The Lookback :Christmas Specials 1

The Flashback Christmas 

     Back in July ... we did a Christmas in July  look back   now let's take a look at some Christmas specials ...nearer to Christmas.
 
 1. A Flintstones Family Christmas
     The Flintstones , have done  a few Christmas specials, including my favorite where they did a version of "The Christmas Carol" . (Not bad for a  pre-historic family)  This one we are talking about this time , came a year before "A Flintstones  Christmas Carol" specials wise.  "A Flintstones Family Christmas" came out  in 1993  one week before Christmas on ABC.
   The Flintstones and Rubbles  are waiting for the Christmas arrival  of their children and grand-children . (This episode takes place in the time line after the marriage episodes, so the future of the original 1960's series) .  While shopping ,  Barney and Fred get mugged , by what they find out later was  a family-less child.  So the Flintstones take him in for the holidays , and   things get messy , but  since it's a Christmas special it has a happy ending. (This is  a spoiler : The Flintstones adopt the child, named Stony).  Apparently , this is the only special that  includes  Stony, though it would have been interesting to see what happens after.



2. A Flintstones Christmas
    Two Flintstones for the price of one.  The First of the Flintstones Christmas specials was ..."A Flintstones Christmas" that came out as  a 60 minute special in 1977 on NBC. One thing about  Christmas specials...sometimes bad things happens to Santa Claus... I mean poor guy he gets hit on head , amnesia, arrested, and more. In this special Santa (also again the Flintstones having a Christmas special is always interesting to think about and with Santa to boot)  So Fred takes the job of Santa ( including a weight joke) , and Barney plays his elf ( height joke?)  They go around the world doing what Santa does. (Breaking into your house and eating your food ?, oops that's going to get me on a list) . And they save Christmas.
   
     Santa !!!!!!!!!

3. Grandma , Got Run over by a reindeer
        The Novelty Christmas song ... as  a movie.
   Everybody's heard this song (except that one guy) "Grandma Got Run Over by a reindeer".  So in 2000 , the WB network premiered this 1 hour special.  The story is about a  kid named   Jake Spankenheimer  (who is also narrating the story,  Elmo Shropshire, is  the voice  and the creator of the song) , who lives in a city where every business is owned by one guy , except the store of our star, Grandma. ( Hmm ,odd Town)  Anyway ,the man (also known as Austin Bucks,either that or we are hippies)  wants to buy the store , but Grandma says no. Cousin Mel  on , the other hand likes money and thinks Grandma should sell.
       Wait ,wheres the Christmas ?   Ok, well get to that ....now   , Jake and his sister fight about Santa Claus, she keeps telling him Santa is not real. Cousin Mel ,tampers the baked goods , Grandma (that's her name in the movie, so there)   to  hurt her business so she would have to sell.  Grandma goes out on Christmas  Eve and gets hit by a reindeer.
     Stop!!!!!
    To make this work as  a Christmas special for families , that kids would be watching ... it's probably not the best idea to completely follow the song  where Grandma was drunk  and gets killed by Santa's reindeer. (Merry Christmas kids!!!!)  So , they toned it down , where Grandma wasn't drunk (well, not openly) , and doesn't die .( welllllllll)
     Jake sees the whole event and tells his family  but they don't believe him, and tell him that he is dreaming.  (What kind of reaction is that? )  Anyway the next morning , they call the police, Grandma is missing.    9 Months passes and they still can't find Grandma, the store isn't doing well. ( Cousin Mel, killed Grandma?)  So , now cousin Mel is now trying to sell the store to Austin Bucks ...but Jake puts a wrench into the plan , he asks for one week to find Grandma.  Jake writes Santa Claus to find Grandma.  Santa has Grandma ,who has Amnesia  (old time soap music here) , Couisn Mel is un happy that Grandma is found, so she kidnaps her.  Well anyway it ends well. (In other words we don't want to give away the whole movie)
 
      Hey, this is family show... about ...nevermind  /WB

4.  The Town Santa Forgot
       This is a special that ran in 1993 on NBC , the special is a Grandfather , voiced by Dick Van Dyke ,  telling his grandchildren about a kid named Jeremy Creek.  Jeremy  was  a greedy  kid who had "ever toy in the world". Eventually his parents decide not to give in to anymore toy demands ...so he thinks to write a list to Santa, a really long list.  ( poor trees)  
    Santa gets the letter  he thinks the giant letter was for multiple people  and finds a small town ... called you got it ... Jeremy Creek. ( Darn Town stole my name )  Jeremy  (the kid)  wakes up Christmas morning  sad to find out that Santa didn't come, he later finds out that Santa visited the town that he forgot for many years (that's mildly disturbing that Santa forgets a town)   and Jeremy (the kid)  feels happy inside.  He later meets Santa and is offered to ride with Santa every Christmas Eve  and  he does so until he becomes a teenager (then off with him) .  The story ends and the grand kids are less worried about presents  and then it zooms out to the the mail box which says Creek. (Hmmmmmm I wonder.... )




