Lifemark: A Made For TV Podcast

Two friends (plus the occasional guest) watch the best and worst that the Lifetime network and Hallmark channel have to offer. Follow us on twitter @lifemarkcast

Episode 81 - A Christmas Switch 12/06/2018

Episode 81 - A Christmas Switch We're back, baby! Its the holiday season, so hoop-de-doo and dickery dock. Saddle up and come watch this schlock. Our good friends at UpTV sent us a screener for A Christmas Switch. We are 1) Shocked we are on a PR list and 2) not ready for this christmas movie that even Michelle had to as "WTF?". /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/7819418

Episode 80 - Me and My Dad's New Wife 09/21/2018

Episode 80 - Me and My Dad's New Wife Hi! Miss us? We missed you. Did you have a good first day of school? We hope so because our rewatch of ABC After School specials is back for the next two episodes. We learned all about divorce and Leif Garrett in this week's episode, "Me and My Dad's New Wife" /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/7075011

Episode 79 - Night Watch (aka Detonator 2) 08/03/2018

Episode 79 - Night Watch (aka Detonator 2) When mustaches and the Dutch and exploding boats combine, you get Night Watch, the sequel to a previous film we watched, Detonator (aka Death Train). And not only did we watch the sequel in honor of our 2nd anniversary, we brought back the guest who introduced this film series to us in the first place, Ollie Brady! /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6881742

Episode 78 - Murder She Baked : A Plum Pudding Mystery 07/13/2018

Episode 78 - Murder She Baked : A Plum Pudding Mystery Our series of sequels for our 2 year anniversary continues with this Christmas movie from Hallmark. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6808052

Episode 77 - Stalked By My Doctor : The Return 06/30/2018

Episode 77 - Stalked By My Doctor : The Return Remember back in 2016 when we discovered the most Lifetime Movie to Ever Lifetime aka Stalked By My Doctor starring Eric Roberts? Well hold on to your butts because they made a sequel. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6760014

Episode 76 - The Husband She Met Online 06/15/2018

Episode 76 - The Husband She Met Online THIS. MOVIE. HAS. EVERYTHING! /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6709026

Episode 75 - Psycho Wedding Crasher 06/01/2018

Episode 75 - Psycho Wedding Crasher Have you missed campy, scenery chewing, Lifetime movies? So have we. So this week, we watched Psycho Wedding Crasher starring Joan Van Ark from Knots Landing. Steph also had to explain to Michelle what Knots Landing was. Also there is an actress named Fiona Vroom and we get an update on what Steve Guttenberg is doing these days /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6658240

I'd Watch Idris Elba Eat Toast - A Royal Wedding Viewing Party 05/19/2018

I'd Watch Idris Elba Eat Toast - A Royal Wedding Viewing Party What happens when two Royal obsessed friends have no sleep and some mimoas and a BBC news feed to keep them company? Well, its this. ITS 2 HOURS! Watch the royal wedding again and try and sync this up. Its impossible but try. We talk about hats and bell sleeves and why Prince Phillip looks the way he does and the impact of representation and why little Charlotte is our favorite member of the Royal Family. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6611440

Episode 74 - My Husband's Secret Life (aka "Sleeper") 05/04/2018

Episode 74 - My Husband's Secret Life (aka "Sleeper") Lifetime movies are back, baby! We watched Sleeper or My Husband's Secret Life, depending on who you ask. We wonder what spies in New Zealand are like and learn you can buy KGB shit on ebay. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6556569

Episode 73 - My Summer Prince 04/23/2018

Episode 73 - My Summer Prince While Stephanie is off soaking in Royal Watch 2018 IRL, Michelle is joined by Dawn from Hunting Houses and Beckett to the Future to talk about My Summer Prince. We find out what happens when Michelle actually takes notes about a movie and what it takes to make it in the world of fictional Royal PR /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6511437

Episode 72 - William & Kate: The Movie 04/06/2018

Episode 72 - William & Kate: The Movie Royal Wedding Watch 2018 continues with something comparable to really bad deja vu. As a follow-up to watching Hallmark's William and Catherine, we decided to watch Lifetime's William and Kate. Basically, we took one for the team and watched the same movie twice. As a bonus, Michelle recaps two additional royal-themed Hallmark movies, Royal Hearts and Royal Matchmaker. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6452747

Episode 71 - William and Catherine : A Royal Romance 03/23/2018

Episode 71 - William and Catherine : A Royal Romance We are just under 2 months away from the Royal Wedding, 2018 edition so Michelle and Stephanie watched the made for TV movie about Wills and Kate. No, not the popular one. The crappy one Hallmark made in 2011. Also, witness the worst casting for Princess Diana ever caught on film. Also, Jean Smart from Designing Women plays Camilla Parker Bowles and Victor Garber plays prince Charles. We can't make this shit up. It's William and Catherine : A Royal Romance. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6398988

Episode 70 - Mother May I Sleep With Danger (2016) 03/09/2018

Episode 70 - Mother May I Sleep With Danger (2016) You asked. We Answered. We watched the 2016 remake of Mother May I Sleep With Danger, starring James Franco, Tori Spelling and a bunch of emo teens. This movie had like 97% more blood and 100% more My Chemical Romance knock off tunes. We didn't hate it. And sometimes thats the best review we can give. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6348390

Episode 69 - Death Train (Aka Detonator) 02/23/2018

Episode 69 - Death Train (Aka Detonator) This movie is about as far as you can get from our normal fare. We were joined by Ollie Brady from the Best Acquaintances podcast to talk about the movie Detonator. Or Death Train. The movie so nice, they named it twice. This film stars Patrick Stewart, Pierce Brosnan, Christopher Lee and the dude who played Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. It also stars a death train. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6292320

