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 If you have been watching Hallmark Channel, and more specifically the Countdown To Christmas programming, over the past two years, you may have noticed something peculiar about some of the movies. Mainly, the fact that they reference other Hallmark Channel movies.     It started with 2022's "Haul Out The Holly", in which Emily (Lacey Chabert) is seen watching "Christmas In Vienna", which stars Brennan Elliott. (Elliott and Chabert have appeared together in nine movies that have premiered on either Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. They are, in order of release, All Of My Heart; A Christmas Melody; All Of My Heart: Inn Love; All Of My Heart: The Wedding; Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle To Die For; Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder; Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver; Crossword  Mysteries: Terminal Descent and Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead.)     This trend has continued so far in 2023 with two Countdown To Christmas films. In "Ha

 With today, November 23, being Thanksgiving, I thought I would rank the top ten Thanksgiving episodes of television series that I have seen. The episodes are ranked according to their rating on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. 1. The Wonder Years-"The Ties That Bind" Premiere Date: November 14, 1990 on ABC IMDB Rating: 8.3 IMDB Summary: "Money is tight around the Arnold household, and things don't look so good when the kitchen stove finally dies. Jack goes to NORCOM to ask for a raise, and gets it, as well as a promotion. With the new stove in the kitchen, it seems the Arnolds problems are over, until it becomes clear that Jack won't be back for Thanksgiving Dinner." 2. Hey Arnold!-"Arnold's Thanksgiving" Premiere Date: November 23, 1998 on Nickelodeon IMDB Rating: 8.0 IMDB Summary: "Arnold is fed up with the bickering amongst the boarders and sets out to find the true meaning of the holiday." 3. Rocko's Modern Life-&quo

 Today, Hallmark Channel announced the premiere date for the second season of its hit series, "The Way Home". According to Deadline.com, the second season will premiere at 9 PM EST on January 21. Season two will continue where season one left off, with the Landry women Kat (Chyler Leigh), Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) and Del (Andie McDowell) continuing to search for Jacob, who in the season one finale ,was revealed to have gone back in time to 1814. Joining them in their search is Kat's high school crush and Alice's science teacher, Elliot (Evan Williams). A preview of Season Two is below. (Credit to Hallmark Channel)

 This morning at 12:01 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST), the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, officially ended its strike after 118 days.  The strike ended after SAG-AFTRA reached an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. While the full terms of the agreement will not be revealed until it is reviewed by the SAG-AFTRA National Board, according to the official SAG-AFTRA Strike Website, the agreement includes "above pattern minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from the threat of AI and for the first time establishes a streaming participation bonus. " With the strike officially over, union members can now resume promoting their projects. Update: The SAG-AFTRA National Board has approved the tentative agreement, with 86 % voting in favor. It will now go union membership for ratification. Update: SAG-AFTRA members ha

 Next Tuesday, October 31, is Halloween. To celebrate the occasion, I will be listed the Top Ten Halloween Episodes of TV shows that I've seen. The episodes are ranked according to their rating on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. The episodes are ranked as follows 1. The Simpsons-"Treehouse Of Horror V" Premiere Date: October 30, 1994 on Fox IMDB Rating: 9.2 IMDB Summary: "The family's job at Mr. Burns' country estate goes awry when Homer goes mad; Homer's attempt to repair a toaster results in inadvertent time travel; The school staff turns cannibalistic." 2. The Simpsons-"Treehouse Of Horror IV" Premiere Date: October 28, 1993 on Fox IMDB Rating: 8.8 IMDB Summary: "Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire." 3. The Simpsons-"Treehouse Of Horror VI" Premiere Date: October 29, 1995 on F

 Today, October 20, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries begins its annual "Miracles Of Christmas" programming. To celebrate the occasion, I have decided to rank the top ten "Miracles Of Christmas" movies I've seen based on each movie's rating on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. The movies are ranked as follows. Time For Him To Come Home For Christmas (7.5) Five More Minutes (7.5) Signed, Sealed, Delivered For Christmas (7.5) Once Upon A Christmas Miracle (7.3) A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (7.3) Time For Them To Come Home For Christmas (7.2) The Gift Of Peace (7.1) Holly & Ivy (7.1) A Bramble House Christmas (7.1) Time For Us To Come Home For Christmas (7.0) Source https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098318024/?sort=user_rating,desc&st_dt=&mode=detail&page=1

