Ahhhhhhh, another Thursday, and I know some of you have probably been wondering if there was going to be a post today (a weekly tradition for a l..o..n..g time now on the Official Heartland site) and although this may be late, well... better late than never, I say! Click on through!
I should start out by telling you about an afternoon field trip Amber Marshall (Amy) and Kerry James (Caleb) made on Monday, which was a day off from filming Heartland for both of them.
Amber and Kerry went out and visited the Cayley Colony School, which is about a 15 minute drive south of High River, Alberta. The students who attend the school at the Cayley Hutterite Colony are big fans of Heartland and had invited any of the cast out to visit them and see where they live. Originally a visit had been planned in November of 2010, but an ice storm (!) made for treacherous driving conditions and the visit had to be postponed. Fortunately, on the last week of school, Amber and Kerry were able to make good on Heartland's promise to visit.
While there, Amber and Kerry talked to the kids, were given a tour of the Colony, sampled some cheese, bread and cottage cheese pie (Yum!) made by the Colony members and the cast learned a lot about their way of life.
Before they left, they gladly posed for lots of photos (3 of them are included in this post), hugged lots of young students and had a fabulous stay that I'm sure they (as well as the students) will remember for a long time!
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Back on set, with the arrival of Summer has come some much appreciated warmer weather, which is good, because this week has been all outdoor scenes at the ranch set, where a birthday party takes place in episode 506 (Gee - I wonder who?) After tomorrow there are 4 more days of filming, and then from July 1 through 10 production on Heartland stops as the cast and crew take the first hiatus from production this year, giving cast and crew who do not live in Calgary a chance to return to their own homes and spend some quality time with their family and friends.
Production will resume on Monday, July 11. That'll be the 14th day of this 3rd Block of filming. Next week I'll have some exciting news about the following Block 4, which will cover the filming of episodes 507 and 508. I'll let you in on the names of the episodes as well as who's written them and who's going to be directing them. I'll say this... there'll be some pretty interesting news for you to read next Thursday!
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I don't have a lot of additional news this week, but next week I will have a lot of answers for some of the questions you've been asking in here and on the Facebook page. Watch for that in next Thursday's countdown blog post!
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Looking at the past few weeks it sure has been fun providing you with "Spot the Differences" puzzles as well as the recent Heartland Word Ladders. Well, the fun doesn't end there, as I am going to have another little giveaway opportunity for you tomorrow (and everyone is eligible!) So MAKE SURE you come back tomorrow (Friday) and see what I have in store for you!
Until then, keep enjoying the summer. I know I will!
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Laurie Baker wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 9:09 PM
I just love watching Heartland. My whole family have bought the series and wathced them over and over. I was just wondering if the name of the baby has been released yet? I may have missed it. I have personally met Nathaniel Arcand and have grown up around his home and went to school with his relatives. I can't wait until the new season starts. Keep up the good work and stay real..
Jade Griffiths wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 9:24 PM
wow, i read 'the heartland' series as a highschooler, loved it but never thought it would be a tv series. the books helped so much with the training of my young horses, along with the joinup techniques the herbal remedies are wonderful too. im now 21 and have just discovered i can watch the series on youtube. (im in New Zealand =D) which is a fair hike from canada. but id just like to say,the series is very well made and down to earth, keep up the great work and i look forward to season 5 =)
Horse/heartlandLOVER wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 9:33 PM
That would be a dream for Heartland to come to my schoool!!!!
Dennis Quilliams wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 9:58 PM
Great job guys don't you just love the food they cook on the colony - When I cowboyed west of High River we often would stop at the Cayley Colony for some of that great bread and pie. Looking forward to the new episodes. Do you allow visitors on the set when filming?? Would be a neat summer trip for us.
kristina wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 9:58 PM
I and my Mom have been watching Heartland from the very beginning and we just love this show!!!! The cast and crew are amazing. I hope this show will on air for a very long time. We need more shows like this in Canada. Keep up the good work.
canadiangurl wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 10:27 PM
LOL!!!im a Hutterite to, this is wierrdd neverrr herd of tha colony LOL,guess its cause i live in Manitoba,and have nothing to do with these colony's in Saskatchewan and Alberta ...
