ABC's Holiday programming 2020

ABC Thanksgiving  Christmas 

  

    ABC has released their holiday programming for Thanksgiving through Christmas. Standard returns of "The Great Christmas light Fight" and broadcast of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" which moves back to it's annual Friday after Thanksgiving airing.  For the first time since 2001, ABC will not be airing of the Peanuts holiday specials. 

            Here's the programming in detail all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted. 

Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) 

8PM  Olaf's Frozen Adventure

8:30pm  Toy Story that Time Forgot

9pm  The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (new) (2hours) 

Friday , November 27 

8PM   Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 

Sunday, November 29 

7pm Disney Prep and Landing 

7:30pm  Disney Prep and Landing  2: Naughty Vs. Nice 

Monday, November 30 

2pm   General Hospital (times vary in markets)  New Holiday Themed Episode 

8pm  The Disney Holiday Singalong 

9pm  CMA Country Christmas 

Wednesday,  December 2

8pm  The Goldbergs 

9:30pm Black-ish 

Wednesday, December 9 

8pm   The Great Christmas Light Fight  (season premiere) 

Wednesday, December 16

8pm  The Great Christmas Light Fight 

Friday, December 18 

8:30pm  Shrek the Halls

Sunday, December 20

7pm  The Sound of Music 

Wednesday, December 23

2pm  General Hospital (times vary in markets) 

9pm  The Great Christmas Light Fight 

Thursday, December 24

8pm  The Greatest Showman (network broadcast premiere) 

Friday, December 25th

10am  Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration 

Press releases after the jump 

The CW announces Premiere Dates

The CW  TVLookFall2020  Primetime 

         As mentioned before, The CW went a different route than the other networks (minus FOX) in delaying their fall programming (read standard) to winter as a cushion to have production of series during the Coronavirus Pandemic, today they have released their premiere dates for  winter.  

 New series, Walker , Superman &Lois, and Canadian series, Trickster.    Plus, they are brining back 11 series. 

    They start their line up on Friday, January 8 with new seasons of  Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 

        Season 3 of  Two Sentence Horror Stories premieres on Tuesday, January 12, along with Trickster , a series from the CBC.    

        On Sunday, January 17,  new season of  Batwoman premieres.  All American returns for season 3 on January 18. 

     Wednesday, January 20, has dual premieres with Riverdale (Season 5)  and Nancy Drew (season 2).  The remake of  Walker, Texas Ranger, here called Walker premieres on January 21 with the third season of  Legacies. 

      The other Sunday night program, Charmed, premieres its 3rd season on January 24.  Monday's other program , Black Lightning, joins on February 8th. 

         The new season of "The Flash" and the new series , " Superman and Lois" premieres on Tuesday, February 23. 

  Here are the premiere dates in full

 All times ET/PT  (Denver and Saint Louis) 

Friday, January 8 

8PM  Whose Line is it Anyway?  ( Cycle 9 Premiere) 

8:30pm  Whose Line is it Anyway?  (Encore Episode) 

9PM  Penn & Teller: Fool Us  (Season Premiere) 

Sunday, January 10 

8-10pm  Critics' Choice Super Awards ( Two Hour special event) 

Tuesday, January 12

8pm  Two Sentence Horror Stories ( Season Premiere) 

8:30pm Two Sentence Horror Stories ( Original Episode) 

9pm   Trickster (U.S. Series Premiere) 

Sunday, January 17

8pm  Batwoman (season Premiere) 

Monday, January 18 

8pm  All American (Season Premiere) 

Wednesday, January 20 

8PM  Riverdale  (Season Premiere) 

9PM  Nancy Drew ( Season Premiere) 

Thursday, January 21

8pm  Walker (Series Premiere)

9pm  Legacies (Season Premiere) 

    

Sunday, January 24 

8pm  Batwoman (Original Episode) 

9pm  Charmed (Season Premiere) 

Monday, February 8

8pm  All American  (Original episode) 

9pm Black Lightning  (Season Premiere) 

Tuesday,  February 23 

8pm  The Flash (Season Premiere) 

9pm   Superman & Lois  (Series premiere) 

Full Press release after the jump 

Freeform's 25 days of Christmas schedule 2020

Freeform Christmas 

         Freeform has released their annual 25 days of Christmas line up for December of this year.  Here's a reminder that  the Rankin Bass specials made after 1974 air on AMC, while they have the rights to "Little Drummer Boy" , "Rudoplh" , "Frosty the Snowman" shared with CBS, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, (shared with ABC).  They also have picked up the cable premiere of the 2018 movie "The Grinch" which pairs along nicely with their rights to airing the 2000 live-action movie.  Here's the full schedule. 

Tuesday, Dec. 1

11:00 a.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

1:00 p.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

3:30 p.m. – "Home Alone"

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

8:30 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

12:00 a.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

Wednesday, Dec. 2

7:00 a.m. - "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas"

11:00 a.m. - "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

1:40 p.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

3:45 p.m. - "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

6:25 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

8:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

12:00 a.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

Thursday, Dec. 3

7:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

10:30 a.m. - "Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic 2"

11:30 a.m. – "The Little Drummer Boy" (1968)

12:00 p.m. - "Jingle All the Way 2"

2:00 p.m. - "Christmas with the Kranks"

4:00 p.m. - "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone"

8:30 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

12:00 a.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

Friday, Dec. 4

7:00 a.m. - "Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic"

8:05 a.m. - "The Preacher's Wife"

10:45 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

12:50 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

2:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

4:40 p.m. - "The Santa Clause 2"

7:10 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

9:15 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

11:55 p.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

Saturday, Dec. 5

7:00 a.m. – "The Preacher's Wife"

9:40 a.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

11:45 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

1:50 p.m. - "Jingle All the Way 2"

3:55 p.m. - "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

6:35 p.m. – "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"

7:40 p.m. – "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

8:45 p.m. – "Frosty the Snowman"

9:20 p.m. - "The Santa Clause"

11:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

Sunday, Dec. 6

7:00 a.m. - "Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic"

8:00 a.m. - "Prancer Returns"

10:10 a.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

12:15 p.m. - "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

2:20 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:00 p.m. – "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"

