Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Selected programming for June 22-25, 2024 Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 15:36:50 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 173 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:36:51 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="cf98fdc741a6d9fe08bd03d56e2b8c94"; logging-data="4153816"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/iE//zRWxslX7Rex4+rAa3" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:qiDO5wUvAKwDXHu4Qdngn+3fC+g= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 7585 On 6/22/24 2:00 PM, Robin Miller wrote: > RM: The programming list for the second half of the week will be > released later today. > > > >         Previously released: > > > Aftersun       (movie)           (Netflix, June 21) > > Through real and imagined memories, Sophie recalls her efforts to bond > with her unknowable dad on a father-daughter trip to Turkey 20 years > earlier. 2022 British film starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and > Celia Rowlson-Hall. 1h 42m. Damn. This was on another streamer (Max, maybe?...). If it's now on The Netflix, I've probably lost my window to watch it. >         Saturday, June 22 > > > The Bad Orphan      (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel) > > The psychological drama centers on Jessica (Betsy Brandt) and Karl (Mark > Taylor), loving parents to Rhiannon (Eve Edwards), who after years of > trying to add to their family are elated to adopt Gabby (Chloe Coco > Chapman), an 8-year-old orphan born with personal challenges. Their > ideas of a perfect family come into question when they discover that > Gabby is a troubled little girl, and the family begins to believe things > aren’t what they seem. As the unsettling behavior of their “child” > worsens and lies are uncovered, cracks in the family dynamic form with > Jessica becoming increasingly concerned that adopted daughter Gabby is a > threat to their family. I think I may skip this - I've been binging "Daisy Jones & The Six" today, and I may just finish it out. (All 10 episodes!!) > Two Scoops of Italy     (movie)        (8 pm, Hallmark Channel) > > When an American chef travels to a quaint village in Italy for > inspiration, she falls in love with the flavors, culture, gelato, and > the Italian gentleman who helps her discover it all. Stars Hunter King > and Michele Rosiello. > > https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/two-scoops-of-italy > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32422182/ Does Hunter King really want to be tied to Hallmark?! She's a little young for that. Hell, even Jocelyn Hudon got herself out! > Note: The movie "Continental Split" was originally scheduled to premiere > today on Tubi, but it has been pushed to June 29. Boo!! >         Sunday, June 23 > > > TMZ Presents: Famous & Naked      (special)        (3:01 am, Tubi) > > Celebrities are showing it all online and raking in fortunes. Join TMZ > in examining Hollywood’s fascination with getting naked on the Internet. > One hour. I bet Anim is right: no actual nudity here!! > Discovering Love      (movie)        (7 pm, UPtv) > > An archeology professor must team up with a > dig-first-ask-questions-later treasure hunter to find the long-lost > crown of Helen of Troy. Stars Liliana Tandon and Tim Rogan. [This > appears to be the actual premiere of this film.] I actually know who Tandon is, but I have no interest in this one. > Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story     (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime > Channel) > > When ex-convict Larry Ray (Billy Zane) unexpectedly moves into his > daughter’s dorm, he enthralls her friends with conversations and > promises to help them with personal transformations by preying on their > insecurities and fears. Under Ray’s influence, the students uncover > false memories of childhood trauma that Ray uses to further alienate > them from their families. As the students continue to fall under Ray’s > control, he begins to target their friends and family, extending his > reach of emotional, financial, sexual abuse and mental manipulation. As > the students get pulled deeper into the cult, Ray’s control moves from > emotional and mental to sexual as well, creating a web of lies and > deceit. Tedra Rogers, Frankie Warren, Alexis Sides, Erin Walsh, and > Elizabeth Röhm co-star. > > https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/devil-on-campus-the-larry-ray-story > > https://play.mylifetime.com/movies/devil-on-campus-the-larry-ray-story/preview-devil-on-campus-the-larry-ray-story > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32094258/ Will watch. > Billy the Kid       (season 2 finale)        (9 pm, MGM+) Nobody gets MGM+!! ;p > When Calls the Heart       (season 11 finale; renewed for season 12)  (9 > pm, Hallmark Channel) [sigh] > Orphan Black: Echoes         [new]           (10 pm, AMC/BBC America) > > Set in the same world as "Orphan Black," which ended its five-season run > in 2017, "Echoes" comes from a different writer (Anna Fishko, Fear the > Walking Dead), though original series co-creator John Fawcett is on > board as a producer and director. Another key change: The new series > features an all-new cast and characters as it jumps forward in time to > the year 2052, when a mysterious new cloning experiment leaves a group > of women attempting to figure out who they are. Krysten Ritter heads a > cast that also includes Keeley Hawes, James Hiroyuki Liao, Rya > Kihlstedt, and Reed Diamond. > [snip] > > Ten episodes running through August 25. The entire series will be shown > on both AMC and BBC America. The original was such a mess that not even Maslany could save it. So there's no way I'm watching this just for Krysten Ritter. >         Monday, June 24 > > >     Streaming: > > > Out of Darkness    (movie; streaming premiere)        (3:01 am, Paramount+) > > In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in > search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being > is hunting them down, the clan is forced to confront a danger they never > envisioned. 2022 film; 1h 28m. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7527682/   [rating 5.5] Hmmmm.... Looks like it was a UK film. I may check this out - it's "horror" afterall!! >         Tuesday, June 25 > > >     Streaming: > > > I Am: Celine Dion     (documentary)        (12:01 am, Prime Video) > > This is a journey inside Celine Dion's life as she reveals her battle > with Stiff Person Syndrome. 1h 42m. All for Anim!! ;p > TikTok Star Murders        (reality special)        (3:01 am, Peacock) Dang - I was hoping this was either an original Tubi or Lifetime flick, not some doc!! So, not a great start to the week...