Tonight& #39;s Lifetime film is Forever Christmas. But it wasn& #39;t originally called Forever Christmas. If you& #39;re a subscriber to Passionflix, you& #39;d know it as Mr. 365, which is based on a book by Ruth Clampett. Script by Gary Goldstein. The other production co is Pender Productions.
Changing the name of films happen a lot. One of the trends I& #39;m seeing is that production companies are renaming and selling the rights to streaming services. So I& #39;ll see a film on one station then see it listed on a streaming service with a name change. The point is revenue...
And expanding the audience. Passionflix is a good streaming service but their reach is limited by the subscription process. So selling to a cable station like Lifetime gets more eyes on the film--and revenue to the production company to make more films.
Forever Christmas belonged in Lifetime. The infamous 1st kiss didn& #39;t come at the end of the film. kisses were interspersed from middle until HEA. Key to writing a TV Romance Film is to know the station you& #39;re writing for. https://play.mylifetime.com/movies/forever-christmas">https://play.mylifetime.com/movies/fo...
Hallmark= 1 chaste kiss. Lifetime= 2+ is fine. The notion of premarital sex was also seen in Christmas on Ice on Lifetime when the roommate had a man sleepover, appearing in the kitchen in the morning.
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