Greta Van Susteren Joins MSNBC

MSNBC  TV News  

    After leaving Fox News Channel  last September after 14 years Greta Van Susteren is joining MSNBC.     She will be hosting a new 6pmet show called "For the Record" which replaces MSNBC Live which had been airing in the slot, since  "With All Due Respect" ended in December. "WADR" was Bloomberg TV show that re-aired on MSNBC from January -December 2016.    Much like her Fox News show it will be done from D.C giving MSNBC 3 hours between 5-8pmet of programming from the nation's capital.

via press release 

 Veteran Broadcaster to Host “For the Record with Greta,” Weeknights at 6 p.m. ET on MSNBC
JANUARY 5, 2017 – Veteran broadcaster Greta Van Susteren will join MSNBC, it was announced today by Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC.

Van Susteren will host “For the Record with Greta,” which will air weeknights from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET. The program will debut on Monday, January 9, based in Washington, D.C. It replaces the timeslot of Bloomberg’s political television show “With All Due Respect,” which ended in early December.

“For the Record” will provide news coverage and analysis of the day’s top headlines spanning politics and beyond. The early evening broadcast will build on MSNBC’s strategic shift to a breaking news focus during the day and, along with “MTP Daily” and “Hardball,” will provide one of the key bridges to primetime. MSNBC marked its most-watched year ever in 2016, and was the fastest growing top 100 cable network in weekday prime.

“Greta is a true pro with a proven record of tough journalism,” said Griffin.  “Her broad range of experience and sharp news judgment will be of great value to MSNBC as we build on our momentum going into a new year and a new administration.”

“I’m thrilled to start my next chapter at MSNBC,” Van Susteren said. “The network is the right destination for the smart news and analysis I hope to deliver every day, and I look forward to joining the talented journalists and analysts I respect there.”

A 25-year cable news veteran, Van Susteren joins MSNBC from Fox News Channel, where she hosted “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” for 14 years. Previously, Van Susteren spent more than a decade at CNN, where she served as a legal analyst and co-host of “Burden of Proof” and hosted the news program “The Point.” She is an experienced breaking news anchor and has traveled the world - including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, North Korea, Sudan, and more - often with Presidents, Secretaries of State and Defense, and other leaders.

Van Susteren was part of the investigative team that won a first place National Headliner Award for the "Attack on America." Additionally, her legal analysis and contribution to the election coverage in 2000 earned her the American Bar Association’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Journalism. Prior to her career in journalism, Van Susteren was a criminal defense and civil trial attorney.

Van Susteren graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in economics, with distinction, from the University of Wisconsin. She earned a Juris Doctor and a Master of Law from Georgetown Law. She is the first Stuart Stiller Fellow at Georgetown Law Center and was awarded honorary Doctorates of Law from Georgetown and Stetson Law School. In 2016, the American News Women’s Club honored Van Susteren with the prestigious 22nd annual Excellence in Journalism award.

Van Susteren is the co-author of My Turn at The Bully Pulpit: Straight Talk About The Things That Drive Me Nuts. She lives with her husband John P. Coale in Washington, D.C.

Fox News Channel finds Kelly replacement

Fox News Channel  TV News 

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     Two days after the announcement that Megyn Kelly was leaving Fox News Channel for NBC ; they have announced their replacement for the 9PMET slot.  Current 7PMET host, Tucker  Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" which started in November of 2016, after  Greta Van Susteren left will take the 9PMET  slot starting January 9th. Megyn Kelly's final "Kelly File" is  January 6th.

       Meanwhile, this leaves 7PMET open, Martha MacCallum -current co-anchor of their morning news show ,"America's Newsroom"- will host a  show called  "The First 100 Days". The program is to focus on the early days of the Trump administration. Starting January 16th.  She will also co-anchor the network's Inauguration coverage on January 20th.   While Shannon Bream , their Washington reporter , will be co-anchoring "America's Newsroom"

   via Fox News Insider :

Tucker Carlson Tonight is moving to 9:00pm ET beginning on Monday on Fox News Channel's top-rated primetime lineup.
"Tucker Carlson Tonight" - which currently airs at 7:00pm ET - had a record-breaking launch in November, fast becoming one of the most buzzed-about cable news programs on television.
"In less than two months, Tucker has taken cable news by storm with his spirited interviews and consistently strong performance. Viewers have overwhelmingly responded to the show and we look forward to him being a part of Fox News’ powerful primetime line-up," said Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox and Executive Chairman of FOX News.
Martha MacCallum will anchor a new 7:00pm ET show called "The First 100 Days," beginning on Monday, January 16.
"Martha is a versatile and skilled anchor who has proven to be an essential component of our news programming. For the last 12 years, our viewers have trusted her reporting and we are pleased she will be part of our primetime line-up for the first 100 days of the new presidency," said Murdoch.

