Bill Nichols, writing in USA Today, looks at the perennial television special A Charlie Brown Christmas forty years after its debut. He also explains how it almost didn't get off the ground, in part because network officials were worried about Linus reading the Christmas story out of the Gospel of Luke. (They also weren't sure about the voice casting, the lack of a laugh track, and that funky piano score...)
hat tip: Brothers Judd
Update: Donna-Jean at Liberty and Lily has more, including a link to a different article.
Gem Books from 100 Years Past: 1924
-
It was indeed a different era. What was going on in 1924 when these books
were being published and read? The 1924 Paris Olympics, Leopold and Loeb
murders,...
2 days ago
1 comment:
Network officials also had doubts about "Seinfeld."
Post a Comment