Remembering Actress Shannen Doherty...

With great sadness, we say goodbye to actress Shannen Doherty.

Over the weekend, on Saturday, July 13, 2024, Shannen passed away from cancer, at the age of 53. Sadly, she has been battling with this disease since 2015.

Shannen made her acting debut in the 1981 TV series Father Murphy. This is where Michael Landon, star of Little House on the Prairie, discovered Shannen and cast her in the ninth season of Little House as Jenny Wilder.

In addition to the beloved, popular series, Shannen reprised her role in three Little House on the Prairie TV movies in the early/mid-80s.

Her acting career continued with various series through the years, but Shannen's most iconic role came when she was cast as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210, which ran from 1990-2000.

Shannen also reprised her role as Brenda for the 90210 and BH90210 spin-offs.

Luke Perry, who portrayed Shannen's love-interest in Beverly Hills 90210, also sadly passed away in 2019, after suffering from a stroke at the age of 52.

TV movie fans may also recall Shannen's 2006 ABC Family Christmas movie, The Christmas Caper.

Shannen also starred alongside When Calls the Heart actor Kavan Smith in the Hallmark fall-themed movie Growing the Big One and several Lifetime suspenseful films.

I will always fondly remember Shannen Doherty in the later years of Little House on the Prairie, a show I will always dearly love and cherish. Shannon brought a young, cheerful, and spunky spirit to the long-running series as Jenny Wilder, Laura's and Almanzo's niece.

I also recall watching some of Beverly Hills 90210, off and on, with my older siblings. It was such a huge, popular show at the time, just before we had DVDs or streaming was even thought of.

Recently, Shannen Doherty hosted a podcast titled, “Let’s Be Clear,” where she discussed her health issues and interviewed former co-stars.

My heart and prayers are with Shannen's dear family, close friends, and devoted fans.

God bless you all, Net

“Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.”

Matthew 5:4

Hallmark Channel Movie, "Growing the Big One" Premieres this Weekend!

Let the Holiday Season Begin!

According to the Hallmark Channel, Growing the Big One is the first movie airing to begin their Season of Holiday Movies! Yeah!  I love Christmas, of course! In fact, that's why I first began this site!

Growing the Big One Premieres - Saturday October 23, 2010!




Check the Family TV Schedule for times airing!

For more Movie Info and Pics, visit the Growing the Big One Page.

Hallmark Channel Holiday Movies!

The newest press release from the Hallmark Channel - states that they will begin their Holiday Programming next Month with the premiere of Growing the Big One on October 23, 2010. (Press Release below.)

However, after looking at the pictures released from the Hallmark Channel, of the upcoming movie premiering this weekend, Fairfield Road, (premieres Saturday, Sept. 11th) there appears there will be a scene about Thanksgiving. The characters appear to be in a book shop or library setting, decorated with fall leaves, and dressed in Pilgrim hats, while reading a Thanksgiving story.





See Fairfield Road for more images & details!


Hallmark Channel Press Release
(September 8, 2010)


SHANNEN DOHERTY STARS IN 'GROWING THE BIG ONE' A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE, OCTOBER 23


GOING FOR THE GOURD


Shannen Doherty ("Beverly Hills 90210," "Charmed") and co-star Kavan Smith ("Stargate: Atlantis") star in the film about a mismatched pair who start out trying to grow the world's biggest pumpkin and end up cultivating something much more evergreen in "Growing the Big One," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, Saturday, October 23 (9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C). "Growing the Big One" is the first film to be harvested in the network's three-month countdown to the holidays, making Hallmark Channel the biggest holiday destination in television.


Radio DJ Emma Silver (Doherty) leads a chic city life in Seattle until she finds out her beloved grandfather has died. Traveling to his farm in quaint Valleyville, Washington to take care of the details, she is stunned to learn her grandfather has left her his farm, along with a sizable amount of debt. To keep the bank from foreclosing, Emma must find a way to raise the money, or face seeing her grandfather's precious land end up as a parking lot. Following her grandfather's famed legacy, Emma decides to enter Valleyville's annual pumpkin growing contest with his prized seeds and grow the world-record biggest gourd. If she can win the grand prize of $50,000, she can save the farm.


