Monthly Archives: December 2010

Holiday Programming Notes, Christmas Eve, 2010 – New Year’s Day, 2011

YourFamilyViewer will be on hiatus until January 3, so see you then! Okay – I don’t really advocate turning on the Tube during Christmas.  But, hey, it’s possible you don’t celebrate Christmas because you’re not of Christian extraction.  Or it’s … Continue reading

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The Grinch is Coming! Thursday, Dec. 23

DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Friendly Rating: Everyone, including real grinches. Safety Rating: Some slapstick comedy and prat falls. Quality Rating: There is no other.  Accept no substitutes.  This one is the best. Special airs tonight on ABC … Continue reading

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Home for the Holidays and True Grit, Wednesday, Dec. 22

Got a couple programming notes today.  Home for the Holidays, airing tonight on CBS at 8 p.m., was apparently shot right on top of the airing, so it wasn’t ready for review. Home for the Holidays is that annual holiday … Continue reading

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Make Up Your Own Board Game Night, Monday, Dec. 20

On this last night of fall, the second to longest of the year, with the kids on the ceiling and Christmas still a good five days away, I’m guessing there’s a parent or two feeling more than a little frazzled. … Continue reading

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Another Perspective on Gifts

One of my favorite blogs is the Motherlode blog, by Lisa Belkin from the New York Times.  And there’s a post today that really puts not only gift-giving into perspective, but the whole concept of feasting and indulgence.  Belkin has … Continue reading

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