Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Selected programming for Jan. 6-10, 2025 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 08:34:05 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 321 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:34:06 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4ededd96832af00ddf0f80b100f54e37"; logging-data="1163878"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18grdOUWeNiRFZ8/dspBkW+" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:JLuBdAzgddiUZJ5Y7kMIhKaq7Io= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 12209 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 ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========