Here’s How to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas
Watching Charlie Brown and his pals celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas has become a holiday tradition for many over the years. With Apple acquiring the rights to these classic movies, you might be wondering how you can continue to participate in this time-honored tradition. Here's how you can watch A Charlie Brown Christmas and all other Peanuts Holiday Specials.
Where to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas Special
Just in time for the holiday season, the beloved classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas special, will stream exclusively on Apple TV+ beginning on December 4, and on PBS and PBS Kids on December 13 at 7:30/6:30 pm CT.How to Stream A Charlie Brown Christmas Special For Free
A Charlie Brown Christmas will be available to stream for free (without a subscription) on Apple TV+ from December 11 through December 13. Apple TV+ is currently available in over 100 countries and costs $4.99 per month for a subscription. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/20/apple-tv-plus-review-2019"] You can use the streaming platform on a variety of services, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung, LG, Sony, and VIZIO smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and at tv.apple.com.Where to Watch All Other Peanuts Holiday Specials
Back in October, Apple TV+ teamed up with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide, and Lee Mendelson Film Productions to become the home for "all things Peanuts," including A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Both of the aforementioned titles are currently available to stream on Apple TV+. In other Apple TV+ news, be sure to check out the delightful first season of Ted Lasso, which we called "immensely likable" in our full review. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-holiday-movies-and-specials-on-netflix&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.Here’s How to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas
Watching Charlie Brown and his pals celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas has become a holiday tradition for many over the years. With Apple acquiring the rights to these classic movies, you might be wondering how you can continue to participate in this time-honored tradition. Here's how you can watch A Charlie Brown Christmas and all other Peanuts Holiday Specials.
Where to Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas Special
Just in time for the holiday season, the beloved classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas special, will stream exclusively on Apple TV+ beginning on December 4, and on PBS and PBS Kids on December 13 at 7:30/6:30 pm CT.How to Stream A Charlie Brown Christmas Special For Free
A Charlie Brown Christmas will be available to stream for free (without a subscription) on Apple TV+ from December 11 through December 13. Apple TV+ is currently available in over 100 countries and costs $4.99 per month for a subscription. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/20/apple-tv-plus-review-2019"] You can use the streaming platform on a variety of services, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung, LG, Sony, and VIZIO smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and at tv.apple.com.Where to Watch All Other Peanuts Holiday Specials
Back in October, Apple TV+ teamed up with WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide, and Lee Mendelson Film Productions to become the home for "all things Peanuts," including A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Both of the aforementioned titles are currently available to stream on Apple TV+. In other Apple TV+ news, be sure to check out the delightful first season of Ted Lasso, which we called "immensely likable" in our full review. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=best-holiday-movies-and-specials-on-netflix&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.Elliot Page, Umbrella Academy and Juno Star, Announces He Is Trans
Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page has announced on his social media account that he is transgender.
In a statement published on his Twitter and Instagram account, Elliot Page shared that he identifies as trans and uses he/they pronouns.
“I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey,” writes Page. “I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self.”
— Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) December 1, 2020Page added, "I also ask for patience. My joy is real, but it is also fragile. The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am also scared." In his statement, Page brought attention to violence against transgender people. “The statistics are staggering. The discrimination towards trans people is rife, insidious and cruel, resulting in horrific consequences. In 2020 alone it has been reported that at least 40 transgender people have been murdered, the majority of which were Black and Latinx trans women.” “Enough is enough. You aren’t being ‘cancelled,’ you are hurting people. I am one of those people and we won’t be silent in the face of your attacks.” Page is best known for a variety of roles, most recently in the Netflix hit series The Umbrella Academy, but also in blockbusters like the X-Men franchise and Inception, and even video games like Beyond: Two Souls. Page broke out into the mainstream with indie hits like Juno, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award among other accolades. Update 12/01 1:39 pm PT: Netflix confirmed that Elliot Page will continue playing the role of Vanya Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, according to Variety. The streamer also confirmed that while there are no plans to change Vanya's gender in the show, Netflix will update Page's name in past credits and in the metadata across all titles he appears in. Page ends his statement by writing, “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
Elliot Page, Umbrella Academy and Juno Star, Announces He Is Trans
Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page has announced on his social media account that he is transgender.
In a statement published on his Twitter and Instagram account, Elliot Page shared that he identifies as trans and uses he/they pronouns.
“I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey,” writes Page. “I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self.”
— Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) December 1, 2020Page added, "I also ask for patience. My joy is real, but it is also fragile. The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am also scared." In his statement, Page brought attention to violence against transgender people. “The statistics are staggering. The discrimination towards trans people is rife, insidious and cruel, resulting in horrific consequences. In 2020 alone it has been reported that at least 40 transgender people have been murdered, the majority of which were Black and Latinx trans women.” “Enough is enough. You aren’t being ‘cancelled,’ you are hurting people. I am one of those people and we won’t be silent in the face of your attacks.” Page is best known for a variety of roles, most recently in the Netflix hit series The Umbrella Academy, but also in blockbusters like the X-Men franchise and Inception, and even video games like Beyond: Two Souls. Page broke out into the mainstream with indie hits like Juno, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award among other accolades. Update 12/01 1:39 pm PT: Netflix confirmed that Elliot Page will continue playing the role of Vanya Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, according to Variety. The streamer also confirmed that while there are no plans to change Vanya's gender in the show, Netflix will update Page's name in past credits and in the metadata across all titles he appears in. Page ends his statement by writing, “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.” [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.
Console Scalpers Who Claimed 1,000 Next-Gen Consoles Have Order Canceled
UK retailer Very has reportedly canceled 1,000 Xbox Series X orders allegedly placed by a scalper ring.
Eurogamer reports the scalper group claimed this week that it had secured over 1,000 Xbox Series X consoles from a, "very well known online retailer." This scalping ring reportedly charges £29.99 a month to teach its members how to turn a profit in the resale market themselves.
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Then, in an interview with Sky News, Very said the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles listed on its website on Sunday were actually not for sale.
"As a result of a technical error, some people were able to place orders for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles for a short time on Sunday," a spokesperson with Very said. "However, these items are not on sale and affected customers have received notice that the orders have been cancelled. We apologise for the confusion caused."
Apparently, some customers who only purchased one console were also impacted. It's unclear if Very canceled the orders because they were placed by a scalper ring, or because the website actually didn't have the consoles in stock. Very is working to refund the affected customers.
Scalpers have been scooping up PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles since the systems went up for preorder earlier this year. On launch day, the Xbox Series X was going for as high as $1000, and the PS5 saw prices close to $2000.
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For more, read about how sneaker culture predicted PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers. Or, check out our PS5 guide and Xbox Series X guide.
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Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.
Console Scalpers Who Claimed 1,000 Next-Gen Consoles Have Order Canceled
UK retailer Very has reportedly canceled 1,000 Xbox Series X orders allegedly placed by a scalper ring.
Eurogamer reports the scalper group claimed this week that it had secured over 1,000 Xbox Series X consoles from a, "very well known online retailer." This scalping ring reportedly charges £29.99 a month to teach its members how to turn a profit in the resale market themselves.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/12/8-hidden-settings-and-features-on-ps5"]
Then, in an interview with Sky News, Very said the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 consoles listed on its website on Sunday were actually not for sale.
"As a result of a technical error, some people were able to place orders for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles for a short time on Sunday," a spokesperson with Very said. "However, these items are not on sale and affected customers have received notice that the orders have been cancelled. We apologise for the confusion caused."
Apparently, some customers who only purchased one console were also impacted. It's unclear if Very canceled the orders because they were placed by a scalper ring, or because the website actually didn't have the consoles in stock. Very is working to refund the affected customers.
Scalpers have been scooping up PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles since the systems went up for preorder earlier this year. On launch day, the Xbox Series X was going for as high as $1000, and the PS5 saw prices close to $2000.
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For more, read about how sneaker culture predicted PS5 and Xbox Series X scalpers. Or, check out our PS5 guide and Xbox Series X guide.
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Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.
The Dark Knight: Would Harvey Dent Have Approved of Batman’s Big Lie?
The ending of 2008's The Dark Knight features Batman wrestling with a complicated moral dilemma. Should he let Harvey Dent's crimes as Two-Face be exposed, or allow Gotham City to keep on believing in its "White Knight"? According to actor Aaron Eckhart, Harvey himself would have disagreed with Batman's final decision.
Eckhart reflected on his iconic DC role during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, making it clear Harvey never would have supported Batman and Commissioner Gordon's decision to cover up the truth and maintain the illusion that he was a hero until the very end.
"No, he would’ve told the truth," said Eckhart. "That’s the great thing about Harvey Dent. Despite whatever is going on, he’s a truth-teller and he’s a moral center. And not only that, he’s the face of truth, right? I don’t want to say he’s not hiding behind something, but he’s not. Now when he becomes Two-Face, he is. But Harvey Dent was out there fighting for every man and woman, for truth and justice, and he put himself on the line. But having done so, he got bit, and he was forever changed. But you don’t want to lose your Harvey Dents in life. No matter how much money or pressure there is, no matter how much coercion, control or corruption there is, Harvey Dent is going to stay true to the moral center and the truth. People can rely on that, and you don’t see that today."
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Eckhart continued, "Again, I don’t want to say hiding behind a mask, but superheroes are behind masks and capes, et cetera. Well, what about the superheroes that aren’t hiding behind a mask? What about the superheroes that stay true to themselves and to the greater good — without any superpowers? Where are they? And that’s what’s exciting about Harvey Dent, especially in a town like Gotham where everybody’s corrupt. It’s so dark."