 5. The Story of the First Christmas Snow
      One of the stop motion Rakin-Bass Christmas specials , it came out in 1975 , first airing on the NBC television network.   It has the voice of  Angela Lansbury (woo hoo)  as a nun  and the narrator of our story. A  Shepard boy , named Lucas was  hit by lighting  and survives (well of course or that would be a short special) , but he is blind from the incident.  The nuns who saw the whole thing take him in .   Also , just to show why this special has the word snow in it  is  they live in an area where it can't snow because it's too close to the sea.  Anyway , the boy as asked to be an angel in the town's Christmas play ,then a miracle happens during the play  real snow starts to fall from the sky. (Uhhh where else does snow fall from?) Wait that's no the only miracle he also sees again.   Anyway a little later  he wants to give his sheep to the Nun , if he is going to be sent away to an orphan age , but the Father of the Parish allows him to stay.
   It's a good warm Christmas special.

The 2015 Golden Globe Nominations announced

Golden Globes 

    The 2015 Golden Globe Nominees have  been announced . They will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on January 11th.
 You may notice some diffferent on the TV Side , for the First time in 6 years "Modern Family" was not nominated.


Television Nominee's First


Best Drama Series
"The Affair"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
"House of Cards"

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Clive Owen, "The Knick"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
James Spader, "The Blacklist"
Dominic West, "The Affair"

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Best Comedy Series
"Girls"
"Jane the Virgin"
"Orange is the New Black"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
Taylor Schilling, "Orange is the New Black"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Fargo"
"The Missing"
"The Normal Heart"
"Olive Kitteridge"
"True Detective"

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Martin Freeman, "Fargo"
Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"
Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"
Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"
Frances O'Conner, "The Missing"
"Allison Tolman, "Fargo"

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"
Colin Hanks, "Fargo"
Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, "Orange is the New Black"
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Joanne Frogat, "Downton Abbey"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Michelle Monaghan, "True Detective"

The Movies 

Best Motion Picture – Drama

"Boyhood"
"Foxcatcher"
"The Imitation Game"
"Selma"
"The Theory of Everything"

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
"Birdman"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"Into the Woods"
"Pride"
"St. Vincent"

Best Actor – Motion Picture, Drama
Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"
David Oyelowo, "Selma"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"

Best Actor – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
Bill Murray, "St. Vincent"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Inherent Vice"
Christoph Waltz, "Big Eyes"

Best Actress – Motion Picture, Drama
Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"
Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"

Best Actress – Motion Picture. Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, "Big Eyes"
Emily Blunt, "Into the Woods"
Helen Mirren, "The Hundred-Foot Journey"
Julianne Moore, "Maps to the Stars"
Quvenzhané Wallis, "Annie"

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
Edward Norton, "Birdman"
Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"
Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
Emma Stone, "Birdman"
Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"

Best Director
Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Ava DuVernay, "Selma"
David Fincher, "Gone Girl"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman"
Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"

Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"
Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"
Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman"
Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar"

Best Original Song
Lana Del Rey, "Big Eyes" -- "Big Eyes"
John Legend and Common, "Glory" -- Selma"
Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, "Mercy Is" -- "Noah"
Sia and Greg Kurstin, "Opportunity" -- "Annie"
Lorde, "Yellow Flicker Beat" -- "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Force Majeure"
"Ida"
"Gett"
"Leviathan"
"Tangerine"

Best Animated Feature Film
"The Book of Life"
"The Boxtrolls"
"How to Train Your Dragon 2"
"Big Hero 6"
"The Lego Movie"

ME TV's Christmas Conundrum

METV Classic TV  Christmas 
                               
  Classic TV network , METV announced they will be doing a "Christmas Conundrum"   all December long in the countdown to Christmas.

all times Eastern/Pacific

Monday ,December 1st
10PM  Gunsmoke  P.S Murry Christmas

Tuesday, December 2nd
10PM  Dragnet  The Christmas Story
10:30PM  Adam-12   Christmas

