Talk:Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
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[edit] Point of view
This article does not conform to the POV standards. Can a contributor please fix this? --Iriseyes 02:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
- Is this still a problem? If so, please give some examples... 69.87.200.127 19:19, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Title of special
Despite the cover of the DVD, the on-screen title of this 1962 television special is Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol, not Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. — Walloon 23:56, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A favorite
This was a favorite growing up, and I'm gratified to see that it is included here. Hope to find appropriate ways to help improve it. 69.87.194.147 16:59, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lyrics
It was probably excessive to add the entire lyrics of Alone in the world. Just couldn't resist... I should probably move them here. Would be good if we could at least link to all the words for all the lyrics. 69.87.203.132 20:10, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Mavarin trimmed out the lyrics -- probably all for the best... But unfortunately the lyrics elsewhere are quite jumbled. Here is a more correct transcription: 69.87.199.186 22:47, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Songs
It seems clear that Bob Merrill is the main lyricist. But although he is said to have worked with Jule Styne, JS has no official credits for this work on imdb, so it is not clear that JS actually was involved here, or who composed these songs. 69.87.203.243 14:30, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Take a look at the Jim Hill article in the references. Merrill (the lyricist) and Styne (composer) wrote Funny Girl together. Rumor has it that "People", the Barbara Streisand hit, was originally written for Magoo as Scrooge. Also, the credits on the video list Styne, and one of the paltry "extras" recaps his career in text. Karen | Talk | contribs 15:50, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Can you tell from the video if we can specifically credit Merrill as the lyricist and Styne as the composer for this work, instead of the more generic "songs by Jule Styne, Bob Merrill"? Seems odd that imdb would be wrong, doesn't that mess up their residuals? And can you cast any light on whether June Foray was really involved, as the Ghost of Christmas Past, or otherwise? 69.87.200.127 19:13, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Is there any source of a list of official song titles -- or are we all ultimately making them up and passing them around? 69.87.200.127 19:39, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- I don't know that there's a source online to correct song titles for this; I imagine that whoever handles the publishing rights to the music would have that, but I have no idea who that is. (I can try to find out, though.) Let me look at my video again tonight for whether it specifically doles out the composer and lyricist credits one-to-one, but I think it does. June Foray has a little text bio - I'll doublecheck that, too. As I said, the extras aren't very complete or extensive - only about four voice actors got text bios: Backus, Amsterdam, Cassidy and Foray. As for IMDB, it's largely a wiki. Studios and entertainment people submit info, but so does the general public, and older credits tend to be fan-generated. That can make IMDB less than reliable, and certainly incomplete, especially on pre-Web productions. Karen | Talk | contribs 21:50, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
