This Weekend on TV: Dogs, Dreams, & a Detective Mystery!

* Saturday, October 18, 2014: *

This weekend, it's a great time to play catch with your dog and...
"Catch" the Premiere of

My Boyfriends' Dogs

 

Saturday on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM/8c.
Encore airings on Sunday!

 

Storyline: Bailey Daley (portrayed by Erika Christensen) is a hapless young bride who has run away from the altar with not one, but three dogs she adopted from past relationships. Running into a small diner one rainy evening in a soaked wedding dress with her dogs at her feet, Bailey launches into... click here to read more! 

  

*Also, be sure to check out my Interview with Writer, Dandi Daley Mackall, who wrote the novel: My Boyfriends’ Dogs! Dandi gives a wonderful insight into the world of movie-making, and she was a delight to do this interview with... so, I hope you enjoy reading it and watching her story become a Hallmark movie!

 

 

 

* Sunday, October 19, 2014: *

Watch the Inspiring Premiere of

If I had Wings

Sunday on UP-TV at 7PM/6c.
Encore airings at 9PM/8c and 11PM/10c.

Storyline: Seventeen year old Alex Taylor (Richard Harmon) dreams of flying. He also dreams of running for his high school's cross-country track team. Both dreams seem equally out of reach as... click here to read more!

 

 

Also, premiering Sunday Night...

 

It's time for a little sleuthing with the Premiere of

Wedding Planner Mystery

 

Sunday Night on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9PM/8c.

With an encore airing at 11PM/10c.

 

Storyline: A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not always arrive... click here to read more!

 

Also, be sure to read My Movie Review:
In Wedding Planner Mystery, Carnegie Kincaid may help brides and grooms tie the knot, but can she unravel herself out of... click here to read more!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend...

and maybe a new movie, or two, or three!

 

Happy Watching!!!

 

 

 

My Interview with Writer Dandi Daley Mackall, of the Hallmark Channel Original Movie... MY BOYFRIENDS' DOGS!

I am delighted to share with you all today...

My Exclusive Interview with Writer,

Dandi Daley Mackall,

who has written over 400 books...

including a novel titled:

My Boyfriends’ Dogs, that has become

a Hallmark Channel Original Movie!

Writer Dandi Daley Mackall is from the Midwest, residing with her family and beloved pets, in rural Ohio.

From a young age, growing up amidst a family of storytellers, Dandi knew she always wanted to be a writer. And now, those horizons have broadened even further, to movie making!

Please see all the exciting details (below) of Dandi’s new TV movie, in her interview, with me!

Writer Dandi Daley Mackall, on the set of My Boyfriends' Dogs,
with the stars of the movie:
Adam, Shirley, and Eve

The Interview....



1. First of all, since the Hallmark Movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs is based on your book, by the same name, can you share with us some of your other popular book titles? Do you, perhaps, have a favorite?

Thanks for asking that (though it’s a bit like asking me to name my favorite child….). THE SILENCE OF MURDER, Knopf/Random House, won an Edgar Award. LOVE RULES is a novel I’d love to see as a movie. THE SECRETS OF TREE TAYLOR, Knopf/Random just released, and I hope it will be popular because it’s the most autobiographical thing I’ve written, which is a bit scary. But the one that’s sold over half a million copies is WINNIE THE HORSE GENTLER.

2. What was your reaction when you first learned the Hallmark Channel wanted to turn your book My Boyfriend’s Dogs into a movie?

Honestly, I hung up the phone and screamed, “I’m going to be a movie!” Then I spent the next hour trying to convince family and friends that I wasn’t kidding. I was naïve enough to believe that when a book is optioned, it will certainly be a movie. Not true. Since then, I’ve discovered how rare, even miraculous, it is for that option to lead all the way through to the screen. I’ve also been grateful to join the ranks of Hallmark. I knew the story would remain family-friendly. And as it turned out, Hallmark made sure the movie stayed very close to the book.


