Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Robin Miller Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Selected programming for April 6-8, 2024 Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 17:36:38 -0400 Lines: 240 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net RJbwHCmDGcCOi1D0GhkmVgmHR0k0oCSAyJcqVoRdzDY3LQhi5X Cancel-Lock: sha1:JlEqN+JMe0Ao3hqqDj4KTKOHXzg= sha256:SXzLMtF3bDxre/q9cWPUJAN/f69CrQILtkiBBsg0kJA= X-Mozilla-News-Host: news://news.individual.net:119 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.18.2 Bytes: 8733 RM: Programming for Tuesday-Friday will be posted later tonight. Previously released: Netflix and other streamers added a lot of titles on April 1. Among Netflix's additions are the entire six-season run of White Collar. For the others, see: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/ ***************************************************************************************** Saturday, April 6 The Fable [new] (12:01 am, Hulu) "The Fable" is the story of a legendary hitman who has completed numerous jobs for a variety of clients. After concluding his latest assignment, the number of people Fable has recently killed is drawing too much attention and he is ordered by his boss to lay low for a year or face deadly consequences. Thus begins Fable's one-year sabbatical from the underworld and the challenges he faces adapting to life as an "ordinary" citizen. Anime; 25 half-hour episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXR2SxYg26Y https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28329410/ Suzume (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix) 2022 anime; 2h 2m. https://www.netflix.com/title/81696498 https://about.netflix.com/en/news/suzume-streams-on-netflix-around-the-world https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16428256/ Secret Life of a Sorority Girl (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel) When single mother Cheryl finds out her daughter Ashley is dancing as a pole dancer at a night club to pay her way through college, she is furious and threatens to disown her. She regrets their fight when Ashley goes missing and police provide no help finding her. Cheryl is certain the key to finding her daughter lies in the club she worked at. To gain the trust of the dancers and patrons, Cheryl gets a job as a dancer at the club. Cheryl doesn’t tell anyone who she is until she gains the trust of bartender Jake, who agrees to help find Ashley. But every lead they follow ends nowhere. Cheryl finds herself falling in love with Jake–only to discover that his brother Rick is the one who kidnapped Ashley and is holding her prisoner. Rick is in love with Ashley and envisioned having a life with her. But Jake refuses to turn in Rick and traps Cheryl in the basement with Ashley. Stars Jessica Morris (who has an amazing 12 titles listed as forthcoming on IMDb, but this is not one of them), Philip Boyd, and Jessica Lynn Wallace. Not on IMDb. https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secret-life-of-a-sorority-girl Blind Date Book Club (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel) A bookstore owner finds love and direction in life after agreeing to review a famous author’s new novel in her blind-date-with-a-book club. Stars Erin Krakow and Robert Buckley. https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/blind-date-book-club https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30505839/ Two for One [new] (8 pm, TCM) Film directors including Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Nicole Holofcener, and Todd Haynes sit down with TCM's Ben Mankiewicz to discuss and present two films of their choice. 12-episode limited series running through June 29. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-XGS2YVXk http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/two-for-one/listings/ Alex Edelman: Just for Us (comedy special) (10 pm, HBO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPsk1697UEo Note: Tubi's press release for April lists a movie called "Snatched" for tonight, but it's not yet available and appears to have been postponed until next Saturday. ***************************************************************************************** Sunday, April 7 GO! GO! Loser Ranger! [new] (12:01 am, Hulu) A foot soldier sets out to infiltrate and take down a group of warriors known as the Dragon Keepers. He encounters obstacles and challenges as he attempts to complete his mission against the group. Anime; 12 episodes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go!_Go!_Loser_Ranger! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28082379/ Mission: Yozakura Family [new] (12:01 am, Hulu) Taiyo Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyoichiro. What drastic steps will Taiyo have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins! Anime; 27 episodes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission:_Yozakura_Family https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31131310/ [as "Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen"] A Model Murder (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel) Web model Kara Woods begins to get disturbing messages from one of her fans, causing her to seek help from a security influencer, Cody Valentine. Things are fine until the messages begin spilling over into “IRL” when Kara’s stalker begins to show up in person. Stars Sara Ball, Austin Valli, Molly Gibson, Ben VanderMey and Jean Charles. https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-model-murder https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31727167/ 2024 CMT Music Awards (live event) (8-11 pm, CBS) Kelsea Ballerini hosts. https://www.cmt.com/news/9v8n94/2024-cmt-music-awards-toby-keith-honored-with-all-star-tribute-featuring-lainey-wilson-brooks-dunn-and-sammy-hagar When Calls the Heart (season 11 premiere) (9 pm, Hallmark Channel) 12 episodes. Beacon 23 (season 2 premiere) (9 pm, MGM+) Aster Calyx (Lena Headey) and Halan Kai Nelson (Stephan James) are inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat after another, they unravel the beacon’s mysteries, just in time to face their most powerful enemy. 8 episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kinzNj-Sb7E https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9174724/ [rating 5.7] Parish (time slot premiere) (9 pm, AMC) ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========