Deck The Hallmark

My favorite podcast. A perfect blend of different personalities and passion that creates a very funny, fun, positive listening experience. Something good to look forward to, which is increasingly needed in this world. The “negativity” is all in jest and is quite humorous, and not actually negative at all. I also like the doses of reality and PSAs at times about how to be a good person.

You guys crack up over little things that are not portrait realistically in a show about time traveling .. That’s too funny. However, also quite annoying and extremely dismissive. I have listened to the latest podcasts of yours and yeah, it was too much negativity coming across. Thanks anyway. And good luck for future projects.

I’ve listened to Deck the Hallmark for years, and what originally made the show great was how unserious it was. It felt like a bunch of funny guys hanging out, making dumb jokes, talking movies, and fully embracing the absurdity of the whole thing. That self-awareness is what made it so entertaining. Lately though, specifically Marvel Mondays, feels like it’s trying way too hard to become a serious movie-analysis podcast, and it’s lost a lot of the fun because of it. Dan used to be the lovable grouch of the group. His constant shots at Bran felt playful because everybody seemed in on the joke. But somewhere along the way, the dynamic shifted from funny teasing to Dan becoming a full-blown know-it-all who dominates almost every conversation. At times it genuinely feels like he believes nobody else could possibly understand a movie on the same intellectual level he does, which is especially funny considering this is a podcast that built its audience reviewing Hallmark movies. The accidental comedy there is incredible. At this point, one of the funniest parts of the show is hearing Ryan passive-aggressively refuse to just roll over for Dan the way Bran often does. You can almost hear Ryan getting tired of the constant lecturing and steamrolling, and honestly those subtle little moments of resistance have become more entertaining than some of the actual movie discussions. I miss when the show leaned fully into the chaos and stupidity. The Crystal Dance. Trace. Rigg. The stories about Brett Debbie growing up in a house made entirely of Little Debbies. That random nonsense was the heart of the podcast because it felt natural instead of forced. The show was always better when it felt like a group of personalities bouncing off each other instead of one person trying to turn every Marvel movie into a graduate film thesis.

I just typed a very very long review & I’m not sure if it posted or not, but on the off chance it didn’t, I’m going to keep it shorter this time around, lol. Basically I love hallmark movies. They are totally my safe space & my ultimate escape from the heaviness of this crazy world. I love that they are cheesy. They make me warm and fuzzy inside. Brandon understands lol. I also love that Dan can laugh at a lot of these & point out the insanely bad parts of the movie we all try to just look past. Bran is all about the warm fuzzy feels & Brian is kind of the middle man who keeps the balance & I think I’d trust him with my life. Alonso, Ryan, Jacks, Patrick, love you guys as well. Everyone on this podcast is like a big family I’m vicariously a part of & I’m so thankful when I wondered if there was a group of people who discussed hallmark movies on a podcast, I found this one. I’m writing this review bc yall deserve all the praise and recognition. And just to let you guys know that I think you are the coolest guys around. I can’t wait for the DTH Christmas countdown this year. Sending the kids to the grandparents & hanging out with yall as long as I can to kick off the season. I just discovered this podcast around the last Christmas season so I’m going back & listening to old episodes & I’m even tuning into everything new. Even when calls the heart although I’ve never watched & probably never will lol. Gilmore the merrier is an incredible addition as well (I’m so sorry but I’m having trouble remembering the guys name who also covered the Gilmore episodes, thanks for being apart of this!) & I love that it’s one of Bran’s fav shows. Keep doing the dang thing guys. Love hanging out with ya! I’d listen to you guys rank your favorite bottled water brands.