No Peanuts specials on broadcast TV anymore

[luv]

https://www.ky3.com/2020/10/20/its-t...yJMJezcJxuxBns

‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ won’t appear on broadcast TV this year
It will air through the Apple TV app or the Apple TV website


(Gray News) – A Halloween tradition will be a bit different this year.

For the first time ever, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” won’t air on broadcast television.

AppleTV+ now holds the rights and will stream it at no cost to all viewers from Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 through the Apple TV app or the Apple TV website.

Subscribers to AppleTV+ can watch the shows outside of those times.

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” first aired in 1966.

The streaming service also tells viewers to “get ready for more Peanuts specials this holiday season,” including “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

There will also be free viewing windows for those two shows.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It wouldn't surprise me to see all of the 60's and 70's animated Holiday Specials to move to a streamer in the next few years.

The Rights Holders will earn more money on a streamer year round as opposed to basically 4 weeks out of the year, especially this transition era, in which Live TV is down nearly 23% across the board while streaming numbers are soaring.

Yeah, I was being facetious.

You're absolutely correct. Many of the classic are already available on streaming platforms. There are crazy people other there like my mother-in-law that like to watch Rankin-Bass Christmas specials in July.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It wouldn't surprise me to see all of the 60's and 70's animated Holiday Specials to move to a streamer in the next few years.

The Rights Holders will earn more money on a streamer year round as opposed to basically 4 weeks out of the year, especially this transition era, in which Live TV is down nearly 23% across the board while streaming numbers are soaring.

Watched 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' with my youngest the other night. That movie is amazing. The creativity on display is off the freakin charts. A Stone Cold holiday classic.

All that to say, i love watching Stop motion animation. great stuff.

[backinblack]

Kind of surprised all those old Rankin Bass specials haven't been sold to streaming services, nearly all of them moved off of broadcast TV years ago and aired on ABC Family(or whatever its called now), but they've increasingly been filling 25 Days of Christmas with movies.

Hell they even have the Garfield one on YouTube on an official account for free.

[backinblack]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I purchased all of those box sets (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Frosty 1 & 2, etc.) for my kids a few years back and what's always struck me as odd is that CBS airs the non-remastered Peanuts versions, where it's all noisy and dull looking.

To be honest, I never really "got" Peanuts. I love the Vince Guaraldi Trio but the animation is nothing special and most of the characters are all pretty much assholes, save for Charlie.

I always thought the shoddy animation added to it's charm really.

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Watched 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' with my youngest the other night. That movie is amazing. The creativity on display is off the freakin charts. A Stone Cold holiday classic.

All that to say, i love watching Stop motion animation. great stuff.

One of my favorites. The soundtrack alone makes it for me. Danny Elfman is a genius.

[dj56dt58]

I was expecting a story on how the libtards thought it was racist and cancelled it

[Randallflagg]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Yeah, I was being facetious.

You're absolutely correct. Many of the classic are already available on streaming platforms. There are crazy people other there like my mother-in-law that like to watch Rankin-Bass Christmas specials in July.

We actually already have "most" of the holiday movies on DVD...but this did make me wonder if Ted Turner will sell the rights to "A Christmas Story" - thus stopping the 24 hour marathon showing each year.

I really hope not. It has become something of a tradition for me and my family...

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Randallflagg

[/B]We actually already have "most" of the holiday movies on DVD...but this did make me wonder if Ted Turner will sell the rights to "A Christmas Story" - thus stopping the 24 hour marathon showing each year.

I really hope not. It has become something of a tradition for me and my family...

AT&T owns Turner Broadcasting Network (TNT), TBS, HBO Max, et al and while they've been completely clueless since the Time-Warner acquisition, even they aren't stupid enough to sell the broadcast rights to a movie they acquired back in the mid-80's for pennies.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It wouldn't surprise me to see all of the 60's and 70's animated Holiday Specials to move to a streamer in the next few years.

The Rights Holders will earn more money on a streamer year round as opposed to basically 4 weeks out of the year, especially this transition era, in which Live TV is down nearly 23% across the board while streaming numbers are soaring.

Yeah, I lost track of when they were on broadcast TV, so I bought the DVD's back in the day too. The Charlie Brown ones never resonated with me as a kid and then later with my son as much as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer did.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

I was expecting a story on how the libtards thought it was racist and cancelled it

If you want racist, check out "The Great Dolemite" on You Tube. Yikes...

[JohnnyV13]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It wouldn't surprise me to see all of the 60's and 70's animated Holiday Specials to move to a streamer in the next few years.

The Rights Holders will earn more money on a streamer year round as opposed to basically 4 weeks out of the year, especially this transition era, in which Live TV is down nearly 23% across the board while streaming numbers are soaring.

I think broadcast TV is in it's death throes. Why would anyone wait when they can watch content whenever they want?

[scho63]

There isn't a TV series or comedy show made prior to 1980 that can be aired today.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by scho63

There isn't a TV series or comedy show made prior to 1980 that can be aired today.

Ain’t that the truth. I watch ‘Threes Company’ sometimes on PlutoTV.

People would rage at all the gay jokes in that.

[backinblack]

people always say shit like that, but then stuff like Always Sunny gets new seasons so...

[CarlosCarson27]

Originally Posted by scho63

There isn't a TV series or comedy show made prior to 1980 that can be aired today.

Yep.
And..Blazing Saddles, Bad news Bears, Archie Bunker...