But First These Messages: Power us Up

But First These Messages 


    Without batteries we wouldn't have anything portable really, and they really provide us a service that we take for granted. It's interesting . even though batteries are so big in our world, they still have to be advertised to us.

         Batteries ... But First these, messages.

 
    In the 1990's  Duracell envisioned a world  where plastic people obviously killed off all the humans and took over the world, but they had to be powered by batteries.  The Puttermans  appared in  Duracell ads between 1994 to 1996.

     

           I have some questions , how do they put the batteries in, or does someone have to put hte batteries in for them?
                Also batteries are their life force , yet the have to buy them?
                 Also did they kill that woman , or will they give her a new battery later?
          So many questions!

Hmm I think they killed her

                 

     

     In this world, even the pets are battery operated.  This is the future folks! Wake up ! (bonk on the head )

This bird later got a sitcom called Everybody loves Birdy. 

      That bird is annoying, was anyone else expecting one of them to take the battery out , I was kind of thinking that, maybe I have dark thoughts, it's that last commercial's fault!


       
 
      This commercial again makes me ask so many questions , like they can go in the water? Also the fish are battery powered , when they eat "meat" does that mean the batteries are taken and then they eat the food?

That's the face that's seen things 

                                 
more after the jump

METV's Holiday Schedule

METV  Christmas  Classics 

 

 

         METV's holiday programmings starts November 12th with classic holiday episodes of classic TV shows.  Programming will air Sundays  at 2pmet  until 5pmet. (Subtract 1 hr for Central and Mountain time zones.) 

 Sunday, November 12th 

2PM  The Facts of Life : The Christmas Show 

2:30pm The Facts of Life : Christmas in the Big House 

3PM   Mama's Family : Santa Mama

3:30pm  Mama's Family : Mama Gets Goosed 

4PM   The Lucy Show : Together for Christmas 

4:30pm The Lucy Show  : Lucy the Chiormaster 

Sunday, November 19th 

2pm  The Facts of Life : Christmas Baby 

2:30pm  The Facts of Life "Post- Christmas Card"

3pm  Saved by the Bell : A Thanksgiving 

3:30pm  Mama's Family : An Ill wind 

4pm Happy Days: The First Thanksgiving 

4:30pm  Cheers : Ill - Gotten Gaines 

Sunday, November 26th 

2pmet  Petticoat Junction : The Santa Claus Special 

2:30pm  The Beverly Hillbillies : Christmas in Hooterville

3pm  The Honeymooners : Twa the Night Before Christmas 

3:30pm  The Odd Couple :  Scrooge Gets an Oscar

4pm  Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman : Mike's Drea: A Christmas Tale

Sunday, December 3rd 

2pm  Laverne & Shirley : "Christmas at the Booby Hatch"

2:30pm The Brady Bunch : The Voice of Christmas 

3pm  A Very Brady Christmas (1988) 

Sunday, December 10th 

2pm  Alf " Alf's Special Christmas (parts 1 and 2 ) 

3-5pm    The Love Boat : Christmas Cruise 

Sunday, December 17th 

2-4pm Little House on the Prairie : Bless All the Dear Children 

4pm The Bob Newhart Show : His Busiest season 

4:30pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show : Christmas and the Hardluck Kid II 

Sunday, December 24th 

2pm  Gilligan's Island : Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk 

2:30-5pm Scrooge (1970) 

Full schedules  ET/PT   CT/MT  

It's a Lookback , Charlie Brown : A Charlie Brown Celebration

 The Flashback  Peanuts 


            Charlie Brown needs to be celebrated so this was it.  "A Charlie Brown Celebration" is a Peanuts special from may of 1982 on the CBS network (of course).  It was an hour long special , which sparked CBS to pick up a new animated weekly series called "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show".   This special is  pretty much a collection of Peanuts stories that would be too long to make a 30 minute (24 Minutes+ Commercials) special.  Also Charles Schulz himself introduces the special and  he explains how the special will work which is nice and handy.

  The segments have varying lengths  kind of like how Schulz explains his comic strips can be one timers or have a story line that runs for weeks. In other words this is like a celebration of Charlie Brown and the gang in animated form. 
   
