#Britton Frost

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Hi! Uhm, if it's possible (totally get it if not), can you guys help me look for alternative face claims for Jack Black? I had a character that used to have him as a face claim, but I don't feel comfortable using him anymore, since he's pro-Israel. Thank you for your time, if this reached you and I hope you have a nice day or night, whatever time it might be!

Jon Favreau (1966) Ashkenazi Jewish / Italian, French-Canadian, German.

and:

Cedric the Entertainer (1964) African-American.

Taylor Wily (1968) Samoan.

Eric Stonestreet (1971)

Nick Frost (1972)

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973)

Matt Berry (1974)

David Harbour (1975)

Matty Matheson (1982)

Cameron Britton (1986)

Charley Koontz (1987)

Atkins Estimond (1987) Afro-Haitian - is pro ceasefire!

Hey anon I understand I'm still VERY upset over Jack Black and trying to find fat actors is a struggle that also makes me upset but I hope these are useful to you! 😔

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Though most radio detectives were lone wolfs, there were a few pairs of sleuths who enjoyed wedded bliss while they solved crimes. Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man fame brought their adventures to radio, and listeners could enjoy the exploits of Pat and Jean Abbott.  But no pair of married detectives had the radio longevity of a couple of amateurs who cracked cases on the air for over a decade - Mr. and Mrs. North - and their adventures first came to radio on December 30, 1942.

Like other radio crimefighters, the Norths sprang from the printed page, but their earliest appearances didn’t hint at the future in mystery that lay ahead.  Writer and former crime reporter Richard Lockridge created the Norths (named, as the story goes, for the “North” in newspaper bridge columns) in comedy sketches for The New Yorker.  It was Lockridge’s wife Frances who had the idea to introduce a criminal element to the stories, and husband and wife collaborated on The Norths Meet Murder, a 1940 novel.  In it, book publisher Jerry and his wife Pam discover a dead body in the bathtub of a vacant apartment they’re planning to use for a party.  The first novel set the tone - the Norths rarely go looking for trouble but almost always find it - and it introduced the supporting characters of Lt. Bill Weigand and Sgt. Aloysius Mullins, who often collaborated with the Norths and welcomed their assistance.  The novel was a hit, and it led to 25 more mysteries penned by the Lockridges and starring the Norths.

The success of The Norths Meet Murder led to a Broadway adaptation in 1941 starring Peggy Conklin and Albert Hackett.  It closed after 163 performances in the spring, and it inspired a film adaptation.  MGM released Mr. and Mrs. North with William Post, Jr. as Jerry and radio comedy queen Gracie Allen as Pam.  Audiences tended to prefer to see Allen with her actual husband, George Burns, and the film had a mild reception.  For his part, Richard Lockridge didn’t care for Allen in the role, and called it “a triumph of miscasting.”

Despite the lukewarm reactions on Broadway and at the box office, an audition recording was prepared for a radio adaptation of Mr. and Mrs. North in 1941.  Peggy Conklin recreated her stage role as Pam, and actor Carl Eastman played Jerry.  On December 30, 1942, Mr. and Mrs. North premiered on NBC with Joseph Curtin and Alice Frost in the title roles.  The first years of the show were sponsored by Jergens Lotion and Woodbury Cold Cream.  By the program’s second year, it was drawing 20 million listeners a week.  In 1946, it shared with Ellery Queen the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Radio Drama.  Curtin and Frost were radio veterans who could be heard all over the dial, and they had terrific chemistry as Jerry and Pam.  They were supported in the series by Frank Lovejoy and Staats Cotsworth (among others) as Lt. Weigand.

The series switched networks in 1947, moving to CBS, and it picked up a new sponsor in Colgate-Palmolive.  With the radio series still popular, CBS launched a television version in 1952.  Fans could hear the Norths on radio and see them on television (played by Richard Denning and Barbara Britton) in the same week.  The TV version ran until 1954, and CBS ultimately decided to bring their TV cast to radio.  Denning and Britton assumed the roles of Jerry and Pam on the June 30, 1953 broadcast.  True to form, that episode involved the Norths hunting through thrift shops for a sport coat that held valuable information in a pocket.  Later episodes in the Denning/Britton years saw the mysteries turn darker and grittier.  The lighter touch of the earlier episodes was gone, but the change would be short-lived.  Mr. and Mrs. North signed off the airwaves on April 18, 1955.  Their adventures continued in print until the passing of Frances Lockridge in 1963.

Unfortunately, despite the show’s long run, a relatively small number episodes survive.  Fortunately, the Armed Forces Radio Service transcriptions have ensured some adventures of the Norths (including the episode on this week’s podcast) are around today.  Fans can hear crimes solved with a light touch by two people who weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of training stop them from seeing justice done.

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SPN Casting Sides (usually 3-10+ pgs from script):

1.10 Asylum (Kat, Gavin)

1.13 Route 666 (Audrey Robinson, Cassie Robinson, Harold Todd, Jimmy Anderson)

1.14 Nightmare (Alice Miller, Max Miller)

1.15 The Benders (Deputy Kathleen Hudak, “Abraham Bender”)

1.17 Hell House (Craig Thursten, "Ernie”, “Harold”)

1.18 Something Wicked (Michael, Young Dean)

1.19 Provenance (Sarah Blake)

1.20 Dead Man's Blood (Beau, Kate, Luther)

1.21 Salvation (Tom)

1.22 Devil's Trap (Bobby Singer)

2.01 In My Time of Dying (Tessa, “Janitor”)

2.02 Everybody Loves a Clown (Ellen, “Miles”, “Alex” 12 July 2006, “Alex” 14 July 2006)

2.03 Bloodlust (Gordon Walker, Lenore)

2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (Angela Mason, Neil)

2.05 Simon Said (Andy Gillette)

2.07 The Usual Suspects (Detective Pete Sheridan)

2.08 Crossroad Blues (Crossroads Demon, George Darrow, Robert Johnson)

2.09 Croatoan (Dr. Lee, “Vargo”)

2.10 Hunted (Ava)

2.11 Playthings (Susan)

2.12 Nightshifter (Agent Henriksen, Ronald)

2.13 Houses of the Holy (Father Thomas Gregory, Father Reynolds)

2.15 Tall Tales (Frat Boy, “Janitor”)

2.16 Roadkill (David McNamara)

2.18 Hollywood Babylon (Director, Tara Benchley)

2.19 Folsom Prison Blues (Deacon Kaylor, Mara Davis, Randall)

2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (Jake Talley, Lily)

3.01 The Magnificent Seven (Isaac, Walter Rosen)

3.02 The Kids Are Alright (Ben Braeden)

3.03 Bad Day at Black Rock (Bela Talbot, Creedy, Kubrick)

3.04 Sin City (Father Gil, “Iggy”, Ruby)

3.05 Bedtime Stories (Crossroads Demon, Dr. Garrison)

3.06 Red Sky at Morning (Gertrude Case)

3.07 Fresh Blood (Dixon)

3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas (Young Dean, Young Sam, Edward, Madge)

3.09 Malleus Maleficarum (Elizabeth, Renee, Tammi Benton)

3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me (Dream!Dean, Jeremy Frost)

3.12 Jus in Bello (Deputy Phil Amici, Nancy Fitzgerald, Sheriff Dodd)

4.01 Lazarus Rising (Castiel, "Kristy”, Pamela Barnes)

4.03 In the Beginning (Young Mary, Young John, Deanna Campbell)

4.04 Metamorphosis (Michelle Montgomery, Jack Montgomery, Travis)

4.05 Monster Movie (Jamie, Dracula)

4.06 Yellow Fever (Luther Garland, Sheriff Ed Britton, John Garland)

4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester (Tracy Davis, Don Harding, Uriel)

4.08 Wishful Thinking (Wes Mondale, Hope Lynn Casey)

4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Alastair, Anna Milton)

SPN Misc. Crew Documents:

8.10 Torn and Frayed (one line schedule)

14.05 Nightmare Logic (longform breakdown)

14.07 Unhuman Nature (technical package)

14.13 Lebanon (technical package)

15.04 Atomic Monsters (prep memo)

SPN Scripts (in all stages):

1.01 Pilot (lavender revisions)

1.03 Dead in the Water (production draft)

1.04 Phantom Traveler (yellow revisions)

1.10 Asylum (blue draft)

1.12 Faith (production draft)

1.13 Route 666 (studio draft)

1.14 Nightmare (production draft)

2.03 Bloodlust (production draft)

2.11 Playthings (production draft)

2.12 Nightshifter (blue draft)

2.21 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part One (blue revisions)

3.15 Time Is on My Side (production draft)

4.11 Family Remains (studio story arena, yellow revisions)

4.12 Criss Angel Is a Douchebag (network arena pitch)

4.13 After School Special (studio story arena)

4.14 Sex and Violence (network arena pitch)

4.17 It's a Terrible Life (blue revisions w/director’s notes)

4.20 The Rapture (outline)

5.09 The Real Ghostbusters (production draft w/director’s notes)

5.10 Abandon All Hope... (goldenrod revisions)

5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (network draft)

5.22 Swan Song (production draft)

6.13 Unforgiven (green draft)

8.11 LARP and the Real Girl (production draft)

9.07 Bad Boys (2nd writer’s draft)

9.20 Bloodlines (2nd network draft)

9.22 Stairway to Heaven (production draft)

9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles? (pink pages)

10.23 Brother's Keeper (production draft)

11.20 Don't Call Me Shurley (production draft)

13.04 The Big Empty (blue draft; missing Act 5)

13.06 Tombstone (blue pages only)

13.08 The Scorpion & the Frog (production draft)

13.10 Wayward Sisters (2nd writer’s draft)

13.19 Funeralia (studio/network draft)

13.21 Beat the Devil (studio/network draft)

14.13 Lebanon (yellow draft, green pages)

14.14 Ouroboros (blue draft)

14.17 Game Night (studio/network draft)

SPN Storyboards:

3.05 Bedtime Stories (Scenes 1-4)

9.03 I'm No Angel (Scenes 1-37)

11.11 Into the Mystic (Scenes 1-5; 37)

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With the first part of our X-Men fancast now out, who do you think should join the team for the MCU? Comment below or vote on Twitter to let us know and we’ll post the results next week.

