⛳🔨 Father's Day Weekend 2024 - Catch TV Movies, Sports, Marathons, And More ⚾⛳ SEE HERE:

Happy Father's Day Weekend, Everyone!

This weekend, there's a mix on TV of New and Classic Movies, Wedding Mysteries, Marathons, and more!

You'll find new movies on the Hallmark Channel and UPtv, plus Father-themed movies, a special 70th Anniversary tribute to a beloved family sitcom... and more!

I hammer out all of the details below...


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Saturday, June 15, 2024:

A Greek Recipe for Romance

Storyline: After a recent setback, Abby heads to Greece to visit her mom and decide what's next. While there, she meets Theo, and they team up to open a restaurant. But will Abby be able to stay?

A Greek Recipe for Romance

Premieres Saturday, June 15, 2024

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

Movie Review:

❤ Happy to say that A Greek Recipe for Romance is a clean movie! -Maria



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Sunday, June 16, 2024:

A Match for the Prince

Storyline: An acclaimed medieval romance novelist is hired to be a matchmaker for a real-life prince in a desperate attempt to find true love before the fixed royal wedding date.

A Match for the Prince

Premieres Sunday, June 16, 2024

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

Movie Review:

💐 Reel One's A Match for the Prince is clean. (streaming on Peacock). -Maria



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Sunday, June 16, 2024:

When Calls the Heart

Storyline: Nathan and Bill take charge when a notorious gangster threatens the town. Rosemary teams up with her competition to uncover the truth. Elizabeth and Nathan take a leap of faith.

When Calls the Heart

Premieres Sunday, June 16, 2024

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Father's Day TV Specials:




Antenna TV:

See a special Father's Day weekend "Father Knows Best" 70th Anniversary Marathon!

The marathon will include 70 of the best episodes of "Father Knows Best" over two days starting Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 6pm.

Promo Video:

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TCM:

Fathers are at the forefront of these classic films...

A Family Affair - 4:30pm
The Courtship of Eddie's Father - 5:45pm
Life with Father - 8pm
Father of the Bride - 10:15pm


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Sports:

For all of you Dads out there who enjoy sports, there's a lot going on this weekend on TV: the U.S. Open Golf, the Olympic swimming trials, Nascar, MLB baseball, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, and more!

However, the best sports or games for fathers are the ones that they can do with their children, such as: play catch, cornhole, horseshoes, checkers, cards or anything at all. I hope many of you are able to do that, as well!



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Programming Notes:
(highlighting some of this weekend's classic movie stand-outs...)




Great American Family:

Friday: A Prince in Paradise, A Christmas Blessing


Hallmark Channel:

Friday (Fa,La,La Friday): A Heidelberg Holiday, A Merry Scottish Christmas

Saturday: Love and Sunshine, The Perfect Bride, A Greek Recipe for Romance (Premiere!), and more

Sunday: The Blessing Bracelet, Over the Moon in Love, Season for Love, The Wedding Veil Journey, A Greek Recipe for Romance (Encore), The Presence of Love, and more

Hallmark Mystery:

Saturday: Wedding Mystery Marathon

Catch a day full of wedding mystery movies, including Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Garage Sale Mysteries, Picture Perfect Mysteries, Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, and Curious Caterer


Hallmark Family:

Sunday: Tulips in Spring, One Summer and more.


Merit Street:

See encores of these movies from Great American Family.

Saturday: A Prince in Paradise, 10 Steps to Love

Sunday: An Hour Behind, Retreat to Paradise


UPtv:

Saturday: A Vineyard Romance, Mechanics of Love, and more

Sunday: A Bridesmaid in Love, A Whirlwind Wedding, A Match for the Prince (Premiere), and more


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Happy Father's Day weekend to all of the fathers and grandfathers who visit here! May you get all the love and attention that you so richly deserve.

If any of you are watching the new or classic movies over the weekend, I hope you enjoy that. A special thank you to our friend and loyal reviewer Maria for providing TWO very helpful reviews of the new movies - see above. (Maria, I'm so grateful for you, and I know many here also appreciate you so much - as I certainly do!)

As for what I'm watching this weekend, I'll likely be recording the new movies and When Calls the Heart to watch later, as I'll be enjoying some special time with all of my family, especially my precious Daddy, who is a strong, hardworking farmer who works every day with his hands. One of the greatest Biblical lessons he has taught me in life is... "We reap, what we sow." I may be a little biased, but I think my Daddy is the bestest, and I love him dearly! He is genuine and kind, funny, friendly, and honest, as the day is long. Most importantly, he's a man who seeks God's heart. My family and I are blessed beyond words!

Of course, we are all blessed to have a heavenly Father who loves us and calls us His children. God wants each of us to have a personal relationship with Him. He is simply a prayer away.

I hope you all have a pleasant and peaceful Father's Day weekend!

God's blessings to you all! 

Net

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SHINING HIS LIGHT:

"As a father has compassion on his children, 

so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him."

~Psalm 103:13

🎬 UPtv's June 2024 Movie Premieres - - SEE HERE:

UPtv is showing four rom-com movies in their schedule for June, 2024.

Please be sure to read the reviews for the first three movies below.

May The Best Wedding Win

Premiere Date: June 2, 2024

Storyline: When Tiffany’s fiancée calls off their wedding, she is heartbroken – that her dream wedding is off! After her frenemy snaps up the bookings for her own wedding, Tiffany hires an actor to be her groom.

