DVD.guy

So would Entrapment count as a New Year's movie?

The Monkees

If most of the movie takes place during New Years, then yes.

Darth Maher

I stand corrected. I never really thought about when it actually took place. I always just assumed it was July 4th because of the red, white & blue.

Trevor

I started a thread asking about possible Criterion holiday titles.

So far, besides the IaWL laser disc, we know that Metropolitan would count.

So anyone wanting to add "Criterion" to the Super Geek Addendum, we have at least two to choose from.

The Monkees

I was able to find this on eBay and ordered it. Hopefully it will get here before the end of the challenge. Hopefully before Christmas, I usaully have no desire whatsoever to watch Christmas movies after Christmas.

Bluelitespecial

Well I official hit 65 last night thanks to the Supernatural Christmas show and the Saturday night Live special last night. My goal now is at least 80.

Trevor

Congrats!

What was the Supernatural Christmas Show? Sounds like I wish I DVRd that

Bluelitespecial

It was called "A Very Supernatural Christmas", check out the episode thread in the tv thread. Sam and Dean were doing a job after people were being abducted up their chimneys. I am sure you can watch it at the CW's website or it might be available on itunes. But it was a very good episode.

Trevor

Darn! I enjoyed the first season of Supernatural, but then decided to stop DVRing it and just buy the season DVD sets.

That episode is not available for viewing on their site yet, I'll check back next week.

WallyOPD

I wasn't sure I would have enough holiday content to reach 65 but by my latest count I should be able to hit into the 70s at least.

Numes

If anyone cares, here is a list of Christmas TV shows that are on through next Thursday/Friday on cable (or at least my cable package):

I don't have any of these shows on DVD, so I went searching through the DVR guide. Some of the shows I have never even heard of (The Game?), and many of them I have never even watched that show. There may be a lot of stinkers out there, I guess we'll find out!

They are in chronological order starting today (Saturday) through next Thursday (some Friday shows at the end)

Saturday - 12/15
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Monk - "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa"
COPS - "HO! HO! Ho! Special Edition No. 4"
George Lopez - "A Clear and Presentless Danger"
George Lopez - "Christmas Punch"
Mad TV - "Holiday Show '06"

Sunday - 12/16
Nigella's Christmas Kitchen [Food Network] - "Holiday Party"
Little House on the Prarie - "A Christmas They Never Forgot"
Jack Frost
The Waltons - "The Children's Carol"
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Ed, Edd 'n Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle
Bill & Mandy Save Christmas - ""
The Game - "The Ghost of Derwin Past"
Class of 3000 Christmas
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Christmas
Iron Chef America - "All Star Holiday Dessert Battle"
Home Improvement - "'Twas the Blight Before Christmas"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - "Deck the Halls"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - "Christmas Show"
The Cosby Show - "Getting to Know You"
Roseanne - "White Trash Christmas"

Monday - 12/17
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Step by Step - "Christmas Story"
Home Improvement - "I'm Scheming of a White Christmas"
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - "That's SNow Ghost"
Alice - "Mel's Christmas Carol"
Alice - "'Tis the Season to Be Jealous"
Bah-Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Full House - "A Very Tanner Christmas"
Home Improvement - "Yule Better Watch Out"
Roseanne - "Santa Claus"

Tuesday - 12/18
Stroker and Hoop - "I Saw Stroker Killing Santa Claus"
Step by Step - "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Family Matters - "Miracle on Elm Street"
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - "Holly Jolly Jimmy"
Friends - "The One With Phoebe's Dad"
Christmas to the Extreme [Travel]
Roseanne - "It's No Place Like Home for the Holidays"
Frank TV - "Frankincense and Myrrh"
Robot Chicken - "Robot Chicken Half-Assed Christmas Special"
Robot Chicken - "Robot Chicken Christmas Special"

Wednesday - 12/19
Arrested Development - "Afternoon Delight"
Family Matters - "Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas"
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "A Girl and Her Cat"
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "Sabrina Claus"
The Nanny - "Schlepped Away"
Friends - "The One Where Rachel Quits"
Frosty the Snowman
Full House - "Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Frosty Returns
Tyler Perry's House of Payne - "The Wench Who Saved Christmas"
Home Improvement - "Slip Sleddin' Away"
The Venture Brothers - "A Very Venture Brothers Christmas"
Moral Orel - "The Best Christmas Ever"

Thursday - 12/19
Three's Company - "Three's Christmas"
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Family Matters - "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel"
Family Matters - "Christmas Is Where the Heart Is"
PowerPuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "Christmas Amnesia"
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "Sabrina Nipping at Your Nose"
Full House - "Our Very First Christmas Show"
7th Heaven - "Xmas"
Amen - "Miracle on 134th Street"
Home Improvement - "'Twas the Night Before Chaos"
Good Times - "The Traveling Christmas"
Roseanne - "The Parenting Trap"

