Posted on 12/08/2022 11:33:20 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
Jonathan Bennett leads The Holiday Sitter, Hallmark Channel's first Christmas romantic comedy that focuses on a queer love story.
The actor previously co-starred in two Christmas House movies in 2020 and 2021 for the network, where he played one-half of a gay couple in love who were seeking to adopt a baby.
But The Holiday Sitter, which Bennett executive produces, puts him firmly in the spotlight.
"It means so many things, not just to me but to so many people to be in The Holiday Sitter, which is the first LGBTQ+-led rom-com for Hallmark Channel at Christmas," Bennett told ET's Kevin Frazier during Tuesday's exclusive sit-down interview.
“Representation matters and I know so many people are going to see this and feel so included at the holiday table this year. So it just feels great."
The Holiday Sitter follows Bennett's Sam, a workaholic bachelor who babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays when his sister and her husband have to go out of town.
Completely out of his element, he recruits help from their handsome neighbor, Jason (George Krissa), and finds himself in an unexpected romance.
But not every network is seemingly adopting that approach in being open to stories about all walks of life.
Candace Cameron Bure made headlines when she said in a recent interview that Great American Family, the network she left Hallmark for, focuses on stories about "traditional marriage."
Her comments sparked backlash, prompting her to later defend her controversial remarks.
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I suppose the name is better than The Holiday Pillow Biter.
Reading headlines on FR seems sometimes like looking through the reinforced window of a padded psychiatric observation cell.
Aren’t Hallmark movies trash? I thought LGBTQ++ were presumed to be talented. They created a safe space for mediocrity. .
From which side?
So many American trademark institutions have terminal cancer If we all stopped watching, purchasing and enabling they would have to rely on that small minority they cater to thereby embracing their own demise
The original title was going to be The North Pole Sitter, but that was deemed too controversial.
The conservative GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY CHANNEL is on Direct TV.
https://www.directv.com/Channels/GAC-Family-326
From what side?
Beaten to the punch by 4 minutes.
https://www.greatamericanfamily.com/channel-finder/
Great American Family is Available on these Providers
I asked myself that once I posted it. From the outside in my case.
For anyone who only uses streaming services:
Go to Frndly TV: https://try.frndlytv.com/
and choose the $7, $9, or $12 plan.
They have The Great American Family channel for the best price, because they don’t have the same terrible channels as Philo and others. Take a look.
It is a little buggy but no deal breaker. We cancelled Acorn and 2 other things to get this.
I’m not very fond of the goofy Christmas movies but I put the GAF channel on and leave it on for the dogs most of the day and night, just to show support for Candace and her mission.
cancel your hallmark subscriptions folks.
Normal people / christians need to create a parallel society and parallel culture instead of trying to participate in the culture of babylon. Separate entertainment. Separate programming, etc.
I watched Candice’s new movie on great American family Network. I’m sad to say it was very difficult to get through. I think the network has some growing pains to do. Hopefully it’ll improve.
Just what they need/s
Do the dogs cry?
More like a window into a Milgram's 37 experiment. The flooding of this site with crap is absolutely intentional.
Gosh, I’m afraid I’m going to have to miss it. I have to tweeze my eyebrows or something.
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