UPtv Christmas Preview Show 2026

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[00:01:28] It's great to be here today, folks. Great to be here. Welcome. Nothing better than an UpTV preview, you know what I mean? I also love preview shows. Under-reported story. I also love Christmas. I also love Ryan. I love everybody. I love everybody that's here today. Ry Guy's second year on the UpTV beach. That's exactly right. You wouldn't miss it for the world. It's like a warm hug. It's like a warm hug.

[00:01:51] I will say that, you know, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that I do, you know, I do everything but, I think I give the spiel every year. I do everything but, like, traditional made-for-TV movies most of the time. It's easy to lose sight of the fact that I do love the made-for-TV Christmas movie. Absolutely. Even of the up variety. It's great. You two can just, yeah, have fun. It is. Well, you're gonna, you are here. You have to do this, too. These were by far and away the worst movies of the season last year.

[00:02:21] Like, not even close. The two Coen joints weren't awful. I was thinking about this yesterday. Let me go back to my list. The mystery movie wasn't awful? Yeah, it was. Here's what we know, she would say in that mystery movie. And, hey, spoiler alert, might not be the last we see of her. Ooh, is she doing another, is she solving another case? Well, you'll find out. Going back to my Deck the Hallmark 2025 letterbox list. Shut out.

[00:02:45] I have, that's up, that's, so my, the worst movie of the year was The Best Thing About Christmas. You guys remember that one? That was that musical one. Was that up? That was the musical. Oh, with the daughter dies. Oh, that movie was God off. Real bad. Emphasis on the God. Yeah, amen, amen. Then a Christmas, A Soldier for Christmas. You guys remember that one? Oh, remember she was all sweaty and went under the blanket. Dude, I just. And then Christmas in Big Sky Country. Oh, my God, with the oil drilling, right?

[00:03:16] Yeah. Oh, my God. And then. Those three were particularly bad. Dude, that's like half the slate. And then The Great Christmas Snow End, Joey Lawrence. This is a magnanimous moment. Terrible movie. But. You can't stop it. That was so bad. It was good. Put your finger down. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That movie was so bad, it was good. It's so terrible. It is funny. Next is not an Up TV movie. It's a Hallmark movie. It is The Christmas Cup. But the bottom four movies. In your list all were from Up. I could argue that Joey Lawrence movie. No. Dude, I.

[00:03:44] Now, would I rather watch that Over the Christmas Cup again? Yes. But that's not what we're talking about. This movie, the movie that I'm about to talk about is not going to be on Up, but it is a Joey Lawrence Christmas movie and Mick Foley is in it. You're gone. Oh, man. Where? What channel is this on? It hasn't found a home yet, which is crazy. What? It's crazy to me. Let's put it on the Bramble Jam YouTube channel. Brother, do you get it? All right. Here's what we're going to do. We got eight movies. Two creams. That are a part of the- There's eight of these things? Yeah.

[00:04:13] The most uplifting Christmas ever. Now, if you recall last year, we started with eight. We ended with ten. That's right. Anything goes. You guys remember that? I remember it. I remember it. That's really- I had a last second. Two creams. All right. We're going to get going. Are you ready? What are we using? Hot air balloons. Candy canes. Candy canes. Christmas trees. Nintendo 64s. How about we rank them out of Christmas ranch- Christmas- Ranches? Christmas ranch. A Christmas ranch. All right. Got to do that? I like that action. All right.

[00:04:43] Very good. Up first, we have Snowbody Like You. Oh, good God. That's pretty good. Zero, zero. Very good. Kelly Jackal. Kelly Jackal's in this one. Colton Little. Kelly Jackal. Would that be- Or maybe it's J-A-K-L-E. Is that Jackal or Jekle? Probably Jekle. We'll go Jekle. Could be Jekle. Either one, it works. And Colton Little, you said? Colton Little. That's right. It's Jekle and Little. And Lena McKissack.