 Today, October 20, Hallmark Channel begins its annual "Countdown To Christmas" programming. To celebrate the occasion, I will list the top ten "Countdown To Christmas" movies I've seen based on each movie's rating by the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). The rankings are as follows. Three Wise Men And A Baby (7.7) My Christmas Family Tree (7.6) Ghosts Of Christmas Always (7.6) Hanukkah On Rye (7.3) A Holiday Spectacular (7.3) Christmas By Starlight (7.2) The Nine Lives Of Christmas (7.2) On The 12th Date Of Christmas (7.2) My Southern Family Christmas (7.1) A Kiss Before Christmas (7.1) Source https://www.imdb.com/list/ls098318024/?sort=user_rating,desc&st_dt=&mode=detail&page=1

 Today, October 16, marks the 100th anniversary of when Walt and Roy Disney co-founded what would eventually become The Walt Disney Company. While today Disney is home to multiple franchises such as Marvel and Star Wars, they are perhaps best known for their animated films. As a result, I have decided to list the Walt Disney Company's Top Ten Animated Films based on each film's adjusted box office gross. Please note that only films produced and released by the Walt Disney Company are included. It does not include films produced by Pixar. It also does not include primarily live action films with animated sequences such as "Mary Poppins" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Nor does it include any live action remakes of its animated films, even those that use animation. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs(1937-$997,168,333) One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961-$914,076,766) The Lion King (1994-$815,540,893) Fantasia (1940-$759,709,619) The Jungle Book (1967-$674,048

 Today, several titles from the upcoming fifth season of the hit Disney Channel animated series "Phineas And Ferb" were revealed. Disney first announced that they were reviving the series for two new seasons back in January, but today marks the first time that any of the episode titles have been revealed. Each of the two new seasons are expected to have twenty episodes each. The episode titles are as follows.  Appetite For Adventure/License To Bust The Aurora Perry-Alis/Lord Of The Firesides The Candace Suit/Out Of Character Agent T (For Teen)/The Haberdasher The Chronicles Of Meap: Meap Me In St. Louis Summer Block Buster/Cloudy With A Chance Of Mom A Chip To The Vet/More Than An Intern Tropey Mctropeface/Biblio-Blast Dry Another Day/Deconstructing Doof The fifth season of "Phineas And Ferb" is expected to premiere sometime in 2024. Sources https://ui.eidr.org/view/content?id=10.5240/3597-43C0-DF5A-ADCF-1425-Q https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/phineas-and-ferb-r

 Today, October 12, marks the 10th anniversary of when the first "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" movie (simply titled "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" but also known by the alternate title "Second Chances") premiered on Hallmark Channel. To celebrate the milestone, I have decided to rank every episode and movie in the series using my unique rating system that multiplies each episode and/or movie's IMDB rating by its viewers per one million.  The ratings are as follows. (Author's Note: The pilot movie is ranked alongside the hour-long episodes instead of the two hour movies). Episodes Dark Of Night (13.685) Soulmates (13.52) Time To Start Livin' (13.09) Signed, Sealed, Delivered (aka Second Chances) (13.072) A Hope And A Future (12.92) To Whom It May Concern (12.528) The Treasure Box (12.348) The Edge Of Forever (11.52) Something Good (10.414) The Masterpiece (10.4) The Future Me (10.206) Movies To The Altar (11.931) The Vows We Have Made (11.1051) H

  Author's Note: This article contains spoilers for the Season Three finale "Only Murders In The Building". Do not ready any further if you hav not seen it yet. Today, the Season Three finale of "Only Murders In The Building", titled "Opening Night", premiered on Hulu. During the episode, we finally learned the identity of Ben's Glenroy's killer, as well as Season Four's victim.  Read below to find out more.  Who killed Ben Glenroy? While Donna DeMeo, who was implicated as Ben's killer in the penultimate episode of Season Three, was responsible for poisoning Ben, it was her son Cliff who was actually responsible for his murder, as he pushed Ben down an elevator shaft during an argument after Ben discovered that Donna had tried to poison him. Who is the victim for Season Four? Sazz Pataki, Charles Haden Savage's stunt double from "Brazzos". In what is presumably a case of mistaken identity, Sazz is killed via a gunshot

