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You know those Chick-fil-A ads with cows saying they prefer that fast food joint over the ones that sell burgers made out of them? Turns out it is true.
On Saturday, Michael and Athena Hopkins weren’t mooving because they were stuck in traffic waiting for a cow to cross the road in Noblesville, Indiana. Where was the bovine going? Chick-fil-A, of course.
If the cow was a chicken, it would have crossed the street to get away from that restaurant. So now we know why the cow crossed the road, but we still don’t know why the chicken did it.
BTW if I were Chick-fil-A, I would give this couple a lifetime supply of your chicken sandwiches. They did a great marketing campaign for you and you did not even have to pay for it.
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On Thursday, Hallmark Channel announced that it was parting ways with Lori Loughlin, who was indicted for allegedly illegally bribing her daughters’ way into University of Southern California.
That meant the end to her starring role in the Garage Sale Mystery movies, any of their other telemovies and the series When the Heart Calls. The latter is the biggest problem of them all for them. The drama just began airing its 6th season and is still a powerhouse for the network.
What to do? Well, Hallmark pulled tonight’s episode, but what does that mean for the future of the series? Over the weekend, the producer Brian Bird gave an update on his show.
“Hearties, Thank you for your love, support, and patience these last several days as we have all been preoccupied with the news about Lori Loughlin and her family, and the decisions our colleagues at the Hallmark Channel USA needed to make. As you can imagine, everyone involved with When Calls the Heart was surprised by these developments, so we hope you can forgive us for initially staying silent while we sorted through how to respond.
“As for the show itself, we know millions of fans are on pins and needles wondering what will happen now. Let us reassure you, When Calls the Heart has always been bigger than the sum of its parts, and it HAS NOT BEEN CANCELED. With the full support of the network, we have gone on a creative hiatus to do some retooling on the remaining Season 6 episodes. That process has already begun. Hope Valley will return to your TV screens as soon as we can bring the episodes to you.
“On behalf of our entire producing team, including Michael Landon Jr., Brad Krevoy and Alfonso Moreno, I want to thank you for continuing to show your support. Your private messages of support and your #Hearties4S6 worldwide trending on Thursday brought a lot of tears to the eyes of our cast and crew and to the good folks at Hallmark Channel. Your love for When Calls the Heart is the courage we count on as we work through this challenging transition and your Hearties community will always be the most important legacy of this TV series. We love you!”
I am happy that the network will keep the show alive for its fans. I just feel the cast and crew had to suffer unnecessarily because of someone’s costly mistake.
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About a year ago, my friend Paulette told me about a streaming site called Tubi TV. Since then, I have watched a movie or a TV show on it every day since, and there are still many more options for me to choose from. I have rarely ever watched anything twice. I have cried, laughed screamed several times thanks to their vast supply of movies. And did I mention it is FREE?
There are 1,000s of movies: horror, action, comedy, classics, cult classic, award-winning, faith, African-American cinema and so on. They also have shows and films to occupy babies and toddlers’ attention with. There is something for everyone. Even during Christmas, they had a wide selection of features to choose from. After I watched around a dozen horror movies about the holiday, I got my share of Lifetime, Hallmark and faith-based telemovies in.
Since I need to sleep with the television on, I sleep with Tubi TV on my aging iPad. After a program finishes, they automatically go to another one on their library. I never know what I am going to wake up to, and I look forward to the surprise.
Another surprise I love about Tubi TV is that they have rare standup specials, concert performances and exercise videos. Like I said there is something for everyone.
For example, on April 1st (my birthday) they are adding the first seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette to their lineup along with The Bachelorette: Trista & Ryan’s Wedding
and season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise. If that is not enough, they will also be streaming Donnie Darko, Down to Earth, The Virgin Suicide, Species II, Indecent Proposal, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.
Those are just a few of the many, many, many titles. Another thing I use Tubi for is when someone dies, like Luke Perry, I search to see if they have anything by that person. Which they will and then I will watch it.
You can never get bored with Tubi TV. Plus, you can’t beat the price, FREE!
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