Blog: You Nauseate Me, ABC.
Blog: December 8th, 2007
They’re selling a $30 DVD now that’s a compilation of all the major animated Christmas specials. Rudolph, Grinch, Frosty… even a few oddball Rankin/Bass specials for good measure. “Hah!” says I, “Who would buy that when they’re on TV for FREE?”
Welp, after catching the holiday trilogy that is The Grinch, Rudolph and Charlie Brown, I think I finally see the reason.
Networks have to fit in 18 or so minutes of commercials every hour– that’s just the way it goes. But these specials were made 40 some years ago, back when that number was a lot smaller. I’m sure they’ve been trimming the fat from the cartoons for years; it’s possible I’ve never actually seen the full version of A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV. But some of the phantom edits being made lately struck me like a frozen can of Who Hash to my skull.