5:05 p.m. – "Frosty the Snowman

5:40 p.m. – "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

6:45 p.m. - "Home Alone"

9:15 p.m. - "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

11:55 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

Monday, Dec. 7

10:30 a.m. – "The Truth About Christmas"

12:30 p.m. – "The Holiday"

3:30 p.m. – "Love Actually"

6:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

8:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

12:00 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

Tuesday, Dec. 8

7:00 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

10:30 a.m. – "Love Actually"

1:35 p.m. – "The Preacher's Wife"

4:10 p.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

6:15 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

8:20 p.m. – "Almost Christmas" - Freeform Premiere

12:00 a.m. – "Black Nativity"

Wednesday, Dec. 9

10:30 a.m. – "Santa's Apprentice"

12:00 p.m. - "Prancer Returns"

2:00 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

4:00 p.m. – "The Star" (2017) - Freeform Premiere

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone"

8:30 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

12:00 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

Thursday, Dec. 10

7:00 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

10:30 a.m. – "The Star" (2017)

12:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

2:30 p.m. - "The Santa Clause 2"

5:00 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

7:00 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

8:30 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

12:00 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

Friday, Dec. 11

7:00 a.m. - "Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic"

8:00 a.m. – "Snow"

10:00 a.m. – "Snow 2: Brain Freeze"

12:00 p.m. - "Snowglobe"

2:00 p.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

4:05 p.m. - "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

6:45 p.m. – "Home Alone"

9:15 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

11:55 p.m. – "Daddy's Home 2" - Freeform Premiere

Saturday, Dec. 12

7:00 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

8:00 a.m. - "Daddy's Home 2"

10:05 a.m. - "The Santa Clause"

12:15 p.m. - "The Santa Clause 2"

2:45 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

4:50 p.m. – "Toy Story" (Disney-Pixar)

6:50 p.m. – "Toy Story 2" (Disney-Pixar)

8:55 p.m. – "Toy Story 3" (Disney-Pixar)

11:25 p.m. - "Toy Story That Time Forgot" (Disney-Pixar)

11:55 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

Sunday, Dec. 13

7:00 a.m. - "Love the Coopers"

9:30 a.m. - "Toy Story That Time Forgot" (Disney-Pixar)

10:00 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

12:00 p.m. - "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

2:05 p.m. – "Home Alone"

4:35 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

7:15 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

9:25 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

11:55 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

Monday, Dec. 14

7:00 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

11:00 a.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

1:00 p.m. – "Almost Christmas"

3:30 p.m. – "Home Alone"

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone: 2 Lost in New York"

8:30 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

12:00 a.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

Tuesday, Dec. 15

10:30 a.m. – "The Magic Snowflake"

12:00 p.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

2:00 p.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

4:05 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

5:45 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

8:25 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

10:30 p.m. – "Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice"

12:00 a.m. - "Jingle All the Way 2"

Wednesday, Dec. 16

11:30 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

1:35 p.m. - "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

4:15 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

6:25 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

8:55 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

12:00 a.m. – "Black Nativity"

Thursday, Dec. 17

7:00 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

10:30 a.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

1:00 p.m. – "The Holiday"

4:00 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone"

8:30 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

12:00 a.m. – "Life Size 2: A Christmas Eve"

Friday, Dec. 18

7:00 a.m. - "Holiday in Handcuffs"

9:05 a.m. - "The Holiday"

12:15 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

2:20 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

4:25 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

6:55 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

9:00 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" (2018) - Freeform Premiere

11:00 p.m. - "The Star" (2017)

1:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

Saturday, Dec. 19

7:00 a.m. - "Kung Fu Panda Holiday"

7:30 a.m. - "The Little Drummer Boy" (1968)

8:00 a.m. - "The Star" (2017)

10:05 a.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

11:45 a.m. - "Home Alone"

2:15 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

4:55 p.m. – "Frosty the Snowman"

5:30 p.m. – "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

6:35 p.m. - "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch" (2018)

8:40 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

11:20 p.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

Sunday, Dec. 20

7:00 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

9:30 a.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

12:10 p.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

2:20 p.m. – "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"

3:25 p.m. – "Frosty the Snowman"

4:00 p.m. - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

5:05 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

7:45 p.m. - "Home Alone"

10:15 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

12:55 a.m. – "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"

Monday, Dec. 21

10:30 a.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

12:30 p.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

3:00 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

6:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

9:00 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

12:00 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

Tuesday, Dec. 22

7:00 a.m. – "Santa's Apprentice"

8:30 a.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

11:00 a.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

1:00 p.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

3:05 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol"

5:10 p.m. – "Home Alone"

7:40 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

10:20 p.m. – "The Night Before" - Freeform Premiere

12:30 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

Wednesday, Dec. 23

7:30 a.m. - "Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve"

9:30 a.m. - "The Mistle-tones"

11:30 a.m. – "Holiday in Handcuffs"

1:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

3:35 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

6:05 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

8:10 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

10:50 p.m. - "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"

11:55 p.m. - "Prancer Returns"

Thursday, Dec. 24

7:00 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

10:30 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

12:30 p.m. – "Home Alone"

3:00 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

5:35p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

8:15 p.m. – "Frosty the Snowman"

8:50 p.m. - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

9:55 p.m. – "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"

12:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

Wednesday, Dec. 25

7:00 a.m. - "The Simpsons" - Christmas episodes

10:30 a.m. – "The Santa Clause"

12:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

2:30 p.m. - "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

4:30 p.m. – "Frosty the Snowman"

5:00 p.m. – "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone"

8:30 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

12:00 a.m. – "Matilda"

Press release after the Jump 

Halloween: Witch's Night Out

The Flashback Halloween

             We are looking at a special from 1978, from Canada but also aired on US television network, NBC.     That is "Witch's Night Out".  It was produced by Leach/ Rankin productions as a sequel to a 1974 special called "The Gift of Winter".

