About this episode
In today's brand new episode of Girls Gone Hallmark: Megan and Wendy review 'Guiding Emily', which premiered on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, September 8, 2023. Listen in to what they liked and what they wished for. Plus, a campaign for Matty Finochio. We need your 5-STAR ratings and reviews. If you are an Apple Podcast listener, please leave us a rating and review and tell others why they should give Girls Gone Hallmark a listen. If you listen outside of Apple Podcasts, we'd gladly love your reviews there too! Apple Podcast Reviews: Write your review here (hot tip: use your app to write the review, not a desktop version). About "Guiding Emily" Guiding Emily was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia as well as Victoria. This movie was based on the novel of the same name by Barbara Hinske. It's also one of four in a series. Buy your own copy here ($14) Guide dog "Garth" was played by Owen, who is training to be a real life guide dog. Sarah Drew plays Emily. She has 49 acting credits including a long-running role as April Kepner on "Grey's Anatomy." She previously starring in "Christmas in Vienna" on Hallmark. Antonio Cupo plays Matthew. He has 74 acting credits including a role on "UnREAL" as well as Hallmark movies "Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade," "Garage Sale Mysteries," "A Glenbrooke Christmas," "Christmas at the Golden Dragon," and "A Winning Team." Eric McCormack, best known as Will Truman from "Will and Grace" has 79 acting credits and voices the dog, Garth. The screenplay was written by Betsy Morris who has 9 writing credits including "The Wedding Veil Inspiration," "A Kismet Christmas" and "SnowComing." Director Andy Mikita has 32 directing credits, including episodes of Hallmark series "Cedar Cove," "The Good Witch," and "Chesapeake Shores" as well as "Virgin River" from Netflix. Matty Finochio plays co-worker hero Drew and with 100 acting credits - this guy deserves a leading role in a Hallmark movie. Peter Benson, another very busy actor and director, plays dog trainer Mark. Toby Levins plays fiancé Connor and has appeared in both "UnREAL" and "Once Upon a Time" as well as a ton of Hallmark supporting actor roles. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo3yNuTdHRo?si=ePMKKsfxroHuNERu&w=560&h=315] Fan Favorite Fall Hallmark Movie Reviews Get ready to welcome the fall season with your favorite Hallmark movies and Girls Gone Hallmark! This season, we are bringing plethora of fan favorites that you wouldn't want to miss. Stay tuned as we release brand new movie reviews every Tuesday. Make sure to subscribe to our podcast, so you never miss out on any of our exciting reviews. Falling for You - Hallmark Movie Review starring Taylor Cole and Tyler Hynes Find all episodes and shownotes on girlsgonehallmark.com Follow us on Instagram Email us! girlsgonehallmark@gmail.com Join our Facebook Group! Visit our website: www.girlsgonehallmark.com Email us: girlsgonehallmark@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! Check out our merch shop! Subscribe to our Patreon for more Megan and Wendy