Wednesday, December 3rd
10PM  The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis  Jangle Bells
10:30PM Family Affair   Christmas  Came  A little Early

Thursday, December 4th
10PM  Petticoat Junction    Cannonball Christmas
10:30pm The Beverly Hillibillies   Christmas At The Clampetts

Friday, December 5th
10PM Wonder Woman  The Deadly Toys

Monday, December 8th
10PM The Mary Tyler Moore Show   Not A Christmas story
10:30pm  Rhoda  Guess Wat I Got you for the Holidays

Tuesday, December 9th
10PM Car 54, Where are you ?    Christmas at The 53rd
10:30PM  Naked City  And  A Merry Christmas To The Force on Patrol

Wednesday, December 10th
10PM  Gilligan's Island   Birds Gotta Fly  , Fish Gotta Talk
10:30p m   Cheers   Love Me, Love my Car

Thursday , December 11th
10PM  Welcome Back, Kotter    Hark, The Sweatkings
10:30pm   Welcome Back ,Kotter   Sweathog Christmas special

Friday, December 12th
10 and 10:30pm   Saved by The Bell  Home For the Holidays parts 1 and 2

Monday, December 15th
10pm  The Bob Newhart Show   His Busiest Season
10:30pm  The Bob Newhart Show   I'm Dreaming of a Slight Christmas

Tuesday, December 16th
10PM   CHiPs   Christmas Watch

Wednesday, December 17th
10PM M*A*S*H Dear Dad
10:30pm M*A*S*H  Der Sis

Thursday, December 18th
10pm   That Girl   Christmas and The Hard Luck Kid
10:30pm  The Mary Tyler Moore Show Christmas and The Hard Luck II

Friday, December 19th
10PM  The Donna Reed Show A Very Merry Christmas
10:30pm  The Doris Day Show  It's Christmas time in the city

Monday, December 22nd
10pm  The Beverley Hillbillies   Christmas in Hooterville
10:30pm   Petticoat Junction  The Santa Claus Special

Tuesday, December 23rd
10PM  Laverne and Shirley  Oh, Come all Ye Bums
10:30pm  Happy Days  Guess Who's Comin' To Christmas

Wednesday , December 24th
10PM  The Odd Couple  Scrooge Gets an Oscar
10:30pm  The Honey Mooners  'twas the Night Before  Christmas

Christmas Night
10PM   The Brady Bunch  The Voice of Christmas
10:30pm  The  Andy Griffith Show Christmas Story

Find You METV station here 



source : http://metvnetwork.com/metv-s-christmas-conundrum

What CBS will be doing with the time between hosts on "Late Late Show"

CBS  Late Night TV  TV News
     

    CBS has announced what  they will be doing with the "Late Late Show" during the period of January 5th  , until James Cordon takes over March 6th .  They will have roating hosts and  special late night editions of their popular daytime show, "The Talk" .

Via Press release :

CBS will broadcast special editions of THE LATE LATE SHOW featuring rotating guest hosts and a special late night version of THE TALK, Monday, Jan. 5 - Friday, March 6, 2015 (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT).
As previously announced, the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated host Craig Ferguson will step down as host of THE LATE LATE SHOW on Friday, Dec. 19. The multi-talented performer, host, writer and producer James Corden will take the reigns as host on Monday, March 9, 2015.
Actor, host, comedian and producer Drew Carey will bookend the block of special editions when he guest hosts the first week, Monday, Jan. 5 - Friday, Jan. 9, and the final week, Monday, March 2 - Friday, March 6. Other guest hosts will include filmmaker Judd Apatow, actor Will Arnett, Emmy and GRAMMY Award-winning actor, host, singer and improv comedian Wayne Brady, comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan, comedian and actor Billy Gardell, actor, producer and Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes, writer, comedian and actor Thomas Lennon, GRAMMY Award winner John Mayer and actor Kunal Nayyar.
CBS Daytime’s THE TALK will broadcast original after-dark editions from their own set for THE LATE LATE SHOW time period. THE TALK will be broadcast Monday, Jan. 12 - Friday, Jan. 16 (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT).
Guests and further scheduling details will be announced shortly.

FOX sets it's mid season

FOX  Midseason2015 
                                                     

      Fox has announced it's  winter 2015  line up ,  some of  the changes include :  "Glee" moves to Fridays , for it's final episodes  the series moves to Fridays , starting  January 9th , with  2 hour episode .  It will air Fridays  at 9/8c    until the series finale  , March 20th  at 8/7c  as a 2 hour finale.  Leading into "Glee" on Fridays is a new series ."World's Funniest Fails" airing Fridays  at 8/7c, Starting  January 16th.

