The Returned focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have been long presumed dead suddenly reappear, bringing with them both positive and detrimental consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind are challenged on a physical and emotional level. Interpersonal relationships are examined with intrigue and depth […]

POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT Because so many of my #Hearties friends really enjoy my reviews, I decided to try my best to review each of the episodes when I get the opportunity to watch them in advance. This time, Hallmark made us wait two weeks for the next episode, and all I can say is that it is worth the wait. […]

As you read last week, you know that I had early access to the premiere of this special show on Hallmark Channel (I still have a giveaway going on here).  It’s been an exciting week, and be sure to check out the end of this article for a mini-review of the next episode (just saw it tonight, and if you […]

About the series: The series is inspired by Janette Oke’s bestselling book series about the Canadian West. “When Calls the Heart” tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coalmining town where life is simple, but often fraught with […]

Synopsis: Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west. Before I give my official review, let me share a few brief items. First of all, I have read the quartet of books by Janette Oke which inspired this series. I […]

You may have read my review of First Wave season one, and I am happy to report I am now done watching season two. The only sad thing is there are only twenty-two episodes left, and once season three is done, there is nothing new. Oh I will watch the series again, but there are so many times I find […]

Based on Debbie Macomber’s bestselling series, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove is the story of a respected small-town municipal court judge who considers leaving the beautiful lake town where she raised her family to take a federal judgeship. Before she goes, she discovers home really is where the heart is as she helps her daughter, her best friend and a young […]

Disclosure: I was sent a free screening link for the purpose of review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine. Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell), Middleton’s favorite enchantress, and her young-teenage daughter Grace (Bailee Madison), who shares that same special intuition as her mom, welcome Dr. Sam Radford (James Denton) and his son to town. When […]

GOOD WITCH SEASON 1 – “Good Witch” will take viewers on a new magical journey with Cassie Nightingale (Bell) and her bright, young-teenage daughter Grace (Madison), who shares her mom’s special intuitive charm. When Sam, a doctor (Denton), and his teenage son move in next door to Grey House, they are immediately charmed by the “magical” mother-daughter duo and wonder […]

Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus. The series was offered to the Sci-Fi Channel for U.S. broadcast in late 1998. The network picked up the series for 66 episodes before they had aired even […]