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MacCallum, who recently signed a multi-year deal with Fox News Channel, will also anchor the Inauguration Day coverage on Friday, January 20th alongside Bret Baier.
MacCallum has anchored "America’s Newsroom" alongside Bill Hemmer since 2010 and has played a pivotal role during the network’s presidential election coverage since 2004.

and tweet from Shannon Bream

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STOP! HEMMER TIME! Cannot wait to spend the 1st 100 days of the new administration with my buddy @BillHemmer #wegotthis

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) January 5, 2017

It's a Charlie Brown Lookback: You're in the Superbowl, Charlie Brown

The Flashback   The Peanuts 

    First off, Happy New Year!  Second is the Superbowl a  holiday?  I hope not !  If you didn't know this existed well ,now you do.   Some history : This was the first special not to air on CBS, they cut off their relationship. (CBS was seeing other people)  So this was on NBC in 1994, until 2002's "A Charlie Brown Valentine" there was  no new specials premiered on TV , the next few ones were direct to video.  (We covered the two that were direct already here and here )  This one is an odd special for the peanuts (and we had It's the  Girl the Red Truck, already)  So let's start.

    It starts with animal football , of  birds playing football for the AFL (The Animal football league) they are playing the cats. (well somebody has a sense of humor).  Snoopy is the coach of the birds.

First London, then Mexico City, now the NFL has expanded into animals... some how. 

     The first 4 minutes of this special is essentially this football game  then it rolls into the  intro with some jazzy some how 90's stylized.   Of course a football based special couldn't be one with out the football gag.  (you know that ends)  Well know you don't because it doesn't happen.  Peppermint Patty and some others appear  to  announce that a contest is happening  and prizes are the a new bike and a trip to the  Superbowl ( trademark)  Charlie Brown does try to do the football but (now you know how that ends).  

       There's a girl that was watching Charlie Brown and Linus practicing  for the punt ,pass and kick contest.  (her name is Princess  Leia.) 

See I told you.... /copyright Peanuts 

      Her name is Melody-Melody (ummmm guys,,, did you guys think of this name at like 4:57 on a Friday?)  and she will be our girl of affection for the boys.  (because that's what it needs)    Out for Ice cream they tell her about  the contest.  (this will come up later)    Now back to football, this time dogs are playing the Birds. (I put my money on the birds because the Peanuts). 

   

     Make sure you get the NFL logo in real good, yep,that's it /copyright Peanuts 

   It's the day of contest and apparently , Linus and Charlie both want the attention of Melody-Melody (because who hasn't had a thing for Princess Leia?)  Lucy throws the football first  she gets 12 feet 3 inches. Her kick doesn't go as well it was minus 8 feet. (irony)  Franklin is second he gets 27 feet and 6 inches , while his kick is 16 feet and 2 inches.  Peppermint Patty is third  at 28 feet 4 inches , while  the kick is 17 feet and 8 inches.   Pigpen gets 24 feet and 3 inches (woah) and his kick 45 feet and 2 inches. Marcie  gets 18 feet 6 inches and no kick , she didn't want to.  Charlie Brown's throw is 72 feet and 6 inches. (woah)  His kick was 70 feet ,and 4 inches. (woah)  Linus' throw was 72 feet and 8 inches while his kick was 70  feet  and 8 inches. Meaning he won.   

   This is Lucy , we have nothing else to say just needed an image here /copyright Peanuts

  But, now we can't end it like this now can we?  (yes?)  There's  a twist, Melody Melody is also in the contest. (laughs uncontrollably)  and of course she wins. (because of course)    Now back to the birds, because of course.  Now the birds are playing the bison in the world championship. (What the...?)  Lucy shows up and tries to give advice,but Snoopy doesn't listen to her and the birds win  62-0. ( I want a recount)   And Lucy gets Chipade poured on her. 

