Happy Christmas, Miss King (1998)

Happy Christmas, Miss King (titled An Avonlea Christmas on later DVD releases), is a Road to Avonlea reunion movie. It was made for television and first aired in 1998.

The King family from the Road to Avonlea television series gather together during the first World War to celebrate the holidays. The season is a time of crisis for the family this year, however, as eldest son Felix who was fighting overseas has been listed as missing in action. Meanwhile, Aunt Hetty grapples with loneliness and a potentially fatal back injury; Felicity searches for a new career; and Olivia considers moving back to Avonlea.

   Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvuw2EuXs3s

   Theme Song:

Road To Avonlea Theme

    Related/Spin-offs:

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Avonlea
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

   Starring:
Jackie Burroughs, Lally Cadeau, Cedric Smith, Gema Zamprogna, Zachary Bennett, Mag Ruffman, Patricia Hamilton, Molly Atkinson


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181570/
http://anneofgreengables.wikia.com/wiki/Happy_Christmas,_Miss_King

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RG's Views

I'm not sure I knew they had done a reunion movie, though it is vaguely familiar. I certainly haven't watched it but I intend to now that I know about it. I'll expand on this once I've seen it.

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Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (also known as Growing Pains II: Home Equity) is a 2004 American television film that first aired on ABC October 16, 2004. It is the story of the modern-day Seaver family, from the 1985–92 television series, Growing Pains.

Now that Seaver children are out of the house, the Seaver parents, Jason and Maggie, attempt to sell their house, because they want to retire. They both have their own idea about what they want to do after the sale; Jason wants to buy an RV and travel the country, but Maggie wants to purchase an Italian villa. Ben is the real estate agent who is closing the sale, much to the delight of his new boss. Mike and Carol, however, are very much against it, and have both returned to the Seaver house, each with issues in their own lives that they are trying to sort out. On top of all this, Chrissy, now an aspiring rock singer, has also returned to the Seaver house, looking for a place to come to after having been evicted from her apartment and needing a place to crash while looking for gigs.

    Related/Spin-Offs:
Just the Ten of Us
 



   Starring:
Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson, Chelsea Noble


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growing_Pains:_Return_of_the_Seavers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403087/

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RG's Views

I did not know about this movie. So I've yet to see it. Hopefully I can track it down. ?The clip is more like I remember the show.

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The Growing Pains Movie

The Growing Pains Movie is a made-for-television movie that premiered on ABC November 5, 2000, as a two-hour episode of ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. It was the first of two reunion movies based on the sitcom Growing Pains.

This movie takes place eight years after the Growing Pains series finale, with the Seavers in their new house. Mike finally married and adopted children, all from countries around the world, while also holding down a successful job in advertising. Carol is a successful lawyer on Wall Street. Ben cleans out swimming pools. And Chrissy is a 17-year-old high school teen with a smoking habit that she stops at the end of the film. Maggie gets fired from her job as a press rep for a senator, and runs against him for the job at her grandchild's suggestion. Carol acts as her campaign manager where she first clashes with, then falls for, the single dad running the opponent's campaign, which leads to confusion and chaos.

    Related/Spin-Offs:
Just the Ten of Us
 



   Starring:
Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson, Chelsea Noble

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Growing_Pains_Movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253113/

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RG's Views

Growing Pains was a mainstay in my teen years. Who didn't have a crush on Mike Seaver? .....And I always love reunion shows. Especially when it's a chance to catch up with beloved old characters. I can't say that this movie was exactly Oscar worthy. But it was worth a watch just for the sake of finding out what had become of some old friends.

      

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Serenity

Serenity is a 2005 American space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of Whedon's short-lived 2002 Fox science fiction television series Firefly and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode.
The film was released in North America on September 30, 2005 by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews and was #2 during its opening weekend but it did not make back its budget until its home media release. Serenity won numerous awards, including the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

Set in 2517, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The captain and first mate are veterans of the Unification War, having fought on the losing side. Their lives of petty crime are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbors a dangerous secret.

    Trailer:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGHCQJMvRY

   Theme Song:
David Newman - Serenity Theme & End Credits 

    Related/Spin-offs:
Firefly
Firefly/Serenity (Comics)


    Starring:
Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher  Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Krumholtz, Ron Glass

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 RG's Views

Go see what I said about Firefly and then apply it to Serenity. I think people could enjoy this film even if they had never seen firefly. But it would have to make you rush right out to get the series. Wouldn't it? I loved this one so much, I bought the DVD. Yes you heard me!

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Veronica Mars: The Movie

Veronica Mars is an upcoming 2014 American neo-noir mystery drama film co-written, produced and directed by Rob Thomas and co-written with Diane Ruggiero. It is a continuing film adaptation based on Thomas' UPN/CW television series of the same name and stars Kristen Bell reprising her role as the title character, in addition to being one of the film's producers. Warner Bros. will open the film in the United States on March 14, 2014 in AMC Theatres in select markets.

Veronica Mars, former high school sleuth, has moved to New York City with her boyfriend Stosh "Piz" Piznarski nine years after the events of Season 3. She wishes to distance herself as far from her hometown Neptune as possible, but is forced to return to her old hometown when her old boyfriend Logan Echolls is once again accused of murder

    Trailer:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq1R93UMqlk


   Theme Song:
"We Used To Be Friends" Performed by The Dandy Warhols

   Related/Spin-offs: 

   Starring:
Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen, Tina Majorino, Chris Lowell, Enrico Colantoni


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Mars_(film)
http://www.theveronicamarsmovie.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771372/

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 RG's Views

  I can't wait to see this movie! It's rare that fans get any kind of resolution to our cancelled favorites. when we get lucky enough to have it happen how can we be anything but thrilled.

