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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That is so sad.
Can’t you bring in old Christmas movies for her to watch, like “Miracle on 34th Street” and “Meet Me in St. Louis”?
We watch the Great American Family movies through our Fubo subscription. Also, I just discovered the Fubo movie channel and their movies (so far) have been family friendly.
Hallmark sucks.
I’ll have to check out Fubo.
Yes but I tell them they’ll be beaten until morale improves.
I think you can download it from Amazon - if you have a Firestick? We have Roku. We got it direct and paid for a year. The discount amounted to 2 months.
I understand that, but for $9 a month Frndly gives us 40 live channels - no MTV; recording ability, 2 devices, replay ... It’s worth it to have ads included.
AND, I’m able to watch Oak Island again after 5 years. It was very exciting to watch the newest episode the other night and guess what they found?!! PIECES OF IRON AND WOOD!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!! %-)
This incident was in 2018. She passed in 2019.
I didn’t think it was sad. I thought it funny. At least she had me there three/four times a week.
This is absurd. Hallmark has always been a safe place for homosexual artists to get hired, live unremarkable lives with a good job and have a decent career. It didn’t take any change in movies they made to make that so. The corporate office in Kansas City has hired straight and homosexual artists without regard to what they prefer to do with their genitalia. I have seen them do it without any big whoop by anyone.
If you view of the world in genitalia-centric it is bound to be confused. If you want to know if commercial artists can get work if homosexual the answer has been yes for the last 60 years in Kansas City as far as the people I have seen.
Why is one point of view “controversial” and others not???
Because those making such statements do not really believe in
“diversity” which cannot be true diversity if it is not viewpoint diversity as well as diversity of values.
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Exactly
That’s a good way to look at it.
That was a lot of visits.
Some parents in care homes don’t get that many visits in a year.
May she rest in peace.
The Holiday Sitter’: Hallmark’s First Christmas Movie Featuring Same-Sex Couple Is For “Other People In The World Who Want To Be Acknowledged”
Jonathan Bennett on why making the 1st Hallmark holiday film led by a gay couple is so important to him
Bennett opened up about starring in Hallmark’s “The Holiday Sitter.”
https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/jonathan-bennett-hallmark-holiday-sitter-rcna60817
Jonathan Bennett wanted to create a gay Uncle Buck for The Holiday Sitter
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jonathan-bennett-wanted-create-gay-173911835.html
My wife asked me to cancel Hallmark and add GAF. She is very happy with the change.
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