A weekend of Holiday television (Trees And Things)

permazorch: Fuck me! I remember that very thing!

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:15:45 EST

Logan,
That must be it. That very night I was quite the embittered child. I never watch football on tv, ever. And yes, I hate most sports, too.

Do not fuck with Charles Brown!

3fingerspointback: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:05:50 EST

Not only did you forget Life Day, you left out this! Sacrilege!

Fortunately, it's public domain on Archive.org for anyone who wants to check it out.

Acefantastik: go figure

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:27:03 EST

I managed to go my entire childhood without seeing Its a Wonderful Life. The first time I ever saw it was at age 25: December 2002. After the film ended, I put on my headphones, plugged into my synth machine, and wrote 10 of the 11 songs that

uncarved block: Commercial Television?

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:50:53 EST

I've barely watched the stuff in years. Not because I'm highbrow- one of my favorite shows is MXC, which is juvenile at best- but because cable almost always has something better to

ms sue: Re: It's a Subversive Communist-inspired Life

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:10:16 EST

Although I wouldn't normally link to a religious site, I came across this blog entry and and found it and the responses mildly interesting.

logan: Re: It's a Subversive Communist-inspired Life

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:00:10 EST

"provide hope to the human spirit"

Sounds like Communism to me.

ms sue: Re: It's a Subversive Communist-inspired Life

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:04:53 EST

Interesting.

From an article in today's LAT:

Capra did not portray it as a holiday film. In fact, he said he saw it as a cinematic remedy to combat what he

logan: It's a Subversive Communist-inspired Life

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:20:36 EST
Fun Fact: The FBI thought "It's a Wonderful Life" was a dangerous subversive film that pushed pro-Communist anti-American values. They felt so strongly about this that director Frank Capra

permazorch: #1) It's a Wonderful Life

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:48:00 EST
Rules.
Me, circa 1986:
It's so fucking horrifying and depressing when you think about it, when you compare it to the world we're living in, as it replays constantly on every channel (back when I was a teen, and sniff sensit

thefadd: Re: A weekend of Holiday television

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:31:33 EST
I thought that was new years.

logan: Charlie Brown: The True Hollywood Story

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:11:52 EST
Popmatters was cool enough to bring us this piece on the making of Pere Noel - VERY UNSAFE FOR WORK.

kingranch: Re: A weekend of Holiday television

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:43:11 EST
The best alternative Christmas movie ever is "Go". It's the perfect viewing accompaniment for anyone spending Christmas alone high/drunk/horny/spaced out.

logan: Happy Life Day, Charlie Brown!

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:31:47 EST
Does no one remember the worst thing ever put on television? The holiday special that killed Santa Claus and almost made America simultaneously surrender to the Communists, the Islamofascists, and the Secular Humanists? I speak of the never-ending horror t

WMK: Re: A weekend of Holiday television

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:34:46 EST
I like Frank Capra's movie. It is an archetype for the crazy fantasy self image American has of itself, for the exaltation of values we as a culture certainly do NOT believe in now (if we ever did) but somehow heart-achingly wish we did in some kind

CaptainLiberal: Re: A weekend of Holiday television

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:23:11 EST
Heatmiser wins. I still love singing the Heatmiser song.
That said, for my Christmas enjoyment, I'll be watching the first season of Wonder Showzen, which I downloaded to my XBox 360. Well

thefadd: Re: A weekend of Holiday television

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:24:59 EST
I've always hated Its A Wonderful Life and never understood how it got to be such a de rigour holiday movie. That Atheists link is hilarious even though I hate Scrubs.

rombuu: Re: A weekend of Holiday television

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:58:34 EST
Why is "Have Yourself a Merry Winslow Christmas" not available on DVD?
Kevin Winslow should concentrate on playing TE for the Browns and quit wasting time on Christmas specials.

Acefantastik: Mice in the cogs of corporate machines

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:12:53 EST
I always enjoyed Twas the Night Before Christmas, shown each year on CBS. In fact, I liked it so much that my parents bought me the frigging record album so

MayorBob: The Worst Xmas Movie Or Special I Ever Saw.

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:33:02 EST
Without a doubt was the feature length treatment of a novelty Xmas song, Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, which hurt my hair the one time I watched it.