{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"135 - An Open-Faced Hallmark Movie","description":"We brought a murderer home who had an advent calendar kill schedule, and 'TWAS THE DATE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (2024), but first... A Christmastown message from TV's Andy Levy ... THEME: &quot;Fuck&amp;nbsp;You&amp;nbsp;If&amp;nbsp;You&amp;nbsp;Don't&amp;nbsp;Like&amp;nbsp;Christmas,&quot; from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather PART ONE&amp;nbsp; Watching with a widow ... Implausible landlordism ... It's fine, it's a Chilis II ... Elevated basement, structurally self-aware ... The AI\/Gattaca of Hallmark ...&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; PART TWO &amp;nbsp; Cast Rundown, Expositional Challenge and Plot Mop-Up: Bryan vs. traditional suits; Jessie and Christmas games ... No gazebo, no kiss ... Groening's a Karpluk ... Buckley affably going along ... Spot the Angel: No, but Hunger Games ...&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; PART THREE&amp;nbsp; Eat Your Heart Out: Marcus the gourmet; blurred banquet; &quot;make it a double!&quot;; splash of skim milk ... No Cure for Christmas ... The Hallmark Expanded Universe: All Hallmark retail on one block; widowers are just lying divorced dads ... The Korean War ... &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; PART FOUR&amp;nbsp; Overdetermined: Deconstructed Hallmark? ... Crossover: Ready or Not; Fake Fianc\u00e9es on Adultery Island ... Great Moments in Moppetry: 1 ...&amp;nbsp; The Real Villain\/Voight-Kampff Test: Again, it's real and fine; weird knows it's weird ... Rating: 3 ... Three-car garage ...&amp;nbsp; PART FIVE The Leftovers: Where does it end? ... Crypto's pumping ... Let's gooooo debut ... IMDB Dive: Steal B-Rad's sunshine ... Christmas in Angel Falls ... MERRY! shirt ... Family kiss ogling ... Widow Talk: Don't eliminate supportive traditions ... 3x5 wallet photo ... Fiber-optic marketer ... WE DID IT, BABY! ... Merry Christmas!&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look&amp;nbsp;Park and Fountains&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Wayne, except: &quot;Orchestral Sports Theme&quot; by Chris Collingwood and Rick Murnane and &quot;We're Sending Our Love Down the Well&quot; by The Simpsons. Buy our show artist Caitlin Fitz Gerald's excellent book: Here. ","author_name":"It's Christmastown","author_url":"http:\/\/itschristmastown.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34614880\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/182733340"}