Path: nntp.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 July 14-20, 2025 Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:29:34 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 319 Message-ID: <105atru$1ce1o$1@dont-email.me> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:29:36 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="bbcb5934f88c8ef67fa7d12d7f9d388b"; logging-data="1456184"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Ujvg3UrUyRutKkW3zacuj" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:ANtwnvXyqpPHRQBBOR76qAsbZCk= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US On 7/15/25 2:35 PM, Robin Miller wrote: >         Monday, July 14 > > >     Streaming: > > > Stags       [new to US; complete limited series]        (12:01 am, Hulu) > > The six-part series follows groom-to-be Stu (Nico Mirallegro) and his > friends on his stag do in South America. What was meant to be a week of > drink, debauchery and fun takes a dark turn. Instead of boarding a > flight back to the UK, the stags are sent to a lawless prison island run > by two warring siblings. Quickly it becomes clear that the stags need to > pick a side to have any chance of survival. Friendships are tested and > life-long loyalty is sacrificed as Stu and his mates begin to question > who will make it home alive. UK production filmed in Spain. Six > episodes; originally released in the UK in August 2024. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30005404/ > [rating 5.1] Yeah, I don't think I'd like this at all... >     Broadcast and cable: > > > None (except MLB's 2025 home run derby on ESPN at 8 pm) Yay?... >         Tuesday, July 15 > > >     Streaming: > > > Entitled        [new to US; complete season 1]          (3:01 am, Netflix) > > A man buries his late wife at her eccentric family's estate, but her > estranged relatives aren't happy to see him -- or learn of his > inheritance. An eight-part British comedy limited series headlined by > Brett Gelman that was scheduled for broadcast in 2023 in the UK but > apparently never aired there, although it aired on Foxtel in Australia > later that year. I doubt I'd like this one either... > >     Broadcast and cable: > > > MLB All-Star Game        (live event)         (7 pm, Fox) > > First pitch is at 8 pm. Yay?... > Bachelor in Paradise       (special night)         (8-10 pm, ABC) Definitely "Booooo!!" ;) >         Wednesday, July 16 > > >     Streaming: > > > The Summer I Turned Pretty        (final season 3 premiere) (12:01 am, > Prime Video) > > 11 episodes; the first two stream today, followed by weekly single- > episode releases through Sept. 17. 11? Odd season # choice... > Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful       (documentary)        (3:01 am, > Disney+/Hulu) > > A unique pop opera with 13 songs from Miley Cyrus's Something Beautiful > album, driven by fantasy. 55m. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36590404/ Something for Anim!!! :D >     Broadcast and cable: > > > Big Brother       (time slot premiere)       (8 to 9:30 pm, CBS) No! > Sullivan's Crossing      (season 3 finale)         (8 pm, CW) > > Renewed for season 4 by CTV. [sigh...] > Sistas        (season 9 premiere)         (9 pm, BET) This has been going for 9 seasons?! Where did the time go?!! >         Thursday, July 17 > > >     Streaming: > > > Surf Girls      (complete season 2)       (12:01 am, Prime Video) > > Surf Girls follows five up-and-coming female surfers representing their > home countries as they travel the world competing in the Challenger > Series. Five episodes. Season one streamed in July 2023. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYOJtOAHlOs Too bad this is a doc. As a scripted series with some cuties, it might have been something I would have watched... > The Amateur       (movie; streaming premiere)        (12:01 am, Hulu) > > When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is > killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his > own hands. Stars Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne; other notables > include Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal and Julianne Nicholson. 2h 2m. Saw it on the plane ride home!! O:) > Untamed       [new; complete limited series]      (3:01 am, Netflix) > > Eric Bana stars as a special agent for the National Parks Service who > begins an investigation of a brutal death at Yosemite in this six-part > thriller from American Primeval creator Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith. > Sam Neill, Lily Santiago, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Wilson Bethel also star. Another one: As a movie, likely a yes. As a series? I won't have the time for it... > Star Trek: Strange New Worlds    (season 3 premiere)      (3:01 am, > Paramount+) > > Season 3 guests include Patton Oswalt, Rhys Darby, Paul Wesley > (returning as James T. Kirk), and Cillian O'Sullivan (playing the > original series character Dr. Roger Korby), while season 2 finale > newcomer Martin Quinn joins the regular cast as Montgomery Scott. Ten > episodes; two stream today, followed by once-weekly installments through > Sept. 11. Already renewed for season 4 and a final season 5. Something for Anim!! ;p >     Broadcast and cable: > > > Transplant       (season 4 and series finale)         (8 pm, NBC) OK, so that explains why they just killed off the female lead. (I had thought there was one more season left...) >         Friday, July 18 > > >     Streaming: > > > Follow [Juegos de Seducción]     (movie)       (12:01 am, Prime Video) > > Handsome and charming Sebastián uses his impeccable sense of style to > scam wealthy, famous women in Mexico. With help from loyal henchman > Maclo, he cunningly carries out schemes. Sebastián postpones ending his > scamming career to target her. Mexican film. Who is "her"?!?!! ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========