[00:05:13] McKissack. This is- They are doing an interesting thing. They're premiering their movies on Thursday night. Yeah, man. Must see TV. They're not dealing with Hallmark. Not dealing with any of that. Friends in competition anymore. Right after Friends in Seinfeld. That's right. They're going- Up against Thursday night football. Why the heck not? So this is Thursday, November 5th. So it's cut. It's going to be here before you know it, folks. A holiday first date- Don't know what that means. Ends in a frosty misunderstanding. Okay.

[00:05:42] Leaving Peyton and Ethan to go their separate ways. You can go your separate way. Years later, a Christmas blizzard brings them back together, giving them one more chance to discover if the magic between them was meant to last. And it's got Jekle and Little in. It's got Jekle. It's got Little. Wow. It's got misunderstanding. It's got a time jump. A time jump. Not a time loop. Time jump. Time jump.

[00:06:11] Rye Guy. Do we know where they're blizzarded in together? I don't have that information. I don't have that information. We do know I love a bottle episode. Yeah. I also love- I mean, you love the great- It's crazy how many Up TV movies end up being bottled. What's fascinating is the movie that kicked off last holiday season for Up TV, The Great Christmas Snow In, another bottle episode. Snowed in, can't leave.

[00:06:38] Now a high bar to clear the Joey Lawrence bottle episode. If this movie's better than that, it would be a magnanimous moment. That's right. Boy, I've learned about premature creams over the years. Yeah, you don't want to blow it too early. No, especially like, you know, I just got married. That's right. But- Right. So I will-

[00:07:07] I don't know what you think creams are, sir. This is just something we had on a movie. Were the creams in Italy different? The cream was- It was- I was cream and everything. Well, because they're known for their coffee, right? Yeah, I was taking my coffee with cream in Italy. And so- This is the same trip for Brian Harreld we're on, right? Yeah, so I will say that this- That's right.

[00:07:36] You left your life with Brian Harreld. I think Elizabeth's been so stressed with wedding prep that she hasn't gotten to that episode yet. Maybe she'll skip it. But I'll go- I'll go- I'll go- I'll go to Christmas ranches just because I don't know if they can- if they can meet the Lawrence, the Lawrence quota. It was a high bar we set last year. And so I want to be- I want to be trepidatious. Trepidatious? Do I want to be trepidatious? I don't think so. Is that a thing I can be? Can I be trepidatious? Yeah. I think you can be trepidatious, yes. Okay.

[00:08:06] I'll go- I'll go to Christmas ranches, Brandon. I feel really good about it. Yeah, I want to go five. I don't think I can do that first movie out of the gate, though. I'm going to go four on this one. Great title. Great title, by the way. Nobody Like You is really good. I like this idea. Misunderstanding, year later, they're- One year later? Years later. Years later, okay. Years later, brought back together, and then, you know, I think that's fun. So let's- I'm going to go four. That feels fair.

[00:08:33] These movies benefit from the two leads, their characters having known each other as children a lot, especially up TV movies. Well, they're not children. They just went together on a date. But they knew each other. A holiday first date. But it could be as adults. You're right. You know, part of me wants to go ahead and cream this movie because I know that Up doesn't have seven more that were going to sound like they could be decent.

[00:09:03] They're not. But it's the first one out of the gate. I think that's going to cost us. I think we're all going to save our creams for worse movies. I'm going to- I would give it two. I'm taking away one for the name. I'll get to give me one Christmas rant. You're taking one away for the name? That's right. Snowbody Like You. Come on, guys. That's a great name. I should have gone higher than two in retrospect. Do you want to? No. No. No, no. You can't. No. No. I've been told that you can't. All right. Up next, this title. A little bit boring. This is Chocolate for Christmas.

[00:09:32] Oh, my goodness. I know. It's starring Angela Cole and Joel Berg. No stand. In relation to Taylor? Joel Berg. Oh, man. That was horrible. Oh, this movie's Friday. This is Friday. Oh, so they're doing Thursday, Friday. They've already abandoned Thursday. No, they're doing Thursday, Friday. It's out. We got word. This is the next day. They're doing Thursday, Fridays. So this is November 6th. So they're doing two. They're doing a Thursday, Friday for four straight weeks. That's right. Wow.

