A couple of the "Charlie Brown Christmas" programs were on tonight. They've always felt more like movies to me, so I figured it wouldn't be too inappropriate to write about them. What a great Holiday Special.
It seems like Charlie Brown has always been a childhood friend who managed to visit each holiday with as much sincerity as anybody in the real world. I recently watched a PBS documentary on Charles M. Schulz, and it mentioned how he was set on having real children voice the characters on the specials, as opposed to older actors pretending to be children.
Even before I learned of his intentions, his decision impacted me. The Charlie Brown cartoons always made an impression with the specific animation, music, and voices used. And morality and quality were ever-present.
Tonight I saw a commercial for some dance show. It's another one of those contests for who can get voted the best dancer, I think. It was shouting out and blaring music in an attempt to convey the idea that "THIS IS IT!" and "IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS!", like it's the #1 show on television. At that moment, it struck me that a lot of shows are like that. Then Charlie Brown came back on, with it's low-key classy music. A step above.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Charlie Brown's Christmas
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