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A new Festive Fridays episode is here with a 2025 Christmas rom-com streaming on Hulu.
ABOUT JOY TO THE WORLD
A famous lifestyle writer must maintain her carefully crafted image when TV cameras arrive for Christmas dinner. Her plan to have her best friend pose as her spouse leads to unexpected feelings and revelations.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR JOY TO THE WORLD
November 1, 2025 | Hulu
CAST & CREW OF JOY TO THE WORLD
Emmanuelle Chriqui as Joy
Chad Michael Murray as Max Rocklin
BRAN’S JOY TO THE WORLD SYNOPSIS
Welcome to Another Cup with Liza Brown, the cooking show everyone absolutely loves. Today’s guest is Joy Edwards. Liza brings up Joy’s country home, Goose Lane, and shows photos of it to the audience—who completely lose their minds.
Joy plates a dish on the show, and during the commercial break her agent, Josh, comes over. Joy admits she’s over all of this fame. This is her last book—after this, she wants a real life.
After the show, she heads out to her car and is greeted by her chauffeur, Max. They’re super close—basically best friends. He’s even staying at her house, and she’s named her fake TV husband after him to keep the spotlight away from her real life. Joy wants absolutely nothing to do with fame anymore.
But then…bad news. Liza Brown announces that they’re taking the show to Goose Lane for a live Christmas Eve special. Joy panics. WHAT IS SHE GOING TO DO?!
Her solution? She asks Max to pretend to be her husband. He agrees, and she recruits a few other people to play the rest of her “family.” They start doing fake family stuff—decorating for Christmas, having snowball fights, the whole thing. Naturally, Joy and Max grow super close and almost kiss…until the kids interrupt. Get used to it.
When Liza and the crew arrive, everything goes perfectly—until it doesn’t. The ping-pong table they’re using as a dinner table collapses, the kids’ real parents show up totally confused, and the whole fake family is exposed.
Joy tries to save it by claiming it’s a blended family, but no one’s buying it. Everything is falling apart—and this is when Max finally confesses his feelings for her. Joy says it’s not the right time, which breaks his heart, and he leaves.
And yes…all of this happens on live TV.
Joy runs after him, but he’s already driven away. She goes back inside and tells the audience the truth—that the whole thing was a lie and she’s been pretending this whole time.
The next day is Christmas, and her publisher shows up with great news: online sales are through the roof. If Joy wants to write another book—this time telling the truth—they want to publish it.
Joy tracks down Max, tells him how she really feels, and they kiss big ones. 

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We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod.
ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7)
Episode 6 - Emily throws Rory an elegant birthday party and invites Chilton students, but Rory is embarrassed that the kids she doesn't get along with have been forced to come to the party by their own wealthy parents.
Episode 7 - When Rory neglects to tell Lorelai that she experienced her first kiss from Dean, Lorelai tries to overcome her hurt feelings and prove she's fine with their relationship.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7)
Episode 6 - November 9, 2000 | The WB
Episode 7 - November 16, 2000 | The WB
CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7)
Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7) SYNOPSIS
Lorelai asks Emily if they can skip Friday night dinner because it’s Rory’s birthday. Emily immediately shuts that down—if anything, it’s the perfect reason to get together. In fact, she insists on throwing Rory a formal birthday party.
When Rory arrives, she’s less than thrilled to discover it’s basically just a Chilton social event. Paris is there. Jerk-face Tristan is there. And Rory is absolutely miserable. Emily keeps pushing Rory to make the rounds and socialize, but Rory finally snaps and asks her to leave her alone—which really hurts Emily’s feelings.
Lorelai goes to comfort Rory in her old childhood bedroom, and they bond over the pressure Emily always puts on them.
On their way out, Rory apologizes to Emily and invites her to the Stars Hollow party the next night. Emily responds coldly, which leads to a huge argument between Lorelai and Emily about what it really means to love someone without expectations or pressure.
The next night, it’s party time in Stars Hollow! The whole town shows up—and everyone is shocked when Emily and Richard arrive too. It quickly becomes clear that Emily doesn’t really know Lorelai’s life at all.
Dean shows up and gives Rory a gift, and they hold hands while Lorelai watches nervously.
Things escalate quickly when Rory runs into Dean at the grocery store and THEY KISS. She rushes off to tell Lane, but decides not to tell Lorelai yet—she wants to talk it through first.
Unfortunately, Lorelai finds out about the kiss from Lane’s mom. So she tries to play it cool and wait for Rory to tell her herself… but she can’t hold it in. When Rory gets home, Lorelai casually brings it up, pretends everything is fine, and immediately drags Rory back to the store to see Dean.
Even worse—Lorelai invites Dean over for movie night. Rory is MORTIFIED, but there’s no escaping it now.
When Dean arrives, they start the movie, and Lorelai awkwardly sits in the kitchen. Rory panics and begs her mom to come back into the room. While Rory is in the bathroom, Lorelai low-key threatens Dean about hurting her daughter.
On his way out, Rory and Dean kiss again.
Our Rory is officially growing up.

