#vienna leacock

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I was today years old when I found out that Vienna Leacock (Angela) and Viv are father and daughter in real life. I feel stupid

I'm not sure how you missed that for all these years. 😄 Are you also going to be today years old when you find out Cooper is his real life son too? His other son has done Hallmark projects as well.

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New in December - Hallmark Movies Now

USS Christmas (2020)  Starring Jen Lilley, Trevor Donovan, and Barbara Niven  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Miracles of Christmas

Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (2019)  Starring Kellie Martin, Viv Leacock, Matthew MacCaull, Caitlin Stryker, Lauren Holly, Lucia Walters, Gabrielle Miller, Bruce Dawson, Johannah Newmarch, Nathan Witte, Sarah Smyth, and Nancy Grace  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Movie 8 of 9 

Home for Christmas Day (2017)  Starring Catherine Bell and Victor Webster   Hallmark Movies & Mysteries 

Falling for Vermont (2017)  Starring Julie Gonzalo and Benjamin Ayres   Hallmark Channel / Fall Harvest 

Return to Christmas Creek (2018)  Starring Tori Anderson, Stephen Huszar, Steven Weber, and Kari Matchett   Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Miracles of Christmas 

Mystery 101: Killer Timing (2021)  Starring Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, Robin Thomas, and  Erin Cahill   Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Movie 6 of 7 

Christmas at the Palace (2018)  Starring Merritt Patterson, Andrew Cooper, and Brittany Bristow   Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Enchanted Christmas (2017)  Starring Alex and Carlos PenaVega  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Our Christmas Journey (2021)  Starring Holly Robins Peete, Lyriq Bent, Aloma Wright, and Nik Sanchez  Hallmark movies & Mysteries / Miracles of Christmas 

The Angel Tree (2020)  Starring Jill Wagner and Lucas Bryant  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Miracles of Christmas 

Jingle Bell Bride (2020)  Starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Christmas Scavenger Hunt (2019)  Starring Kim Shaw, Kevin McGarry, and Tom Arnold  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Autumn Dreams (2015)  Jill Wagner, Colin Egglesfield, and Matty Finochio  Hallmark Channel / Fall Harvest 

Murder She Baked: Just Desserts (2017)  Starring Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison, Barbara Niven, Lisa Durupt, Gabriel Hogan, Toby Levins, David Lewis, James Rittinger, Karen Holness, Tammy Gillis, and Viv Leacock  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Movie 5 of 5

A Christmas for the Books (2019)  Starring Chelsea Kane, Drew Seeley, and Chad Connell  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Miracles of Christmas 

December 1  

Christmas in Vienna (2020)  Starring Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Boyfriends for Christmas Past (2021)  Starring Catherine Haena Kim, Raymond Ablack, and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence (2019)  Starring Kellie Martin, Viv Leacock, Matthew MacCaull, Lauren Holly, Lucia Walters, and Matty Finochio  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / Movie 9 of 9 

December 2  

A December Bride (2016)  Starring Jessica Lowndes and Daniel Lissing  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

Christmas in Evergreen (2017)  Starring Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears, Holly Robinson Peete, Jaeda Lily Miller, Marcus Rosner, Barbara Niven, Malcolm Stewart, and Rukiya Bernard  Hallmark Channel / Movie 1 of 4 / Countdown to Christmas 

Falling For You (2018)  Starring Taylor Cole and Tyler Hynes  Hallmark Channel / Fall Harvest

December 15 

Sister Swap: Christmas in the City (2021)  Starring Ashely Williams, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Kevin Nealon, Keith D. Robinson, Anna Hollbrook, and Jim Byrnes 

December 22 

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (2020)  Starring Rukiya Bernard, Antonio Cayonne, Holly Robinson Pete, Barbara Niven, Malcom Stewart, Marci T. House, Marlon Kazadi, Colin Lawrence, Ashley Williams, ad Jaeda Lily Miller  Hallmark Channel / Movie 4 of 4 / Countdown to Christmas 

Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021)  Starring Inbar Lavi and Jake Epstein  Hallmark Channel / Countdown to Christmas 

The Wedding Veil (2022)  Starring Lacey Chabert, Kevin McGarry, Alison Sweeney, Autumn Reeser, Karen Kruper, Fiona Vroom, Catherine Lough Haggquist, and Greg Rogers  Hallmark Channel / New Year New Movies