 Today, October 1, the 35th episode of "The Simpsons", the longest running prime time animated series of all time, will debut on Fox. To celebrate the series premiere, I have decided to list the top ten episodes in series history as rated by fans on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. 1. Homer's Enemy Premiere Date: May 4, 1997 IMDB Rating: 9.3 IMDB Summary: "Homer's laziness begets the ire of his industrious but arrogant new co-worker Frank Grimes; Bart buys a run-down factory for a dollar." 2. You Only Move Twice Premiere Date: November 3, 1996 IMDB Rating: 9.2 IMDB Summary: "The Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer." 3. Cape Feare Premiere Date: October 7, 1993 IMDB Rating: 9.2 IMDB Summary: "After being released from prison on parole, Sideshow Bob plots to murder Bart." 4. Treehouse Of Horror V Premiere Date: October 30, 1

 Today, September 30, is Hallmark Channel actress Lacey Chabert's birthday. To celebrate the occasion, I have decided to list her top ten Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries films as rated by fans on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. 1. The Wedding Veil Premiere Date: January 8, 2022 IMDB Rating: 7.3 IMDB Summary: "Follows longtime friends who find a mysterious, antique veil fabled to unite its bearer with her true love" 2. The Wedding Veil Legacy Premiere Date: February 19, 2022 IMDB Rating: 7.3 IMDB Summary: "Tracy meets Nick in the third installment of the trilogy, and he helps her save an original draft of The New Colossus in exchange for her helping him run his restaurant. Tracy begins to feel uneasy as they get closer." 3. The Wedding Veil Journey Premiere Date: January 21, 2023 IMDB Rating: 7.2 IMDB Summary: "Tracy and Nick agree to set aside work to make time for a long overdue honeymoon to Greece. When they are stranded on

 Deadline.com is reporting that the Writers Guild Association, or WGA, which has been on strike since May 2, has agreed to end its strike effective at 12:01 AM PDT tomorrow.      According to Deadline.com, the WGA has reached a tentative agreement which will retroactively begin on September 25 and runs through May 1, 2026. WGA members will vote on the agreement between October 2 and October 9.  The new WGA agreement includes, but may not  necessarily be limited to: 1. "Made for HBSVOD series and films that are viewed by 20 % or more of the service's domestic subscribers in the first ninety days of release, or in the first 90 days in any subsequent exhibition year, get a bonus equal to fifty percent of the fixed domestic and foreign residual, with views calculated as hours streamed domestically of the season or film divided by runtime. These bonuses, which would take effect beginning with any projects released on or after January 1, 2024, would include up to $9.031 for a ha

  Author's Note: The following article contains spoilers for "Only Murders In The Building". Please do not read any further if you have not seen the first nine episodes of Season Three. The penultimate Season Three episode of "Only Murders In The Building", titled "Thirty", premiered on Hulu this morning at 12:00 midnight ET. During this episode, we were provided the answers to several questions that fans have been asking this season. In this article, I will reveal the answers to these questions.  1. Who was Ben Glenroy talking to in Tobert's video? In the third episode of Season Three ("Grab Your Hankies"), Robert (Jesse Williams) showed Mabel (Selena Gomez) a video of Ben Glenroy addressing an unseen figure, telling them that they are his weakness and that they are going to ruin him. Six episodes later, Mabel finally realizes who, or rather what, Ben was talking to after seeing Oliver (Martin Short) address a tub of dip in a similar

