http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sat, 5 Jan 2008 22:13:43 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/12/204406.php#comment-685497 Gotta look at this in context...Mr Magoo was known to most kids of that era only through the cheap made-for-TV cartoons. But using that hook to get kids to sit through a fairly straight version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a pretty good trick. I was 5 when this first aired in 1962, and framing it as a PLAY muted some of the scary stuff, and also cleared up in my mind what ACTING was. Now at age 50, I sent a DVD to my 6 year old granddaughter and heard back that she responded similarly, even though she had never seen a Magoo cartoon. 685497@blogcritics.org Sat, 5 Jan 2008 22:13:43 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/12/204406.php#comment-680660 I especially liked the gypsies. 680660@blogcritics.org Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:09:25 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/12/204406.php#comment-678538 How dare you!...HOW DARE YOUUU!!! How dare you sit there and criticize Mr Magoos Xmas Carol!!! Its an all time Grrreaat! 678538@blogcritics.org Fri, 7 Dec 2007 11:55:46 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/12/204406.php#comment-639504 I'm with Mark Anderson on this. I've seen the program a few times, both as an adult and a child, and it didn't excite me much. According to my wife, they made many of these programs, with Magoo acting on stage, playing various famous characters. I haven't seen them, so I don't know if Magoo played the parts with a Magooish slant. I hope he did. As Anderson says, what's the point of using a very specific cartoon character, if you plan to toss the qualities that defined the character? Would we be applauding the Charlie Brown Christmas special if Charlie Brown wasn't depressed, if Lucy wasn't in it for the money and gifts? For a christmas carol with songs, I prefer the 1970's Scrooge with Albert Finney. 639504@blogcritics.org Tue, 9 Oct 2007 11:39:26 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/12/12/204406.php#comment-638964 Until I read your slam I had no idea Tiny Tim was Gerald McBoing-Boing. I was far too young for Gerald. If ever I noticed a resemblance in later years I just figured it was UPA stylization. 638964@blogcritics.org Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:42:04 EDT