And More 

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When Calls the Heart: Paul Greene, Aren Buchholz and Viv Leacock Tease Season 8 DRAMA and Romance

When Calls the Heart: Paul Greene, Aren Buchholz and Viv Leacock Tease Season 8 DRAMA and Romance

Paul Greene, Aren Buchholz and Viv Leacock open up to ET’s Deidre Behar in a candid discussion about season 8 of ‘When Calls the Heart.’ Leacock shares what it’s been like as a new cast member on the long-running series and shares what fans can expect from his role as Joseph Canfield. Leacock also shares sweet sentiments about working opposite his real-life kids, Vienna and Elias. Buchholz teases…

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Erin Krakow Talks When Calls the Heart Season 8 [Exclusive]

[Warning: General spoilers ahead.]

   When Calls the Heart has had an extraordinary run. When it began, Elizabeth Thatcher was a newly minted school teacher arriving in Hope Valley and trying to find her footing in a small town that was still scarred and reeling from a tragedy that reshaped the whole community. Now, eight years later, Elizabeth is still the center point of Hope Valley, but the town and its people are every bit as much of the story as she is, and that’s exactly the way series star and co-executive producer Erin Krakow wants it to be. Ahead of this Sunday’s Season 8 premiere on Hallmark Channel in the US and Super Channel Heart & Home in Canada, I chatted with her recently about ramping up production during a pandemic, and talked about the new faces coming to town and where the new season will take the Hearties.

Krakow and the WCTH cast and crew were eager to get back to work this fall, with their typical summer start pushed out due to the pandemic. When they reconvened in British Columbia to start filming, she says their history together and affection for each other made the process go extremely smoothly. “We were very lucky because we're very much a well-oiled machine and we shoot in just the one location in our sweet little town of Hope Valley, so that really did kind of maintain the bubble for us,” she shares.

      “I think everyone there, cast and crew, we were all just very grateful to get to be back to work. So many people have been out of work for a very long time. It was through that gratitude that we recognize the responsibility that we had to keep everyone safe in that bubble. So everyone was just really following the rules.”

“All of our cast and crew wore masks, our casts would take off the mask, obviously, when we would film. We were tested multiple times a week. There were temperature checks, all of those things that come with pandemic safety. It was just such a joy to get back to work and to see all of those familiar faces [and] even just getting to hug some of my castmates was a delight. It was really good to be back to work. Because we were all so grateful, we were incredibly careful.”

In the current climate of so many viewing choices, it’s rare for a series to get to eight seasons, and Krakow is very grateful that WCTH has achieved that. “It brings me so much joy to know that our show resonates with so many people. And that it has brought people, in various stages of their lives, such peace and happiness and joy,” she says.

    “We really run the gamut of emotions on our show. I've seen reaction videos of people yelling and crying at their TVs. I've seen the videos of people just overcome with joy, watching things like [the] weddings that we've had. It's just so gratifying. And I'm really incredibly proud of what we get to continue to create and the stories that we get to share.”

As the new season begins, Elizabeth is recognizing that she’s ready to pursue a romantic relationship, but you’ll just have to wait and watch to see with whom. Finding just the right balance of tension and tease between Elizabeth, Lucas, and Nathan has been no easy feat, and Krakow says they wanted to do the story right, in a way that’s both respectful of Jack and also not unnecessarily dragging it out. “It was very important to me that we not have Elizabeth jump immediately into another relationship after we told the story of Jack's passing. So that was something that I wanted to make sure of,” she points out. 

“And that was really Season 6. It was getting to see Elizabeth with her newborn son and figuring out life as a single mom. She was so focused on that baby and really continuing to gently mourn the loss of her husband, but she wasn't focused on romance. And it was a very slow burn with these guys. Friendships developed and a real deep care [for each other].”

    “And truthfully, a love triangle can only be stretched out so long before the fans want to revolt. It felt like, alright, we introduced these guys in Season 6, we got to get to know them there. We explored the flirtation in Season 7. It felt like Season 8 was really the right time, both for just the logistics of our show and what the Hearties might be willing to handle.”

“It was also the right time for Elizabeth. A couple of years have passed. And I think she’s really ready to open her heart again. And it was just a matter of figuring out which guy was going to be that next great love for her.”

