dead around 40 male students, some of them while they slept early on Sunday, witnesses said.
The gunmen, thought to be members of rebel sect Boko Haram, attacked one hostel, took some students outside before killing them and shot others trying to flee, people at the scene told Reuters.
"They started gathering students into groups outside, then they opened fire and killed one group and then moved onto the next group and killed them. It was so terrible," said one surviving student Idris, who would only give his first name.
Boko Haram is the Nigerian version of al Shabab, or al Qaeda, or Hezbollah, or whatever. Portions of Africa have been making great progress in recent years, but that progress is threatened by Islamic terrorism. Nigeria is by far the most populous African country, and its future cannot be a matter of indifference, even in the current isolationist climate.


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Brussels — After months of fraught negotiation, euro zone finance ministers were poised to bring Greece back from the brink of default Monday by agreeing to a second giant bailout in exchange for severe austerity measures — and subject to strict conditions.
Ahead of the crucial meeting in Brussels, the French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said that all the conditions were in place for the €130 billion, or $172 billion, bailout, a package that would also see private investors in Greek debt taking steep losses on their holdings.
The Greek finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, said his government also believed it had met all the conditions for a second bailout to be released.
"We expect today the long period of uncertainty — which was in the interest of neither the Greek economy not the euro zone as a whole — to end," Mr. Venizelos said in a statement issued after his arrival in Brussels. "The Greek people send to Europe the message that they have made, and will make, the necessary sacrifices for our country to regain its position of equality within the European family."
A decision to sign off on the rescue could mark another turning point in the debt crisis, which has raised questions about the viability of the euro itself.
Stricter rules on controlling euro zone debt and budget deficits are already in place, and next week European leaders are expected to agree on a new, higher, firewall for euro countries that get into financial trouble — a step that policy makers hope will mark the beginning of the end of the saga.
Nevertheless Greece still remains an Achilles heel for the 17-nation currency because of doubts about its ability to implement the tough measures pushed through Parliament, or to manage an economy that is slipping further into recession.
The steady deterioration of the public finances in Athens have left the country's creditors with problems in making the figures for Monday's bailout add up.
Under the bailout terms Greece is supposed to reduce its enormous debt stock to 120 percent of gross domestic product by 2020, from about 160 percent now. However, the latest estimates suggest that figure would be closer to 129 percent, leaving a financing gap that the euro zone, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund need to see plugged Monday.
Any deal is likely to be accompanied by controls that represent an unprecedented intrusion into the economic management of a sovereign nation.
The bailout cash is likely to be paid into a special "escrow" account that will prioritize debt servicing before money is released to general government coffers.
Greece will also be encouraged to accept outside help to improve its administration and, in particular, its tax collection system.
"We have all the elements for an agreement" Mr. Baroin said on Europe 1 radio ahead of the meeting, which was scheduled to start around 3.30 p.m. Brussels time.
"There are many structural reforms underway. We can't wait because of the payment that is due in March," he added, referring to a €14.5 billion repayment of Greek debt due on March 20.
The second bailout was first promised last October, but agreement has been delayed as international creditors pressed for more concessions from Greece and stricter controls on its government.
Critics, who suspected that Greece was banking on the euro zone's desire to avert a default, accused the government in Athens of stalling on essential economic measures. Meanwhile, the caretaker government in Athens, led by Lucas Papademos, had to cope with mounting opposition to austerity measures.
As temperatures rose last week the Greek finance minister suggested some were trying to drive his country out of the euro and the Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, accused the German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, of insulting Greece.
Mr. Papademos flew to Brussels to oversee Monday's talks, underlining the fact that, after weeks of brinkmanship and some bitter exchanges, there was political will to seal a deal.
Even politicians from the "triple A" rated countries in Europe seemed ready to give Greek politicians some credit.
In Helsinki, the Finnish Finance Minister, Jutta Urpilainen , said that Greece had done what had been asked of it. "A big issue is that we have to get Greece's debt on a level that is sustainable and enables Greece to survive," she added, Reuters reported.
Niki Kitsantonis contributed reporting from Athens.
This article, "European Ministers Are Poised to Approve Greek Rescue," originally appeared in The New York Times.


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It's the biggest game on the planet. You've already ploughed one hundred hours into it. And yet Grand Theft Auto 5 is so incredibly, insanely detailed, there's a good chance you've missed something.
Yeah really Lukas. I agree man. I just wish people would be a little more creative with the titles to their articles. IGN does this too....
"10 things you probably missed when..."
Haha I didn't miss shit CVG. Stop being cocky like IGN.
To be honest, I caught on to all 50 things while I was playing. I've been playing this game so damn much that I've done this all. Can't help the free roam!
Yeah I missed some awesome things there the game gets better and better every day!
I kept seeing what look like hints for future working titles....
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Kansas House leaders say they'll take their time on a final version of the new state budget, waiting first to resolve differences with the Senate over taxes.
Both chambers completed work on their versions of tax and budget bills last week. The budgets cover fiscal years 2014 and 2015 and would spend $14 billion annually.
House budget chairman Rep. Marc Rhoades, a Republican from Newton, said he and Senate counterparts would meet briefly Monday to discuss budgets, but will wait until April to complete the work.
