getTV’s FIFTH ANNUAL “MOST WONDERFUL MONTH OF THE YEAR” CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

Bing Crosby and family - image via: getTV

PRESS RELEASE VIA getTV:

getTV’s FIFTH ANNUAL
“MOST WONDERFUL MONTH OF THE YEAR”
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION,
BEGINNING SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17,
WILL DELIVER A SLEIGHFUL OF CLASSIC SEASONAL VARIETY SHOWS, MOVIES AND COMEDY EPISODES

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE 24-HOUR MARATHONS OF BING CROSBY’S ‘70’S CHRISTMAS SPECIALS AND HOLIDAY-THEMED SITCOM EPISODES

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CULVER CITY, CA – November 15, 2019 - getTV kicks off its fifth annual “Most Wonderful Month of the Year” Christmas programming celebration beginning November 17 with classic holiday-themed variety shows, movies and sitcom episodes that will delight viewers of all ages with the spirit of the season.

Jeff Meier, SVP Programming and General Manager of getTV said, “From Christmas variety specials hosted by musical greats like Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Johnny Cash and Perry Como to heartwarming and hilarious Christmas movie favorites, to memorable Christmas-themed episodes of such popular comedy series as “All in the Family,” “Married with Children” and “Hot in Cleveland,” getTV is THE destination for classic holiday entertainment this season.”

Sunday nights, November 17 through December 22 from 10PM to 1AM ET, getTV is the place for classic Christmas variety shows featuring such performers as Perry Como, Reba McEntire, Johnny Cash, John Wayne, Andy Griffith, Sonny and Cher, The Smothers Brothers, Mac Davis, Gladys Knight, The Osmonds, Barbara Mandrell, Vanessa Williams, Phil Collins, Shania Twain and Luther Vandross, among others. Included in the mix are getTV’s two original holiday music specials, 2017’s “A Nashville Christmas,” starring Wynonna, Emmylou Harris and Lorrie Morgan, airing Sunday, November 24 at 11PM ET (and multiple times throughout December), and 2018’s “The Soul & Spirit of Christmas,“ with CeCe Winans, BeBE Winans, Anthony Hamilton & the HamilTones, Take 6, Koryn Hawthorne and Kyla Jade, airing Sunday, December 8 at 10PM ET (with additional airings during the month).

On Black Friday, November 29 and on Christmas Eve Tuesday December 24 beginning at 6AM ET getTV will present a 24-Hour White Christmas Marathon featuring seven of Bing Crosby’s Christmas specials from the ‘70s--six of which have not been seen since they were originally broadcast over 40 years ago--with such guest stars as Sally Struthers, Jackie Gleason, Fred Astaire, Robert Goulet, Michael Landon, Connie Stevens, Bernadette Peters, Twiggy, Kathryn Crosby and more. Leading into midnight EST on Christmas Eve, getTV will be featuring “Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas” special from 1977. This special was the star’s final appearance, filmed just prior to his death and aired afterward. The show’s highlight is his legendary cross-generational duet with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer David Bowie, “Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy.”

Saturday afternoons, November 23, December 7, 14 and 21 from 12 noon to 6PM ET, and Christmas Day, Wednesday December 25 from 6AM – 6:30PM ET, getTV goes all in for Christmas movies, with such stars as Bob Hope, Cicely Tyson, Naomi Judd, Chuck Norris, Valerie Bertinelli, Dixie Carter, Roma Downey, Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk, Debbie Reynolds, John Denver, Robert Young, Cynthia Nixon and many more. Of particular note is the new-to-getTV 1971 TV-movie “The Homecoming,“ starring Patricia Neal and Richard Thomas, which served as the pilot for the long-running series “The Waltons.”

On Saturday November 30 12 noon-10PM ET and Monday, December 23 beginning 6AM for 24 hours, getTV will air Christmas-themed sitcom episodes, including “All in The Family,” “Married with Children,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Sanford and Son,” “Amen,” “Good Times,” “The Steve Harvey Show” and “Designing Women.”

About getTV

Anchored by Sony Pictures Entertainment’s vast TV and film library, getTV is a national TV network dedicated to your favorite movies and TV series. getTV features action, crime, vintage comedy and western TV series along with classic motion pictures from all eras. For information, visit get.tv and connect with the network on Facebook and Twitter @getTV.