Elizabeth’s story is just one of many this season, and the show takes steps to explore more arcs among its large cast of characters. “One of the wonderful things about Season 8, which I am sure our fans will enjoy, is that we're actually getting to know a lot of our ensemble players a lot better this season. We're exploring more of the characters that we don't necessarily get to learn as much about,” she says. “This is a year where we're getting to know people better than we ever have before and see what fuels them, excites them.”

     Hailey Dean Mysteries fans are in for a treat when Viv Leacock joins the show this season--and brings along his real-life family. Krakow was thrilled to have them come onboard. “We've got the Canfield family that we're introducing this season. They are fantastic. Viv and Natasha and Vienna and Elias are playing the Canfield family. And we're just so, so excited to have them,” she says.

“Viv’s character, Joseph, is really bringing a kind of grounded spiritual presence, which we'll learn more about as the season progresses and Natasha and her role as Minnie is just this incredibly strong protective mother. Their daughter is blind and they have spent an awful long time trying to find a hometown that will be welcoming to her and to them.”

“They've moved around a lot, and that's an area where we see Elizabeth's passion as a teacher really come through. She is just desperate to bring Angela Canfield into her classroom and teach her as one of the class, regardless of whether or not she can see. And I think Minnie understandably feels very protective about her daughter. So there are a lot of interesting storylines there and we'll see how that conflict [plays out].”

Teryl Rothery also recurs this season as Lucas’s Mom, Helen, and her character is integral to Elizabeth and her novel. “She brings such an interesting kind of spitfire vibe to her character of Helen. She is going through something that she's keeping secret when she gets to town,” she explains.

     “So, in addition to her being just a very intimidating presence to someone like Elizabeth, there's also something more emotional, something deeper that's going on with her. And it's when Helen confides in Elizabeth about that thing, that things get a little complicated. So we'll get to see more of how that plays out [as the season progresses].

When Calls the Heart Season 8 premieres Sunday, February 21st, at 9 pm/8c on Hallmark Channel in the US and Super Channel Heart and Home in Canada. Here’s a sneak peek. Check back next week for part 2 of my interview with Erin Krakow and a preview of It Was Always You, which premieres Saturday, February 27th at 9 pm/8c on Hallmark Channel.

   Photos and video courtesy of Crown Media.

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Mindy Turns Five Review

So season 2 of Ready Jet Go! is finally here. Today I am going to review the premiere-but-actually-8th-episode Mindy Turns Five.

LIKES:

Mindy just finally being in outer space for the first time ever. Completely awesome.

Mindy’s space-suit is so adorable.

LILLIAN CAME BACK! After disappearing for the majority of season 1, Lillian is back and is reanimated in Digitales’ glorious HD animation. She even has the same voice actress! I hope she gets to appear in more episodes! I don’t care that Lillian’s character is as deep as a puddle of split milk, I like her design and I think she has tons of potential to be a great character.

It is educational, as always.

The references to the early season 1 episode Mindy’s Moon Bounce House were a nice touch, such as Mindy singing her song to the tune of My Name is Mindy.

I don’t hate Vienna Leacock and David Raynolds as much as I used to back when Back to Bortron 7 came out. I’m getting used to them. However, they’re not as good as Dalila Bela and Spencer Drever,

Mitchell, just Mitchell. Any episode Mitchell appears in is amazing. Except for Mindy’s Weather Report, that episode was trash. Even though Craig Bartlett confirmed in the Reddit AMA he did today that Mindy and Mitchell would just be friends, which means my OTP is ruined forever, I liked that Mindy looked at Mitchell through his binoculars, and Mitchell secretly held on to Mindy’s moon rock at the end of the episode. Adorable. You know what, maybe Craig is lying.

DISLIKES:

Some parts made me cringe really hard, such as when they went to Pluto and sang “Dear Little Frozen Pluto” in their shrill, auto-tuined voices. Look, I have nothing against that song, but putting that song in the episode was pointless.

Filler, filler, and more filler. For example, Celery singing about the outer planets. That had no purpose in the episode whatsoever, though on it’s own, it’s a pretty decent song.

