That friend is Andrew, whose blogs you will see to your right, there. ----> Anyway, he was (still is?) a fan of the work of Berke Breathed and the "Bloom County" strip. And who wouldn't love it; the small-town idyll, the kids with more adult frailties than the adults, wide-eyed innocence mixing with worldly cynicism and, of course, there is Opus.
Opus. Sweet Opus; never was there a more likable penguin in the world, let alone the world of newspaper comic strips. He's had more neuroses than Woody Allen, more innocence than a toddler and gotten involved in more outrageous situations than any 10 sitcoms combined. But he is and was always loved and lovable.
So much so, in fact, that he even had his own TV special. A Christmas special, in fact, that involved him, Bill the Cat (another great character) and a simple wish: A Wish for Wings that Work. It was a cute special and embodied what people liked about the strip (Breathed had voiced just the opposite about the special, but oh well...).
And yet, just like all great treasures, for the longest time this was only available on VHS, and not on DVD, so for many people this special was considered a holy grail, never to be attained on crystal-clear DVD definition.
...until now, that is.
BEHOLD:
Yep; it's out on DVD.
To be honest, this has been out on DVD since last December or so, but I never had a chance to transfer my pic of this from my phone to the web until recently, so there you go.
So Andrew: if you haven't yet got your copy of this, go on whatever online movie shopping place you go to regularly and request your own copy now. I know you want this one to replace your tape; give in. Get it. Now. Go.
Oh, and anyone else out there jonesing for a copy, go to it. You don't need to wait for my validation. ; D
Dope out...oh, and don't forget to visit Berke Breathed's homepage - seems to be a nice guy.
-TGWD
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