3. Do you, personally, have any dogs? Or, other animals?

I grew up riding bareback, with a couple of dogs tagging along behind me. A writer’s adage is: Write what you know about. I know horses and dogs, and besides the WINNIE books, I’ve written HORSEFEATHERS! series, BACKYARD HORSES series, and STARLIGHT ANIMAL RESCUE, plus easy reader children’s books, BOB THE HORSE. Now we’re down to one horse, a paint, Cheyenne. And we have two wanna-be Shih-Tzu pups, Moxie and Munch, plus a host of outside cats and wildlife visitors.

4. Where do you find inspiration for your stories/characters? Does your faith play a role?

What a lovely question, in an age that doesn’t always want to talk about faith—yes, my faith plays a major role in my writing. I came to a faith in Christ a bit later than many and after quite a struggle.
I don’t think I’ve ever been didactic or faith-in-your-face in any of my books, but I think if we’re writing from our heart and our characters are authentic, what we believe becomes a natural part of everything we do, including writing. Inspiration is everywhere—the morning call of a mourning dove, a broken chair in the middle of a corn field, the guy on the bus, the woman in the check-out line, the smell of an attic in summer, not to mention my quirky family and friends.

5. Did you visit the set of My Boyfriends’ Dogs during filming and meet the cast?

Actress Erika Christensen
on the set of My Boyfriends Dogs
with Dandi Daley Mackall

Yes! What a wonderful experience that was—surreal to see characters who started in my head, now walking around and saying my words! My sister from Oklahoma and I (from Ohio) flew to Vancouver to see the final days of filming. I was afraid we’d be fifth-and-sixth wheels, but the phenomenal cast and crew treated us like royalty. Marcy Gross and Ann Weston, producers, drove us from set to set. Erika Christensen and the rest of the cast couldn’t have been more gracious. And I loved those dogs! I’d always imagined movies being filmed from beginning to end. Instead, we got to see the climax, the wedding scene, then skip to one of Bailey Daley’s boyfriends, then skip to the yoga scene (where you can see me sitting on a park bench . . . if you don’t blink).

6. What do you hope viewers will take away from watching your Hallmark Channel movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs?

First of all, I’d love for an entire family to have a great time watching the movie together. It still feels unbelievable to think of families all over watching my little story in their living rooms. Blows my mind. Beyond that, there is a theme about unconditional love, about waiting for someone who will accept you the way you are and love you just like that. If only we could all be more like dogs—they’re always happy to see you; they forgive you; and they love you unconditionally.

My Boyfriends' Dogs, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie

Thank you so much, Dandi, for sharing your passion for Writing Stories and exciting Movie Experience with all of us!

I absolutely loved your response... to the question, “Where do you find inspiration?”. It is a joy to “meet” another believer in Christ and with the very mention of the “broken chair in the middle of a corn field”, you spoke directly to my “country girl” heart. Then, as any good writer does, you took me back to my childhood, playing in my Grandmother’s home, with the simple mention of “the smell of an attic in summer…” It’s amazing how words, smells, and even peaceful silence… can carry our hearts and imaginations to somewhere else. Thank you for blessing all of us with your lovely words!

Thank you to everyone... who just read my interview with writer Dandi Daley Mackall. I hope you enjoyed it and will take away something just as beautiful and meaningful, as I did!

Also, I truly hope you will all enjoy her new Hallmark Channel Original Movie – My Boyfriends’ Dogs. As Dandi wrote above... "If only we could all be more like dogs—they’re always happy to see you; they forgive you; and they love you unconditionally."

Gather your family & dogs, too, and enjoy a family movie night of watching My Boyfriends’ Dogs - premiering October 18th on the Hallmark Channel!

Until next time... God bless, Net

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You can follow writer Dandi Daley Mackall on -
Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, her Web-site, and her Blog.

See my post on “My Boyfriends’ Dogs” for more Movie Details!

Please share your thoughts on this Interview by clicking on "Comments" or "Post a Comment", below...

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*Pictures above via: Dandi Mackall and Hallmark Crown Media Family Network.