That will give time for negotiators from the two chambers to resolve differences over tax-cutting bills, and for the state to get an updated revenue forecast for the fiscal year that starts July 1.


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HOLLAND -- The Flying Dutch will begin play in the NCAA Division III
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The NCAA announced this morning that Hope will travel to Berea, Ohio
for a first round game Friday against Juniata of Huntingdon, Pa.
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Hope advances as champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic
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D'Youville is making its first NCAA tournament appearance while Baldwin-Wallace, as champions of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), has qualified for the tenth time.
Hope has a series history with B-W, but has never played Juniata or D'Youville. The Flying Dutch own a 3-1 edge over B-W. The loss was a 75-71 setback in a 1998 NCAA first round game at B-W.
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Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has come clean.
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"The reason I got so sick is from all the hard boozing I've been doing over the years. It finally caught up to me," Whibley stated.
The ex-husband of Avril Lavigne also revealed that he is one more drink away from possibly losing his life.
"i finally realized i can't drink anymore. if i have one drink the doc's say i will die," the 34-year-old singer said.
In addition to the statement, Whibley also published photos showing the punk rocker hooked up to IVs and looking frail.
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hey everyone, it's deryck here. sorry i've been so m.i.a. lately, but i've been very sick in the hospital for a month and was pretty sick for a few weeks leading up to my trip to the hospital. the reason i got so sick is from all the hard boozing i've been doing over the years. it finally caught up to me. i was drinking hard every day. until one night. i was sitting at home, poured myself another drink around mid night and was about to watch a movie when all of a sudden i didn't feel so good. i then collapsed to the ground unconscious. my fiancé got me rushed to the hospital where they put me into the intensive care unit. i was stuck with needles and i.v.'s all over. i was completely sedated the FIRST WEEK. when i finally woke up the next day i had no idea where i was. my mum and step dad were standing over me. i was so freaked out. my liver and kidney's collapsed on me. needless to say it scared me straight. i finally realized i can't drink anymore. if i have one drink the doc's say i will die. i'm not preaching or anything but just always drink responsibly. i didn't, and look where that got me. (i never thought i would ever say that! haha) anyway i have my passion and inspiration back for writing music. i already have a few song ideas for new songs. soon it will be time to start making an album and getting back to touring again. see you all sometime! there will be more posts again so say up to date friends.
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The day I was born, a snow storm was brewing in Tehran — or at least that's what my mother tells me. I am starting to suspect that my introduction into the world on such a turbulent day has played a part in a lifelong obsession I've had with extremely cold weather.
Or it could be my 365-days-a-year, sun-filled Southern California upbringing that has made me envious of those who have had the pleasure of having actual justified use for wearing thick coats and gloves, of waking up in the morning to a city completely covered in snow, or turning on a fireplace because they're actually cold and not just for, you know, an experience.
Going to Big Bear Lake and installing snow tires on my car was truly a moment of euphoria for me. Meanwhile, friends who had spent winters trying to thaw ice crystals off their eyelashes could not comprehend my obsession.
I'm sure someone who is originally from, say, Michigan might be reading this, rolling their eyes, and thinking, "You mean pain, not pleasure, right?" However, as someone who has been snow- and cold-deprived my entire life, I can't comprehend the impracticality of snow. My understanding of it and feelings for it are the equivalent of someone whose only idea of Los Angeles encapsulates beaches, palm trees and the Hollywood sign.
Despite the fact that London's average winter weather had made me cling to heaters whenever I could find one and wear two layers of pants and enough sweaters to look like Ralphie from "A Christmas Story," getting news that the whole of the U.K. was going to be blanketed by snow felt for a week or two like experiencing that tingly-Christmas feeling all over again.
As I diligently prepared for the first snow adventure of my life, I checked weather reports back home to find that Glendale was just how I had left it — nothing a light jacket couldn't handle.
Meanwhile, I woke up one morning to a magnificent sight: the roofs, sidewalks, car and everything in between covered in glistening white stuff.
When I bundled up and made my way outside, the emotional weight I had piled on over the years for this very moment was slightly overwhelming, but so were the unexpected physical adjustments to actually experiencing it.
With every step, it crunched audibly beneath the weight of my feet. The cold air seemed to seep in through my wool gloves as people on the street quickly whizzed by. My cheeks soon began to feel numb, and after I got caught up in a bout of descending snow flurries, I could barely open my eyes. Pro tip: If you're going out in the snow, make sure you wear waterproof mascara.
I walked along shops while everyone rushed to get home, I made my way to a wooded area that had snow for miles and no humans in sight. I stopped at a coffee shop and indulged in a fantasy: watching the snow fall outside with a hot drink in hand while I got some writing done. I walked down to a park and watched local kids indulging in the wintry conditions with their toboggans in full force. This was not a two-hour drive up some mountains to throw snow around. There was snow around, and I was living with it.
My body, more tolerant of Southern California heat than London cold, slowly adjusted. I enjoyed the balance and silence the snow brought, the way it equalized the city. Under its protection, everyone and everywhere appeared to be the same.
