Critical Perspectives on the Hallmark Channel: Countdown to Romance [Paperback]

1. Introduction 2. Aunt Becky Brings Back the 80s: Lori Loughlin and 80s Nostalgia in Hallmark Christmas Movies 3. Back to the Family: Time Travel, Nostalgic Casting and the New Social Conservatism of Hallmark Christmas Movies 4. A Christmas to Remember: Nostalgic Constructions of the Ideal Christmas in Hallmarks Holiday Line-Up 5. Back to the Future of Post-feminist Film: Hallmark, Netflix, and the New Womans Holiday Film 6. Holding Hands and Singing Silent Night: Applying Heteronormativity to Queerness in Hallmarks Christmas Movies 7. Its the Extras That Have to Be Thrown In at Hallmark Nowadays: The Conservative Backlash to Hallmarks Efforts at Queer Inclusivity 8. Better Off Dead: The Prevalence of Widowhood in Hallmark Lone Parenting Narratives 9. Countdown from Clich?: Advancing Jewish Stereotypes in Hallmark Hanukkah Movies10. A Very Merry Hanukkah: Secular Tensions and Christian Hegemony in Hallmarks Countdown to Christmas 11. Gaslighting Love: A Feminist Walking Tour Through a Hallmark Hotspot 12. Living, Loving, and Dying in Hallmark, U.S.A.: An Examination of Place and Space 13. Hallmarks Investigative Women 14. Love them, ironically or unironically: Hallmark Movies Discussed on Reddit 15. Its a fun escape from reality: Why Viewers Watch Hallmark Romance Movies 16. Am I done getting any enjoyment out of these movies?: Escapism and the Hallmark Holiday Movie Formula

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This multinational, multidisciplinary collection of essays focuses on Hallmark Channel movies and Hallmarks position in the changing North American media landscape.

This book covers the Countdown to Christmas offerings, year-round productions, made-for-TV mysteries and romances, Hallmarks use of specific filming locations, and its relationship to viewer desires. Chapters examine Hallmarks position in a changing sociopolitical context and the tensions the company must navigal+