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Subject: Re: Selected programming for May 25-31, 2024
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On 5/26/24 9:52 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Saturday, May 25
> 
> 
> Cruise Ship Murder      (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
> 
> After her aunt is found dead, having mysteriously fallen overboard on a 
> cruise ship, Olivia is thrown into rough seas as her uncle’s secret past 
> is brought to life and more deaths occur. Stars Skye Coyne, Ryan Carnes, 
> Matthew Pohlkamp, Carly Reeves, Gina Hiraizumi, and Tyler Price.
> 
> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/cruise-ship-murder
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32132667/

There are two Lifetime flicks I have to catch up on from when I was gone 
- this is one of them.


>          Sunday, May 26
> 
> 
> Beacon 23       (season 2 finale)          (9 pm, MGM+)

Someone on Reddit said the first season of this was "good" (their 
words), but that the second season was a hot mess!

> Note: There is no Lifetime Channel premiere tonight.

Boo!!


>          Wednesday, May 29
> 
> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> The Price Is Right at Night     (special)         (8 pm, CBS)

(Yes, I have to...)

Drew!


>          Thursday, May 30
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> The First Omen      (movie; streaming premiere)         (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the 
> church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith 
> and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth 
> of evil incarnate. 2024 film; 1h 59m.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5672290/    [rating 6.8]

Maybe.

> Eric      [new; complete limited series]         (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> A six-episode thriller (based on a true story) from Abi Morgan (The Iron 
> Lady, The Hour) set in 1980s New York, "Eric" deals with police 
> corruption amid the NYPD's search for a missing nine-year-old boy—while 
> the boy's grieving and increasingly unstable father (Benedict 
> Cumberbatch), a popular TV kids show puppeteer, copes by talking to the 
> monster [Eric] that lives under his son's bed. Also on board are stars 
> Gaby Hoffmann, Clarke Peters, David Denman, and Dan Fogler. British series.

Just... weird.


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Daddy's Deadly Secret     (movie)       (8 pm, LMN)
> 
> Ever since their divorce, Richard and Ellie have enjoyed an amicable 
> relationship as they co-parent their daughter Abigail. Richard has even 
> found love again, in the form of his new fiancee Caroline. Everything 
> changes when Abigail doesn’t return from school one day. A call to Ellie 
> reveals a terrifying truth; Abigail is missing. As Richard and Caroline 
> try to uncover what happened to the little girl, they soon discover she 
> may never have existed at all. Inspired by actual events; stars Sarah 
> Allen and Steve Byers.
> 
> https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/daddys-deadly-secret
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31314357/

Of course!!

> Grey's Anatomy     (season 20 finale; renewed for season 21)        (9 
> pm, ABC)

Grey's!! (They'd better not kill off Jo!!!)

> Station 19      (season 7 and series finale)        (10 pm, ABC)

Die!!


>          Friday, May 31
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Stopmotion       (movie)        (3:01 am, Shudder)
> 
> A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of 
> her overbearing mother. 2023 British film; 1h 33m.
> 
> https://www.metacritic.com/movie/stopmotion/     [score 65]
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14852624/     [rating 5.5]

But nobody gets The Shudder!! (BTR is a fibber!   ;p  )

P.S. The star of this is Aisling Franciosi, which is what makes me 
interested in it.


> Note: There is no Hallmark Mystery premiere tonight; the next premiere 
> is next Friday, June 7.

Not only that: Tubi took a complete flyer this week!!


> 
> (end)