Tag: Peanuts

Charlie Brown Returns to the Big Screen

Peanuts 3D

It has been 34 years since Charlie Brown last appeared on movie theater screens, with 1980’s Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don’t Come Back!!). That drought will end next year on November 6, 2015, when Peanuts not only appears on the big screen but Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang will appear in 3D.

Peanuts creator Charles Schulz passed away in 2000, but one of his sons, Craig Schulz, is a producer of the new film and Craig’s son is one of the screenwriters. Craig Schulz assures everyone that the new film will preserve and respect his father’s legacy.

The plot is still a secret, but the movie will feature the beloved characters from the comic strip and TV specials, while revealing the famous “Little Red-Haired Girl.” The producers also promise that we will get to see Snoopy’s fantasy world in glorious 3D. Below is the teaser trailer for the upcoming film.

Who is your favorite Peanuts character? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    “We’ve Got Another Holiday to Worry About”

    Charlie BrownFor our readers here in the U.S., we wish you a happy Thanksgiving. For a little holiday cheer, here is the ending segment of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, a Peanuts special that first aired on CBS on November 20, 1973.

    Below is the opening for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Of course, the episode begins with a football.

    What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    What Comic Strips Influenced “Calvin and Hobbes”?

    Krazy Kat
    The documentary Dear Mr. Watterson (2013) opens this week in theaters and on video on demand. The documentary about the great comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and its creator Bill Watterson is directed by Joel Allen Schroeder. To promote the movie, which started as a Kickstarter project, the filmmakers have released this interesting clip that examines three comic strips that apparently influenced Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes. Check it out.

    As you can see from the clip, we do not have the reclusive Watterson, who remains protective of his creation and still refuses to license products related to the comic. So other commentators explain the comic strips whose influences they see in Calvin and Hobbes. The three influences discussed in the clip are Walt Kelly’s Pogo, Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts, and George Herriman’s Krazy Kat. If you want more on Watterson, check out his recent rare interview on Mental Floss.

    What is your favorite Calvin and Hobbes strip? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    A Charlie Brown Christmas Reunion: Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, Charleeeee

    charlie brown as louie

    Charlie Brown is always hot this time of year, making his story ripe for both a modern animated update and a Saturday Night Live reinterpretation of a famous Peanuts play. First, the folks at Animation Domination High Def created “A Charlie Brown Christmas Reunion,” imaging Charlie Brown returning to visit the Peanuts gang as an adult.

    The video makes the connection that the child Charlie Brown we knew might grow up to be someone like Louis C.K.’s character in Louie, even copying the opening credits sequence from that show. And we have already seen Lincoln as Louie, so why not Charlie Brown?

    This weekend, Saturday Night Live did its own interpretation of Peanuts by presenting an ad for a stage production of “You’re a Rat Bastard, Charlie Brown.” The segment imagines a Brooklyn version of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

    In SNL’s reinterpretation of Peanuts, Al Pacino (Bill Hader) stars as Charlie Brown, with Guest Host Martin Short doing a spot-on Larry David playing Linus. Check it out.

    What did you think of these new Charlie Brown versions? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    When Is My Favorite Holiday Special or Film on TV?

    Get ready for all of your favorite holiday specials. USA Today recently listed the TV schedule for upcoming shows for the 2012 season, some of which are listed below:

    – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Dec. 3, 10:03 p.m. and Dec. 12, 9 p.m., ABC Family.

    – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Dec. 4, 8 p.m., CBS.

    – Home Alone, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. and Dec. 10, 9 p.m., ABC Family.

    – Frosty the Snowman, Dec. 8, 8 p.m., CBS.

    – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., ABC.

    – Elf, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., CBS.

    – A Charlie Brown Christmas, Dec. 18, 9 p.m., ABC.

    – How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dec. 18 and Christmas Day, 8 p.m., ABC.

    – A Christmas Story marathon, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m., TBS.

    – It’s a Wonderful Life, Dec. 24, 8 p.m., NBC.

    How well do you know these films and holiday specials? Take our quiz on songs from holiday specials and our quiz on holiday films.

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    What is your favorite holiday special? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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