Boy -- that takes me back a bit! I TOTALLY LOVED "The Wizard of Oz" as a child -- and, frankly, still do! I come from a theater/music/
entertainment family so we used to frequently sing and perform our imitations of all the characters -- it's sooo ingrained in my psyche, it makes me laugh just to think about it. Thanks for reminding me . . .
I do recall seeing it in the theater which is unquestionably THE WAY to see it. However, it was also rarely shown in the US until the 1970's -- and, even then, very few times until today; it never runs on cable here. Some of the mega-classics just are too precious and/or the licensing is too damned pricey for them to be circulated often. You have to buy it or rent streaming film to see it today.
When I was a kid, it was a BIG DEAL when it ran in the US. They would advertise the hell out of the upcoming broadcast of it -- for a few months ahead. I certainly
remember watching it a few times as a child in the late 1950s thru 1960s. But, I don't recall that it was run
every year. However, we moved to the four edges of the US during my
childhood (about every
4-5 years), so I was in
completely different broadcast regions at various points.
Sorry . . . Back to the new, CGI remake of "King Kong" with Naomi and Friends. I'm quite certain they planned to market it EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE when they made it, in order to maximize their continued sales and profit. So, I guess it moved into the 'cable' universe in the last two years. Gotta get those bucks!!!
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