Amanda Hess

Well, I think of my journey as somewhat of a romantic comedy plot where in a rom-com, one party ups his game and one party lowers her defenses until they meet on level ground and they can have a relationship. And that's what's happened here.

Well, I think of my journey as somewhat of a romantic comedy plot where in a rom-com, one party ups his game and one party lowers her defenses until they meet on level ground and they can have a relationship. And that's what's happened here.

I've definitely gotten softer as a person and more open to what they're selling. But they have also gotten a little bit more cynical and a little more arch, and they're selling themselves more aggressively to people like me.

I've definitely gotten softer as a person and more open to what they're selling. But they have also gotten a little bit more cynical and a little more arch, and they're selling themselves more aggressively to people like me.

Right. So the formula remains the same, but there are new entrants to the category that are putting little twists on it. The big one is Netflix. So Netflix is now a Christmas movie generator of its own. And its movies tend to be marketed a little bit more as comedies. So there's still romances, but there's a little bit more of an emphasis on the comedy.

Right. So the formula remains the same, but there are new entrants to the category that are putting little twists on it. The big one is Netflix. So Netflix is now a Christmas movie generator of its own. And its movies tend to be marketed a little bit more as comedies. So there's still romances, but there's a little bit more of an emphasis on the comedy.

Remember that muscular snowman from the Snow Sculpture Festival? And so in Hot Frosty, for example.

Remember that muscular snowman from the Snow Sculpture Festival? And so in Hot Frosty, for example.

It's a movie about a snowman who becomes a real person. How could you possibly trust me?

It's a movie about a snowman who becomes a real person. How could you possibly trust me?

and falls in love with Lucy Chabert. So there's the remote, the power on and off. There's a moment where Hot Frosty is learning everything about the human world by watching television.

and falls in love with Lucy Chabert. So there's the remote, the power on and off. There's a moment where Hot Frosty is learning everything about the human world by watching television.

And one of the things he watches is a previous Netflix Christmas movie. And so there is some acknowledgement of the idea that this is a category that even if people love to watch these movies, they may still like to poke a little bit of fun at them.

And one of the things he watches is a previous Netflix Christmas movie. And so there is some acknowledgement of the idea that this is a category that even if people love to watch these movies, they may still like to poke a little bit of fun at them.

Yeah. Netflix has also made their Christmas movies a little bit more risque. I got you some clothes, but you're going to have to try them on. Oh, whoa, no, not right now. Got it. So there's usually a shirtless man who's romping around the Christmas wonderland for some bizarre reason. It's going to be a Christmas spectacular full of hot up-and-coming men.

Yeah. Netflix has also made their Christmas movies a little bit more risque. I got you some clothes, but you're going to have to try them on. Oh, whoa, no, not right now. Got it. So there's usually a shirtless man who's romping around the Christmas wonderland for some bizarre reason. It's going to be a Christmas spectacular full of hot up-and-coming men.

There's a movie called The Merry Gentleman, which is basically Magic Mike meets Christmas. There's got to be a way to get people excited about this place again.

There's a movie called The Merry Gentleman, which is basically Magic Mike meets Christmas. There's got to be a way to get people excited about this place again.

A bunch of local men need to put on an erotic male review in order to save a local bar that's fallen into debt.

A bunch of local men need to put on an erotic male review in order to save a local bar that's fallen into debt.