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[Puppy Lips]

As far as I know, these are not series of movies (Lacey may have been in one series of wedding movies for Hallmark though.)  But as far as I know, most all are stand alone movies.

My DH likes to watch them.  I get a bit tired of them because there are the same plot points over and over again, and everything is perfect at the end.  That is not a true representation of life, and I guess that is the point.

Yes it was a former casting director who filed the suit.  And frankly, it sounds like she may have been too old to do her job effectively.  Companies should not be required to keep people in their employment forever.  At some point, you ARE too old to keep working efficiently, and that age is different for everyone.

[Estellee]

I still see Lacey in recent movies. 

[santorini]

I like that channel but sometimes it feels like it's all produced by the high school drama department.  They use the same actors and actresses way too much. I wish they would let other people "try out" for the parts. 

[Puppy Lips]

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@santorini wrote:

I like that channel but sometimes it feels like it's all produced by the high school drama department.  They use the same actors and actresses way too much. I wish they would let other people "try out" for the parts. 

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And I wish that they had slightly better looking guys.  Some are okay.  Others just don't do it for me.  I have to have a reason to give up two hours of my day, lol.

[Spacrazy]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

if they think they're too old then I guess I'm a freaken fossil!

😂😂😂

[pigletsmom]

I've thought a few times that some of the actors seem to be getting a little old for what they write. I would like them to write for a slightly older audience, especially at Christmas since they do soooo many movies now. I liked the Teri Hatcher/James Denton movie.  The recent movies they did about the wedding veil struck me because I think they had Lacey Chabert pregnant. I guess she's ok age wise for it but it didn't feel like it.

The only reason I ever found the Hallmark channel was because I was channel surfing and one of my life long crushes Gregory Harrison popped up on my screen. I stopped and was a little stunned when it turned out he was the father. 

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Puppy Lips wrote:

So apparently the Hallmark Channel is being sued for age discrimination. Allegedly the higher ups said that Lacey Chabert (42) and Holly Robinson Peete (60) were getting too old to play those parts and they want to look for younger actors.

Personally, I don't find anything wrong with that.  Producers and Directors have a right to find the actor that fits that part.  If they think they are too old, I don't think they have an obligation to continue to use the same actors over and over again.  Give some younger women and men a shot at those parts.

What do you all think?

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@Puppy Lips 

I never watch those shows because they seem all the same to me.   

Are these Hallmark shows supposed to be portraying "young love" and create feelings of nostalgia in the viewing audience?   

Older people find love a second ... and third time, so it's all about the storyline, IMO.   Why can't they do both?  

What isn't known is if any of the actors have contracts that commit the network to using them  repeatedly, or if each movie produced as a one shot deal.  

"Producers and directors have a right to find the actor that fits the part"  is one way of looking at it, but they can always have the writers re-write small sections to modify the ages of the characters.  

Actually, they can modify anything.  No script is set in stone.

[CelticCrafter]

@Puppy Lips they remind me of Danielle Steele novels.  Changes the names and locations.

[Puzzle Piece]

The noive.

Producers and directors have the say so as to how a character should come across.  If someone is too old for a part, then another is often chosen.  That all goes with that profession.  

[JoyFilled Warrior]

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@DrakesMomma wrote:

Is Hallmark doing the same for male actors? 

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@DrakesMomma 

Great question.