       The first segment ,called School, is about a minute long with Sally doing her classic laments about school starting.  A short bump where Lucy tickles Snoopy and he falls of his dog house  and giggles some more.  Then it goes back to school ,but the time has skipped to the first day of school  with more laments about school by Sally Brown.   Then it's Charlie Brown, Lucy, Schroeder in classes. Again it's just about another minute long.

That's not how you sit in a desk / Copyright Peanuts 

    The second segment is called Kite.  Charlie Brown does his famous kite flying and he gets caught in a tree. Then it turns  into a segment about Lucy and Linus talking about Edgar Allen Poe.  Charlie Brown does more kite flying  and gets everyone all tangled up.
                 

 All Tied up/ Copyright Peanuts 

    The third segment : Charlie Brown's School Days.  Back to school (wow!)   We have Linus in his class writing about learning to butter up a teacher.  This segment is about our main characters in school. 
                                 

Linus is right/ Copyright Peanuts 

    The Fourth segment is called "Sally" it's about Sally (of course) but there's  also get the Peanuts character, Eudora.  It takes place at camp and it's mostly about Eudora teasing Snoopy, whom Sally brought with her.
                             

Eudora in the Middle / Copyright Peanuts 

   The Fifth segment is called "Sally and Linus" which is about Lucy and Franklin. (alright I'm kidding just making sure you are paying attention)   Linus reads about his camping and gets to queen snakes which makes his teacher faint.  Sally has a hard time drawing a cow leg and complains and gets sent to the principal's office.
                                     

What are you in for? / Copyright Peanuts 

   The Sixth segment is called "Peppermint Patty".   Peppermint Patty is looking for a private school to attend. Because she's Peppermint Patty she thinks Snoopy is a human and so of course a suggestion was Ace Obedience school. (She was looking for a cheap private school so her father wouldn't have to spend so much.)  She tells Charlie Brown  he tries to explain it to her but of course she's Peppermint Patty, she doesn't listen to anyone.  She goes to the school and notices that everyone else has  a dog and that there are no desks.  Marcie asks her how was her day?  Apparently , Peppermint Patty didn't notice it was dog school. Charlie Brown tells Snoopy that Peppermint Patty is not going to be happy with the beagle when she finds out it's a school for dogs. (Ha ha when she finds out)  She's still at the school and apparently the school doesn't think this is strange at all. (What kind of world is this?)  She graduates. (Again what is this place?)  Also Marcie still doesn't tell her  but implies that she knows and just doesn't tell P.P.   Marcie the next day, tells her that the teacher has been asking where she has been.  She asks for attorney (Snoopy) to prove she has graduated , Snoopy of course is nervous because she may find out the truth now. (May)  Peppermint Patty does find out and looks for Snoopy. (probably to show him how she knows how fetch now)  She then gets into a fight with a cat the mean one who lives next door. (That escalated quickly) Peppermint Patty and Snoopy end up fighting World War 2 (the cat) and I think they lost. P.P goes back to people school.

 This was the longest segment so far.

 More after the jump

Look what the cat dragged in / Copyright Peanuts 

   The Seventh Segment :  Linus.   This one Linus and Sally are on a field trip. It's mostly Sally being annoyed by school some more.  Linus remembers the place they went before and then he is reunited to famous peanuts character, Truffles.  Sally gets jealous and she and Truffles start fighting over Linus.  He goes on the roof and he refuses to get down until they stop fighting.  Then he gets stuck.  She asks Snoopy and Woodstock to rescue him which I guess they do.

                         

Aww Luffles / Copyright Peanuts 

  The Eight Segment is Piano.  Lucy is doing her classic interact with Schroeder at his piano. She tells him how if they were married she would dust his piano every day. The she temps him for reaction by talking about Beethoven.   It's pretty much Lucy and Schroeder doing their normal segment.  Eventually she throws his Piano into the sewer. (not very nice) Charlie Brown helps him and they go down to where the water goes but it was a lost cause, so he buys a new one.
                                           

Then he threw her down the sewer / Copyright Peanuts 

   The Ninth Segment is called  Lucy , in this one Lucy in angry that she isn't thankful for anything, Linus tries to help. So he does something sweet and she cries.  Then Lucy has  Linus get fire wood  while she plays jokes on him and talks about  Abe Lincoln.  (random)
                                           

awwww/ copyright Peanuts 

     The Tenth segment : Peppermint Patty and Marcie.   Marcie doesn't really like playing baseball. She also recommends that they need caps. So she takes initiative  and tries to make some caps. They go through a cycle of caps that annoy Peppermint Patty.  P.P sees that a baseball team is having a free cap day for children, so her plan is to run through nine times to get nine caps. (Yes this plan has flaws we could point out.)  Marcie runs after the first cap , Peppermint Patty quits on her plan.
                             