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It's February and it's time for LOVEUARY! Here are the movies:
The Way to You
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Kim Matula, Aaron O’Connell
New Yorkers Emma (Matula) and Conrad (O’Connell) agree to help each other track down missed connections after a subway blackout. Their search could lead to love—but not where either of them expects to find it.
Because of Cupid
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Amy Groening, Evan Roderick
Best friends Naomi (Groening) and Marcus (Roderick) enter a Valentine’s Day mocktail competition. Things go hilariously wrong when Cupid interferes with a love potion—affecting Marcus and several of their friends.
The Star Between Us
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Sarah Drew, Matt Long
Seven years ago, Kim (Drew) shared a mysterious connection with a stranger during a solar eclipse. Now a budding news reporter, she returns to Illinois for another eclipse—unaware that fate may bring them together once again.
Romance at Hope Ranch
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Alison Sweeney, Gabriel Hogan
Hope Morgan (Sweeney) begins a new chapter in her life by fulfilling her childhood dream of running a ranch in Ruidoso, New Mexico—while also working to revive the town’s beloved Giddy Up Gala.

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The Winter Escape event wraps up with one last adventure, with Kristoffer Polaha & Emilie Ullerup leading the charge! 
ABOUT MISSING THE BOAT
Strangers Kelly and Parker both end up on the same Italian cruise, but after missing the boat during a stop, they're forced to team up and race across southern Italy to catch up.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR MISSING THE BOAT
January 31, 2026 | Hallmark Movies Now
CAST & CREW OF MISSING THE BOAT
Emilie Ullerup as Kelly
Kristoffer Polaha as Parker
BRAN’S MISSING THE BOAT SYNOPSIS
Welcome to the Port of Rome, Italy. Kelly boards the cruise ship, happy as can be. Already on board, we meet Parker and his sister, Emily. Parker is there on business with his boss, Adam—whom he absolutely hates. He works for Crandall Cruise Lines, which is potentially merging with a much larger company.
Kelly is also there for work. She represents that larger company and is onboard to inspect the cruise and report any issues she finds.
She bumps into Parker, and they immediately hit it off. When the ship docks in Palermo, they decide to spend the day together and actually have some fun. They go on a donkey ride, but the donkeys wander off and leave them stranded. When the van meant to take them back to the ship won’t start, they realize they’re running late… and they miss the boat. OH NO.
They try to rent a car, but none are available, so they rush to catch a train. Things are going well until, in the middle of the night, the train workers go on strike. Kelly gives an impassioned speech about how Parker missing the ship would be disastrous, and somehow it works. They reach the port—only to discover that a massive storm has forced the cruise ship to relocate.
They end up staying at one of Crandall’s hotels, where they spend a wonderful evening drinking wine and talking about life. Meanwhile, Parker’s boss tells him to do everything he can to keep Kelly off the ship—he’s discovered who she is and why she’s really there.
Parker can’t bring himself to do it. Even though he’s forgotten his passport in the hotel room, he sends Kelly ahead in a taxi. But she can’t leave without him. She comes back for Parker, and they finally kiss.
They take a tiny boat, then a scooter, and eventually make it back to the ship. When they arrive, Parker’s boss apologizes to Kelly for making Parker stall—something she didn’t even realize had happened. To make matters worse, Kelly’s own boss fires her, and she blames Parker for the whole thing. He insists he never actually stalled, but it’s too late.
Parker confronts his boss, who apologizes, so… small win.
Later, Kelly looks through photos of the two of them and realizes Parker was telling the truth all along. She goes to find him, they make up, and she’s brought into the merger pitch after all. Just as the deal is about to be signed, the company owner backs out, admitting he actually loves cruising and doesn’t want to sell.
Parker and Kelly celebrate with a kiss.