              The first thing you'll notice in this special, is it's very distinct animation style. The characters, minus the starring witch, are all one color giving them a distinct pop to the darker backgrounds.  Our main characters are an eleven year old girl named Tender, and her brother , nine-year-old Small. (Small and Tender, just like how people like their chicken nuggets) They love Halloween.  There are these other characters named  Rotten and Malicious whose names are a little too on the nose. (If you are named Rotten, what do you expect) There's also Mayor Goodly (yeah sure the mayor is good?) and there's  a reporter named Nicely. (She's actually very mean, no we are kidding; she's nice)

          The mayor wants to make Halloween better for adults because mayor reasons. They are going to make a town Halloween party at the haunted house.  This special is called "Witch's Night Out" so where's the witch? Where's the Night? Where's the Out?!   Oh there's the witch.  She's  in her home with her cat. She thinks she's a washed up witch.   I like her design, it pops out from the other characters and yet, fits with the show's look.   She also turned her cat into  a bat.

Witch!  

               So, the house the Mayor and Rotten go out to check is the same house the witch lives in. She seems happy that they are going to party in her house. Now it's night (oooh thank goodness)  Small and Tender  got out and trick or treat.  They are find out that their costumes are scary, they are cute.

eeeeek! 

              It's bedtime, and the babysitter for the kids and he reads them a story that special doesn't have time to tell us, but the kids want a fairy god mother,they wish they could be a real were man and ghost. (That last one is do able, but painful)   The witch shows up and breaks through the window because that's what witch's do. The kids think she is a fairy good mother, the baby sitter is named Bazooey, knows she's a witch,but the kids don't care. She turns Small in to a wolf man, and turns  Tender into a ghost (so, she's dead now?)   and she turns Bazooey in to a Frankenstein's  Monster,(That's Frankenstien's...oh never mind)  They are invited to the party.

We are copyright safe, public domain wins! 

               At the party, the witch makes things happen. and scares everyone.  The kids who wanted to be scary are sad that they scared a party off. (make up your minds)  Wait , there's like 9 minutes left, we need a plot!  So, let's see.... (spins wheel) ah. that's right, her wand has been taken and can't turn the kids and baby sitter back into themselves, perfect!


                  Rotten and Malicious have the witch's and and Malicious figures out how to use to use it. The mayor decides to organize something that makes sense, an angry mob! (I didn't vote for him!) The witch goes looking for her wand.   The town starts chasing the kids, baby sitter , and witch. Rotten and Malicious are doing their own thing, and trying to get rich from magic.(same) Then the  kids  and witch find them and they give up the wand easy.  The witch turns them into  monsters.   She turns the kids and baby sitter back to normal and town chase the monsters of Rotten and Malicious.

I'm a politician! 

            Bazooey comes to those two aid because sure why not? She turns everything back to normal, then everyone feels for the witch, and everyone asks her to turn them into monsters . She's our hero now?   That's the end.
     

         This special is pretty interesting, the art design is unique. The story is nice, it's doing a simple on Halloween you can be anything plot ,but using a witch.  It's fun little special that a young child could really enjoy and it's not boring for an older person to watch with them. 

   That's it for now, tune in next time when we turn into witches just to get a free magic wand.

Into the Twilight : A World of His Own

Twilight Zone 

         We  look at another episode of original  "The Twilight Zone" this time an episode from the frist season, the season finale called "A World of His Own" that first aired on July 1, 1960. 

            It's about a man named Gregory West who is a playwright. He's  having some safe 1960's  TV time with a woman, his wife sees him and the woman through the window. She comes in the house and the mistress is worried this it seems.  (I'd be worried too) It cuts back to the wife coming in the room and not seeing anybody. (did she escape out the window?) 

That's not his wife/ Copyright CBS 

        

           Victoria, his wife, searches around to see the signs of a mistress in the office. (Not sure  how that works) She eventually says that she saw Gregory with another woman.  He tricked him into saying that were was another woman in the room.   He has an explanation for this ,a perfectly logical one.   The other woman's name is Mary, and his explanation is that sometimes characters come to life. (makes sense?)  He tries to explain that one of his characters walked in right into the room one time, and she does the right response of thinking he's losing it. 

Where's the other woman? Is she in the couch?/Copyright CBS 

more after the jump

Halloween: So Weird: Boo

Halloween  Disney 

                   

We talked about an episode of "So Weird" before and we are back because it's Halloween time! (OOOOH sppooky)  You can read that here if you haven't or want read it again. 

         This is episode is from season 2 its called "Boo" not like Boo! it sucks!  It's Boo like boo, the scary one. (If someone boos you that is scary!)   It's the 7th episode but for the focus of this , it's a Halloween episode, which is why it's called Boo.   

          

        Fi, the main character, starts voicing over that Halloween wasn't created by the candy companies. (Duh, it was invented by Ben Franklin, he got drunk one night and started banging on doors and people just gave him candy to make him go away.  And That's why there's an America)  It was actually invented by the Druids in Ireland and it was night for spirits to walk among the living.  We get a cool grave's  eye view. (I  think Fi was buried alive, oh well, series over, let's go home! )

Many people die to come here/ Copyright Disney 

           It's Halloween on the show, if you couldn't tell,they mention it.   In season 2 of the show, Erik von Detten wasn't there to play Clu because he was busy working on two ABC shows that nobody remembers. (They will be blog posts topics probably in the future)  They had Eric Lively play Clu's older brother, Carey. You may know Eric from the 1999 music video for  "Walk Me Home" by Mandy Moore.  (You could have mentioned something else)

Clu has an older brother because science/ Copyright Disney 

                     

       They make it to this weird town in New England (always New England) called  Rhiannon. (This town rings a bell through the night, great!) There's woman's place they are staying at , her name is Mary.  Fi, Jack, and Carey notice the town is not very decorated for Halloween, also Fi doesn't like Halloween because it makes mockery of what she wants people to take seriously. (Candy?)  The Candy man who gives the kids candy is surprised that today is Halloween. (On a side note, he's got his taxes done)  He hears giggles and leaves his candy on the ground and runs away. The Candy is then eaten and burped.  

