I was so glad to find out today that the Hallmark Channel was airing A Carol Christmas, which is apparently a TV movie from last year, with Tori Spelling in the Scrooge role. (Ms. Spelling, of course, known best in our household for the best-titled movie ever, Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?) The movie also features Gary Coleman as the Ghost of Christmas Past, William Shatner as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and, I'm guessing, Tom Wopat at the Ghost of Christmas Future.
It's a good thing they made this movie, because If there's one thing TV doesn't have enough of, it's variations on A Christmas Carol. Seriously, I think there's some kind of TV law requiring all shows to do a Christmas Carol themed episode at least one during their run.
It'll be all like, "Oh no, Tootie has lost the Christmas spirit! But here's Jo as the Ghost of Christmas Past to show her where she went astray!" Or maybe, "Oh no, ALF has lost the Christmas spirit! But here's Willie Tanner as the Ghost of Christmas Past to show him where he went astray! 'Oh Alllf, why did you eat the caaat? In the paaast?'" And you know what, I could have just made up that episode in my head, and nobody would know, because seemingly every show on the air is contractually obligated to do one of these episodes.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've been told to expect the cast of 21 Jump Street every hour on the hour. Damn I hate Christmas.