After a week of freezing weather that had grounded flights at Heathrow for days, I checked back to see the weather at home after I heard the L.A. area had had its own chill. Closer inspection revealed a week of temperatures in the 50s. I couldn't help but laugh just a little. Remembering the story of my birth on that snowy day, I finally felt I had come full circle. I couldn't wait to feel the warm So Cal sun on my skin again.
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Washington State, down 31 points, desperately needed a defensive stop to start the second half.
That plan lasted about 13 seconds, the exact time it took Reggie Dunn to burst through a pack of Cougar tacklers and race 100 yards for a touchdown.
If there was a sense of déjà vu about the moment, it was because Dunn had turned the trick twice against California a week earlier.
It was the fourth time in his career the senior had returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, which is believed to be an NCAA record.
The feat definitely set a Utah mark, with his three returns for touchdowns in one season.
"I put my hand on Charles Henderson's back and let him lead me," Dunn said. "It was all good from there."
Aided by Washington State's poor containment the Cougars had sucked up inside the Ute 40 Dunn didn't have anyone to beat and actually slowed as he neared the goal line.
"I knew it was going to happen because before I went out there, I saw it in the kickoff return team's eyes," Dunn said. "They were ready to make it happen again."
Dunn thanked everyone involved, including special teams coach Jay Hill, for creating the blocking schemes and the blockers who carried out their assignments.
On Saturday as well as last week, Dunn showed patience in allowing his blockers do their job. During two of the three returns, he actually made contact with the wall before making his break.
"It is impressive what he's doing special teams-wise," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.
Dunn wasted little time when asked if he could continue this impressive run.
"I can do it every week if they keep kicking it to me," he said.
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• Reggie Dunn sets a Utah school record with his fourth return of a kickoff for a touchdown.
• Dunn has returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown for the second straight game, with two a week ago.


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The changes imminent in Senate and House leadership resulting from the mid-term election likely will create new opportunities and challenges for America's farmers, but the one certainty remaining is that no effective farm legislation will pass without strong support from both parties.
Many agricultural committee members in both houses will remain active, even as chairmanships move from the Republican to the Democratic Party.
Some likely new faces in key positions include:
Collin Peterson, D-Minn., will become House Agriculture Committee Chairman. Observers expect the incoming chairman to work closely with current Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., who likely will stay on as Ranking Republican on the committee. Peterson has a reputation as a strong supporter of farmers and ranchers, both as a member of the Minnesota State Senate and as a member of Congress serving on the committee.
Last year, Peterson introduced legislation to extend the 2002 farm bill and was joined by most Democratic members of the committee. Petersen also has suggested that, with Doha trade negotiations appearing stalled or dead, a long-term rewrite is appropriate but believes current policy prescribed in the 2002 farm bill is in line with his vision for the 2007 farm bill.
Observers expect efforts for an enhanced energy title and a permanent standing disaster program as key objectives. Other likely House Agriculture Committee changes include: Subcommittee Chairmen: Richard Pombo, R-Cal., and Gil Gutknecht, R-Minn., were defeated in close contests. William L. Jenkins, R-Tenn., retired. Congressmen Tom Osborne R-Neb., Joe Schwartz, R-Mich. and Mike Sodrel, R-Ind., also will depart the committee.
The new senior Republican lineup on the committee after Goodlatte includes: Terry Everett, R-Ala.; Frank D. Lucas, R-Okla.; Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Robin Hayes, R-N.C.; Timothy V. Johnson, R-Ill.; and Mike Pence, R-Ind. All are strong supporters of the 2002 farm bill.
Congressman Ed Case, D-Hawaii, is believed to be the only Democrat leaving the committee. He retired and made an unsuccessful bid for the Senate. Congressmen Tim Holden, Penn.; Mike McIntyre, N.C.; Bob Etheridge, N.C.; Joe Baca, Cal.; and Dennis A. Cardoza, Cal., are senior members for the Democratic majority. All but Cardoza were on board for the 2002 farm bill and were strong supporters.
The committee makeup could change when the new Congress begins next year.
Observers say the committee remains strong and committed to working in a bipartisan fashion to achieve sound farm policy.
The Senate:
Tom Harkin, Iowa, likely will succeed Chairman Saxby Chambliss, Ga., as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Harkin was a key team player in the development and passage of the 2002 farm bill as the committee's chairman. He was the architect of the Conservation Security Program (CSP) and will likely wish to fully fund this program, at a cost estimated at about $10 billion.
Chambliss was instrumental in passage of the 2002 farm bill and sought to extend this legislation last year during reconciliation.
Other changes in Senate Ag committee leadership include:
Subcommittee Chairmen Rick Santorum, Penn.; and Senator Jim Talent, Mo.; were defeated for re-election. Senator Mark Dayton, D-Minn., retired. Otherwise, committee composition is unchanged, though new members may come and current members may decide to leave for other committees.
New Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is expected to seek a seat on the committee, putting two Minnesotans on the panel. Sen. Talent was a strong friend of agriculture and lead sponsor of the farm bill extension legislation in the Senate.
Changes on other committees also may affect agriculture.
A key will be in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee where Herb Kohl, Wis., is likely to replace Robert Bennett, R-Utah, as chairman.