Friday - 12/20
Dora the Explorer - "A Present for Santa"
The Wonder Pets! - "Save the Reindeer"
Yo Gabba Gabba! - "Christmas"
Ben 10 - "Merry Christmas"
SpongeBob SquarePants - "Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special"
King of the Hill - "Pretty, Pretty Dresses"
Frasier - "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street"
George of the Jungle - "Jungle Bells"
Roseanne - "Home for the Holidays"
Tom Goes the Mayor - "Rats Off to Ya"

Edit: FYI - I was mainly going for Sitcom-type TV shows here. I know there are a bazillion other Christmas themed items on. I'm not big into the "specials", so I didn't include the Frosty / Rudolph type things. They are everywhere, though

The Monkees

I forgot to mention. Starting either tomorrow or Monday, Nick at Nite will be playing holiday themed episodes all week. I don't know if it is just for an hour a night, or the whole night, but it starts this week.

Also I should break my record of 67 this year no problem.

Trevor

Thanks Numes and TM.

Also, again, forum member "Rob" is maintaining a huge list of everything Christmas-y at his broadbandChristmas site.

Trevor

Anyone seen the new movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks?

Christmas is pretty prominently featured, but I don't think it hits 75% holiday time.

Numes

I updated my list with Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon shows. I can't vouch for hardly any of the Cartoon Network shows, as I have seen very few of them. I'm sure some of them are "kids" shows.

My god, my DVR is going to start smoking. It already crashed once today when I was scheduling some programs.

Trevor

You all with access to cartoon network and a sick sense of humor should check out the Squidbillies episode, Rebel With a Claus.

I hated Squidbillies the one other time I saw it, but this episode was a lot of perverted fun.

I think you missed it in your list Numes, its a 15 minute show on a couple times this week I'm pretty sure.

Numes

I re-checked Cartoon Network through next Friday (My DVR goes 6 days ahead), and it is not on. It was on at 2:45 this morning ("I can get you on a flight coming back from Chicago. Does that help? ").

Weird thing is that on the Cartoon Network website, it doesn't even list it as a show. I didn't see ATHF or Robot Chicken there either. Odd.

I will keep my eyes out for it, though. I watched about 2 minutes of Squidbillies once, and I noticed it had the voices of some of the ATHF guys, so I would imagine I would like it. Seemed very odd (those 2 minutes I saw).

Trevor

Sorry, you're right, it was last night/this morning.

I'm sure it will be on next week or the week after.

Numes, I hope you don't mind, but I'm using my and your DVR notes to let Rob know of the things he's missing in his much larger list at his site.

Numes

Actually, I was going to do the same thing. I was going to get the channels of the shows before I posted. I registered for christmasbroadband.com forums so I could see his list. He's definitely got a TON of information there, but it is mostly focused on movies and specials, not the sitcoms/cartoons.

When I looked a the Christmas Eve list, I almost started laughing because there were 9-10 shows every 1/2 hour/hour. Amazing.

Do they make a DVR with more than 2 tuners?

Edit: I looked at the list again, and there are like 10 shows every half hour/hour on Christmas eve. (and that's only a partial list)

Trevor

He's also maintaining the list at the mymerrychristmas forums as well, which get a bit more traffic and conversations than christmasbroadband.

I know, I'm thinking about getting a 2nd DVR tuner for the living room so that I can record 4 shows at once this season.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I'm pretty much set. Dual tuner tivo downstairs, single tuner tivo upstairs, a media center pc, a dvd recorder with hard drive, and if i really need something else recording at the same time, I have 5 vcrs on standby with some cable splitters if needed.

Will I even use a quarter of these? Probably not, I've only watched 3 things so far with the first one being The Thing, which I had never watched before.

The Monkees

I hit 61 yesterday, I only need to watch 7 more things until I break my record. If I can hit 68 by Christmas day, I'll be set. I really doubt I'll watch much from the 25th through the 31st.

Numes

If anyone recorded George Lopez in Nick last night, they were not the Christmas episodes. Either my DVR guide was wrong, or Nick just screwed up. It looks like they will be airing the Christmas episodes again, though.

As for my goal. I never really set one. I am actually shocked I am at ~70 right now. I figured there would be no way I could get to 100. Now it looks like I'll definitely beat that.

Trevor

I envy that first time experience you had. What a fantastic movie!

Numes

Wait. Does "The Thing" qualify for this challenge? I have it on HD DVD, but have never watched it before either.