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Marvin Himelfarb's next chapter begins. Marvin Himelfarb is retiring from Fox News after nearly two decades of producing both TV and online...
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Vischer's back. Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer, a pioneer of Christian children's media, has announced the launch of Galaxy Buck, his first narrative storytelling video series in over a decade. The faith-themed trilogy aimed at kids begins with Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9 which...
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UP TV promos its first scripted series. Above is the trailer for Ties That Bind. The hybrid cop-family drama will debut Wednesday, August 12 @ 9:00 PM (ET).
Premise (from UP's press release): Allison McLean (Kelli Williams) (is) a tough and experienced police detective in suburban Seattle. Like most working women, her hands...
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(Images from Archie Comics and RiseAboveSocialIssues.com)
The rebooted...
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(Important Note: Below is my original review of the documentary An Open Secret. The documentary film deals with the issue of child sexual abuse in Hollywood. Some entries in the comments section below (combined with the charity registration issue mentioned in the original post) have given me some pause regarding the veracity of the film. While the...
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Family Ties. Sheryl J. Anderson has been writing episodic television since the early nineties (i.e. Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Dave's World, Charmed). Her more recent work has included work on the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart and TV movie like UP TV's The Town That Came A-Courtin' (
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoKNVzdivoU
More Heart. Hallmark Channel’s has renewed its original prime-time romantic western series When Calls the Heart for a third 10-episode season. The plan is to roll out a special two-hour holiday episode around Christmas with the show's new season officially kicking off in February, 2016. The third season of WCTH will air...
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Ties That Bind premieres tomorrow night (Wednesday, 8/12) @ 9:00 PM on UP TV.
Cast: Kelli Williams (The Practice, Lie to Me, Army Wives), Jonathan Scarfe (Hell on Wheels), Dion Johnstone (Stargate SG-1), Mitchell Kummen, Natasha Calis, Rhys Matthew Bond, Matreya Scarrwener and (special...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTzvYjVTtg
Ties That Bind airs Wednesdays @ 9:oo PM (ET) on UP TV.
Pioneer Woman. TV Viewer know Kelli Williams from her roles as Lindsey Dole on ABC's The Practice, Dr. Gillian Forster on the Fox's Lie to Me and Jackie Clark on Lifetime's Army Wives. Now, the actress is swinging for the fences again, playing...
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Where Hope Grows hits the DVD market today. The film, which is also available on digital HD, debuted in theaters last May when I recommended it.
Synopsis...
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Wayne Dyer leaves this world. The spiritual motivational speaker/author has left this world at the age of 75. I would sometimes catch his PBS specials and found his focus on peace, positive intention, non-judgment, love and being united with God to be inspirational great daily goals. Believing in God, loving him through kindness to family, friends and...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=73&v=ndJMawjoyPc
The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) has just released its ninth undercover investigative video (above) revealing Planned Parenthood's involvement in the harvesting and marketing of fetal/unborn baby body parts. This one features a procurement manager at a company called Advanced BioScience rather casually...
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Last Hope with Troy Dunn premieres tomorrow (Thursday, 8/10) @ 10:00 PM ET on UP TV.
Synopsis: Missing persons investigator Troy Dunn finds lost loved ones and facilitates emotional reunions in this feel-good reality series.
In the premiere episode, Troy meets with Debra and Gary Sadler who, as teenagers, had a son but...
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Fall TV arrives early on UP and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. If you're planning a relaxing Post-Labor Day weekend at home, here are a few TV offerings that may interest you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUdlSS1gH0Y
Dancin' the Dream debuts tonight (Saturday, 9/12) @ 8:00 PM ET (with two back-to-back episodes) on UP TV.
UP original dance reality show...
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Positively different. Debuting tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/15), the joint venture between The Dove Foundation and Cinedigm is a direct-to-consumer over-the-top (OTT) digital network for families and kids seeking quality family-friendly content.
Dove Channel will...
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Positively different (Part 2). As previewed here yesterday, family viewing is getting a bit safer and easier to navigate with today's debut of Dove...
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Heavenly box office. Faith-themed films are on yet another winning streak winning streak at the box office. First War Room, the Kendrick Brothers' movie about the power of prayer, stunned the industry by winning the Labor Day Weekend competition. The movie fell only 18% last...
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Pope Francis, Radio Star. The above video shows Catholic Channel hosts Lino Rulli (The Catholic Guy) and Fr. Dave Dwyer (The Busted Halo Show) enthusiastically reporting on the 2013 announcement of the selection of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (nka Pope Francis) as the...
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SiriusXM has announced that Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen and his wife and co-pastor Victoria Osteen will host an exclusive radio Town Hall broadcast from New York City this Sunday (10/5) at 5:00 PM (ET). The event will air on Joel Osteen Radio, the pastor's exclusive SiriusXM channel which launched one year ago. The...
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream airs Sunday (10/4) @ 9:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. The two-hour film picks up where last month's edition (titled
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