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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Selected programming for July 2-5, 2024
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:47:23 -0700
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On 6/29/24 9:15 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Tuesday, July 2
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Sprint: The World's Fastest Humans         [new; complete season 1]   
> (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
>  From Sha'Carri Richardson to Noah Lyles, for the very first time we 
> will tell the full story of man and woman’s desire to be the fastest 
> person on the planet.

So, it's not about the phone company?!...

Oh, and F*** Netflix!!  ;)

>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants        [new]        (9 
> pm, HBO)
> 
> Brings viewers inside the New York Giants organization as the team 
> prepares for their highly-anticipated 100th season. Five episodes 
> running through July 30.

Ha ha ha ha! "Anticipated" by whom?!!


>          Wednesday, July 3
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Red Swan       [new]          (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> While Oh Wansoo and her husband Kim Yongkook might seem like the perfect 
> couple...  Korean series; 10 episodes?

No K-dramas!!

> Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F       (movie)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley for the fourth Beverly Hills Cop 
> movie—and first in 30 years. Directed by commercial director Mark Molloy 
> in his feature debut, the Netflix exclusive also stars Joseph 
> Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon plus returning franchise 
> regulars Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Bronson Pinchot, and Paul Reiser. 
> 1h 55m.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoxhkE_U3Ww
> 
> https://www.netflix.com/title/81076856
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083016/

Meh - I might have been interested in this, if it wasn't on The 'Flix.

>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> None.

Ouch!


>          Thursday, July 4
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Space Cadet      (movie)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
> 
> Emma Roberts 

No!!

> plays a Florida party girl 

Well, that kind of seems "on brand"...

> turned (thanks to a fabricated 
> resume) into a woefully underqualified applicant to NASA's astronaut 
> program in an Amazon comedy also starring Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, and 
> Gabrielle Union. 1h 50m.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wL3evhiN5k
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21469794/

With nearly anyone else as the star, I might have been interested in this.

> Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire      (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 
> am, Max)
> 
> Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans 
> unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's 
> mysteries. Released in March 2024; 1h 55m.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539740/    [rating 6.2]

Meh. I will get to this eventually, but I am not enthused about it, and 
am in no hurry...


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Note: There is no LMN premiere tonight.

Well, it's a good thing it's a vacation day!!


>          Friday, July 5
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Temptation Island Mexico        [new]          (2 am, Prime Video)
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/Temptation-Island-Mexico-Season-Trailer/dp/B0D3MCJ1L1/

No!

And, wow - that is a disappointing offering from the streamers this Friday!


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Power Book II: Ghost       (final season 4 summer finale)         (8 pm, 
> Starz)
> 
> The series concludes with five episodes running from Sept. 6 through 
> Oct. 4.

Wow - way to string it out, Starz!
(P.S. Nobody gets Starz!!)


> 
> (end)