"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!"

Good evening all!

Today the family and I were working on cleaning out the basement and we found some old stethoscopes. This reminded me of the movie "The Santa Clause" with Tim Allen and the part of that movie when he visits the doctor. Upon examination, his heart beat sounds like "Jingle Bells" and other holiday songs; which leads me to the topic of today's discussion: Holiday Movies and Television Shows.

Now, I don't know about you guys, but I always look forward to the end of the year Christmas specials on all of my favorite television shows. Even if I'm watching old shows in the middle of the summer, I love love love the holiday episodes. Sometimes networks bring back old characters, embrace funny storylines (that don't necessarily coincide with the plot of the show) and celebrate the holidays with intense cheer! For example, in one of the Warehouse 13 holiday episodes that I recently saw, the "artifact" was one that caused an alternate Santa Claus-like persona to arise out of someone's personality, except this one was evil. All in all, I enjoy watching the holiday episodes of almost every show, even if I don't watch it normally. Some of the specific ones that I would recommend are: Eureka (on SyFy), 30 Rock (on NBC), and Spongebob Squarepants (even if it is a kid's show).

Let's move onto the movies shall we? Now, I'm not one to say that I don't love the classics like It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas BUT I've found that some of the more recently made holiday movies are better. Around Christmas of 2011, Arthur Christmas came out, and although it was geared toward children, the humor and the quality of the film makes it well worth checking out. In addition, the Santa Clause series of movies are great, although they get worse as the series progresses; the first one was definitely the best. However, I also have some differing opinions from some other holiday movie enthusiasts. The pinnacle of this separation is "A Christmas Story." I watched it once and while I found it funny in some parts, I didn't find any of the characters relatable and I'm not a big fan of movies that feature mostly children. Actually that's not true...I LOVE Home Alone (all of them). They're great! Culkin really knows how to make hurting people, and rigging your house to be a death trap look hilarious!

One more thing: ABC Family. I know, I know; some of the television shows are overdone and stupid, BUT I have to give them props for the holiday movies that they put out each year. I still watch or record Holiday in Handcuffs whenever possible.

Well, that's just about all I have to say about holiday films. How do you guys feel about them? What are your favorites? Let me know in the comment section down below.

Until a later date,
Lasagna Claus

Remember kids: only 138 more days until Christmas!

Merry August 9th!