Hmm fly ball/ Copyright Peanuts 

    The Eleventh segment, Charlie Brown.    Charlie Brown was pitching and he's feeling sick and decides to go home.  Charlie goes to the E.R by himself.  Sally can't find him and apparently decides that it's a good time to move into his room. (Long running Peanuts Gag)   Then she finds out that Chuck is in the hospital. (You maybe asking where the parents are, well Barber's picnic and C.B didn't want to bother them or know where it is or something.)  Meanwhile, Charlie Brown wonders if he's dead.  Everyone else is worried even Lucy. (Yes her too)  She even cries.  Peppermint Patty and Marcie are turned away at the hospital because they are too young. (This didn't stop Chuck and Linus in Why Charlie Brown Why,)  The Continuing theme of Marcie being in love with C.B continues she wants him to ask her to the prom in the future.   Lucy is unhappy when Charlie Brown's mom says he's not any better, and  promises that she would never pull the football away again if he gets away.   Then Charlie Brown gets better.  So the football thing happens and Charlie Brown doesn't kick the ball  and kicks her hand. (Darn it Schulz , darn it!)
                               

 The one where Charlie Brown doesn't die/ Copyright Peanuts 

    That's the special.  This was the first of three television specials for the Peanuts that featured multiple stories that others were : "It's and Adventure , Charlie  Brown" and "Snoopy the Musical"  but this was the first one.  I like the idea of taking some story lines that aren't long enough  to be  24 minutes long.  And none of the segments feel like they go on to long.  Since it's the peanuts there are alot of gags that made me laugh and there is of course some sweetness too.  It's great to see the variety of characters even including Eudora and Truffles is a nice touch.

  That's the special tune in next time when see how Truffles and Linus are doing now.
 

The CW Holiday Programming 2017

The CW  Christmas  

mychiller Christmas 

 

   The CW has released their holiday programming schedule. 

  Friday, December 1st 

  8PMET  Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

  9PMET   Masters of  Illusion : Christmas Magic 

 Tuesday, December 12th 

 8PMET   Greatest  Holiday Commercials  Countdown 2017

  Thursday, December 14th 

  8PMET   iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 

 9:30PMET  Whose Line Is it  Anyway (Encore) 

Friday, December 15th 

8PMET   The 86th Annual Holywood Christmas Parade 

Monday, December 18th

8PMET  Popstar's Best of 2017

9PMET   The Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors 2017 

Wednesday, December 20th 

8PMET   Grandma Got Run Over by  a Reindeer (encore) 

9PMET   The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of  All Time 

Friday, December 22nd 

8PMET  Masters of  Illusion : Christmas Magic  (encore) 

9PMET   Greatest  Holiday Commercials  Countdown 2017 (encore) 

Monday, December 25th  

  8PMET   iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017  (Encore) 

 9:30PMET  Whose Line Is it  Anyway (Encore) 

press release after the jump

Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas schedule

Freeform    Christmas   

   

     Freeform  has released their annual 25 days of Christmas programming.  

   Friday ,  December 1st 

7:30a/6:30c   Eloise  at Christmastime 

11a/10c     Richie Rich's Christmas  Wish 

1/12c       Jack Frost

2/1c          The Nightmare Before Christmas

3:35/2:35c   The Year Without a Santa Claus 

4:35/3:35c   Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory 

7:05/6:05c    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 

9:15/8:15c   Elf 

11:25/10:25c   Disney's A Christmas Carol 

1:30a/12:30c   Frosty's Winter Wonderland 

Saturday,  December 2nd 

7a/6c    Richie Rich's Christmas  Wish 

9a/8c   Mickey's Christmas Carol 

9:30/8:30c  Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas 

11a/10c   The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration 

1:05/12:05c  Disney's  A Christmas Carol 

3:10/2:10c   The Nightmare Before Christmas 

4:50/3:50c   National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 

7/6 c   Elf  

9:10/8:10c  Dr.Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2001) 