 Today, September 19, Hallmark Channel released the schedule for its 2023 "Countdown To Christmas" programming. This year's schedule will feature 31 movies airing between Friday October 20 and Sunday December 17. With the exception of three nights of double features on Thanksgiving weekend, all movies will premiere at 8 PM ET. (The three double features will premiere at 6 PM and 8 PM ET, respectively). The 2023 "Countdown To Christmas" schedule is as follows. Friday October 20-"Checkin' It Twice" Saturday October 21-"Where Are You, Christmas Sunday October 22-"Under The Christmas Sky" Friday October 27-"Christmas By Design" Saturday October 28-"Mystic Christmas" Sunday October 29-"Joyeux Noel" Friday November 3-"Flipping For Christmas" Saturday November 4-"Never Been Chris'd Sunday November 5-"The Santa Summit" Friday November 10-"Everything Christmas" Saturday

      Today, Hulu announced that it has cancelled its series "How I Met Your Father", a spinoff of the hit CBS series "How I Met Your Mother" after two seasons and thirty episodes. The series, which starred Hillary Duff as Sophie, revolved around Sophie telling her unseen son how she and his father first met. While the series' cancellation means that we probably will not get an answer to that question, we can still look back at the show's top ten  episodes as rated by fans on the Internet Movie Database. 1. Okay Fine, It's A Hurrican Premiere Date: July 11, 2023 IMDB Rating: 8.3 IMDB Summary: "Everyone heads to Pemberton's to weather out the hurricane." 2. Timing Is Everything Premiere Date: March 15, 2022 IMDB Rating: 8.1 IMDB Summary: "Sophie gets romantic advice from someone who's been through it all. Valentina and Charlie face a tough crossroads. Jesse makes a choice." 3. Daddy Premiere Date: March 28, 2023 IMDB Rating

      Today, August 31, marks two years since the hit murder-mystery series "Only Murders In The Building" first premiered on Hulu. To celebrate the milestone, here are the top ten episodes so far as rated by fans on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. 1. I Know Who Did It Premiere Date: August 23, 2022 IMDB Rating: 8.9 IMDB Summary: "The question of who killed Bunny is finally answered, while a few others are raised." 2. Open And Shut Premiere Date: October 19, 2021 IMDB Rating: 8.8 IMDB Summary: "In the season finale, the trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger." 3. The Boy From 6B Premiere Date: September 28, 2021 IMDB Rating: 8.7 IMDB Summary: "With the investigation scratching at a web of old crimes originating inside the building, a mysterious young man turns the tables to spy on Charles, Oliver and Mabel." 4. Double Time Premiere Date: October 12, 2021 IMDB Rating: 8.3 IMDB Summary: "With the resid

 On August 29,  2019, "When Hope Calls", a spinoff of the popular Hallmark Channel series "When Calls The Heart", premiered on Hallmark Movies Now. To celebrate the milestone, here is a list of the series' top ten episodes as rated by fans on the Internet Movie Database, or IMDB. 1. A House United Premiere Date: September 20, 2019 IMDB Rating: 8.9 IMDB Summary: "A mysterious stranger shows up in town looking for work while a difficult customer at the hotel turns out to be an inspector from the Children's Bureau. The Inspector has some concerns about the orphanage and Grace's past." 2. The Search Premiere Date: September 27, 2019 IMDB Rating: 8.8 IMDB Summary: "Constable Nathan Grant arrives from Hope Valley to enlist Gabriel's help in catching a fugitive. Lillian is horrified to discover that the wanted poster looks a lot like Sam. Chuck offers to guard Lillian, Grace and the children." 3. Surprise Premiere Date: October 3, 2019

      Three years ago today, I got to have an online chat with former child actress turned Hallmark Channel/GAC Star Danica McKellar. The online chat was set up by my dear friend, Jacklyn Collier, as part of That's4Entertainment's  Virtual Christmas Con after that year's Christmas Con, originally scheduled for that December, was postponed to the following December due to the Covid-19 pandemic.     To understand how this got set up, we have to go back to 2019. At the  time, Danica was the host of an online Twitter game called "Name That Palindrome". On  April 25, Danica announced that she would be stepping down from her role as "Name That Palindrome" game master after eight years and was looking for a new host. The next day, an actress from New York City named Jacklyn Collier, who at the time was one of the co-hosts, along with Shawlini Manjunath-Holbrook, of The Bubbly Sesh, Hallmark Channel's official podcast, responded, saying she was throwing