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William Russell 1924-2024
This show has disappeared (in the US)
Listen to the original 1857 version of "Jingle Bells"
CLOSED ** BAKER'S DOZEN ** "Christmas songs" that do not mention Christmas
Traditional Christmas songs performed by unexpected artists
Favorite scenes from "Home Alone"
Shame on Macy's
Charles M. Schulz tribute
There's no such day as "Black Friday"
It's the day after Thanksgiving...
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It was shown on some stations in the U.S. starting in 1972. See this Wikipedia article for more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_in_the_United_States_and_Canada
Saturday morning cartoons are another lost experience. Any time something is available on demand, there is no longer anything special about it. It becomes routine.
Anticipation was what made the Christmas season, Saturday mornings and <i>The Wizard of Oz </i> so exciting. Having to wait for it made the actual event, once it finally arrived, so much more satisfying.
I wouldn't necessarily have to be a Sunday in parts of the world where there is no significant Christian population.
Some mentioned Jews and Muslims in a post above. How about Fridays off (for Muslims), Saturdays off (for Jews) and Sundays off (for Christians). A three-day weekend for everyone!
It began with the introduction of the VCR. Before this, Christmas specials and <i>The Wizard of Oz </i> could be seen only once a year, and when these were broadcast, it was truly an event. Once these became available on VHS, then DVD/BluRay and now streaming services, they lost their "magic."
What's wrong with having one day a week off for rest? We need this, just like we need the holiday season so there is something to look forward to.
Running in high gear 24/7/365 isn't healthy. There needs to be a rhythm to life, otherwise people will get burned out.
Corporate greed, commercialism, materialism and crass consumerism have ruined both the holiday season and weekends. No wonder there is such a foul mood in this country these days.
Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed on Sundays and they are still thriving. And as other posters have mentioned, there were at one time laws prohibiting commerce on Sundays. People survived this and were probably happier because of it.
I'm halfway through Season Three (1965-1966). I've been so busy lately I haven't watched any further episodes for a while. Maybe I will get to the Jon Pertwee era in a few months. I'm looking forward to it.
I'm a fan of the companions, too. I liked Amy Pond and Clara Oswald from the recent seasons. It will be interesting to see others from the early episodes.
I'm glad I found https://archive.org/. Living in the US, the only time one could see <i>Doctor Who </i> was if one of the local PBS stations ran some episodes during one of their "pledge week" fundraisers. I saw a couple of the Tom Baker episodes this way.
Once I got satellite service I was able to watch BBC America, so I've seen quite a few of the episodes beginning with the season starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. I was unable to see Tennant's return as the Fourteenth Doctor... <i>thanks a lot, Disney!</i>
I am enjoying the William Hartnell episodes. Considering the limited budget and time constraints of the era, these programs are impressive. It's a shame so many of them were destroyed.
Thank you for the explanation. I didn't realize it was that complex. I'm still not happy with Disney getting its greedy hands on the show, even if it only involves distribution.
I'm not sure if I can access the BBC iPlayer. It sounds like more trouble than it's worth. There are enough episodes on the Internet Archive to keep me busy for years.
Thanks, again.
Okay. Thank you for clearing that up. It still does me no good living in the US. I'll stick with the Internet Archives.
[accidental double post above]
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