11:50/10:50c  The Polar Express

Sunday, December 3rd 

7am/6c  Mickey's Christmas Carol 

7:30a/6:30c   Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas 

9a/8c   A Dennis the Menace Christmas 

11:05a/10:05c  Santa Paws 2 : The Santa Pups 

1:10/12:10c   Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 

2:15/1:15c  The Nightmare Before Christmas 

3:55/2:55c    The Polar Express

6:05/5:05c     Dr.Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2001

8:45/7:45c   The Santa Clause

10:50/9:50c  The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Claus

12:55a/11:55c  Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 

Monday. December 4th 

7:30am/6:30c  Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

11am/10c    Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas

12:30pm/11:30c  Arthur Christmas

2:30pm/1:30c   The Santa Clause

4:35pm/3:35c  The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

6:40pm/5:40c  Elf

8:50pm/7:50c  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c  Four Christmases

Tuesday, December 5th 

7:30am/6:30c  The Mistle-Tones

12:30pm/11:30c  Four Christmases

2:30pm/1:30c   Angry Angel

4:35pm/3:35c   Elf

6:45pm/5:45c  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8:55pm/7:55c  The Polar Express

12am/11c  Eloise at Christmastime

Wednesday , December 6th 

7:30am/6:30c Snowglobe

12pm/11c   Angry Angel

2:05pm/1:05c Eloise at Christmastime

4:15pm/3:15c Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

6:45pm/5:45c The Polar Express

8:50pm/7:50c Elf

12am/11c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Thursday, December 7th 

7am/6c  Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

11am/10c Snow Day

1pm/12c The Nightmare Before Christmas

2:35pm/1:35c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

4:45pm/3:45c Disney's A Christmas Carol

6:50pm/5:50c Elf

9pm/8c    Toy Story

12am/11c A Dennis the Menace Christmas

Friday, December 8th 

7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy

7:30am/6:30c A Dennis the Menace Christmas

11am/10c  The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:40pm/11:40c Eloise at Christmastime

2:45pm/1:45c Disney's A Christmas Carol

4:50pm/3:50c Toy Story

6:50pm/5:50c Toy Story 2

9pm/8c    Toy Story 3

11:30pm/10:30c  Toy Story That Time Forgot

12am/11c Arthur Christmas

Saturday , December 9th 

7am/6c  Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July

9:05am/8:05c Eloise at Christmastime

11:10am/10:10c Arthur Christmas

1:15pm/12:15c Toy Story 2

3:25pm/2:25c  Toy Story 3

5:55pm/4:55c Toy Story That Time Forgot

6:25pm/5:25c The Santa Clause

8:35pm/7:35c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

10:45pm/9:45c  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12:55am/11:55c Jack Frost

Sunday , December 10th 

7am/6c  Jack Frost

8am/7c Snow Day

10:05am/9:05c  Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

12:10pm/11:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

2:15pm/1:15c Disney's A Christmas Carol

4:20pm/3:20c The Santa Clause

6:30pm/5:30c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8:40pm/7:40c Elf

