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It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/19 - 1/1)
THE 12TH ANNUAL DVDTALK HOLIDAY CHALLENGE http://www.designbliss.com/wp-conten...stmas_tree.gif 2005 Discussion & Lists Thread 2006 Discussion Thread 2006 Lists Thread 2007 Discussion Thread 2007 Lists Thread 2008 Discussion Thread 2008 Lists Thread 2009 Discussion Thread 2009 Lists Thread 2010 Discussion Thread 2010 Lists Thread 2011 Discussion Thread 2011 Lists Thread 2012 Discussion Thread 2012 Lists Thread 2013 Discussion Thread 2013 Lists Thread 2014 Discussion Thread 2014 Lists Thread 2015 Discussion Thread 2015 Lists Thread Past Year's Winners 2015: The Big Dave (288) 2014: Gobear (159) 2013: Cardsfan111 (289) 2012 Winner: Trevor (277) 2011 Winner: dfmaverick (276) 2010 Winner: HyperWeather (182) 2009 Winner: Trevor (287) 2008 Winner: Dimension X (250) 2007 Winner: Trevor (509) 2006 Winner: RobCA (128) 2005 Winner: FantasticVSDoom (35) OFFICIAL RULES -Movies, TV shows/specials, Short Films & Cartoons Count -The movie or TV show DOES NOT need to be holiday oriented. It could simply take place during the holiday season (i.e. Batman Returns, Gremlins, Die Hard, etc.) -Although the movie doesn't have to take place during the holiday season, a MAJORITY of the film HAS to take place during the holiday season. No movies with just one scene during the holiday season. If you're not sure, ASK! -Any holiday from Thanksgiving through New Years Day may count -A film can only be viewed once, UNLESS you watch it and then watched it again with a commentary -There is no global goal, shoot for a personal goal. Whatever you want your goal to be go for it. For returning participants maybe your goal should be to beat a previous year's goal. -Again, like past years there will be a THREE Wild Card option to include movies or TV shows you might watch during the holiday season that is not holiday oriented. My family used to watch Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory every Christmas. So anything is allowed, up to 3. -Specials such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Years Rockin' Eve, etc. can count, but you MUST watch the entire special in order to count it. -PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE number your lists! If you do not number your list it will not count towards the challenge -It doesn't matter how you see the film, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, Laserdisc, Theatrical release, it can be counted. Just have fun. -The challenge will begin at midnight on Saturday November 19, 2016 and will end at dawn on Monday January 2, 2017 CHECKLIST Spoiler:
PLEASE KEEP THE DISCUSSION TO THIS THREAD Enjoy the Horror Movie Challenge and I Look Forward to All Participants! |
Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/20 - 1/1)
Happy dance
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Been looking forward to this!
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If anyone's looking for individual TV show episodes, this is a good list:
Thanksgiving - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ision_specials Christmas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ision_episodes |
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Excited about doing this again!
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Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/20 - 1/1)
My recent lists haven't been too impressive, but as the Cubs (still) say... "there's always next year"
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Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/20 - 1/1)
Originally Posted by Darth Maher
(Post 12934409)
My recent lists haven't been too impressive, but as the Cubs (still) say... "there's always next year"
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Originally Posted by davidh777
(Post 12934463)
Can't escape the Cubs hate even in the Holiday Challenge. :sad:
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Originally Posted by Darth Maher
(Post 12934465)
Not hate, just acceptance. :( Still hoping for a miracle.
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I will try very hard to add all the good stuff to the first post tonight :)
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Looking forward to this. After Halloween, Christmas is my second favorite holiday. :)
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Okay, all the info has been posted to the first post. Sorry for the delay, I will now work on the winner from last year :)
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I say just post it in last year's thread that I bumped.
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Since the election is now over, I have started to think about my list. I have grown quite a collection of hallmark/tv holiday movies on dvd, and I think I want to do something different this year. I hope to watch every single hallmark/tv movie I have for my list, I think I am up to 30-40 movies on dvd. I will still have some regular movies that I view(Bad Santa, Gremlins, Christmas Vacation, Etc.), as well as plenty of holiday tv shows. I think we have less than two weeks now before Thanksgiving.
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I will be creating the lists thread this weekend.
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Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/20 - 1/1)
I did a top 5 from last year's challenge Monkees, just before the challenge starts next week.
2015 Challenge winner: 1. The Big Dave-288 2. mijorico-175 3. The Monkees-153 4. Wezzo-140 5. Gobear-136 |
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I was at ~159 when I quit counting halfway through. Looking forward to this year's, but have set myself a limit of 100 max, and mostly episodes at that.
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I posted big numbers because 75% of it was sitcom episodes (22 minutes each without commercials). This year I hope to watch more movies, which should cut my total way down.
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Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/20 - 1/1)
Originally Posted by The Monkees
(Post 12945531)
I will be creating the lists thread this weekend.
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Sorry I've been super busy lately which I think is obvious I'm going to create a really quick thread so you guys can jump on then later I will link to this thread in that one.