You can check out the episode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

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2018 Holiday Classics

Where to watch classic holiday movies, animated specials and my made-for-TV favorites this season. (NOTES: Only initial seasonal airing is noted here, but channels frequently re-air holiday classics multiple times during the holidays; Check local listings for potential additional dates. Network or basic cable aired films may be edited for content or time)  

Updated: December 8, 2018

ABC

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973 animated special) - Nov. 21

This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988 animated special) - Nov. 21

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Nov. 23

Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017 special based on the characters from Disney’s Frozen) - Nov. 29

Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014 animated special) - Nov. 29

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 animated special) - Dec. 6

Disney Prep & Landing (2009 animated special) - Dec. 13

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty v Nice (2011 animated special sequel) - Dec. 13

The Sound of Music (1965 movie musical classic starring Julie Andrews) - Dec. 16

Shrek the Halls (2007 animated special) - Dec. 19

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 animated special) - Dec. 21

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1985 animated special) - Dec. 27

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976 animated special) - Dec. 27

NBC

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated special) - Nov. 23

Dreamworks: Trolls Holiday - (2017 animated special, featuring characters from the 2016 Dreamworks feature film) - Nov. 23 Review

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra’s 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) - Dec. 24

CBS

Frosty the Snowman (1969 animated special) - Nov. 23

Frosty Returns (1992 animated special) - Nov. 23

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (2002 animated special) - Nov. 24

Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002 animated special) - Nov. 24

The Story of Santa Claus (1996 animated special) - Nov. 24

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 animated special) - Nov. 27

I Love Lucy Christmas Special (colorized version of “The Christmas Episode” and “The Pioneer Woman”) - Dec. 14

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! (colorized episodes of the classic series handpicked by Carl Reiner, “Where Did I Come From” and “Never Bathe on Saturday”) - Dec. 14

CW

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (2000 animated special) - Nov. 23

TCM

The Shop Around the Corner (1940 movie classic starring Jimmy Stewart) - Nov. 5

Susan Slept Here (1954 movie classic starring Debbie Reynolds) - Nov. 5

Little Women (1949 movie classic starring June Allyson) - Nov. 22

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 movie classic starring Judy Garland) - Dec. 1

The Bishop’s Wife (1947 movie classic starring Cary Grant) - Dec. 1

It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947 movie classic starring Victor Moore) - Dec. 2

Meet John Doe (1941 movie classic directed by Frank Capra) - Dec. 2

A Christmas Carol (1938 movie classic starring Reginald Owen) - Dec. 2

Holiday Inn (1942 movie classic starring Bing Crosby) - Dec. 8

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 movie classic starring Bette Davis) - Dec. 8

Christmas in Connecticut (1945 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck) - Dec. 9

Holiday Affair (1949 movie classic starring Robert Mitchum) - Dec. 9

3 Godfathers (1948 movie classic starring John Wayne) - Dec. 15

Star in the Night (1945 Oscar-winning short film) - Dec. 15

In the Good Old Summertime (1949 movie classic, a remake of The Shop Around the Corner, starring Judy Garland) - Dec. 16

Little Women (1994 movie starring Winona Ryder) - Dec. 16

All Mine to Give (1957 movie classic starring  Glynis Johns) - Dec. 19

Remember The Night (1940 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray) - Dec. 22

Christmas in Connecticut (1945 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck) - Dec. 22

A Carol for Another Christmas (1964 dystopian take on A Christmas Carol, directed by Joseph Mankiewicz) - Dec. 22

The Holly and the Ivy (1952 movie classic) - Dec. 23

TCM Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011 special look at the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It's A Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street) - Dec. 23

A Christmas Carol (1951 movie classic starring Alastair Sim) - Dec. 23

Scrooge (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks) - Dec. 23

Little Women (1933 movie classic starring Katherine Hepburn) - Dec. 24

Meet John Doe (1941 movie classic directed by Frank Capra) - Dec. 24

Bundle of Joy (1956 movie classic starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher) - Dec. 25

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938 movie classic starring Mickey Rooney) - Dec. 25

Freeform

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 Tim Burton stop-motion animation movie) - Oct. 2

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 1

Snowglobe (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian) - Nov. 1

Frozen (2013 animated Disney movie) - Nov. 2

12 Dates of Christmas (2011made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Amy Smart) - Nov. 2

The Holiday (2006 movie starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) - Nov. 3

Life-Size (2000 Disney movie starring Lindsey Lohan and Tyra Banks) - Nov. 3

Snow (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Cavanagh) - Nov. 4

Angels Sing (2013 movie starring Harry Connick Jr and Connie Britton) - Nov. 6

The Family Stone (2005 movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton) - Nov. 7

Love the Coopers (2015 movie starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman) - Nov. 8

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998 movie) - Nov. 10

Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live-action film, starring Jim Carrey) - Nov. 10

Call Me Claus (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Whoopie Goldberg) - Nov. 10

Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (2017 special looking at how the Disney parks are decorated for Christmas) - Nov. 11

Norm of the North (2016 animated movie) - Nov. 11

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998 Disney movie starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas) - Nov. 13

Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011 movie) - Nov. 24

The Santa Clause (1994 Disney movie starring Tim Allen and Martin Short) - Nov. 24

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006 Disney movie sequel starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 24

Eight Crazy Nights (2002 animated movie starring Adam Sandler) - Nov. 27

Unaccompanied Minors (2006 movie) - Nov. 28

Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009 animated movie starring Jim Carey) - Nov. 29

Jingle All the Way 2 (2014 direct-to-DVD sequel starring Larry the Cable Guy) - Nov. 29

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012 Disney movie) - Dec. 1

Home Alone 3 (1997 made-for-TV sequel) - Dec. 1

Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998 movie) - Dec. 2

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - Dec. 2

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas, Too (1991 animated special) - Dec. 3

The Little Drummer Boy (1968 Rankin-Bass stop-motion special) - Dec. 3

Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (2017 special about the Disney parks) - Dec. 3

This Christmas (2007 movie starring Loretta Devine) - Dec. 4

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983 animated movie) - Dec. 5

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970 Rankin-Bass special) - Dec. 5

A Belle for Christmas (2014 family made-for-TV movie starring Dean Cain) - Dec. 7

Deck the Halls (2006 movie starring Danny Devito) - Dec. 9

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez) - Dec. 10

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2001 family made-for-TV movie sequel) - Dec. 11

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - Dec. 15

A Miracle on Christmas Lake (2016 movie starring Will Sasso) - Dec. 16

Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Tom Cavanagh) - Dec. 19

The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special (2018 animated special) - Dec. 21

Disney’s Prep & Landing (2009 animated special) - Dec. 25

Disney’s Prep & Landing 2: Naughty v Nice (2011 animated special sequel) - Dec. 25

AMC

Elf (2003 movie starring Will Ferrell) - Nov. 26

Miracle on 34th St. (1947 movie classic starring Edmund Gwenn) - available now

Christmas in Connecticut (1945 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck) - Nov. 27

White Christmas (1954 movie classic starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney) - Nov. 27

The Santa Clause 2 (2002 sequel movie starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 27

The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999 animated special) - Nov. 28

12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012 made-for-TV kids movie) - Nov. 28

All I Want for Christmas (1991 Disney movie) - Nov. 28

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987 movie starring John Candy and ?Steve Martin) - Nov. 28

Gremlins (1984 movie directed by Steven Spielberg) - Nov. 28

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989 movie starring Chevy Chase) - Nov. 28

The Christmas Star (1986 Disney movie starring Ed Asner) - Nov. 29

A Holiday To Remember (1995 made-for-TV movie starring Connie Sellica and Randy Travis) - Nov. 29

The Sons of Mistletoe (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Doris Roberts) - Nov. 29

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004 made-for-TV movie) - Nov. 29

The Polar Express (2004 animated movie starring Tom Hanks) - Nov. 29

Last Holiday (2006 movie starring Queen Latifah) - Nov. 30

Jingle All the Way (1986 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) - Nov. 30

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July  (1979 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Jack Frost (1979 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Pinocchio’s Christmas (1980 Rankin/Bass animated special) - Dec. 2

The Nativity Story (2006 movie starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and Oscar Isaac) - Dec. 3

Ernest Saves Christmas (1998 movie starring Jim Varney) - Dec. 3

To Grandmother’s House We Go (1992 made-for-TV movie starring Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen) - Dec. 4

A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007 movie starring Robert Wagner) - Dec. 5

The Madagascar Penguins In a Christmas Caper (2005 animated special band on the Madagascar movie character and spin-off TV series) - Dec. 7

Merry Madagascar (2009 animated special based on the Madagascar movie series) - Dec. 7

All I Want For Christmas is You (original animated movie based on the 2015 children’s book of the same title; featuring Mariah Carey) - Dec. 7 (Trailer) Review

One Magic Christmas (1985 Disney movie starring Mary Steenburgen) - Dec. 13

TBS

Love, Actually (2003 movie starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson) - Nov. 23

Fred Claus (2007 movie starring Vince Vaughn) - Dec. 2

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated special) - Dec. 6

The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story (2011 animated special) - Dec. 6

24 Hours of A Christmas Story (annual tradition of 12 back-to-back airings of the 1983 Christmas classic) - Dec. 24-25

Cartoon Network

Elf Pets: Santa’s St. Bernards Save Christmas (2018 original animated special featuring the Elf on the Shelf, also available on DVD) - Dec. 3 (Trailer)

We Bare Bears: Christmas Parties (2016 special episode of the animated series) - Dec. 3

Teen Titans Go Save Christmas (2016 special episode of the animated series) - Dec. 4

The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story (2011 animated special) - Dec. 8

Hallmark

A Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville) - Nov. 21

Snow Bride (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Katarina Law) - Nov. 24

The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014 made-for-TV movie starring Brendan Routh) - Nov. 26

A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Kelli Williams) - Nov. 27

Hallmark Movies and Mysteries

The Christmas Card (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Ed Asner) - Dec. 1

Lifetime Movie Network

Snowed Inn Christmas (2017 made-for-TV movie starring Andrew Walker) - Nov. 20

A Snowglobe Christmas (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Alicia Witt and Christina Milian) - Nov. 27

UP

Gilmore the Merrier (epic marathon of all 7 seasons of the Gilmore Girls hosted by Scott Patterson) - Nov. 19-25 (Preview)

ION

Snowmance (2017 made-for-TV movie starring Ashley Newbrough) - Dec. 15

Disney Channel

Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Spectacular (2016 animated special) - Dec. 1

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - Dec. 1

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - Dec. 2

Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas (2011 movie based on the series) - Dec. 2

The Toy Story That Time Forgot (2013 animated special featuring the character’s from Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story movie series) - Dec. 2

MTV

Friday After Next (2002 movie starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps; holiday-themed sequel to Friday) - Oct. 18

Comedy Central

Bad Santa (2003 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham) - Dec. 8

Drunk History Christmas (2011 special episode of the series) - Dec. 18

BoJack Horseman: Sabrina's Christmas Wish (2014 special episode of the animated adult series) - Dec.19

Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special (2008 holiday special with the comedian) - Dec. 25