     A 3rd season of  "MasterChef : Junior"  starts Tuesday, January 6th  airing Tuesdays at 8/7c.  "Hell's Kitchen" takes the slot starting March 3rd.

"American Idol" makes it's return starting Wednesday January 7th at 8/7c  and continues  its premiere   Thursday the 8th at 8/7c.   Its regular slots are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c.  Following "Idol" on Wednesday is  "Empire" which premieres Wednesday January 7th at 9/8c;  airing Wednesdays in that slot.
 The New Crime series "BackStrom"  rounds off the Thursday Line up; premieres January 22nd at 9/8c.
   

Fox's Sunday line up gets a change starting , March 1st.   The Premiere of a new comedy . "The Last Man on  Earth" starts with a one hour premiere at 9/8c ; it's regular slot will be Sundays at 9:30/8:30c.  "Bob's Burgers" moves to 7:30/6:30c

 "The  Following" is back in a hour premiere , with a 2 hour premiere : Monday March 2nd  airing Mondays at 9/8c , starting the following week.  

New Comedy . "Weird Loners"  premieres Tuesday, March 31st  at 9:30/8:30c.

NBC announces Holiday Programming

NBC  Christmas TV NEWS


 NBC  has announced their holiday plans , including the classic "It's a wonderful Life" , their new play " Peter Pan Live", the Annual "New Years Eve Live" ,and more.




   via press release : 

