tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post1396408785124505147..comments2024-03-29T04:23:31.740-05:00Comments on Tales of Faerie: The Fir Tree and the SnowmanKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-71282118870709669882016-01-08T06:54:18.760-06:002016-01-08T06:54:18.760-06:00No worries - I think you'd only know what BBC ...No worries - I think you'd only know what BBC iPlayer is if you live in the UK! It's simply a website or app that people visit to watch TV shows that have recently been aired by the BBC (I don't know the American equivalent!). It's open & free if you're in the UK, but you won't have licence to play it overseas. I know this having tried playing American shows from American broadcaster websites!<br /><br />Thanks for the tip about comment-reply notifications! The Notify me box looks so glaringly obvious now!Aiyanne Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609071976515094211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-66842696982298901232016-01-03T15:06:30.611-06:002016-01-03T15:06:30.611-06:00You're absolutely welcome! I also look forward...You're absolutely welcome! I also look forward to learning more from you!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-10530725437937968192016-01-03T15:01:28.312-06:002016-01-03T15:01:28.312-06:00Yeah, I pretty much only watch things available on...Yeah, I pretty much only watch things available on Netflix Instant play or Amazon Prime...I'm not even sure what iPlayer is! Is that part of your iTunes? (Technologically challenged here)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-53133799528391967282016-01-01T07:00:50.051-06:002016-01-01T07:00:50.051-06:00I'd no idea that was aired recently! Thanks fo...I'd no idea that was aired recently! Thanks for posting the tip. Unfortunately, I don't think Kristin will be able to watch it since she's in the US... Maybe it'll be available for download elsewhere?Aiyanne Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609071976515094211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-23087158539912603372016-01-01T06:53:24.371-06:002016-01-01T06:53:24.371-06:00Thanks so much for the shout-out & especially ...Thanks so much for the shout-out & especially for taking the time to browse my new blog! I really appreciate it & look forward to more discussions with you about folklore in the New Year :DAiyanne Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609071976515094211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-87690258126047435082015-12-29T09:05:22.784-06:002015-12-29T09:05:22.784-06:00Ah, thanks!Ah, thanks!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-70756911235004221842015-12-28T17:44:30.811-06:002015-12-28T17:44:30.811-06:00BBC4 recently aired The Fir Tree, it's take on...BBC4 recently aired The Fir Tree, it's take on the story from the voice of the tree. Well worth watching if you can on iPlayer.Happy Homebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654877639689743011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-51955228034979971992015-12-27T12:46:18.692-06:002015-12-27T12:46:18.692-06:00The Discworld, the fictional setting of most of Te...The Discworld, the fictional setting of most of Terry Pratchett'ss work has equivalents of many folkloristic characters, for example the Hogather is the Disworld's version of Santa Claus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593854763215902252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-88558381423901526192015-12-27T11:51:22.573-06:002015-12-27T11:51:22.573-06:00Sounds interesting! Is Hogfather a folkloric chara...Sounds interesting! Is Hogfather a folkloric character? I don't think I've ever heard of himKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-61765128386671330962015-12-27T11:50:32.408-06:002015-12-27T11:50:32.408-06:00Thanks, I wasn't familiar with that story! I&#...Thanks, I wasn't familiar with that story! I'll have to check that out. Andersen's stories can vary in tone and message, and it seems his stories tended to reflect wherever he was in life. We all go through ups and downs too, so it's nice to have a variety of stories with different messages.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-49612971231899493042015-12-24T19:45:20.618-06:002015-12-24T19:45:20.618-06:00If you're too depressd by "The Fir Tree&q...If you're too depressd by "The Fir Tree", I'd recommened "The Flax"An andersen that's pretty much its complete opposite with a protagonist who wholeheartedly enjoys its life and whose life does not end after beig burned. http://hca.gilead.org.il/flax.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593854763215902252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-21543238332762960772015-12-24T19:30:00.922-06:002015-12-24T19:30:00.922-06:00The Little Match Girl is set on New Years Eve, not...The Little Match Girl is set on New Years Eve, not Christmas (Hogfather conflates the two holidays, though)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593854763215902252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-16746780969552680342015-12-24T15:14:54.834-06:002015-12-24T15:14:54.834-06:00Nah, Andersen's stories do tend to be depressi...Nah, Andersen's stories do tend to be depressing. If you haven' read it already, try Terry Pratchett's Hogfather. In that, Death has to take over as the Hogfather(that universe's Santa Claus because someone has been hired to wipe out the real Hogfather and is doing it by making kids nit believe in him. There is a delightful scene in which Death decides that, as the Hogfather, he is entitled to save the Little Match Girl and his servant, Albert, who had told him the whole story, throws snowballs at the angels who have turned up to take her to heaven, to make them go away; the child has been handed over to a couple of police officers to be taken somewhere warm.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com