REMINDER: The challenge does begin this Saturday at midnight (Friday night)! |
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And thanks to Bluelitespecial we have the top 5 winners from last year:
1. The Big Dave-288 2. mijorico-175 3. The Monkees-153 4. Wezzo-140 5. Gobear-136 |
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I'm looking forward to tomorrow night/Saturday morning. I really need some Christmas cheer right now. We own a home for the elderly, and a resident who has lived here for about 2 years went to the hospital today with what we thought was a mild stroke. It turns out it was a brain bleed, and even if she pulls through, she won't be living with us anymore.
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Originally Posted by shadokitty
(Post 12949769)
I'm looking forward to tomorrow night/Saturday morning. I really need some Christmas cheer right now. We own a home for the elderly, and a resident who has lived here for about 2 years went to the hospital today with what we thought was a mild stroke. It turns out it was a brain bleed, and even if she pulls through, she won't be living with us anymore.
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^ Thank you.
It is really beginning to feel like the holiday season now. Not only is the Challenge beginning tonight, but the radio station I listen to, started their non stop Christmas music when the morning show came on, right after the local news. |
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I kicked off the Challenge last night before I went to bed with my first Wild Card. I watched the Nature episode, 'My Life As A Turkey'. It's a very moving episode about a man who raises a clutch of wild turkeys from the egg to adulthood. I had planned to watch it on the PBS Channel on Roku, but apparently you need a subscription now, but I found it on YouTube.
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Originally Posted by shadokitty
(Post 12951115)
I kicked off the Challenge last night before I went to bed with my first Wild Card. I watched the Nature episode, 'My Life As A Turkey'. It's a very moving episode about a man who raises a clutch of wild turkeys from the egg to adulthood. I had planned to watch it on the PBS Channel on Roku, but apparently you need a subscription now, but I found it on YouTube.
Watched my first holiday disc last night/early morning. I have the SNL: Christmas disc which has several sketches on it. One of my favorites is the one with Alec Baldwin on the radio show promoting his Schwedy balls. |
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Originally Posted by LJG765
(Post 12951346)
Did you watch this last year, too? I vaguely recall someone talking about it...probably totally wrong!
Watched my first holiday disc last night/early morning. I have the SNL: Christmas disc which has several sketches on it. One of my favorites is the one with Alec Baldwin on the radio show promoting his Schwedy balls. |
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Originally Posted by shadokitty
(Post 12951351)
Yeah, I watch this every year. It's my only annual wild card.
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Originally Posted by LJG765
(Post 12951352)
Ha! I remembered something correctly! I take that for a win! :) I have a few holiday films I watch multiple times, but the only one I make sure to watch at least once is How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the good one, not the Jim Carrey farce). But I do try to fit in Love Actually and Frosty the Snowman in as well.
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I got an early start to the Challenge today, starting not long after I woke up by finishing the first episode of Christmas Through The Decades, about Christmas in the 60s, on the History Channel On Roku. I started it yesterday morning, but things came up and I wasn't able to finish it till now. It was enjoyable trip back in time to a simpler time.
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Originally Posted by LJG765
(Post 12951352)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the good one, not the Jim Carrey farce).
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Re: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like The 12th Annual Holiday Challenge (11/20 - 1/1)
Here's a schedule of GETtv's Christmas programming that starts next Sunday, Nov. 27th:
http://www.get.tv/sites/us.get/files...s_schedule.pdf also adding MEtv's Christmas programming schedule: https://s3.amazonaws.com/metvnetwork...ng%20Guide.pdf |
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Went to watch a Thanksgiving episode of Diff'rent Strokes I had never seen and cracked the disc taking it out of the case... Oh, well, I'll just have to rebuy it. Fortunately it's the Mill Creek release and super cheap.
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I am getting started today. just got my netflix subscription for the month. I was pleasantly surprised to see they have Son in Law on there, I haven't been able to watch it for the challenge since my dvd stopped working.
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Originally Posted by Bluelitespecial
(Post 12952421)
I am getting started today. just got my netflix subscription for the month. I was pleasantly surprised to see they have Son in Law on there, I haven't been able to watch it for the challenge since my dvd stopped working.
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For anyone who watches Ion Televsion here is their holiday movie schedule. I like this network as its a great alternative for those of us that don't have cable.
http://www.iontelevision.com/holiday-movies http://85ba988189a91079da32-e82bfe2f...e-schedule.jpg |
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Originally Posted by The Monkees
(Post 12951867)
Aww, they're both good ;)
Have to admit, I haven't really gotten started yet on the challenge. I'll definitely pick up post Turkey Day, though. |
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Originally Posted by LJG765
(Post 12952611)
No, no they are not! :) The live action is definitely inferior to the animated one! I also love watching the special with Phil Hartman right after.
Have to admit, I haven't really gotten started yet on the challenge. I'll definitely pick up post Turkey Day, though. |
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