On the Budget Committee, Kent Conrad, N.D., will replace Judd Gregg, N.H. Conrad worked to secure $79 billion in 2002 to write the farm bill and is considered a solid friend of agriculture and key architect of current farm and crop insurance policy.
On the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Jeff Bingaman, Democrat from New Mexico, likely will replace Sen. Pete Domenici, also from New Mexico. Domenici was instrumental in pushing a higher RFS through the Senate.
Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., likely will chair the Environment and Public Works Committee, replacing James M. Inhofe. That assumes Democrats will seat Lieberman as an Independent. Lieberman has introduced legislation to step up ethanol production and use.
Finance (tax and trade): Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Replaces Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. The two reportedly work closely on taxes (including for renewable energy) and trade. Other House Committee Changes of note include:
On the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Conn., takes the reigns.
In the House Budget Committee, Chairman Jim Nussle, Iowa, retired in an unsuccessful bid for Governor. Congressman John M. Spratt, D-S.C., considered a good friend of agriculture, takes the reigns as committee chairman.
On the GOP side, congressman Jim Ryun, R-Kan., was defeated, leaving congressman Ander Crenshaw, Fla., in line for Ranking Member. This committee is key to obtaining an adequate budget baseline to write a new farm bill.
Energy and Commerce: Congressman John D. Dingell, D-Mich., switches roles with congressman Joe Barton, R-Texas. Transportation: congressman James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., replaces congressman Don Young, Ark. Observers consider Oberstar a good friend of agriculture who has an interest in addressing non-point source pollution, which has implications for agriculture. Ways and Means Committee: congressman Charles B. Rangel, N.Y., replaces congressman William M. Thomas, Cal., who retired. E. Clay Shaw, Fla., and Nancy Johnson, Conn., were next in line for Ranking Republican but were both defeated for reelection, leaving Wally Herger, Cal., and Jim McCrery, La., next in line.
House Leadership.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Cal., will likely be the next Speaker of the House. Observers say Pelosi was not a supporter of the 2002 farm bill but has shown a strong interest recently in working with congressmen Peterson and Marion Berry, D-Ark., and others in addressing rural and agriculture issues.
Senate Leadership
Sen. Harry Reid is in line to become Senate Majority Leader with Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kent., the ranking Republican. Both are considered, strong supporters of rural and agricultural issues.
Majority Whip is likely to be Sen. Richard Durbin, Ill.
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I have Limited Basic service. Up until early this year, it worked flawlessly with my two HDTVs, both of which have clear QAM tuners. Since then, Comcast has apparently decided to move the channels around rather frequently, forcing me to rescan the channels periodically. Now I have a new problem: only about 15 channels show up. The local broadcast channels are missing completely. (I'm getting the shopping channels, some SD channels--but not the major network local broadcast, and one HD channel, WGN America.) It's no use calling customer service--they insist I have an analog TV and need a digital adapter to watch anything.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Does anyone have suggestions about how to reach someone at Comcast who understands Clear QAM?
@jacklx wrote:
I have Limited Basic service. Up until early this year, it worked flawlessly with my two HDTVs, both of which have clear QAM tuners. Since then, Comcast has apparently decided to move the channels around rather frequently, forcing me to rescan the channels periodically. Now I have a new problem: only about 15 channels show up. The local broadcast channels are missing completely. (I'm getting the shopping channels, some SD channels--but not the major network local broadcast, and one HD channel, WGN America.) It's no use calling customer service--they insist I have an analog TV and need a digital adapter to watch anything.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Does anyone have suggestions about how to reach someone at Comcast who understands Clear QAM?
Oh they understand all right...
It looks like I will be in the same boat as you in the next week or two. "Thanks to Comcast", clear qam users will lose HD on local channels and have to watch them in SD using their DA's and remotes with yet another wall-wart to boot.
I'll probably be going elsewhere for TV service.
Looks like they decide that clear QAM is not in there best interest. Earlier this week they cut off all the clear qam channels. Not even a note or a warning and customer mis-service was of no help. I have no faith in Comcast to do anything but overcharge you for horrible service.
I have a similar issue. I have been able to receive my Comcast limited basic service channels over a QAM tuner without issues for a couple years. That is until 2 days ago, when all of my channels (except for two random ones) disappeared - no signals whatsoever. A call to Comcast this morning resulted in the same as your call - they tell me I need a DTA box, because they can't troubleshoot otherwise. It appears as though Comcast has begun encrypting the signals, but I cannot find any articles or evidence that this has taken place. I'm in Chicago, FYI.
What I have to wonder is why a Comcast rep has not entered into this Subject, as it appears to be happening in multiple locations and therefore not likely to be an individual operator screwing things up? I have heard of several location where Comcast is indeed encrypting local/basic channels, but as far as I know the FCC has not issued them the authority to encrypt them all. I was also under the impression that when/if Comcast does encrypt them, they would be supplying customers with uDTAs (that are like the existing DTA, but handle HD and have an A/V output along with the RF output)
So a nice chat with a customer service rep got me this. Sounds like there's nothing to do but switch to a different provider for TV/Internet or get antennaes - see below
That "mandated by the government" bit is BS of course:
1. The mandate was for broadcast stations, not cable.
2. A QAM TV can tune Limited Basic channels even if they are digital, as the help page you linked states.
I wish Comcast would get its facts straight.