South Park Christmas Marathon (four-hour marathon of Christmas episodes from the series) - Dec. 25

Cinemax

Why Him (2017 holiday comedy starring Bryan Cranston and James Franco) - available until Dec. 1 on MaxGo or On Demand

HBO

Surviving Christmas (2004 movie starring Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini) - Oct. 19 or On Demand/HBO Go

Showtime

Christmas Eve (2015 movie starring Patrick Stewart and Gary Cole) - available until Dec. 15 on Showtime Anytime or On Demand

A Bad Mom’s Christmas (2017 movie starring Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis) - Dec. 1

Starz Encore

Scrooged (1988 take on A Christmas Carol, starring Bill Murray) - Oct. 11, also On Demand until 3/31

Arthur Christmas (2011 animated movie) - Oct. 15, also On Demand until 3/20

Trapped In Paradise (1994 movie starring Nicolas Cage) - Oct. 21, also On Demand until 5/31

Andy Richter’s Home for the Holidays  (2016 Seeso holiday special) - available until 3/31 On Demand

Home for the Holidays (1995 movie starring Hollie Hunter and Robert Downey Jr.) - available until 11/30 On Demand

Home Alone (1990 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin) - available until 12/31 On Demand

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992 comedy starring Macaulay Culkin) - available until 12/31 On Demand

Maisy: Christmas And Other Stories (2002 animated special) - Dec. 1 On Demand

Food Network

Thanksgiving Day Marathon (classic holiday-themed episodes of nostalgic Food Network series, including Good Eats, from 9-6 ET) - Nov. 22

Nick

Friends Thanksgiving Marathon (all the Thanksgiving episodes from the series) - Nov. 21

BBC America

Dr. Who Christmas Special marathon (Christmas special episodes of the series) - Dec. 24

Me TV

A Very Brady Christmas (1988 movie based on the classic 1970s series) - Dec. 2

Alf’s Special Christmas (1987 special episode of the series, one of the weirdest Christmas specials ever) - Dec. 9

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid (1955 TV special starring Barry Fitzgerald and Virginia Gregg; a paroled convict helps a boy) - Dec. 25

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Back for Christmas (1956 TV special starring John Williams and Isobel Elsom; a murderer worries about being caught during the holidays) - Dec. 25

Get TV

The Sons of Mistletoe (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Doris Roberts) - Nov. 25

The Christmas Wish (1998 made-for-TV movie starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds) - Nov. 25

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990 made-for-TV movie starring Cicely Tyson) - Nov. 25

Ms. Scrooge (1997 made-for-TV movie starring Cicely Tyson) - Nov. 25

Once Upon a Christmas (2000 made-for-TV movie starring Kathy Ireland) - Nov. 26

Twice Upon a Christmas (2001 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Kathy Ireland) - Nov. 26

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977 movie based on the classic 1950s series) - Dec. 2

Christmas in Connecticut(1992 remake of the classic, starring Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson and Tony Curtis) - Dec. 2

A Town Without Christmas (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Patricia Heaton) - Dec. 2

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (1991 movie starring Richard Thomas, Ed Asner and Charles Bronson) - Dec. 2

A Christmas Carol (1999 made-for-TV version of the classic tale, starring Patrick Stewart) - Dec. 2

The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1970 TV special) - Dec. 2

Cher Christmas Special (1975 TV special) - Dec. 2

Perry Como’s Early American Christmas (1978 TV special) -Dec. 3

A Song for the Season (1999 made-for-TV movie starring Naomi Judd and Andy Griffith) - Dec. 3

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1997 made-for-TV movie starring Ann Jillian) - Dec. 3

Miracle in the Wilderness (1991 made-for-TV movie starring Kim Cattrall) - Dec. 9

Secret of Giving (1999 made-for-TV movie starring Reba McEntire) - Dec. 9

The Christmas Gift (1986 made-for-TV movie starring John Denver) - Dec. 9

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special (1977 TV special) - Dec. 9

Johnny Cash Christmas 1983 (1983 TV special) - Dec. 16

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951 Bob Hope classic) - Dec. 21

Perry Como’s Christmas in the Holy Land (1980 TV special) - Dec. 25

Perry Como’s Christmas in Austria (1976 TV special) - Dec. 25

Perry Como’s Christmas in Paris (1982 - Dec. 25

Netflix

Abominable Christmas (2012 animated special) - available now

Albert (2016 animated special) - available now

Bad Santa (2003 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham) - available now

Bad Santa 2 (2016 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates) - available now

Bob’s Broken Sleigh (2015 animated special) - available now

Christmas Cracker (2015 British documentary about those obsessed with the holiday) - available now

Christmas Inheritance (2017 original Netflix movie, starring Eliza Taylor) - available now

A Christmas Prince (2017 original Netflix movie, starring Rose McInver) - available now

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009 animated movie) - available now

El Camino Christmas (2017 movie starring Jessica Alba and Tim Allen) - available now

The Family Man (2000 movie starring Nicolas Cage) - available now

Friday After Next (2002 movie starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps; holiday-themed sequel to Friday) - Dec. 1

The Koala Brothers: Outback Christmas (2006 animated special) - available now

Get Santa (2014 British Christmas movie starring Warwick Davis and Jim Broadbent) - available now

George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (1993 New York City ballet production, narrated by Kevin Kline) - available now

Happy 

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live action film, starring Jim Carrey) - available now

The Gruffalo (2009 animated special) - available now

The Gruffalo’s Child (2011 animated special) - available now

A Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long) - available now

Home for the Holidays (2017 animated special based on the Dreamworks movie characters from Home) - available now

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010 animated special) - available now

The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005 animated sequel to the classic special) - available now

Love, Actually (2003 movie starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson) - available now

Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas (2015 musical special) - available now

The Magic Snowflake (2013 animated movie) - available now

Merry Madagascar (2009 animated special; packaged with other Dreamworks holiday shorts as “DreamWorks Holiday Classics”, also listed as Happy Holidays from Madagascar) - available now

Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mickey Mouse (2001 animated Christmas compilation) - available now

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - available now

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - available now

Pee Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special (1988 special) - available now

Pottersville (2017 movie starring Michael Shannon, Judy Greer and Christina Hendricks) - available now

Reindeer Games (2000 action movie starring Ben Affleck) - Dec. 1

Santa Buddies (2009 Disney movie) - available now

The Search for Santa Paws (2010 Disney movie) - available now

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012 Disney movie) - available now

The Star (2017 animated film telling of the Christmas story from the animal’s perspective) - available now

Stick Man (2015 BBC animated special; starring Martin Freeman, based on the book by Julia Donaldson) - available now

Trolls Holiday - (2017 holiday special starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Zooey Deschanel, featuring characters from the Dreamworks feature film) - available now

A Very Murray Christmas (2015 variety special starring Bill Murray) - available now

White Christmas (1954 movie classic starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney) - available now

Hulu

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006 animated special) - available now

Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011 animated special) - Dec. 1

Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008 animated special) - Dec. 1

Barney: Night Before Christmas (1998 special) - available now

Barney A Very Merry Christmas: The Movie (2011 movie) - available now

Barney: Christmas Star (2002 special) - available now

Bob the Builder: Christmas to Remember (2001 animated special) - available now

Christmas Caper (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Shannen Doherty) - available now

Christmas Cupid (2010 made-for-TV starring Christina Milian) - Dec. 1

Chasing Christmas (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Arnold) - available now

A Christmas Crime Story (2017 movie starring Adrian Paul and Eric Close) - available now

Christmas Do-Over (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Jay Mohr) - available now

A Christmas in New York (2016 movie starring Ross McCall) - available now

Christmas in Wonderland (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Patrick Swayze) - available now

Daddy’s Home 2 (2017 holiday comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell) - available now

Dear Santa (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Amy Acker) - available now

Drinksgiving (2017 movie starring Pamela Mitchell) - available now

Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (2014 animated special) - available now

Eve’s Christmas (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Elisa Donovan) - Dec. 1

A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012 made-for-TV movie starring Drake Bell; one in a series of live-action adaptations of the animated series The Fairly OddParents) - Nov. 1

The Great Christmas Light Fight (season 6 of the limited-run reality competition featuring outrageous holiday displays judged by Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak) - available 24 hours after airs on ABC

Happy Christmas (2014 movie starring Anna Kendrick) - Nov. 1

A Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long) - available now

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez) - available now

Holidaze (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Jennie Garth) - available now

Home by Christmas (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Linda Hamilton)

Home for the Holidays (2005 made-for-TV movie starring Sean Young) - available now

It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992 animated special) - available now 

Jingle Bell Rocks (2014 non-traditional Christmas music documentary) - available now

A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy (2018 musical special featuring real-life husband-and-wife John Legend and Chrissy Teigen) - available now ***Review***

Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve (2018 movie sequel o the 2000 Wonderful World of Disney film, starring Tyra Banks) - available now (Teaser, Trailer)

Love at the Christmas Table (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Danica McKellar) - Dec. 1

Miracle on 34th St. (1994 remake of the classic starring Mara Wilson) - available now

A Miser Brothers Christmas (2008 animated special, sequel to a A Year Without a Santa Claus) - available now

The Mistle-Tones (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Tori Spelling) - Dec. 1

My Dad is Scrooge (2014 family movie) - available now

My Santa (2014 made-for-TV movie starring Samaire Armstrong) - available now

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 Tim Burton stop-motion animation movie) - available now

Pop Up Santa Special (2018 gift-giving special with Freeform’s “Pop Up Santa”) - available now

Rare Exports: A Christmas tale (2010 holiday horror movie) - available now

Santa Baby (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Jennie McCarthy) - available now

Santa Baby 2 (2009 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Jennie McCarthy) - Dec. 1

Santa Hunters (2014 made-for-TV family movie starring Benjamin Flores Jr. and Breanna Yde) - Nov. 1

The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007 movie starring Brian Cox and Tom Carey) - Nov. 15

Serendipity (2001 movie starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale) - Dec. 1

Snow (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Cavanagh) - Dec. 1

Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008 made-for-TV movie sequel starring Tom Cavanagh) - Dec. 1

A Snow Globe Christmas (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian, Donald Faison and Alicia Witt) - Dec. 1

Snowglobe (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian) - Dec. 1

The Spirit of Christmas (2015 made-for-TV movie) - available now

So This Is Christmas (2013 movie starring Vivica A. Fox) - available now

The Stingiest Man in Town (1971 animated special) - available now

The Swan Princess Christmas (2012 animated movie) - available now

Taraji’s White Hot Holidays (2016 musical special) - available now

Terrific Trucks Save Christmas (2016 animated movie) - available now

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t (1972 animated special) - available now

Tiny Christmas (2017 made-for-TV family movie starring Riele Downs and Lizzy Greene) - Nov. 1