Hallmark Channel Movie: "My Boyfriends' Dogs"

MOVIE REVIEW

My Boyfriends' Dogs

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: October 18, 2014

*This Movie is based on the book: My Boyfriends' Dogs by author Dandi Daley Mackall.

 

 

CAST:

Erika Christensen ... Bailey
Teryl Rothery ... Dina
Joyce DeWitt ... Nikki
Jesse Hutch ... Wade
Michael Kopsa ... Louie
Emily Holmes ... Amber
Tyron Leitso ... Cole
Samuel Patrick Chu ... Evan
Jeremy Guilbaut ... Eric
Malcolm Stewart ... Mortimer Strang
Jeb Beach ... Travis
Oliver Rice ... Jonathan

*Above Images - Photo Credit: Copyright 2014 Crown Media

PLOT:

via Hallmark Press Release:

The owners of a small diner are surprised one rainy evening when just after close, a young woman wearing a wedding dress with three dogs begs to come into their restaurant. What follows is the young woman’s retelling of how she arrived at this curious junction in her life, how through the search for the right man, ended up as a runaway bride with three new dogs.

more details... via Hallmark:

Bailey Daley (Christensen) is a hapless young bride who has run away from the altar with not one, but three dogs she adopted from past relationships. Running into a small diner one rainy evening in a soaked wedding dress with her dogs at her feet, Bailey launches into the story of her strange predicament to the restaurant owners, Louie (Michael Kopsa, “Fringe”) and Nikki (DeWitt). She explains that she hasn’t been able to find the right love, always longing for the more loyal, stable companionship she finds in her ex-boyfriends’ canine companions. Against the knowing advice of her mother Dina (Rothery) and best friend Amber (Holmes), Bailey tries to transform herself into the perfect fit for each new guy she meets—athletic Wade (Hutch), moody Jonathan (Oliver Rice, “On Hollowtree Farm”), and, finally, wealthy Eric (Guilbaut). As each relationship ends, Bailey adopts her ex’s dogs, but remains hopelessly single. Until, a twist of fate that stormy night leads her to realize that true puppy love happens only after one stops searching for it.

“My Boyfriends’ Dogs” is a Boyfriend’s Dogs Films Inc. production. Executive Producers are Howard Braunstein, Marcy Gross and Ann Weston. Christian Bruyere is the producer. Terry Ingram directed from a teleplay by Gary Goldstein and Jon Maas. Based on the novel My Boyfriends’ Dogs by Dandi Daley Mackall.

Jesse Hutch and Erika Christensen
on set image via: Jesse Hutch's Twitter

This is one of the book covers for My Boyfriends' Dogs
(image via: Dandi Daley Mackall's Blog)

Movie Review:

Beware of dog – stealing girlfriend! Bailey Dailey will win your heart, and then your dog!

Faithfulness. Loyalty. Unconditional Love. Is that too much to ask for in a relationship? Anyway, Bailey Daley doesn’t think so. Her mother’s advice is to find a guy who loves you as much as your dog does… and Bailey sets out to do just that. The only problem is… the guys Bailey dates don’t seem to be as devoted to her, as she is to them.

With each new boyfriend, Bailey works hard at making their relationship work. She studies and becomes involved in whatever interests the guy likes: running, books, golf, etc… so she can converse with him about it and do the activity with him. Regardless of her feelings, she becomes a cheerleader for whatever project they are working on, whether she likes it, or not.

Eventually it is clear to see, Bailey has become more attached to the guy’s dog, than the guy… and when she breaks up with each boyfriend… she, in one way or another, ends up with his dog. Fortunately, as a dog lover, Bailey adores each dog, so she doesn’t mind.

When her third boyfriend proposes marriage, Bailey must decide if she willing to compromise her own feelings and interests, for love? Is it love, unconditional love? Bailey isn’t so sure. She will have to make the most important decision of her life… which may lead her down the path, with her dogs Adam, Eve, and Shirley… of finally discovering true love!


See or Skip:

See! It's dog-gone sweet! My Boyfriends' Dogs is 2 Thumbs and 4 Paws UP!


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