[00:10:01] Well, I don't know. We'll find out. Because that doesn't get us to Christmas. They have movies in December. 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th. Let's just find out what happens. We're going to add two more again. They'll be done in November. Let's just find out what happens. Okay. All right. That's maybe the way to go. When a woman returns home to save her family's beloved chocolate shop, she finds unexpected love and a renewed appreciation for what matters most. God. Oh, this sweet holiday romance celebrates family, community, and the lasting power of tradition.

[00:10:31] Right guy. Why? Yeah. I mean, yeah. I, you know, I haven't seen as many of these as you guys have just in general, but especially when it comes to the chocolate variety, um, rarely done well in my experience. I liked the Lacey Chabert one. She did one. She did a chocolate movie, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I like that one. Um, I'm now really regretting two ranches on the last one. Cause this is a one. And I feel like I was much more amped about the last deal.

[00:11:00] I just find it hard to believe. And you guys correct me if I'm wrong. The, the odds of up doing a good chocolate movie seem so low. It's crazy. I mean, I, it would just be lightning in a bottle if they got for what it's worth. Also, I don't know if this changes how you, I should have said this up front, but no Cohen movies on up TV this year. No, you told me it. You told me in text. And again, we don't, we don't know relation to Taylor Cole here. Probably Angela Cole. I'm going to guess. I don't know. I'll have to ask her. We'd probably know. We'll get her. Right.

[00:11:28] Are you pumped about a, a Taylor Cole, a new Christmas movie? Pretty pumped about that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It felt dirty last year with that. Yeah. Rightfully so. Weird way to say it. I'm a, I, I, this movie sounds super run of the mill. Sounds like a little bit of a snoozer. I'm going to go two. I'm going to go two. If you didn't think I was going to give this zero Christmas ranches, you've never listened to the program before.

[00:11:56] I immediately regret the decision of my career. This sounds so bad. So, so bad. And I should have creamed the first movie. I'm on record now saying I should have creamed the first movie because it's not, there's not going to be two. Can't go back from what I've learned. Can't go back. Okay. So what they're doing now is we're back to Thursday, but no Friday. Okay. So Thursday, Friday opener. It's Thursday, Friday. Yeah. Just to celebrate the launch. Howdy doodah. First week. Gotcha. Let's do one more and take a break. Let's do it. This is a Royal. No.

[00:12:27] The Royal movie last year wasn't awful. Yes, it was. A Royal Stables Christmas. Oh boy. This is starring. A Royal Stables Christmas. A Royal Stables. It's going to be a bottle episode in a horse stable. It's going to be sick. Starring Catherine Davis and Franco Lopresti. Oh, Lopresti. We know Catherine Davis, right? We know Franco Lopresti. Do we? Yes. This is Thursday, November 12th, by the way. Catherine Davis is the I'm Lonely Girl, right? Is she?

[00:12:57] What? I'm looking up Franco Lopresti. I definitely know Catherine Davis. I don't know if she's the I'm Lonely Girl. Franco Lopresti was in that, he was in part of that kiss on the Up TV movie that you and I and Alonzo. That's him. Okay. Yeah. Best kiss in a Christmas movie. Maybe ever. Is that what about? What about Catherine? Catherine Davis? We've seen Catherine Davis. She was in the Unwrapping Christmas movies. Oh, her. I'm Lonely. I think she is the I'm Lonely Girl. I don't know. We'll have to find out. Anyway, let me get to the movie.

[00:13:27] At a prestigious equestrian training center, Ella forms a connection with a charming horseman. Are they called horsemen? The four of them are at least. I don't know much. Woo! Woo! We're in Greenville tonight! Who understands her desire to escape family expectations and forge her own path.

[00:13:52] But when his surprising royal secret is revealed, Ella must decide whether their Christmas romance can overcome the obstacles standing between them. Going horse style on this one. Ry guy. Ran and Dan, I have wheeled and dicks. I love it. I remember Catherine Davis not being a bad. I remember her movie, the unwrappings, being particularly bad. But I remember I could be remembering inaccurately.

[00:14:21] I remember liking her. And so because of that, I will go one ranch. Yeah. This one, I'm not the biggest royal boy. And this one sounds a whole lot like last year's royal movie. It's always like, I'm going to keep it a secret that I'm a royal. And then you find out. Who's royal in the movie? He is. That's wild because she was born in England. She could have easily probably done that accent.

