8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.4
Overview
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The 'Hallmark Hall of Fame' series generally promotes themes of traditional family values, individual responsibility, and community cohesion, resolving conflicts through personal effort and reconciliation rather than systemic change, which aligns with right-leaning values.
The 'Hallmark Hall of Fame' series, particularly in its historical context, consistently features traditional casting and narratives. Its productions typically present traditional identities in a neutral or positive light, without explicit DEI themes or critiques of traditional roles.
Secondary
The 'Hallmark Hall of Fame' series, particularly in its early decades, was renowned for producing family-friendly dramas that often implicitly or explicitly upheld traditional values and moral principles. While specific episodes vary, the overarching tone and target audience suggest that any portrayal of Christianity would be respectful and affirming, aligning with virtues like compassion, faith, and community.
The 'Hallmark Hall of Fame' series, established in 1951, does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes in its general historical context or known early content. Consequently, there is no depiction of queer identity to evaluate within this title.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1951 production of "Amahl and the Night Visitors," an opera, features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their established genders in the source material. No canonical characters had their gender changed for this adaptation.
The title provided, "Hallmark Hall of Fame (show, 1951)," refers to an anthology series. Without a specific episode or production title from 1951, it is impossible to identify specific characters, their source material, or their established race to determine if a race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
8.6
Critic Ratings
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