Female Friday Female Friday continues. Ms. Scrooge, 1997 made for television, is the second attempt with some gender role reversal in A Christmas Carol, on the heels of 1995’s Ebbie. I don’t actually own a personal copy. When Ms. Scrooge was originally released on VHS after its initial broadcast, it […]
Female Friday Everyday is Christmas is one of the more recent adaptations of A Christmas Carol with a female lead. It features pop singer Toni Braxton who also serves as an executive producer. Originally presented as one of the standard Christmas offerings in 2018 by the Lifetime cable channel, it […]
This is the first entry of the year for a version of A Christmas Carol that is a first-time viewing for me. With a 2019 creation date, this short independent offering had only appeared as an Amazon Prime offering this year. I never approach any first-time viewing of A Christmas […]
This was the one that started it all for me. This is the first A Christmas Carol I remember watching as a child the first time it was broadcast on U.S. television. It is the first of two Australian animated versions; this one was made in 1969 (the other was […]
Traditional Tuesday This is pretty much my same review/reflection as last year. Over the years, this version has continually climbed in my personal regard. Tonight was my annual viewing of the 1935 Seymour Hicks (Sir Edward Seymour Hicks) version. This is commonly known as the first full-length feature sound movie […]
Musical Monday The Stingiest Man in Town is the second musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol viewed for the 2020 Countdown. This is another post that’s a rehash of previous years with some minor updates. My perception of this adaptation is unchanged. This is a very good show and I […]
Silent Sunday Tonight, I had my annual viewing of the 1913 silent version of A Christmas Carol, called Old Scrooge. Because the silent versions are generally short and only a handful remain, I watch all that are available every year. The 1913 silent version is another offering from England. This […]
The 1994 Japanese / American joint venture is probably best for child viewing. It is one of the ones I don’t watch consistently every year. I watched it last year – the last time before that was was 2015. It was released on DVD in the early 2000’s. This endeavor […]
Female Friday The last decade of the 20th Century introduced the first adaptation of A Christmas Carol where the main character of Scrooge, at least, is portrayed as a female instead of male. Ebbie is the first big production version of A Christmas Carol to feature a woman in the […]
Updated / modern-day adaptations of A Christmas Carol are not uncommon anymore. Most are usually U.S. centric and produced. An English modern-day adaptation was refreshing when it was made; it still is now when it’s over twenty years old. 2000’s A Christmas Carol, originally presented on ITV, still isn’t available […]