Movie Reviews:

💐 Reel One's May the Best Wedding Win is not clean (gay man and his 'lover') and is honestly really stupid and annoying. (on Peacock). -Maria

💐 Sadly have to agree - this movie is one big waste of time. One of the weakest ROE movies I have ever watched - Florence

💐 Read more reviews for "May The Best Wedding Win" at Amazon - here.


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The Wedding Rule

Premiere Date: June 9, 2024

Storyline: Former childhood friends are bequeathed a restaurant on one condition: they must be married to claim the inheritance. Both being single, the race is on to find the “one”.

Movie Reviews:

💐 "The Wedding Rule" from Reel One (Peacock streaming) – not family-friendly. Around 20 minutes in, a barista behaves like a silly middle school girl to convey his homosexual attraction to the uninterested male lead, even writing a heart and his phone number on the coffee cup. We see him fawning in a couple more scenes. Then, some language is tossed in: playing pin the tail on the donkey at a speed dating event, the two leads joke about being bad*** and jack***; later she exclaims "d*** it" when he correctly guesses a secret ingredient. There's also a scene with the male lead in nothing but a towel.

Beyond the disappointing content, the movie just didn't draw me in, hitting neither a particularly sweet nor fun note. I was game for an unrealistic plot, but the whole marry-a-stranger-in-3-weeks never even got believable traction in the script. Feels like this one should have sped straight to marry-each-other-to-save-the-restaurant-then-grow-to-realize-it's-actually-for-real as the bulk of the movie. Overall, it left me bummed about the squandered talent. Oh well! ~Alicia

💐 Alicia, I actually quite liked this but then I particularly like Dennis Andres although certainly it's one of those where you have to suspend belief but there wasn't enough "unfriendly" content to spoil it for me.

The scene where Max had a bare chest was nothing you wouldn't see on a beach anywhere and the towel completely covered his lower half.

Not that it would have changed your opinion of the story line but you were unfortunate to watch it on Peacock.

I saw it through UP Faith & Family and they had done a bit of editing - taken out bad language and there was no scene where the barista wrote his phone number on the coffee cup for Max - Florence

💐 The Wedding Rule – This movie ended up being a whole lot of fun. Sure, it is one of those somewhat predictable rom-coms, but it was still an enjoyable watch.

I do want to mention/caution, that UPtv did show the edited version of this movie that airs on their streaming service UP Faith & Family. Kudos to them for doing this! I could sort of tell some language was taken out, as I saw their mouths move with no words coming out, but that was fine with me. I do wish the movie had been wholesome to begin with, but at least UP did the editing.

I also wanted to include that there are still 2 scenes with the lead male character shirtless with only a towel around his lower body and another towel wrapped around his shoulders. Nothing tawdry or indecent occurs during these scenes; he’s basically just stepping out of the shower to answer the door. (If you’ve seen “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” then it is somewhat similar to that.)

Overall, it was a delightful 2 hour watch, and I enjoyed the edited version of this movie very much on UPtv, and if you are hoping/planning to see it, then I encourage you to catch it there.

*Extra: I want to say a huge THANK YOU to Alicia for letting us know the unedited version of this movie (streaming on Peacock) is not family-friendly, and also thank you to Florence for informing us that this movie was edited on UP Faith & Family. ~Net

💐 Read more reviews for "The Wedding Rule" at Amazon - here.


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A Match for the Prince

Premiere Date: June 16, 2024

Storyline: An acclaimed medieval romance novelist is hired to be a matchmaker for a real-life prince in a desperate attempt to find true love before the fixed royal wedding date.

Movie Reviews:

💐 Reel One's A Match for the Prince is clean. (streaming on Peacock). -Maria

💐 A Match for the Prince – I tried, but I just couldn’t get into this movie, as I felt zero romantic connection between the lead woman and the Prince. At times, both characters were unlikeable due to their attitudes towards each other.

I wish I could say as the story progressed it got better, but for me, it was just more of the same. Even though this film is family-friendly, it was a miss for me. ~Net

💐 Sadly we also did not enjoy "Match for a Prince" either. The lead actress was really good but nothing else drew us in. ~Joan

💐 Read more reviews for "A Match for the Prince" at Amazon - here.


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Discovering Love

Premiere Date: June 23, 2024

Storyline: An archeology professor must team up with a dig-first-ask-questions-later treasure hunter to find the long lost crown of Helen of Troy.

Movie Reviews:

🔎 My hubby and I really 'dug' "Discovering Love" no pun intended! LOL If anyone has seen the movie you will understand. :-) The cast was wonderful. It was great seeing Cheri and Louis again. It was actually filmed on location in Greece. The setting was lovely and they threw in a few surprises. Archaeology has always fascinated me. It is important knowing where we all come from. Years ago, my husband, my son and I visited Jamestown VA where they were doing a dig. We both have ancestors who lived in Jamestown when it was founded so it was so cool to be there at that time. ~Joan

🔎  Discovering Love – This movie was rather slow for me. It picks up a little more in the second hour, and it is family-friendly; however, there is some talk about Greek mythology, and about an hour into the movie, a stranger reads the lead girl’s palm. I fast-forwarded this part, so I’m not sure what she predicted. Overall, the movie gave me the same hum-drum feel as “For Love & Honey.” It’s a one-time watch for me. ~Net



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Please comment below if you'd like to share your thoughts on the UPtv June premieres.

Hopefully, the return of movies in June will mean we will see more movies on UPtv throughout the Summer.

Enjoy your next movie night!

Net 🎬