[00:14:52] That's tough. I don't know what to say. Yep, yep, yep, yep. So I'm going to go with, I'm going to go three right down the middle on this one. Yeah, so here's the deal is, we got five of these left. They're all going to be stinkers. We got to cream two of them. That's the rule. You don't know that. Yeah, I do know that. I like these two leads. I looked them up. That is not the I'm Lonely Girl. I don't remember her name, but it's not her. Got it. Catherine Davis and Frank Lopresti are both capable of delivering performances and having

[00:15:22] chemistry together that would make this movie better than it has any right to be. Do I have confidence they're going to do that? No, but I'm going to give it one and a half ranches and a cream. Oh, he's doing it. Because I know you and I both know that there's not going to be two creamable movies in this lot. We all know it. So we're going to have to cream some bad stuff. Do you know what I mean? Disagree, but we are going to take a break. We're going to come back and we're going to get to some more movies here on Deck the All Mark.

[00:15:53] After three, after six. I got you. Call it a day. We're back. Hi, everybody. We're cruising through these up TV movies. Another week, another Thursday night release here. This is November 19th. This is Christmas in points. Christmas in points? End point? E-N-D? No, just Christmas in points. Christmas in points? E-N point? Like en vogue.

[00:16:23] Like P-O-I-N-T-E? Yes. Okay. P-O-I-N-T-E. I'm not even trying to be funny. Christmas in points. What does that mean? E-N points? Yes. E-N space point. I mean, they got us on the hook here. End point is a French ballet term that means balancing your dancing on the extreme tips of the toes. Well, this actually does involve a dance teacher. So let's hear about it.

[00:16:50] Years after ending their engagement, a small town dance teacher and an ambitious senator are united when he returns home for Christmas. God. It's Mitch McConnell. It's a silent film.

[00:17:17] As they work together to save her struggling studio, old feelings resurface and a second chance that love takes center stage. Who started? You didn't give me the actress. Oh, I'm so sorry. Yeah, man. Jonathan Stoddard. The Stoddard. We know him. And Lexi Contursi. Boof. Doubt it. C-O-N-T-U-R-S-I. I guess it could be Contursi. Yeah, it could, Dan. It could. I'm not dumb. Oh, she's a dancer for real.

[00:17:47] She's a real dancer. Oh, wow. She was in Laguna Beach, the real Orange County. All right. And then who's the guy? Stoddard. Jonathan Stoddard. Yeah. Rye Guy? Oh, yeah. We know this guy. You know what? To Dan's point, like- Here we go. It's end points. She can dance, you know. If she wants to. If she wants to, she can leave her friends behind. We don't care. Intriguing name.

[00:18:13] Uh, we're going three and a half and a cream. Wow. I love struggling studios. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I want them to do well. But I- I love to watch them struggle and grind into a meaningless existence before going bankrupt. I think this movie has a lot going for it. Do you? It's got an actor that's an actual dancer. Let her cook. Look- I'm intrigued by the senator angle. I think that could be interesting.

[00:18:40] Um, so I am going five and a cream. You've lost your mind. I've been a cream. Five and a cream. You guys are going to regret this so much. That's eight and a half and two creams so far. That's insane. Yes. I'll even it out. Don't worry. It's a big fat zero. There has never- No! There has never- No! A zero? There has never been, in all of our years of doing this, a good ballet Christmas movie. Not one. Not a single one. How many have we had? Uh, I mean, well, we got the- That's actually not Christmas.

[00:19:10] Taking a shot at love where he has to learn ballet. Luke McFarlane movie sucks. I was thinking of the one where- Is it Christmas Palace where she's the ice skater, but she also does some dancing? I think that's right. Lisa Chabert and Will Kemp do a dancing one about ballet that I think is really bad. Every time, I just- No. You don't like- Those didn't have Lexi. Yeah. Those didn't have Lexi. Lexi Couture. She was in Laguna Beach, guys. She's the real deal. Let Lexi cook. All right. Maybe I'll be wrong, but I think that's a must-

[00:19:39] You guys, eight and a half and two creams is a lot. That's a lot to put on that movie. So you give it a zero? Zero. Eight and a half and two creams is still pretty good cumulative for an up-dee beer. It's almost three a pop there. That's crazy. Next week is Thanksgiving week. How's Up TV celebrating? No new movies. We're doing a rookie marathon. Well, when you think Thanksgiving, you think we should be on. A rookie. That gets us to December 3rd.