Final thoughts: this episode would have been better if not for the filler and other cringey stuff. This 2-parter is better than Sunday Drive, but I think I like Holidays in Boxwood Terrace and Jet’s First Halloween better. Other than that, it was really great. 8.9/10. We are off to a good start for season 2 so far.

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New in September - Hallmark Movies Now

My One & Only (2019) Starring Pascale Hutton, Sam Page, and Stephen Huszar Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

Season for Love (2018) Starring Autumn Reeser and Marc Blucas Hallmark Channel / Summer Nights

When Calls the Heart (2023) Season 10, Episodes 1 - 5 Starring Erin Kraków, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kaven Smith, Chris McNally, Keven McGarry, Andrea Brooks, Amanda Wong, Kayla Wallace, Martin Cummins, Natasha Burnett, Viv Leacock, Loretta Walsh, Johannah Newmarch, Hrothgar Mathews, Ben Rosenbaum, Jaeda Lily Miller, Ava Grace Cooper, Vienna Leacock, Robert Wolf, Elias Leacock, and Stefanie von Pfetten Hallmark Channel

September 1

Carter (2018 - 2019) All episode of Season 1 and 2 Starring Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Tamila Poitier, and Kristian Brunn CTV Drama Channel & WGN America

September 7

When Calls the Heart Season 10, Episode 6 'The Heart of the Problem' Hallmark Channel

The Dancing Detective (2023) Starring Alley Chabert and Will Kemp Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Curious Caterer: Grilling Season (2023) Starring Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / #2 in the series

September 14

When Calls the Heart Season 10, Episode 7 'Best Laid Plans' Hallmark Channel

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New (2023) Starring Skyler Samuels, Marilu Henner, Evan Roderick, Hayley Sales, and Steve Bacic Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / #19 in the series

September 21

When Calls the Heart Season 10, Episode 8 'What Is and What Should Never Be' Hallmark Channel

Love in the Limelight (2022) Starring Alexa and Carlos PenaVega Hallmark Channel / Fall Into Love

September 28

When Calls the Heart Season 10, Episode 9 'Deep Water' Hallmark Channel

Carrot Cake Murder: A Hanna Swensen Mystery Starring Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison, Barbara Niven, and Gabriel Hogan Hallmark Movies & Mysteries / #2 in the series (or #7 in Murder She Baked series)

And more movies added every Thursday.

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When Calls the Heart - Season 9 Poster (Untagged) 

Premiering Sunday, March 6, on the Hallmark Channel. 

Starring Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry. Martin Cummins, Andrea Brooks, Eva Bourne, Aren Buchholz, Viv Leacock, Natasha Burnett, Loretta Walsh, Hrothgar Mathews, Johannah Newmarch, Ben Rosenbaum, Kayla Wallace, Amanda Wong, Jaeda Lily Miller, Jaiven Natt, Ava Grace Cooper, Vienna Leacock, and Elias Leacock.  

Updated: Here’s a version of the poster without the premiere date. 

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You can catch Vienna Leacock (the upcoming Angela Canfield) and her uncle playing her dad in Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas which airs this Saturday on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!  I think it’ll be fun to see her in action before seeing her on WCTH in a couple months.  

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'When Calls the Heart': Meet the New Family Heading to Hope Valley

etonline.com Exclusive 

By Deidre Beha, September 1, 2020 

There’s a new family in Hope Valley!

Hearties, get ready to meet the Canfields on season 8 of When Calls the Heart, a new family-of-four arriving in town. ET is excited to exclusively reveal their first photos and help you get to know a bit more about their heartwarming roles.  

Joseph Canfield is the family patriarch, played by Hallmark Channel alum Viv Leacock, whom you may recognize from the Hailey Dean Mysteries series. Joseph’s storyline will be focused around trying to buy the gas station in Hope Valley. Joseph is married to his wife, Minnie, played by Natasha Burnett. She’s a very protective mother to their two children. 

In an adorable twist of fate, Minnie and Joseph’s children are played by Leacock’s kids in real life. Angela Canfield (Vienna Leacock) is a 12-year-old girl who is visually impaired and a gifted piano player. After being homeschooled for some time, Angela starts attending class with Mrs. Thornton (Erin Krakow) as her teacher; but because her mother, Minnie, is very protective of her, she’s not sure if she trusts Elizabeth with her daughter’s education. 