Die-t candy/ Copyright Disney 

                 

           The show that everyone was there for was canceled. (BOO!) Molly seems fine, she says maybe they need a break. Irene is un happy, because she's sane.  The house has no locks, because locks are bad. (Give me your passwords!)  Mary ran off somewhere and nobody can find her. Then some children who got lost making a Disney Channel movie show up. They have black eyes and look pale. (They really should have eaten their vegetables)  Molly thinks they are trick or treaters because it is Halloween. (This is Halloween, Halloween) The kids are gone so, never mind, but there are crows. (Not as scary as ravens) 

I see dead people/ Copyright Disney 

                   Molly and Fi wander Rhiannon seeing the town looking kind of strange.  The kids show up and go away again. Henry Winkler shows up. (He did work on this show)  He's playing Mary's husband named  Fergus McGarrity.  Henry Winkler makes this episode weirder and better than it was before. Something's happening at midnight. (It's always midnight) 

Hereeee's Henry/ Copyright Disney 

                Fi thinks something strange is happening. (The show is called So Weird) Henry Winkler (yeah he has a name but we are using Henry Winkler)  goes and find Mary. Fi over hears that Mary had got the Molly and crew to be there to be replacements.  Fergus has been dead for awhile. (He's very lively for a dead guy)  Fi decides to pop out after she hears something happening at 5 of midnight. Mary won't let Henry Winkler in the house. 

I said no solicitors  and no celebrities/ Copyright Disney 

         The weird people in  Rhiannon isn't alive ,they are spirits.  Fergus explains the spirits mess up things for a night and bring the town good fortune. (Like college students) He also explains the spirits  must take a few living people with them to the spirit realm because rules.  So Fergus is alive, just smells dead.   Fi goes back to her mother and lies that nothing is going on is  weird.  (No Weird)  She convinces her them to go down to a party. 

               The creepy kids show up to Fergus and he brings them to find the So weird gang. The So Weird gang, fake being dead to not get taken a way.  Good thing the spirits are idiots and think they are dead and take Fergus away.  

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             Molly is confused and Fi tells her the truth and that happened. They drive away and the final shot is Fergus' grave and him whining about the smell. 

          

            Fi's introduction gives away what the episode is going for, but that's fine. The first half of the episode builds up the tense-ness, and making you wonder what's going on. Henry Winkler coming in to the episode turns the wheel into goofiness. You can't get mad at it because it's Henry Winkler and you are just laughing at the ride.  He's  does have a good reason to want someone to take his place,his wife is kind of mean though.  Then again, you can understand why she would be happy that he's gone for  a year or more. 

      It does change the entire tone of the episode, because Henry Winkler's presence is present. It takes it from tense and spooky to goofy.  Then again, many comedic series take darker routes on Halloween, so why can't "So Weird" being a normally dark series, go goofy on Halloween? It's a fun episode, really enjoyed it. 

 That's it for now, tune in next time when we wonder what happens when it only Thunders when it's raining.  

              

                

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for 5 more scripted Shows

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  Previously  CBS Announced 10 scripted series premiere dates for the new season, now they have announced 5 more series. These are returning series "Bull", FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, SEAL Team,  and The Unicorn.   There are still a few more series awaiting air dates.

      

      The Unicorn  return for a second season on November 12, joining the rest of the traditional CBS Thursday comedy block.  "Bull" returns for it's  fifth season on November 16,"FBI" and "FBI : Most Wanted"  and SEAL team premieres on November 25.  This will give CBS full line ups on Monday-Wednesdays, Thursdays with 2 hours of comedy, and 3 hours of Sunday. 

Here are those dates :

Thursday, November 12

9:30PM ET  The Unicorn 

Monday, November 16

10PMET Bull

Tuesday, November 17

9PM ET  FBI 

10PM  FBI : Most Wanted 

Wednesday, November 25 

9PMET  SEAL Team 

Press release after the Jump

The CW Holiday Programming 2020

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  The CW has released their holiday programming. This includes the annual rerunning of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". 

 Here's their full schedule all times ET/PT 

Friday, November 27

8PM  Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 

9PM   World's  Funniest Animals 

9:30    World's Funniest Animals (encore) 

Friday, December 4

8-10pm  The Hollywood Christmas Parade

Wednesday, December 9

8PM Devils (Original Episode) 

9PM    Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 

Thursday, December 10 

8-10PM  Silent Night - A Song for The World 

Friday, December 11

8-10PM  The Christmas Caroler Challenge (Special Event Series  Season Two Premiere) 

Wednesday, December 16

8PM  Devils (Season Finale) 

9PM   Penn & Teller : Merry Fool US

Thursday, December 17

8PM  Dogs of The Year

9pm   World's Funniest Animals 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore) 

Friday, December 18 

8-10PM The Christmas Caroler Challenge

Sunday, December 20 

8PM  Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 

9PM  TBD 

Monday, December 21

8PM   Grandma Got Run Over by A Reindeer 

9pm   Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 

Wednesday, December 23 

8-10PM  Silent Night- A Song for the World 

Friday, December 25

8-10pm The Christmas Caroler Challenge

Friday, December 29

8PM  Popstar's Best of 2020 

9PM  Tell Me A Story (Season Two Finale) 

Wednesday, December 30  

8pm  Heroes on the Front Line 

9pm   Dogs of the Year 

Press Release after the jump 

Peanuts Specials leaving ABC

Peanuts TV News 

 

        People wondering when the "The Great Pumpkin" was set to air on ABC, will be sad to find out that it won't be airing on ABC, this year. The Peanuts specials which have aired on ABC since 2001, after they left CBS (1965-2000) will  no long be airing on TV.  Peanuts Worldwide along with WildBrain have decided to make a deal with Apple to place the specials on their streaming service, Apple TV Plus. 

            Peanuts and Apple have been working together in the recent couple of years a series of specials "Snoopy In Space" was one of the launching series for Apple TV+ in 2019.   On Ocotber 2nd,2020 they announced a new series coming  in 2021 called "The Snoopy Show"   This year, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" will be on Apple TV plus, starting today (October 19th).  They will offer it free to everyone from October 30 to November 1. 

 

          "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" will be there on November18, free for all between November 25 to 27.     "A Charlie Brown Christmas" will be there starting December 4, and free between December 11 to 13.    

                I'm not sure about other specials "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" which ABC paired with "Great Pumpkin", "I want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown" also wasn't mentioned.  Peanuts specials haven't really been on streaming , except for Hulu having them after the ABC broadcasts.    