[00:20:08] Thursday, December 3rd. This is the Christmas Gift Guide. It is starring Nasneen Contractor. Okay. All right. Real name? She's good. Morgan David Jones. Don't know him. And Brian Sills. He's a little Sills. I'm going to be honest with you. Morgan David. A workaholic marketing executive suddenly gains the magical ability to hear women's Christmas

[00:20:35] wishes and teams up with a single mom influencer to create the season's ultimate gift guide. This is going to be a disaster. This is awesome. I know. As they help others find the perfect presence, they discover that their own hearts may be longing for a second chance at love. All right. Up TV. Doing a What Women Want. How about that? Yeah. Right guy. Why? Yeah.

[00:21:01] I saw Nasneen on the Dan Bay and I... Dude, Nasneen on the Dan Bay. A phenomenal show. Yeah. Unbelievable. Dude, the second act is a little shorter than the first, but I went to the bathroom quick because I didn't want to miss anything. Yeah, you didn't want to miss anything. Yeah. Yeah. So I like her and I think this sounds preposterous in the best way. We're going to go three and a half cream. No, no, no, no, no. We're going to go three and a half ranches yet again.

[00:21:31] Okay. No cream though. No cream. No. I'm saving cream because you've teased me that another mystery movie could be coming. So if you lied, then I don't know what I'm going to do. You lied. Thought we were all going to do it. That's actually the guy from the movie, Christmas on... Or Royal Stables, whichever movie has the senator. Yeah. Joe Wilson. That's who starred in that. This movie sounds really interesting, really fun. Big swing. You know I got to go five and a cream on this one.

[00:22:01] He double creamed. Yes. I got to be honest. I didn't see the double cream coming. Two five and a creams in a row for you. You're in the Christmas spirit. Absolutely. You gave it just three and a half, right guy? Three and a half. So I also think that this is the biggest swing up could possibly take. And Nasneen Contractor is a good actor. However, this will be the best movie, almost assuredly, that Up TV brings to the table. Or it could be quite a fascinating train wreck. Either way, I'm going right down the middle.

[00:22:31] Two and a half ranches. And my last cream. I'm out. There you go. The only person with a cream left for a guy. Look how much he's learned over the years. Really well done. Very life. Storing the cream. Let's do one more than the break. I love it. You like that? And then the break. Three, two, three. No, it would be three, three, three. It would be three, three, two. Three, three, two. Three, two. That's right. This is Christmas in the Ballroom. Oh, man. Can't wait to hear Ryguy talk about cream in this one. Christmas in the Ballroom.

[00:22:59] This is starring Kim Johnson Herchevick. Dude, you started with Kim John, and I was like, is there a Kim John in this movie? Mitch McConnell's popping up in this one, too. Kim Johnson Herchevick. Giles Marini. Boy, it's got to be Giles. It's got to be Giles, right? Sarah Higgins and Carson Kressley. They did four names. I know none of them. What a group. Know none of them. Giles. Is it not Giles?

[00:23:28] Giles Marini is in Crimes of Fashion. The killer clutch. The Brooke Dorsey. Yeah. The rats. That movie. All right, Giles. Yeah. After walking away from a hit dance show, Dancing with the Stars, maybe, Bella retreats to a small town studio to rediscover her passion. There, she meets Will. And as they prepare for a holiday showcase, both find the courage to embrace new possibilities in dance life and love.

[00:23:57] Raga, you like Dancing with the Stars. Yeah. So she used to be a dancer. Oh, did she? Yes. Did I say your name right? Kim Johnson Herchevick? I know it's Kim Johnson. I'm talking to Kim Johnson. Yeah. I believe she was one of the originals. And so I do believe that she also might have popped up in something we watched last year, the year before. She's done some of these. Yeah, it sounds fine. You know, I'll go close to down the middle, but not two and a half.

