CHRISTIAN FILM & TELEVISION EXCELLENCE: Losing "Life with Bonnie" is a Heartbreaker
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Losing Life with Bonnie is a Heartbreaker
"Bonnie" was one of the very few TV shows left that honors God and Christianity. My word, the characters even prayed over their dinner! Not only did the program feature a healthy family that invited the clergy in to bless their new home, they reached out to the people at work and in their neighborhood. It was a delightful sitcom.
Bonnie Hunt & Don Lake wrote the scripts and Bonnie also directed the show. She is a committed Christian who made sure that her morals and ethics made it into each episode. Act One’s, Barbara Nicolosi recently wrote in an article for LIGUORIAN Magazine, “When she’s (Bonnie Hunt) in control, she produces entertainment of a very high caliber, which, because of Ms. Hunt’s personal commitment to faith and family, can be recommended to families without hesitation.”
Here’s the thing. Life with Bonnie was funny. The second season was even funnier than the first. The language and the humor . . . clean as a whistle, but still it was funny!
As Bonnie Hunt told the Catholics in the Media Association audience gathered to honor her film Return to Me, “I've got my faith. Another door will open."
Let us pray that this excellent show is picked up by another network.
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This is a family show & there is a movement to protect shows like this from cancellation due to reality shows pushing them out. There is huge support to clean up network television, bring back the FAMILY HOUR & to make the FCC enforce rules & violation penalties. This is all about protecting families. I think there are many who may be interested in these issues & would love to help the very talented, BONNIE HUNT. Read this through to see letters to Senators, the FCC, national advertisers.
Bonnie was raised in Chicago. She was also an Oncology nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital before she came to Hollywood. Her series LIFE WITH BONNIE was just canceled for this fall. They are still airing reruns. She produced, directed, wrote & starred in this sit com. Let ABC know you support CHICAGO's own Bonnie Hunt. Let's get Bonnie's series back on ABC.
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This is the SAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE petition, links, & info press release.
We encourage kind, active participation & request additional assistance
from other countries that telecast LIFE WITH BONNIE!
Please help us in any way you can to save a good family show.
There is a flyer at the end of this message.
Show ABC network that viewers & supporters can make a difference.
Spread the word: LET'S SAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE!
The ABC sit com LIFE WITH BONNIE has been canceled. This is a grassroots effort to reach people who will write letters, e-mail, phone, &/or FAX messages to ABC in support of the show. We believe that massive numbers of typed & hand written snail mail letters to ABC TELEVISION NETWORK EXECUTIVES below will make them reconsider & get this good, clean, quality, well written, funny, family show back to the airwaves. We need the assistance of those fine folks in your congregations, parishes & schools; boyscouts, girlscouts, volunteers & troop leaders; or any other family community organizations at public schools, libraries, gyms, parks, offices, & meeting halls, There is an online petition hyperlink below. There's a LIFE WITH BONNIE Internet posting group that can keep you informed of any updates & further directions. There is also a voting link to SAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE. I urge you to add this message to any hard copy &/or online newsletter or website that you may have. Please pass this on to friends, family, & co workers. Please encourage them to do the same. I thank you in advance for any cooperation. We look forward to seeing new episodes of LIFE WITH BONNIE again. If not ABC, perhaps another network or cable channel will pick it up. This campaign can make that possible. Feel free to contact your local newspapers, magazines, radio, news, & television stations to get them on board to save the show. Print out the flyer at the end of this message & post it on real cork bulletin boards.
Sincerely,
June Jordan
jordanjune@aol.comSAVE LIFE WITH BONNIE
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