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It's time for another Marvel Monday.  This week, it's time to catch back up with Tony! 
ABOUT IRON MAN 2
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR IRON MAN 2
May 7, 2010 | Theaters
CAST & CREW OF IRON MAN 2
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
Don Cheadle as Rhodey
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff
BRAN’S IRON MAN 2 SYNOPSIS
The movie kicks off in Russia, where news has spread that Tony Stark is Iron Man. We meet Ivan Vanko, who is attempting to build an arc reactor like the one keeping Tony alive. His father, Anton Vanko, helped create the original arc reactor prototype alongside Tony’s dad, Howard Stark.
Six months later, Stark is constantly bragging that his Iron Man armor is helping maintain world peace. He’s summoned to a government hearing where officials demand that he turn over the Iron Man technology. Tony’s rival, Justin Hammer—now the military’s main defense contractor—is also there. Hammer presents evidence showing that foreign nations are close to developing their own versions of Iron Man suits. Stark refuses to hand over the technology, insisting that other countries and competitors (including Hammer Industries) are decades away from recreating his work and that the armor is his personal property.
Meanwhile, the core in the arc reactor that keeps Stark alive and powers the armor is slowly poisoning him. Believing he’s running out of time, Tony suddenly names Pepper Potts the new CEO of Stark Industries and hires someone named Natasha Rushman as her replacement.
After discovering he’s more than 50% poisoned, Stark impulsively decides to drive in a Formula 1 race. Mid-race, Vanko shows up and attacks Tony with electrified whip weapons. The fight is intense, but Tony uses the Iron Man suit to defeat Vanko, who is arrested. However, Justin Hammer has Vanko’s death faked and breaks him out of prison, recruiting him to help take Stark down.
Feeling overwhelmed by his impending death, Tony throws himself a birthday party and gets completely wasted while wearing the Iron Man suit, showing off party tricks to random guests. His friend, Colonel James Rhodes, shows up to intervene. Rhodes puts on Stark’s Mark II armor, fights Tony, and ultimately delivers the suit to the military.
Feeling sorry for himself, Tony sulks while eating donuts inside a giant donut. Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., arrives and asks to talk. He reveals that “Natasha Rushman” is actually undercover agent Natasha Romanoff. She injects Tony with something that will temporarily keep him alive longer. Fury also reveals that Howard Stark was a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D., whom Fury knew personally.
Fury gives Tony some of his father’s old materials, including a hidden message embedded in a model of the 1974 Stark Expo. Tony realizes the model contains a diagram for a brand-new element. With J.A.R.V.I.S.’s help, he successfully synthesizes it, curing himself and upgrading his arc reactor.
Meanwhile, Vanko refuses to build traditional combat suits for Hammer, instead creating a fleet of armored drones. Hammer, annoyed but desperate, rolls with the idea and plans to debut them at the Stark Expo.
Vanko contacts Stark, revealing that he’s still alive and promising revenge. With his new element untested in real combat, Tony suits up anyway and prepares for whatever comes next.

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