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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Selected programming for Jan. 6-10, 2025
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 08:34:05 -0800
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On 1/4/25 11:16 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Monday, Jan. 6
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> My Happy Marriage     (season 2 premiere)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> Anime.  [Season 1 had 13 episodes released weekly.]
> 
> https://www.netflix.com/title/81564905

Bah!!

> Two Witches      (movie)         (3:01 am, Shudder/AMC+)
> 
> An aging, malevolent witch intercedes in the lives of two young women. 
> 2021 film starring Rebekah Kennedy, Kristina Klebe and Belle Adams; 1h 38m.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10963926/    [rating 4.8]
> 
> https://www.theranconcompany.com/blogs/news/breaking-news-two-witches- 
> to-haunt-shudder-and-amc-starting-january-1
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VXQPfgH_uw

Another horror flick I would probably watch if I actually got Shudder...


>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> TMZ Investigates: Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer     (special)     
> (8-9 pm, Fox)

:/

And wasn't this already on Tubi?!

> Brilliant Minds         (season 1 finale)            (9 and 10 pm, two 
> episodes, NBC)

This one does not seem to be likely to be renewed is the feeling I am 
getting...


>          Tuesday, Jan. 7
> 
> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Deal or No Deal Island       (season 2 premiere; special time)  (8-10 
> pm, NBC)
> 
> Regular time is 9-10 pm.

No!

> Will Trent         (season 3 premiere)         (8 pm, ABC)
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0r5eIYe98w

At 8pm, I may even end up watching this...

> Doc         [new]             (9 pm, Fox)
> 
> Adapted from an Italian series, Fox's new medical drama centers on an 
> accomplished physician and hospital executive (Molly Parker) who is 
> attempting to restart her life after a traumatic brain injury wipes out 
> eight years of memories.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL4UdAw8V5E
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26748321/
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26748321/
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_(2025_TV_series)

Another broadcast network show that I'm actually interested in, but will 
probably never end up watching.

> High Potential        (season 1 winter premiere)           (9 pm, ABC)
> 
> 13-episode order.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26748649/     [rating 7.6]

OTOH, this seems likely to be renewed...

> The Rookie         (season 7 premiere)           (10 pm, ABC)
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diKOjR0E2ZA

The COOKIE!!

> The Irrational       (season 2 winter premiere)         (10 pm, NBC)

Starring super-cute Molly Kunz... oh, and Jesse L. Martin.  ;p


>          Wednesday, Jan. 8
> 
> 
>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Shifting Gears        [new]         (8 pm, ABC)
> 
> Tim Allen's latest sitcom finds the comedian playing the widowed owner 
> of a classic car restoration shop who suddenly finds his estranged 
> daughter and his teen grandchildren moving into his home. Kat Dennings 
> and Seann William Scott also star, while Jenna Elfman is recurring.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WSd4qds4A
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31614348/
> 
> https://abc.com/show/0b64a2a5-a111-450a-a3c3-b0f8e69a2124

I will surely sample this.

> Chicago Med        (season 10 winter premiere)           (8 pm, NBC)

I haven't watched the "Chicago" shows at all so far this TV season... 
[shrug]


>          Thursday, Jan. 9
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> On Call         [new; complete season 1]         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
> 
> Producer Dick Wolf's latest police procedural stars Eriq La Salle, Lori 
> Loughlin, Troian Bellisario, and Brandon Larracuente as cops in Long 
> Beach, California. The gimmick here is that On Call is filmed cinema 
> verité-style, mixing conventional cinematography with a mix of dashcam, 
> bodycam, and cellphone footage. Episodes run just 30 minutes and all 
> eight of them stream today.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuppLrUGoU
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14582876/

OK, I may try to get through this before the end of Winter Break. But 
only 8 30-minute episodes seems like a weak investment in this series.

> American Primeval        [new; complete limited series]           (3:01 
> am, Netflix)
> 
> Produced and directed (in its entirety) by Peter Berg (Friday Night 
> Lights) and written by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), Netflix's six- 
> episode miniseries is an action-filled ensemble drama set in the 
> American West in 1857 where various people from different communities 
> and religions battle to survive against harsh conditions (and each 
> other) on the frontier. Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin headline a cast 
> that also includes Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, Shea Whigham, Joe Tippett, 
> Tokala Black Elk, Kip Weeks, and Kyle Bradley Davis, among others.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8WMvCrywYg    [trailer 1]
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbKeytYuJRA     [trailer 2]
> 
> https://www.netflix.com/title/81457507
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24069848/

Meh - I doubt I would like this. And nobody gets Netflix.

> The Pitt        [new]            (3:01 am, Max)
> 
> A John Wells-produced medical procedural starring Noah Wyle as an 
> overworked ER doctor at a major hospital? Sounds an awful lot like the 
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