TV Movie Highlights of the Week - including Rom-Com “Together Forever Tea,” Christmas Classics, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” and more! #Hallmarkies #POstables SEE HERE:

Happy Wednesday, friends! Typically the movie reminders are mainly on the weekend here at It's a Wonderful Movie (except Christmas, of course!), but there are several notable movies airing this week on TV - I thought you all might enjoy watching now or DVR-ing (is that a word?) for the weekend!

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021:

The first movie is one that was originally available through Hallmark's streaming service Hallmark Movies Now. Then it aired twice, I believe, on Hallmark Drama, and now it is airing for the first time on the Hallmark Channel...

Save the Wedding

Storyline via Hallmark: When a series of wedding-planning setbacks raises the bride’s doubts, Maid of Honor Meg and Best Man Tyler put their old differences aside to restore the couple’s faith in love with a walk down memory lane.

Note: I have not viewed this movie, yet, but I have heard from various sources that it is family friendly.

Save the Wedding encores

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

at 6pm/5c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021:

In prep for the all new "Hannah Swensen Mystery" movie airing this weekend - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is airing TWO Alison Sweeney Christmas movies this week, the first one being...

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery

Storyline: When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah's running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge.

Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery encores

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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Thursday, August 5, 2021:

Enjoy Christmas Thursdays on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries with Alison Sweeney and Marc Blucas in...

Good Morning Christmas!

Storyline via Hallmark: Two competing TV hosts (Sweeney and Blucas) are sent to a festive small town over Christmas. While pretending to get along for the sake of appearances, they discover that there’s more to each other than they thought.

Good Morning Christmas! encores

Thursday, August 5, 2021

at 7pm/6c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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Thursday, August 5, 2021:



In case you missed it over the weekend...

There's a repeat showing of "Love, For Real" on Thursday night. I haven't viewed this one, yet. Have any of you? Plus, I haven't really heard if it was good or bad; so... if you've seen it, I would love to hear your thoughts in comments below.

Love, For Real encores

Thursday, August 5, 2021

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Friday, August 6, 2021:

Enjoy Christmas Fridays on the Hallmark Channel with Autumn Reeser and Jesse Metcalfe in...

Christmas Under the Stars

Storyline via Hallmark: When Nick, a career-focused investment banker, is fired from his high-powered firm at Christmastime, he takes a job at a Christmas tree lot owned by a warmhearted, elderly man. There, he meets Julie, an astronomy teacher who’s always looked to the stars for hope. As the Christmas spirit washes over him — and he begins falling for Julie — the once self-centered Nick discovers the joy of helping others. When he learns that Julie and the tree lot owner are facing hard times, Nick strives to end their troubles in time for them all to share a Christmas under the stars.

Christmas Under the Stars encores

Friday, August 6, 2021

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Friday, August 6, 2021:

It's an all new rom-com movie premiere on BYU...

Together Forever Tea

Storyline: Marketing whiz Lara Thompson is living a fast-paced life in the big city when she’s summoned to the sleepy town of Kissing Falls to settle the affairs of her late Aunt Vivienne who owned a tea shop. Lara originally plans to sell the shop quickly, but switches course to fulfill her aunt’s last wish – to have one of her teas awarded by the prestigious International Council of Tea Sommeliers. With the help of handsome local flower expert Matt, Lara sets out to recreate a long lost “love potion” tea. One problem – the tea’s secret ingredient is the extinct Kissing Falls rose. As Lara and Matt work together, she finds herself not only falling for Matt but for the town itself.

Together Forever Tea premieres

Friday, August 6, 2021

at 1pm/12c. on BYU

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Friday, August 6, 2021:

It's a two-part patriotic "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" movie showing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries with...

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: 

TRUTH BE TOLD

and

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: 

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: TRUTH BE TOLD storyline: The POstables are on a mission to deliver a soldier's letter from Afghanistan to a teenager who's being relentlessly bullied, while Oliver's estranged father surprises him with news that shakes him to his core.

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM storyline: The POstables work against the clock decoding a letter to rescue a soldier in Afghanistan and reunite her with her family, while Rita competes for the National Miss Special Delivery title in Washington, D.C.

