North Adams Theater Showing TV Premieres on Big Screen
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Fans of popular series can watch television premieres at the North Adams Movieplex for free this season.
Theater Manager Scott Ingalls said it is a great way new way to experience television.
"It's on the big screen, and I think it is a good opportunity for people to gather and experience a fandom kind of thing," Ingalls said. "The sound is great, the screen is huge, and it is just a nice place to gather and it doesn't cost them anything."
The showings started last Tuesday with the final season premiere of "Sons of Anarchy." Ingalls said, "Once Upon A Time" will play this Sunday night at 8.
The Disney show's modern take on fairy tales will introduce a character from last year's wildly popular "Frozen" animated movie in its season-opener.
There are also plans to run "The Walking Dead" and "American Horror Story: Freak Show" when they premiere in October. He suspects these will be very popular.
"I know people probably think I could just stay home and watch TV, but you can get out of your house and do something," he said. "Yeah, you are sitting there and you are still watching it, but at least there are other fans who like the same kind of thing there."
Ingalls said the television premiere showings are an attempt to bring different kinds of viewing experience to the community and broaden the theater's capabilities.
"We just like to do as many different things as we can just to keep people coming in and reminding them that we are here," he said.
Ingalls said he would like the television premieres to become a regular thing at the theater.
In addition to television, the movieplex also had a special free showing of "The Goonies" on Saturday morning to support the Berkshire Dream Center. Those who brought three or more non-perishable food goods were entered to win free movie passes for 2015.
Various showtimes and television premiere showings can be found on the theater's Facebook page.
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