W: Thanks for the review of Scrooged. I haven't seen it and now won't waste precious pre-Christmas viewing opps. ;) He had such a good redemption arc in Groundhog Day. Shame this one didn't match up!
W: Have you ever watched The Tick Loves Santa? I think it would score high for Dark Whimsy but M owns it on a pirated file, don't know if maybe YouTube has it.
Also, does Elf make any of the lists? I admit I really liked that one!
W: There's a cartoon by Ben Edlund that's a superhero parody called The Tick. We watch that episode every year for M. And usually one of the Dr. Who Christmas specials.
Rick Retro: J, a little more, but I've already seen that such lists exist. Since I really prefer to watch all episodes of a series in order, even if told it stands alone well, there would certainly be episodes I'm not ready to watch. But!... I have kept records of numerous series that I have watched and graded over the years. Since most Christmas episodes are originally aired in December, it would not be hard to look through my data for December episodes with Christmasy titles and that received a good grade from me.
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W: Thanks for the review of Scrooged. I haven't seen it and now won't waste precious pre-Christmas viewing opps. ;) He had such a good redemption arc in Groundhog Day. Shame this one didn't match up!
Rick Retro: So true!
W: Have you ever watched The Tick Loves Santa? I think it would score high for Dark Whimsy but M owns it on a pirated file, don't know if maybe YouTube has it.
Also, does Elf make any of the lists? I admit I really liked that one!
Rick Retro: Hadn't even heard of The Tick Loves Santa, but I love the title!
Yes, Elf is on the way. Next itinerary will be posted tomorrow afternoon.
W: There's a cartoon by Ben Edlund that's a superhero parody called The Tick. We watch that episode every year for M. And usually one of the Dr. Who Christmas specials.
J: I never heard of The Tick until one day I randomly saw The Tick Loves Santa. SO GOOD.
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J: Maybe another year an Advent of Very Special Christmas Episodes? Though I imagine that would take more effort to find the best ones.
Rick Retro: J, a little more, but I've already seen that such lists exist. Since I really prefer to watch all episodes of a series in order, even if told it stands alone well, there would certainly be episodes I'm not ready to watch. But!... I have kept records of numerous series that I have watched and graded over the years. Since most Christmas episodes are originally aired in December, it would not be hard to look through my data for December episodes with Christmasy titles and that received a good grade from me.
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