10:50pm/9:50c Four Christmases

1am/12c The Year Without A Santa Claus

Monday, December 11th 

7am/6cThe Bells Of Fraggle Rock

7:30am/6:30c Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

11am/10c The Little Drummer Boy

11:30am/10:30c Disney's A Christmas Carol

1:35pm/12:35c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

2:40pm/1:40c The Year Without A Santa Claus

3:40pm/2:40c Four Christmases

5:50pm/4:50c Elf

8pm/7c Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

9pm/8c The Polar Express

12am/11c Eloise at Christmastime

Tuesday, December 12th 

7am/6c Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

7:30am/6:30c Eloise at Christmastime

11am/10c  Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

12:10pm/11:10c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

2:20pm/1:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas

4pm/3c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

6:40pm/5:40c The Polar Express

8:50pm/7:50c The Santa Clause

12am/11c Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July

Wednesday,December 13th 

7am/6c 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

7:30am/6:30c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

11am/10c Rudolph's Shiny New Year

12:10pm/11:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas

1:50pm/12:50c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

4:30pm/3:30c Elf

6:40pm/5:40c The Santa Clause

8:50pm/7:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

12am/11c The Year Without A Santa Claus

1am/12c Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

Thursday, December 14th 

7am/6c Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas

8:30am/7:30c Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

11am/10c Mickey's Christmas Carol

11:30am/10:30c Christmas Cupid

1:30pm/12:30c Elf

3:40pm/2:40c The Year Without A Santa Claus

4:40pm/3:40c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

6:45pm/5:45c Four Christmases

8:50pm/7:50c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c Angry Angel

Friday,December 15th 

7am/6c Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

9am/8c The Little Drummer Boy

11am/10c Eloise at Christmastime

1pm/12c Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

3pm/2c Angry Angel

5pm/4c Four Christmases

7:10pm/6:10c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

9:20pm/8:20c Elf

11:30pm/10:30c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

1:30am/12:30c Mickey's Christmas Carol

Saturday, December 16th 

7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy

7:30am/6:30c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

9:35am/8:35c Mickey's Christmas Carol

10:05am/9:05c Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas

11:35am/10:35c Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas

1:05pm/12:05c The Nightmare Before Christmas

2:45pm/1:45c The Polar Express

4:55pm/3:55c The Santa Clause

7:05pm/6:05c Elf

9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

11:55pm/10:55c Christmas With The Kranks

Sunday,December 17th 

7am/6c Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas

8:30am/7:30c Christmas With The Kranks

10:40am/9:40c The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:20pm/11:20c The Polar Express

2:30pm/1:30c Disney's Prep and Landing

3pm/2c Disney's Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

3:30pm/2:30c The Santa Clause

5:35pm/4:35c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

8:15pm/7:15c Frozen

10:45pm/9:45c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12:55am/11:55c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Monday,December 18th 

7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy

7:30am/6:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

8:35am/7:35c Four Christmases

10:40am/9:40c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12:50pm/11:50c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

3:25pm/2:25c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

5:30pm/4:30c Frozen

8pm/7c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

9pm/8c Elf

12am/11c Arthur Christmas

Tuesday, December 19th 

7am/6c Frosty's Winter Wonderland

7:30am/6:30c Arthur Christmas

9:40am/8:40c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

12:20pm/11:20c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

1:20pm/12:20c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

3:30pm/2:30c The Year Without A Santa Claus

4:30pm/3:30c Elf

6:40pm/5:40c Christmas With The Kranks

8:50pm/7:50c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c Angry Angel

Wednesday,December 20th 

7am/6c Mickey's Christmas Carol

7:30am/6:30c The Mistle-Tones

9:30am/8:30c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

10:30am/9:30c Angry Angel

12:30pm/11:30c Eloise at Christmastime

2:30pm/1:30c The Year Without A Santa Claus

3:30pm/2:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

4:35pm/3:35c Christmas With The Kranks

6:40pm/5:40c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

8:50pm/7:50c Elf

12am/11c Four Christmases

Thursday, December 21st 

7am/6c Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

8am/7c Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

8:30am/7:30c Jack Frost

9:30am/8:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

10:35am/9:35c Eloise at Christmastime

12:35pm/11:35c Holiday In Handcuffs

2:35pm/1:35c Christmas With The Kranks

4:35pm/3:35c Four Christmases

6:40pm/5:40c Elf

8:50pm/7:50c The Polar Express

10:55pm/9:55c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

12am/11c Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

Friday,Decmber 22nd 

7am/6c Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

8am/7c Christmas With The Kranks

10:05am/9:05c Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic

11:05am/10:05c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1:15pm/12:15c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

2:20pm/1:20c The Year Without A Santa Claus

3:20pm/2:20c Arthur Christmas

5:25pm/4:25c The Polar Express

7:30pm/6:30c The Santa Clause

9:40pm/8:40c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

11:50pm/10:50c Elf

Saturday, December 23rd 

7am/6c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

9:10am/8:10c Four Christmases

11:15am/10:15c The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:50pm/11:50c Elf