Three Days (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Kristin Davis and Reed Diamond) - available now

The Truth About Christmas (2018 made-for-TV movie starring Kali Hawk) - available now (Trailer)

A Very Brady Christmas (1988 movie based on the classic 1970s series) - available now

The Wiggles, Go Santa Go ( 2013 musical special) - available now

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (2018 musical celebration from the Disney parks hosted by Jordan Fisher) - available now 

Amazon Prime

12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Steven Weber and Molly Shannon) - available now

Abbott & Costello Christmas Show (1955 Christmas special) - available now

An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998 animated movie) - available now

All I Want For Christmas is You (original animated movie based on the 2015 children’s book of the same title; featuring Mariah Carey) - available now (Trailer) Review

An American Girl Story, Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas (2016 original movie) - available now

An Angel for Christmas (1995 animated special) - available now

Arthur’s Perfect Christmas (2011 animated special) - available now

Babes in Toyland (1996 movie starring Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore) - available now

Babes in Toyland (1997 animated movie) - available now

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973 animated special) - available now

Beyond Christmas (1940 colorized movie classic starring Harry Carey) - available now

Blizzard (2004 live-action kids movie directed by Le Var Burton) - available now

Bob Hope Christmas Special (1968 variety special) - available now

Brer Rabbit’s Christmas Carol (1992 animated special) - available now

A Bush Christmas (1983 movie starring Nicole Kidman) - available now

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1982 animated movie) - available now

Charles Dickens' The Christmas Carol (1949 tv special narrated by Vincent Price) - available now

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales (2002 animated special) - available now

A Child’s Christmas (2008 British animated special, narrated by Matthew Rhys) - available now

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1987 movie starring Denholm Elliott) - available now

Christmas, Again (2014 movie written and directed by Charles Poekel) - available now

Christmas Bunny (2010 family movie) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1951 movie classic starring Alastair Sim) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1969 animated special, originally aired on NBC) - available now

A Christmas Carol (1971 animated movie) - available now

A Christmas Carol (2016 Australian musical version aimed at kids) - available now

Christmas Carol (2017 animated movie where about a selfish teen duck who is visited by three ghosts then gets superpowers) - available now

Christmas Cartoons (14 Christmas shorts from Fleischer Studios/Famous studios 1930s-40s collection) - available now

Christmas Cartoon Wonderland (collection of 1930s-40s cartoons) - available now

Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936 animated short) - available now

The Christmas Dragon (2015 animated movie) - available now

Christmas Dreams (2017 children’s movie narrated by Kevin Sorbo) - available now

Christmas in Car City (2017 holiday series of preschool animated shorts from Amuse Entertainment) - available now

Christmas in Wonderland (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Patrick Swayze) - available now

Christmas is Here Again (2007 animated movie) - available now

Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979 made-for-TV sequel starring Billy Dee Williams) - available now

Christmas Miracles (2017 Richard Thomas and Nia Peeples-hosted series featuring holiday stories of hope) - available now

A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip For Ralphie (2008 documentary about the classic Christmas film) - available now

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966 Italian movie, avant garde take on A Christmas Carol) - available now

The Christmas Wife (1988 made-for-TV movie starring Jason Robards) - available now

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - available Nov. 1

A Christmas Without Snow (1980 made-for-TV movie starring John Houseman and Michael Learned) - available now

Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm (2017 animated special) - available now

Daddy’s Home 2 (2017 holiday comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell) - available now

Deck the Halls (1994 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

The Elf Who Didn’t Believe (1996 family movie) - available now

Fanny, Annie & Danny (2010 Christmas movie) - available now

The First Silent Night (2014 documentary about the famous Christmas carol, narrated by Simon Callow) - available now

The Great Rupert a.k.a. A Christmas Wish (1950 movie starring Jimmy Durante) - available now

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1985 animated special) - available now

The Hebrew Hammer (2003 movie starring Judy Greer) - available now

A Hobo’s Christmas (1987 made-for-TV movie starring Gerald McCraney) - available now

Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long) - available now

Home for Christmas (1990 made-for-TV movie starring Mickey Rooney) - available now

If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie (2016 animated special) - available now

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 animated special) - available now

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra’s 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) - available now

Jack Frost (1979 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Jingle Bell Rap (1991 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Jolly Old St. Nicholas (1994 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Just Getting Started (2017 movie starring Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo) - available now

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1976 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

The Little Christmas Burro (1977 animated special available as part of “Christmas Classics Vol. 2″) - available now

Lost Christmas (2014 movie starring Eddie Izzard) - available now

Love at the Christmas Table (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Danica McKellar) - available now

The Magic Christmas Tree (1964 fantasy movie) - available now

Magic Gift of the Snowman (2003 animated special) - available now

March of the Wooden Soliders (a.k.a. Toyland, colorized version of the 1934 Laurel and Hardy movie) - available now

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017 movie starring Dan Stevens) - available now

Meet John Doe (1941 classic directed by Frank Capra) - available now

The Merry Gentlemen (2009 movie starring Michael Keaton) - available now

Mister Scrooge to See You (2013 movie starring Matt Koester and Shannon Moore) - available now

A Merry Mirthworm Christmas (1984 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Merry Christmas from Funny or Die (2010 special featuring Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell) - available now

A Merry Friggin Christmas (2014 movie starring Robin Williams) - available now

Miracle at Sage Creek (2005 Western holiday film starring David Carradine and Wes Studi) - available now

The Miracle on 34th Street (2006 made-for-TV version of the movie classic) - available now 

Mr. Bill’s Christmas Special (1994 Canadian special) - available now

The Night Before Christmas (1994 animated special) - available now

Night of the Comet (1984 holiday horror camp classic) - available now

The Night of the Meek (1954 class Christmas Twilight Zone episode; season 2, episode 11) - available now

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986 family movie starring Vanessa Sharp) - available now

O Christmas Tree (1994 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

Oddbods: The Festive Menance (2017 animated special) - available now

Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year (2017 animated special) - available now

Pete’s Christmas (2013 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Bailee Madison) - available now

Pieces of April (2003 Thanksgiving movie starring Katie Holmes) - available now

A Pink Christmas (1978 animated special) - available now

Prancer (1989 movie starring Sam Elliott) - available now

Red Skelton Christmas Classics (1955 variety specials highlights) - available now

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1948 animated short) - available now

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now

Santa and Pete (1999 made-for-TV movie starring James Earl Jones and Hume Cronyn) - available now

Santa and Three Bears (1970 animated special) - avialavailableable now

Santa Claus vs the Devil (a.k.a. Santa Claus, 1959 Mexican fantasy movie) - available now

Santa Who? (2000 movie starring Leslie Nielsen) - available now (currently only Spanish-language version available via Prime)

Scrooge (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks; colorized version also listed as “A Christmas Carol in Color!”) - available now 

Scrooge (1970 movie classic musical movie classic starring Albert Finney) - available now

A Snow Globe Christmas (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian, Donald Faison and Alicia Witt) - available now

The Snowy Day (2016 original animated special, based on the classic children’s book) - available now

The Snowman (1982 animated special based on classic children’s picture book) - available now

The Snowman and the Snowdog (2014 animated special sequel to The Snowman) - available now

Snow Queen (1967 Russian movie) - available now

The Snow Queen (1957 animated movie) - available now

Some Girls (1988 comedy starring Patrick Dempsey and Jennifer Connelly) - available now

Stick Man (2015 BBC animated special; starring Martin Freeman, based on the book by Julia Donaldson) - available now

Switchmas (a.k.a. Ira Finkelstein's Christmas; 2012 movie starring Elliot Gould) - available now

This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988 animated Thanksgiving special) - available now

A Thanksgiving Tale (1983 puppet special from the producers of Alf) - available now

Tokyo Godfathers (2003 off-beat Japanese animated cult classic) - available now

The 12 Brother-Months (1956 Russian animated movie) - available now

The Ugly Duckling’s Christmas Wish (1996 Reynolds-Harris animated movie) - available now

Unlikely Angel (1996 made-for-TV movie starring Dolly Parton) - available now

Up on the Housetop (1992 Reynolds-Harris animated special) - available now

A Very Pink Christmas (2011 animated special) - available now

A Very Wompkee Christmas (2002 animated special) - available now

We Wish You A Merry Christmas (1994 animated special) - available now

Yes, Virginia (2009 animated special) - available now

Yo Gabba Gabba: A Very Awesome Live Holiday Show! (2014 special) - available now

Hallmark Movies Now

A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004 made-for-TV adaptation starring Kelsey Grammar) - available now

Mrs. Santa Claus (1996 made-for-TV movie starring Angela Lansbury) - available now

Truman Capote’s One Christmas (1994 made-for-TV movie starring Katherine Hepburn, based on the short story) - available now

A Family Thanksgiving (2010 made-for-TV movie starring Daphne Zuniga) - available now

A Season for Miracles (1999 made-for-TV movie starring Carla Gugino) - available now

Jingle All the Way (2011 animated special) - available now

Unlikely Angel (1996 made-for-TV movie starring Dolly Parton) - available now

Britbox

Christmas Lights (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Robson Green and Mark Benton) - available now

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1987 movie starring Denholm Elliott) - Dec. 7

Clash of the Santas (2008 made-for-TV movie starring Robson Green and Mark Benton) - Dec. 15

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Cragne Manor by Jenni Polodna, Ryan Veeder, Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Groover, Chris Jones, Chris Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Rosenloev, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Jason Love, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Wade Clarke, Zach Hodgens, Zack Johnson & Andrew Schultz

A collaborative tribute to Michael Gentry's Anchorhead, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with an illustrated commercial edition (though the free 1998 version remains playable). Judging by my past experiences with parser-based interactive fiction, I will never complete either of these games… but what little progress I have made, I’ve enjoyed!

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Super Short Reviews: Winter TV 2018/19 part one:

Sally 4Ever (HBO) – For a very specific palette only – the definition of cringe-comedy.  British, so of course it made me laugh, but I also never want to see any of these characters ever again.  Way too cringey for me.

My Brilliant Friend (HBO) – adapted from the book series, Italy in the 1950s. Everything is very grey visually but the characters are full of colour. The pace of the story was too slow for me: If this was going somewhere it wan’t in any hurry.  

Baby (Netflix) – also Italy but modern day.  Private school teenagers look for trouble and find it. Very good for the 13-30 crowd.  And you might learn some bad words in Italian!

Dirty John (Bravo) – Connie Britton, always fantastic in riding that line between strong woman and victim(apparently its a fine line) ... And Hey! its Eric Bana – remember him?  Adapted from the true crime podcast which was based on a true story of an Orange County woman that got swindled.  Feels like a super stretched out Lifetime movie and its almost fascinating how easy of a mark the woman was.