I also have a new TV with a clear QAM tuner and it doesn't receive any Comcast Limited Basic channels. It's a Samsung LN37D550K1FXZA. I can receive several channels in HD with an indoor antenna.
@jimcgreen wrote:
I also have a new TV with a clear QAM tuner and it doesn't receive any Comcast Limited Basic channels. It's a Samsung LN37D550K1FXZA. I can receive several channels in HD with an indoor antenna.
Are you getting any channels directly from your Comcast cable? Have you tried doing a re-scan with your TV. Are you receiving all your local/basic channels with a Comcast box (DTA or Set-top)?
I had the TV hooked up to an indoor antenna and just switched that to a direct connection to cable. I changed the input on the TV menu to cable and rescanned the channels. The rescan didn't find any channels. I have seen some posts saying that the cable modem needs to be power cycled when switching to a direct connection to a clear QAM tuner. I'll try that tonight.
I have a DTA that I planned to use with an older TV. I didn't expect to have to use it with this new TV.
So glad I found this thread as I thought I was nuts. I called Comcast 3 times and they were just clueless with what I was referring to in the issue. I have limited basic and it worked fine with my 2 QAM tuners up until around Sunday 9/23. Now one TV can't pick up the signal and the newer 19inch says 'scrambled'.
Called Comcast and they were just useless. I said 'something changed', they said sir we need to check connections and the existing adapters (on my analog TVs). I said - well I took the 19inch to the garage and plugged it into the cable direct and all it says is 'scrambled'. She said I don't know how those channels were getting through, but we didn't make any changes. She proceeded to try to sell me digital cable for an extra 9.95 a month plus 9.95 for each digital box. YAY COMCAST and it's monopoly.
I am in central NJ, and thankfully, my new LG HDTV still works.
For me, I lost the NJ PBS station. That is annoying since I just made a small donation to them.
But the Philadelphia broadcast stations all are now HD.
But now I know what to look for if I start "losing" more stations.
May be time to switch to FIOS.
I power cycled the modem and rescanned the channels and it found a whole bunch of channels.
But now if I tune to a limited basic channel I get a message on my TV that says "If you can see this message, the TV you're watching isn't yet ready for Comcast digital network enhancements"
I called Comcast and the tech said that I need a box or DTA for all TVs no matter what service I receive. I asked if all of Comcast's website FAQs and other info listed for the digital transformation was wrong about the Limited Basic not needing a DTA and he said "yes, it was wrong. All TVs need some kind of box now."
My service is in San Rafael, CA.
@jimcgreen wrote:
I power cycled the modem and rescanned the channels and it found a whole bunch of channels.
But now if I tune to a limited basic channel I get a message on my TV that says "If you can see this message, the TV you're watching isn't yet ready for Comcast digital network enhancements"
I called Comcast and the tech said that I need a box or DTA for all TVs no matter what service I receive. I asked if all of Comcast's website FAQs and other info listed for the digital transformation was wrong about the Limited Basic not needing a DTA and he said "yes, it was wrong. All TVs need some kind of box now."
My service is in San Rafael, CA.
If the local channel you are tuning to is an analog channel then indeed you aren't going to have that channel available much longer. That would be something like channel 4 (an analog channel indicator), however, you should not get that message on channel 4.1 (a digital channel indicator). To see channel 4 you would indeed need a DTA to convert the digital channel and output it to an analog tuner (which would be set to channel 3 on your TV).
The only info I can find relitive to QAM from Comcast is at Comcast on QAM: http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/using-a-digital-tv-with-qam-tuner/
I live in East Brunswick and use QAM for all the broadcast channels. (And only those.) They do move around.
In the last several days it seemed that WNET (13) was gone altogether, but a rescan restored it.
All you can do is hope for the best.
The FCC regulations seem to have enough loopholes about the numbers of
commercial and non-commercial (ie public) broadcast channels the cable company must carry
and issues related to agreements with the broadcasters as well.
However, I may complain to the FCC about COMCAST's persistent attempts to
confuse their subscribers. If enough of us complain, we may get some relief.
@nscribner - Are you getting NJTV (channel 23)?
My complaint to Comcast via their website resulted in a long email replay with no useful information. It said that NJTV was on channel 23. Duh. I knew that. The email suggested that it may be connection problem. Uh no, because I get all the other channels crystal clear. The email also suggested reseting the converter box. Uh, did that twice by rescanning my TV's tuner. Channel 23 is showing up as "scrambled".
With the digital migration Comcast does not broadcast any analog channels. The channels 2,3,5,7 etc are all digital but not in HD. HD channels are not available on the Limited Basic plan.
The website you provided a link to says "If you have a Digital QAM tuner, you don't need a digital device to view limited basic cable channels."
This is false. I have a digital QAM tuner and I cannot view limited basic cable channels. The Comcast tech even said that the information on the websites is false and that they have been getting many calls about it.
Limited Basic cable channels do not include 2.1,3.1,5.1 etc.
The FAQ is here
it also states that Limited Basic customers with a QAM tuner don't need a DTA
I don't know about where you are jimcgreen, but my channels 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 etc are all in HD.
