Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Selected programming for March 31-April 6, 2025 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:51:15 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 300 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:51:16 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="be183d7272d1bd6eb4dc5ae77a1611d3"; logging-data="2566338"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18c4vkvRTofB3h5YlAyvB8q" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:3r30s2jhMz/UDgbkEv0NRD8UuVE= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: On 3/30/25 1:46 PM, Robin Miller wrote: > Note: Not noted in last week's listings, NBC's "Deal or No Deal Island" > completed its second season on Tuesday, March 25. How will I recover from this?!... ;p >         Monday, March 31 > > >     Broadcast and cable: > > > Rescue: Hi-Surf       (season 1 finale)         (9 pm, Fox) I never did get to this. Based on what I'm hearing, I don't think I ever will. >         Tuesday, April 1 > > >     Streaming: > > > The Last Stop in Yuma County         (movie; streaming premiere)  (3:01 > am, Paramount+) > > While stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman [Jim > Cummings] is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two > bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty--or cold, hard steel--to > protect their bloodstained fortune. 2023 film also starring Richard > Brake, Faizon Love, Jocelin Donahue, and Nicholas Logan; 1h 30m. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11674730/ > [rating 6.9] Hmmm... If this shows up on one of the Showtimes at the right time, I might sit down and watch it. > Before Dawn          (movie; streaming premiere)          (3:01 am, > Paramount+) > > The journey of fictional Western Australia outback kid Jim Collins and > his battalion on the Western Front during WW1. 2024 Australian film; 1h > 41m. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10869956/ > [rating 5.4] Eh.... >         Wednesday, April 2 > > >     Streaming: > > > Love on the Spectrum U.S.        (complete season 3)         (3:01 am, > Netflix) > > The search for true love continues as newcomers and returning favorites > navigate the ups and downs of dating on the autism spectrum. Keep it classy, Netflix! >         Thursday, April 3 > > >     Streaming: > > > The Bondsman            [new; complete season 1]           (12:01 am, > Prime Video) > > Kevin Bacon stars as undead bounty hunter Hub Halloran in Amazon's new > series And they just lost me. If this had been a film, I'd be all over it. > from Blumhouse Television. After being murdered, Halloran gets a > new lease on life from the Devil, who employs him to seek out and > capture demons who have escaped from Hell. Along the way, he'll get a > second chance at life, love, and ... a country music career. All eight > half-hour episodes stream today. I liked this show much better when it was called "Brimstone", and it starred John Glover. > Pulse          [new; complete season 1]           (3:01 am, Netflix) > > This year's medical procedural renaissance continues with Netflix's > first-ever take on the format. Produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Zoe > Robyn (The Equalizer), Pulse is set at a Miami trauma center preparing > for the arrival of a major hurricane. (Don't worry: There's still enough > time for the staff to juggle their personal lives, and maybe even a > "secret romance" or two.) The ensemble cast includes Justina Machado, > Jessie T. Usher, Colin Woodell, Willa Fitzgerald, Jack Bannon, Nestor > Carbonell, and more. All 10 episodes stream today. I like much of the cast (esp. Fitzgerald), but I'm not really interested, "The Pitt" is supposed to be leagues better in the same genre, and I don't get The 'Flix!! >     Broadcast and cable: > > > SurrealEstate        (season 3 premiere)           (10 pm, Syfy) > > SurrealEstate follows real estate agent Luke Roman [Tim Rozon] and an > elite team of specialists that handle the cases no one else can: haunted > and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. > Researching, investigating and "fixing" the things that go bump in the > night, the team works to create closure - and closings - even as they > struggle with demons of their own. Season 2 ran from October through > December 2023. Both prior seasons had 10 episodes. I like Rozon, but this series never "spoke to me". >         Friday, April 4 > > >     Streaming: > > > Dying for Sex         [new; complete limited series]          (12:01 am, > Hulu) > > Adapted from the Wondery podcast of the same name, this FX-produced > miniseries is inspired by the true story of a woman (Michelle Williams) > who, after being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, decides to > leave her husband (Jay Duplass) after 15 years of marriage to begin > exploring her sexuality with the aid of her best friend (Jenny Slate). > Rob Delaney, Sissy Spacek, David Rasche, and Kelvin Yu also star. All > eight episodes stream today. Again, I suspect I would hate this show. > Y2K       (movie; streaming premiere)          (3:01 am, Max) > > Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major > celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night > becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock > strikes midnight. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27218960/ > [rating 4.8] I'm actually interested in this - I will probably watch it at some point. > Girl You Know It's True        (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, > Peacock) > > Dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan rise to fame in the late 80's as > Milli Vanilli. The duo never sang a word in their songs nor their debut > album and, when the truth was finally revealed, they started one of the > biggest scandals in music history. 2023 German-French film; 2h 4m. Why didn't this go straight to Lifetime?!... > Play Dirty       (movie)        (3:01 am, Tubi) > > With Internal affairs on his back, a corrupt cop moonlighting for a > crime boss must take out a rival if he wants to live long enough to > leave town. Stars Theo Rossi, Teresa Celeste, Thomas Q. Jones, Ron > Perlman and Nick Principe; 1 hr 25 min. Meh. > 825 Forest Road          (movie)            (3:01 am, Shudder) > > After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in > Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Isabelle, but he > quickly discovers that the town has a dark secret. Stars Joe Bandelli, > Brian Anthony Wilson, Mike Sutton, and Monica Fleurette. 1 hr 41 min. ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========