{"id":3920,"date":"2013-06-19T10:14:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T14:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=3920"},"modified":"2013-06-19T10:14:23","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T14:14:23","slug":"hallmark-channel-series-when-calls-the-heart-to-film-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2013\/06\/hallmark-channel-series-when-calls-the-heart-to-film-in-colorado.html","title":{"rendered":"Hallmark Channel series &#8220;When Calls the Heart&#8221; to film in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1371646582536_8751\">Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Heart<\/em> finds its home.<\/strong> When Hallmark Channel\u2019s second original prime-time series <em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> begins filming this summer, it will mark the first time a TV series has been shot in Telluride, Colorado and will be the first scripted TV series in the state\u00a0 since 1991. That show,\u00a0 BTW, was <em>Father Dowling Mysteries\u00a0<\/em>starring the late Tom Bosley as a crime-solving priest. Ah, the memories.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Father Dowling Mysteries theme\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKikUl4slJ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Talk about happy days. But I digress.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the new Hallmark drama, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper proclaimed \u201cWe are delighted with Hallmark Channel\u2019s choice of Colorado for its latest series. With Hallmark Channel\u2019s brand behind it, the show will have a positive economic impact for our state and provide tremendous national exposure for Telluride and all of Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill Abbott, President and CEO, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel, returned the compliment saying \u201cHallmark Channel is coming to the gorgeous state of Colorado.\u00a0 The state provides the perfect backdrop for our Western-inspired series <em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> and we are incredibly proud to infuse the state&#8217;s economy with new jobs and resources as a result of filming our family-targeted program here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1371646582536_8746\">Hallmark Channel\u2019s choice of Colorado to film episodes of <em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> was facilitated by the Colorado Film Office with the legislation signed last year by Gov. Hickenlooper.\u00a0 The legislation added incentives to make Colorado more competitive for television and film production. Colorado Film Commissioner Donald Zuckerman says \u201cWhile we can\u2019t compete side\u2014by\u2014side with other state incentive programs, we continue to see the benefits of our modest incentive package coupled with Colorado\u2019s talented workforce and extraordinary scenery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1371646582536_8745\">Based on Janette Oke\u2019s bestselling Canadian West book series, <em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> is the story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow of Lifetime&#8217;s <em>Army Wives<\/em>), a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom post in a small prairie town in the Western Frontier lead by two strong coal miner widows,\u00a0 Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin of<em> Full House<\/em>) and Frances Tunnecliffe (Jean Smart of <em>Designing Women<\/em>). Elizabeth must deal with her restless students as well as the new Constable in town, Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing of ABC&#8217;s <em>Last Resort<\/em>).\u00a0 Set against the wild canvas of a 19<sup>th<\/sup> century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1371646582536_8752\"><em>When Calls the Heart<\/em> is a Believe Pictures and Brad Krevoy Television production.\u00a0 Brad Krevoy, Brian Bird, Michael Landon, Jr., Roman Viaris, Francisco Gonzalez, and Jimmy Townsend are executive producers.\u00a0 Eric Jarboe is co-executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>BTW, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cedar_Cove_%28TV_series%29\"><em>Cedar Cove<\/em><\/a>, Hallmark&#8217;s first original drama series (starring Andie MacDowell as a small-town judge) , is set to premiere on July 20th.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WQyCtmce2LI\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WQyCtmce2LI<\/a>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 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