Fugitiva (Netflix) – Spain and Mexico... The wife and kids of a rich and powerful man are kidnapped...   Or are they?   Or ARE THEY?   I did not care.  Too bad because I was excited to see Paz Vega again.

1983 (Netflix) – Poland 2003 in... an alternate universe?  I dunno.  After 20 minutes of trying to figure out what was going on I gave up.  I can’t review a show if I don’t understand it.  Or maybe that is my review.

Nigthflyers (SyFy) – George R.R. Martin does outer space!  And ooooooo look Gretchen Moll remember her?  Good characters, good writing, and just enough suspense and weirdness to keep you wanting more. Thumbs up.

The Bi-Sexual (Hulu) – not quite as cringey as Sally4Ever – these British characters are slighty more real and easier to laugh WITH than AT.  I just ended a sentence with THREE prepositions!!  

Sick Note (Netflix) –  Rupert Grint and Nick Frost try to out idiot each other.  And for some reason Don Johnson is there. Strange and amusing but not quite funny.  New to US only, aired in UK in 2017.

Cousins For Life (TeenNick) – Typical broad comedy for the 6 to 15 year olds.  Typical except that all the main characters are black, which I think is a first.  Your pre-teen will like it. 

Pine Gap (Netflix) – Australia.  Is Pine Gap a real place?  Yes it is.  Sadly the Wikipedia page was more interesting than the show.  I gave up after 30 minutes.  No new ideas here.

Project Blue Book (History) – yay Aiden Gillen!!  And nice to see Neal McDonough again, and I always love Laura Mennell.  Based on real Air Force cases of UFO sightings in the 1950s and 60s.  Go nuts, X-Files fanatics!

Memories of the Alhambra (Netflix) – South Korean but takes place in Spain.  The opening sequence is dramatic and ‘feels’ pretty intense... then it switches to some kind of weird romantic comedy?  If you really listen - sorry, read - the news broadcast I suspect that is what the show is getting around to -- video games and VR - thus my quotes around ‘feels.’  (What is real?)  Regardless, I couldn’t tell if the actors were bad or thats just Korean comedy style... or just style period and no comedy intended.   

Fam (CBS) -- one of the most annoying and unlikeable teen actors ever.  The rest of the cast is just stuck in not funny writing.  Blech.

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Complete Listing of 70th Emmy Awards Winners

Tiffany Haddish and Angela Bassett present an award at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

    Colin Jost and Michael Che host at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

         The Television Academy tonight celebrated the 70th Emmy Awards, recognizing excellence in primetime programming and individual achievement for the 2017 – 2018 television season.

      The 70th Emmy Awards were broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on NBC. Hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che and produced by Lorne Michaels with Done + Dusted, the telecast on NBC featured 26 awards, presented by celebrated performers from television's most acclaimed shows including Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live, Match Game), Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things); RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race), Benicio Del Toro (Escape at Dannemora), Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method), Tina Fey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Claire Foy (The Crown), Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Taraji P. Henson (Empire), John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Issa Rae (Insecure), Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Saturday Night Live) and Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat).

       Additionally, Emmys were awarded in 96 other categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 8 and September 9.

       For more information, visit Emmys.com

    2018 Emmy winners

Drama Series

Winner: Game of Thrones

The Handmaid's Tale This Is Us The Crown The Americans Stranger Things Westworld

     Comedy Series

Winner: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) Black-ish (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) Silicon Valley (HBO) The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

     Limited Series

Winner: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

The Alienist Genius: Picasso Godless Patrick Melrose

      Variety Talk Series

Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Late Late Show with James Corden Late Show with Stephen Colbert

      Variety Sketch Series

Winner: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Portlandia (IFC) Drunk History (Comedy Central) Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO) At Home with Amy Sedaris (TruTV) I Love You, America (Hulu)

               Reality Competition

Winner: RuPaul's Drag Race

The Amazing Race American Ninja Warrior Project Runway Top Chef The Voice

      Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Claire Foy (The Crown)

Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale) Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) Keri Russell (The Americans) Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)

      Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Jason Bateman (Ozark) Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) Ed Harris (Westworld) Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us) Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

     Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid's Tale) Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale) Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid's Tale)

     Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid's Tale) David Harbour (Stranger Things) Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) Matt Smith (The Crown)

     Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso) Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose) Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower) John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar) Jesse Plemons (USS Callister episode of Black Mirror)

     Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Regina King (Seven Seconds)

Laura Dern (The Tale) Jessica Biel (The Sinner) Michelle Dockery (Godless) Edie Falco (The Menendez Murders) Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Cult)

      Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie, or Dramatic Special

Winner: Ryan Murphy (The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

Scott Frank (Godless) David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski (Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert) Craig Zisk (The Looming Tower, 9/11) Barry Levinson (Paterno) Edward Berger (Patrick Melrose) David Lynch (Twin Peaks)

      Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie, or Dramatic Special

Winner: William Bridges and Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror)

Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus (American Vandal) Tom Rob Smith (The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Scott Frank (Godless) David Nicholls (Patrick Melrose) David Lynch and Mark Frost (Twin Peaks)

                  Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Jeff Daniels (Godless)

Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar) John Leguizamo (Waco) Ricky Martin (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Michael Stuhlbarg (The Looming Tower) Finn Wittrock (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

      Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Merritt Wever (Godless)

Sara Bareilles (Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert) Penelope Cruz (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Judith Light (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Adina Porter (American Horror Story: Cult) Letitia Wright (Black Museum episode of Black Mirror)

      Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Bill Hader (Barry)

Donald Glover (Atlanta) Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) William H. Macy (Shameless) Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Ted Danson (The Good Place)

     Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Pamela Adlon (Better Things) Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) Allison Janney (Mom) Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie) Issa Rae (Insecure)

     Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Winner: Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Donald Glover (Atlanta) Hiro Murai (Atlanta) Bill Hader (Barry) Mark Cendrowski (The Big Bang Theory) Jesse Peretz (GLOW) Mike Judge (Silicon Valley)

    Amy Sherman-Palladino accepts her award at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

       Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Winner: Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Donald Glover (Atlanta) Stefani Robinson (Atlanta) Alec Berg and Bill Hader (Barry) Liz Sarnoff (Barry) Alec Berg (Silicon Valley)

     Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live) Betty Gilpin (GLOW) Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live) Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne) Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)

                Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Henry Winkler (Barry)

Louie Anderson (Baskets) Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live) Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)

     Regina King accepts an award at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

          2018 Creative Arts Emmys winners

  Television Movie

Winner: Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix) 

Flint (Lifetime) Paterno (HBO) The Tale (HBO) Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)

     Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Katt Williams (Atlanta)

Sterling K. Brown (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Bryan Cranston (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Donald Glover (Saturday Night Live) Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live) Lin-Manuel Miranda (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

          Tiffany Haddish on the Tonight Show (NBC). Photo courtesy of NBC.

    Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 

Winner: Tiffany Haddish (Saturday Night Live)

Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) Maya Rudolph (The Good Place) Molly Shannon (Will & Grace) Wanda Sykes (Black-ish)

     Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)

F. Murray Abraham (Homeland) Cameron Britton (Mindhunter) Matthew Goode (The Crown) Gerald McRaney (This Is Us) Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)

     Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)

Viola Davis (Scandal) Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid's Tale) Cherry Jones (The Handmaid's Tale) Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) Cicely Tyson (How to Get Away With Murder)

      Structured Reality Program

Winner: Queer Eye (Netflix)

Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Fixer Upper (HGTV) Lip Sync Battle (Paramount) Shark Tank (ABC) Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)

     John Legend on stage at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

        Unstructured Reality Program

Winner: United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

Born This Way (A&E) Deadliest Catch (Discovery) Intervention (A&E) Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)

      Host for Reality/Reality Competition Program

Winner: RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race)

W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell) Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen's Game of Games) Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway) Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)

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2018 Emmy Nominations - Full List

Outstanding Comedy Series

Atlanta

Barry

Black-ish

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Glow

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Silicon Valley

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Outstanding Drama Series

The Americans

The Crown

Game of Thrones

The Handmaid’s Tale

Stranger Things

This Is Us

Westworld

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso

Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose

Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower

John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror: USS Callister

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Jessica Biel, The Sinner

Laura Dern, The Tale

Michelle Dockery, Godless

Edie Falco, Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders

Regina King, Seven Seconds

Sarah Paulson, America Horror Story: Cult

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Ted Danson, The Good Place

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Donald Glover, Atlanta

Bill Hader, Barry

William H. Macy, Shameless

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta

Henry Winkler, Barry

Louie Anderson, Baskets

Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live

Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Pamala Adlon, Better Things

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Ms, Maisel

Allison Janney, Mom

Issa Rae, Insecure

Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Zazie Beetz, Atlanta

Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne

Betty Gilpin, Glow

Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live

Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

Ed Harris, Westworld

Jeffrey Wright, Westworld

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

David Harbour, Stranger Things

Matt Smith, The Crown

Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black

Keri Russell, The Americans

Claire Foy, The Crown

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

Vanessa Kirby, The Crown

Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale

Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale

Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale

Thandie Newton, Westworld

Guest Actress - Drama

Diana Rigg, “Game of Thrones”

Viola Davis, “Scandal”

Kelly Jenrette, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Cherry Jones, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder”

Samira Wiley, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Guest Actor - Drama

F. Murray Abraham, “Homeland”

Cameron Britton, Mindhunter”

Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us”

Matthew Goode, “The Crown”

Gerald McRaney, “This Is Us”

Jimmi Simpson, “Westworld”

Guest Actress - Comedy

Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live”

Tiffany Haddish, “Saturday Night Live”

Jane Lynch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Maya Rudolph, “The Good Place”

Molly Shannon, “Will & Grace”

Wanda Sykes, “black-ish”

Guest Actor - Comedy

Sterling K. Brown, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”

Bryan Cranston, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

Donald Glover, “Saturday Night Live”

Bill Hader, “Saturday Night Live”

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

Katt Williams, “Atlanta”

Outstanding Reality Competition Series

The Amazing Race

American Ninja Warrior

Project Runway

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

At Home with Amy Sedaris

Drunk History

I Love You America with Sarah Silverman

Portlandia

Saturday Night Live

Tracey Ullman’s Show

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Limited Series

The Alienist

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Genius: Picasso

Godless

Patrick Melrose

Outstanding Reality Host

W. Kamau Bell, “United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell”

Ellen DeGeneres, “Ellen’s Game Of Games”

Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, “Project Runway”

Jane Lynch, “Hollywood Game Night”

RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

“Antiques Roadshow” (PBS)

“Fixer Upper” (HGTV)

“Lip Sync Battle” (Paramount Network)

“Queer Eye” (Netflix)

“Shark Tank” (ABC)

