If Hearties help earn us a Season five, we will absolutely throw a third version of the Hearties Family Reunion in Vancouver. I’m convinced that this worldwide Hearties movement is not a fluke and that it’s the single biggest reason why the show has continued through four seasons. But I also believe the Hearties are bigger than WCTH. This is a movement… community… that can outlive our show and be a force for good to be reckoned with in our culture for decades to come. The world absolutely has a shortage of family and faith-friendly programming. The Hearties are not only a result of that shortage… but also the answer to it. They …show more content…
In fact, my initial response was, "That's the real Brian Bird!" I know I've never met the man, but I have followed him and his work closely over the past few years. I have watched his interactions on social media, and I have heard a wide variety of stories from Hearties who have met him (Don't worry--I don't believe EVERYTHING I hear). I will never forget my first genuine interaction with him online. I wrote a review of When Calls the Heart season one, and I don't even remember why I sent it his way. Maybe a fellow Heartie suggested it. But when he responded and said what a fine job I had done, I was dumbfounded. And this writer/interviewer/reviewer doesn't forget things like that. I know some Hearties are critical of the show, the writers, the costumes, and so much more. But that is all superfluous in my opinion. At the heart of everything is this man who is quietly following God's calling on his life to provide family-friendly entertainment for a sect of society that all too often Hollywood has overlooked and even cast aside. While not every episode is my very favorite in the world, I will support this show and continue to get the word out because it is the one show my entire family can watch together! The only one, mind you!! And I have Brian Bird and his phenomenal cast and crew to thank for that. I am grateful that he chose to follow God's leading in this area, and he has chosen to keep championing the cause of the Hearties in spite of any obstacles that attempt to bar his way. I invite everyone reading this article to tune in Sunday nights to the Hallmark Channel to watch the show that is the very heart of TV--When Calls the Heart. Also, please consider checking out all his links below and following him on social media so that you don't miss any of his current and upcoming projects. And while I may never be able to tell