3pm/2c The Santa Clause

5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

7:10pm/6:10c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

9:20pm/8:20c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

12am/11c Disney's A Christmas Carol

Sunday, December 24th 

7am/6c A Dennis the Menace Christmas

9:05am/8:05c Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

11:05am/10:05c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

12:10pm/11:10c Disney's A Christmas Carol

2:15pm/1:15c The Polar Express

4:25pm/3:25c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

6:35pm/5:35c Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

9:15pm/8:15c Elf

11:25pm/10:25c The Santa Clause

1:30am/12:30c 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Monday,December 25th 

7am/6c Frosty's Winter Wonderland

7:30am/6:30c Disney's Prep and Landing

8am/7c Disney's Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

8:30am/7:30c Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas

12:35pm/11:35c The Polar Express

2:35pm/1:35c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

4:45pm/3:45c The Santa Clause

6:45pm/5:45c Elf

8:50pm/7:50c National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

12am/11c Four Christmases

Visit their website here : http://freeform.go.com/25-days-of-christmas

press release after the jump 

Halloween : The Lookback : Garfield's Halloween Adventure

Halloween  The Flashback  Garfield 

       I write alot about the Peanuts because I adore them. but I do like other comic strips, and there's one long running famous cat that also like the Peanuts has translated into television media. So let's take a look at  a Garfield Halloween special.

 
   Garfield's Halloween Adventure (originally called "Garfield in Disguise") is the fourth Garfield television special. It premiered on CBS (this is becoming a common network for comic  strips to TV adaptions around here) on October 30th 1985  It also won an Emmy in 1986. Sadly this doesn't get an outing.  Let's take a look.

     The special starts with something you don't see now, television stations a) being off the air over night b) signing on for the day c) local kid show clowns (before anti-clown propaganda started).  Binky the Clown wakes up Garfield from his sleep and makes him do some jumping jacks , and Garfield tries to find the remote control to turn off the show.   Then he hears that's it Halloween and that there's candy to get.

John Looks a little different/ Copyright Film Roman 

    The music in this special is done by Lou Rawls and  Lorenzo Music  the latter being the voice of Garfield. (imagine Lou Rawls being the voice of  Garfield that would be something).  He decides to have Odie join him for trick or treating  so he can have two bags of candy.  Then they  look for their costumes.   John doesn't seem to mind that his cat and dog are going out  for Tricks or treats so there we go.

     It's Halloween night and they go trick or treating. Odie is scared of  people in costume  but some of the things in costume aren't humans , but scary super natural things. ( i am not surprised in this world)  The two of them  go trick or treating and get candy as per tradition.  Garfield decides to go on a boat to get to the other side and try more houses for candy.   Garfield tells Odie to put out the oars , he does  that in his case he mean throw them off the boat.  They have to ride the river by itself.  They eventually find land and an old house.

Yep I'm old / Copyright Film Roman 

    They think the home is deserted but there's somebody living there. An old man startles them in his chair.  He decides to tell them that they picked a bad night to visit and then a story.  He says that the Island has holds a dark secret for 100 years. Pirates were running from troops they buried the treasure on the Island . but they vowed to return for the treasure a 100 years later.  (oooh my)  Garfeild doesn't believe it  and he says he was their cabin boy.  Then he takes Garfield and Odie's boat and candy.


     At midnight (spooky) they look to see if the pirates show up, the pirates show up. They were dying to get there apparently. (Yes they are dead and ghosts now) The Animation used is most amazingly haunting thing to see , especially in Garfield.  Garfield and Odie  run and try to swim away for it, but Garfield can't swim. (oops)  Luckily Odie saves him (plus you know , Garfield can't die) and they make it to the other side and find their boat and candy.  They make it home.  He gives Odie a bag of candy. (awww)  He tries to watch TV it has an all night pirate movie thing so he goes to bed instead.

Again hauntingly spooky /copyright Film Roman 

more after the Jump scare 

The Lookback : They are Newly Ooky and Spooky

The Flashback 

     In the  1990's ( don't run away we just started)  there seemed to be a new renewed interest in "The Addams Family".  The likes of which the characters hadn't seen since the 70's .  There was the popular "Addams Family" movie from 1991, an animated series in 1992, a sequel big screen movie in 1993, some video games, and made for TV movie in 1998.  So maybe it was time for a new live action series too?  In 1998   the Canadian Company  Shavick Entertainment  and the American company , Saban Entertainment decided , yes it was time to make a new Addams Family. That would be known as "The New Addams Family" the idea was to be a revival of the 1960's TV series.

