"It's a Wonderful Life" TV alert

For those who are interested, it only comes on NBC twice this year, and the first time is tonight at 8/7c. Three hours.

The other showing is Christmas Eve.

 

I love that film.

 

It starts in 29 minutes ...

 

It comes twice in eight days. It's a Wonderful Life is apparently a married couple.

 

It ain't what it used to be. It used to come all the time this time of year.

 

You can do that when you're not quite as old.

 

Buffalo gals won't you come out tonight, come out tonight.

 

NBC did a wonderful thing for this movie when it acquired its rights. Before it would come on every day for six weeks leading into Christmas, and 24/7 in the week leading into Dec. 25. Now it only comes on twice, which keeps it from being overexposed to the point of ridiculousness.

 

"You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?"

Best line of the movie.

 

"To my big brother George . . . the richest man in town."

Heard the line a million times. And it still gets me.

 

Atta boy, Joe. Donna Reed is drop-dead beautiful in that movie.


I watched it (again) too, flipping back and forth between "About a Boy" on another network. Discovered some good music, too, I'd never heard of "Badly Drawn Boy" but now I might check them out.

 

Never seen IAWL.