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It's the final entry in Wesley's top 100 Christmas TV episodes of all time list, numbers 20 to 1. Merry Christmas to all!
Read entries 100 - 81 here, entries 80 - 61 here, entries 60 - 41 here, and entries 40 - 21 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old...
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It's the final entry in Wesley's top 100 Christmas TV episodes of all time list, numbers 20 to 1. Merry Christmas to all!
Read entries 100 - 81 here, entries 80 - 61 here, entries 60 - 41 here, and entries 40 - 21 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old...
- 12/17/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Lucky Louie, Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot”
Written by Louis C.K.
Directed by Gary Halvorson
Aired on June 11, 2006 on HBO
Louis C.K.’s current series, Louie, is unlike anything on T.V. The show’s cinematic style, unpredictability, and the way it remains difficult to define make it a unique outlier in the T.V. landscape, even in a world with shows as idiosyncratic as Transparent and Girls. In that context, the first series he created, Lucky Louie, almost seems like the work of a different writer: it’s presented in the style of classic sitcoms like The Honeymooners, and its multi-cam set-up was filmed in front of a live audience.
Despite its traditional appearance, Lucky Louie tackles topics and uses language which would be unthinkable in the shows it’s inspired by, which can be seen through much of its first episode. It starts with the “Why?” gag of the cold open,...
Written by Louis C.K.
Directed by Gary Halvorson
Aired on June 11, 2006 on HBO
Louis C.K.’s current series, Louie, is unlike anything on T.V. The show’s cinematic style, unpredictability, and the way it remains difficult to define make it a unique outlier in the T.V. landscape, even in a world with shows as idiosyncratic as Transparent and Girls. In that context, the first series he created, Lucky Louie, almost seems like the work of a different writer: it’s presented in the style of classic sitcoms like The Honeymooners, and its multi-cam set-up was filmed in front of a live audience.
Despite its traditional appearance, Lucky Louie tackles topics and uses language which would be unthinkable in the shows it’s inspired by, which can be seen through much of its first episode. It starts with the “Why?” gag of the cold open,...
- 6/10/2015
- by Max Bledstein
- SoundOnSight
The nominations are in! Ellen DeGeneres, The View and General Hospital lead the pack in the 2013 Daytime Emmy nominations.
Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.
Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer
Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers
Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer
Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer
Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers
Days of Our Lives, NBC
Ken Corday, Executive Producer
Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers
Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers
Albert Alarr, Producer
General Hospital , ABC
Frank Valentini, Executive Producer
Mary-Kelly Weir,...
Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.
Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS
Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer
Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers
Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer
Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer
Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers
Days of Our Lives, NBC
Ken Corday, Executive Producer
Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers
Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers
Albert Alarr, Producer
General Hospital , ABC
Frank Valentini, Executive Producer
Mary-Kelly Weir,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Eleanore Hutch
- HollywoodLife
Halvorson in 'Carnegie Hall' director seat
WGBH Boston said Monday that Emmy-winning director Gary Halvorson has signed on to produce and direct "From the Top: Live From Carnegie Hall," which is returning for its second season on PBS in May.
The series showcases young musicians ages 8-18 in performance at Carnegie Hall, in rehearsal and in their homes. Christopher O'Reilly hosts the program, which is co-produced by WGBH, From the Top and Don Mischer Prods. in partnership with Carnegie Hall.
Halvorson, whose TV credits include CBS' "Two and a Half Men" and "Everybody Loves Raymond", most recently directed the Metropolitan Opera's high-definition production of "Romeo et Julliette", which was screened in more than 600 movie theaters on four continents. He also directed the televised grand reopening of Carnegie Hall in 1987.
The series showcases young musicians ages 8-18 in performance at Carnegie Hall, in rehearsal and in their homes. Christopher O'Reilly hosts the program, which is co-produced by WGBH, From the Top and Don Mischer Prods. in partnership with Carnegie Hall.
Halvorson, whose TV credits include CBS' "Two and a Half Men" and "Everybody Loves Raymond", most recently directed the Metropolitan Opera's high-definition production of "Romeo et Julliette", which was screened in more than 600 movie theaters on four continents. He also directed the televised grand reopening of Carnegie Hall in 1987.
- 2/26/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film review: 'Elmo in Grouchland'
Serving as the first joint feature production between Jim Henson Pictures and the Children's Television Workshop, "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" is colorful, energetic, loud and something of a miscalculation as far as its target audience is concerned.
For while the parents of preschoolers might embrace the prospect of a big-screen Bert 'n' Ernie and Big Bird, this isn't the kinder, gentler "Sesame Street" of their childhood. Curiously, the filmmakers have opted for a tone thunderous rather than wondrous.
This "Sesame Street" is paved with an edgy brashness that will likely prove too intense for younger viewers -- as evidenced perhaps by the number of crying toddlers who took refuge in the lobby at a recent screening -- but will be better received by their older siblings.
Given the shortage of family-appropriate product out there, Elmo and friends could still generate a bit of business, but it's more likely that their future lies on video.
Elmo (voiced by Kevin Clash) embarks on his adventures after his beloved blue blanket gets away from him and ends up being sneezed into by Oscar the Grouch (voiced by Caroll Spinney), who promptly tosses it into his trash can.
Unable to wait for Oscar to return, Elmo decides to retrieve the blanket himself, but he ends up being sucked into a psychedelic, swirling tunnel that deposits him smack dab in the middle of Grouchland, the yuckiest place on Earth.
It turns out that Oscar's homeland is being terrorized by the evil, greedy Huxley (a very bushy-eyed Mandy Patinkin), who selfishly appropriates every children's possession he can get his hands on and stamps them "MINE".