      Apple TV  Plus costs  $4.99 per month with a seven day free trial. 

    

     It's sad the specials that have been airing on network broadcast TV since 1965, will be pushed to streaming exclusive world, instead of being a dual thing, which would be better.  

Press Release after the Jump 

Halloween: The Simpsons : Three Random Tree House of Horror Segments

Halloween  

    It's funny that I haven't done really anything "The Simpsons" related on this blog,  Here's how this is going to work : we are taking 3 Simpsons Halloween segments since the series divides its Halloween episodes in to three different segments.  But we aren't using one episode, instead a cross section of segments are being picked.  In this post we are taking one segment from Tree House of Horror V  (Simpsons Halloween Special V) (from season 6)  , then a segment from  Tree House of Horror VIII, and one from Tree House of Horror XIX. And talking about them. If this does well, or I think I liked it, may do more in the future, if not, then well that happens a lot here.

     
                The reason for not doing one special as a whole is to allow for a nice cross section and one of the ideas was to go and grab a segment from after season 10 as well.  (Spoilers in this post)

 

            "Simpsons Halloween Special V" - Segment 3: Nightmare Cafeteria (Season 6, Episode 6)

              This is a truly classic Halloween special from "The Simpsons"  the segments all are memorable and fun.  It's hard to just pick one segment from the episode, but we did.  I picked this one because, it knows how to use the Halloween episodes being non-canon for all the fun.

     

             All three segments also worked in a running gag of Groundskeeper Willie getting hit by an ax and killed. 

             This segment  starts with school with having too many kids and not enough money, and not no kids and too much money. Including a lot of kids being in detention and thanks to budget cuts: not enough good food. Due to a revelation after Jimbo knocks sauce on the lunch lady, Principal Skinner gets an idea, that idea being to turn troublesome students into student lunch. (literally)  The episode out right tells you that's happening.  

  

        Skinner starts making up reasons for kids to go to detention. Lisa, being Lisa, kind of wonders what's going on.. One of my favorite lines is Marge telling her kids who worried about being eaten, to just stand  up and say don't eat me. The amount of students have dropped and there are kids being raised for meat.  Willie tries but gets killed completing that gag.The funny part about this segment is that it's aware of what usually happens to main characters in these sort of things. Millhouse dies in the comically large blender.  Bart and Lisa end up falling in.  It was all Barts dream , making you think that everything is fine, and then a random fog turns every one inside out and they dance with blood and the dog attacking Bart.  

          

          This segment is pretty fun. I like how blatant Skinner is in telling the teachers they are eating students, and they don't seem to mind. Marge treating the situation in a light way instead of horror gives it an air of funny horror. The idea that main characters survive is killed then the episode surprises the viewer with a dance number with inside out Simpsons is funny and the strangest thing in sight.  The whole episode is fun, and this last segment brings up a great showing.

              "The Simpsons Halloween Special  VIII"  - Segment 1 : The HΩmega Man (Season 9 , Episode 4)  

                This segment gives us  Homer is the last man on Earth, thanks to the French nuking Springfield.   So most of the segment is Homer left to his own devices. He's having fun  (including not wearing clothes)  until he finds out some people didn't die, they became mutants.   He makes it home after running from the mutants and finds out his family is still alive.  The episode tries to do a heartwarming  ending , then Marge, Bart, and Lisa shoots the mutants.   

         

                 This segment has a lot of quick jokes and gags.It fits Homer well how he would act if the world ended and he was the last guy on Earth  We get a Wacky Races like car , and chase is funny. I like the ending an it's try of being a happy ending and going into them just blasting them away with shotguns.  (Take that peaceful co-existence!) 

        

         More after the Jump 

Into the Twilight : Static

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         With my "The Twilight Zone" posts, I have so far, never done a post on the original series. I've mostly dipped into the 2003 series, the 1980's series,  one look a the 2019 series, but the original hasn't been touched upon.  This is really a shame on my part, so I think I should rectify this situation.   There will be spoliers, but I'll point it out . 

        We are looking at Season 2 , Episode20 : Static, that first aired on March 10, 1961.  

    

          It starts with boarding house members watching television and doing some other things as well. The TV has some weird western going on, then a commercial about green cigarettes (those aren't cigarettes)   there's some racing, singing, and other stuff on television to make a point. A man named Ed Lindsay doesn't like this mindless television so, he goes downstairs, to listen to an old radio from 1935.   Ed looking fondly on this radio is like someone in 2020 looking back on this phone from 26 years before: 

             It helps even having a kid , who wasn't around 26 years before, be confounded by such a division.  The music playing is modern music, that Ed doesn't like either (same ,Ed)  and he finds a station playing a song he does like.  (Tommy Dorsey)  He also starts hearing old radio shows after banging the radio (I miss being able to bang things to get things to work again.)  Ed is kind of grumpy.   The other boarders don't understand how he was able to hear old time radio.  ( because reruns don't exist or something. ) 

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           He wants to show them with a portable radio, but that doesn't work. The boarders don't care because "Gunfire"is coming on.( I wonder what that is)   Also pay attention the station name, WPDA, that's important for later.  There's also a woman named , Vinnie Broun, who was intending to marry Ed many years before but things happened, so they aren't; more on her later too. 

           He tries to show Vinnie and another boarder, Professor Ackerman, the station on his big radio, but it's not coming in. They try to phone the station but WPDA hasn't existed in some time. (Dun dun dun) Ed wonders what did he hear then.  (poor guy) When they leave he hears the radio announcer say that President F.D.R was speaking, and F.D.R speaks. ( Taped F.DR. the real F.D.R was unavailable for the taping of this episode)  

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          He tries to call the professor to hear it , but again no F.D.R.   Vinnie wants to talk to Ed, and he mentions he thinks everyone thinks he's lost it. Vinnie calls him cranky and other works, she mentions how they've been living together for 20 years in the same boarding house, but never got married. They met in 1940 and later he proposed. Things happened like his mother got ill and he wanted to wait,  She tells him that they had their chance and missed it. He admits he loved her. 