But farming isn't Emma's forte, and she soon realizes she has traded in the glamorous city lights to find herself knee-deep in manure. The pressure to win is even greater when the vicious new radio station manager, Kate (Sarah-Jane Redmond, "Smallville"), revamps Emma's show to include complete coverage from the pumpkin patch. Then, Emma's annoying neighbor, Seth (Smith), cons Emma into becoming partners to get a share of the prize money. But as the two spend the summer nurturing their pumpkin plants, they grow closer and a romance develops. Finally feeling at home, Emma begins to carve out a simpler life in the country, but her relationship with Seth is threatened when her radio show becomes a hit and she gets a job offer in New York. Will Emma be able to grow the biggest pumpkin and win the money to save her grandfather's farm, or is the greatest prize one she just can't put a price on?


"Growing the Big One" is a GBO Films, Inc. production. Ted Bauman, Howard Braunstein, Jane Goldenring and Howard Meltzer are the executive producers. Randolph Cheveldave is the producer. Mark Griffiths directed from a script by Diane Mettler and Anna Sandor.

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Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 90 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading network in providing quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies, general entertainment and home and lifestyle content. Hallmark Channel's sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, which focuses on the family-friendly movies with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, original Hallmark Channel movies and special events.


See Growing the Big One for Pictures & details!

The Christmas Caper

MOVIE REVIEW

The Christmas Caper (ABCfamily)


CAST:

Shannen Doherty ... Cate Dove
Ty Olsson ... Hank
Conrad Coates ... Clive Henry
Stefanie von Pfetten ... Holly Bishop
Sonya Salomaa ... Savannah Dove Cooper
David Lewis ... Brian Cooper
Michael P. Northey ... Duffy
Natasha Calis ... Annie
Josh Hayden ... Parker Cooper





PLOT:

After a jewel heist gone awry and being double-crossed by her mentor, Cate Dove (portrayed by Shannon Doherty) is forced into hiding after her face is plastered all over the news. When the opportunity arises, she jumps at the chance to get out of the city and babysit for her niece and nephew. There is only one problem….Cate is not the maternal type. But ever the opportunist, Cate makes the most of her suburban prison by using her distain for sentimentality to plot a grinch-like heist of the entire town’s Christmas loot. However, what Cate hasn’t counted on is the romantic effect of a certain hunky Sheriff (who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend), and her precocious niece and nephew’s ability to touch her heart and conscience.

Her plan is interrupted when her ex-partner in crime returns, jeopardizing not only her heist, but also the safety of the people she’s come to love. She’ll have to make the decision to run away, as she usually does, or stay and fight for what she knows in her heart is the only treasure worth protecting – her family.





Movie Review:

This is a pretty cute Christmas Movie.

Parents should know, however, that the main character, Cate, is a thief and is involved tightly with a ring of professional thiefs. In the beginning, she is a bad example for the nephew and niece she is babysitting... teaching them often to be mischievious.

It's easy to see though, that she is having a change of heart, as the kids and her old ex-boyfriend turned Sheriff, are winning her over.

My favorite scene is after Cate returns all of the toys she has stolen from the homes and they show children opening up odd presents... boys opening girls toys... and vice versa... it's pretty cute! Plus, I loved the scene where Hank recreates their prom night and takes Cate back to their old high school gymnasium that is all decorated with stramers, etc... and they dance in the spotlight! It's such a sweet moment!

This movie teaches forgiveness and second chances... and paying for one's actions... even though Cate is let off rather easy due to her Sheriff boyfriend's connections.

Overall, it's a Cute Movie with a Happy Ending!

See or Skip:

See... probably best suited for kids 8 & up!

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