Episode 68 - Dater's Handbook 02/09/2018

Episode 68 - Dater's Handbook Welcome to the first of what feels like an endless installment of Meghan Markle movies. Kicking of Markle season is Dater's Handbook from Hallmark. This movie has just enough mini-golf to keep us interested for a good 20 or 30 minutes. Also a middle aged woman who loves REO Speedwagon so we get a glimpse of what Steph will be like in about 15 years. We also get to hear Michelle swoon over Ted Bundy. As if this movie wasn't weird enough. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6231870

Episode 67 - A Royal Winter 01/25/2018

Episode 67 - A Royal Winter Did you miss when we watched A Christmas Prince? Have no fear because this movie is EXACTLY the same. Its A Royal Winter from Hallmark. Michelle and Steph talk about a new, much more royal adjacent rating system for these movies. Also there's a PSA about why your souvenir hat shouldn't matter when you find yourself in an alley with a stranger. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6190184

Episode 66 - Ultimate Deception 01/13/2018

Episode 66 - Ultimate Deception We are going back to our roots with this 1999 Lifetime classic, Ultimate Deception. It stars Yasmine Bleeth and Richard Greco and a whole lot of over the top acting. Stephanie is so very very into it. Plus we learn about the time that Michelle's grandparents turned a crib into a bar /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6144977

Episode 65 - A Christmas Prince 12/29/2017

Episode 65 - A Christmas Prince Well the weather outside is frightful, but this movie is kinda delightful? I mean, its not great but I didn't want to rip my eyeballs out so bonus? /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6098914

Episode 64 - Home For The Holidays 12/08/2017

Episode 64 - Home For The Holidays No, not THAT Home for the Holidays. You mean you haven't heard of the 1972 ABC Made For TV Movie starring Jessica Walter, Sally Field and Walter Brennan? Well now you have. Its kinda like that other Home For The Holidays but like real 70's and real murdery. We might have found our new favorite Christmas movie. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/6026007

Episode 63 - Lifemark Thanksgiving Special 11/25/2017

Episode 63 - Lifemark Thanksgiving Special Michelle and Stephanie take a moment to talk about some things they are thankful for. Mostly its food and British Comedy. So relax, put on your eatin' pants, curl up with some leftovers and find out some of Stephanie and Michelle's favorite things. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5977829

Episode 62 - Window Wonderland 11/10/2017

Episode 62 - Window Wonderland We know its November. We know Christmas is 6 weeks away. Do we care? No. Christmas is officially on here at Lifemark studios. This week, we watched Window Wonderland. It has Naomi Judd who is absolute perfection. And department store windows which are decidedly less perfect. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5932624

Episode 61 - Don't Look Under The Bed 10/27/2017

Episode 61 - Don't Look Under The Bed Happy Halloween, Lifemarkers! Michelle totally pulled a trick when making Stephanie watch this movie. Its like the necco wafers of Halloween movies. We watched the Disney Original Movie Don't Look Under The Bed. Also, Steph and Michelle try to figure out the physics behind the Boogie Man, Beautiful Mind like. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5884063

Episode 60 - Ten -- Murder Island 10/13/2017

Episode 60 - Ten -- Murder Island Happy Shocktober, boys and ghouls! Ready to get scared? There is a whole lot of murder in this week's movie, Ten: Murder Island. Sadly, there's not a lot of plot. But there IS a lot of strobe lights, so we'll call this one even. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5838897

Episode 59 - Fab Five : The Texas Cheerleader Scandal 09/29/2017

Episode 59 - Fab Five : The Texas Cheerleader Scandal Stephanie's fear of teenagers is confirmed with this week's movie, Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal Michelle takes us through all our options when it comes to Cheerleader magazines. Also we find out that cheerleader magazines are a thing. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5790118

Episode 58 - Summer In The Vineyard 09/15/2017

Episode 58 - Summer In The Vineyard Michelle and Stephanie are back. Hallmark Movies are back. Sorrento Farms is back. That's right! It's the sequel to Autumn in the Vineyard, Summer in the Vineyard. We catch up with Frankie and Nate and check in on that llama, Mittens. Also, Stephanie nearly died at a museum this week and Michelle learns about tacos. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5743248

Episode 57 - Backwards : The Riddle of Dyslexia 08/31/2017

Episode 57 - Backwards : The Riddle of Dyslexia This film has 200% more Phoenixes than any other movie we've watched. Plus 100% more servings of cottage cheese. This is Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia starting River and Joaquin Phoenix /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5695361

Episode 56 - Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter 08/17/2017

Episode 56 - Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter Its a movie where Sharon from Grease 2 becomes a kleptomaniac. Thats most of what you need to know before watching Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter. Michelle and Stephanie also come clean about the things they stole as teens. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5650506

Episode 55 - The Wave 08/11/2017

Episode 55 - The Wave What happens when a bunch of teens become Nazi's for like 4 days? Things get real intense in The Wave from 1981. Finally, Michelle and Stephanie understand how Trump got elected /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5633027

Episode 54 - I Think I'm Having A Baby 08/04/2017

Episode 54 - I Think I'm Having A Baby "We give this movie 72 thumbs up". /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5609541

Episode 53 - All That Glitters 07/28/2017

Episode 53 - All That Glitters We dig deep in to the high stakes world of high school cookie sales in this week's movie, All That Glitters. We also wax nostalgic about the movie Troop Beverly Hills and we review the TGIFriday lineup in the winter of 1989. /episode/index/show/lifemarkcast/id/5586249

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