[00:24:27] I'm going to go two on this one. I'm going to go two. A death nail. A death nail for a movie. It's another dance movie. And this one sounds less fun to me. So I'm going two. This sounds like my nightmare. Absolutely my nightmare. It's a hard zero. This is the one I'm least excited about. Give me the chocolate movie over this one right now. Hard no. Okay. All right. Let's take a break. I love it. We'll come back. We'll get to two more movies. Two more movies on the other side of it.

[00:24:56] Here on Deck the Hallmark. Deck the Hallmark is a Bramble Jam podcast produced by Brandi. What? You know that? God bless. I want to keep you on your toes. Welcome back, everybody. We're six movies into this Up TV Christmas preview, which means we have two movies left. Up next, Thursday, December 10th. This is Christmas Cookie Caper.

[00:25:27] Oh, my. Colon, a Puzzle Time Mystery. Mystery. Starring one Vivica A. Fox, Morgan Bradley. And he's back. It's Rob Mays. When a celebrity baker is found unconscious during Winter Haven's 100th Annual Christmas Cookie Challenge, amateur sleuth Vera Vexley, racist to clear her friend's name.

[00:25:52] With stolen recipes, hidden secrets, and a cryptic crossword clue leading the way, Vera must solve the mystery before Christmas. This is a direct sequel to 2025's A Christmas Murder Mystery. Right guy? Here's what we know. Oh, boy. I've saved my cream successfully. Oh, my God. All right. All right. I remember, by and large, liking this last year. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:26:22] It wasn't perfect. I think we all figured out the mystery relatively early on. Do you remember when the cop came out of nowhere? Yeah. The final CD came out from behind the person and was like, I got him. Yeah. And I also remember that they just, like, left the dead body, like, upstairs throughout the entire day. I don't need to bring it anywhere. Yeah. This is five and a cream for me, man. Five and a cream.

[00:26:50] Vera Vexley cannot miss, you know? And so I love that. From what I recall of Vivica in this last year, she literally was in a cameo. She's in about 80 seconds of it. So the fact that they're running it back with her to probably do the same exact thing is great. I just, I love everything about this. Let's make ten of these. Five and a cream. I'm into this. Now, if memory serves, Rob Mays was a part of the family that was under investigation in the first one.

[00:27:18] So I don't know how he works back into this, but they did seem to have a little bit of a thing. So I'm intrigued by that. I'm going five, folks. I'm going five for the mystery sequel. Do you wish you had your cream? Do you wish you had your cream? No, I don't wish I had my cream. The absolute retroactive adoration of the first one of these movies is hilarious from you two. Let's see where I had it on my head. Like, we should go and listen to that episode where we laughed the whole way through.

[00:27:45] Neither of you had an actual, like, admiration of this movie. And now you're both talking about how, like, give me ten of these. That's so funny. Like, this movie is... You know what? I'm going to go back and listen. I'm going to go back and listen. This movie is obscure. We had Chase on that, right? Chase was on it. Right after you watch Real West, right? Yeah, right after I watch Real West. Yeah, of course. No, I was going to listen to our episode. I'm not going to re-watch the first movie. Oh, okay. But you're going to do both.

[00:28:10] I had the Christmas Murder Mystery at number 27 out of 39 last year across all networks. Basically, you have to write in the middle of the pack. Ahead of such movies like Christmas Angel Match, Tidings for the Season, The More the Merrier. So I liked it more than Saving the Christmas Ranch. No. No. Was it number one for Up? I think it was number one for Up for me. No, there was no way I would agree with that.

[00:28:35] But I will say this, Vivica A. Fox being there does give me one Christmas Ranch. That's what gets this to one. The rest of this, get out of here. No way. When can you miss her? Probably. Probably. Yeah. Maybe she'll be around more, though. After the success of the first one, she wants to be- Her and Vera solving a mystery together, although doesn't Vivica just work for the paper? She just works for the paper, right. Yeah. So she probably isn't too skilled in solving crime. I'm excited about this one because it involves Christmas cookies.

