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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Selected programming for March 24-30, 2025
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:29:54 -0700
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On 3/23/25 11:14 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

>          Previously released:
> 
> 
> The Outrun    (movie)       (Netflix, March 18)
> 
> After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms 
> with her troubled past. Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty 
> of Scotland's Orkney Islands, where she grew up. 2024 British-German 
> film; 1hr 58m. Stars  Saoirse Ronan [as Rona], Saskia Reeves, Stephen 
> Dillane, Paapa Essiedu, Nabil Elouahabi, and Izuka Hoyle, none of whom 
> I've ever heard of.

Really?! I've heard of nearly all of them, and you should at least know 
who Ronan is!

> Not available on the ad tier.
> 
> https://www.netflix.com/title/81700122
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11687002/    [rating 6.9]
> 
> 
> 
>          Monday, March 24
> 
> 
> [basically nothing]

Yikes.


>          Tuesday, March 25
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Big Boys        (complete final season 3)        (12:01 am, Hulu)
> 
> A comedy about two mismatched boys who strike up an unlikely friendship 
> when they’re thrown together at university.
> 
> Season 3: For Jack and Danny, their time at Brent Uni is coming to a 
> close and with that comes the ups and downs of dissertations, deadlines, 
> and dating. Furthermore, can their friendship last when they enter real 
> adulthood?
> 
> Hulu acquired seasons 1 and 2 in December 2024.

UK series, which explains why I've never heard of it.

>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> The Irrational       (season 2 finale)         (10 pm, NBC)

Geez - already?! I don't think I ever saw more than 5 mins of the 
current season!


>          Wednesday, March 26
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> The Studio         [new]            (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
> 
> Created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" is a 10-episode 
> comedy that finds Rogen playing the new head of an aging Hollywood movie 
> studio that is struggling to stay relevant in the streaming era. Other 
> cast regulars include Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, 
> and Chase Sui Wonders. Bryan Cranston has a recurring guest role and, 
> because the series is set within the entertainment industry, you can 
> expect plenty of additional familiar faces to show up as themselves 
> (including Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Ron Howard, and Zac Efron). 
> Two episodes stream today followed by weekly installments through May 21.

Again, the problem is that I just don't like Rogen. Also, 10 episodes is 
a large buy-in for this...

> Mufasa: The Lion King        (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 
> am, Disney+)
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13186482/    [rating 6.6]

Pass.

>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> The Conners         (final season 7 premiere)           (8 pm, ABC)
> 
> 6 episodes.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lr-KVCBlc

Hard pass.


>          Thursday, March 27
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> Bosch: Legacy           (final season 3 premiere)         (12:01 am, 
> Prime Video)
> 
> The Bosch spinoff moves from the now-defunct Freevee to Prime Video for 
> its third and final season. A second spinoff series will follow later 
> this year. Ten episodes released through April 17.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTLGcjBpjc

Weird, as I just saw another article that mis-ID'ed it as "season #2".

> Holland        (movie)           (12:01 am, Prime Video)
> 
> Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman) is a teacher and homemaker whose 
> picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew 
> Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan, 
> tumbles into a twisted tale. Nancy and her friendly colleague (Gael 
> García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing 
> in their lives is what it seems. 1h 48m.

This seems... vague.

> A Complete Unknown        (movie; streaming premiere)          (12:01 
> am, Hulu)
> 
> Timothée Chalamet as young Bob Dylan.
> 
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11563598/    [rating 7.4]

Gah!

>      Broadcast and cable:
> 
> 
> Crime Nation       (season 2 finale)         (9 pm, CW)

It's dead!!


>          Friday, March 28
> 
> 
>      Streaming:
> 
> 
> The Life List     (movie)     (3:01 am, Netflix)
> 
> A young woman (Sofia Carson) embarks on a journey of self-discovery, 
> working through a list of goals she wrote as a teenager, at the request 
> of her late mother (Connie Britton). As she navigates the messy process 
> of her second coming-of-age, she confronts her grief while finding the 
> courage to live fully again. 2h 3m.

Bah!

> Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip 
> (movie)      (3:01 am, Disney+)
> 
> This film follows a Mexican American family who have recently lost their 
> connection to each other and their roots, as they embark on an epic road 
> trip that immediately goes hilariously wrong. 1h 18m.

Bah!

> The Rule of Jenny Pen       (movie)         (3:01 am, Shudder)
> 
> Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush) suffers a near-fatal 
> stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement 
> home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, 
> Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (John 
> Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called 
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