Previewing Hope Valley: 1874
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] This weekend, Hallmark Channel wraps up the 13th season of its tentpole series, When Calls the Heart, which is already slated to return for its 14th next year. To bide the time between seasons, Hallmark+ is rolling out a second spinoff of the series (following When Hope...
Benjamin Ayres Talks Countdown to Christmas and Romance University
The calendar might say Halloween, but the Hallmark Media universe is already all in on its Christmas programming, on your screens and in person. Romance University Chancellor Benjamin Ayres is a big participant in all the festivities, and he kicked off the first weekend of the 2025 Countdown to Christmas...
Previewing A Christmas Angel Match
As taglines go, “You had me at halo,” is pretty dang clever. That’s the setup for Hallmark Channel’s second Countdown to Christmas premiere, A Christmas Angel Match, headlined and written by Chesapeake Shores’ Meghan Ory, who stars opposite Romance University Chancellor Benjamin Ayres in a very light and frothy confection...
Benjamin Ayres Talks The Santa Class and Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Last Christmas, Romance University Chancellor Benjamin Ayres was on the road and in the air evangelizing Hallmark at conventions, pop-up events, the Dance to End Alzheimer’s, and points in between, all while maintaining Romance University and a fairly continuous content stream on Instagram. Well, this year,...
The TV Goodness Guide to Our Christmas in July Archives
Anybody else out there having a hamster wheel summer so far? Ready for a little vicarious Christmas vacation? We’re halfway through Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in July, with two full weeks left of films rotating from the Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas vault. Here at TV Goodness, we’ve covered...
The TV Movie Goodness Guide to 10 Merry Movie Week Titles
Before Hallmark Channel drops you into monthlong Christmas in July revelry, Hallmark Mystery is giving you a Merry Movie Week, which began Friday afternoon and runs through this Friday. The network cracking open the vault of fan faves means we get to do that, too. Click through below for our...
Alison Sweeney Previews Love & Jane
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Saturday night, the Jane Austen-themed Loveuary continues on Hallmark Channel with Love & Jane, starring The Chronicle Mysteries duo of Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres in a magical romance written and directed by David Weaver. This week, I chatted with Sweeney about the film, which shares...
Previewing Hallmark Channel’s Loveuary
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] This February, Hallmark Channel’s doing something different with its annual Loveuary Valentine’s Day premieres, threading all of them with a nod to Jane Austen with two modern and two period romances. Here’s a look at the Austen-themed quartet. Paging Mr. Darcy | February 3rd Despite a...
Previewing True Justice: Family Ties
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Last summer, after Christmas Con Kansas City wrapped, Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres headed to Canada to shoot an unnamed project that they couldn’t yet talk about because it hadn’t been announced. This Friday, we get to see the fruits of that labor when the friends...
Benjamin Ayres Previews Miracle in Bethlehem, PA
[Warning: General spoiler ahead.] Thursday night, Hallmark closes out its 2023 holiday season with the final Miracles of Christmas premiere, the DaySpring original, MIracle in Bethlehem, PA, starring Laura Vandervoort and Benjamin Ayres alongside a rich ensemble that includes frequent Hallmarkies Teryl Rothery, Amy Groening, and Kate Trotter. Last week,...
Let’s Talk About Will Trent
[Spoilers for “The Blank Expanse of Nothing”] It’s been a minute since I’ve had a good, old-fashioned rant about a TV series, so I’m overdue. If you’ve followed me on IG the last few years (hi!), you know that I yell often and loud about my love for Will Trent....
Tim Rozon Looks Back on SurrealEstate
[Warning: All the spoilers ahead.] To close out our SurrealEstate coverage (for now), I chatted with Tim Rozon about Season 3 and getting the band back together. For the third season, production moved from Newfoundland to Ottawa, and Rozon was ready to dive back in. “We were in a...
