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‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’: A fun animated special based on a musical based on animated characters

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The January 26 DVD release of the 1985 animated Peanuts special You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown was very exciting because the musical on which that special was based was the first stage play that I ever saw. In watching…

Peanuts and Miser Brothers Christmas Specials

Monday, November 30th, 2009

The new DVDs of “A Miser Brothers Christmas” and “I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown” provide fans of the Peanuts gang and the Miser Brothers from the Rankin/Bass classic “The Year Without A Santa Claus” a new production…

Fandom Friday: Charles Schulz Fulfills Fan’s Wish… At A Price

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Happy Fandom Friday! Each week, I highlight an aspect of the various fan communities that have sprung up around mostly movies and TV shows, but sometimes books, games, or even just memes, if the level of dedication is awesome enough.…

‘Peanuts 1970s Collection: Volume 1’ — Good grief, these are awesome

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

by John Stahl
The DVD set Peanuts 1970s Collection Volume 1 contains six really cool specials, sans ads for Dolly Madison snack cakes, starring Snoopy and the gang. These are so entertaining that you do not mind that they often…

Heard But Not Seen: 12 Shadowy TV Characters

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Now this is some smart stuff: Jeff and Patrick at CollegeHumor have dug through the last forty years of television to bring us twelve of the most mysterious TV characters — people you hear about but never see. From the…