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Thanks for recommending. Heartland....

chiclet — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:40:21 GMT

I resisted watching it thinking it would be like the Waltons or very Hallmarky. It is..... but I love it. It is so nice to watch something not about drug cartels, murder, natural disasters or science fiction craziness.

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amyb — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:58:27 GMT

@chiclet wrote:
I resisted watching it thinking it would be like the Waltons or very Hallmarky. It is..... but I love it. It is so nice to watch something not about drug cartels, murder, natural disasters or science fiction craziness.

Thanks for the recommendation. I am always looking for shows like this...just good, human being, "stories.". I had heard about Heartland, but never really checked it out. I'm currnetly binging "Friday Night Lights", on Amazon Prime,which I had never seen. It's so good, acting and stories...love it! In case you'd think it's "all about football" it is, but it's really all about the main family (Coach's family) and all the various characters' in town stories.

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godi — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:02:38 GMT

I would like to check this out is it on Netflix? Thanks for the recommendation. @amyb I also loved Friday Night Lights

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4kitties — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:15:08 GMT

I am watching it on UP tv as I type!

I am also watching it on Netflix! It has become one of my all time favorite shows. I am so glad you are enjoying it. It is so very uplifting.

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aprilskies — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:54:15 GMT

@chiclet wrote:
I resisted watching it thinking it would be like the Waltons or very Hallmarky. It is..... but I love it. It is so nice to watch something not about drug cartels, murder, natural disasters or science fiction craziness.

I watched this show a couple of years ago, I really enjoyed it. It is hallmarky but so refreshing. And I loved that it was centered around horses. I may just start watching it again.

And I would add zombies, demons and viruses to your list. So tiring.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:13:08 GMT

For those of us who don't have cable or subscription services, Heartland can be viewed daily for free on LightTV fron 6:00 to 8:00 pm Eastern. LightTV is a digital subchannel; here in the Philadelphia area, it's aired by the local Fox affiliate.

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LoveMyBaby — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:20:02 GMT

Thanks @chiclet I too, will check it out.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:27:23 GMT

The writing and acting in Heartland is something Hallmark could only dream about. So much better they are not in the same class IMO. I consider Hallmark to be the movie version of a Harlequin novel and wouldn't waste my time watching.

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catter70 — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:29:27 GMT

I've only seen the show once or twice because the cable co. had UPTV and a couple other channels for free at the beginning of the pandemic. It's a good show. Just wanted to mention that Chris Potter who is in the show used to be in the Good Witch series on Hallmark. He played the sheriff who married Cassie Nightingale. I think he left to do Heartland.

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VaBelle35 — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:44:22 GMT

I tried this series, but couldn't get into it.

Now that I'm running out of things to watch, I will re-subscribe and try it again.

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Another new name Sue — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:51:14 GMT

Yes, Heartland is good. If you like horses, gorgeous scenery and a story to go with it, you'll love Heartland. It's nice and long; you can enjoy it for a long time, watch the characters develop as they actually do age over the span of the program. Yes, I get sick of gruesome murders, graphic injuries, autopsies, gunfights, but on the other hand, don't want Hallmark either!

Actually I did suffer through a Hallmark-ish show, "When Calls the Heart." It wasquite sappy but I stuck with it. I think I enjoyed the setting, costuming. Lori Loughlin played such a "goodie 2-shoes" and then was caught cheating to get her child into USC. What a laugh!

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:25:14 GMT

I do watch it sometimes. It's on early here, 7AM.

I should go to Netflix to the very beginning because I still don't know all the characters, what their names are and what the relationship is that they have with each other.