           She tells him that this time of year was the anniversary of when they met. The song he keeps hearing is the song they listened to, and the shows too.  Ed gets angry and kicks her out of the room  because he thinks that she thinks he's lost it. Ed starts to get obsessed with his radio. (The episode gets weird sitcom music) he comes home and wonders what happened to his radio. Vinnie had it taken away. 

    This is spoiler territory, so you can skip a head to end (after the last red word at  the end of this block) 

 

          Ed finds out that she had hsi radio hauled away by the junk man, he goes to find it, and buys it back for $10. It still works!  He goes back to his Tommy Dorsey song, the one he and Vinnie shared a long time ago.  (I'm getting sentimental over you, is the song)  It ends up back in 1940 and it seems that he got his second chance.   

 

      

  

 Spoiler over 

                    The radio symbolizing Ed's wanting to relive the past is a pretty interesting way of doing it, and having the conflict be that he and Vinnie missed on something big in the past, correlation to the programming on the radio is  master class.  It's a great way of showing how we connect to the past through old media. A modern example, could be TV shows, and still music.  A thing in the past to connect us back to maybe a happier time in life. 

 

             The deeper part of the episode is the conflict of Ed and Vinnie where regret from  the past comes into the present. The memories connected to the regret eat at both of them. The ending (that I won't give way in this section (if you were the spoiler skipper)  is a nice one, not something I was expecting how it was going to end. I think it's nice.  

        That's it for now, we are going to listen to this radio that's playing stuff from 1975,and see what happens next!  

     

       

 

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for 10 scripted series

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    CBS has finally been able to release some premiere dates for scripted series. These are shows that started production and have enough episodes to run. November is a good month, so the network can go in holiday mode, and have hopefuly have more episodes in the new year.   The 10 scripted series are , NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles. NCIS: New Oreleans, S.W.A.T, , All Rise, Young Sheldon, The Neighborhood, Bob 💓 Abishola,  B Positvite, and Mom. 

          Here are the premiere dates (all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted) 

   

 Thursday, November 5

8PM  Young Sheldon (Season Premiere) 

8:30  B Positive (Series Premiere) 

9PM   Mom (Season Premiere) 

Sunday, November 8 (NFL Double Header) 

7:30PM / 7PM PT  60 Minutes 

8:30PM/ 8PM PT  NCIS: Los Angeles (Season Premiere) 

9:30PM/ 9PM PT  NCIS: New Orleans (Season Premiere) 

10:30PM/10PM PT  NICS (fan favorite episodes) 

Wednesday, November 11

8PM   The Amazing Race 

9PM   S.W.A.T  (2 hour season Premiere) 

Monday, November16

8pm   The Neighborhood (Season Premiere) 

8:30pm Bob (Hearts) Abishola ( Season Premiere) 

9pm  All Rise ( Season Premiere) 

 Tuesay, November 17

8PM NCIS (Season Premiere) 

Press release after the Jump 

Freeform's Kick off To Christmas 2020 Schedule

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             Freeform' s annual  November programming event, Kick off  to Christmas is back. The event features of  mix of Christmas movies and some favorites as well, running from November 1 -30 th leading into December's 25 Days of Christmas .

Here's the full schedule  all time ET/ PT (for  West coast feed users) 

Sunday, November 1

7:30 a.m. – "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial"

10:05 a.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

12:05 p.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

2:10 p.m. – "The Game Plan"

4:50 p.m. – "Matilda"

6:55 p.m. – "Frozen" (Disney Animated)

9:25 p.m. – "Coco" (Disney-Pixar)

11:55 p.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

Monday, Nov. 2

12:00 p.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

2:05 p.m. – "Matilda"

4:10 p.m. – "The Hunger Games"

7:25 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

Tuesday, November 3

11:00 a.m. – "The Hunger Games"

2:00 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

5:30 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1"

8:00 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2"

12:00 a.m. – "Stealing Christmas"

Wednesday, November 4

10:30 a.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1"

1:00 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2"

4:00 p.m. – "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)

6:30 p.m. – "Frozen" (Disney Animated)

9:00 p.m. – "Shrek"

12:00 a.m. – "Jingle All the Way 2"

Thursday, November 5

10:30 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

5:00 p.m. – "Shrek"

7:00 p.m. – "Hercules" (Disney Animated)

9:00 p.m. – "Inside Out" (Disney-Pixar)

12:00 a.m. – "Early Man"

Friday, November 6

10:30 a.m. – "Boxtrolls"

12:30 p.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (2007)

2:30 p.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"

4:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause"

6:30 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 2"

9:00 p.m. – "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

12:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

Saturday, November 7

7:00 a.m. – "Boxtrolls"

9:00 a.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (2007)

11:00 a.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"

1:05 p.m. – "Prancer Returns"

3:10 p.m. – "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

5:15 p.m. – "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" – Freeform Premiere

7:20 p.m. – "Minions" – Freeform Premiere

9:25 p.m. – "Despicable Me 3" – Freeform Premiere

11:30 p.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

Sunday, November 8

7:00 a.m. – "The Mistle-tones"

9:00 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

11:00 a.m. – "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

1:05 p.m. – "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"

3:10 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

4:50 p.m. – "Minions"

6:55 p.m. – "Despicable Me 3"

9:00 p.m. – "Zootopia" (Disney Animated)

11:30 p.m. – "A Wrinkle in Time" (2018) – Freeform Premiere

Monday, November 9

12:00 p.m. – "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"

2:00 p.m. – "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010)

4:30 p.m. – "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) (Live Action)

7:00 p.m. – "Tarzan" (Disney Animated)

9:00 p.m. – "Shrek"

12:00 a.m. – "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"

Tuesday, November 10

11:30 a.m. – "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial"

2:05 p.m. – "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996) (Disney Animated)

4:10 p.m. – "Chicken Little" (Disney Animated)

6:15 p.m. – "Shrek"

8:20 p.m. – "Wonder"

12:00 a.m. – "A Cinderella Story"

Wednesday, November 11

10:30 a.m. – "The Preacher's Wife"

1:00 p.m. – "Wonder"

3:30 p.m. – "A Cinderella Story"

5:30 p.m. – "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

8:00 p.m. – "The Simpsons"

12:00 a.m. – "A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits"

