# Excuse me, but what the hell is the point of a 24 hour gap of "A Christmas Story"?

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**Created:** [December 4, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-the-hell-is-the-point-of-a-24-hour-gap-of-a-christmas-story/334017 "2005-12-04T07:38:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-the-hell-is-the-point-of-a-24-hour-gap-of-a-christmas-story/334017/21 "2005-12-05T20:23:36Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> I could watch Die Hard all day. 😃
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> And with TiVo/DVR who the hell needs 24 hours of any movie?

Not everyone has TiVo/DVR.

In fact, I suspect maybe 30% of the US population does, at best.

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**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-the-hell-is-the-point-of-a-24-hour-gap-of-a-christmas-story/334017/22 "2005-12-05T20:59:59Z")

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I love this movie so much I own a copy. On VHS no less - got it years ago.

As for the reason for a 24 hour loop I like **anyrose** ’s hypothesis best. Besides what would you guys prefer, 24 hours of roaring log fire video? 😃

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-the-hell-is-the-point-of-a-24-hour-gap-of-a-christmas-story/334017/23 "2005-12-05T21:13:27Z")

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> [@Twiddle](#):
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> I love this movie so much I own a copy. On VHS no less - got it years ago.
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> As for the reason for a 24 hour loop I like **anyrose** ’s hypothesis best. Besides what would you guys prefer, 24 hours of roaring log fire video? 😃

with nice music behind it? yes. I’d much prefer that.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-the-hell-is-the-point-of-a-24-hour-gap-of-a-christmas-story/334017/24 "2005-12-05T21:17:02Z")

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A few years ago, some network or another did all three _Star Wars_ movies in a row on Christmas Eve (but thankfully _not_, of course, the holiday special). Which makes no sense at all, but somehow works.

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