This series is truly my favorite of everything that airs re-occurring on Hallmark. As I've mentioned before, I like the stories of faith and how Oliver's Divine-Delivery theory is incorporated into each story. SSD is beautiful, powerful, puzzling, and heartwarming! I highly recommend the entire SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED series, and I'm thrilled the cast is currently filming Movie #11!

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: TRUTH BE TOLD encores

Friday, August 6, 2021

at 7pm/6c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

and

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM encores

Friday, August 6, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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This weekend...

 


If you're searching for an encore airing of "Mystery 101: Deadly History" - you can see that repeat Sunday night on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. See reviews of this latest installment of Mystery 101 - *here*! By the way... I thought it was awesome!!!

"Mystery 101: Deadly History" encores

Sunday, August 8, 2021

at 7pm/6c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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I hope you enjoyed this mid-week movie reminder. I'll be back with the regular weekend post - highlighting the new movie premieres this Saturday and Sunday... so stay tuned!

Happy movie watching!

Blessings on your week, Net

This Weekend on TV: Mystery is back! Christmas in July on Hallmark ends. And Summer Nights begin - once again!

Hello Friends! The weekend is here with New Movie Premieres and the last bunch of Christmas movies to finish out July! I know... it's no fun to see the Christmas movies go, but it's nice knowing a new season of Christmas movies will be here soon - in October! Plus, hopefully, many of our old Christmas favorites will return then, too!

As far as the new movies go this weekend, I'm extra excited to see the Mystery movies return this Sunday night with Mystery 101! I can't wait to see where this cliffhanger mystery leads.

See what's in store this Saturday and Sunday below...


Saturday, July 31, 2021:

It's the last day of Christmas in July!

Enjoy every snowball fight and sleigh ride - that you possibly can!

Saturday, July 31, 2021:

Christmas at Dollywood ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Picture a Perfect Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
On the 12th Date of Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Christmas Waltz ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Christmas at the Plaza ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Cross Country Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Love, For Real (SUMMER NIGHTS) ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
A Glenbrooke Christmas ... Hallmark Channel ... 11:01 PM

Plus, if you're eager to see the Christmas movies airing after Christmas in July is over - check the Christmas Movie Schedule!

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Saturday, July 31, 2021:

Summer Nights return with an all new premiere...

Love, For Real

Storyline: Hayley and her best friend Bree go on a reality dating show to publicize her fashion line, but nothing goes as planned when love, friendship, and careers are on the line.

Love, For Real premieres

Saturday, July 31, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Sunday, August 1, 2021:

This next movie suggestion is not a new premiere; however, I missed sharing the original premiere date with you all back in April, so now that there are two encore showings coming up, I thought I would share these dates/times - in hopes that you might be able to catch one of them!

See the encore airing of...

A Love Yarn

Storyline: The owner of a quaint New Zealand yarn shop, Sophie Dale, gets her world flipped upside down after learning her top supplier of yarn, King Farms, is stopping production. Much to her surprise, the charming yet stuck-in-his-ways Samuel King has traveled all the way from New York to audit the business model of the farm. Desperate to keep her shop going, Sophie convinces Samuel to give her two weeks to learn the ropes of yarn spinning and raise enough money to buy the mill herself. With Samuel’s help, Sophie comes up with a fundraising plan to host a “knit-off” and auction at the local makers market. However, when the two weeks come to an end Sophie finds herself at the crossroads of business and romance. Could she have misinterpreted Samuels growing romantic interest in her as just business all along?

A Love Yarn airs

Sunday, August 1, 2021

at 2am/1c. (very early in the morning!) on BYUtv

(be sure to set your DVR on Saturday!)

Another encore airing of

A Love Yarn airs

Saturday, August 7, 2021

at 5pm/4c. on BYUtv

I watched this movie via streaming on BYU's web-site. See my review of A Love Yarn - here!

Another option to view A Love Yarn is to stream it free through BYUtv's website or app. In fact, you can watch a lot of wonderful family friendly movies and shows for free through BYU! Be sure to check out their web-site for all the details.

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Sunday, August 1, 2021:

Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, and Robin Thomas return to solve a family mystery in...