 Yep , this is Lucy ... hahahhahahaha/ copyright Peanuts. 

      Linus says he will trust anyone again (even the government)  and Charlie Brown uses some Lucy advice  on him.  (woah)    That's the special. 

       The music featured in the special was  David Benoit's reworkings of   Vince Guaraldi's  scores, and it was  a good mix of the music.  A thing that I pointed out with the NFL logo  it seems it was some deal to work with it  ,but also the authentic football team dress the characters wore.    

 Now our review: To be honest it wasn't a bad special but it was kind of filler , the bird football games were the most interesting  even more than our main plot.(Unless the birds were the main plot)  It would have been better storywise with out the  Melody Melody part , would have even been nice to see a Charlie Brown win!  It wasn't a very strong special but it did have some laughs.  

That's our lookback tune tune in next time when Charlie Brown and Star Wars had a cross over. 

Megyn Kelly Leaving Fox News Channel; Going to NBC

TV NEWS   NBC FOX NEWS 

 FOX News Channel primetime host, Megyn Kelly is leaving the network, after hosting a primetime show since 2013, and being with the network since 2004.  She will be leaving the network to join NBC.

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Via NBC press release 

   Kelly to Anchor New Daytime News Program & Primetime Magazine ShowJANUARY 3, 2017 — Megyn Kelly, one of America’s most prominent news anchors, will join NBC News, it was announced today by Andrew Lack, Chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group.
Kelly will become anchor of a new one hour daytime program that she will develop closely with NBC News colleagues. The show will air Monday through Friday at a time to be announced in the coming months.
As part of the multi-year agreement, Kelly will also anchor a new Sunday evening news magazine show and will become an important contributor to NBC’s breaking news coverage as well as the network’s political and special events coverage.
Details about both of Kelly’s news programs will be unveiled in the coming months.
“Megyn is an exceptional journalist and news anchor, who has had an extraordinary career” Lack said. “She’s demonstrated tremendous skill and poise, and we’re lucky to have her.”
Kelly joins NBC News at a time when all four broadcasts in the division – “TODAY,” “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” “Meet the Press,” and “Dateline NBC” – are leading in the key 25-54 news demo and the coveted 18-49 demo in the 2016-17 season to date. All four shows also won those same two demos in the November sweep period, the first time that has happened since 2002.
Kelly has consistently delivered top ratings while maintaining a uniquely strong connection with her viewers and an important voice on social media. Since 2013, Kelly has anchored FOX News Channel’s (FNC) The Kelly File, which she helped to create. The Kelly File is consistently the number one news program in overall viewers on cable news and first among the critical 25-54 demo audience. It is also the number two show in all of cable news. She joined FNC in 2004 as a Washington-based correspondent.

      NBC News announcing that she would be presenting a daytime program  and a Sunday Evening News Magazine show.
  She also announced herself on Facebook
         

The Lookback: Christmas Everyday (Not the Movie)

Christmas The Flashback 

      I referenced  William Dean  Howells'  story  called "Christmas Everyday" in the past posts  as part of our look at things that are loosely related to the original story.  The special that this post is looking at is the most related to this story of everything I've looked at already.   "Christmas Everyday" , this special first appeared on CBS in 1987.   This lookback will be a mixture of both the special and a a light comparison to Howells' story.

     Lucy is writing her Christmas list and says that she wishes it could be Christmas everyday,  her father upon hearing this gets nervous. Her father and mother makes her not make this wish. Lucy and  her siblings ask why, and he decides to tell them a story about their  granny Matilda , also called Tilly and events about 100 years ago.  When Tilly's father comes home  he brings a crystal castle ornament that he says is magic because a fairy lives inside and she will make a wish come true. (What could go wrong?)  Tilly makes a wish that it would be Christmas everyday for ever and ever , and the fairy appears and warns that there is no un granting it , but it's only for a year. (because reasons)

*results pending , void in New Jersey 

       It's Christmas Morning and everyone is the family is happy. The Father gets a tie, the sister gets a dress, Tilly gets a doll, and they all get a dog. (it was  a surprise)  The next morning , it's Christmas again, and Tilly is surprised (wasn't expecting that ).  On the repeated Christmas , the family members seem to be getting the same gifts they got before and are confused like they are having an extreme Da ja vu moment.  The gifts ,including the dog are  doubled as well.  The third one kind of bores them  and it repeats and people start getting sick of Christmas.