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — November 13, 2014 — NBC celebrates the 2014 holiday season with an exciting slate of special programming that presents heart-warming annual traditions like “Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade,”  “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” and the beloved classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” along with concert specials by One Direction and Michael Buble, and the premieres of two brand-new inventive animated specials, featuring original songs that are destined to become holiday classics themselves: “How Murray Saved Christmas,” from four-time Emmy winner Mike Reiss (“The Simpsons”) and “Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas,” starring the voice talent of  four-time Emmy winner Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”).  At the centerpiece of the network’s holiday programming, the most anticipated TV event of the year, “Peter Pan Live!,” starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken, brings one of Broadway’s most treasured plays to television in a brilliant new production from award-winning producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.Rounding out the holiday fare are favorites like “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina” and iconic clips from the best of  “Saturday Night Live’s” Thanksgiving and Christmas shows over the past four decades, as well as a two-hour special of NBC’s popular musical competition series “The Sing-Off” and NBC’s annual patriotic salute to the men and women who serve our country, “WWE Tribute to the Troops,”  all leading up to the ringing in of 2015 with “New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly,” live from Times Square.Below is the holiday schedule: “The Making of Peter Pan Live!”Wednesday, Nov. 26 (8-9 p.m. ET )From Peacock Productions, this hourlong special will go behind the scenes to give viewers an inside look at the incredible teamwork it takes to create the event “Peter Pan Live” (Thursday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m.). Watch Allison Williams learn to fly and Christopher Walken practice his sword fighting as he prepares to play the villainous Captain Hook. From casting to costume design, this is an all-access pass to whet viewers’ appetites for all things “Peter Pan Live!”“SNL Thanksgiving”Wednesday, Nov. 26 (9-11 p.m. ET)An hilarious compilation of the best Thanksgiving-themed clips from 40 years of the iconic late-night series “Saturday Night Live.”“Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”Thursday, Nov. 27 (9 a.m.-noon ET)The biggest spectacle of the holiday season returns to entertain millions as the 88th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to NBC. Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Savannah Guthrie of “Today” will anchor the broadcast. More than 8,000 participants, some donning clown costumes, handling balloon giants or striking up the band, will set down the streets of Manhattan. Celebrities participating include Lucy Hale, Nick Jonas, Idina Menzel and Meghan Trainor. The parade will include high-stepping numbers from this season’s Tony Award-winning best musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” Sting’s “The Last Ship,” “On the Town” and “Side Show,” as well as a sneak peek at NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!” which airs Dec. 4. “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina”Thursday, Nov. 27 (noon-2 p.m. ET)The 13th annual “National Dog Show Presented by Purina” is hosted by award-winning actor, author and Broadway star John O’Hurley (“Seinfeld,” “Dancing with the Stars”) and expert analyst David Frei, an AKC-licensed judge and host of USA Network’s “The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.” Mary Carillo will report from the benching area and inside the show ring. Celebrating America’s love of man’s best friend, the telecast showcases some 1,500 purebred canines competing for the title of Best in Show.“Christmas in Rockefeller Center”Wednesday, Dec. 3 (8-9 p.m. ET)The arrival of the holidays wouldn’t be complete without a dazzling display of musical talent and the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree, hosted by “Today” show anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Natalie Morales. The star-studded tree lighting extravaganza will feature musical guests including Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett, Cyndi Lauper, Seth MacFarlane and will feature Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, Pentatonix, LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood performing current hits and holiday classics.“SNL Christmas”Wednesday, Dec. 3 (9-11 p.m. ET)The funniest Christmas-themed clips from 40 years of the iconic late-night series “Saturday Night Live.”“Peter Pan Live!”Thursday, Dec. 4 (8-11 p.m. ET)The classic Broadway musical about a boy who refuses to grow up, “Peter Pan Live!” will receive a show-stopping treatment with Allison Williams as Peter and Oscar winner Christopher Walken as the villainous Captain Hook. From executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron comes an enchanting evening that is the most anticipated TV event of the year.“How Murray Saved Christmas”Friday, Dec. 5 (8-9 p.m. ET)From four-time Emmy-winning writer and executive producer Mike Reiss (“The Simpsons”), “How Murray Saved Christmas” is based on Reiss’ best-selling children’s book of the same name and is cleverly written entirely in rhymed verse. Featuring original songs by Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer Walter Murphy (“Family Guy,” “Ted”), the story centers on cranky deli owner Murray Weiner (Jerry Stiller), who is forced to fill in for Santa (Kevin Michael Richardson) one Christmas and, with the help of Edison Elf (Sean Hayes), does a weirdly wonderful job. The special also stars the voice talents of Dennis Haysbert, Jason Alexander and John Ratzenberger.“It’s a Wonderful Life”Saturday, Dec. 6 (8-11 p.m. ET) and Wednesday, Dec. 24 (8-11 p.m. ET)The NBC annual tradition continues as the iconic 1946 film once again returns to primetime. Directed by Frank Capra, “It’s a Wonderful Life” stars Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, who contemplates suicide before a guardian angel intervenes and allows him to see all that is right in his world.“Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas”Tuesday, Dec. 16 (8-9 p.m. ET)Starring four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) as Buddy, this original stop-motion hour-long animated special is based on the popular film “Elf” and the hit Broadway show “Elf: The Musical.” Santa narrates the story of Buddy’s travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had. Along the way his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father’s eyes to the magic of Christmas. With nine new songs, the special features a voice cast including Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Fred Armisen, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Gilbert Gottfried, Kate Micucci, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles and Steve Higgins.“Michael Bublé’s Christmas in New York”Wednesday, Dec. 17 (8-9 p.m. ET)Grammy Award-winning singer Michael Bublé celebrates the holiday season with his fourth annual special. Special guests join Bublé at the storied Radio City Music Hall in New York City for an hour-long celebration of his favorite holiday.“The Sing-Off”Wednesday, Dec. 17 (9-11 p.m. ET) A two-hour holiday special of the popular musical competition series “The Sing-Off” showcases six new groups who compete for a first-place prize of $50,000. Returning judges Jewel and Shawn Stockman will be joined by Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump, while Nick Lachey once again hosts. “One Direction: The TV Special”Tuesday, Dec. 23 (8-9 p.m. ET)From Universal Orlando, this musical special offers TV viewers a rare inside look at the wildly popular band, and its members: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson.“WWE Tribute to the Troops”Saturday, Dec. 27 (8-9 p.m. ET)As a way to honor the men and women who serve our country, WWE brings together the best of sports entertainment and pop culture with superstars and divas celebrity appearances, as well as performances from music’s most popular acts. “Tribute to the Troops” has become a holiday tradition and is considered one of TV’s most patriotic and heartwarming shows of the year.“New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly”Wednesday, Dec. 31 (10-11 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET)“The Voice” host will celebrate the arrival of 2015 from Times Square with an array of musical guests.

