Hello, friends! Are you starting to get that Fall feeling?
It seems we've been talking about the new "Ainsley McGregor Mystery," starring Candace Cameron Bure, coming for some time, and now that premiere is finally here this Saturday! I can't wait for you all to see it and hear your thoughts! The suspense is... well, let's just say... getting to me!
And if one mystery is not enough for you this weekend, there's also an all-new "Hannah Swensen Mystery" starring Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, and Barbara Niven premiering Friday night, with an encore on Sunday!
All of you rom-com lovers are also in luck, as there are two new movie premieres this weekend on the Hallmark Channel and UPtv. Plus, Hallmark's latest romantic comedy, starring Erin Cahill and Wes Brown, is deliciously fall-themed!
See all of the details below...
Friday, October 4, 2024:
Storyline: Hannah (Sweeney) caters Lonnie’s (Daylin Willis) high school reunion, which is disrupted by a fight between his old friend Darcy (Brittany Mitchell) and her boyfriend. Lonnie makes sure she gets home from the reunion safely, but the next morning she is found dead and Lonnie is implicated in her murder. As Hannah works with Chad (Webster) to prove his innocence, she finds herself in the crosshairs of Darcy’s killer. Meanwhile, Delores (Niven) finds herself unexpectedly whisked into the world of acting while also working the case in the way only she can.
Friday, October 4, 2024
at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Mystery
Saturday, October 5, 2024:
Storyline: Ainsley McGregor, a former Chicago criminologist, returns to her hometown of Sweet River, Texas. She has chosen to trade full-time crime work to open Bless Your Arts, a market for artisans to sell crafts and wares. But Ainsley cannot deny her first love is crime solving and accepts a position teaching a criminology class at the local community college. Her skills quickly become a major asset to the quaint town, when a murder occurs at a winery owned by her friend, who now stands accused of the crime. The Sweet River Sheriff, who just happens to be Ainsley’s brother, Ryan, wants her to stay out of the investigation. But, Ainsley knows the pieces of this puzzle do not fit. To help her friend and with the unexpected assistance from some goodhearted local busybodies – Ainsley McGregor is back on the case.
Premieres Saturday, October 5, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
Movie Review:
"Candace Cameron Bure is back to crime-solving as Ainsley McGregor, a former criminologist from Chicago who recently moved to Sweet River, Texas, to be near her brother, Ryan (the town’s sheriff, played by Robin Dunne), and her friends to live a simpler life away from crime and violence.
However, this isn’t the case when Ainsley and her best friend, Shannon, discover a dead body at the local winery. Much to her brother’s disapproval, Ainsley reluctantly gets roped into solving this mystery with help from her friends in the community and the handsome local fire chief, Jake (played by Aaron Ashmore).
Just a few minutes into the movie, I was already deeply engrossed in this mystery, the interesting, diverse townspeople of Sweet River, and Ainsley’s dearest friends.
Throughout the film, I felt little hints, here and there, of the Aurora Teagarden Mystery and the early years of Murder, She Baked. Much like Aurora, Ainsley has her own group of crime-solving friends, who have made their own club, and like Murder, She Baked, this new Ainsley McGregor Mystery has a warm, tight-knit community feel to it..." ~Net
*Click here to read more of my movie review of the all-new "Ainsley McGregor Mystery"!
Saturday, October 5, 2024:
Storyline: Recently divorced Elise returns to Landover, Maine to manage her grandmother's B&B. She faces a new challenge with a handsome guest, Luke, who wants to open a bistro in town.
Premieres Saturday, October 5, 2024
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
Sunday, October 6, 2024:
Storyline: Adrian is a Hollywood paparazzi assigned to get photos of a very elusive star, Parker Bennett. Little does she know, she’ll get her chance when they both end up at the same BnB in the mountains of NC.
Premieres Sunday, October 6, 2024
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
Movie Review:
*Maria (a loyal reviewer here at It's a Wonderful Movie) has seen this movie, and she shared this brief, positive review: "Yes, it IS a good movie!"
Programming Notes:
(Highlighting some of the best movie classics airing this weekend - and something extra!)
Great American Family:
Friday - A Christmas... Present, Swing into Romance
Saturday - Harmony from the Heart, Mystery by the Book, Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (premiere), Mr. Manhattan
Sunday - Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (encore), Love at the Ranch, Divine Influencer, Passport to Love, Love Can Surprise You
*In honor of Candace's new movie this weekend and the encore presentation of her Christmas movie Friday night, Great American Family shared these new images of her two upcoming Christmas movies...
A Christmas Less Traveled:
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Home Sweet Christmas:
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Hallmark Channel:
Friday - Haul Out the Holly
Saturday - Over the Moon in Love, Falling for Vermont, Love, Romance, and Chocolate, It Was Always You, Autumn at Autumn Hill (premiere), Falling Together
Sunday - A Whitewater Romance, His & Hers, Autumn at Autumn Hill (encore), Love on the Right Course, Love on the Sidelines
Hallmark Mystery:
Friday - Hannah Swensen Mystery marathon leading up to A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (premiere)
Saturday and Sunday - Aurora Teagarden Mystery marathon and Sunday night - A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (encore)
Hallmark Family:
Saturday - Love Under the Stars, Love Struck Cafe
Sunday - Truly, Madly, Sweetly
Merit Street:
See classic Great American Family movies on Merit Street-
Saturday- A Harvest Homecoming
Sunday- The Abigail Mysteries
UPtv:
Saturday - Same Time Next Week
Sunday - Just Jake, The Princess and the Bodyguard, Snapshot of Love (premiere)
TBN / TBN+:
A non-movie programming note for all of you who enjoy Christian music...
The 55th Annual Dove Awards, hosted by singer Tauren Wells, airs Friday night at 8pm and 10pm EST. on TBN and TBN+. (This streamer can be downloaded for free on Roku!)
Notable Nominations:
*Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart is one of the nominees for Television Series of the Year.
*Matthew West's "Come Home for Christmas," which has been Great American Family's Christmas theme since the 2022 holiday season, has been nominated for best Long-Form Video.
*Unsung Hero has a nomination for Feature Film. (Candace Cameron Bure is in the supporting cast of this movie.)
Musical performers include CeCe Winans, Crowder, Forrest Frank with The Choir Room, Joseph Habedank, Maverick City Music with Naomi Raine, Natalie Grant, Tauren Wells, Anike, Anne Wilson, CAIN, Chandler Moore joining Maverick City Music with Naomi Raine, Tye Tribbett, Brian and Jenn Johnson, Miel San Marcos, and Gabriel Guedes. (Note: I am not familiar with all of these artists.)
I hope you all can relax this weekend with your family and friends or a good movie.
It's been such a heavy week with watching all of the heartbreaking news of the hurricane's destruction on TV. If you are wondering where the best place is to give as the people rebuild their lives, I suggest two organizations my family and I have given to: Samaritan's Purse and 8 Days of Hope. These organizations' mission statement is to "serve others as the hands and feet of Christ." I know many of you who visit here are earnestly praying, and my family and I are praying with you, too.
Have a blessed, peaceful weekend, dear friends...
If you can watch something new over the weekend, please stop back by and give us your take on it. We'd love to hear from YOU!
Please Note: I have yet to see ALL of the new movies airing this weekend. If you like, you can read my review of the new Great American Family movie,"Ainsley McGregor Mystery" - *here*.
Again, blessings on your weekend, everyone. Let Your Light Shine in the darkness!
In His Amazing Love,
Net
SHINING HIS LIGHT:
“The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.”
~Psalm 9:9