The video is gorgeous. There are also SD subchannels at 2.5, 3.5, etc. I delete those from my TV's channel list, so I skip them when using the Up/Down channel button on my remote.
My bill says Limited Basic $15.35.
All I want now is for them to give me NJ TV the NJ PBS station back which was also HD before it went "away", though to be honest I don't watch that PBS station all that match.
Any updates on this issue? I don't think comcast would provide the DTA box for free, would they?
jj97403 wrote: Any updates on this issue? I don't think comcast would provide the DTA box for free, would they?
It depends on the market. Many do offer 2 DTAs at no extra charge, others charge $2/month. Visit www.comcast.com/digitalnow or call 1-877-634-4434 for more information.
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jj97403 wrote: Any updates on this issue? I don't think comcast would provide the DTA box for free, would they?
It depends on the market. Many do offer 2 DTAs at no extra charge, others charge $2/month. Visit www.comcast.com/digitalnow or call 1-877-634-4434 for more information.
Here in central NJ, the offer is 2 DTAs at no extra charge.
Update here... The day after my previous post, I rescanned my channels once again, and this time my channels magically reappeared, all in the same positions. Something changed on Comcast's end, now everything seems to be back to normal here for the time being. The following day, I picked up and activated a DTA from Comcast just to have it around for the next time this happens. If I lose my QAM channels, I'll hook up the DTA. If I get channels over the DTA, I'll know that Comcast is messing with (or finally removing) the QAM signals. If I get no channels over the DTA, I can call Comcast and have them send a signal to the DTA for troubleshooting. Just to clarify the DTA pricing, i learned that if you only have a limited basic subscription, you're entitled to two DTA's at no cost. If you have a digital cable package, the DTA's cost $1.99 a month.
rbuss12 - This is similar to the verbal conversation I had with my Comcast rep. They don't understand anything technical; they just read things off a sheet. The loss / encryption of QAM signals has absolutely nothing to do with the government-mandated "digital transition," as your rep stated. The government only mandated that the old analog TV frequencies be freed up for other uses.
As another example of their lack of knowledge, I actually argued with my rep (and finally just gave up), because she kept telling me a DTA would "convert my analog signal to digital." I kept telling her she had that backward, but she continued to argue. If they aren't knowledgeable of the basic functionality of the equipment they provide, there's no way they will be able to help with QAM tuners. It is unfortunate and very frustrating to be more knowledgeable than the person trying to assist you, but Comcast doesn't care to educate their support staff, because that would mean they actually need to pay them an honest wage.
Anon - Completely 100% agree with you. That's why i had mentioned twice that i know its not the rep's fault, cuz they are just reading off a script, but c'mon, give them a base understanding. I purchased an antennae this morning, cheapy just to see what a cheap one will do, and will have it in place hopefully tonight. I'll post back with my findings.
Here in San Jose similiar problems with limited basic. For the last few years we have received digital channels (CBS, ABC, FOX, KQED, etc...) with our TV that has a QAM tuner. In the last week we lost NBC when the digital migration happened. Called Comcast and said I needed a box. Received the box yesterday: a digital to analog adapter. Requires you to tune TV to channel 3 so everything is SD. Called Comcast and asked why we were no longer seeing digital channels. One Comcast rep said our previous digital channels were being received by our TV's internal antenna. The next rep told me limiited basic no longer includes HD channels. I would have to upgrade to a higher level service. The third rep understood the problem but could not explain why the web site says limited basic subscribers with QAM tuners do not need any additional equipment. Comast has serious problems with the digital migration. Why has Comcast not updated their website to address all the confusion? All the Comcast reps are greatly confused about digital vs. analog.
Lost mine last night here in NH, started out early yesterday with channels shifting their numbers. This morning we were down to 3 or 4 working channels, mostly duplicates. Upon re-scanning, all the channels were gone. Only reason I was keeping basic cable was for PBS (kids shows), time to go try out some antennaes and save the last $20 or so bux a month.
I'm app. 50 miles from Denver antenna farm, and installed a fairly cheap ($50-60) roof antenna that is able to pull them all in. A lot better than pulling in the old analog RF signals...
My own support request, my survey feedback at the end. I would use an antenna if I could....signals don't deal well with the woods/hills of NH (and lack of broadcasting stations doesn't help either)
From <https://www.comcastsupport.com/chatentry/?Trouble.CableTV.MissingChannels|chat>
The support chat itself was fine and the support representative was courteous and prompt. I have a feeling that some of my questions were being slightly dodged due to the answers that I would need to be given.
Mostly since the answer/solution to my problem was less than ideal. It appears that locally the OTA signals are no longer being broadcast over the line. This means that I can no longer tune Broadcast HD channels through my HDTV with a built in QAM tuner. This is contradictory to the documentation provided on the public support documentation which I understand needs to be updated. Living in a remote area, these channels were not available via antenna. The only options outlined were that I would either need to use a free DTA at reduced service (Standard Def only), or that I might have the privilege of paying more for an HD DTA if my market carries them.
