Candace Cameron Bure praises Great American Family network for telling Christmas stories about faith
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Candace Cameron Bure made the controversial switch from Hallmark to the Great American Family network, with her first movie debuting last week.
She appeared in more than two dozen Hallmark Christmas movies, including an 18-film series featuring her character Aurora Teagarden.
It was announced in 2022 that Bure would become the chief content officer for Great American Family, where she would develop, produce and star in movies for the network.
She said that she left Hallmark because it became a, 'completely different network than when I started,' adding she wants to, 'tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them.'
The 48-year-old Full House actress - who recently told fans to 'vote like Jesus' - made her Great American Family debut with A Christmas Less Traveled, and she had nothing but high praise for the network in a new interview with US Weekly.
Candace Cameron Bure made the controversial switch from Hallmark to the Great American Family network, with her first movie debuting last week
It was announced in 2022 that Bure would become the chief content officer for Great American Family, where she would develop, produce and star in movies for the network
She said that she left Hallmark because it became a, 'completely different network than when I started,' adding she wants to, 'tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them'
'I love that we are bringing stories of faith. We have ones that aren’t about faith and more in the traditional rom-com space, but our viewers really want messages that are more meaningful,' Bure said.
She added that the network's fans, 'love' the religious dynamic of the stories that they tell.
'We know the reason we celebrate Christmas is because of the birth of Christ,' Bure said in the interview.
'I’ve made tons of [movies] that don’t ever mention the real meaning of Christmas,' she said, alluding to her Hallmark movies.
'So just the fact that we mention God or there’s a scripture or there’s a biblical message that might be a proverb, someone might hear it and go, "Oh, that’s really good advice,"' she added.
'They might not realize it comes from the Bible, but we love putting that in the movies,' she insisted.
There was quite a bit of backlash to her decision to leave Hallmark two years ago, which she admitted surprised her.
'Hallmark has been so loved for so many years, and I loved working there. So it’s like, how can you leave?"' she said.
'I love that we are bringing stories of faith. We have ones that aren’t about faith and more in the traditional rom-com space, but our viewers really want messages that are more meaningful,' Bure said
She added that the network's fans, 'love' the religious dynamic of the stories that they tell
'And it’s just like, well, things grow and things change and there are new chapters, and I love that I’m getting to build a new network and one that truly carries a message that’s more meaningful for me personally,' Bure insisted
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'I’ve made tons of [movies] that don’t ever mention the real meaning of Christmas,' she said, alluding to her Hallmark movies
'And it’s just like, well, things grow and things change and there are new chapters, and I love that I’m getting to build a new network and one that truly carries a message that’s more meaningful for me personally,' Bure insisted.
She did add that she misses her Aurora Teagarden character, which inspired her to create a similar character named Ainsley McGregor.
'And the crazy thing is, even with Aurora, it’s many of the same crew and people that I’ve worked with,” she said.
'They’re still all working on the new ones, so maybe some new faces on camera, but behind the scenes, this is still my family,' she said.