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Theatrical Release  March 14, 2014


As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the ‘Veronica Mars’ movie will be available to home viewers on the same day it is to be released in theatres. Roughly 270 cinemas will show the Warner Bros. film, when it is due out on March 14; on that same day, it can also be bought or rented at home.
The endeavor marks the first time that one of the six major Hollywood studios has distributed a film in theatres and offered it at home on the same release date.

http://www.tvrage.com/news/9410/veronica-mars-movie-to-be-available-same-day-at-home

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

 Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! is a Christmas film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie. It premiered on December 2, 2011.

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.

    Starring

Bridgit Mendler, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico, Eric Allan Kramer, and Jason Dolley

    Theme Song

Bridgit Mendler - I'm Gonna Run To You

    Related/Spin-offs

Good Luck Charlie

  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Luck_Charlie,_It%27s_Christmas!
http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/goodluckcharlie/

http://imdb.com/title/tt1828976/ [rate:6.1/10] 226 vote

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RG's Views

So not the greatest cinematic event to ever be presented. Not a cinematic event at all actually since it was a Tv movie. But it stayed in keeping with the series. Though oddly I found myself missing the laughtrack.

If you're a fan of the show, be sure you catch the movie before season 3 since it's part of cannon and there's a big reveal.

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The Witches Of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 comic horror film based on John Updike's novel of the same name. It was directed by George Miller, and starred Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer as the eponymous witches. The film is a blend of gothic horror and screwball comedy.

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

    Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1a-QEJY3Q

   Theme Song: 
John Williams - The Witches of Eastwick

     Related/Spin-off:
Eastwick  (I'm stretching my own rules of canon here a bit as while the series is based on the movie it's not really meant as a sequel. But I chose to view it that way, so decided to add it)

     Starring:
Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094332/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witches_of_Eastwick_%28film%29

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Vacation With Derek

Vacation with Derek is a 2010  TV movie based on the comedy series Life with Derek. It was announced on Family Channel during Super Star Spring week of March 14-20 that the movie will premiere on June 25, 2010

Derek (Michael Seater) and Casey (Ashley Leggat) are back and continue their hilarious sibling rivalry during a family vacation to visit their grandmother, Felicia (Kate Trotter) at her beautiful lakefront lodge. Things heat up with Casey when she meets Jesse (Nico Archambault), a handsome young dancer who is a waiter at the lodge. Meanwhile, as Derek is "chilling" on his vacation, he falls for Roxy (Kristen Gutoskie), the rich girl who lives across the lake. But when Roxy’s father, a greedy land developer, threatens to destroy the natural beauty around them, the McDonald-Venturi kids band together to save the lake and the lodge.

   Trailer: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sE4wcbptUY

   Theme Song:

 ?

 

   Related/Spin-offs:
Life With Derek


   Starring:
Ashley Leggat, Michael Seater, Jordan Todosey, Ariel Waller, Daniel Magder, Joy Tanner, John Ralston




http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623013/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacation_with_Derek
http://www.shaftesbury.ca/kids/vacation-with-derek/

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Starman

John Carpenter's Starman is a 1984  science fiction-fantasy film directed by John Carpenter that tells the story of an alien (Jeff Bridges) who has come to Earth in response to the invitation found on the gold phonograph record installed on one of the Voyager space probes.

The screenplay was written by Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon, and Dean Riesner (who was uncredited). Bridges was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role. The film inspired a short-lived, 1986 television series of the same name which starred Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes.

    Trailer: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgF2lbAL6RA

   Theme Song:

 Main Theme

   Related/Spin-off:
Starman (the series)


   Starring:    
Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088172/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_%28film%29

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RG's Views

The movie was only just so-so in my opinion. But I was a big fan of the follow up series. SO for the sake of cannon it's worth watching.

      

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Young Hercules: The Movie (1998)

This a prequel to the popular television series. In it a young Hercules, wanting to impress Zeus tries to recover something that his half-brother Ares stole from Zeus. But when his friend Iolaus causes him to lose it, he is more depressed. His mother, Alcmene urges him to go to an academy for warriors led by a centaur, Cheiron. Iolaus is also there and they also meet Jason, heir to the throne of Corinth. When Jason learns that his father is ill, Hercules suggest that they seek out the Golden Fleece cause it might save his father. However, Ares is doing everything he can to stop them.

    Starring:

Ian Bohen, Dean O'Gorman, Chris Conrad, Johna Stewart-Bowden, Kevin Smith, Meighan Desmond, Nathaniel Lees, Rachel Blakely

    Related / Spin Off

(the series)
Xena Warrior Princess
Hercules Legendary Journeys

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122323/ [rate:5.1/10] 180 votes

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RG's Thoughts:

Been awhile since I watched this movie, but I think it was a great start to a very good show. Less campy than the series ended up being, it laid on the drama a little thicker. There was also more subtext behind the gods interactions as well. Left you wondering what was going on with Aries and Discord.

Ian Bohen was great as Hercules, but he turned down the chance to continue the role in the series. Normally a recast like this would make you feel a real disconnect between the two projects and while there is a bit of that, the overall feel of the movie is so different from the series that it manages not to make that big of a difference.

The series doesn't pick up where this leaves off, in fact it reboots to Hercules' arrival at the academy. So you can watch one without the other, but a fan of this universe will want to include it.

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YOUNG HERCULES Trailer