Y'know, when it comes t Halloween shows, I prefer purposefully Halloweenie episodes over "Special Episodes". Gimme Adams Family, Munsters and Tales From The Crypt (or Twilight Zone, or Monsters, or OOH TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE!) rather tan another "15 minutes of revealing the clever costumes for the regular characters and then a tossed-together reworking of A Christmas Carol only CREEEEEEPY" that has become the standard for such episodes.
That's not to say that Christmas Episodes aren't just as predictable - there are really only three basic TV Christmas Episodes. 1) Save the Orphans/Old Folks/Hospital by putting on a show. 2) Teach the Rich Guy the TRUE meaning of Christmas/Charity/Family. 3) "But wait, if that wasn't YOU in the Santa costume, then it must have been..."
...But Halloween, there's just SO MUCH BETTER STUFF to watch than holiday-themed episodes of regular shows :)
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Date: 2014-12-15 03:10 pm (UTC)That's not to say that Christmas Episodes aren't just as predictable - there are really only three basic TV Christmas Episodes. 1) Save the Orphans/Old Folks/Hospital by putting on a show. 2) Teach the Rich Guy the TRUE meaning of Christmas/Charity/Family. 3) "But wait, if that wasn't YOU in the Santa costume, then it must have been..."
...But Halloween, there's just SO MUCH BETTER STUFF to watch than holiday-themed episodes of regular shows :)