 Sigh it's Christmas again

    Tilly wants to tell everyone that she is cause of this. (But that's hard)   It's not just Christmas everyday at the one house , it was Christmas Everyday for everyone (yay?) and the year went as normal , just everyday being the same holiday. The price of eating birds went up, cranberries got expensive and even the trees were killed. (Umm guys trees don't ...never mind)   Tilly , herself, is annoyed by Christmas as well.   Everybody got poor (umm guys couldn't you have... oh never mind)  Tilly decides to beg  to the fairy to undo her wish, but she doesn't get a reply. (sorry, the fairy you have dialed has been disconnected)

That's bad neck posture 

   After her birthday doesn't go to to well, Tilly pleads to the fairy again, and her sister ,Franny, over hears her and finds out that she is the cause of the Christmas everyday thing.  When the town finds out  they ignore her.  She decides to run away. (Look what you did town)  Her parents find her and tell that they love her no matter what.  After the year is over, Christmas does end and everyone celebrates that Christmas is over.  Everyone forgave Tilly , and never mentioned this again. (In fact, since Lucy's father is telling this story he was then shot after telling the story, wait no but we got a Gravity Falls reference in)   The fairy appears again and asks if she would like to extend it, and Tilly tells here not to and she returns Christmas to normal.     The Father tells his kids that if you wish something you might just get it.  At the end Lucy makes  wish , that she was in bed and it happens.

  So that's the special and it follows the original story the most.   Where the other holidays seem to be absorbed into Christmas, people building barns to hold the extra presents, the fairy, and when the little girl (not given a name in the story)  she is ignored by the town.  The main moral of both is that Christmas is great , but it's like any good thing what makes  it special is that it comes around once a year.
 My review : The animation of the special is interesting itself , it has a child drawing feel to it , but the special itself has genuine warmth to it and it's an enjoyable over 20 minute viewing.
That is our lookbacks and pretty much we are done with looking at things related to this story, so that was fun, tune in next itme when we wonder what happens if it's Valentine's day everyday.


 

Christmas Lookback : Christmas is Here Again

Christmas  The Flashback 

    We dig not too far back , just to 2007.  I found this movie about a couple years ago and never really thought to get to in the future, but here we are.  It's called "Christmas Is Here Again"   Before I talk about the special , I  have to mention the voice cast which is an impressive amount of stars :  Jay Leno is the narrator ,  Ed Asner, Kathy Bates, Brad Garret , Shirley Jones (you may know her from the Partridge Family) , Colin  Ford, Madison Davenport, Norm Macdonald, Andy Griffith (who gets to play Santa.)  But wow they got a strong celeb cast for this movie.  It came out as direct to video in 2007.   The Animation company is Renegade , which also did the animation for the cartoon Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi.     Which looking at the animation , I see it.

                The movie starts with Santa preparing for Christmas when he finds out  that his sack has  been stolen (in song) by a figure named Krad  (voiced by Ed Asner).  Over the next thirty years Christmas has become forgotten.  The main character we meet named Sophianna who is trying to help a caterpillar from a tree and she names him Mr.Caterpillar.  Some kids start throwing snowballs knocking her and the caterpillar from the tree and stealing her cane.  She  lives at an  orphanage  run by a woman named  Miss Dowdy (voiced by Kathy Bates) .   A woman comes to get some huckleberries for her pie  and when Miss Dowdy comes out  Sophianna runs and hides in the forst because she wasn't supposed to be out there after being sent to her room for the day.  This is where she meets an elf who was frozen in some ice, his name is Paul Rocco.  (Voiced by  Daniel Roebuck , you may know him from  Matlock , or the Dad from the TV movie "Quints")   He finds out that she doesn't know who  Santa is or what Christmas is , so he explains the whole story and situation that is at present.  

Me myelf and I /copyright  Screen Media Films 

                          

       The two of them go the North Pole to find out what to do next. (I'm glad the North Pole wasn't that far)  Santa is noticeably thinner and sadder.  The Woman from earlier was Mrs. Claus.  Santa explains that  Krad took the sack , Krad used to provide Santa with  coal for the naughty children, but Santa stopped doing that  and Krad took revenge. (Krad should have diversified his business , or started a power plant)  Krad lives in the earth with Selves , which are children he converted do his bidding. (The darkest thing in this movie if you think about it.) 