P.S-im sure no one has new i was a Hutterite, cause iv been here for a lonngg lonngg time;)
mmmmwahhh gotta runnn
calvin nay wrote:
Posted June 23, 2011 11:41 PM
it is quite admirable how the cast reaches out to the Canadian people; i'm from Vermont and living so close to the border, it never ceases to impress me the sense of community Canada shows it's neighbors!
oh, and sorry about that Stanley Cup thing...
Big Bear wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 12:16 AM
Very nice shots. I almost didn't see two VERY cute kitty kats at first either. Hats off to the cast for being so friendly and meeting their fans on their days off; and being down to earth.
claudia masek wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 12:50 AM
i live in Australia and i have only series 1 and 2 on dvd and i can't get the next series until July 7th. It use to be on t.v on channel 22, but its not on anymore. Does anyone know when and what channel heartland is on ? i REALLY LOVE IT ! but, i really think that Lou and Scott should get back together ?
Tanya wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 2:04 AM
I absolutely love the show. I read all the books as a child, and at the time I couldn't wait, but at the same time, even imagine a TV series!!
On a less happier note, being from Calgary, I saw on the news today of someone going towards the Heartland ranch set with some sort of rifle???? I heard that the individual in question had his eyes on Amber Marshall and was trying to get towards her. I hope she's okay??? If anyone else heard about it on the news, and knows if she's alright, please post! Thanks so much.
[Blog Whisperer: Okay, here's the deal: First off, everyone's fine. But beyond that, it's a matter that's under investigation by the police, and I would really appreciate it if we just left this subject alone - I would prefer it not be a topic of discussion. I hope everyone's okay with that, but it's important.]
Leticia wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 5:02 AM
Hi! It would be a dram come true if anyone from the cast come to my school!Here rigth now is 6:00am and I'm waiting for the other giveaway!
BW when will the Heartland season five be able to watch y the internet?
dream catcher wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 11:39 AM
i had a wonderful time with u guys when u where here monday......hopeing next time u come u bringn everyone........ luv the show...... .....lol
Elisabeth wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 12:13 PM
Love Heartland so much!!
MARILEE LESKIW wrote:
Posted June 24, 2011 8:43 PM
I LOVE YOUR SHOW WATCH IT ALL WAYS I RIDE HORES AS CHILD.A BAD ACCDIENT END WITH ME GOING IN TO WHEELCHAIR .OR TAKING BEEN CHANCE.SO THEY PUT ROD IN MY BACK .I STILL WALK TO THIS DAY .LAST YEAR AFTER 10 YEARS NOT BEING ON HORSE I RODE FOR FRIST TIME.THE FREEDOME WAS GREAT BE ABLE RIDE WAS GREAT.AS WELL SAW MY FRIST CLOSE UP LOOK AT WILD HORSE OF SOUTH ALTA WAS GREAT.WHAT I BEEN TROUGH IN LIFE YOU JUST GOT KEEP GOING .LOVE LIFE.I HOPE GET THIS AND ANSWER BACK BEEN TRY GET IN TOUCH LONG TIME. MARILEE LESKIW
Wendy wrote:
Posted June 25, 2011 1:25 AM
That colony you speak of I went there when I was a teenager. They probably still make the best peach schapps liquor. One of the Lady's and her husband came into Calgary back in Nov of last year, selling their pies. I bought one and they are pretty good.
Brian Maged wrote:
Posted June 25, 2011 5:17 PM
Love your BRAVEHEART HEARTLAND LINDA BRAZEN.
Be watching SEASON 5. Why not include some historic vignettes about Canada Chemin des Rois etc. and horse circuses for example one where lion born in captivity returns to Barnum and Bailey circus. Olympic renderer of horse jumps I am an architectural historian on horses and lions.
lien wrote:
Posted June 25, 2011 6:42 PM
those picturs are adorable!!!!
I LOVE HEARTLAND!!
Bruce wrote:
Posted June 25, 2011 11:45 PM
I have a few days off work{finally}and my wife as well does.We wanted to do something special with our four daughters because its been forever since we have.We watch your program as a family and we live in Alberta we thought it would be a great experience for us all to take a road trip down south to see if there is any tours offered of the sets or anything else of that nature.We haven't told the girls yet as we thought we better not get there hopes up.So is this possible for us to do?