George R. Olson Unpacks SurrealEstate Season 3
[Warning: ALL the spoilers ahead.] In case you missed the news last week, SurrealEstate has concluded with its third season, which aired last summer. On Friday, I spoke with series creator George R. Olson and series star Tim Rozon about saying goodbye to the show. You can read that piece...
George R. Olson and Tim Rozon Share Their Gratitude for SurrealEstate’s Run
Since SurrealEstate wrapped its third season six months ago, I’ve checked about once a week to see whether there was any news on cancelled or renewed. As long as there was no decision, there was still hope for a fourth season. This week, series creator George R. Olson let the...
Hulu’s Paradise S1 Weaves Past and Present to Unravel a Murder
One of the nice things about the symbiosis of the entertainment conglomerates is that sometimes streaming shows make their way over to linear outlets. Case in point: ABC has given Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building a primetime slot (after of course tweaking the language for FCC regs) during its...
Scott McCord Talks About Victor’s Expanding World in From Season 3
Closing out our From Season 3 coverage (which you can find here), in the second part of my conversation with Scott McCord, we talk about Victor’s new friendship with Sara, reconnecting with Tabitha, and what might be next for Victor when Season 4 returns in 2026. As we’ve talked about...
Dennis Heaton Talks Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town wraps its first season Tuesday night on FOX in the US and Wednesday night on Global TV in Canada. For US viewers, it’s been a neat addition to the usual FOX fare to have a slower-paced, small-town murder mystery with a parade of CdnTV peeps...
Harold Perrineau Talks From Season 3
[Warning: Includes spoilers for the Season 3 finale.] How are you doing, FROMily? That finale was A LOT. Thankfully we know we’re going to get more of this story, and you have a year and change to work on your Venn diagram deciphering the OMG WTFery of it all. Last...
Scott McCord Talks From Season 3
From the jump (pun intended), I’ve been a staunch advocate of Victor (and Scott McCord, who plays him), and this season, he’s been put through it. On the heels of sending Tabitha off into the unknown and having her return with his father, he unearths the long-suppressed memory that as...
Corteon Moore Talks From Season 3
From has always been really good about delighting us with mix-and-match character pairings, and this season, we’ve seen Jade and Tabitha, Sara and Victor, Henry and Victor, and Kenny and Acosta team up. As Ellis, Corteon Moore has spent a chunk of time this season paired up with Pegah Ghafoori...
What They Said: Three Revealing Conversations from Survivor’s Remorse “Closure”
WARNING: Spoilers for Survivor’s Remorse “Closure” The latest episode of Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse featured conversations that showed characters really digging deep into their thoughts, emotions and motivations.
Two Takes: The Catch “The Knock-Off”
Who can you trust? If this episode of The Catch was any indication, the answer is just about nobody. Betrayal was running rampant as Felicity (Shivani Ghai) arose from the dead to seduce-con Margot, Gretchen (Maria Thayer, Gotham, The Mindy Project) played gold-hearted Alice 2.0 before swindling Ethan, Tessa jumped...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supergirl “Worlds Finest”
Oh, Supergirl. That ending was cold. But I can’t hate on you because the latest episode has quickly become one of my favorites.
What Lucifer Said: Favorite quotes from Supernatural “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Supernatural episodes are almost always funny but thanks to the dialogue and a certain man speaking said dialogue, I laughed a lot during “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” You know, when I wasn’t busy fearing for Sam’s life or wondering what in the world was going on with Dean and...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supernatural “Angel Heart”
Okay, that was my favorite of all the Claire episodes. In the beginning I think this arc was a bit shaky, to be honest. But I think it ended strong and that’s thanks to the chemistry between the actors as well as the strength of the writing, courtesy of Robbie...
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from The Vampire Diaries “I’ll Remember”
Season 5 Episode 1: “I’ll Remember” Writer: Caroline Dries This is odd. It’s an episode of The Vampire Diaries and there’s only one favorite quote from Damon. Of course, he was only in one scene. There are a few Hallucination!Damon quotes included though. What were some of your favorite quotes...
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