I mean really, dark.... /copyright Screen Media Films 

       

          Sophianna asks why Santa can't just get a new sack to which the answer is  that it was made from the swaddling clothes of the baby Jesus, as a way to remind children of the birth of Christ.   Sophianna wants to help find Santa's sack, instead of going back the orphanage. (We don't blame her) They  meet a small reindeer named Dart, the grandson of Prancem and all 3 of them go the way to Krad's to get the sack.    Next two more animals meet our three some (because why not?) a polar bear named Charlie (voiced by Brad Garret)   and a fox named Buster (voiced by Norm McDonald)  and since they are voiced by celebs they will be here for a while.   

Good the animals talk , or otherwise this would be weird. 

     Anyway, Buster agrees to help them  after Sophianna decides to give up her precious locket ,but their plan was a trick to lead them somewhere but not to a secret enterance. (because never trust a fox)  But this ends up they really do find the secret entrance  and fall inside a room with jewels. (hhahhahahaha)   Buster decides to let them go ahead and leave him and they rest go and find the sack, when he shows up again , it's because he told Krad about then and sells them out for money. (never trust a fox)  But later, Buster helps break them out and gets them  the bag as well. (Fine) 

No comment, just need a picture of the Santa... 

           Krad is defeated quite quickly he and the selves are covered in coal.   Buster gives back the locket and they part paths.  Sophianna returns to Santa's workshop. When Santa asks her for anything she (implied ) asks him for a family, but he says that sometimes anything doesn't mean anything. (well that's sad)  Meanwhile , Christmas is back.  Mr. Caterpillar has become a butterfly. (with the name Violet now)  

Get it ? Violet because.... 

Now the red  text  is a spoiler so if you want to skip , skip to the next black text.  

     

       After the butterfly leaves , Sophianna is surprised when Miss. Dowdy tells her that there's someone who wants to adopt her. She follows  and finds out that the family that wants her is  Santa and Mrs. Claus, who adopt her.  Miss. Dowdy gives her a parting gift of a new cane. 

     So that's the movie.   It  was an enjoyable movie, yes predictable , but it's Christmas, though the  end did kind of surprise me . It's a nice movie to view for Christmas and  all the big stars did  a good job and the voices sound like they enjoyed being in the movie.     The animation is not bad  and for a 2007 movie it's nice to see that's not 3D CGI. The plot stayed on plot, and the songs were numerous but enjoyable and didn't fell to out of place.   Give it a try ,yourself.  

  That's the lookback and review , tune in next time, when  Santa's bag gets stolen again because he doesn't have good security.  

     

  

        

      

The Lookback : Fairly Odd Parents :Christmas Everyday

The Flashback  Christmas  Nickelodeon 

      We continue our journey at looking at Christmas related specials that have to do with  Christmas Everyday in story telling. (refer to our Christmas Everyday post for more)  The past two movies we took a look at were more using the "Groundhog Day" story telling method, that just happens to be Christmas as the  holiday that is being repeated until our protagonist learns a moral.  In the "Christmas Everyday" movie post I mentioned the story by William Dean Howells from 1892 , where a little girl ,who loves  Christmas so much that she wishes it was Christmas everyday and it happens.

   Well now what we are looking at this time is the Christmas episode of the tv series "The Fairly Odd Parents"  called "Christmas Everyday". Again we won't mention every event of the episode, but instead it's plot and how it fits with our Christmas everyday plot lines.

The Moon looks very round tonight/ copyright Viacom 

  Our main character is Timmy Turner, a ten-year-old boy who has fairy god -parents ,because his life , in general is awful.   It starts with Christmas Eve and Timmy's favorite holiday happens to be Christmas because of the gifts, no school (yes and yes) , and his parents don't go out anywhere meaning he gets to spend time with them. (and no nasty baby-sitter Vicky)  So then , it becomes Christmas Day and he has a good one  Santa brought tons of gifts and this causes him to wish it was Christmas Everyday.  Cosmo and Wanda grant his wish and the next morning , it's Christmas again  It goes pretty well, but his fairies want to tell him something important ,but they don't get the chance to. (This will be important later)  Eventually , it starts going downhill (since it's 25 minute special ,pretty quickly) the presents decrease for Timmy , and everyone else is sick of Christmas.   With the banks closed, the stores closed ,and probably other functions of things being hindered. (By the fifteenth day  countries are getting their military ready to shoot down Santa!)

