SALT LAKE CITY — Considering the series of dramatic surprises that ended season five of the family-friendly Hallmark Channel program “When Calls the Heart,” this year’s Christmas special has fans especially curious. But don’t think that means the cast is giving anything away.
Brian Bird is the co-creator and executive producer of Hallmark Channel’s “When Calls the Heart.” In this exclusive AMA, Bird answers questions about the past, present, and future of the family-friendly series.
Pascale Hutton plays the role of Rosemary Coulter on the family-friendly Hallmark series, “When Calls the Heart” (created by Brian Bird and Michael Landon Jr.)
Wes Granberg-Michaelson served as the General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America for 17 years. He is the author of “Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century.”
I recently covered a petition to renew Hallmark’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” for the Deseret News. Although the petition unexpectedly dropped during the network’s busy Christmas schedule, they cheerfully made time to provide comment for a tight deadline.
Portions of an interview with Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President for Programming & Network Publicity, were included in the article. The full text of her comments are as follows:
SALT LAKE CITY — Find a popular, recently cancelled TV show and you can set your watch by how long it takes fans to make a pitch for its revival. Some efforts are more successful than others, but few are truly newsworthy. A petition by a group of fans for Hallmark’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” may be an exception.
As Hallmark Channel gets ready for the premiere of the “When Calls the Heart” 2018 Christmas movie, co-creator and executive producer Brian Bird will be doing an AMA with FromtheDesk on December 14.
This Q&A preview features the top five episodes thus far of the man affectionately known as “Papa Heartie.”
Michelle Cox is a bestselling author and creator of the Just 18 Summers® brand. She is a co-author of the When God Calls the Heart series published by Broadstreet Publishing and inspired by the Hallmark Channel TV show, When Calls the Heart.
Robert Millet is a professor of ancient scripture and emeritus Dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. He is the author of more than 60 books, some of which were co-authored by Bruce R. McConkie‘s son, Joseph Fielding McConkie. Bob Millet is a recognized leader in interfaith dialogue between Evangelicals and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
W. W. Phelps was one of the 10 most influential members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in its first 15 years, according to Bruce Van Orden. His contributions stand alongside those of Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, and Heber C. Kimball.