http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/dvd-tuesday-the-judy-garland-show/ Keeping Obscure TV From Fading Away Forever Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/dvd-tuesday-the-judy-garland-show/comment-page-1/#comment-15745 Barry I. Grauman Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:36:38 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4251#comment-15745 "THE JUDY GARLAND HOLIDAY SPECIAL" was actually the December 22, 1963 "Christmas show". Today, the entire series appears "special" to most people because TV itself is different from when her CBS variety series originally aired in the 1963-'64 season. There were at least 13 variety shows airing on the three major networks that fall (Judy appeared right after "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW" on Sunday night, opposite the #1 series at 9pm[et], NBC's "BONANZA"), and hers got "lost in the shuffle", despite the great guest stars that appeared, as well as the "one-woman concerts" Judy performed near the end of the series. It also didn't help that Judy was "erratic" due to her fondness for alcohol, and marital problems with her husband/producer Sid Luft. Judy Garland was just never meant to be a variety show hostess.... “THE JUDY GARLAND HOLIDAY SPECIAL” was actually the December 22, 1963 “Christmas show”. Today, the entire series appears “special” to most people because TV itself is different from when her CBS variety series originally aired in the 1963-’64 season. There were at least 13 variety shows airing on the three major networks that fall (Judy appeared right after “THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW” on Sunday night, opposite the #1 series at 9pm[et], NBC’s “BONANZA”), and hers got “lost in the shuffle”, despite the great guest stars that appeared, as well as the “one-woman concerts” Judy performed near the end of the series. It also didn’t help that Judy was “erratic” due to her fondness for alcohol, and marital problems with her husband/producer Sid Luft. Judy Garland was just never meant to be a variety show hostess….

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