I feel that Comcast as a corporation is taking advantage of customers where their only option to receive basic services is through them. A decision was made that would impact services in a manner where customers would need to pay extra to receive the services they are accustomed to and were expecting when originally signing up. The changes are made without notice to the customer and without even correcting the contradictory documentation available publicly on the support site.
Contradictory documentation that is only 4 months old:
Digital TVs with QAM tuners don't need additional hardware for limited basic
Broadcast HD for use with a DTA (essentially a direct line from the wall to the HDTV)
I have limited basic + HD only, and as of yesterday, 2 tv's stopped receiving local channels in Orinda, (NoCal).
I called and they will send 2 DTA's.
I assume the DTA will degrade service to lower quality (?).
I have another TV on the HD box - It's fine.
I have another TV, no box, but it gets the HD 2.1, 5.1, 7.1 etc.
@cfong wrote:
I have limited basic + HD only, and as of yesterday, 2 tv's stopped receiving local channels in Orinda, (NoCal).
I called and they will send 2 DTA's.
I assume the DTA will degrade service to lower quality (?).
I have another TV on the HD box - It's fine.
I have another TV, no box, but it gets the HD 2.1, 5.1, 7.1 etc.
That sounds like the two TVs that stopped working have analog tuners and Comcast in your area is no longer sending out analog channels. Thus requiring QAM (digital tuners) to receive the channels.. DTA indeed will decode SD channels, and put them onto an RF analog freq. (channel 3 or 4) to be used on a TV with an analog tuner.
Any technical experts out there?
So I've posted a bunch up above, but now after sucking it up and going to get two new boxes, I'm finding that while my living room HDTV has lost its channels, the one in the bedroom is fine without a box. I may have to swallow some humble pie if it turns out they did not cut off my signals, but that I have an actual technical issue with my wiring.
Anyway, I fire up my living room TV, and dig through the menus, there is a signal quality option. Looks like my QAM is expectedly pretty crappy. The thing is, I can run internet off this line just fine. Also, using the DTA on this line, I can get standard def.
Does anyone know what kind of signals are being transmitted and for it to be possible to have a signal drop only affect one tv but not another, or even the internet? Is it possible for this signal to just eventually die? I have tried swapping out splitters, removing splitters, swapping out some of the wires (between the splitter and the tv, have yet to try swapping the wall to tv wire).
Incidentally, one of the boxes I picked up was an HD box and it simply would not activate on the living room connection. I have yet to try the bedroom where the TV is working fine.
The Comcast cable from the outside comes into my basement where it goes to a 5-way splitter put in by the subcontractor who installed the cable outlets inside the house.
The technician who did the set up told me that the signal was strong enough with the 5-way splitter.
I have my HDTV in the family room, and it is connected to my own 2-way splitter. And the signal is fine whether I am watching the TV or watching TV using the DVD recorder's tuner.
My cable modem is connected to a cable outlet in one of the bedrooms.
I am missing my NJTV PBS channel, but that is nothing to do with signal strength.
Humble pie served and eaten. My TV has a "fast on" function where it never fully turns off, it simply goes into a low power sleep mode. I ran a factory reset, which requires a power cycle and an unplug/plug. Rescanned after and all my channels are back. I can only guess that the built in tuner never restarts and was feeling the heat of running for too long. Either that or the firmware in my TV is junk and needed a factory reset to "clear things out".
You don't have to unplug the TV, but you do need to do a re-scan of the channels.
I do this every few months. Generally, I start not getting a channel that I did before, so I re-scan.
I did a re-scan this morning on a smaller HDTV that I haven't used in a while and the NJ PBS station was there.
I am going to do yet another re-scan on my bigger HDTV and see what happens.
Believe me, rescanning was the first thing I did. Over 72 hours I ran about 10 different rescans and the only fix for my situation was the full TV factory reset + unplug + final rescan. Its unlikely that my problem is what others are experiencing, but I thought I'd share. If anyone thinks that this may be their problem, the TV I experienced this on is an older Toshiba Regza 42RV530U. I believe most of the Regza TV's share at least a portion of their firmware.
Around lunch time, I disconnected the larger HDTV's power cord.
Later in the day, I reconnected the power cord and did a re-scan. My NJTV PBS station was back!
I don't know if it was coincidence or not.
My smaller HDTV had also had a disconnected power cord to save energy when I wasn't using it.
So, maybe these TVs keep certain information in memory, and disconnecting the power is needed to clear out its "memory".
I also receive the limited basic channels on my clear channel QAM tuner except for the two PBS channels 2.1 and 44.1, which I lost on or about 10/12/12. I've had four calls into Comcast where they keep telling me I need a DTA, one person advised me to rescan, which I have done many times to no avail. Another comast rep blamed the PBS station in Boston. She said they had tweeked their digital signal format. I reached a broadcast engineer at PBS who, as I expected, said they had not changed anything in the signal format and that I should be still receiving the channels. The only issue with PBS is that Boston PBS is aligning their program content with NH PBS. Comcast has been dropping NH PBS from Massachusetts cable. In fact we lost that about a year ago. Comcast can do that because NH is out of market but we live in the Boston broadcst market.
Thus far no one at Comcast can explain why I lost 2.1 and 44.1. They sent a technician out to the house and as expected he found nothing wrong with the setup since Its just a cable going into the TV.
