Path: local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 00:48:45 +0000 From: BTR1701 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Selected programming for May 18-19, 2024 References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Usenapp/0.92.2/l for MacOS Message-ID: Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 00:48:45 +0000 Lines: 25 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-0wfcTNjOrpdhGV3OMJtfO+pAaXmV9K32IYdiaFU0dBOXSBjKw/ejDDm3mMTyYhySre0WM9TQlbidyZx!Wdf7Ivt3aVj9wqSo5WTqotv3qEI5zf7BYLTsFJoYY2cudWE9Bi/0VdNaFXgZaX91Oq5if02dUEpD X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2418 X-Original-Lines: 23 On May 18, 2024 at 3:32:52 PM PDT, "Robin Miller" wrote: > The Bad Guardian (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel) > > "The Bad Guardian" is a riveting thriller about one woman’s fight to > save her father from the clutches of a corrupt and greedy > court-appointed “guardian.” When Leigh’s (Melissa Joan Hart) father > Jason (Eric Pierpoint) suffers a fall while she’s out of town, the > courts assign Jason a guardian, Janet (La La Anthony). At first Janet > seems to be a big help to Jason, but things quickly take a terrible > turn. Janet is legally in charge of every aspect of Jason’s life, and > doesn’t waste any time placing him in a nursing home, auctioning off his > house, all worldly possessions, and using the excuse that the proceeds > are needed for his care. As Leigh continues to challenge Janet’s > efforts, the guardian ultimately uses her power to prevent the family > from visiting. In Janet’s care, Jason’s health deteriorates, to the > point that he needs a life-saving treatment which Janet decides is too > expensive. As the whistleblowers around Jason meet untimely ends, Leigh > finds the strength to take down the guardian and the corrupt system that > supports her. This doesn't just sound like a bad guardian. It sounds like the *wrong* guardian!