Chesapeake Show Analysis

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If you are a regular or even sporadic Hallmark network viewer, you have more than likely heard of their new show airing this weekend (August 14) called Chesapeake Shores, based on the beloved book series of the same name by Sherryl Woods. The discussion of this show has sparked all sorts of impassioned discussions for several months now--some blissfully positive and some categorically negative. In my quest to learn as much about this show as possible, I had the supreme privilege of interviewing John Tinker, the show runner (more about that in the body of the interview). If you are curious about the show (or really, even if you 're not), please read the well-crafted answers John gave to fan questions about the show as well as some of the concerns that I know have been raised by cautious Hallmark viewers. img_20160812_181057.jpg RH: How did you get started in the entertainment industry? JT: I got started in the entertainment industry after being influenced by my father and brother. My father, Grant Tinker, among other things, founded and ran MTM Entertainment (with his then-wife Mary Tyler Moore) and later ran the NBC television network--at the time, a distant third-place network. My father brought NBC back to number one in short order with shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cheers, and The Cosby Show. My brother has worked more often than not …show more content…

Let me break that down a bit. I don’t necessarily think calling a show a “soap opera” is pejorative. All of us on St. Elsewhere called that show a soap opera: a serialized program with interweaving storylines. It all comes down to how you do it. Now, “brimming with sex and love triangles”? No, no need for concern. Not only is that kind of thing not for me, I think we all know that it’s not for Hallmark (at least, not the Hallmark I know). There is, definitely, what we believe to be an honest exploration and examination of people and their relationships, but I don’t think that obviates the possibility of being “family

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