And A Very Merry Christmas To All

[dr_phil_physics]

Nothing Says Christmas Like Murder

Perusing the TV listings, we seem to have marathons and multiple re-runs of Criminal Minds (on TWO cable channels simultaneously last night), Bones, and various Law & Orders, CSI.

We love these shows, but it seems pretty creepy to celebrate Christmas like this.

The Oddball

Comedy Central is spending the afternoon with Harold & Kumar and Bill & Ted. MTV starts off with three episodes of 16 and Pregnant, the Teen Mom 2 -- are they trying to channel Mary? -- then a marathon of That 70s Show. The so-called SyFy Channel is doing all their awful CGI monster flicks -- Sea Snakes, Frankenfish, The Eye of the Beast, Lake Placid 2, Malibu Shark Attack and Shark Swarm.

More Traditional Marathon Fare

TBS seemed to start it a couple of years ago by doing 24 hours of A Christmas Story, the oh-so-excellent Jean Shepherd view of Christmas through the eyes of children. And they could give nearly the entire staff the day off from 8pm Christmas Eve to 8pm Christmas. To this marathon, add AMC doing Scrooged all day.

Turner Classic Movies is going for a spectacular afternoon with Ben-Hur and King of Kings. Then they go for family fun with The Lion in Winter. FX spends the daytime repeating Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who.

Spike is running the REAL Star Wars trilogy, now re-designated Episodes IV, V and VI. TNT will do all three of Noah Wylie's Librarian movies. USA tonight will run Elf for the 783rd and 784th time since Thanksgiving.

Why Worry About What's On TV?

Hopefully you've got lovely friends and family to do Christmas with, if you do Christmas. But for something to have on for background, we've got the Mythbusters marathon from Discovery channel. Nothing is more Christmasy than watching mayhem -- including igniting Christmas trees with thousands of lights, etc. (grin)

Hope you have a merry and happy day doing whatever.

Dr. Phil

Comments

[anothernathan.livejournal.com]

What? You don't have a channel showing the Yule Log? 24 hours of horrible music and a loop of a fireplace that was shot in 1974?

You're so deprived.

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Actually I was going to rant later that FOX-17 was only showing the Yule Log from 12-12:30. What's up with that? That's hours after the kids have shredded their packages!

Years ago we'd taped the Yule Log, but it got accidentally taped over after one Christmas. So then around 2005 FOX-17 started doing the 1970 film loop again and we taped that.

I am told that this year on premium HD digital channels we don't get, that someone is doing a 3D Yule Log. What the hell were they thinking? The point of the Yule Log is background carols and a "warm" cozy fire while you do other things. This does NOT work if you have to have battery powered 3D glasses on while trying to open presents or cook or read or whatever. Worst choice of 3D material of the year, as far as I'm concerned. (grin)

Dr. Phil

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

Then they go for family fun with The Lion in Winter.

*splutter*giggle* Oh, yeah.

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

It's a loving family that gets together at Christmas, bringing Mom back from imprisonment and threatening to kill all the sons, while "entertaining" France's sister... Yeah, good family fun.

Dr. Phil

[steve-buchheit.livejournal.com]

Ah, those wonderful disfunctional family holiday get togethers. And let's not forget the "rouse them Xmas morning before sunrise for a surprise trip to the Vatican." Only to find out, sure, Dad can promise fun trips and all, but he never delivers. Ah, good times.

(sorry, than anon was me, not seeing I had been logged out of LJ)

[dr-phil-physics.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are a LOT of plans and promises made. About the only one that will come to pass is I think he'll let her out for Easter. (grin)

Dr. Phil