No More CHARLIE BROWN Cartoon Specials on TV - in 2020? Oh, Good Grief!

I've been checking and re-checking the schedules the last few weeks - searching for the annual airing of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown." Typically these two episodes air together around Halloween and just before the Election. Well, news has just been coming out (thank you for emailing that article, Jim!) that the reason we can't find Charlie Brown on ABC's schedule this year is because Apple TV+, which is a streaming service, has purchased the rights to the Peanuts Cartoons.

So... this means not only will we NOT see "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on TV, but that means "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" are gone from ABC, too. I feel like Lucy just pulled the football away - just as we were getting ready to kick it. How could ABC let this happen? I can't even imagine Christmas without Charlie Brown saying "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" And then, of course, sweet Linus responds with, "Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is about... Lights, please!" The spotlight shines on Linus center stage as he shares the story of Jesus' birth straight from the scripture Luke 2:8-14...

"And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the fields,
keeping watch over their flocks by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of The Lord shone round about them,
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them,
Fear not, for behold,
I bring unto you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day
in the City of David,
a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you;
you shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel,
a multitude of the heavenly host,
praising God, and saying,
'Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will toward men'.

That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."

There's something so pure and innocent about Charlie Brown and all of the Peanuts beloved characters - Sally, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, Marcy, Woodstock, Snoopy, the little red-head girl and many others! I'm afraid once this wholesome message is lost yearly on TV, a whole generation of children may grow up not really knowing what Christmas is all about. This may be the only exposure some children or even some adults get to the true meaning of Christmas.

Apple TV+ is offering these cartoons free, for a limited time, but I have a feeling it's just a way to get subscribers hooked into their streaming service. According to the article from cordcuttersnews.com, Apple TV+ is planning to create new specials for our Peanuts characters centered around Mother's Day, Earth Day, etc... I sure hope they don't try to politicize these characters that we love.

I'm also hearing the Charlie Brown cartoons will not be available to stream via Amazon or elsewhere; they are truly exclusive to Apple TV+. If you want to have them forever in your home and view them over and over again whenever you wish - for years to come, the best option is to buy them on DVD. There are various options you can see below, from buying them individually or in DVD sets. I personally own a Holiday DVD Collection, myself, but I am going to make certain I own every special Peanuts Episode!


Click on the DVD's below - available on Amazon:

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Peanuts Holiday Collection: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown / A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving / A Charlie Brown Christmas:




It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown:

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving:

A Charlie Brown Christmas:




I am so thankful we still have these DVD options, and hopefully many people will still be able to enjoy these cherished cartoon classics this holiday season and years to come!

"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"

And EVERYONE who visits here! Net

Remembering our dear friend, Sherry...

Over my many years of blogging, I have met many wonderful people. One of those people was someone who became a dear friend, Sherry. You may recall she would often comment here with her name and state, Sherry from California. She was as great as any detective, finding clues to movies no one knew anything about, just yet, and sharing bits of information she would find on various Hallmark films in production. Sherry had a fantastic insight into figuring out which movies would be premiering next and who might star in them. She loved following the clues and was fantastic at doing so.

Unfortunately, I have learned that dear Sherry has passed away. My heart broke hearing this news, as we had become great friends –emailing and messaging one another back and forth about movies and things going on in our lives and in the world. Throughout the pandemic we would email our concerns with one another and do our best to uplift each other’s spirits.

Sherry and I talked endlessly this spring about when we anticipated film production would start up again; she was very much looking forward to the new “Aurora Teagarden” mystery and most of all, the upcoming slate of Christmas films. Alicia Witt was one of her favorite actresses; she was very much in tune to when she and Andrew Walker were filming “Christmas Tree Lane,” and was looking forward to this new premiere and numerous others.

Many of you may also know Sherry from Facebook, as well, since she would often share there to various Hallmark groups. Last year she joined Twitter- with the handle @HotlineHallmark – and Sherry was just that – an excellent source and ‘Hotline to Hallmark’ news. Sherry was always in the know on what was coming and what was in-the-works, whether it was a new movie, preview show, or special marathon.

