Comments on: A Charlie Brown Christmas http://clashofthetitans.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/a-charlie-brown-christmas/ We will eat your heart Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Schuyler http://clashofthetitans.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/a-charlie-brown-christmas/#comment-148 Schuyler Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:23:39 +0000 http://clashofthetitans.wordpress.com/?p=490#comment-148 People like you are the reason I'm going to murder Snoopy. People like you are the reason I’m going to murder Snoopy.

]]> By: Marc http://clashofthetitans.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/a-charlie-brown-christmas/#comment-146 Marc Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:46:07 +0000 http://clashofthetitans.wordpress.com/?p=490#comment-146 Wow. Well, everyone's got an opinion, no matter how skewed it is. Peanuts is part of my life, and changed it in a positive way. The problem with the animated Peanuts specials is that the punchline of the four panel strip doesn't translate well into a tv show. WHich means, you're missing the humor of Peanuts if you didn't actually read it. It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was probably the only other Peanuts TV special that worked well. The other specials just didn't have any sort of impact remotely like actually reading the strips. Saying someone should murder Snoopy is bizarre and just plain hateful. What, you weren't hugged enough as a kid or something? I do agree with wanting the lightness and happy feelings from Christmas specials, but again you're missing the point with A Charlie Brown Christmas. It was the only one who actually talked about Christmas from it's biblical origins, and not just about presents under a tree. It made CBS execs nervous at the time, but apparently people didn't freak out over it, since it has stood the test of time so well. Hooray for the hope of people's beliefs coexisting. Having lost family to the lack of coexisting belief systems, I appreciate that very much. I think there's room for kids to listen to Linus reminding people what Christmas is really about, and animated snowmen too. You don't have to like A Charlie Brown Christmas, or even Snoopy. But the fact you don't like it is your perception, and not a "fault" of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Merry Christmas! Wow. Well, everyone’s got an opinion, no matter how skewed it is.
Peanuts is part of my life, and changed it in a positive way. The problem with the animated Peanuts specials is that the punchline of the four panel strip doesn’t translate well into a tv show. WHich means, you’re missing the humor of Peanuts if you didn’t actually read it. It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was probably the only other Peanuts TV special that worked well. The other specials just didn’t have any sort of impact remotely like actually reading the strips.

Saying someone should murder Snoopy is bizarre and just plain hateful. What, you weren’t hugged enough as a kid or something?

I do agree with wanting the lightness and happy feelings from Christmas specials, but again you’re missing the point with A Charlie Brown Christmas. It was the only one who actually talked about Christmas from it’s biblical origins, and not just about presents under a tree. It made CBS execs nervous at the time, but apparently people didn’t freak out over it, since it has stood the test of time so well. Hooray for the hope of people’s beliefs coexisting. Having lost family to the lack of coexisting belief systems, I appreciate that very much. I think there’s room for kids to listen to Linus reminding people what Christmas is really about, and animated snowmen too.

You don’t have to like A Charlie Brown Christmas, or even Snoopy. But the fact you don’t like it is your perception, and not a “fault” of A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

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