Apple TV bought the rights to all the Charlie Brown holiday specials this year and none of them will be airing on ABC. It was such a tradition to watch it ever year. So sad when I read about this...
shareIt's sad since these shows have been on the air since the 60s and 70s. I watch them on dvd every year but it's tradition for a lot of people.
shareto take it off regular tv during a pandemic seems like something scrooge or the grinch would do. people should boycott apple tv. like a 50 year old charlie brown halloween special is something that's going to make millions of people run to purchase a subscription ? just air it on tv and then say if you want to catch it again subscribe to apple tv.
shareI completely agree with you
shareAs if this year hasn't been bad enough. Why take away something that brings us joy? It's not fair....
sharei'm hoping for more backlash. it was trending on twitter the other day a little, but not enough.
sharePolitics aside, Peanuts and Charlie Brown has been one of the most innocent and pleasant joys we have experienced in the last 60 years, and to have it monetized is so dispiriting. These are the things we rally around and call us to our better angels, at least this is what I hope to think. Maybe Apple should buy the American Flag and only show it when they get paid.
shareI agree. I was sitting here wondering why the AppleTV logo was sitting on the Charlie Brown poster. Now I know.
What nonsense. This is not a good look for Apple at all. Watching these shows on television every years is a beloved family tradition that's been going on for DECADES and now it's being taken away?
Luckily I still have it on my TIVO from like 7 years ago lol. It's funny to watch the commercials.
shareAs far as I'm concerned this is no big loss. The broadcast networks keep editing these programs so they can cram in more commercials.
I have most of the holiday specials on DVD. I'll be watching these shows in their uncut form, with no stupid ads, as they were meant to be shown.
They actually were meant to be shown with stupid ads, but not edited.
shareI looked up the original runtime; it was 25:17. Today, a half-hour broadcast slot contains only about 22 minutes of the actual program. The remainder is filled with commercials and repetitious promotions for upcoming shows. That's an extra three minutes of garbage which means the program gets cut or time-compressed.
If they can't show a special as it was meant to be seen, then don't bother running it at all.
Like I said, I'll stick with the DVDs.
There's just something cold and detached about watching them on DVD whenever you want. Part of the appeal and tradition of the Charlie Brown specials around the holidays was the anticipation...getting excited when you saw in the TV Guide that they were coming up on a certain day...and looking forward to it. You couldn't just play them from a DVR or VCR whenever you wanted....so it was a real treat when they came around on network TV. And when watching them...you knew you were watching with a lot of other people at the same time....kinda like the group experience of watching a movie in a crowded theater, vs. alone on your sofa. It was kind of an....event. And the commercials? Heck, the commercials are all part of the experience. The commercials give you a chance to run and grab more popcorn, or a soda...or a bathroom break. Plus, depending on the holiday, the commercials were usually centered around that holiday and the demographic. For example, as a kid...when I was watching A Charlie Brown X-Mas, I liked it when the commercials came on for things like Toys R' Us around Christmastime.
Regarding cut or edited footage? C'mon. We're not watching a documentary on the meaning of life, where potentially every second of footage is essential, LOL. It's a cartoon...one we've seen many, many times. We know them by heart, and don't need to see every second of original footage. It's more about nostalgia as an adult...how seeing those specials still makes us feel.
I agree about the group experience, and how the once-a-year opportunity to view these programs made them special. Just like The Wizard of Oz.
What I do is this: when I see these programs listed I watch the DVD on the same night and at the same time as the broadcasts. And I only watch them between December 1st and 25th.
EVERYTHING in your comment rings true
shareTrue. But those days are quickly coming to an end. We had a good run as kids and than adults of stuff not changing too much. But with social media and everything becoming downloadable uneven see traditional network tv coming to an end and everything else is changing with it. Just the way it is. Embrace new traditions before you get too old.
shareIf network TV comes to an end, it's their own fault. At one time an hour-long broadcast slot contained 52 minutes of programming and 8 minutes of commercials and station identification. Today it's 42 minutes of the actual program, with the remainder being filled with commercials and unnecessary repetitions of promos for upcoming shows. The cable/satellite channels, which at one time were a welcome alternative to the broadcast stations, have become just as bad or even worse. I've seen programs cut in mid-dialogue so they can run more stupid commercials.
Sites like YouTube and Dailymotion are getting bad, too. More and more intrusive pop-up ads.
I'm all in favor of change if it's for the better. I'm not seeing much improvement yet.
I feel you, though honestly I don't think 18 minutes of ads out of an hour of programming is that bad.
They gotta pay the bills somehow.
Excellent post.
While I do NOT think they should edit them and should instead just accept that they will get less ad revenue, I'm in total agreement that watching live on TV trumps the "cold and detached" feeling of watching on DVD. As you say, watching it on TV as it airs makes it feel like and event and you do get the sense that you're watching with others, even if you're alone.
I think it's dumb too. It reminds me of how HBO now owns Sesame Street. I admit though I don't watch TV though cause I hate ads. Mainly just do streaming along with DVDs and Blurays.
Times are changing anyway. The last Golden Globes Cerimony had only streaming shows nominated instead of TV shows.
F#!K APPLE.
we're all thinking it.. I'm just saying it
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It's "cruel" that broadcast TV lost It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts specials
https://www.vulture.com/article/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-broadcast-tv-apple-2020.html
Apple TV+ making Peanuts specials streaming-only only hurts viewers
https://www.vox.com/culture/21525728/charlie-brown-where-to-watch-halloween-apple-tv-plus