I will so miss chatting with her on movies and all sorts of subjects, and I wanted to let all of you know we lost a dear member of this “It’s a Wonderful Movie” family. Sherry still visited here often and I know she was glad to share with so many of you – who were upbeat and positive about the lighthearted movies she loved.

I’ll always be grateful for Sherry’s thoughtfulness and kindness. My heart and prayers go out now to her dear family and friends.

We will miss you, Sherry!

Love you, my friend... Net

🍁 Rake in *Fall Harvest* Movies and *Christmas Preview Specials* ALL Weekend Long! 🍂🎄 SEE HERE:

Get ready to "Fall" in LOVE with the *Fall Harvest* movies one last time this weekend and through this week ahead! Then prepare yourself with a sneak peek of Christmas Movies on both Saturday & Sunday night - which begin (can you believe it?) 24/7 NEXT WEEK!!!! Ahhhhh!!!

Besides previewing the *Countdown to Christmas* movies on the Hallmark Channel, Candace Cameron Bure also stars in an all new "Aurora Teagarden" Mystery Movie this Sunday night and Jen Lilley and Trevor Donovan follow that new premiere with the *2020 Miracles of Christmas Preview Special*! Get all the details on when and where to watch below...

Saturday, October 17, 2020:

Catch the last Fall Harvest Movie on the Hallmark Channel...

Sweet Autumn

Storyline via Hallmark: Aunt Dee splits her candy shop to her niece, Maggie, and maple farmer, Dex. Following letters Dee left, the two uncover the reason for her decision, during the Sweet Autumn festival.

See the premiere of "Sweet Autumn"
Saturday, October 17, 2020
at 9pm/8c. on the Hallmark Channel

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Saturday, October 17, 2020:

2020 Countdown to Christmas 

Preview Special 

on the Hallmark Channel 

Hosted by 

Candace Cameron Bure 

Details via Hallmark: Hosted by Candace Cameron Bure, this one-hour special gifts viewers with a sneak peek into the all-new original holiday movie premieres filled with family, fun and romance that are sure to make everyone’s season merry and bright.

*Please Note: This pomotion does not mean I support all of the Christmas movies being previewed in this show. Please use your own discretion, if you plan to watch.

This Christmas Preview special 

airs immediately after "Sweet Autumn" 

Saturday, October 17, 2020 

at 11pm/10c. on the Hallmark Channel 

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Sunday, October 18, 2020:

Fall Harvest Movie Countdown 

Binge Watch all of your Fall Harvest favorites 

Sunday on the Hallmark Channel 

-begins at 8am/7c.! 

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Sunday, October 18, 2020:

Will love stand the test of time in...

The Time Capsule

Storyline: High school friends reunite to dig up their time capsule. When they open it, they make a pact to re-create all of their best high school moments. Little do they realize the capsule can heal broken hearts and inspire new relationships.

See the UPtv premiere of "Time Capsule"

Sunday, October 18, 2020 

at 7pm/6c. on UPtv

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Sunday, October 18, 2020:

Candace Cameron Bure stars in Hallmark's last All New Mystery for 2020...

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries:
Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Storyline via Hallmark: Aurora’s high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

See the premiere of 

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries:
Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Sunday, October 18, 2020 

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

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Sunday, October 18, 2020:

2020 Miracles of Christmas 

Preview Special 

on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries 

Hosted by 

Jen Lilley and Trevor Donovan 

Details via Hallmark: Jen Lilley and Trevor Donovan team up for this one-hour special to preview this year’s lineup of all-new, original movie premieres offering inspiring stories of family, love and second chances that celebrate the heart and hope of the season.

*Please Note: This pomotion does not mean I support all of the Christmas movies being previewed in this show. Please use your own discretion, if you plan to watch.

