Jeff Beesley Talks Hallmark + Drafting Recap

Season 5 Episode 15 – Director Jeff Beesley Talks Hallmark & Drafting Recap

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: If you haven't listened to the August Jeff Beesley Draft, listen to that episode first. This episode discusses the movies with Jeff and the resulting Top 10 list.

We drafted his Hallmark movies in August. Now we're getting the director's take! Which movie had Jeff Beesley wondering what the heck we were thinking when NONE of us put it in our personal Top 10??
Yeah. We have some explaining to do.
Jeff Beesley joins Hallmark Movie Drafts for a wide-ranging conversation about the life of a Hallmark movie director and what's next—including a look at his four upcoming Hallmark holiday movies!
Plus, Jeff weighs in on the August draft, shares his perspective on his movies, and gives us some seriously good Hallmark BTS.
Host Lynn Austin is joined by returning August panelists Mary Carver and Dr. Thaddeus S. Foster Jr. to revisit the Top 10 list they created from Jeff's Hallmark filmography.
Jeff's got reactions and questions! Do we have apologies and answers?

IN THIS EPISODE• The life of a Hallmark movie director
• Jeff's behind-the-scenes stories and scoops
• A look at Jeff Beesley's four upcoming Hallmark holiday movies
• Jeff's reaction to our Top 10 list draft
• The movie that had Jeff questioning our collective judgment
• A few surprises along the way

JOINING US
• Jeff Beesley — Hallmark director
• Mary Carver
• Dr. Thaddeus S. Foster Jr.

Hallmark Movie Drafts podcast is now part of the Bramble Jam Podcast Network.
 
ABOUT HALLMARK MOVIE DRAFTS
Hallmark Movie Drafts is a Hallmark movie podcast featuring monthly guest panelists who are Hallmark movie experts and enthusiasts who love to debate, rank, and create definitive Top 10 lists of Hallmark movies. Each episode tackles a different Hallmark movie category, including actors, writers, directors, themes/tropes, genres, and more.

Hallmark Movie Drafts is not affiliated with Hallmark Media.

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