Hallmark Channel to air Christmas movie marathon as more people self-quarantine

WSPA News7 ^ | March 19, 2020 | WJW

[buckalfa]

(WJW) – As many folks remain at home to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Hallmark Channel is stepping up to help provide some cheerful entertainment.

According to Entertainment Tonight, a special Christmas movie marathon is scheduled for this weekend to help ease the nation’s social isolation. It starts on Friday, March 20 at 12 p.m. and ends on Sunday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

Hallmark will air 27 original “Countdown to Christmas” holiday movies, including “A Christmas Detour” with Candace Cameron Bure and “Christmas in Rome” starring Lacey Chabert.

Hallmark’s “In the Key of Love” debut will still air as planned this Saturday at 9 p.m.

[buckalfa]

I guess the situation is really dire 🤔.

[frogjerk]

Why Christmas? Why not St. Patrick’s Day or even Easter movies? Dumb.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

It could have been even worse like a Hallmark romance marathon or a Hallmark mystery marathon.

[MayflowerMadam]

If nothing gooses TPTB to end the panic, this certainly will. How much can a human being endure?

[LIConFem]

This is unusual. Hallmark usually doesn't start their Christmas movie marathons 'til July.

[teeman8r]

perhaps all the hallmark movies will have the same effect as Puberty Love did on those killer tomatoes.

[dforest]

I think I will vomit. Just horrible torture.

[GOPJ]

Good for Hallmark...

[Redcitizen]

That’s like showing the same movie over and over. 😁

[moovova]

Oh jeez...just slice my wrists.

[oh8eleven]

Hallmark will air 27 original “Countdown to Christmas” movies ...
As much as I dislike Hallmark - especially their Christmas crap - at least they're responding.
Someone ought to give Turner Classic Movie channel a kick in the @ss. Their movie choices, especially at prime time, SUCK.

[Sacajaweau]

Christmas??

How about Murder She Wrote.

The last thing I want to think about is winter and snow.

[Maris Crane]

Right on!

We need a little Christmas.....

[Karma_Sherab]

fractured family attempts Christmas reunion, but circumstances are aligned against them
troubles, sadness, calamity, ensue
then, a Christmas miracle and everyone is re-united

repeat ad-nauseum with different setting and cast

[dhs12345]

Or lesbian relationships. That is the new thing, now.

[mmichaels1970]

Haven’t we been punished enough?

[wally_bert]

A few days of Columbo and mix it up with others from the NBC mystery movie show lineup.

Sort of what A&E used to do.

[treetopsandroofs]

“Why Christmas? Why not St. Patrick’s Day or even Easter movies? Dumb.”

Hallmark usually does this in June/July. Some of us here like their Christmas movies.

They have one or two Irish-flavored movies, a few
“Spring” movies, and a lot of Christmas and Valentines Day movies, and just got donw playing the last.

[OttawaFreeper]

I bet they have to be careful not to show the Lori Laughlin “Garage Sale Mysteries”.