I don't think this has gotten a lot of notice, but for fans of classic TV it should - the "legendary" Rod Serling made-for-TV movie "Carol for Another Christmas" is going to be on TCM Sunday, December 16 at 8pm ET. This will be its first broadcast since the original ABC airing in 1964.
"Carol for Another Christmas" was notable as being part of the United Nations' made-for-TV films of the mid-60s, about which I wrote at some length a few years ago. http://www.tvparty.com/fall-un.html
I use the term "legendary" because over the years this program has attained an almost mythic status. In fact, most of the contemporary reviews suggest that it's not all that good - didactic, shrill, heavy-handed, as Serling occasionally could be.
Still, I think it's well worth checking out, if for no other reason than that it's part of TV history. It was shown without commercial interruption (sponsored by Xerox), it features an all-star cast (Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, Ben Gazzara, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Shaw and Steve Lawrence) an Oscar-winning director (the one and only foray into television by Joseph L. Mankiewicz), and an Oscar-winning composer (Henry Mancini). This was a fairly big deal at the time, and the fact it's going to be shown this year is a notable event.
"Carol for Another Christmas" was notable as being part of the United Nations' made-for-TV films of the mid-60s, about which I wrote at some length a few years ago. http://www.tvparty.com/fall-un.html
I use the term "legendary" because over the years this program has attained an almost mythic status. In fact, most of the contemporary reviews suggest that it's not all that good - didactic, shrill, heavy-handed, as Serling occasionally could be.
Still, I think it's well worth checking out, if for no other reason than that it's part of TV history. It was shown without commercial interruption (sponsored by Xerox), it features an all-star cast (Peter Sellers, Sterling Hayden, Ben Gazzara, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Shaw and Steve Lawrence) an Oscar-winning director (the one and only foray into television by Joseph L. Mankiewicz), and an Oscar-winning composer (Henry Mancini). This was a fairly big deal at the time, and the fact it's going to be shown this year is a notable event.