Something Smells Rank'n

Did you hear the news today oh-boy! Warner Brothers Television is remaking my favorite holiday special "The Year Without Santa Claus" as a live-action movie. Sounds like a waste of money.

"When Santa's devious head elf, Sparky (Kattan), tells him that he must keep up with the times — no matter how materialistic — Santa Claus (Goodman) resists, fearing that the holiday has become far too commercial. Convinced that no one believes in him and that people have forgotten the real meaning of Christmas, Santa decides to take the year off and not deliver any gifts, much to the dismay of his two closest elves, Jingle (Suplee) and Jangle (Griffin). The two elves decide to prove to Santa that there are children left who still care about the true spirit of Christmas.

Mark Wolper (SALEM'S LOT, HELTER SKELTER) is exec producer and Ron Underwood (CITY SLICKERS, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG) directs the two-hour movie from the Wolper Co. in association with Warner Bros. Television. THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS will be filmed in Shreveport and Natchitoches, Louisiana."

Read the whole article here.