tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post2314988362948518833..comments2024-03-27T01:19:56.698-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Is the Great Pumpkin All That Great?Yowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-82967047349287308402021-10-30T10:22:19.339-07:002021-10-30T10:22:19.339-07:00Exactly. Up until around the early Eighties or whe...Exactly. Up until around the early Eighties or whereabouts, a new Peanuts special was an <i>event</i> (what would be called "appointment television" now). CBS would ratchet up the publicity a few weeks ahead of the broadcast to build up the anticipation, not just with TV promos, but with ads and write-ups in magazines and newspapers. top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-2409897568952332102021-10-29T17:26:51.245-07:002021-10-29T17:26:51.245-07:00Easily the best of the Charlie Brown specials.
I ...Easily the best of the Charlie Brown specials.<br /><br />I feel so lucky to have been of the generation that had these shows made just for us, back when American TV was between three and nine channels (pre-cable), color was a big deal, and you made sure you were home to watch these because they appeared--like the Great Pumpkin--once a year. We have the DVDs and our memories, but it's not the same.<br /><br />According to legend, a woman once told Charles Schulz that the Great Pumpkin was "sacrilegious." Schulz agreed: "That's the point."Hans Christian Brandonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-67850613264092808462021-10-29T11:54:07.019-07:002021-10-29T11:54:07.019-07:00I think, Errol, one of the original big selling po...I think, Errol, one of the original big selling points for home video was the material wasn't edited. In the '70s, if you tried to watch "I Love Lucy" it was chopped with a cleaver. It wasn't subtle. I swear scenes were cut before they ended to fit in more commercials.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-55193168912559744812021-10-28T11:24:15.354-07:002021-10-28T11:24:15.354-07:00Yes, everything TCJ wrote is true, especially the ...Yes, everything TCJ wrote is true, especially the Apple TV exclusivity. In recent broadcasts, ABC has been Ludacris on not only dumping out for commercials in mid scene, but editing out scenes to get time for more commercials avails. That's why I'm glad I've had personal copies of these specials for years.Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-76055583156164706212021-10-28T09:45:11.564-07:002021-10-28T09:45:11.564-07:00TCJ, I haven't owned a television in over 25 y...TCJ, I haven't owned a television in over 25 years so I didn't realise networks would stop for a commercial in mid-scene. Ridiculous. Fake widescreen? Bah. <br />The PBS audience, I suspect, would demand nothing but quality so I'm glad the special has been treated right.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-28289045125348177482021-10-28T06:47:19.537-07:002021-10-28T06:47:19.537-07:00Good grief, as good ol CB would saY, JUST SAW THI...Good grief, as good ol CB would saY, JUST SAW THIS article herel,..this is one where Linus would be more the "long suffering" one due to his imagination, like takingf hi his fan, CB'<br />s little sis Sally to the pATCH, AND Her not believing her..<br />Sweet baboo"<br />..anyone remember thatr crush on Linus, when they were an item?":O Happy Hallowe'en!Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-16481934758830245642021-10-27T16:57:24.264-07:002021-10-27T16:57:24.264-07:00It's been gratifying and heartwarming to see t...It's been gratifying and heartwarming to see the major fuss that was kicked up last year and currently by the removal of the Peanuts holiday specials from network broadcast to Apple TV (which, by the way, is a streaming service, not pay cable), and that these programs are still so meaningful to many. <br /><br />I have long had the Sixties and Seventies Peanuts specials on DVD, but I am enjoying watching the PBS presentations. And they, unlike ABC, air the shows in their proper aspect ratio (not that fake "widescreen" with the top or bottom image lopped off), and no commercial interruptions (especially in the middle of a scene). top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-67094866631742429982021-10-27T14:04:02.031-07:002021-10-27T14:04:02.031-07:00My niece and nephew enjoyed the show, but getting ...My niece and nephew enjoyed the show, but getting them to watch it was a tough sell. They don't know the characters or the comic strip. Never thought I'd see the day when kids didn't know Charlie Brown and Snoopy and "Peanuts." The major complaint they had was over Charlie Brown being treated so badly by, well, just about everybody.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-50483450784385068602021-10-27T10:52:55.863-07:002021-10-27T10:52:55.863-07:00What was the exchange between Linus and Charlie Br...What was the exchange between Linus and Charlie Brown?( Charlie) When are you gonna stop believing in something that isn't true? ( Linus) When you stop believing in that fellow with the red suit and white beard that goes Ho, Ho, Ho!! ( Charlie) We are obviously separated by denominational differences. Lots of great lines in that special.Errolnoreply@blogger.com