Weekend Film: The Holiday Junkie

I finally started to put up a few holiday decorations and tonight I will be watching the holiday movie, The Holiday Junkie on the Lifetime Channel. This will be my second Lifetime Holiday movie I'll watch so far this season. The first was A Very Merry Beauty Salon which premiered last Saturday (I forgot to post it). It's a really cute movie that has a little bit of angst that stars Tia Mowry and RonReaco Lee that follows a beautician and a wine maker follow their hearts in business and romance. And fans of the TV series Sister, Sister will remember that Tia and RonReaco played characters Tia Landry and Tyreke Scott whose characters also dated on the show.

So for tonight's new movie The Holiday Junkie, it also looks really cute. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and her husband Brian Hallisay. The movie follows a holiday decorator and a house manager as they fall in love with the holiday and each other. For fans of the 9-1-1 TV series, there are a lot of little connections, Jennifer plays Maddie Han (formerly Buckley and Kendall) and Brian played Maddie's now late yet abusive husband Doug Kendall.

Also starring in the movie is Debra Christofferson who plays 9-1-1 Dispatch Manager Sue Blevins. And this movie includes the apartment where Evan "Buck" Buckley (Maddie's younger brother) lives and the 9-1-1 Costume Designer Alayna Bell-Price and Assistant Designer Gabrielle Giarrusso are both the Costumer Designers for this movie. And a couple of the 9-1-1 Makeup Artists: Rebecca Alling and Suzanne Diaz are apart of the movie's Makeup Department. And former 9-1-1 Set Decorator Sinead Clancy is the Production Designer for the movie. There could be more current or former 9-1-1 crew working on this but so far these are all the ones I've noticed.

So last week's movie had a connection to Sister, Sister and tonight's movie has a connection to 9-1-1.


The Holiday Junkie                                                 8:00 PM EST                                        Lifetime Channel

Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brian Hallisay, Greg Grunberg, Sarah Adina, Lynn Andrews, Ashley Cole, Debra Christofferson and more

Director: Jennifer Love Hewitt

Writer: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Anna White

Based On: A personal story from Jennifer Love Hewitt

Description:

Facing her first Christmas without her mother, Andie develops a budding romance with a handsome man who has holiday secrets.

Happy Fourth Day of the Month! (+ a Geeky Holiday List)

I'm a little late posting this but it's still the Fourth Day of the Month (formerly known as the 4th of July)! With the original holiday continuing to lose its meaning, enjoying the Fourth Day of the Month just feels so much more appealing.

With that said, how are you spending this Thursday or the fourth day of the month? Are you relaxing and having a fun day hanging out with your family and friends? Are you enjoying time by yourself? Are you enjoying the sales? However you are spending this day, I hope you have a good one.

Since it's the Fourth Day of the Month, I created a Geeky Holiday List to celebrate. It features the fourth episode of each season of several shows.

Happy Fourth Day of the Month!

Happy Thanksgiving! (+ a Geeky Holiday TV List)

Sorry, I didn't post anything earlier today, I slept in this morning and took the rest of the day to relax and do nothing. Today more than ever I am profoundly thankful for the simple things in life such as enjoying the day relaxing. Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, I hope you're having a wonderful day.

I also included a fun Geeky Thanksgiving List of shows, if you're looking for something holiday inspired to watch. For more shows, here are my other two lists (1 and 2).

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

MLB Opening Day Geeky Holiday List

Major League Baseball's Opening Day, may not be an official holiday but to baseball fans it certainly is. I used to be a fan but I'm not anymore yet I can still appreciate the game. Which is why I put together a list of baseball themed TV show episodes and movies for baseball fans to enjoy. And even if you're not a fan of the sport I'm sure there's at least something on this list that even you might enjoy.

9-1-1: Lone Star

Season 3 episode 7: Red vs Blue

Description:

A dust-up between Owen and an obnoxious police sergeant goes viral, leading Owen to decide they will settle the score on the softball field. Grace competes against a hot shot night-shift operator.

Happy National Siblings Day! Who are your favorite fictional siblings?

In honor of National Siblings Day, I wanted to know who are your favorite fictional siblings? I have so many from King T'Challa and Princess Shuri to Thor and Loki to the Brady and Weasley siblings there are just too many to list which is why I only included a few below:


1. Mona and Deirdre "Dee Dee" Thorne (Half & Half)

Fandom Friday: What TV shows do you want to rewatch?

If you had the time what TV shows would you rewatch? I'm sure my answer will change on a weekly if not daily basis because there are so many good shows that I've watched that I would love to watch again. But for now these are 10 shows I would rewatch right now:


1. 2 Broke Girls

Happy Winter Solstice! (+ a Geeky Winter List)

I want to wish everyone a very happy Winter Solstice. It's the shortest day and the longest night of the year and start of the winter season. I like celebrating this day because it's a great way to think about nature and how your life is going.

Besides taking time to think, I'm going to cozy up on the couch with a hot cup of tea and watch a few wintery movies and a few TV show. By the way, I also included my list below and for more wintery shows and movies, check out my list from last year.

(Photo: Negative Space by Marius van Dyk for The Nature Conservancy)

Happy Election Day!

This feels like one of the biggest elections, I've ever experienced. I really hope everyone either voted early or will vote today because this election is too important to not participate in.

In honor of the day, I created a list of TV shows and movies that either center on an election or politics is at it's core such as the Star Wars Prequel trilogy (which is on the list). If you're looking for more shows and movies to watch, you can also check out my list from 2016.

Happy Bookstore Day! (+ a Mini Geeky Bookstore Movie and TV List)

Bookstore Day is a way for bookworms to celebrate and support local independent bookstores. How are you celebrating this wonderful book holiday? Are you going to order books online from your favorite bookstore or are you going to safely make an in-store visit? As for me, I'm just going to order a book or two online but if you do go into stores don't forget your mask and to social distance.

Don't forget to check with your local bookstore to see if they are offering any fun deals. And don't forget about comic book store, they're independent bookstores as well. I also included a mini Geeky Movie and TV List.

Video: Bianca Lawson Discussing Her Most Memorable Roles

Here is a cool video of actress Bianca Lawson talking about some of her most memorable roles. I think she is such an underrated actress who has been working for a long time and I love that she has appeared in so many of my favorite fandoms such as Sister, Sister; Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Teen Wolf, Pretty Little Liars and The Vampire Diaries.

I can't believe I forgot she appeared on Dawson's Creek, it has been a while since I've watched the show, maybe I'll give it a rewatch. I've never seen Queen Sugar (which is based on the book by Natalie Baszile) but maybe I'll watch the first two seasons since the show is on Hulu.

Bianca Lawson, Girl We STAN!! pic.twitter.com/6xh46KiWLX

— Cocoa Butter (@cocoabutterbf) February 28, 2019