Updating my previous post... Bought a $10 RCA antennae from Best Buy and I actually gained 2 channels (non-local). But I do have all of my locals and then some. Soooo me thinks I'm dropping the cable and going with what I know is sticking around. Just an FYI that the TV will need to have a built in HD tuner.
I wished I could use an inside antenna.
According to tvfool.com, I am not a good candidate for an inside antenna.
By the way, using the email address above, I was contacted by someone from Comcast, who told me that they had problems earlier in the week with my NJTV PBS channel. Imagine that!
Try an antennae that's got more range and if it doesn't work, return it.
The FCC has just ruled that all-digital cable systems can encrypt Limited Basic. The end is near for clear QAM.
I'm the original poster, with an update...
It turns out that in my area (Central NJ), Comcast is still delivering limited basic channels unencrypted. My problem was that I had a bad signal, due to a filter that was put on my line back in 1999 when I first had cable Internet service installed. A technician came today and removed the filter, and I have 56 digital channels via ClearQAM.
In order to get this problem solved, however, I had to get an HD set-top box from my local Comcast service center. The Comcast tech support person on the phone told me that without a box, I could not get even limited basic channels. She was puzzled that I was receiving any channels (I was getting about 15, but none of the local broadcast stations). So I got the set-top box (it's supposed to cost $2.15 per month). Even with the set-top box, I still wasn't getting any of the local broadcast channels. In fact I was getting the same channels I was getting with the ClearQAM connection. When I called Comcast to report this, they set up an appointment for someone to come to the house. I showed the tech the problem (using the set-top box), and he immediately knew what it was. It took just a couple of minutes to fix it. After he left, I hooked the cable directly to my HDTV, had it rescan the channels, and 56 digital channels--including the local broadcast HD stations--showed up.
I'm keeping the the HD set-top box, even though (for now at least) I don't need it. Comcast will not take problem reports seriously unless you have a set-top box. If it's really only $2.15 per month (I haven't received a bill since getting it), it's probably worth it. The box offers a few features that aren't available with a ClearQAM connection: there's a program guide, some video on demand (including some free on-demand movies), and a few music channels. It does seem to convert everything (including the SD channels) to 1080i.
Everyone I dealt with at Comcast was polite and friendly and tried to be helpful. Unfortunately, Comcast hasn't given any of them adequate training on ClearQAM. Even the tech who came to the house said, "you need a box to get anything."
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I'm the original poster, with an update...
ItI showed the tech the problem (using the set-top box), and he immediately knew what it was. It took just a couple of minutes to fix it.
Do you know what was the real problem the technician fixed? It may come in handy for me, if I should get the same problem in the future.
The issue was a HSI trap was on the drop from the subscriber being a HSI or HSI & basic subscriber. This is common on the forum, but I don't see as many as two years ago.
This happens alot when a sub goes from HSI only to a digital TV package and can't get the box activated.
The silver canister is the trap inline with the subscribers drop cable.
Could explain what that means?
I have internet with Comcast along with basic cable.
When things were analog, traps are used to block certain TV frequencies or bands of frequencies from entering the home. That is for limited basic TV subscribers, subs with HSI & limited basic, or HSI only.
Now that systems are going 100% encrypted digital, these traps are no longer needed but are not removed unless the trap is blocking a frequency band that is needed for service to the house. Comcast is not going around removing the traps just for fun, only when there's an issue.
There's a bit more information about the FCC ruling on encrypting limited basic channels here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/15/3506030/fcc-allows-basic-cable-encryption-protects-consumers-open...
I'm in Oregon. Yesterday, when I returned from a recent trip, I found all of the HD channels were gone from my Limited Basic Cable service. After a call to Comcast support, where I spoke with a totally clueless "tech", I started Googling and found this forum and learned about the digital migration. I tried rescanning for channels but only analog channels were found. My LG TV has a QAM tuner and I don't use a converter or cable box; I just connect the cable directly to the TV.
After reading this thread, I tried unplugging my TV for a few minutes this morning, powered it back up, and rescanned again. All of my local HD channels reappeared and I cancelled my service appointment.


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Author Notes: I love fall's flavors ... especially roasted butternut squash. Combined with an orzo pasta and some microgreens -- your choice of watercress, arugula or any dark green, and you have the lushness of a roasted fall veggie with the lightness of a summer salad. I use fresh sage leaves when roasting the squash and a rich Maytag blue cheese to complement the dish, but you could sub a mild chevre or leave it off for a vegan side dish. This salad holds well and is as good at room temp as it is warm, or even cold from the fridge. If transporting, just add the cold blue cheese when ready to serve. —lorigoldsby
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- Bake at 450 F for 30 to 40 minutes (depending on your cube size) or until golden caramelization and deliciousness occurs.
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- Combine cooked butternut squash, pepitas, and orzo and toss. (The leftover oil in the roasting pan will serve as your "dressing" -- use leftover oil in pan to minimally coat orzo). Personally I don't think you need any acid (like lemon or vinegar) because of the "tang" of the blue cheese -- but if you are omitting the cheese, you may want to try a few splashes of a good balsamic vinegar.
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