Prep and Landing - What did you think?

Personally, I loved the concept and the animation is great as always.  But... it just fell flat for me.  I wish I could say I just wasn't in the mood but that's actually the most I've enjoyed the Charlie Brown Christmas special in years (despite it being an edited version) so I know it wasn't me. 
Perhaps I was expecting to much since the advance publicity kept comparing it to the old Rankin Bass specials.  Should have been longer so the characters were more sympathetic, should have had a musical number or two, should have hired Mickey Rooney to do Santa's voice.  Should not have relied on the overuse of Christmas phrases for humor.
Oh well, can't hit it out of the park everytime.

What did you think?  Tinsel or Figgy Pudding?

Prep & Landing Papercraft

Can't wait for Prep and Landing to debut Tuesday night?   Check out this page at family.go.com to download papercraft projects including a 3-D Lanny, a 3-D Wayne, a playset, ornaments, a get ready for Santa kit, gingerbread man decoder, and more.

Prep and Landing Plush

I don't usually consider plush to be very collectible but these are so tinsel.  These 20" plush are on sale for $10 each on DisneyStore.com. 

Don't miss Prep and Landing's premiere on ABC on December 8th.

Prep and Landing Christmas Ornament

DisneyStore.com will also have this ornament based on Prep and Landing, Pixar's new Christmas tv special.

slight correction: Although Prep and Landing was originally pirched as a Pixar short it appears that it will be released as a Disney production. So much for keeping the two studios seperate.