25 Days of Christmas is a fantastic concept. A whole month
of Christmas specials and shows, how can this possibly miss? However, as great
as this is it seems like ABC Family does do some very annoying things. I am not
saying this spoils what they are trying to do, but it does make me wonder. Here
is a look at them:
Top 5 Annoying Things the 25 Days of Christmas does ever
year
#5.November Preview-I love Christmas specials, but before
Thanksgiving? Every year they decide to roll stuff out before we've even carved
the turkey. Does anyone watch this stuff early? Then again, it’s better than
showing this stuff in July, which just infuriates me! Christmas in July?????
Don’t get me started on that!
#4.Non-Christmas Movies-I loved the Pixar films,
Willy
Wonka, and the first Harry Potter film. However, I am pretty sure that
these
movies are not Christmas movies. So why do they show up on this schedule
every
year? I understand that they are trying to be family friendly, of
course, but
there aren’t other Christmas shows they can put on instead? I can
imagine people may argue with me on this, but I can watch Toy Story any
day. I want something Christmas-related now.
#3. The same things over and over-I love the old Rankin/Bass
cartoons as much as the next guy. However, how many times are we supposed to
watch them? I swear every time I look at the program guide, Mickey's Christmas
Carol has popped up a half dozen times by now!
Then other things hardly appear, they play it during the day to almost
no promotion. If you don’t keep a sharp on the schedule you’ll miss it. Speaking of that.....
#2. Where are....?-How many movies and specials could this
network air, but they don't? For example, they show virtually every Rankin/Bass
special but "The Little Drummer Boy". Why? They show Nestor, the Long
Eared Donkey and The First Christmas Snow which are very religious. Even if we
just limit to Disney stuff, there is still a ton of stuff they never show. Why
is Mickey’s Christmas Carol on a million times but Winnie The Pooh and
Christmas Too is hardly shown?
#1. Original Corny movies-It amazes me they keep coming out
with these every single year. This year its "12 dates of Christmas"
which is another Groundhog Day rip off. We've had Santa Baby with Jenny
McCarthy, Three Days about a woman getting run over on Christmas Eve, and a few
Christmas Carol knock offs. They are all so sappy and contrived, with basically
the same story. There is a girl dating someone or just out of a relationship,
who meets a new guy and by the end of the movie they are in love. Or
the main character is an angry, career driven type who turns around
into a warm loving person by the end. These sappy stories will give you a
cavity. The plot for Christmas in Boston was
four friends meet up in Boston on Christmas Eve. Wow, riveting! Ok,
there is a
little more to it but, still! These movies are silly, far fetched, and I
watch some of them every year.
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