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.
A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic by Philip Stead
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Network officials also had doubts about "Seinfeld."
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