Thursday, November 12

1:30 p.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

3:30 p.m. –"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2"

5:30 p.m. – "Mary Poppins" (1964)

8:30 p.m. – "Christopher Robin" (2018) – Freeform Premiere

12:00 a.m. – "Turkey Drop"

Friday, November 13

1:30 p.m. – "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs 2"

3:30 p.m. – "The Goonies"

6:00 p.m. – "The Parent Trap" (1998)

9:00 p.m. – "The Secret Life of Pets" – Freeform Premiere

12:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

Saturday, November 14

7:00 a.m. – "The Goonies"

9:35 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

12:35 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol" (2009)

2:40 p.m. – "Lilo & Stitch" (Disney Animated)

4:40 p.m. – "The Secret Life of Pets"

6:45 p.m. – "Home Alone"

9:15 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

11:55 p.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

Sunday, November 15

7:00 a.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

9:05 a.m. – "Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve"

11:10 a.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

1:15 p.m. – "The Hunger Games"

4:30 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

8:05 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1"

10:45 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2"

Monday, November 16

11:30 a.m. – "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"

3:00 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1"

5:30 p.m. – "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2"

8:30 p.m. – "Pitch Perfect"

12:00 a.m. – "The Mistle-tones"

Tuesday, November 17

10:30 a.m. – "Holiday in Handcuffs"

12:30 p.m. – "The Preacher's Wife"

3:00 p.m. – "The Intern"

5:30 p.m. – "Pitch Perfect"

8:00 p.m. – "Love Actually"

12:00 a.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

Wednesday, November 18

11:30 a.m. – "The Perfect Holiday"

1:30 p.m. – "The Intern"

4:00 p.m. – "Love Actually"

7:00 p.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

9:00 p.m. – "Disney's A Christmas Carol" (2009)

12:00 a.m. – "A Cinderella Story"

Thursday, November 19

12:00 p.m. – "Turkey Drop"

2:00 p.m. – "A Cinderella Story"

4:00 p.m. – "The Princess Bride"

6:30 p.m. – "Matilda"

8:30 p.m. – "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994)

12:00 a.m. – "A Very Merry Muppet Movie" – Freeform Premiere

Friday, November 20

10:30 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

12:35 p.m. – "Matilda"

2:40 p.m. – "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs"

4:45 p.m. – "Hercules" (Disney Animated)

6:50 p.m. – "Minions"

8:55 p.m. – "Despicable Me 3"

12:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

Saturday, November 21

7:00 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

9:10 a.m. – "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown"

10:45 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

12:15 p.m. – "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs"

2:20 p.m. – "Bolt" (Disney Animated)

4:30 p.m. – "Minions"

6:40 p.m. – "Despicable Me 3"

8:45 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

11:25 p.m. – "Shrek"

1:30 a.m. – "Scared Shrekless"

Sunday, November 22

7:00 a.m. – "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown"

8:30 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

10:00 a.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (2007)

12:00 p.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

2:00 p.m. – "Shrek"

4:05 p.m. – "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

6:45 p.m. – "Home Alone"

9:15 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

11:55 p.m. – "Black Nativity" – Freeform Premiere

Monday, November 23

11 a.m. – "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial"

1:40 p.m. – "The Princess Bride"

4:10 p.m. – "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

6:50 p.m. – "Inside Out" (Disney-Pixar)

8:55 p.m. – "The Secret Life of Pets"

12a – 2a – "The Simpsons"

Tuesday, November 24

11 a.m. – "Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic"

12 p.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

2 p.m. – "The Goonies"

4:30 p.m. – "The Game Plan"

7 p.m. – "The Secret Life of Pets"

9 p.m. – "Shrek"

12 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

Wednesday, November 25

10:30 a.m. – "Prancer Returns"

12:30 p.m. – "The Goonies"

3:00 p.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

5:00 p.m. – "Penguins of Madagascar" – Freeform Premiere

7:00 p.m. – "Shrek"

9:00 p.m. – "Tangled" (Disney Animated)

12:00 a.m. – "Turkey Drop"

Thursday, November 26

7:00 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

10:30 a.m. – "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown"

12:00 p.m. – "Penguins of Madagascar"

2:00 p.m. – "Pocahontas" (Disney Animated)

4:00 p.m. – "The Princess and the Frog" (Disney Animated)

6:00 p.m. – "Home Alone"

8:30 p.m. – "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"

12:00 a.m. – "Matilda"

Friday, November 27

10:30 a.m. – "Matilda"

12:30 p.m. – "Jingle All The Way 2"

2:30 p.m. – "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996) (Disney Animated)

4:30 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:00 p.m. – "Ratatouille" (Disney-Pixar)

8:30 p.m. – "Zootopia" (Disney Animated)

12:00 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

Saturday, November 28

7:00 a.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (2007)

9:00 a.m. – "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"

11:05 a.m. – "The Simpsons"

11:35 a.m. – "Deck the Halls" (2006)

1:40 p.m. – "The Parent Trap" (1998)

4:50 p.m. – "Cinderella" (2015) (Live Action)

7:20 p.m. – "Moana" (Disney Animated)

9:50 p.m. – "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) (Disney Animated)

11:55 p.m. – "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" – Freeform Premiere

Sunday, November 29

7:00 a.m. – "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"

9:10 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

11:20 a.m. – "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

1:25 p.m. – "Matilda"

3:30 p.m. – "Cinderella" (2015) (Live Action)

6:00 p.m. – "The Incredibles" (Disney-Pixar)

8:40 p.m. – "Incredibles 2" (Disney-Pixar) – Freeform Premiere

11:20 p.m. – "The Goonies"

Monday, November 30

7:00 a.m. – "Christmas with the Kranks"

10:30 a.m. – "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

12:30 p.m. – "A Cinderella Story"

2:35 p.m. – "The Goonies"

5:10 p.m. – "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"

6:50 p.m. – "Up" (Disney-Pixar)

8:55 p.m. – "Wreck-It Ralph" (Disney Animated)

12:00 a.m. – "Snow"

Press release after the Jump

Into the Twilight: Pay your Credit Cards on Time or Else

Twilight Zone 

           We're back dipping into the "Twilight Zone" another one from the 1985 series, because it's a fun series with different segments to talk about. This time, we are talking about an episode called "The Card" This is the first segment of the 13th episode of season 2.  (Lucky number 13) That first aired on February 21, 1987.