CBS News Launches CBSN

CBS News  TV News

    CBS News has  a launched a  24 hour live stream  online service today, called CBSN. CBSN   is   free streaming  channel that  has live Anchored  news stories. It will be on 24 hours a day , but live for 15 hours a day.  It is a free with ad support  , to be watched online , on Roku , Fire TV, and moblie apps.  It also lets you "rewind" back to other stories to catch up and see again.



via press release

Nov. 6, 2014 – CBS News and CBS Interactive today launched CBSN, the first digital streaming news network that will allow Internet-connected consumers to watch live, anchored news coverage on their connected TV and other devices. At launch, the network is available 24/7 and makes all of the resources of CBS News available directly on digital platforms with live, anchored coverage 15 hours each weekday.
“CBSN is an important example of how CBS is able to leverage the unique strengths, talent and competitive advantages of its businesses to create exciting, highly competitive new services that meet evolving audience preferences for content consumption,” said Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation. “There’s a tremendous opportunity on these platforms for a true round-the-clock newscast. We’re confident this service will appeal to both traditional news consumers and a whole new set of viewers.”
CBSN will be available on CBSNews.com and its mobile website, key connected TV devices including Amazon Fire TV, Roku players and Roku TV™, and others, as well as the newly launched CBS News app for Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Phone 8/8.1 available through the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store. CBSN will also be available on the CBS News apps for Android and other leading platforms before the end of the year.
The network features a 60-minute format delivering live, updated news content from 9:00 AM - midnight ET every weekday at launch, and it takes advantage of the interactivity of digital platforms through a unique video player and on-screen interface. It gives viewers the full flexibility within each hour to control what they watch and when they watch it via DVR-like functionality that allows them to watch previous segments and jump back into live programming seamlessly and across devices.

Features of the network will include:
Live, anchored coverage from 9:00 AM - midnight ET every weekday;
Simulcasts of CBS News special reports for breaking news;
Additional content from a range of CBS sources including CBS News, CBS affiliate stations, CNET, CBSSports.com, Entertainment Tonight and more;
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The Lookback :Kids programs : ABC Saturday Mornings part I

The FlashBack  Children's programming   

  By Skyler 

   Once again , we are looking back  at children's programming ( I am deeply shocked)  this time we take a look back some programs offered on ABC during the 1980's ,to make this easier we are taking a look at 5 (in no specific order).     So, let's get right to it.

      1. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo
       Ah ,yes "Scooby Doo" has been around a long time , and has had different set ups  and designs. It has survived  ownership changes and channel changes ( and two live-action movies , that don't count) . There was this : "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo" ran on ABC Saturday Mornings in 1985 ( 1 season).
    This Scooby-Doo Series was different : It had real demons (gasp) instead of crazy people wearing costumes to break the law. We had Scooby , Shaggy and Daphne(Wait, why are Shaggy and Daphne together? Did they kill Fred?)  .  Scrappy returned ( insert your thought here )  and a new one-time character  in the series (as of 2014) a kid (to make the kids relate to the program?)  named Flim-Flam  and his warlock friend (who is voiced by Vincent Price).
      

  only 13   ....Hanna-Barbera / ABC/Youtube

   The show had 13 episodes ( makes sense)  they went around world looking for the demons to get them back into the chest.  The series having real ghosts  also means you have ghosts also trying to get the chest away from the Shaggy.  The series ran 13 episodes (like  I said already)  but they only caught 11 ghosts it was canceled in 1986.

2. Turbo Teen
     So 1984,  Ruby-Spears made a new TV cartoon  and this show is well ...different.  The Premise is a teenager is driving his car and then he has an accident ( they can rebuild him , wait wrong show)  and crashes into a secret government lab  and a ray messes with molecules and  combines him into a car.  How does he turn into car? ( I don't know , you tell me )  Extreme Heat turns him into car and Extreme reverses the process. Naturally he decides to fight crime.  He has two friends who help him and a dog . (gotta have a dog)  The Show ran on ABC Saturday Mornings for 1 season and only had 13 episodes.

That looks painful  / Ruby Spears /Whoever owns Ruby Spears stuff now/ YouTube

3.  The  Fonz Lives again ( not the name of the show we will be talking about )
    Happy  Days  was that successful show in the  1970's  so why not make a cartoon version of  it ?
   ("The Brady Bunch" did it.) That's where  "The Fonz and Happy Days gang" came from (notice it's the Fonz first , kind of like how the live-action show became) it stared  voices of the actors who played the characters on the original show:  Henry Winkler , Donny Most, and Ron Howard. They added a dog (as most cartoons had to have an animal of some sort I think) and a girl from the future , named Cupcake (poor kid).  The series was about The Fonz  and his friends going through time in a time machine trying to get back to 1957.(Don't we all)  It ran on  ABC for two seasons (1980-1981) with a total of 24  (much less than the original series )

Um yeah.... /Youtube

more after the jump


while you wait . please take your head off / youtube