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Subject: Re: Selected programming for March 20-22, 2024
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On 3/16/24 7:52 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

> RM: The second half of the week.
> 
> 
>          Wednesday, March 20
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Palm Royale     [new]       (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
> 
> Apple's new 1969-set comedy about a woman (Kristen Wiig) striving to 
> gain entrance into Palm Beach high society is based on the book Mr. and 
> Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel. Along with Wiig, cast regulars 
> include Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Leslie Bibb, and Josh 
> Lucas, while guest stars include Carol Burnett and Bruce Dern. 10 
> episodes; the first three are available today, while the rest follow 
> once weekly through May 8.

Impressive cast list. But I doubt it's my thing...

> X-Men '97        [new]        (3:01 am, Disney+)
> 
> Disney's latest Marvel title offers comic book fans something a bit 
> different than the streamer's somewhat lackluster recent MCU entries. In 
> fact, it's not part of the MCU at all but instead a revival of Fox's 
> 1990s cartoon X-Men: The Animated Series, picking up right where that 
> series ended in 1997—with the death of Professor X—and returning some of 
> the original voice cast. Season 1 will run for 10 episodes, and a second 
> season has already been ordered, though series creator Beau DeMayo was 
> fired earlier this month after completing scripts for the second season. 
> The original series is also streaming on Disney+.    Two episodes are 
> released today, with the rest following once weekly through May 15.

In the parallel universe where I don't have to work, and have unlimited 
time, I would have (re)watched the original 1992-97(?) X-Men animated 
series (I saw part of the original, but certainly not every episode), 
and then followed that up by watching this.

But I don't live in that universe...


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Danger on Party Island     (movie)        (8 pm, LMN)
> 
> When an introverted lawyer travels to an infamous party island to 
> collect her estranged sister’s body, she becomes suspicious of foul 
> play. With reluctant help from a local bar owner, she begins to unravel 
> the circumstances of her sister’s accident and starts to believe she 
> could be next. Stars Lindsey Dresbach, Adam Harper, James Bobo, and Kate 
> Dailey.
> 
> [A rare Wednesday night premiere on LMN. The LMN schedule lists several 
> other premieres this week, but only this movie and "My Father's Murder 
> in Greece" on Thursday night are true premieres; the others have 
> appeared on the Lifetime Channel.]
> 
> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/danger-on-party-island
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26455960/

It's "Spring Breakdowns" - it's an annual thing on LMN: they run "5 
premieres" during the mid-week in March, though only some of the 5 
(usually only 2) are "real premieres" (the others are just "LMN premieres").

Anyway, looking forward to this one!

> Wild Cards       (season 1 finale)        (8 pm, CW)

I'll try to remember to catch it on the following Monday...


>          Thursday, March 21
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Road House        (movie)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
> 
> Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity) directs a 
> streaming-only remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze-starring cult classic. 
> The new film, which deviates a bit from the first one, has been in 
> development for over a decade. Jake Gyllenhaal essentially takes over 
> the Swayze role and plays a former UFC fighter now working as a bouncer 
> at a Florida Keys dive bar. Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Darren 
> Barnet, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, and actual UFC champion Conor 
> McGregor (in his film debut) also star.    2h 1m.

I will probably check this out at some point...

> 3 Body Problem        [new; complete season 1]         (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> The new series from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. 
> Weiss—here teaming with writer Alexander Woo (True Blood, The Terror)—is 
> an adaptation of the wildly popular sci-fi book series Remembrance of 
> Earth's Past by Chinese author Cixin Liu that traces events following 
> mankind's first communications with extraterrestrial intelligence.  How 
> will this English-language adaptation tackle a story that features 
> mostly Chinese characters and eventually spans many centuries? The 
> latter question remains to be seen—Season 1 looks like it is sticking 
> with the Hugo Award-winning first book, which begins in the 1960s and 
> doesn't head too far into the future. But casting appears to have an 
> international emphasis, with stars including Rosalind Chao, Benedict 
> Wong, John Bradley, Eiza González, Liam Cunningham, Jess Hong, Jovan 
> Adepo, Saamer Usmani, and Jonathan Pryce. Eight episodes.

I'm not necessarily hearing great things about this...

> Paradise      (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
> 
> When corrupt officials cover up the murder of Ella’s father, she cuts a 
> swath through the anachronistic underbelly of her small island town. 
> Stars Patricia Allison, Tate Donovan, and Tia Carrere; 1h 23m.

If this is a "revenge flick", I might be interested...


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> My Father's Murder in Greece       (movie)       (8 pm, LMN)
> 
> When Allie’s father George takes her on a celebratory trip to Greece to 
> discover her familial roots, George soon ends up murdered and Allie must 
> uncover long-kept family secrets if she’s going to bring the killer to 
> justice. Stars Cass Huckabay, and Maeve Quinlan.

Intending to watch (or at worst record) this...


>          Friday, March 22
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Davey & Jonesie's Locker        [new; complete season 1]        (12:01 
> am, Hulu)
> 
> The original series follows Davey and Jonesie, two lovably eccentric 
> best friends who have always felt out of step with their peers and the 
> banal backdrop of their high school existence. So, when they discover 
> their locker is actually a portal to the multiverse, they’re more than 
> ready to escape their teenage prison of mediocrity in favor of new 
> horizons. But the joke is on them when they only end up in bizarre, 
> alternate versions of their high school, surrounded by offbeat versions 
> of their classmates. Fortunately, these audacious and creative besties 
> are ready to make the most of this vacation from reality by leaving 
> their mark on every universe they visit...even if it means choosing 
> interdimensional chaos while they’re at it. 10 episodes.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHDJqSojwoE
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28082724/

Canadian. And starring no one you've ever heard of...

> Anatomy of a Fall [Anatomie d'une chute]      (movie; streaming 
> premiere)       (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old 
> son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French 
> Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the 
> police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel's 
> suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main 
> suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the 
> circumstances of Samuel's death but an unsettling psychological journey 
> into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship, while 
> Daniel faces a moral dilemma as the main witness. French film; 2h 31m.

Oh, boy, that sounds like tough sledding!!

> On Fire      (movie)       (3:01 am, Peacock)
> 
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