10 interesting facts about the Good Witch series
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source (video, picture): The Good Witch: 10 Things We Didn’t Know, Hallmark 2021, Binge Now, Youtube
- A total of 7 tv movies were created because of the huge success of the Good Witch series.
- In the first season of the series Cassie appeared as a widow because Chris Potter, playing her husband in the TV movies, was unavailable for filming the series.
- The fictional town of Middleton is said to be a couple hours away from Toronto, it is in a small town of Cambridge. But in reality, the series was filmed in a small Illinois suburb.
- There have been many changes in characters and real explanations for the changes or dismissal of characters were given by Hallmark channel each and every case.
- Although Covid19 halted production, the cast stayed in contact during quarantine by doing a zoom call together.
- James Denton had been persuaded by dedicated fans to join the successful show and he didn’t regret his decision.
- The success of the show lies in the fact that people are sick of watching people awful to each other and this happy ever after story in this feel-good lighthearted show remind them of the good in the world.
- Rhys Matthew Bond plays Sam’s troubled son, Nick, who is a typical North American kid, so he had to brush up his American accent with the help of an accent coach.
keys/megoldások:
1. F, 7 TV movies had been made before the Good Witch series started. The success of these TV movies made Hallmark channel give green light to the series.;
2. T; 3. F, the fictional town is said to be a couple of hours away from Chicago and is thought to be a small Illinois suburb, but in reality, the series was filmed in various parts of Ontario, Canada, around Toronto and in the quaint town of Cambridge.;
4. F, there’s no real explanation for the changes or dismissal of characters and the show glosses them over.;
5. T; 6. F, he joined after hearing how much fans loved the movies and he wanted to be part of the successful show that had such a dedicated fan base.;
7. T; 8. NM, all we know is that he does the perfect North American accent and fans are thrown off when they hear his natural British accent in interviews
Vocabulary
| to give insights | betekintés adni/nyújtani |
| sequel | folytatás |
| to occur | szerepelni/megjelenni |
| widow | özvegyasszony |
| spoiler | szpojler, (cselekményben előforduló váratlan fordulat előre jelzése, amely a kívánt hatást váratlansága révén éri el) |
| to binge | egyszerre több epizódját is megnézni egy sorozatnak |
| to gloss over | elkendőzni |
| to get over | túltenni magát valami szomorú eseményen |
| underlying reason | mögöttes/háttérben meghúzódó indok/ok |
| to move along in the timeline | előre menni/előre haladni a történet idővonalán |
| to shoot the show | leforgatni a show-t |
| quaint town | különös/furcsa/érdekes város |
| dismissal of characters | a szereplők menesztése |
| to reveal to the public | a nagyközönség számára felfedni |
| to bother | zavarni/idegesíteni |
| contact dispute | szerződés körüli vita |
| bump | kismamapocak/terhespocak |
| uncommon | ritka/nem gyakori |
| to have a close bond | szoros kötelék alakul ki közöttük |
| due to | valami miatt |
| to take on another role | másik szerepet vállalni |
| to halt | megállítani |
| dedicated fan base | lelkes rajongóbázis |
| to be sick and tired of | elege van valamiből |
| to remind | emlékeztetni |
| to throw them off | összezavarni őket |
| to hide | elrejteni |
| to adopt an accent | alkalmazni/rendszeresen használni egy akcentust |
| to fill roles | sikeresen játszani szerepeket |