“Who Do You Think You Are?” (TLC)

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program

Born This Way (A&E)

Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)

Intervention (A&E)

Naked And Afraid (Discovery Channel)

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)

United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

Documentary or Nonfiction Series

“American Masters” (PBS)

“Blue Planet II” (BBC America)

“The Defiant Ones” (HBO)

“The Fourth Estate” (Showtime)

“Wild Wild Country” (Netflix)

Animated Program

“Baymax Returns: Big Hero 6: The Series” (Disney XD)

“Bob’s Burgers” (FOX)

“Rick And Morty” (Adult Swim)

“South Park” (Comedy Central)

“The Simpsons” (FOX)

Writing for a Comedy Series

Alec Berg, “Silicon Valley” (“Fifty-One Percent”)

Alec Berg and Bill Hader, “Barry” (“Chapter One: Make Your Mark”)

Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (“Alligator Man”)

Stefani Robinson, “Atlanta” (“Barbershop”)

Liz Sarnoff, “Barry” (“Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going”)

Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”)

Writing for a Drama Series

David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, “Game Of Thrones” (“The Dragon And The Wolf”)

The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” (“Chapter Nine: The Gate”)

Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg, “The Americans” (“Start”)

Peter Morgan, “The Crown” (“Mystery Man”)

Bruce Miller, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (“June”)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Killing Eve” (“Nice Face”)

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Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama

William Bridges & Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror: USS Callister”

Scott Frank, “Godless”

David Lynch & Mark Frost, “Twin Peaks”

Kevin McManus & Matthew McManus, “American Vandal” (“Clean Up”)

David Nicholls, “Patrick Melrose”

Tom Rob Smith, “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (“House By The Lake”)

Directing for a Comedy Series

Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (“FUBU”)

Bill Hader, “Barry” (“Chapter One: Make Your Mark”)

Hiro Murai, “Atlanta” (“Teddy Perkins”)

Mike Judge, “Silicon Valley” (“Initial Coin Offering”)

Jesse Peretz, “GLOW” (“Pilot”)

Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”)

Directing for a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, “Ozark” (“The Toll”)

Stephen Daldry, “The Crown” (“Paterfamilias”)

The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” (“Chapter Nine: The Gate”)

Jeremy Podeswa, “Game Of Thrones” (“The Dragon And The Wolf”)

Daniel Sackheim, “Ozark” (“Tonight We Improvise”)

Kari Skogland, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (“After”)

Alan Taylor, “Game Of Thrones” (“Beyond The Wall”)

Directing for a Limited Series

Edward Berger, “Patrick Melrose”

Scott Frank, “Godless”

David Leveaux & Alex Rudzinski, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert”

Barry Levinson, “Paterno”

David Lynch, “Twin Peaks”

Ryan Murphy, “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (“The Man Who Would Be Vogue”)

Craig Zisk, “The Looming Tower” (“9/11”)

Directing for a Variety Series

Andre Allen, “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” (“Episode 2061”)

Carrie Brownstein, “Portlandia” (“Riot Spray”)

Jim Hoskinson, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (“Episode 438”)

Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” (“Host: Donald Glover”)

Tim Mancinelli, “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (“Episode 0416”)

Paul Pennolino, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (“Episode 421”)

[kembungsusu]

Blood orange cake - with a vegan option. Option given for vegan kale blood orange cake. The flavour of the kale fades away beneath the zesty orange in the sponge, leaving behind some green goodness, and it's topped with a pale pink citrus buttercream. The Best Vegan Blood Orange Chocolate Cake.

Top with a layer of vegan blood orange frosting and candied blood oranges for the ultimate vegan cake! Sarah Britton's vegan chocolate cake with blood orange is sure to be a showstopper at any event. Easy, moist and delicious, this cake has a light citrus taste matched with a rich olive oil flavor.

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, blood orange cake - with a vegan option. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Blood orange cake - with a vegan option is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Blood orange cake - with a vegan option is something that I've loved my entire life.

Option given for vegan kale blood orange cake. The flavour of the kale fades away beneath the zesty orange in the sponge, leaving behind some green goodness, and it's topped with a pale pink citrus buttercream. The Best Vegan Blood Orange Chocolate Cake.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook blood orange cake - with a vegan option using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Blood orange cake - with a vegan option:

{Take 2 of blood or regular oranges, whole.

{Take 3 of eggs - or the vegan alternative: 1 flaxseed ‘egg’ (1tbsp ground flaxseed and 2 1/2 tbsp water mixed and settled for at least 10mins) + 2 tbsp apple sauce.

{Get 1/3 cup of runny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan.

{Make ready 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

{Get 2 cups of ground almonds.

{Make ready 1 tsp of baking powder.

{Prepare of For a quick syrup.

{Take of Juice and zest of 1 orange.

{Make ready 1-2 tsp of runny honey - replace with maple syrup if vegan.

{Make ready Splash of or two of water.

It's worthy of a special occasion but is also perfect for afternoon teatime. Grain-free vegan deliciously moist wholesome upside down cake with chestnut flour, hazelnuts and blood oranges. Last Saturday when I woke up I really felt like baking a good old fashioned cake, well sort of, this Blood Orange Upside Down Cake is grain-free, vegan and doesn't have many. The flavour of the kale fades away beneath the zesty orange in the sponge, leaving behind some green goodness, and it's topped with a pale pink citrus buttercream.

Steps to make Blood orange cake - with a vegan option:

In a pan of water, boil the two oranges whole for 1 hour. Cool..

Preheat oven to 160C..

Once the oranges are cool, blitz in a food processor/ blender til smooth-ish. I like some texture..

Mix the oranges, honey, eggs and vanilla..

Add the ground almonds and baking powder. Mix well..

Put the mix into a lined 20cm baking tin. Bake for 40-45 mins. Let the cake cool in the tin for at least 15 mins..

The cake is beautiful on its own 😍 But if you want to make a syrup, gently simmer the syrup ingredients in a pan until they reduce a bit. Then either serve on the side. Or make lots of holes in the cake when it’s baked but while still in the tin, and pour the syrup in. Enjoy 😋.

I've also given all of the options to make also make it a vegan kale blood orange. Combine the dates, cacao powder, salt and orange zest in a food processor, and pulse to break up the dates. Then slowly add the milk with the. This blood orange bundt cake is flavorful, moist, and delicious! It's made with blood oranges, but regular oranges can also be used.

So that's going to wrap this up with this exceptional food blood orange cake - with a vegan option recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am confident you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!

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Saving for a rainy day (IRATEMONK)

Petra Nemcova's hand

Caleb Followill's wrist

Jillian Michaels's ear (traded)

Scott Speedman's cheek

Mariah Carey's ear (filched)

Rick Salomon's leg (lost)

Patrick Dempsey's bottom

Florence Henderson's fist (ripped off)

Sean Combs's tongue

Kylie Jenner's hair

Will Smith's nostril

Kate Winslet's bottom

Shannen Doherty's back

LuAnn De Lesseps's nose

Dr. Dre's hand (snatched)

Robin Roberts's bottom

Carmen Electra's hair

Connie Britton's eyebrow

DSquared2's forehead

Jill Zarin's head

Lana Del Rey's chin

Cory Monteith's ear

Brittany Murphy's cheek

Carson Daly's nose

Jane Krakowski's upper arm

Jimmy Buffett's finger

Mel B's lower leg

Isla Fisher's calf

Minka Kelly's head

Sadie Frost's upper arm

Whitney Houston's back

Alicia Silverstone's foot (forfeited)

Joe Francis's chin

Justin Bieber's bottom (returned)

Eddie Murphy's leg

Diane Kruger's nostril

Jesse Williams's thigh (broken)

Daniel Radcliffe's foot

Kate Moss's lower leg

Armie Hammer's head

Ariana Grande's eye (traded)

Martin Lawrence's wrist

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Happy Anniversary, Pam and Jerry!

Though most radio detectives were lone wolfs, there were a few pairs of sleuths who enjoyed wedded bliss while they solved crimes. Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man fame brought their adventures to radio, and listeners could enjoy the exploits of Pat and Jean Abbott.  But no pair of married detectives had the radio longevity of a couple of amateurs who cracked cases on the air for over a decade - Mr. and Mrs. North - and their adventures first came to radio on December 30, 1942.

Like other radio crimefighters, the Norths sprang from the printed page, but their earliest appearances didn’t hint at the future in mystery that lay ahead.  Writer and former crime reporter Richard Lockridge created the Norths (named, as the story goes, for the “North” in newspaper bridge columns) in comedy sketches for The New Yorker.  It was Lockridge’s wife Frances who had the idea to introduce a criminal element to the stories, and husband and wife collaborated on The Norths Meet Murder, a 1940 novel.  In it, book publisher Jerry and his wife Pam discover a dead body in the bathtub of a vacant apartment they’re planning to use for a party.  The first novel set the tone - the Norths rarely go looking for trouble but almost always find it - and it introduced the supporting characters of Lt. Bill Weigand and Sgt. Aloysius Mullins, who often collaborated with the Norths and welcomed their assistance.  The novel was a hit, and it led to 25 more mysteries penned by the Lockridges and starring the Norths.

The success of The Norths Meet Murder led to a Broadway adaptation in 1941 starring Peggy Conklin and Albert Hackett.  It closed after 163 performances in the spring, and it inspired a film adaptation.  MGM released Mr. and Mrs. North with William Post, Jr. as Jerry and radio comedy queen Gracie Allen as Pam.  Audiences tended to prefer to see Allen with her actual husband, George Burns, and the film had a mild reception.  For his part, Richard Lockridge didn’t care for Allen in the role, and called it “a triumph of miscasting.”

Despite the lukewarm reactions on Broadway and at the box office, an audition recording was prepared for a radio adaptation of Mr. and Mrs. North in 1941.  Peggy Conklin recreated her stage role as Pam, and actor Carl Eastman played Jerry.  On December 30, 1942, Mr. and Mrs. North premiered on NBC with Joseph Curtin and Alice Frost in the title roles.  The first years of the show were sponsored by Jergens Lotion and Woodbury Cold Cream.  By the program’s second year, it was drawing 20 million listeners a week.  In 1946, it shared with Ellery Queen the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Radio Drama.  Curtin and Frost were radio veterans who could be heard all over the dial, and they had terrific chemistry as Jerry and Pam.  They were supported in the series by Frank Lovejoy and Staats Cotsworth (among others) as Lt. Weigand.