Mystery 101: Deadly History

Storyline: Amy (Wagner) and Travis (Polaha) travel to New York to investigate when Amy’s uncle goes missing, as does all his research on the “accidental” death 50 years ago of a family heir.

Mystery 101: Deadly History airs

Sunday, August 1, 2021

at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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Credit: ©2018 Crown Media United States
LLC/Photographer: Alexx Henry/Alexx Henry Studios, LLC

And speaking of Jill Wagner's movies with "Mystery 101," it's time for the big reveal for the Jill Wagner Christmas Trivia Challenge... the WINNER is (drumroll please!) ... bigbrat! Yay! Congratulations to You! I will be reaching out to you by email for your mailing address - so you can be sent your prize!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this challenge!

You can see the trivia questions, answers, and all of the responses from everyone who entered - *HERE*!

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I hope you all have a wonderful weekend as we transition from July to August. It's been so hot here in the Midwest lately with high, sultry, tropical humidity. Being outdoors, therefore, has been less than enjoyable. This weekend, however, we are expecting milder temps and lower humidity, so I'm looking forward to enjoying some comfortable weather and outdoor activities. Hope your weather is pleasant, too!

As I mentioned above, it's going to be hard to say goodbye to Christmas in July on Saturday, but I'm hopeful we'll have many wonderful Christmas movies to look forward to this upcoming holiday season.

Please Note: I have not pre-screened the new movies above. If you'd like to share a review after the movies air, please share in comments. Thank you!

Blessings to you all, Net

*Hallmark movie images via: Crown Media / "A Love Yarn" image via: Incendo Productions

SHINING HIS LIGHT:

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

10 “Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. 11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.

12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? 13 And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

~Matthew 18:10-14

HALLMARK CHANNEL'S NEW MOVIES in JULY - Crashing Through the Snow & Love, For Real - with Pictures! SEE HERE:

It's a mix of Summer and Winter this July on the Hallmark Channel with TWO all new movie premieres, with some familiar actors from Hallmark and some new faces. See all the details below...


NEW MOVIE PREMIERES in JULY:

"CHRISTMAS IN JULY" on the Hallmark Channel:

Crashing Through the Snow

Starring: Amy Acker, Warren Christie, Brooke Nevin and Kristian Bruun

"Crashing Through the Snow" Premieres: Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 9 p.m. PT/ET.

Storyline: Maggie and Sam are crashing Christmas. When he proposes they team up against his sister's perfect Christmas, neither of them are prepared for the blended family challenges that lie ahead.


Reviews:

🎄 "I think Crashing Through the Snow is hilarious Christmas movie" ~Anonymous

🎄 "I agree, Anonymous, it was funny, but it was a very sticky situation. I loved Warren Christie and Amy Acker together - I hope they are paired for other Hallmark movies. Maybe a sequel? I'll get this DVD if it ever is released." ~Namegirl

🎄 "Crashing Through the Snow was definitely different. It didn't feel like a Hallmark movie to be honest. I didn't know what to expect when I saw the preview and the poster for it. I do love the chemistry between Maggie and Sam. The unique Hallmark storyline made it fun and refreshing to watch. If I had to be picky.. I just thought a seemingly perfect woman like Kate was too good to be true, especially how she just invited Maggie to come along to vacation and spend Christmas together. They did a great job portraying the friendly relationship between Maggie and Jeff... which really is a unicorn these days for ex husband and wife to get along so well and have that kind of relationship. It's a 'too good to be true' situation for a blended family. All those aside, I really did enjoy watching it. It tackled the issue of divorce and parent re-marrying. Overall, family friendly.. no issues that I noticed. The only thing is if you have young kiddos watching, the hot spring scene might be something you don't see a lot in Hallmark, ha! I wouldn't call it steamy or sexy, but it did cross my mind when I was watching it. This might be just me though since our family is borderline prude, haha. That scene really had such a dreamy and romantic setting, though and made me want to go to Aspen! I definitely would love to see Amy Acker and Warren Christie in more Hallmark movies." ~CH Mom

🎄 "Watched Crashing Through the Snow and absolutely loved it. Hope it comes out on dvd soon. Saw that the 12 Gifts of Christmas is going to be on. We like that one a lot too and hope for it to come out on dvd. Still hoping that there will be some Christmas in July Christmas movie releases." ~RG

