* TV
Getting On (S3 E5 Hulu))
Christmas card competition creates complications in this vaguely holiday-themed episode. Dreary UK dramedy set in an elder care ward. No doubt a critical smash. Not for me.
Dinosaurs - Happy Refrigerator Day (S2 E12 1991 Hulu)
Loved this series at first but, after a while the preachy messaging turned a goofy sitcom into a perpetual "very special episode."
Refrigerator Day is the Christmas surrogate with Earl not getting the holiday bonus he’s already overspent.
* TV Movies
The Elf Who Didn't Believe (1997 or 2000)
Elmer is a disgruntled elf, a malingerer, a lazy brat who only wants to be a '"real boy". And he's our hero in this community theater level production. I assume its' heart is in the right place so I hate to hate on it - and there are a couple of cute lines. I would have suggested it as a good fit for kids but once it moves out of the North Pole it throws in political corruption, a snarky valet, a small town where "the plant's closed down and everyone's out of work", and an ambitious young girl reporter. It tries too hard to do too much and does none of it well.
A Christmas Kiss (2011)
Holiday romance.Nothing special but, if you like this sort of thing, you'll like this sort of thing.
Christmas in Compton (2012)
Saw Eric Roberts in the credits thought, naw. Saw Keith David in the credits, thought maybe. Glad I stuck around because this was pretty good.
