The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show

I’m sitting here in the jury duty waiting room, doing my small part to bring justice to the lawless of Ventura County, and thought I’d catch up on something – particularly since animated Peanuts are on my mind (tonight is the season’s first showing of A Charlie Brown Christmas). And that’s the release of the complete Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show on DVD. Warners have been using episodes of this as second features on various DVD releases, but many of the episodes have never been so released. This release is part of the Warners Archive line, which is material they release not as standard-printed DVDs, but by burning DVD-Rs. This lets them do smaller releases, but it also means that the disks won’t last as long as a standard DVD. At this point, it’s only available direct from Warners themselves, but it’s likely to be available through Amazon at a later date… although if you want to buy it for someone for Christmas,

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New Peanuts feature film on the way

Apple, who have been producing Peanuts series and specials in plentitude, have announced that they, Wildbrain, and Peanuts Worldwide are working together on a new Peanuts feature-length film, the Hollywood Reporter notes. If you liked the last feature film, then this should be very good news. They’re using a story …

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Beagle Scout missions

Those of you who have never been to the San Diego Comic-Con (or who haven’t been in a the past couple decades) may not realize that the event goes well beyond the convention center. For blocks around, there are pop-up shops in unused storefronts, studios creating fan “experiences” in parking …

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Bulk book

What do I have to say about the new board book edition of It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. I mean, the reading experience of being told “and that happens at every door. All the other kids get wonderful treats like candy, gum, and popcorn balls … and Charlie Brown …