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Photo: Brittany Bristow, Will Kemp

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Leif Films

Airing as part of Hallmark Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas programming event My Sweet Austrian Holiday is all about chocolate and love.

Hallmark Mystery has announced My Sweet Austrian Holiday, set to air during the feel-good network’s Miracles of Christmas programming event. The new movie stars Brittany Bristow and Will Kemp and premieres on October 31. Read on to find out more about this upcoming movie and its cast.

My Sweet Austrian Holiday on Hallmark Mystery Photo: Brittany Bristow

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Leif Films

According to TV Line, Charlotte (Brittany Bristow) lives in Vienna, Austria, where she moved two years ago after inheriting her grandparents’ chocolate shop. While it has been a lot of hard work, the American has become successful and respected.

Meanwhile, her shop is among the finalists for the Vienna Chocolatier of the Year award.

NBC's series Hannibal set itself apart in the way it used visual world-building to accentuate its story. Many viewers may not have noticed these subtle details, but they elevate the show by adding an extra level of nuance and care to the overall series. Showrunner Brian Fuller drew from Thomas Harris' gothic, psychological novels rather than the well-known movies The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon, and Hannibal. The result was surreal horror, layered with a multisensory, stylized beauty.

The character of Hannibal Lector was barbaric, a cannibalistic murderer, and yet he exuded elegance. This was showcased through the interior design of his home and office, his mannerisms, his personal style, and, not surprisingly, his cooking. Though he was a psychiatrist, Hannibal the cannibal utterly lacked empathy. This contrasted sharply with Will Graham, whose intense empathy and vivid imagination made him an effective investigator but also compromised his sanity...

You may or may have heard of the recent phenomenon that was the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter. It’s not scifi, so it’s not something we covered. The ripple effect that it could have on scifi movies is, however, Very interesting to us here at SciFi Mafia. Here’s a little background on what happened with the Veronica Mars Kickstarter.

March 13th, creator and writer Rob Thomas (with a blessing from Warner Brothers) opened a Kickstarter to allow fans to fund a Veronica Mars movie. Within 6 hours the movie had reached it $2 million goal. As of me writing this it has amassed $3,610,584.

But What Does It All Mean?

Can it be done for Firefly? Joss Whedon spoke to Buzzfeed on just this topic, because Browncoats are insatiable when it comes to Firefly.

I’ve said repeatedly that I would love to make another movie with these guys, and that remains the case.