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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2021 · 26 MIN

A Dickens of a Holiday!

from Girls Gone Hallmark · host Wendy Nielsen and Megan Samarin

There haven't been many movies that Megan and Wendy disagree on this Hallmark holiday season but they are certainly NOT on the same page with "A Dickens of Holiday!" starring Brooke D'Orsay and Kristoffer Polaha. Would you rather a re-telling of A Christmas Carol or a movie about the making of A Christmas Carol? Email us at [email protected]. Megan and Wendy review Hallmark Channel movies including the new, original "A Dickens of a Holiday!" starring Brooke D'Orsay. News and Notes About "A Dickens of a Holiday!" This movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its original title while filming was “The Christmas Stand-In." The budget for this movie was estimated at $2.6 million, according to IMDb. Directed by Paul Ziller (Roadhouse Romance, Beverly Hills Wedding), written by Mark Hefti (My Christmas Family Tree, Beverly Hills Wedding) and Julie Sherman Wolfe (You, Me & the Christmas Trees, Right in Front of Me). Kristoffer Polaha is a Published Author At the time of recording we weren't aware that Kristoffer Polaha writes novels. He announced on his Instagram in September 2021 that the forthcoming "Where the Sun Rises" will be released in March 2022. This is the second book of five in the series "From Kona with Love" that he co-wrote with Anna Gomez. View this post on Instagram A post shared by kristoffer polaha (@polahaha) The first book is titled "Moments Like This" (also co-written with Anna Gomez) is about a multicultural romance, love, loss, and redemption woven into a family saga set in the beautiful islands of Hawaii. "Where the Sun Rises" is available for pre-order. Shop now Is Kristoffer Polaha a Wowie-Zowie? On the pod, you'll hear Megan suggest that we need to modify our Dudes of Hallmark t-shirt to include Kristoffer Polaha who played Jake in A Dickens of a Holiday! Wendy disagrees and stands firm that Polaha doesn't check the wowie-zowie box. We'll need the listeners to weigh in! We did find this scene of Polaha in front of a green screen as one of Hollywood's biggest action stars pretty dang funny. View this post on Instagram A post shared by kristoffer polaha (@polahaha) Where to Find Megan and Wendy Visit our website – tons of great holiday related content and things we are into! Instagram – Megan and Wendy in real time Join our free Facebook group Subscribe to Patreon for additional exclusive content, including bonus podcast episodes, videos and Hallmark movie reviews. Find all episodes and shownotes on girlsgonehallmark.comFollow us on Instagram Email us! [email protected] our Facebook Group! Visit our website: www.girlsgonehallmark.comEmail us: [email protected] us on Instagram!Check out our merch shop!Subscribe to our Patreon for more Megan and Wendy

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There haven't been many movies that Megan and Wendy disagree on this Hallmark holiday season but they are certainly NOT on the same page with "A Dickens of Holiday!" starring Brooke D'Orsay and Kristoffer Polaha. Would you rather a re-telling of A Christmas Carol or a movie about the making of A Christmas Carol? Email us at [email protected]. Megan and Wendy review Hallmark Channel movies including the new, original "A Dickens of a Holiday!" starring Brooke D'Orsay. News and Notes About "A Dickens of a Holiday!" This movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its original title while filming was “The Christmas Stand-In." The budget for this movie was estimated at $2.6 million, according to IMDb. Directed by Paul Ziller (Roadhouse Romance, Beverly Hills Wedding), written by Mark Hefti (My Christmas Family Tree, Beverly Hills Wedding) and Julie Sherman Wolfe (You, Me & the Christmas Trees, Right in Front of Me). Kristoffer Polaha is a Published Author At the time of recording we weren't aware that Kristoffer Polaha writes novels. He announced on his Instagram in September 2021 that the forthcoming "Where the Sun Rises" will be released in March 2022. This is the second book of five in the series "From Kona with Love" that he co-wrote with Anna Gomez. View this post on Instagram A post shared by kristoffer polaha (@polahaha) The first book is titled "Moments Like This" (also co-written with Anna Gomez) is about a multicultural romance, love, loss, and redemption woven into a family saga set in the beautiful islands of Hawaii. "Where the Sun Rises" is available for pre-order. Shop now Is Kristoffer Polaha a Wowie-Zowie? On the pod, you'll hear Megan suggest that we need to modify our Dudes of Hallmark t-shirt to include Kristoffer Polaha who played Jake in A Dickens of a Holiday! Wendy disagrees and stands firm that Polaha doesn't check the wowie-zowie box. We'll need the listeners to weigh in! We did find this scene of Polaha in front of a green screen as one of Hollywood's biggest action stars pretty dang funny. View this post on Instagram A post shared by kristoffer polaha (@polahaha) Where to Find Megan and Wendy Visit our website – tons of great holiday related content and things we are into! Instagram – Megan and Wendy in real time Join our free Facebook group Subscribe to Patreon for additional exclusive content, including bonus podcast episodes, videos and Hallmark movie reviews. Find all episodes and shownotes on girlsgonehallmark.comFollow us on Instagram Email us! [email protected] our Facebook Group! Visit our website: www.girlsgonehallmark.comEmail us: [email protected] us on Instagram!Check out our merch shop!Subscribe to our Patreon for more Megan and Wendy

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There haven't been many movies that Megan and Wendy disagree on this Hallmark holiday season but they are certainly NOT on the same page with "A Dickens of Holiday!" starring Brooke D'Orsay and Kristoffer Polaha. Would you rather a re-telling of A...

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