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Subject: Re: Selected programming for April 22-26, 2024
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:56:11 -0700
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On 4/22/24 8:15 AM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Previously released:
> 
> 
> Freud's Last Session     (movie)     (Netflix, April 20)
> 
> On the brink of World War II, Sigmund Freud invites C.S. Lewis over for 
> a charged conversation about love, family and the existence of God. 
> Stars Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour, 
> Jeremy Northam, and Orla Brady. 2023 film; 1hr 48m. Not available on the 
> Basic with Ads subscription plan.
> 
> https://www.netflix.com/title/81725548
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20420628/   [rating 6.0]

Too bad this is Netflix, or I'd actually watch this.

> Black Sails      (all 4 seasons)        (Netflix, April 18)
> 
> Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis 
> Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island." Starz series that ran from 
> 2014 through 2017; 38 one-hour episodes.

 >:/

Also still on Starz (app).

Looks like I missed my window on it...

> Rust Creek     (movie)       (Netflix, April 15)
> 
> A wrong turn in the woods becomes a fight for her life when a 
> career-seeking college student runs into two outlaw brothers looking to 
> cook up trouble. Stars Hermione Corfield, Jay Paulson, and Sean O'Bryan. 
> 2018 film; 1h 48m.

This movie has been to literally *every other streamer!*, including 
Tubi. Hell, I bet it's even been to Netflix once before now!!

> Earthquake Underground     (movie)      (Tubi, April 18)
> 
> After a massive earthquake submerges a hotel, a young architect must 
> overcome all odds to save his pregnant girlfriend before the structure 
> collapses. Stars Cayla Black, Houston Rhines, Angela Cole, Jenny Tran, 
> and Matthew Gademske. 1 hr, 22 min.

Meh.
Maybe...


>          Monday, April 22
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One      (movie; 
> streaming premiere)      (3:01 am, Max)
> 
> Animated film; 1h 33m.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29195117/    [rating 6.3]

Well, here's something for Anim and co!!


>          Tuesday, April 23
> 
> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Shogun        (limited series finale)         (10 pm, FX)

Cool. But still won't be getting to this for a while...


>          Wednesday, April 24
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> LOL: Last One Laughing Germany      (season 5 premiere)         (12:01 
> am, Prime Video)
> 
> 
> 
> The Big Door Prize       (season 2 premiere)          (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
> 
> A small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, 
> promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. Soon residents start 
> changing jobs, rethinking relationships, and questioning long-held 
> beliefs ­all in pursuit of a better future. Ten episodes; the first three 
> are released today, and the rest follow once weekly through June 12.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ye6vpH-z0
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14761860/      [rating 6.4]

Meh - needed a stronger cast than this.

> TMZ Presents: Famous & Naked       (reality)        (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.

It's good to see that Tubi is focusing on the important stuff!!  ;p


>          Thursday, April 25
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Velma        (season 2 premiere)         (3:01 am, Max)
> 
> This raucous reimagining of the Scooby-Doo franchise unravels the 
> mysterious origins of Mystery, Inc.--as seen through the eyes of the 
> gang's beloved bespectacled detective Velma. Animated series.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUo0TUCgj9Y
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14153790/     [rating 1.6, based on 77K 
> ratings--the lowest I've ever seen]

It is absolutely amazing that this was brought back...  :/


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Fatal Fixer Upper     (movie)      (8 pm, LMN)
> 
> Vivienne and Ryan Williams couldn’t be happier after buying their dream 
> home from a mysterious man named Josh in a beautiful California suburb. 
> Their newfound paradise soon turns into a living nightmare as Josh, 
> still strangely attached to the house, suddenly appears after they move 
> in to help fix up certain parts of the home. When his erratic behavior 
> turns to obsession for Vivienne, the young couple soon find themselves 
> caught up in a volatile confrontation that threatens to destroy 
> everything they hold dear. Stars Jasmine Aivaliotis, Philip McElroy, 
> Duke Van Patten, and Dorian Gregory.
> 
> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/fatal-fixer-upper
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32065017/

Vivica and co. finally let cutie Jasmine Aivaliotis headline a movie! 
So, yes!!

(Though, this being a Hybrid flick, I'm not expecting it to actually be, 
you know, "*good*"!...  ;p  )


>          Friday, April 26
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story         [new; complete limited 
> series]          (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> Four episodes.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx93Z6zBnGE
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31023148/

I didn't realize that they had died!!(?!)  :p

> Infested [Vermines]        (movie)         (3:01 am, Shudder)
> 
> Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army 
> of deadly, rapidly-reproducing spiders. Stars Théo Christine, Finnegan 
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