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Merry Monday and welcome to the year round podcast that explores classic Holiday movies and TV specials.

Behind The Bells Podcast Robert Nicholas

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Merry Monday and welcome to the year round podcast that explores classic Holiday movies and TV specials.

    Almost Christmas: The Poseidon Adventure

    Almost Christmas: The Poseidon Adventure

    "So what resolution should we make for the new year? It's to let God know that you have the guts and the will to do it alone."
    Now back after a needed hiatus, Robert went on a New Years Cruise for his honeymoon... realizing that it made sense for him to cover the Irwin Allen produced disaster movie, The Poseidon Adventure. Because the ugliest Christmas tree ends up saving lives, this counts as holiday-related. Of course, does this make it an "Almost Christmas" movie?
    Along with looking into the history of disaster movies and how Irwin Allen found the story, Robert also goes into his Honeymoon, comparing how cruising has changed since 1972, when The Poseidon Adventure was released. 
    Music credit goes to Purple Planet and Incompetech
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    Be sure to check out this week's Podcast shoutout, Christmas Creeps
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    • 40 min
    Top 10 Favorite Christmas Movies

    Top 10 Favorite Christmas Movies

    "Merry After Christmas!"
    After celebrating a wonderful December with his new wife, Robert has an amazing gift for everyone: A top 10 Favorite Christmas Movies List. It's an episode in the making that was challenging, but he picked the ones embody the most Christmas spirit and connect to his nostalgic past. 
    He'll go from a famliy of Santas to family men trying to give the best Christmas he can to a WWI Christmas truce to those that ask the question "Is there a Santa Claus?". Its time that Robert counts down his absolute favorites.
    Music Credit to Purple Planet, Incompetech and Musicloops.

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

    Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas

    "Jumping Jingle Bells!"
    In honor of Christmas Podcast Day, Robert is stepping into the Delorean to take the time jump to 1991. He does a little deep dive into the Back to the Future animated series and the Christmas episode that was produced, "Dickens of a Christmas". While the Back to the Future trilogy is Robert's all time favorite set of movies, the animated series is a mixed bag... and Dickens of a Christmas is not a better one.
    There's still a lot to take in from a story about Ebenezer Tannon getting a visit from a ghostly Marty on a hoverboard, Doc recusing his boys Jules and Verne from a Sykes-like figure, and taking the Delorean to Victorian England.
    Robert also explores the cartoon's history and how the same team from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures were tasked with briging another time travel series to life.
    Music Credit to Purple Planet, Incompetech and Musicloops.
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    • 45 min
    Elf Part 2: Jon Favreau's Beginnings, Canada for New York, Killer Stop Motion and Beating the Other Family Films

    Elf Part 2: Jon Favreau's Beginnings, Canada for New York, Killer Stop Motion and Beating the Other Family Films

    "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is to sing loud for all to hear"
    It took longer then he thought, but Robert's finally ready to dive back into the world of Elf. Along with continuing the adventures of the writer David Bernenbaum, he also goes into how Jon Favreau went from an actor to stepping behind the camera.
    Learn how a lot of the script got changed, how Will Ferrell tried to make it racier, how they used a mental asylum to film a majority of the movie, how Jon fought to keep his movie family friendly and how it would bat out ofther family movies like the Looney Tunes and The Cat in the Hat. He also goes into why Elf has remained timeless.
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    • 58 min
    Almost Christmas: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

    Almost Christmas: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

    "I don't need to see it. I lived it"
    For Robert's first ever Almost Christmas special, he wanted to pay tribute to the late Paul Reubens by looking at his 80's classic, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. The goal is to take the one moment of Christmas the movie has and see whether it comes close as a Christmas movie. But he also looks at some of his facorite moments from the movie and tells his stories of visiting the locations. Some include the Cabazon Dinosaurs and the Alamo.
    Robert also looks into Paul Reubens background, he he created Pee-Wee Herman and how the movie came to be.
    Music credit goes to Purple Planet, Musicloops and Gumroad
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    Be sure to check out this weeks Podcast Shoutout, Lit for Christmas

    *Podcast is for educational purpose only. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.*

    • 33 min
    Top 10 Christmas Movies for Summer

    Top 10 Christmas Movies for Summer

    "And since we've no place to go, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!"
    It's Christmas in July... in August. Better later then never, but Robert wanted to address some of his future plans for new segements including "Almost Christmas" and "Christmas WHAT!?" while saying that Elf Part 2 will be coming
    Robert also wanted to give you some of his favorite Christmas movies that can be watched in Summer. He's got some blockbusters in store that may involve Batman, some gremlins, detectives, someone with Scissors and an Ice Cream Bunny. If you need to get cool... jump in the pool. But if you still wanna cool down more, watch some of these Christmas movies.
    Music credit goes to Purple Planet, Musicloops and GumRoad
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    Be sure to check out this weeks Podcast Shoutout, Totally Rad Christmas!
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