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Post by NikkiGreen on Dec 2, 2006 20:32:58 GMT -5
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Post by Sirenna on Dec 2, 2006 22:30:00 GMT -5
I got 71%. Among others, I missed number thirteen because I didn't get the joke until I googled the transcript on the net.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Dec 4, 2006 15:55:55 GMT -5
Saw two new ones (well, for me anyways) on the TV. The first was a cartoon "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". It was  worthy. The second was a beautiful little holiday film called "Blizzard" directed by LeVar Burton. Among its stars were Christopher Plummer as Father Christmas and Whoopi Goldberg voicing a reindeer named Blizzard. That was rather touching.  |
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Post by Patcat on Dec 6, 2006 15:36:48 GMT -5
RUDOLPH is on this Friday at 8. I have mixed feelings about this one. On one hand, it does teach us that differences are good, that we all have talents, but on the other--what poor Rudolph has to go through!
Has anyone else seen the brilliant parody called (I believe) RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER as directed by Martin Scorses? It was on MAD-TV several years ago.
Patcat
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Post by SarahIvy on Dec 6, 2006 16:01:20 GMT -5
Actually CityTV has The Log Burning - surprisingly very watchable! Another Yule Log watcher!! We watch the Yule Log every year on our local PBS station. Honestly, I have perhaps an unhealthy obssession with it....I love waiting and waiting for the mysterious arm to come into frame and fuss with the fire. Oh, and last year it was at Timberline Lodge (where The Shining was filmed) and they had their huge old Saint Bernard passed out next to it. My favorites I try to catch every year (or pop in and watch because we own them)- A Christmas Story The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (the proper animated verision, not the horrible modern Blasphemy!) White Christmas Scrooged (I just can't help it, I have a Bill Murray thing  ) It's A Wonderful Life (B&W version only) Oh, and I love Rudolph! Patcat, I LOVED the MadTV parody...seriously one of the most hilarious things they have ever done. |
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Post by Sirenna on Dec 8, 2006 12:58:18 GMT -5
We watch the Yule Log every year on our local PBS station. Honestly, I have perhaps an unhealthy obssession with it....I love waiting and waiting for the mysterious arm to come into frame and fuss with the fire. LMAO! I do too. I wonder who got stuck with the turning-the-yule-log job and do they switch the channel to watch themselves doing it on Christmas day?! |
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Post by Techguy on Dec 16, 2006 0:52:57 GMT -5
I saw an ad on TV for a Yule log DVD which comes with different views and music options--the next best thing to actually being there in person.
Darn it, I realized too late that A Christmas Story was on Turner Classic Movies tonight! Luckily, it will be repeated this coming Sunday, December 17 at 4PM ET.
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Post by Techguy on Dec 16, 2006 2:20:36 GMT -5
Janethyland, 84 Charing Cross Road will be on a few US subscription cable/satellite channels over the next month. But that's not going to help you out very much.www.tv-now.com/stars/hopkins.html
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Post by madger on Dec 16, 2006 21:14:59 GMT -5
Don't dispair Techguy, "A Christmas Story" will be on 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve, maybe you can catch it a couple of times between egg nogs.
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Post by Sirenna on Dec 16, 2006 21:42:04 GMT -5
DVD vs burning a log. We really will watch anything.
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Post by Techguy on Dec 17, 2006 19:20:22 GMT -5
Don't dispair Techguy, "A Christmas Story" will be on 24 hours straight on Christmas Eve, maybe you can catch it a couple of times between egg nogs.
Our local NBC affiliate aired It's a Wonderful Life last night but I didn't watch--WAAAAY too many commercials. I reserved this plus A Christmas Carol DVD rentals for Christmas Eve night, so Mrs. T and I can watch without all the annoying odes to greedy commercialism. |
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Post by Sirenna on Dec 17, 2006 21:26:45 GMT -5
I watched a very sweet movie on CBC about two weeks ago called The Great Canadian Polar Bear Adventure I don't know if it qualifies as a Christmas movie but it certainly had the spirit of one.
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Post by sobergal95 on Dec 17, 2006 21:29:02 GMT -5
TBS will air "A Christmas Story" from 8 pm Dec 24th till about 8 pm the 25th. I can't remember if they show commercials or not. I started watching "Its a Wonderful Life" last night, and agree they sure had a ton of commercials, we gave up and baked cookies. Bravo will have 8 hours of LOCI on both Sunday Dec 24th and Monday the 25th if you want to skip the holiday stuff! |
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Post by Techguy on Dec 17, 2006 22:57:12 GMT -5
Sobergal95, TBS is also loaded with commercials so I'll skip their ACS Christmas Eve marathon. I'll add this DVD rental to those I reserved and do a holiday movie triple header that night.
I'm also going to skip the Bravo CI Christmas Eve/Day marathon. If I'm going to watch CI for 8 hours, it has to be commercial-free. I endure the commercials on first airing, but afterward I have zero patience for them. That's what VHS tapes and DVDs are for. ;D
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Post by sobergal95 on Dec 17, 2006 23:13:22 GMT -5
One of my favorite Christmas Eve movie marathons was the "Aliens" trilogy with my family. Nuthin' spells holiday fun like creatures crawling outta someones chest. ;D ;D
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Patrick Roy, 2006 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame
