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Daily Record
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Virgin River fans say 'do not watch' new Netflix show that's 'just like it'
Virgin River fans have been left bitterly disappointed by a new Netflix show that they say is absolutely nothing like the romantic drama Virgin River enthusiasts have been advising Netflix viewers to give a wide berth to a new series that's been likened to the adored rustic romance. The beloved show has captivated audiences for six seasons, with anticipation building for a seventh series to continue following the lives of nurse practitioner Mel Monroe (played by Alexandra Breckenridge) and her former Marine beau, Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson). With Virgin River on pause, legions of fans have been on the hunt for kindred spirits in their television line-up to satisfy their craving for homely drama. Touted alternatives have been Sullivan's Crossing, Firefly Lane, and Hart of Dixie, each carrying a vibe akin to Virgin River's heartfelt narrative. Yet, a freshly released series has seemingly failed to hit the same emotive notes, if the sentiments of some disgruntled spectators are anything to go by, reports the Mirror US. The show stirring debate is Ransom Canyon, which follows three ranching families entangled in a longstanding territorial dispute. Taking the lead is Josh Duhamel as Staten Kirkland, who, while grappling with personal loss, finds himself drawn to his old friend Quinn O'Grady (Minka Kelly). The plot thickens as a mysterious newcomer arrives, unravelling deep-seated secrets. Despite the ripe blend of sorrow, family quandaries and love affairs mirroring those sought after by Virgin River fanatics, a candid Reddit post from one devotee conveyed a different narrative. Their statement read: "Virgin River Dupe - I Think Not. Under advisement of the VR community I started Ransom Canyon and now I know that you all can't be trusted lol. "I quit after one episode and I don't think I'll return." They went on to blast Ransom Canyon for giving off "major soap opera vibes" and thought that the on-screen chemistry between the leading pair was lacking. "They could never compare to Jack and Mel," they added. "By episode one I knew they were meant to be." This outspoken criticism sparked a mixed reaction from fellow viewers. Many agreed with the assessment of Ransom Canyon. One user replied: "Same here. Watched half of the first episode and that was it for me. Nothing even close to VR." Get Netflix free with Sky from £15 Sky Get the deal here Product Description Another person added: "I was recommended RC by at least 5 people telling me if I liked Yellowstone I would like it. "I forced myself to get to episode 3 and I just couldn't do any more. It wasn't believable to me! I couldn't get into it!" However, other viewers encouraged the critical fan to give Ransom Canyon another chance. One wrote: "I just finished Ransom Canyon, and I honestly didn't expect to get this attached. I watched it slowly, really taking my time to sit with the characters and the story. "The show isn't without its flaws, but it made me feel a lot. I've really fallen for this cast and this world, and I think a lot of you will feel the same." A different fan shared: "I enjoyed Ransom Canyon and hope we get another season. Virgin River has soap opera vibes too but I enjoy it also." Will Ransom Canyon be your next binge-watch, or will you hold out for the upcoming seventh season of Virgin River? Virgin River and Ransom Canyon are available to stream on Netflix.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katherine Heigl Opens Up About 'Anxiety' of Raising Teens — and Why They Might Skip Mother's Day Brunch (Exclusive)
Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley share three children, including two teen daughters, and the actress says parenting in teen years can be a challenge with a lot of 'drama' The Firefly Lane actress is looking forward to Mother's Day — and time on her own Heigl says she wants her kids to learn to be OK with making mistakes Katherine Heigl is sharing some parenting advice: If you thought the toddler years were scary, the actress says, just wait 'til your kids are teens. "It really increases your anxiety and your fear as a parent," says the Firefly Lane and Grey's Anatomy star, who shares three kids — including two teen daughters with husband and musician Josh Kelley, 45. "You are not as in control as you were when they were little, where you had all the power of keeping them safe and guiding choices. They are their own little people now and they really have their own minds and they're going through it. It's a tumultuous time." Heigl, 46, says that their daughters, Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, (their youngest is their son Joshua, 8), didn't used to have much in common, but as they've gotten older, they share more interests. "Now that Adelaide's 13, they're both into makeup, they're both into this TikTok dance and that TikTok dance," she says. "They're spending more time together, but that can also go south." When it does, she says, "I do not try to interfere or navigate or referee. I walk out the room, I'm like, 'They'll work it out.' And they always do. They're very close, but they're teenage girls. They're going to fight." Heigl is taking that same approach of acceptance when it comes to Mother's Day this year. Last year, she says, the whole family went out to pricey brunch in Park City, Utah, near their home. "It was a per person price and the kids just ate watermelon and toast the whole time!" she says. "I think they're going to be amazing brunch buddies, but they're not there yet. They're not interested in doing that." Instead, she says, she's planning to take her mother out to brunch. just the two of them. And then, she's considering a little kid-free time: "Is it wrong to want to just maybe be alone for the day in my art studio, do my own thing?" she says with a laugh. Heigl says she knows she doesn't always get it right as a mom. "My most shameful moments as a parent are when I lose my temper," she says. "And I recently did and had to apologize." But her "prayer every night is that I am the right mother for each of my children and their individual needs," and that means guiding and loving them, "so that when they get to be adults, they can go slay their own dragons." To prepare them, she wants to teach them to "figure out who you actually are, what your values are, what really matters to you and to be okay with making mistakes," she says. "I've tried to be overly perfect my whole life and failed again and again because nobody is perfect. I've tried to find a way as I've gotten older, to forgive myself for my mistakes and not put that kind of unrealistic expectation on myself, because it really does something to your self-esteem." Heigl says she's also refusing to feel shame about another common struggle mothers can face - one that's rarely mentioned: incontinence. "It was absolutely something I had experienced," says Heigl, who is a brand ambassador for Poise incontinence products, which has been offering a line of promotional Mother's Day cards (sample message: 'To the mom I adore, sorry I might've weakened your pelvic floor.'), "Honestly, in five minutes, I'm going to be like, 'I have to go to the bathroom.' Because if I hold it for too long and I sneeze or anything, it's over." So many moms go through the same thing, Heigl says. "Why are we not talking about it more? I could have really used it postpartum. Because that's when it was at its absolute worst. Three or four months after giving birth, I was back to work and I was like, 'Boy, that was risky in costumes!'" She adds: "It's a totally normal natural process of motherhood, aging, perimenopause, menopause, all of it. Why do we act like that's so shameful to talk about? I've had enough of that. We all just need to be grateful we're still alive." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katherine Heigl Shares Why She's Grateful Her Daughters Aren't Interested in ‘Grey's Anatomy' (Exclusive)
Katherine Heigl isn't concerned about her daughters' lack of interest in Grey's Anatomy — in fact, that's just fine by her. The Firefly Lane star, 46, opened up about why she's actually grateful for the fact Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, don't want to watch the series at this point in their lives while chatting exclusively with Parade amid her partnership with Poise. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 'My youngest, my son [Joshua, 8], he's like, 'I don't get it.' I'm like, 'Don't worry about it.' My daughters, yes, but they've never seen the show,' Heigl says. 'And I think I said something to Naleigh, my oldest, I said, 'If you want to watch it, I'll watch it with you.' And she was like, 'No. I really don't.' And I was like, 'Okay, that's fine. I get it.' But I know that a lot of kids of her generation are watching it, so I didn't want her to feel like she's not allowed.' She adds: 'Quite frankly, it's just kind of awkward. I don't know. There's a lot of sex on that show, and I think that's weird to watch with my 16 year old, especially when it's me! I mean, I will watch if that's important to [her], but I'm kind of glad it's not.' Despite her kids' disinterest in the long-running medical drama, the Emmy winner tells Parade that she carries a part of her character — along with some of her medical knowledge — with her every day. Heigl famously portrayed Dr. Izzie Stevens for six seasons before exiting the series in 2010. 'I do think I'd still be good at sutures,' she says. 'I do because that's like a muscle memory thing, and we had to do a lot of that. Not on real people, but, I think I could give it a go. If anybody needs that, I'll give it a shot.' In addition to speaking about her Grey's knowledge, Heigl got candid about some of the symptoms she started experiencing after giving birth — like bladder leaks — which made her partnership with Poise a no-brainer. 'Post-pregnancy … the old bladder was not working the same. I actually had a cesarean because Joshua was breech and had a really big head,' she explains. 'But that is its own slew of postpartum issues and healing. Everything could have changed, just even the way my hips went back into place changed, you know? I do think we need to be more honest with each other about it. I had no idea.' Heigl also tells Parade all about the Jason Heigl Foundation, which was founded by her and her mom, Nancy Heigl, in 2008 and is dedicated to animal welfare and ending abuse. 'We could always donate to the big foundations and stuff, but we had some specific ideas about where we wanted to see that money go,' she explains. 'So we figured, let's start our own foundation and really try to make the impact that we believe is possible. We're very, very passionate.' Related: Katherine Heigl Is Open to a '27 Dresses' Sequel — On One Condition
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katherine Heigl Opens Up About 'Anxiety' of Raising Teens — and Why They Might Skip Mother's Day Brunch (Exclusive)
Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley share three children, including two teen daughters, and the actress says parenting in teen years can be a challenge with a lot of 'drama' The Firefly Lane actress is looking forward to Mother's Day — and time on her own Heigl says she wants her kids to learn to be OK with making mistakes Katherine Heigl is sharing some parenting advice: If you thought the toddler years were scary, the actress says, just wait 'til your kids are teens. "It really increases your anxiety and your fear as a parent," says the Firefly Lane and Grey's Anatomy star, who shares three kids — including two teen daughters with husband and musician Josh Kelley, 45. "You are not as in control as you were when they were little, where you had all the power of keeping them safe and guiding choices. They are their own little people now and they really have their own minds and they're going through it. It's a tumultuous time." Heigl, 46, says that their daughters, Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, (their youngest is their son Joshua, 8), didn't used to have much in common, but as they've gotten older, they share more interests. "Now that Adelaide's 13, they're both into makeup, they're both into this TikTok dance and that TikTok dance," she says. "They're spending more time together, but that can also go south." When it does, she says, "I do not try to interfere or navigate or referee. I walk out the room, I'm like, 'They'll work it out.' And they always do. They're very close, but they're teenage girls. They're going to fight." Heigl is taking that same approach of acceptance when it comes to Mother's Day this year. Last year, she says, the whole family went out to pricey brunch in Park City, Utah, near their home. "It was a per person price and the kids just ate watermelon and toast the whole time!" she says. "I think they're going to be amazing brunch buddies, but they're not there yet. They're not interested in doing that." Instead, she says, she's planning to take her mother out to brunch. just the two of them. And then, she's considering a little kid-free time: "Is it wrong to want to just maybe be alone for the day in my art studio, do my own thing?" she says with a laugh. Heigl says she knows she doesn't always get it right as a mom. "My most shameful moments as a parent are when I lose my temper," she says. "And I recently did and had to apologize." But her "prayer every night is that I am the right mother for each of my children and their individual needs," and that means guiding and loving them, "so that when they get to be adults, they can go slay their own dragons." To prepare them, she wants to teach them to "figure out who you actually are, what your values are, what really matters to you and to be okay with making mistakes," she says. "I've tried to be overly perfect my whole life and failed again and again because nobody is perfect. I've tried to find a way as I've gotten older, to forgive myself for my mistakes and not put that kind of unrealistic expectation on myself, because it really does something to your self-esteem." Heigl says she's also refusing to feel shame about another common struggle mothers can face - one that's rarely mentioned: incontinence. "It was absolutely something I had experienced," says Heigl, who is a brand ambassador for Poise incontinence products, which has been offering a line of promotional Mother's Day cards (sample message: 'To the mom I adore, sorry I might've weakened your pelvic floor.'), "Honestly, in five minutes, I'm going to be like, 'I have to go to the bathroom.' Because if I hold it for too long and I sneeze or anything, it's over." So many moms go through the same thing, Heigl says. "Why are we not talking about it more? I could have really used it postpartum. Because that's when it was at its absolute worst. Three or four months after giving birth, I was back to work and I was like, 'Boy, that was risky in costumes!'" She adds: "It's a totally normal natural process of motherhood, aging, perimenopause, menopause, all of it. Why do we act like that's so shameful to talk about? I've had enough of that. We all just need to be grateful we're still alive." Read the original article on People
7NEWS
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Katherine Heigl says she's ‘in talks' to do a 27 Dresses sequel
Katherine Heigl appears ready to always be the bridesmaid and never the bride — again. The actress, dog food maven and mother of three recently spoke to E! News about a sequel to her beloved 2008 romantic comedy, and teased that there's a reason to hope that it'll walk down the aisle at some point in the future. 'I think that we're in talks about a 27 Dresses sequel, which, if done right and with that cast I love so much, would definitely be something I'd be willing to sort of compromise the mum time to do,' Heigl said. 'It would have to be done right, but you don't want to diminish the first one at all,' she said. 'You want to add to it. So, if we can do that and pull it off, I think that would be really fun. And I think they're working on that.' In 27 Dresses, Heigl played Jane, a 27-time bridesmaid who must again serve in someone else's wedding — her sister's — who is marrying her boss and crush. The film also starred Judy Greer, Malin Akerman, Krysten Ritter and Edward Burns. Heigl — who most recently was seen opposite Sarah Chalke in Netflix's Firefly Lane — isn't the only one who is open to a 27 Dresses sequel. James Marsden, who played her love interest in the movie, said to 'bring it on' in 2023. 'That movie weirdly has legs that I'm not sure I anticipated it having,' he said at the time. 'Just a fanbase that people — when they talk about romantic comedies — you don't really see too many of those made nowadays.'