Thanks
[Blog Whisperer: Hi Bruce! I'm sorry, but Heartland has a closed set. The town of High River does stand in for Hudson (and you can see the outside of Maggie's there), but that's about as close as you can get. ]
Morgan wrote:
Posted June 26, 2011 1:04 AM
Hey! I am from North Carolina, in the states. Amber Marshall is a ROLE MODEL for me! I have read the books, and LOVE them! I can't wait for season 5 to come out, I watched the whole series in about 2 months. I really hope Torrance Coombs stars more often, and I like all the characters, especially Jack, (Shaun Johnston)
PrairieClover wrote:
Posted June 26, 2011 1:37 AM
BW can you please pass on my Kudos and "Way to Go's" to the right people? I love that Amber and Kerry did this! Colony living is such a huge part of the Canadian Prairie! I'm really impressed! Way to go guys!
kenneth wrote:
Posted June 26, 2011 3:21 PM
im ken wolff in the united states and love this series, nothing like it even here. only bummer they dont stream out of canada and only have the first three seasons. hope the stream out soon or sell season four really soon
keep up the great shows..
ken
eryn wrote:
Posted June 26, 2011 11:24 PM
Heyy B.W.,
A off-topic question that's sort of on topic too... While waiting for Season 5 to start, i have been keeping up with your blog and watching the dvds. While watching I've come to love the music of Heartland very much :)... Just wondering if you would know of some way to get Amy's version of "Forever More" and George Canyons "Cowboy's Dream", or maybe any upcoming "exclusive" downloads like you did for Shaun & Amber's "The Bridge"??
Thanks
Eryn
[Blog Whisperer: I don't know about those specific examples, but I will be trying to get some more exclusive downloads like that for season 5! ]
Connie wrote:
Posted June 27, 2011 11:12 PM
Can you please tell me if Amber Marshall will be riding in the Calgary Stampede Parade this year? I love the rodeo and am a big fan of Heartland as well!
Thank you,
Connie
Samantha wrote:
Posted June 28, 2011 11:28 AM
Hi there BW. I just wanted to let you know that there seems to be some formating issues on the community.
[Blog Whisperer: Thanks Samantha! Obviously someone spilled their juice on the forum server. Or something. They've been made aware of it and it'll be fixed shortly!]
Samantha wrote:
Posted June 28, 2011 2:17 PM
thanks BW i just wanted you to know.
Oh and I wanted to thank you so much for all you do for us and for keeping us entertained while we wate for the show to come back
Kerrine wrote:
Posted June 28, 2011 3:37 PM
I love this show and i hate tv and one day when i went to cannada the truned it on and i fell in love and know thats all i watch on tv well really on youtube and i wont to be an actor just like amber and them and she is my hero! P.S. horse are my fav animal.
Kerrine wrote:
Posted June 28, 2011 3:52 PM
Amber i just have to say that my friends hate the show but i think there crazy because this is all i like to watch on tv (youtube) and my dream is to met u and the cast but i live in Baltimore Maryland so that dream is in thick air :( and i wont to ride again and your show gave me courage again to try and ride sorry if i ask but could u like.... um never mind its stupied sorry bye. P.S. could you like look my mom on face book Louise Thomas but if not email her and sorry if it dont get to Amber i wonted to try and see if she would read it before you guys post it on wedsite :) BYE :) BYE :) BYE :) cant what till season five on youtube
jodean wrote:
Posted June 28, 2011 6:18 PM
cant wait till season 4 comes!!!
btw amber is so pretty!
Eryn wrote:
Posted June 28, 2011 8:02 PM
Thanks for your response B.W. :)
I will certainly enjoy any dowloads i can get from you. Makes it so much easier than trying to find the songs elsewhere, and of course i can't miss any fun happenings on the Heartland site. I check in every day. :)
Hannah Dore wrote:
Posted June 29, 2011 9:15 AM
Hey bw does amber acctually go around helping people with horse problems? I really want a horse but i cant! :( will ty and amy get back together in season 5?
ashley wrote:
Posted June 29, 2011 6:41 PM
to people who this may or may not apply to:
Heartland is on every weeknight at 7 on vision tv.
reruns of course, but still :)
Jess wrote:
Posted June 29, 2011 7:00 PM
I just got my season 2 DVDs today! I love it so far, and I really hope season 3, 4 etc. Come out in uk :D
Brenda Reynolds wrote:
Posted June 30, 2011 1:40 AM
I am so glad to see Amber and Kerry visiting school children. They are so full of smiles. Makes my heart smile too.
