A Very Balcony Christmas Special - A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

Ho ho ho! The boys are taking a couple weeks off from their Academy Awards mega-watch but didn't want to leave you standing in the breeze, holding your junk, reflecting on the decline of the American empire. We wouldn't do that to you so we recorded an episode about a classic Hollywood Christmas special long lost to time but found 10 years ago and lovingly restored and dumped onto HBOMax with no fanfare. It's Rod Serling's A Carol for Another Christmas directed by lil Mank(Mank!) and starring the cast of Dr Strangelove. Does it rule? Absolutely. Is it depressing? Absolutely. WIll you be able to get credit at your local community college for watching and engaging with this poignant and still relevant film? Absolutely. That's the Balcony guarantee! Listening to this podcast is worth 7 credits at any community college. Bill's already half way to a degree in tube television repairs and Sean is in the Matrix. Do you want the red pill or the blue pill? The red pill wakes you up from this pristine nightmare world and the blue pill keeps sedated and denies you the joy of the post-apocalyptic utopia where there is no sun. Follow the rabbit or something. Bullettime.