With Elmo's blanket among those reclaimed items, the popular furry red monster goes on a quest to retrieve it, with a little assistance from his "Sesame Street" pals.
Although director Gary Halvorson, in his feature debut, and screenwriters Joseph Mazzarino and Mitchell Kriegman have seen fit to have Bert and Ernie stop the film for a discussion every time the on-screen happenings get a little too scary, the fact that those interruptions must occur at all provides an indication of the picture's more troubling aspects.
One wonders what the late Henson would have made out of belching Muppet characters or the giant chicken that is dispatched to peck Elmo to death.
As for the non-puppets, Patinkin's character, while certainly spirited, is just a bit overwhelming in the heavy department. Vanessa Williams, meanwhile, makes a musically entertaining appearance as the Queen of Trash who charges Elmo a trespassing fee of 100 raspberries, and we're not talking fruit here. Parents would be wise to have napkins on hand for the interactive bit that follows.
It's also fun to see such familiar faces as Bob, Gordon, Susan, Maria and Luis invited back, though they're relegated to the background.
Production values are bright and eye-pleasing, and the world beat production numbers, highlighted by the Stomp-esque "Take the First Step" and Williams' regal performance of "I See a Kingdom", are engagingly toe-tapping.
THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND
Columbia Pictures
Jim Henson Pictures presents
a Children's Television Workshop production
Director: Gary Halvorson
Screenwriters: Mitchell Kriegman and Joseph Mazzarino
Story: Mitchell Kriegman
Producers: Alex Rockwell, Marjorie Kalins
Executive producers: Brian Henson, Stephanie Allain, Martin G. Baker
Director of photography: Alan Caso
Production designer: Alan Cassie
Editor: Alan Baumgarten
Costume designer: Polly Smith
Music: John Debney
Color/stereo
Cast/voices:
Elmo: Kevin Clash
Huxley: Mandy Patinkin
Queen of Trash: Vanessa Williams
Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird: Caroll Spinney
Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster: Frank Oz
Ernie: Steve Whitmire
Count: Jerry Nelson
Bug: Joseph Mazzarino
Zoe: Fran Brill
Running time -- 77 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
For while the parents of preschoolers might embrace the prospect of a big-screen Bert 'n' Ernie and Big Bird, this isn't the kinder, gentler "Sesame Street" of their childhood. Curiously, the filmmakers have opted for a tone thunderous rather than wondrous.
This "Sesame Street" is paved with an edgy brashness that will likely prove too intense for younger viewers -- as evidenced perhaps by the number of crying toddlers who took refuge in the lobby at a recent screening -- but will be better received by their older siblings.
Given the shortage of family-appropriate product out there, Elmo and friends could still generate a bit of business, but it's more likely that their future lies on video.
Elmo (voiced by Kevin Clash) embarks on his adventures after his beloved blue blanket gets away from him and ends up being sneezed into by Oscar the Grouch (voiced by Caroll Spinney), who promptly tosses it into his trash can.
Unable to wait for Oscar to return, Elmo decides to retrieve the blanket himself, but he ends up being sucked into a psychedelic, swirling tunnel that deposits him smack dab in the middle of Grouchland, the yuckiest place on Earth.
It turns out that Oscar's homeland is being terrorized by the evil, greedy Huxley (a very bushy-eyed Mandy Patinkin), who selfishly appropriates every children's possession he can get his hands on and stamps them "MINE".
With Elmo's blanket among those reclaimed items, the popular furry red monster goes on a quest to retrieve it, with a little assistance from his "Sesame Street" pals.
Although director Gary Halvorson, in his feature debut, and screenwriters Joseph Mazzarino and Mitchell Kriegman have seen fit to have Bert and Ernie stop the film for a discussion every time the on-screen happenings get a little too scary, the fact that those interruptions must occur at all provides an indication of the picture's more troubling aspects.
One wonders what the late Henson would have made out of belching Muppet characters or the giant chicken that is dispatched to peck Elmo to death.
As for the non-puppets, Patinkin's character, while certainly spirited, is just a bit overwhelming in the heavy department. Vanessa Williams, meanwhile, makes a musically entertaining appearance as the Queen of Trash who charges Elmo a trespassing fee of 100 raspberries, and we're not talking fruit here. Parents would be wise to have napkins on hand for the interactive bit that follows.
It's also fun to see such familiar faces as Bob, Gordon, Susan, Maria and Luis invited back, though they're relegated to the background.
Production values are bright and eye-pleasing, and the world beat production numbers, highlighted by the Stomp-esque "Take the First Step" and Williams' regal performance of "I See a Kingdom", are engagingly toe-tapping.
THE ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND
Columbia Pictures
Jim Henson Pictures presents
a Children's Television Workshop production
Director: Gary Halvorson
Screenwriters: Mitchell Kriegman and Joseph Mazzarino
Story: Mitchell Kriegman
Producers: Alex Rockwell, Marjorie Kalins
Executive producers: Brian Henson, Stephanie Allain, Martin G. Baker
Director of photography: Alan Caso
Production designer: Alan Cassie
Editor: Alan Baumgarten
Costume designer: Polly Smith
Music: John Debney
Color/stereo
Cast/voices:
Elmo: Kevin Clash
Huxley: Mandy Patinkin
Queen of Trash: Vanessa Williams
Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird: Caroll Spinney
Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster: Frank Oz
Ernie: Steve Whitmire
Count: Jerry Nelson
Bug: Joseph Mazzarino
Zoe: Fran Brill
Running time -- 77 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 9/29/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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