Comments on Pensive Mischief: This Is The One

Great review, Stuart. I totally remember reading a...

2007-08-28T14:32:00.000-04:00

Great review, Stuart. I totally remember reading all those in the little paperbacks when I was a kid--usually sitting in the back of a station wagon with 2 of my brothers while on some horrendously long road trip during summer vacation. You should send the review over to Newsarama...

Jason: That's interesting...but then why was the o...

2007-08-28T09:38:00.000-04:00

Jason: That's interesting...but then why was the other translation used in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"? By Bill Melendez's accounts, It was Schulz who insisted on keeping the verse, which the network thought was too religious. Maybe someone wanted a more familiar version...?

Thanks, Mark. I seem to remember Bill Melendez dis...

2007-08-28T08:04:00.000-04:00

Thanks, Mark. I seem to remember Bill Melendez discussing this in some interview, but I can't find it right now. (It's not the introduction to the previous volume, which was my first thought.)

Researched and verified:According to the Internet ...

2007-08-28T00:50:00.000-04:00

Researched and verified:

According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com) "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was released in the United States on December 9th, 1965.

The Sunday strip in question appeared in newspapers on December 18th, 1966.

I would guess that Schulz personally preferred the...

2007-08-27T19:37:00.000-04:00

I would guess that Schulz personally preferred the RSV over the KJV because it's the version of the Bible he grew up with as a Lutheran, where it's regarded as a more "correct" translation. That's also important to Bible-focused denominations like the Church of God, which he was a member of at the time.

My God, you're right. I remember every strip you ...

2007-08-26T22:03:00.000-04:00

My God, you're right. I remember every strip you described. Thanks. This is the one I'll buy.