From: wlah...@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 12:29:18 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:   
      
   > >   
   > No, in fact most of A Christmas Story has nothing to do with Christmas. If    
   > all you know about Ralphie comes from “A Christmas Story,” then you   
   don’t    
   > know Ralphie and you almost certainly do not know Jean Shepherd. I never    
   > thought of the other movies and/or PBS TV shows as “sequels“ to A   
   Christmas    
   > Story as much as additional filmed versions of Shepherd’s works. Some    
   > succeeded more than others, and in my opinion none reached the heights of A    
   > Christmas Story. Nevertheless I watched them all, and would watch more if I    
   > could. I’ve also read the books. Jean Shepherd was a brilliant author and    
   > talk radio innovator.    
   >    
   > https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/betrayal-jean-shepherd-and   
   a-christmas-story/    
   >    
   > https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/in-search-of-jean-sheph   
   rds-lost-ralphie-movie.785234/    
   >    
   Yes.   
      
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