This is 60 years old today. RIP to Charles Schulz, the last truly great American artist.
The OST is pure Sovl.
>>216490147>During the making of the animated Christmas classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz had a meeting with Lee Goldstein, the show’s producer, and Bill Feinstein, its lead animator. The discussion concerned Schulz’s insistence about including a New Testament scripture reading of the Christmas story from the Bible. The scripture reading was to be spoken by Peanuts character Linus Van Pelt in response to Charlie Brown’s lament, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” Mendelson and Melendez both voiced their concern about the reading, with Melendez telling Schulz, “It’s very dangerous for us to start talking about religion now.” Schulz answered him by saying, “Bill, if we don’t, who will?”>Schulz was adamant about Linus' reading of the Bible, despite Mendelson and Melendez's concerns that religion was a controversial topic, especially on television.>In 1963, 90% of U.S. adults claimed to be Christians
>Goldstein>Feinstein
>>216491223>"We told Schulz, 'Look, you can't read from the Bible on network television,' " Mendelson says. "When we finished the show and watched it, Melendez and I looked at each other and I said, 'We've ruined Charlie Brown.' "
>>216491156It's crazy they couldn't fit this in the special anywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO2kSduwY34&list=RDXO2kSduwY34&start_radio=1
>the last ______>the last great ______>this guy was truly the last _______i hear this so often that i’d have to assume it’s all stupid boomers who are angry their style is on its way out. peanuts came out over 50 years ago and say what you will about shit now, but there was great art that was made in the last 50 years. saying it all ended at peanuts is fucking stupid and honestly it’s time for you to be put in the retirement home. this is your last hoorah.
>>216490147God bless Chuck Schulz.
