In episode five of A Cinematic Christmas Journey, Peter Billingsley and Nick Schenk are discussing How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They discuss the CIA Operative hired on set, the lack of straight lines, and more as they go through the central themes and scenes of the movie.

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Time Codes

(3:38) - The Pressure’s On
(12:22) - No Straight Lines
(15:12) - Paying the Price
(25:11) - You are now entering Whoville
(29:18) - Nailed it
(33:05) - Marveling at the Grinch
(34:29) - Villain or Victim?
(37:23) - What Happens to a Heart Deferred?
(41:47) - Stick the Landing

Link to Grinch conceptual art by Berkeley Breathed - https://slckismet.blogspot.com/2014/01/berke-breatheds-vision-of-grinch-looked.html