[00:29:05] I always like seeing it. What's the name of the film again? What's the name of the film? The name of the- Christmas Cookie Caper, colon, A Puzzle Time Mystery. Got it. But the first one didn't have anything about Puzzle Time Mystery in the title, right? It's just Christmas Warner Mystery is all it was, yeah. So I think they've said we've got to brand this. We've got a wheel here, guys. We've got a wheel. I like it. All right. Last one, December 17th, Thursday, December 17th. This is The Christmas Treehouse. Okay. Starring Christy Murdoch and Thomas Maiden.

[00:29:35] Did he maiden a good movie? A driven event planner. Played by Mitch McConnell. Oh, no. A driven event planner returns home to care for her injured mother and help restore her late father's beloved treehouse in time for Christmas. Why? I don't know.

[00:30:01] So along the way, she reconnects with her roots. With her roots? Yeah. Because it's a treehouse. Well, it's a tree. Rediscovers- No, I know, guys. Rediscovers her purpose and finds an unexpected chance at love. To branch out. Nope. Okay. Sorry. It's two of my best here. Who's starring in this movie? This is Christy Murdoch and Thomas Maiden. Oh, yeah. Maiden Boy. That's right. I wonder if he made it a good movie. I forgot. Yes. Ryguy?

[00:30:30] We could chop this one up a few different ways. Ah. But- Ah. Okay. Okay. Okay. That's right. Dude, I typically wouldn't even be awake right now. That's right. You're crushing it. Yeah. I'm going to go-

[00:30:57] Like, I'm so fascinated by the prospect of why a treehouse would need to be restored and why that would take more than about six hours. It's not going to be nearly as exciting as you want it to be. And so for that, I'm going to go four and a half, and I feel really good about it. You have lost your mind. I suspect that she doesn't have to restore the treehouse. I suspect that she sees it. But- It's in a tough shape. She remembers the good times that she had with her dad in the treehouse and goes, you know what? I'm going to restore it. Yeah, that's probably what it was. But you would agree.

[00:31:26] Like, imagine like the treehouse from like, I don't know, like the sandlot. Like, treehouses are only so big. It wouldn't- It's not- It's not a very elaborate process to restore a treehouse. No, no. Just bang, bang, bang, bang. Bang, bang, bang. I'm going three right down the middle for this one. I'm out on party planner, but I'm all the way in on treehouse. So I'm in a tough spot, so I'm going right down the middle. Doesn't sound like a party planning movie, though. I know. It's just the fact that she is a party planner, which anytime that's a prospect, I get a little nervous.

[00:31:56] You're like one of the haters on the X-Men. You're just like, you find out. Yeah, I think if you're looking for a good movie here, you're probably barking up the wrong tree. Oh, rascal. You would think that after eight movies, Up TV would have been building to something. Maybe they planted, you know, like a seedling in the first movie and by the last one. But I'm going to log this one under please don't ever make me watch it again. And I'm going to give it zero ranches.

[00:32:25] Zero ranches. Hard pass. So if you're playing at home, four of the eight movies got a zero from me. Okay. Not bad. Can you do a quick math, math boy? And tell us which movie cumulatively has the best bang for bark. Yeah, it's 100% the mystery movie coming in with 11 total ranches and one cream.

[00:32:52] Christmas on points, eight and a half with two creams. Oh, no, no. Christmas gift guide. Oh, yes. Christmas gift guide is 11 with two creams. Oh, so that's actually higher. So Christmas gift guide, then Christmas cookie caper. I think we got this right. Then Christmas on point. I actually feel pretty good about that. I think we got that exactly right. I think we probably got that right. Can we preemptively chocolate for Christmas to total ranches between? Well, you know, I can't want them all.

[00:33:19] Can we preemptively synopsize and rank the two that they're going to add that we don't know what they are? Yeah. Movie one. A troop is ready for the holidays. I'm going five. I'll go five on that shot entirely on someone's galaxy 24 S ultra. Yeah, I'm going zero for both of these. We don't have time for this nonsense. All right. We're going to be back. This holiday season is going to be a lot of fun. Ryan will be joining us all holiday season long. Talk it up.

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