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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Selected programming for July 14-20, 2025
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:29:34 -0700
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On 7/15/25 2:35 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Monday, July 14
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Stags       [new to US; complete limited series]        (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> The six-part series follows groom-to-be Stu (Nico Mirallegro) and his 
> friends on his stag do in South America. What was meant to be a week of 
> drink, debauchery and fun takes a dark turn. Instead of boarding a 
> flight back to the UK, the stags are sent to a lawless prison island run 
> by two warring siblings. Quickly it becomes clear that the stags need to 
> pick a side to have any chance of survival. Friendships are tested and 
> life-long loyalty is sacrificed as Stu and his mates begin to question 
> who will make it home alive. UK production filmed in Spain. Six 
> episodes; originally released in the UK in August 2024.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30005404/
> [rating 5.1]

Yeah, I don't think I'd like this at all...

>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> None (except MLB's 2025 home run derby on ESPN at 8 pm)

Yay?...


>          Tuesday, July 15
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Entitled        [new to US; complete season 1]          (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> A man buries his late wife at her eccentric family's estate, but her 
> estranged relatives aren't happy to see him -- or learn of his 
> inheritance. An eight-part British comedy limited series headlined by 
> Brett Gelman that was scheduled for broadcast in 2023 in the UK but 
> apparently never aired there, although it aired on Foxtel in Australia 
> later that year.

I doubt I'd like this one either...

> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> MLB All-Star Game        (live event)         (7 pm, Fox)
> 
> First pitch is at 8 pm.

Yay?...

> Bachelor in Paradise       (special night)         (8-10 pm, ABC)

Definitely "Booooo!!"  ;)


>          Wednesday, July 16
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> The Summer I Turned Pretty        (final season 3 premiere) (12:01 am, 
> Prime Video)
> 
> 11 episodes; the first two stream today, followed by weekly single- 
> episode releases through Sept. 17.

11? Odd season # choice...

> Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful       (documentary)        (3:01 am, 
> Disney+/Hulu)
> 
> A unique pop opera with 13 songs from Miley Cyrus's Something Beautiful 
> album, driven by fantasy. 55m.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36590404/

Something for Anim!!!  :D


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Big Brother       (time slot premiere)       (8 to 9:30 pm, CBS)

No!

> Sullivan's Crossing      (season 3 finale)         (8 pm, CW)
> 
> Renewed for season 4 by CTV.

[sigh...]

> Sistas        (season 9 premiere)         (9 pm, BET)

This has been going for 9 seasons?! Where did the time go?!!


>          Thursday, July 17
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Surf Girls      (complete season 2)       (12:01 am, Prime Video)
> 
> Surf Girls follows five up-and-coming female surfers representing their 
> home countries as they travel the world competing in the Challenger 
> Series. Five episodes. Season one streamed in July 2023.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYOJtOAHlOs

Too bad this is a doc. As a scripted series with some cuties, it might 
have been something I would have watched...

> The Amateur       (movie; streaming premiere)        (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is 
> killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his 
> own hands. Stars Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne; other notables 
> include Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal and Julianne Nicholson. 2h 2m.

Saw it on the plane ride home!!  O:)

> Untamed       [new; complete limited series]      (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> Eric Bana stars as a special agent for the National Parks Service who 
> begins an investigation of a brutal death at Yosemite in this six-part 
> thriller from American Primeval creator Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith. 
> Sam Neill, Lily Santiago, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Wilson Bethel also star.

Another one: As a movie, likely a yes. As a series? I won't have the 
time for it...

> Star Trek: Strange New Worlds    (season 3 premiere)      (3:01 am, 
> Paramount+)
> 
> Season 3 guests include Patton Oswalt, Rhys Darby, Paul Wesley 
> (returning as James T. Kirk), and Cillian O'Sullivan (playing the 
> original series character Dr. Roger Korby), while season 2 finale 
> newcomer Martin Quinn joins the regular cast as Montgomery Scott. Ten 
> episodes; two stream today, followed by once-weekly installments through 
> Sept. 11. Already renewed for season 4 and a final season 5.

Something for Anim!!  ;p


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Transplant       (season 4 and series finale)         (8 pm, NBC)

OK, so that explains why they just killed off the female lead. (I had 
thought there was one more season left...)


>          Friday, July 18
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Follow [Juegos de Seducción]     (movie)       (12:01 am, Prime Video)
> 
> Handsome and charming Sebastián uses his impeccable sense of style to 
> scam wealthy, famous women in Mexico. With help from loyal henchman 
> Maclo, he cunningly carries out schemes. Sebastián postpones ending his 
> scamming career to target her. Mexican film.

Who is "her"?!?!!
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