This Christmas Preview special airs immediately after 

"Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly" 

Sunday, October 18, 2020 

at 11pm/10c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

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I'm looking forward to the new movies this weekend, especially the new "Aurora" mystery! I feel like we've be waiting forever to see it, since filming production was halted for this movie at the early stages of the corona virus coming to North America in the Spring. Thankfully, they were able to wrap up the filming this summer, and we will finally be able to see it this Sunday!

*Please Note: As a pre-caution, I just want to let you know - I have not previewed the new movies above; therefore, I don't know, yet, if they will be 100% family friendly. Please use your own discretion when watching and if you see any content of concern, please share in comments below. Based on the information and trailers we've been given, I'm hopeful these movies will be good ones!

If you are getting more & more excited about the upcoming NEW Christmas Movies - check out the Christmas TV Schedule - HERE!

Happy Fall Harvest!

Blessings to you all! Net

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SHARING HIS LOVE:

"Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near."

~James 5:7-8 NIV

Time Change for Upcoming Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Christmas Movies!

In case you haven't seen this latest news, I wanted to alert you all that the NEW Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Christmas movies will be premiering this year at a different TIME - 10pm/9c. That means we can turn it directly from the Hallmark Channel movies airing 8pm/7c - 10pm/9c and not miss a thing!

I also want to say thank you those of you who have contacted me to share this time change. That was very helpful! Hallmark is always full of schedule surprises throughout the holiday season; therefore, we don't know if this time change will stick - so be sure to stay tuned for any additional updates! Plus, if you hear any thing... please feel free to share! See the Christmas Movie Schedule - HERE!

Joyous Christmas Blessings! Net

UPtv's Annual Thanksgiving TV Event is Coming...

My friends at UPtv asked me to share their special Thanksgiving week "Gilmore Girls" event with all of you. I have only watched a few episodes of this series over the years, so I am not as familiar with it as I am other series. I know many fans of this drama/comedy flock to UPtv annually around Thanksgiving for their GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon. If that's you, or if you're interested in checking it out this year, you'll want to see all the details about it below...

UPtv Press Release: 

UPtv’s 5th ANNUAL
GILMORE THE MERRIER

GILMORE GIRLS  BINGE-A-THON

RETURNS THANKSGIVING WEEK

 

KICKING OFF NOV. 22, THIS YEAR’S MARATHON WILL BE BIGGER THAN EVER WITH THE CABLE PREMIERE OF THE FOUR GILMORE GIRLS: YEAR IN THE LIFE  MOVIES ON NOV. 29

 

UPtv WILL AIR ALL 153 EPISODES OF GILMORE GIRLS  24/7 LEADING INTO THE DEBUT OF THE MOVIES

 

ATLANTA – October 15, 2020 – UPtv, the television home for uplifting entertainment, continues to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of Gilmore Girls with the return of the network’s annual Thanksgiving week GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon. UPtv will air all 153 episodes of Gilmore Girls 24 hours a day and will feature a watch-and-win sweepstakes containing one prize every hour during the celebration plus ten grand prizes. All seven seasons of this year’s marathon will culminate with the cable premiere of the four Gilmore Girls: Year in the Life movies Sunday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. ET. The ultimate viewing event will begin Sunday, Nov. 22 at 11 p.m. ET and will conclude Monday, Nov. 30 at 3 a.m. ET.

 

Now entering its fifth year, UPtv’s award-winning GilMORE the Merrier continues to grow in popularity.

Fans will be able to binge their favorite series from true beginning to end, while enjoying exclusive behind-the-scene features with the cast and crew, trivia, watch and win contests and newly shot memories and insider insight from cast members Keiko Agena (“Layne”), Yanic Truesdale (“Michel”), Sally Struthers (“Babette”) and Liz Torres (“Miss Patty”). UPtv’s celebration of the 20^th anniversary of Gilmore Girls provides must-see holiday binging for Stars Hollow fans and new viewers alike.