🎄 "I know many liked this one, but it just wasn’t for me. Marriage should be sacred, honored and respected. In this movie marriage was portrayed as something casual and hey, if you don’t feel that spark, then just get divorced, be friends and find someone else. The whole movie just felt awkward and odd – I mean, we have two exes vacationing together – the ex-husband with his serious girlfriend, and the ex-wife, who is struggling to fit in with her own daughters – starts falling for the girlfriend’s brother. Talk about complicated. I like most of the actors in this movie from other Hallmark films, especially Warren Christie, and there was some cute conversation and banter, but… the movie seemed to give an almost fairytale “Hallmark-esque” version of divorce. I’ve personally seen family members go through divorce and it was tough, heartbreaking, and completely devastating. The Bible tells us with marriage - “the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” (Mark 10:8) Ultimately, “God hates divorce.” (Malachi 2:16) I didn’t like the way the movie took divorce so casually, as if it was no big deal – just move on to the next relationship. It takes two to get married and typically, only one to break the vow. Marriage is a serious lifetime commitment, but I didn’t feel it was taken seriously, at all, in this movie. Brooke Nevin’s character – as the potential new step-mom, acted almost like a Stepford wife, trying to do everything perfectly and say all the right things. It was nauseating, to say the least. This movie is not a keeper for me. My heart breaks for any one, any children or family members who have had to deal with the pain of divorce. Please know, “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18)" ~Net




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*SUMMER NIGHTS* returns on the Hallmark Channel:


Love, For Real

Starring: Chloe Bridges, Scott Michael Foster, Corbin Bleu, Taiana Tully and Karen Malina-White

Premieres: Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 9 p.m. PT/ET.

Storyline: Hayley and her best friend Bree go on a reality dating show to publicize her fashion line, but nothing goes as planned when love, friendship, and careers are on the line.


Storyline:

🌞 "Love For Real was a nice family friendly movie. And some actors I don't remember seeing before." ~Anonymous

🌞 "Love, For Real was better than I expected. It was fun and entertaining." ~denise

🌞 "I saw some of Love For Real and thought it was cute and some laugh out loud moments. But, I missed the ending. It was family friendly from what I could tell. I think most of the cast was good, but there were too many 'bad guys' with the blonde producer and this obviously stuck up contestant. Those two just weren't that great." ~Misty

🌞 "I really enjoyed Love, For Real. It was a nice change from the same old. Plus, it was clean and fun. I loved the bickering chemistry. I for one, am looking forward to some of the movies with new actors as the same thing gets stale after a while." ~Melissa

🌞 "Love For Real Be careful what you wish for! - for those who have been complaining that Hallmark is same old, same old this is a departure. It is really a spoof on Reality TV shows and if this is the sort of thing you like then in all honesty I'd have to say this is not a bad film at all with plenty of amusing moments. One positive is that was certainly family friendly. However my priority is for a warm-hearted romance and I didn't feel any connection between the leads at all. Moreover and I apologise to Chloe Bridges but her voice was harsh and grating and put me off completely. There were also a couple of characters (I won't mention who) who were just downright nasty and unlikable. It does seem though that this has mostly received the thumbs-up from other members here at Net. Certainly Hallmark has tried to do something different here, it wasn't bad at all but just not what I personally want from them" - Florence




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So... what do you think of these NEW upcoming movies for July?

Please note: If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments.

Blessings, Net

My DVD Picks from Amazon:

Love, For Real - a New Hallmark Channel Movie Premiere - Coming this Summer! ☀

As *Christmas in July* ends, the Hallmark Channel has a new movie premiere (non-holiday related) at the end of July. Not sure, yet, what theme this new movie will be under. Could it be a continuation of Summer Nights? A new theme? Or, perhaps, something to do with Vacation or various Locations? "Love, For Real" was filmed in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Love, For Real premieres

Saturday July 31 9:00 PM / 8:00c

on the Hallmark Channel

Storyline via Hallmark: Hayley and her best friend Bree go on a reality dating show to publicize her fashion line, but nothing goes as planned when love, friendship, and careers are on the line.

I've heard some details of who may be in this, but I'm waiting for Hallmark to officially announce. Stay tuned!

Blessings, Net