Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

tshine-548-66496 I only became aware of Heartland about a year and a half ago, but it has quickly become my favorite show in recent memory. It is a mystery to me that this great series has never been picked up by a major US network! There are so many things to like about this show that it is hard to find a place to start. The family represented here goes about their daily lives with a determination and resilience to be admired and an adherence to basic values without ever lecturing or pandering to the audience. There is an innate spirituality in this show, yet we never hear them talk specifically about religion or deity nor ever even hear them say grace over a meal. We watch them deal with financial issues that real people might have to face and there are no easy solutions. But the very best part of this show is the 9-season romance/courtship between Ty and Amy that has the audience on the edge of our seats because it could have so easily been sidetracked a dozen times. Very little violence, and the little that is present is absolutely necessary for each situation. The writers have created very realistic dialogue that is devoid of crudity and profanity. To me at least, this show has all the best characteristics of Little House on the Prairie and the Waltons while being more realistic than either. I highly recommend it.

louise-17938 I love the show but I wish that they would make another series to it...... I didn't like the way it ended...

Hendry2 I first noticed Heartland in 2009 and liked it to a degree once I started watching every week, but to be honest more for the scenery than the stories themselves. In my opinion photography of the Alberta landscape has always been the show's strong points, but the stories themselves, well, lukewarm is the word that always stays with me. From all the reviews read over the years, it seems teen girls are the show's biggest fans, and perhaps that's the problem. To an adult viewer like myself, the show sometimes presents itself as more a teen soap.Heartland seems stuck on episodes with repetitive weak plots, such as "Lou made a bad business decision" or (in the early seasons) "Who's in love with Amy" - all of her suitors looking like they came off the cover of GQ Magazine. Then there's Tim, who's constantly irritated about something, and elder Jack, who is a fine person, but has a chronic case of the grumps. I always thought Mallory was a good change of pace from episode to episode, her quirky humor something no one else in the family seems to have. Ty's a good guy and has a lot more patience with Amy than most guys his age ever would, though sometimes his career rise from teen delinquent with a shovel in his hand was a bit of a stretch to my imagination, and unfortunately not something seen in real life. Also, I've always had a bone to pick regarding the show constantly branded as "a multi-generation saga" - I often find that hard to see in a show that's main concern seems to be "Who's falling off a horse this week, Amy or Georgie?" In comparison, the 6-hour miniseries Lonesome Dove was the correct meaning of a saga...Like Lonesome Dove, in the early decades of Hollywood "saga" meant very dynamic plots and characters - I just don't see that when it comes to Heartland. I'll be disappointed if I miss a favorite episode of The Walton's or Little House on the Prairie, but in the case of a Heartland rerun usually I'm thinking "Well, what else is on?" I'm sure the writers did their best and for certain it's not a bad show, but for a show that's in it's 12th (and perhaps final) season, the stories over the years have blended together into one lukewarm series....

shannon_frost My daughter LOVES this show!! I love it too and my husband will watch it, my mom and brother - we have all gotten into binge watching it at times!! The situations are great- sometimes funny, sometimes sad - always heart warming. It is wholesome - I never worry about what my daughter might see or hear. I highly recommend this family fun show!