I am watching all the episodes over again of Heartland. Perhaps if I watch them enough I will create my own Heartland ranch. That is the plan. I so ache for a family and setting that Heartland provides.
Thanks Heartland writers, staff and cast. You fuel my dream and keep it alive. When I do purchase my own Heartland-like ranch, I will send many many pictures to you.
P.S.
Will you ever consider releasing a Heartland music compilation set of CDs? I really appreciate so much of the music. Some of the songs I cannot download from iTunes. This would be such a blessing to me and so many others, I am sure :)
Hannah wrote:
Posted June 30, 2011 9:02 AM
BW,
could you answer my questions?? Are you good friends with Amber and the crew and does she acctualley go around helping with horses? Do you show these to her if they are for her? Oh ya and if you do....I really want to meet you Amber, I love you! Also can you try out for heartland episodes?
[Blog Whisperer: Hi Hannah! I absolutely do know the cast and crew, and work as closely as I can with them (from 3000km away!) As for Amber herself - she loves animals and has many herself, including horses, dogs, chickens and more, but she is an actress playing a character. She isn't actually Amy. And as far as trying out for Heartland episodes, the show only hires professional actors. I hope that helps! ]
kala wrote:
Posted June 30, 2011 6:48 PM
Hey BW i had a question about the drinking in heartland. it seems that there are several times that show the heartland cast drinking beer and stuff but we assumed that you would have underaged drinking on the show. is the drinking age lower in canada? here in the us it is 21. thanks.
[Blog Whisperer: In Canada the legal drinking age is 18 or 19, depending on province (in Alberta it's 18).]
Hannah wrote:
Posted July 4, 2011 1:10 PM
Thank you sooo much bw! by the way how many minutes is 3000 km? It does help a lot! so i got some more questions (hope you dont mind!)
How old is Amber? How old is Graham? Do you spend alot of time with Amber? Do you show her if there are blogposts for her? Just answer what you can! Thanks! I really appreciate this blog! Oh ya and where can we meet the cast next? Your sooo lucky you know them. I really want to become their friends!
Lillian wrote:
Posted July 4, 2011 6:48 PM
Hi!! I love Heartland so much and I was wondering when season four will be out in canada! I can`t wait for it to come out! Heartland is all I watch! The only thing I don`t like is how Mallory, Badger, and Jake are exactly like Amy, Ty, and Caleb were in the first 2 seasons. But thats ok....I still love Heartland!!
Hannah wrote:
Posted July 5, 2011 7:08 PM
please anwer my questoins ( by Hannah) above! thank you
Kellie Main wrote:
Posted July 6, 2011 12:48 AM
Hey Kerry! You do an excellent job acting out "Caleb"! BTW (By the way) I was watching ShowCase last night (Monday July 5th 2011) and came across a TV movie. It was called "Past Obsession" Does that sound familliar? It should because you are in it. It looked pretty new (within the last 5 years).
Well I just thought I'd let you know that I saw you on TV other than on Heartland!
Toodles,
Kellie
Hannah wrote:
Posted July 6, 2011 9:50 AM
please answer this. if anyone writes something to any of the cast (Amber, graham, kerry, shaun, e.t.c.) do they see it?
[Blog Whisperer: Yes, the cast reads all fan mail to them.]
lola wrote:
Posted July 7, 2011 5:19 AM
je vous aimes beaucoup tu peux me répondre vite merci I love you
mackenzie wrote:
Posted July 8, 2011 8:45 AM
I love heartland i have whatched it sence it came out it is the best show ever.
Anonymous wrote:
Posted July 8, 2011 11:43 PM
Hi, I am a BIG fan of Heartland and I was just wondering if there is a actual place in Alberta that Heartland is filmed at and I was just wondering if I could actually go there for a visit and see where Heartland was filmed? Is there actually a place you can see where Heartlands filmed?
Lisa wrote:
Posted July 13, 2011 10:13 AM
HI we were wondering if season 4 will be on DVD soon? WE love your show but don't have TV & internet @ home, so we watch them on DVDs. Hope it comes out soon. Can't wait:)