       It premiered  in 1998 , in the states it aired on Saban and Fox owned , Fox Family. The series had 65 episodes, one more than the original 60's series.   The first episode is aptly called "Halloween with the Addams Family". We are going to look at the episode since it's near Halloween anyway  (unless you are reading later or something)

 
    First, the theme song



    As you can see it goes for a more jazzy up beat theme than the classic theme so that was something.  At least they didn't try to 90's it up and make seem more "extreme" or something it also can show that this is a comedy. 

      A fun note about this series before we jump into the first episode:   John Astin, the man who  Gomez on the 1964 series came back to guest star as Grandpapa   Addams so that's a nice touch.

      The First episode , Gomez  wakes up and it's Christmas! No wait it's Halloween and he's excited!  He gives Morticia a gift, a pair of handcuffs. (woah this is a family show ) It's nice to see how they give Gomez and Morticia that loving relationship that they are known.   Two crooks are trying to  run from the cops (hey this reminds of me that Halloween episode from the 64 series)  end up at the Addams' house and they are invited in.  Jerry Van Dyke guest stars in this episode too. Gomez and  Morticia think they are trick or treaters and see they have cash in their bag ,so they chose to give them more cash. (Yep  this is like the Halloween episode of 64 series , I am going to only say that twice)  Jerry Van Dyke (they didn't give him a name)  and the son co -criminal decide to rob them but of course they think it's a game.

This is still not as strange as doing "My Mother the Car"

                   
       The Addams Family asking the criminals to beat them up and torture them is just too funny.  Meanwhile , the Addams' kids : Wednesday and Puglsey are dressed as Siskel and Ebert.  -- The one thing that maybe hurts this series is all the pop references the show makes it's  not like the original series where that can seem more timeless, but at the same time the aren't too distracting to take away from the show so far.  There's one house where the kids stop off and the couple asks for a trick they don't know what kids they just got.   Meanwhile Jerry Van Dyke and other guy tie up the Addams. They go around looking for the valuables and get freaked out by the house.  After the Addams' kids torture that couple by hooking them up to electricity then they stop a bully by blowing him up. (oh my!)

If critics don't like this they will be criticizing themselves 

     Jerry Van Dkye finds the money he wants after they are told by Morticia where it is.  After they bored they get out of the ropes and search for them. Jerry and the other guy try to run away, while Grandmama goes searching for dinner, which escaped. ( I hate when that happens)  Jerry and crime son are frightened by the normal Addams Family stuff.  Their children are brought home for terrorizing the neighborhood and the robbers are caught by the police. 
                       

Ah a happy end! 

      What can I say?  It's an alright show, they did recycle a plot from the 64 series, but maybe they were trying to make it feel new but familiar.  The actors did a good job playing the characters kind of copying  the 64 series.  Though the children were given more of the personalities of  the movie portrayals.  The 1964 series ( yes I am saying that alot ) did play off the reactions of "ordinary" people to this family  so this episode at least did that well.   Starting the series off with Halloween was a nice touch since that makes sense.  Anything else I've said is said above.

  That's our quick but simple lookback , tune in next time when we found a Munsters - Addams Family cross over !

CBS makes Subtle Change to Monday Line up

CBS TV News  TV Look fall 2016 

   CBS  has decided to make a change to their  Monday night line up , post Thursday Night Football.   The original schedule had the return of "Superior Donuts"  coming in at 9:30/8:30c, as  "Big Bang Theory" moves back to its Thursday home.  CBS decided to switch the time slot with  freshman comedy "Me.Myself, and I" meaning that program will be staying at 9:30/8:30c and "Superior Donuts" will be airing at 9/8c. Rest of the line up stays as planned with "Kevin Can Wait" moving an hour up to 8/7c and "9JKL  staying at  8:30/7:30c.

           Here's the new Monday Line up from October 30th
            8/7c  Kevin Can Wait
            8:30  9 JKL
           9/8C  Superior Donuts (Season 2 starting October 30th)
          9:30/8:30c  Me, Myself and I 

Thursday Line up starts November 2nd , staying the same (details here)

     

press release  after jump