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The Guest Stars of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"

The Television Series "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" has had and will continue to have throughout it's first season - wonderful guest stars on their show. Daphne Zuniga starred in the original pilot movie, as the first postal supervisor, but since the weekly series began, the role has become a revolving door of celebrities.

Valerie Harper portrayed the role in Episodes 1 & 2, as supervisor Theresa Capodiamonte, who challenges them, inspires them, and then decides to leave the post office and follow her dream, on the stage. I must add... it was wonderful to see Valerie looking so healthy, vibrant, and full of life!



Valerie Harper

In episodes 3 & 4... Touched by an Angel star Della Reese appeared as the new Supervisor, Cora Brandt. She was, at first, strict in her ways, but then she became so engrossed in reading Rita's book, that her duties at the post office were put on hold. Cora leaves at the end of episode 4 - on her way to write her own memoir.

Della Reese

Actress Marilu Henner (June in January) will take over the reigns as postal supervisor in the 6th episode. Marilu portrays an intimidating supervisor, Glynis Rucker, whose daughter is competing in the pageant, for the crown of Miss Special Delivery, along with Rita. (details via Hallmark Press Release)

Marilu Henner

The 7th and 8th episodes of Signed, Sealed, Delivered, include guest star Valerie Bertinelli, portraying Rebecca Starkwell. As visiting supervisor and an old friend of Shane's, her arrival stirs things up in the Dead Letter Office. (details via Hallmark Press Release)

Valerie Bertinelli

The First Season Finale show, which is episode 10, will guest star the amazing, well-known legendary comedic actress, Carol Burnett. This episode will center around family reunions, as well as Norman meeting his grandmother (portrayed by Carol Burnett) for the first time. (details via Hallmark Press Release)

I hope you will enjoy seeing these Wonderful Guest Appearances on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", the creative weekly drama series, Sunday Nights on the Hallmark Channel.

Please see my page on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" to read my review of this series and more!

*Images Credit: 2014 Crown Media

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet

MOVIE REVIEW

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet:

Lifetime Movie starring Valerie Bertinelli (One Day at a Time, Touched by an Angel, Finding John Christmas...) and Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque (singer and actress, American Dreams, RV, etc...)


CAST:

Shenae Grimes ... Marissa
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque ... Morgan Carter / Claudia Miller
Valerie Bertinelli ... Aunt Trudy
Lynda Boyd ... Bianca Carter
Alexandria Galante ... Magazine Girl
Ian Nelson ... Eli Walsh
Leah Cudmore ... Debbie
Jonathan Potts ... Principal Bowman
Victoria Snow
Matt Steinberg
Rebecca Amare ... Bethany
Christopher McGuire ... Club guy #1
Mary Kitchen ... Local Reporter








PLOT:

from Lifetime-

Teen actress Morgan Carter is a Hollywood princess, until the day that her hard-partying ways get the best of her. After she collapses outside a Hollywood nightclub, Morgan's mother sends her to live incognito in the wilds of Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her Aunt Trudy. With a new look and a seriously depleted budget, Morgan enters a suburban high school with a new identity and a bad attitude. But it's not long before a cute boy next door turns her head. And suddenly Morgan finds herself caught between the bright lights of Hollywood and a simple life with the boy she loves.





Movie Review:

Beware of Language, Lying, and Teen Drinking. Not for Young Viewers.

Beyond those issues, it is actually a pretty interesting, well-acted movie. You are on this adventure with Morgan, the Hollywood starlet, who is adjusting to living a normal life - incognito as Claudia, in Indiana, the fly over state.

Will she ever find true friends there?

Can she stop turning to drinking whenever life throws her curve balls?

Will she and "Aunt" Trudy become friends?

Can she learn to discount shop at the local mall... and eat regular calorie - filled food?

Eventually... the answer to all of these Questions is Yes... and Morgan learns to stop lying and tell the truth.

Language used - H-LL, B-Word, D--N, & Oh my G--


See or Skip:

See, Teens and up... but please beware of the issues I listed above - Language, Lying, and Teen Drinking.

Lying and Teen Drinking are turned around to be unacceptable and wrong in the end- so there are good lessons to learn.