The series switched networks in 1947, moving to CBS, and it picked up a new sponsor in Colgate-Palmolive.  With the radio series still popular, CBS launched a television version in 1952.  Fans could hear the Norths on radio and see them on television (played by Richard Denning and Barbara Britton) in the same week.  The TV version ran until 1954, and CBS ultimately decided to bring their TV cast to radio.  Denning and Britton assumed the roles of Jerry and Pam on the June 30, 1953 broadcast.  True to form, that episode involved the Norths hunting through thrift shops for a sport coat that held valuable information in a pocket.  Later episodes in the Denning/Britton years saw the mysteries turn darker and grittier.  The lighter touch of the earlier episodes was gone, but the change would be short-lived.  Mr. and Mrs. North signed off the airwaves on April 18, 1955.  Their adventures continued in print until the passing of Frances Lockridge in 1963.

Unfortunately, despite the show’s long run, a relatively small number episodes survive.  Fortunately, the Armed Forces Radio Service transcriptions have ensured some adventures of the Norths (including the episode on this week’s podcast) are around today.  Fans can hear crimes solved with a light touch by two people who weren’t going to let a little thing like lack of training stop them from seeing justice done.

[sweetredbeans]

Sun and Moon

This is part one in some amount of writing in what I’m going to call my “Demon AU.”

The note from Adriel arrived on a Thursday. Roy remembered, because he had been so looking forward to Friday, and the vacation that the weekend would bring, but then Audrey brought in the mail and handed him the letter.

“It's from cousin Adriel.”

Roy eagerly opened the envelope, a smile on his face...but after reading the third line, he was pale, and before he even reached the end, he'd gotten up from the table and was getting his jacket.

“Roy? What's wrong?” Audrey asked.

“It's Adriel. There's something bad going on. I have to go see him.” He handed Audrey the note, and she skimmed it, looking equally nervous as Roy grabbed the car keys.

“Keep an eye on the kids for me—I'll call in to work and say that it was a family emergency.” He kissed her, gave her a hug, and disappeared out the door.

Three and a half hours later, he was at Adriel's. It was the old house—the one Uncle Red and Uncle Britton had built for themselves just before Addy was born. Roy remembered it vaguely, and when he stepped out of the car, what he saw was not what he remembered.

The outside of the house was in a general state of disrepair. The gardens were running wild—thorny roses and tall vines looping around each other, presenting blood-red flowers and wicked sharp prickers to anyone who dared encroach on their territory. The grass was long in some places, and almost dead in others, while the fence needed some nailing help, and a fresh coat of paint.

The house too, needed a fresh coat of paint, as Roy trotted up the front steps to the porch, his heart rising in his throat with a feeling of trepidation.

This wasn't like the Addy he knew—the fastidiously tidy boy he'd shared a room with. Addy had always liked things to be neat and in order, which the gardens certainly weren't.

Roy rang the bell. “Addy?”

There was no answer, but with his Sin hearing, Roy was pretty sure he could hear the padding of feet on carpet from distant parts of the house.

Roy felt his chest tighten, and rang the bell again, “Addy?!”

Nothing.

“Addy, I know you're here!” Roy banged on the door three times, “I have a key, if you don't let me in I'm going to come in by myself!”

As he was fumbling in his bag for said key, he heard the lock click, and the door in front of him seemed to swing open of its own volition.

“Addy?” Roy stepped in quickly, looking around.

He didn't see anything at first. The front hall of the house was dark, and the house was set back far enough from the street that not much light filtered in, so Roy had to squint into the shadows.

“Addy? Are you there?”

There was a tiny shift of movement in one of the hallways, and Roy's sharp eyes instantly fixed on it. After a moment, he could finally see Adriel's silhouette.

“Are you okay?” Roy started towards his cousin, but Adriel seemed to shrink back from him, almost like he was scared. “Addy?”

“Can you close the door?” Adriel's voice was soft and rough, like he hadn't used it in a long time.

Roy blinked, but did as his cousin asked, closing the door with a soft click. As he turned back around, Adriel had clicked on a small light on the table impossibly fast before returning to his hallway—or maybe he just had a switch there. But either way, he could now see the hallway. At least here was still clean and organized—everything in its place, everything obviously well cared for.

Except for Addy himself.

Because Roy could make out a bit of his cousin's appearance now.

Addy looked...haggard. He still had the same thick dark hair, with the pink highlights that Roy remembered, but his hair looked fluffier than normal, and greasier too. His face was lined, gaunt—definitely not the chubby cuteness of his youth. His shoulders leaned in, like he was crouching, hiding from Roy's gaze.

“Adriel...Adriel are you okay? I got your letter and...”

“I was wondering why you'd come.” Adriel's voice was still rusty, dry and squeaking like an old door.

“I came because I was worried about you, Addy,” Roy took a step forward, and Addy shrunk back again, “Adriel...please, tell me what's wrong?”

“Can't you see?” Addy looked up, almost shuffling forward a few more inches into the light.

And Roy did see.

Adriel's hair was fluffier because, poking out of it, were two nubs, two horns, a dark red color like dried blood. His eyes, normally a gorgeous turquoise, were significantly darker, although Roy couldn't tell exactly what color. But most of all, Roy saw the jet black leathery wings that swept from Adriel's shoulders almost to his feet, which had previously blended in with the dark shadows behind him.

Roy stared. He couldn't help it. And Addy shrank back into the shadows, “See?” He looked down, and cross his arms across his chest, folding up into himself and seeming to shrink before Roy's eyes.

“No, Addy, no...” this time, when Roy reached for his cousin, he didn't move away, even when Roy had a tough time hugging him around his wings—unsure whether to put his hands all the way around them or not. But he managed to slide his hands between the warm leathery wings and Addy's back, and pull his cousin close.

At least he still smelled the same—he still smelled bad. Roy almost had to smile at that. He smelled just like Marie, and although everybody else always said that the two of them had smelled like cake and cotton candy and spun sugar, Roy and Miles had never thought so. And he still smelled exactly the same.

“Addy...Addy...what's going on?”

Addy pulled back, stepping out of Roy's embrace, “I think you know as well as I do.”

“I don't know...do I?”

“Exactly.” Addy smiled at Roy, but it didn't reach his eyes, didn't even touch his hollow cheeks, and almost instantly turned into a grimace, “I don't know. The best I can assume is it's some demon thing. And that's the best you can assume too.” His voice was matter-of-fact, but Roy could hear anguish underneath it, could hear the cracks in Adriel's heart.

“When—when did it happen?”

“Not all at once. Bit by bit, piece by piece...at first I could hide it, and then I couldn't.” Addy looked up, and now Roy was close enough to see the ring of red around his cousin's pupils.

And also close enough to see the deep, dark circles underneath his eyes.

“Have you been sleeping?”

Addy barked what might in another world have maybe been considered a laugh, “It's a little hard to sleep when all you can imagine is a mob barging into your house with torches and pitchforks to kill the monster.” He practically spat the last word, snarling, and Roy was pretty sure that his teeth were sharper than he remembered too.

But he wasn't worried about that right now.

“You. Are going to bed.”

Addy blinked at him, “What?”

“You. Are going to bed. I will keep watch over everything; I will keep you safe, just like I always have, okay? And when you wake up, we'll figure out how to fix it.”

“We can't—!”

“Hush.” Roy put a finger to Addy's lips, and gave him his practically patented golden smile, “Get sleep first, okay?”

“I...” but Roy gave him a look that reminded Addy just how futile arguing with his older cousin always was, and fell silent. “Okay.”

He slowly turned and headed for the stairs, wings whooshing softly behind him as he went, “There's food in the fridge,” he half turned on the landing, “Thanks...Roy.”

Roy did, indeed, go looking through the fridge, which had more than food—it practically had a banquet. Meat dishes and sauteed vegetables and a loaf of bread with butter, but most of all stacks of cakes and pastries and desserts. Exactly as Roy would have imagined; and exactly how their fridge used to look when they were younger, except that Marie would always insist everything that could be pink WAS pink, and here there was a lot less curly pink frosting.

He made himself up a plate, and wandered through the ground floor as he nibbled, careful not to spill but also curious about everything. The house didn't look very lived in, at least not most of it. The dining room was pristine, although there was a light layer of dust on the side table, but all the other rooms on the first floor looked like they could be straight out of an unused house catalog, if such a thing existed. The one exception was the front living room, where the television was. The couch there was well-loved, and piled high with fluffy comforters and blankets—and books. Dozens of them. It was obviously where Addy spent a lot of his time.

Roy had just picked up a book—something that looked like a trashy romance novel, which was always Adriel's favorite genre, even when they were kids, and he'd been teased mercilessly about it until Miles and Marie had threatened to beat up anybody who said anything about it again—when Adriel started screaming.

Roy sprinted up the stairs, almost running into the wall on the landing as he skidded around the corner. He didn't know which room was really Addy's, but he followed the screaming, practically diving into the room.

It was obviously Addy's—done up entirely in his color scheme, and full of things Roy recognized—but he didn't worry about that. He worried about Adriel, who was sitting bolt upright in bed, eyes wide and unseeing, mouth open wide in a face of absolute terror.

“Addy! Addyaddyaddy,” Roy practically jumped at him, grabbing his hands, “Addy, wake up, please wake up, it's okay!”

Addy took a deep breath, but then some sort of realization flashed over his face as he stared at Roy.

“Addy?”

Adriel took another deep breath, and then collapsed into Roy, his screams having turned into ragged, aching sobs as he clutched at Roy's shirt.

Roy wrapped his arms around his distraught cousin, and rocked him gently back and forth, “Shhh...shhh Addy it's okay...it's okay, everything's all right...” He wasn't even sure what he was saying, just that it was murmurs of comfort. He could feel a damp spot in his shirt from Addy's tears.

Slowly, Addy's sobs began to subside, but soft distraught whimpers continued for a long time. Long enough that Roy's eyes landed on the beside table. There was a CD there, sitting in a little miniature CD player, one that he remembered from their childhood.

Carefully, so that he didn't disturb Addy's quiet sniffles, he patted down the lid of the player, and pressed play. Instantly, the distinctive sound of Michael Buble's “L.O.V.E.” jingled from the miniature speaker.

“Do you remember?” Roy laughed quietly to himself, reaching to stroke Addy's hair, “I always used to make fun of your taste in music—you still have terrible taste Addy.” It had always been in jest, just kids games and teasing all in the best of fun.

“B-but,” Addy's voice was still strained, and muffled in Roy's shirt, “B-but you always listened w-with me anyways.”

Roy smiled, “I did. You forced me to.”

“Mn nn,” Addy shook his head once, messing up his already fluffy hair.

He was right. Roy could definitely sing along to this song, still, and he did.

“L...is for the way you loooook at me...O...is for the only one, I seeeee.”

And then Addy's voice joined in, still very wavery, “V is very, very...eeeextra ordinary. Love, was made for me and youuuu.”

