Episode 117: 1988's Scrooged and 2017's The Man Who Invented Christmas

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12/04/23 • 33 min

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Jacob Marley may be "dead as a doornail," but it's a Dickens doubleheader as Richard Donner's Scrooged, starring Bill Murray, turns 35, while we get a fictionalized look behind the curtain at how Dan Stevens's depiction of author Charles Dickens wrote the bloody thing in the first place in 2017's The Man Who Invented Christmas, also starring the great Christopher Plummer as old Ebenezer. Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, behind-the-scenes fun facts, and listener shout-outs!

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Episode 116: 1977's The Gathering and 2003's Elf with special guest Cesare from The Rad Revival House Podcast

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