Insert War on Christmas joke here/ copyright Viacom 

       Timmy realizes that everyone else is sick of Christmas now, and tries un-wish it , but he finds ou the fairies including the others in Fairy World  give their magic up to Santa , so they can't un do it. This also adds a new plot to the episode, along with another plot , where the other holidays' characters: Easter Bunny  (Easter , duh) , The April Fool (for well guess) , Cupid, a dog (the Easter Bunny's dog) , Baby New Year. (No tree came for Arbor day I see)  They threaten Timmy (how did they know?) to undue his wish, and they find out that Santa has all the powers. Because of that, their plan is to take out Santa. (take out meaning well you know)

Why Santa ... you look different.../copyright Viacom 

Nevermind/copyright Viacom 

     Timmy (yes we start with Timmy again)  has to stop them by getting to the North Pole first , while also alerts kids around the world on the internet for them to help. (aww 2001 , wait a minute...woah)  Eventually, the other holidays and Santa have a fight (finally I've wanted to see Santa take out the Easter Bunny) but he eventually is weakened and they capture Santa. Timmy gets there and some kids from around the world show up to help.  The other holiday figures just want to be loved as well, and Timmy says they are but Christmas just does more like bring people together. (President's day Makes your buy a mattress) This conveniences the other holidays  to give back the power and Timmy gets an idea to fix the problem he asks the kids to write to Santa to make it December 26th. (Timmy wants to return something)  So of course, it becomes December 26th , and there's a new rule for fairies not to grant this kind of wish again.(Why wasn't a rule in the first place , was he the first?)

Dear Santa... I need to write smaller/ copyright Viacom 

    This episode follows our plot line structure of the wish for Christmas everyday and our main character loves , but it ends up going badly. (like the too much of a good thing rule)  It's moral is pretty clear : Christmas is special because it's one day a year and yes it brings people together and also shows the other holidays are just as important to our lives.

 Now our review: This episode is a great episode of the 'Fairly Odd Parents' has some fun laughs (which is nice for a comedy show)  the gags of the 12 days of Christmas carolers , not knowing what to do with the 15 day , Timmy's Dad wanting  egg nog, "What's up with that?" and more.  I recommend  watching it.

 Tune in next time when we give the answer as to why nobody wishes for it to be Thanksgiving everyday . (Death by food, yep Death by food)

But First These Messages : In this case we mean Message And for Christmas

But First These Messages    Christmas 

   We look at a Christmas commercial  , yes , just one . It's from Australia from Aldi , and it's ummmm well ... here it is.                                                                                                      
        


  It stars all nice and looks like here comes a nice family for Christmas ,  a little  over- enthusiastic   but alright.  But why did they change the wreath? (that was warning )

                                            -Aldi 

Moderately alight, wait look at the one girl on the bottom , is she going to kill them?   

Then they invade personal spaces , like the shower and closet. 

Under the Bed... is why I don't look under the bed.    

I am not sure how the one guy got into the Dishwasher and I don't think I want to know 

I would have done the same thing... also that didn't kill him , but the dishes are never the same. 

 They lose it in the back year , but atleast they brought some snow. 

The Family that wears the same sweater is less likely to have high washing  bills. 

They have magical powers, don't mess with them or whatever I had earlier was really strong. 

 Some people would pay good money to um sun bathe at Christmas , I think. 

Well that's terrifying , is he going to kill that guy? Why have we asked this question so much? (we have a lack of questions,that's why) 

 Hey kid you are swimming wrong, sweaters aren't made for...oh never mind, let's see how the skis are doing. 

Shame on them, how dare they ... break those skis like that ,I mean they don't grow on trees you know. (If they are made of wood, they are made from trees not grown from them) 

This is also where the commercial changes pace where this family finds they like an Aussie Christmas after all . (and really what's not to like?) 

When they "We'll be back next year " they decided to destroy the swears into tank-sweaters the latest fashion trend. 

also look that guy's face when they said that....  that's the face of haunted dreams and planning to move. 

But I  guess it was a happy ending... I think , I am not really sure. 

Sweaters were harmed in the making of this commercial. (and one street light) 

 That was fun, yes it was kind of an odd commercial but it was kind of fun  (plus they are standing right behind us so we can't say anything mean)  and terrifying  it's fun-ifying.