Originally posted by dumont demo: I just finished watching Crossroads on the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame. Once again, a touching story told so well. And I how have come to love those moving advertisements for the Hallmark greeting cards.
Even after 56 seasons on the air, broadcast network televisions very last anthology series never fails to deliver. Bravo Hallmark and CBS! Bravo!
I couldn't agree more, d d.
Too bad there was so little publicity for this marvelous made for TV movie.
There really isn't much to say. But that NBC number is really low, even for a Saturday.
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Originally posted by Justin: I think this is the slowest day EVER on PI!!! geeeeeeeeeeez...maybe it's becuase of the boring and meaningless night lastnight! BLEHHH!
If its ever a slow Sunday I always tune into those Made for TV Movies from Hallmark. Always wonderfully produced and executed. A great way to spend 2 hours time. Too bad CBS doesn't consider making it a more regular thing again on Saturday. In fact, during holiday season, CBS could run Holiday movie reruns on Saturdays for about 6 weeks. It'd be a nice change from the procedurals.
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Originally posted by Fred Farrar:
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Originally posted by dumont demo: I just finished watching Crossroads on the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame. Once again, a touching story told so well. And I how have come to love those moving advertisements for the Hallmark greeting cards.
Even after 56 seasons on the air, broadcast network televisions very last anthology series never fails to deliver. Bravo Hallmark and CBS! Bravo!
I couldn't agree more, d d.
Too bad there was so little publicity for this marvelous made for TV movie.
A great idea mushu_jj. There have been so many Hallmark's broadcast by CBS over the years, and many with actors who are now major stars.
There is probably a complication in that Hallmark seems to underwrite them and four-wall them on CBS. But Saturdays leading up to Christmas/New Years and Mother's/Father's Day (big days in greeting cards) would seem an ideal placement for encore presentations of Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Tonights episode had such a beautiful message of the power of forgiveness that will resonate with me for a long time.
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Originally posted by mushu_jj: If its ever a slow Sunday I always tune into those Made for TV Movies from Hallmark. Always wonderfully produced and executed. A great way to spend 2 hours time. Too bad CBS doesn't consider making it a more regular thing again on Saturday. In fact, during holiday season, CBS could run Holiday movie reruns on Saturdays for about 6 weeks. It'd be a nice change from the procedurals.
Yes Fred, I don't recall seeing any promotion for it, and very little critical review in advance of airing. I thought the post-movie featurette with Bruce Murakami was apropo, and it motivated me to go to hallmark.com where I downloaded a marvellous discussion guide (I think intended for teachers).
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Originally posted by Fred Farrar: I couldn't agree more, d d.
Too bad there was so little publicity for this marvelous made for TV movie.
I am heartened to see that the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of "Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness" garnered a 7.0/11% in the overnight metered markets, and that it won the 10 pm hour with a 36% advantage over the season (series? NBC?) finale of The Apprentice.
