Vigorous Marvin

It's Christmastown

Comedy EN ↓ 127 episodes

Journalists Jeb Lund and David J. Roth step away from real world anxieties and step into the gentle, cornball, consequence-free world of the Hallmark Channel. Each time, we discuss a different Hallmark original movie—from Christmas cheer, to wedding jitters, to junk-store detectives—and break it down into recognizable components of angels, moms, moppets, sugary foods and themed sweaters, and try to make sense of when the stories veer away from comfort films and land in the uncanny valley. Welcome to a sweet, stilted vision of the world—not an escape from modern life, but a relaxing trip to an...

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Vigorous Marvin

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017 - Ohio Magick vs. The Quitting Coven 08.07.2018 1:34:35

SARA KATE WILKINSON joins us for 2016's Summer in the City and: Her beautiful mind ... Hey, buddy ... A strangely mature romcom written by a teen (City Girl, Part 2) ... Plot in 60 Seconds ... Can't ride bike, can drive commercial truck ... 9/11 Didn't Happen in the Hallmark Universe ... Is it conspiracy, oversight or taste? ... When Manhattan's Manhattan ... The one-chord difference between Hal...

Merry Christmas! 08.07.2018 3:27

Welcome to our podcast and to the silly, sweet, extremely gentle and sometimes accidentally menacing world of Hallmark Original Movies. This podcast began as Patreon bonus content, and nearly 24 hours of podcasts strung over 18 episodes (and featuring guests like CNN's Andy Levy, Deadspin founder Will Leitch, Mic Dicta co-host Charles Star, and Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting of Previously. TV) c...