dual personalities

SPOILER ALERT: Y’all, despite the risk of being deemed repetitive, I’m going to talk about Dancing with the Stars. Because OMG, Sean Spencer didn’t make it to the bottom two again and the judges had to choose between the woman from the Office and Karamo (the guy I thought would inevitably win through uneven scoring). The new rule where the judges save a couple in the bottom two blew up in their faces [again] because the judges couldn’t pick Karamo over the Office lady because she is an undeniably better dancer. Probably next week, they’ll bring him back or something, but right now, for the first time in a long time, I’m proud of the voting demographic on Dancing with the Stars.

My mom already shared the most exciting thing that happened to me in the past week, plus she quoted the new Kanye album. And I can’t top prominent local people wearing thrift store attire. Plus my sister watched a movie that was made in the past three years, which I haven’t done (well, I haven’t finished one) in ages. So what’s a girl to blog about?

I’ve had a brilliant idea!

Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas started last week. I know, if you’ve seen one, you’ve literally seen them all. But if you limit yourself to the ones starring your favorite childhood actresses or winners of Dancing with the Stars, it’s not so bad. For instance, mark your calendars for Kelli Pickler’s movie, The Mistletoe Secret, premiering November 10 and Candace Cameron Bure’s Christmas Town premiering December 1. 

This hard-hitting USA Today story provides some helpful statistics. Hallmark has made 232 Christmas movies, including 8 starring CCB. Shocker, Lacey Chabert has also starred in 8. Cameron Mathison has starred in 6. It only takes 15 days to shoot a Hallmark movie. I love that USA Today was kind enough to print Hallmark’s press release.

It is unclear to me why CCB always looks so tacky in Hallmark Channel specials.

I would also like to add that my mother and I were discussing how strange it is that the famous person in these movies tends to be the actress. Why don’t they get some former tv star men to star in these too? Surely some actors from the CW need jobs. The male stars are always like knock offs of some hotter actor or a former soap star or Cameron Mathison. Well, guess what? Chad Michael Murray and Adrian Grenier have movies this season [insert the crying laughing emoji]. Also, there’s one with a menorah and dreidel in the poster so apparently there’s a Hanukkah-themed movie. It’s about time!

Good Housekeeping offers this helpful drinking game to go along with your viewing. You go, Good Housekeeping.

Between, looking at this schedule and the shocking plot twist on DWTS, I’m headed into Wednesday with a skip in my step. I hope you are, too!