 

“As the home for the Gilmore Girls on television, we look forward to the GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon Thanksgiving week tradition each year,” said Hector Campos, vice president content strategy & acquisitions for UPtv. “UPtv is a movie destination year-round, so as we celebrate the 5^th year of GilMORE the Merrier and 20^th anniversary of the show’s debut, we are thrilled to make this year’s ultimate fan experience bigger than ever with the addition of the Gilmore Girls: Year in the Life movies to our holiday offering.”

 

The weeklong social event brings families and fans together to watch at home and drives social engagement as they share and celebrate their beloved series. Since the first year of GilMORE the Merrier, the hashtag #GilmoreTheMerrier has trended in the U.S. and has received over 1.1 billion

impressions on Twitter. In 2019, 4.2 million viewers tuned into of UPtv’s GilMORE the Merrier binge-a-thon.¹ The stunt continued setting records in its fourth installment by delivering UPtv’s highest rated week of the year in W1849 and W2554². The marathon has previously been hosted by Scott Patterson (“Luke”), Yanic Truesdale (‘Michel”) and Sean Gunn (“Kirk”).

 

Gilmore Girls, which aired from 2000-2007, is set in the storybook Connecticut town of Stars Hollow populated by an eclectic mix of dreamers, artists and everyday folk. The series starred Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Liza Weil, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Sean Gunn, Kelly Bishop, with special appearances by the late Edward Herrmann and recurring guest star Liz Torres. The multi-generational drama about family and friendship centers on Lorelai Gilmore (Graham) and her daughter, Rory (Bledel). Lorelai owns the town's bed-and-breakfast, the Dragonfly Inn, with best friend/chef Sookie (McCarthy), and has weekly dinners with eccentric, well-off parents Richard (Herrmann) and Emily Gilmore (Bishop) who always have something to say about their daughter's life.

 

The series was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who serves as executive producer with Gavin Polone and Daniel Palladino. The series is from Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions, Hofflund/Polone in association with Warner Bros. Television.

 

Gilmore Girls: Year in the Life is set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series. The revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change. The Gilmore Girls: Year in the Life movies will begin Sunday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. ET. The full schedule is below.

 

Winter - Sunday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. ET (will repeat at 7 p.m. ET)

Fresh from a career high, Rory pays a visit to Stars Hollow to figure out her next steps. Emily copes with Richard’s death and the inn keeps Lorelai busy as she ponders her future.

 

Spring - Sunday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. ET (will repeat at 9 p.m. ET)

As Rory’s secret London love affair continues, working on her book proposal becomes increasingly difficult. Lorelai and Emily go to therapy together.

 

Summer - Sunday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m. ET (will repeat at 11 p.m. ET)

Rory tries to save the Stars Hollow Gazette from shutting down. Lorelai sits on the advisory committee for Taylor’s musical, and Emily causes the other Gilmore Girls to worry.

 

Fall - Sunday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. ET (will repeat at 1 a.m. ET on Nov. 30)

At odds with the most important people in her life, Lorelai seeks wisdom in nature. Rory goes out for a wild night with an unexpected crowd.

 

 

Source:  Nielsen- L7 11/24-12/1/19; P2+ Reach¹; LSD, CovAA% rank by week 2019, 11/24-12/1/19, W1849 & W2554².

 

About UPtv

UPtv, the television home for uplifting entertainment, is one of the premier brands from UP Entertainment, LLC. UPtv is the destination for exclusive premiere movies, box-office hit films and beloved series. UPtv’s award-winning pro-social initiative, “UPlift Someone,” has inspired over 200 million people to uplift others through its social videos and dedicated UPlift Someone Facebook page. Additionally, UP Entertainment is home to the subscription streaming service, UP Faith & Family, America’s favorite streaming service for families, as well as AspireTV, the leading network for Black and urban lifestyle programming.

You can also check out UPtv's

upcoming Christmas Movies - *HERE*!