Of course, the point is somewhat moot given that Harvey dies during his final confrontation with Batman, not to mention his crimes are exposed eight years later during the events of The Dark Knight Rises. Still, Eckhart provides an interesting contrast between Gotham's two heroes, one who relies on secrecy and mystery and the other who abhors dishonesty of all forms.
To date, Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones are the only actors to play Two-Face in live-action, though the Harvey Dent role has also been played by Billy Dee Williams in 1989's Batman and Nicholas D'Agosto in the TV series Gotham. The villain nearly appeared on the 1966 Batman series, but due to broadcast standards at the time, none of the various Two-Face-centric teleplays were ever filmed. However, one of those scripts was eventually adapted in the form of the 2017 animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, featuring William Shatner as Two-Face and the late Adam West in his final performance as Batman.
It remains to be seen if Two-Face will appear in a future DCEU movie or in the new cinematic universe being introduced in The Batman. At one point actor Peter Sarsgaard was rumored to be playing Dent, but we now know he's playing a new DA character named Gil Colson. The cast of The Batman also includes Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, John Turturro as mob boss Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrell as the Penguin.
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The Batman is currently scheduled for release on March 4, 2022, after being delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more on the reboot, here's everything we know so far about The Batman.
Do you think Batman made the right call in The Dark Knight? Let us know in the comments below.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
The Dark Knight: Would Harvey Dent Have Approved of Batman’s Big Lie?
The ending of 2008's The Dark Knight features Batman wrestling with a complicated moral dilemma. Should he let Harvey Dent's crimes as Two-Face be exposed, or allow Gotham City to keep on believing in its "White Knight"? According to actor Aaron Eckhart, Harvey himself would have disagreed with Batman's final decision.
Eckhart reflected on his iconic DC role during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, making it clear Harvey never would have supported Batman and Commissioner Gordon's decision to cover up the truth and maintain the illusion that he was a hero until the very end.
"No, he would’ve told the truth," said Eckhart. "That’s the great thing about Harvey Dent. Despite whatever is going on, he’s a truth-teller and he’s a moral center. And not only that, he’s the face of truth, right? I don’t want to say he’s not hiding behind something, but he’s not. Now when he becomes Two-Face, he is. But Harvey Dent was out there fighting for every man and woman, for truth and justice, and he put himself on the line. But having done so, he got bit, and he was forever changed. But you don’t want to lose your Harvey Dents in life. No matter how much money or pressure there is, no matter how much coercion, control or corruption there is, Harvey Dent is going to stay true to the moral center and the truth. People can rely on that, and you don’t see that today."
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Eckhart continued, "Again, I don’t want to say hiding behind a mask, but superheroes are behind masks and capes, et cetera. Well, what about the superheroes that aren’t hiding behind a mask? What about the superheroes that stay true to themselves and to the greater good — without any superpowers? Where are they? And that’s what’s exciting about Harvey Dent, especially in a town like Gotham where everybody’s corrupt. It’s so dark."
Of course, the point is somewhat moot given that Harvey dies during his final confrontation with Batman, not to mention his crimes are exposed eight years later during the events of The Dark Knight Rises. Still, Eckhart provides an interesting contrast between Gotham's two heroes, one who relies on secrecy and mystery and the other who abhors dishonesty of all forms.
To date, Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones are the only actors to play Two-Face in live-action, though the Harvey Dent role has also been played by Billy Dee Williams in 1989's Batman and Nicholas D'Agosto in the TV series Gotham. The villain nearly appeared on the 1966 Batman series, but due to broadcast standards at the time, none of the various Two-Face-centric teleplays were ever filmed. However, one of those scripts was eventually adapted in the form of the 2017 animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, featuring William Shatner as Two-Face and the late Adam West in his final performance as Batman.
It remains to be seen if Two-Face will appear in a future DCEU movie or in the new cinematic universe being introduced in The Batman. At one point actor Peter Sarsgaard was rumored to be playing Dent, but we now know he's playing a new DA character named Gil Colson. The cast of The Batman also includes Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, John Turturro as mob boss Carmine Falcone and Colin Farrell as the Penguin.
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The Batman is currently scheduled for release on March 4, 2022, after being delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more on the reboot, here's everything we know so far about The Batman.
Do you think Batman made the right call in The Dark Knight? Let us know in the comments below.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
RDO: Claim the Prestigious Bounty Hunter License and Hunt a New Legendary Bounty This Week
This week in Red Dead Online, claim the new Prestigious Bounty Hunter license, hunt a brand new Legendary Bounty, and much more.
RDO: Claim the Prestigious Bounty Hunter License and Hunt a New Legendary Bounty This Week
This week in Red Dead Online, claim the new Prestigious Bounty Hunter license, hunt a brand new Legendary Bounty, and much more.