Angela’s younger brother, Cooper (Elias Leacock), is nine years old and a wonderful addition to the children at the school. Elizabeth is his teacher as well. It appears that he goes on some sort of an adventure with Elizabeth, and Jesse (Aren Buchholz) too!

Production on the beloved Hallmark Channel series resumed in July amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, series lead and co-executive producer Krakow opened up to ET about how “fantastic” it felt heading back to work.

"I’ve missed Vancouver. I’ve missed Hope Valley. I’ve missed waking up every morning to do what I love. But most of all, I’ve missed some of my favorite people -- our cast and crew," Krakow shared.

The actress stressed how seriously everyone on-set is taking the CDC’s recommended precautionary measures, including wearing masks and practicing social distancing. 

"We’re operating in pods, [meaning] teams of people generally in the same department, and will be working to avoid crossover between them as much as possible," Krakow said, detailing some of the new measures the production is taking to protect its cast and crew from COVID-19. "We’re aiming to film scenes outdoors as much as possible. And yes, masks for everyone but the actors in scenes." 

Link to full article HERE

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FOLLOW YOUR HEART TO HALLMARK CHANNEL’S ORIGINAL SERIES SUNDAY NIGHTS (SPOILERS-Press Release for Episode 5)

ELIZABETH’S NEW ACCREDITATION TO TEACH ANGELA IS QUESTIONED IN ‘WHEN CALLS THE HEART’ APRIL 3, ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

STUDIO CITY – March 4, 2022 – A visit from the school inspector on “When Calls the Heart” causes problems for Elizabeth (Erin Krakow, “It Was Always You”) in episode five, “Journey into the Light,” premiering Sunday, April 3 (8 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel. Erin Krakow (“It Was Always You”), Pascale Hutton (“You Had Me at Aloha”), Jack Wagner (“Sealed with a Kiss: Wedding March 6”), Kavan Smith (“You Had Me at Aloha”), Chris McNally (“Snowkissed”), Kevin McGarry (“Heartland”), Andrea Brooks (“Supergirl”), Martin Cummins (“Riverdale”), Kayla Wallace (“Snowed in for Christmas”), Loretta Walsh (“A Picture Perfect Wedding”), Viv Leacock (“Lost in Space”), Amanda Wong (“Raise a Glass to Love”), Johannah Newmarch (“The Curse of Willow Song”), Natasha Burnett (“Love at First Bark”), Ben Rosenbaum (“It Was Always You”), Hrothgar Mathews (“Motherland: Fort Salem”) star.

School Inspector Augustus Landis (Todd Thomson, “Family Law”) is back in town and starts questioning Elizabeth’s new accreditation to teach Angela (Vienna Leacock, “Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas”). Lucas (Chris McNally, “Snowkissed”) and Nathan (Kevin McGarry, “Heartland”) decide to have a race – animal vs. machine.

“When Calls the Heart” is from WCTH 9 Productions Inc. Brad Krevoy, Brian Bird, Michael Landon Jr., John Tinker, Eric Jarboe, Jimmy Townsend, Erin Krakow, Susie Belzberg, Michael Shepard, Vicki Sotheran and Greg Malcolm are executive producers. Derek Thompson, Elizabeth Stewart, Peter DeLuise, Neill Fearnley and Amanda Phillips serve as co-executive producers. Vicki Sotheran and Greg Malcolm are producers. Neill Fearnley directed from a script by Peter DeLuise.

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Today was the premiere of the greatest film of all time  one hour special, Back to Bortron 7. It is the third and final part of the PBS Kids Summer of Adventure after Nature Cat: Ocean Commotion and Wild Kratts Alaska: Hero’s Journey. It airs throughout the week in case you missed it, and new episodes are airing on Tuesday and Thursday.

It was SUCH a good movie. The songs were brilliant, the special effects were brilliant, the writing was top notch, the story was great, it was definitely worth the 7 month wait. Plus, we finally got to see Bortron 7, and Sydney’s mom, Dr. Skelley. And Mitchell actually came back!

The only bad part about the movie is the new voices. Dalila Bela (Sydney’s original VA) was replaced by Vienna Leacock. Vienna does not seem like a good Sydney to me and Dalila fit the role better. Mitchell’s VA Spencer Drever was replaced by David Raynolds, who sounds too childish.

Anyway, outstanding special.

9.8/10