In the U.S., ABC will be “network television premiering” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Saturday, Feb. 9th. Theatrical movies aren’t showing up on free television much anymore, but Charlie should work well. It falls into TV act breaks fairly naturally.
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January 25th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Congrats. I enjoyed the movie.
February 15th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
I loved that movie. And the Ooompa Loompas are awesome.