The Diet Median

This charming holiday-season gem starring Lauren Holly sees random Americans encountering a mine-demoralized town and trying to lift its spirits with a festive Christmas pageant.

Movies like this echo an American demand for entertainment that speaks to a cultural interest in 'community values paranoia.'

After all, why do we honor 'neighborhood-psychiatry' stories (real or fictional) such as the Amy Fisher suburbia-sex scandal or Dr. Seuss' town-miser Grinch story?

There's something about general human traffic that gives rise to a fascination with 'strange-world ethics,' which makes The Town Christmas Forgot a great sociological symbol (and a nice cable-TV achievement!).



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SANTA: This town needs a brain-lift!

CRITIC: Forget it! Toys just don't lift spirits anymore.

SANTA: C'mon, everyone cherishes the imagination!

CRITIC: Tell that to the corrupt mayor.

SANTA: Maybe what the mayor (and the town) needs is cake!

CRITIC: That's very idealistic, Santa, but people forget.

SANTA: No one will forget the warmth that rises in their hearts!

CRITIC: Americans just don't care about 'etiquette.'

SANTA: That's rubbish! How do you explain the popularity of Midnight Mass?

CRITIC: Maybe people can be 'uplifted' with friendship!

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The Amy Fisher Story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amy_Fisher_Story



How the Grinch Stole Christmas:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!