in 1974 rankin and bass create a television special call the year without a santa claus that be consider a classic along with their rudolph the red nosed reindeer special . in 2006 nbc decide to remake the classic a a live action movie of the week with john goodman a santa claus . my question to nbc be represent why do you do this . the movie do not need to be remake and it do not work a a two hour movie . the story seem just seem like a writer take the story and have to expand it somehow by throw in some filler to make up the time . nbc have ruin a classic and i hate to think what they will try next year .