          You know those episodes of shows, usually in kids' media, where a kid gets a credit card, usually for emergencies and ends up going on a spending spree? This episode is that minus the kid,and instead of like parents helping them out at the end; it's darker.

                 A woman named Linda Wolfe is a mother and wife (This is important) and has been invited to a credit card company called The Card.  (That's  sign you might not want to join such a place) A woman working for the card tells Linda (and us) that she has a bad credit record, having been canceled by actual credit card companies.The woman talks about the facts of penalties and she has to pay weekly. Linda doesn't read the fine print.

If you take our pens we'll charge you $10,000

 
             Linda's husband warns her to be careful.  It's been a week, and that condition is that she has to pay comes up.  There the cat seen earlier has gone away and nobody but Linda remembers it existing.  Next,  she's getting a fridge and there's a problem with the credit card. The Card refuses to pay because she forgot to pay and has to pay them.  (They are tough) 

Ma`am we only take cash here

             There's a dog that we only see once, weird she was so focused on the cat. We get  hint that the Card might be the reason why things are going away.  Meanwhile, the dog is gone. The dog was named Scooby. (Is that legal?)  She still remembers the dog, but everyone else doesn't.  (This card company doesn't play) The husband thinks she needs professional help.  Linda says she doesn't plan to use the card anymore.

Mom. what's a dog ? 

           The Jeep Wagoner has other plans (I don't like how they have best car get attacked like this) She has to use the credit card, because plot reasons.   Meanwhile, at the card company they don't like that she used it and do something else.  She comes home and finds out she doesn't have children anymore.(They really want their money)  Her husband thinks she's losing her sanity.

Aah who picked this interior! 

      Eventually, she puts math together and figures out The Card might have something to do with  it. The next day, she goes to them. She sees her kids being put in the room she saw earlier. The woman at the card company says it was all in the card agreement. (Always read those things) The woman says everyone will be put in better environments. Linda writes a check and it has to clear, if not more penalties. Her husband is mad and he canceled the check.  Eventually, everything starts disappearing even her husband. Her card has her unmarried name on it.   She cuts the credit car but, that's no use and everything including her is gone.

The card 

      That episode was dark. The moral is read the fine print or don't have credit cards? If there is a moral.   The episode is interesting probably even more now, where terms and conditions are written and ignored, and cashless payment has increased.Though, many people use debit systems versus credit it still has a lot going with how modern the episode can feel.  It's an interesting episode.

 That's it for now, tune in next time when we ask for you to pay us your debts or your cat and dog are gone!

Peanuts Film Festival : Race for your Life, Charlie Brown

Peanuts 

        Our Peanuts Film Festival series continues with the Peanuts film from 1977.  That would "Race for your Life, Charlie Brown". This would be the penultimate film in the catalog  that was made when Schulz was alive. The movie first came out in Japan, then the United Sates in summer of 1977.  It's not a long movie, clocking in about 90 minutes, it would be good for a TV movie length to get about 2 hours on your station.

       The theme music is awesome. The movie is about summer camp. Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucky, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Sally, Franklin, and Schroeder all together on a camping trip.  Sot he movie starts with the characters on a bus on the way to camp.  The bus has a tire blow out, while Sally tries to threaten a girl and didn't work.  They had the tire blow out just to have whatever that was happen.   Snoopy and Woodstock are riding  on a motorcycle because they are cool like that.

The only true stylish way to ride! /Copyright Peanuts 

      They make another stop before camp, so we can see Snoopy and Woodstock have root beer. Charlie Brown gets forgotten on the bus and has to hitch a ride with Snoopy. He should be happy that his dog isn't normal after all. At the camp, we meet the three villains of this movie , or more to be exact, antagonists, and their cat.  Snoopy is afraid of the cat, but Linus has a whipping blanket that scares them off.  (Marcie invents the idea of stay-cations)  Charlie Brown's goal is he wants to be a leader.
                   

I don't like paper work! Ban Papers!/ Copyright Peanuts 

          Peppermint Patty is with the other girls and they do this thing that will be used most of the movie, where the girls vote on everything. (Showing us  that democracy is a failure) The Europeans will laugh at Franklin for not knowing 24 hours time. Many parts of the movie is little sequences  of things that just happen then kind of just stop and move to the next scene.  Like the characters having physical training then doing camp stuff like making wallets.
               

We weed out the weak here at camp/ Copyright Peanuts 

             Finally, there are some events going on like tent competitions where different tent groups compete for different things.  Charlie's group doesn't do to well in the first time. Peppermint Patty's group also has a hard time with the bully group.

         The main meal of the movie is this raft race. (RACE for your life) The bully boys have a fancy raft that probably shouldn't be allowed, but apparently nobody official cares.  There are four teams , with Charlie Brown and the boys,  The Bully Boys, Peppermint Patty and the girls, and Snoopy and Woodstock. I like how Snoopy and Woodstock have a simple sail on a  little inner tube.

Other racers nobody cared about/ Copyright Peanuts 

               The girls continue their ballots and voting thing because that's how decisions should work. (democracy has failed)  The race takes a break at night as characters relax for the night, minus the bully boys who try to get a head start by going at night and changing the arrow that was warning racers about rock explosions.  Then it snows. (Alright then)

                                             Snow in summer! My kind of summer 

     The next day, the race continues. The three non-bully teams are close, not knowing anything that happened the night before. The rock blasting zone comes into play, the bullies could have ended up killing everyone else. Peppermint Patty thinks something is off, but Charlie Brown decides that this is a good way, and Snoopy already went that way.  Good thing they didn't die.  Snoopy saves the day, because that's why he exists.  Funny enough, the end up ahead of the bullies.

Good thing Charlie Brown can't die/ Copyright Peanuts 

      There's a storm because this movie needs action.  The bullies learn that teamwork is important. Snoopy lives a life lonely and depressed calling for Woodstock  and Woodstock calls for him as they look for each other. Will they prevail ?  Find out, after the Jump