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On 2024-11-18 3:11 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> 
> Hello Anim8r and Robin,
> 
> Thanks go out to both of you for getting me the list of new programming for
> the week.
> 
> 
>> *****************************************************************************************
>>    Tuesday, Nov. 19
> 
> 
>> Interior Chinatown        [new; complete season 1]         (12:01 am, Hulu)
>> Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley) stars as Willis Wu, an actor playing an
>> unnamed background character on a police procedural who stumbles into a
>> larger real-life story involving a criminal conspiracy in Chinatown and
>> his family's secret history, in an adaptation of the acclaimed
>> best-seller of the same name by Charles Yu. Adapted by Yu himself (the
>> author has extensive TV experience including writing for Lodge 49 and
>> Westworld), the drama also stars Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, and Lisa
>> Gilroy. All 10 episodes stream today.
> 
> 
> I will sample this for Chloe Bennet
> 
> 
>> Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED      (comedy special)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> Comedian Adam Ray transforms into Dr. Phil for this one-of-a-kind comedy
>> show featuring celebrity guests, crowdwork and outrageous hijinks.
> 
> I will give this a try.
> 
> 
>> Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked       (special)          (10-11 pm, NBC)
>> A behind-the-scenes look at the highly-anticipated two-part film
>> adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
> 
> No Ron Livingston, no show?
> I do admire them for promoting porn sites, though:
> https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5186699/wicked-movie-dolls-porn-misprint-mattel
> 
> 
>> *****************************************************************************************
>>        Wednesday, Nov. 20
> 
> 
>> Adoration [Adorazione]        [new; complete limited series]        (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> In a small town near Rome, Elena, a teenage girl disappears. Who is she?
>> What happened to her? This is the story of the two faces of adoration -
>> one striving for dedication; and the other for possession. And how it is
>> sometimes hard to recognize the right one. Italian series; 6 episodes.
> 
> Maybe.
> 
> 
>> Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy     (documentary)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> Pulls back the curtain on the world’s top brands, exposing the hidden
>> tactics and covert strategies used to keep all of us locked in an endless
>> cycle of buying­no matter the cost. 1h 24m.
> 
> I saw a study on increased labor/transportation/etc.. costs and around 50%
> of the "inflation" over the last 4 years has just been about increased
> corporate profits rather than any actual inflation.
> 
> 
>> The Merry Gentlemen         (movie)          (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> To save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer
>> decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue--and meets a guy
>> with all the right moves. Stars Britt Robertson, Chad Michael Murray, and Marla Sokoloff.
> 
> Is this a spinoff of HOT FROSTY?
> 
> 
>> Our Oceans           [new; complete limited series]          (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> A thrilling five-episode series, narrated by Barack Obama, that invites
>> you to join Emmy-winning wildlife filmmaker James Honeyborne on an
>> awe-inspiring adventure. This groundbreaking show will whisk you away on
>> a global journey, uncovering the mesmerizing stories of our planet's five
>> majestic oceans. Each episode delves into the unique characters of the
>> creatures within these ecosystems, from playful and cunning to resilient
>> and mysterious. Ride along the world's great current as we reveal
>> nature's most spectacular aquatic personalities and breathtaking wonders.
> 
> Sounds like a PBS show.  I wonder if they can do some last minute edits to
> include the Emperor penguin that showed up in Australia?
> 
> 
>> *****************************************************************************************
>>        Thursday, Nov. 21
> 
> 
>> Cruel Intentions        [new; complete season 1]          (12:01 am, Prime Video)
>> Amazon's series adaptation of the 1999 film of the same name—which in turn
>> was yet another adaptation of the 18th century novel Les Liaisons
>> Dangereuses—is set at an elite Washington D.C.-area college in the
>> present day where two "ruthless step-siblings" battle for power in the
>> "cutthroat social hierarchy" of the Greek system. Sean Patrick Thomas
>> returns from the original film—as a different character—alongside Sarah
>> Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Savannah Lee Smith, and more. All eight
>> episodes stream today.
> 
> I will sample this.
> 
> 
>> Alien: Romulus       (movie; streaming premiere)          (12:01 am, Hulu)
>> While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of
>> young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life
>> form in the universe. 1h 59m.
> 
> I will watch this since I skipped going to the theater for it.
> 
> 
>> A Man on the Inside        [new; complete season 1]          (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> Mike Schur reunites with his The Good Place star Ted Danson for a new
>> series adapted from the Oscar-nominated 2020 documentary The Mole Agent.
>> The San Francisco-set caper borrows that film's basic premise (though not
>> many of the details): A family, concerned about the treatment of their
>> mother in a nursing home, hires a private investigator, who in turn
>> recruits an elderly man (played here by Danson) to serve as an undercover
>> spy in the facility. In this case, Danson's Charles is a widower and
>> retired professor who attempts to unravel the mystery of a stolen family
>> heirloom and finds an unexpected new chapter in his life in the process.
>> Stephanie Beatriz, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Sally Struthers, Lilah Richcreek
>> Estrada, and Susan Ruttan also star. All eight episodes stream today.
> 
> I will definitely sample this.
> 
> 
>> Maybe Baby 2 [Bytte Bytte Barn]      (movie)         (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> When two couples learn that the fertility clinic didn't swap their eggs
>> after all, they resolve to move in together and raise their kids
>> collectively. Danish film; 1h 45m. Sequel to 2023's "Maybe Baby."
> 
> I watched the first one, so I will probably watch this.
> 
> 
>> Human vs. Hamster        [new; complete season 1]           (3:01 am, Max)
>> Reality competition; 8 episodes. This is actually not from The Onion.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gABQeNeZQ9w
> 
> I would expect the humans to win simply because they are the only ones that
> know that they are in a competition.
> 
> 
> 
>> The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday       (complete season 3)
>>         (3:01 am, The Roku Channel)
>> Celebs Anthony Anderson, Rob Riggle, Vanessa Bayer, Loni Love, and Susie
>> Essman compete in holiday baking challenges to impress Paul Hollywood &
>> Prue Leith and win “star baker”­or even a handshake. One episode.
> 
> I will give this a try, though the Roku celebrity editions of this show
> have been mediocre.
> 
> 
>> Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story        (movie)         (8-10 pm, CBS)
>> When her beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph
>> Stool must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend’s
>> family, and return instead to her small Australian coastal hometown to
>> confront the chaos of her own…less elegant family. In the week leading up
>> to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the
>> mortality of the one thing that unifies them. Australian film;
> 
> So, Australia does the stupid Christmas movie season as well...with the
> comedy centered around the family name of "Stool".
> 
Stool? You're shitting me, right? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself.)
> 
>> *****************************************************************************************
>>        Friday, Nov. 22
> 
> 
>> The Empress       (complete season 2)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
>> When rebellious Elisabeth falls for Emperor Franz and becomes his unlikely
>> bride, she enters a world of tension and intrigue at the Viennese court.
>> German series; six episodes? Season 1 streamed in September 2022.
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