The song jingled off, and Addy giggled softly, a sound that made Roy sigh with relief, “You still sing that slightly off key.”

Roy laughed, and ruffled Addy's hair, “You know I didn't—and you know I haven't since I was eleven and you made me learn it the right way.”

Addy finally emerged from hiding in Roy's shirt. He still looked tired, but his eyes were actually shining slightly, “Mhmm, I know.”

He yawned, and Roy booped him on the nose, “Go back to sleep Addy.”

His cousin's eyes widened, and he instantly looked scared again, “I don't want to...I'll have nightmares again, I know I will...”

“I'll stay right here, Addy, okay? If you start having a nightmare, I'll wake you right up, and we can listen to your stupid romantic music until everything is okay again, all right?”

Addy blinked, but he slowly nodded and lay back down. Roy curled up next to him, just like they had when they were kids (except they'd fit on the bed better back then—now Roy's feet stuck off the bed at an awkward angle, but he didn't mind.

Almost instantly, Addy's eyelashes fluttered shut, and his breathing leveled out, and in mere moments, he was asleep again—which told Roy just how absolutely exhausted his cousin must be.

He smiled softly, and brushed Addy's hair away from his eyes, “I'll stay right here.”

After a little while, Roy drifted off too, but it didn't matter because Addy slept soundly through the night and didn't have a single nightmare.

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CSA WEEK 17

P I C K L I S T

Onions - Sweet Habanada Peppers - Plum Tomatoes - Basil - Spinach - Carmen Peppers -

 Potatoes - Carrots - Jalapeno Peppers - Spaghetti Squash

Oh Summer CSA fam! This will be our last week together, and it is incredibly bittersweet.  Together, we completely rocked this season in picking, washing, packing, prepping, chopping, roasting, preserving, eating, etc…  My hope is that the weekly CSA share served as a marking of time as we nourished ourselves through this season.  We went from little greens and strawberries in June, Blueberries and cucumbers in July, Tomatoes and corn and more tomatoes in August, peppers and potatoes in September, Winter Squash and greens in October, and herbs all the way through.  With a whole summer of no-friends-covid, you CSAer and our field crew have served as my nearest and dearest and I love you all for it.  Though we never formally partied in person, we communed weekly through food!  Thankyou for inviting our farm into your kitchen all Summer long.  

I also want to take a hot minute to sing the praise of our unsung field crew heroes.  They range from the age of 1.5-60 something years old. Roy, Strong, Ramone, Jasper, Garnet, Petey, Jaarsma, Dave, Juliana, Gus, Mike, Mrs. T, Ray, Hobbes, Billie, Anne and Pooh.  These are the people that seeded, grew, planted, weeded, picked, cleaned, packaged, planted some more, picked some more, etc…  These are the people that made all of this food show up on Wednesdays and goodness gracious, I am so grateful to each and everyone of them.  Mrs. T took on the super-early-before-sunrise herb pick, Roy packed out each and every box with me, Strong and Ramone bunched the most beautiful bouquets of mizuna, Jaarsma delivered boxes all around town, Jasper and Garnet gathered all the cherry tomatoes from the field, Dave assembled and stacked every wax box for us to fill, Billie ate all the pepper rejects, and damn near everyone picked strawberries.  This crew is everything.  

Lastly, with the end of Summer CSA comes the end of the Farmstand.  We officially shut the sliding barn doors for the season on October 11th at 4:30pm.  If you are deeply saddened by this (i am!) you can find our harvest at the following spots:

All the COOP food stores (Lebanon, Hanover, WRJ) - Crossroad Farmstand in Norwich for onions and potatoes - Brownsville Butcher and Pantry - Woodstock Farmers Mkt - Sweet Beet Market in Bradford NH - Rumbrook Mkt in Grantham 

AND OF COURSE THERE IS THE FALL CSA: 10 SPOTS LEFT!!

HOT TIPS:

Jenny’s Note: The following recipe is a spinach staple in my house.  It is warming and earthy and absolute comfort food.  We have yet to start our Ginger harvest due to an extremely wimpy ginger crop (my fault im a terrible ginger grower).  So please source yourself a can of coconut milk, ginger root, and a pinch of cumin and we will take care of (mostly) the rest.  

3 tablespoons ghee/coconut oil/butter

20 ounces flat-leaf spinach, washed and drained

2 shallots (or onions), halved and sliced

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

2 teaspoons minced jalapeno chile

2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Pinch of sugar

1 cup coconut milk

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

Heat scant 1 tablespoon ghee in a large Dutch oven over medium. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until just wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain spinach in a sieve, pressing to remove excess liquid. Let cool slightly, then roughly chop.

Return pan to medium heat and melt remaining 2 tablespoons ghee. Add shallots, ginger, and jalapeno and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour, cumin, and sugar and cook for 1 minute, then slowly whisk in coconut milk. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.

Stir chopped spinach into coconut mixture and season with salt and pepper.

Oh my Gosh, Spaghetti Squash by Sarah Britton (read on for nutrition and eating)

Winter squash rocks because it is a powerhouse veggie. Unlike summer squash (re: zucchini, crookneck, pattypan), winter squash has had a lot more time to develop and pump itself full of vitamins and minerals throughout its lengthy life on the stem. We’re talking oodles more vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin C, manganese, potassium, and even some extra dietary fiber thrown in just for kicks. This combination of nutrients spells good news for asthma sufferers, those with heart disease, elevated cholesterol, or inflammatory conditions such a rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.

The other bonus? Nature designed summer squash to be rather delicate, with a high water content for those hot summer days when we need a cool down. Naturally, their shelf life is rather short during our abundant harvest season when produce is plentiful. On the flip side, winter squash has a tough outer skin and lower water content, which allows it to be stored for a very long time – some varieties up to six months. This means that we can keep these vitamin bombs around for a long time after the first frost to provide our bodies with the nutrition we need to see us through the long months of winter when there is nothing fresh in sight.  Put that in your oven and roast it.

Ingredients:

1 spaghetti squash

1 bunch kale (leftover from last week? Or try it wth spinach?)

1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 can)

3 cloves garlic

olive oil

sea salt

pinch crushed chilies

¾ cup toasted hazelnuts

Pecorino Romano (hard sheep’s milk cheese)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Prepare the spaghetti squash by cutting it in half lengthwise, removing the seeds, rubbing the inside of each half with a drizzle of olive oil, then seasoning with salt and pepper. Place face down on a lined baking tray and place in the oven – cook for about 45 minutes.

3. While the squash is baking, prepare the rest of the filling. Wash kale well and remove the tough center rib of each leaf. Roughly chop kale into small pieces.

4. Heat oil, ghee, or butter in a frying pan, then add minced garlic, crushed chilies to taste, and a pinch of sea salt. Cook 2 minutes until fragrant, then add chopped kale and cook until the leaves are bright green and just starting to lose structure. Throw in the chickpeas and cook just to warm. Remove from heat.

5. Remove squash form the oven when it is cooked through. Using a fork, scrape out the insides, which will pull away from the shell in strands, like spaghetti (whoa). Place all strands in a bowl, and toss with the kale and chickpea mixture. At this point you can either serve it from the bowl, or mix it everything together and place back in one half of the empty squash shells for a beautiful presentation. Sprinkle with chopped toasted hazelnuts and shaved Pecorino Romano. Enjoy.

I wish everyone out there a truly beautiful Thanksgiving; we sure have a lot to celebrate.

This year I am grateful for so many things: the incredible people in my life, a job that I love everyday, the warm food in my belly, sound sleep in the night. I also want to give thanks to you for reading this, for caring, and for getting back in the kitchen again to feed your body with the food it deserves. Even though we’ve probably never met, I can feel us standing side by side at our cutting boards, making so much more than dinner.

 JENNYS NOTE:  my goal in life is to always have a jar of pickled onions in my fridge- this is the recipe i use.  Fin.

 You can use any thinly shaved or sliced vegetable you like for this recipe. We love quick pickles on sandwiches because they add acidity and crunch. And you don't have to be someone who's "into canning" to make your own. Keep them in the fridge for days and put them on everything.  Makes about 1 cup

½ cup unseasoned rice vinegar

1 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. kosher salt

1 cup thinly sliced vegetables (such as carrot, red onion, and/or cucumber)

Whisk vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until sugar and salt are dissolved. Add vegetables and let sit, squeezing gently with your hands occasionally to help them pickle more quickly, 10 minutes.

Do Ahead: Vegetables can be pickled 3 days (months) ahead. Cover and chill.

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nashville s6 review

Nashville

Nashville is back, and it’s an emotional blast Nashville comes back on Thursday night to finish out its sixth and final season. During its CMT mid-season break, the show upheld one of its traditions: Just about every main character has undergone a hairstyle alteration—you’ll dig those frosted tips on Sam Palladio’s Gunnar… or not. Also, Lennon Stella’s Maddie seems to have aged by a decade—she suddenly looks so mature, which may just be her incipient pop stardom kicking in. The new episode, directed by former thirtysomething co-star Timothy Busfield, is timed to a New Year’s Eve celebration that finds Charles Esten’s Deacon being pitied by one and all for still being single and lonely—it’s his first New Year’s Eve without his beloved Rayna. (Connie Britton, whose new, terrible Fox show 9-1-1 premiered the previous night, may be wishing right about now that Rayna was still alive.)

With the arrival of thirtysomething co-creators Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick as showrunners in season five, Nashville’s volume was turned down to a confiding murmur, its lighting dimmed to a luminous glow. Herskovitz and Zwick specialize in conversational intimacies, and thus the show’s center of gravity shifted away from the bright country music being played at the Bluebird Café toward more domestic locations, such as Deacon’s kitchen (where he, Maddie, and Daphne [Maisy Stella] munch toast and bond) or the cavernous rooms of the property owned by Hayden Panetierre’s Juliette Barnes (where she and Jonathan Jackon’s Avery snipe and bicker over the head of their luckless baby).

The move to romantic drama has served Nashville well: After all, so much of country music’s subject matter dovetails with the kinds of strife these characters undergo. Then too, Herskovitz and Zwick are not damp-eyed sentimentalists. They’re wickedly good at building up characters you love to hate: I smile every time Jeffrey Nordling’s smuggie music exec Brad Maitland slithers into a scene, and the new episode introduces Juliette’s latest potential savior, a smarmy self-actualizing guru played by Parenthood’s Josh Stamberg. There’s also a new, naughty-boy love interest for Maddie, a Justin Bieber-ish whelp played by Nic Luken. When you combine this bubbly soap opera material with amusingly lively scenes of Will (Chris Carmack), Avery, and Gunnar getting together to form the band you didn’t know you’d always wanted, Nashville seems to be going out with an enjoyable blast.

Nashville airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on CMT.