Re: Selected programming for June 9-15, 2025

On 6/10/25 1:52 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Previously released:
  Becoming Led Zeppelin        (documentary)        (Netflix, June 7)
 With new interviews, previously unseen footage and performances, this documentary tells the origin story of Led Zeppelin in the iconic band's own words. Not available on the ad tier. 2025 film; 2hr 1m.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/82018943
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10365912/
[rating 7.5]

I believe my brother wants to watch this with me... Why not?!

         Monday, June 9
  None (other than game three of the NHL finals, if you're watching)

It's not real hockey unless the Canadian team wins.

         Tuesday, June 10
       Streaming:
  The Kollective    [new; complete season 1]     (12:01 am, Hulu)
 After a sudden tragedy, a group of young citizen journalists find themselves embarking on a dangerous quest to expose the truth in a world ruled by corruption and lies. Dutch series; 6 episodes. Stars Natascha McElhone and others.

Bah. I like Natascha McElhone, but not enough to watch this!

Call Her Alex    [new; complete limited series]     (12:01 am, Hulu)
 "Call Her Daddy" podcaster Alex Cooper is the subject of a two-part limited series.

Is this the conservative one that BTR likes, or is that someone else?...

Families Like Ours [Familier som vores]     [new; complete limited series]     (3:01 am, Netflix)
 In a not-too-distant future, Denmark faces total evacuation due to rising water levels. As the nation prepares to leave their homes, high school student Laura (Amaryllis April August) must choose between her divorced parents and the boy she's fallen in love with. Dutch series; 7 episodes.

Gah!

The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets     [new; complete limited series]     (3:01 am, Peacock)
 After the arrest of the alleged Gilgo Beach killer, this 3-part series goes inside the suspect's home for the first time, where never-before- heard testimony from his own family unravels a chilling portrait of a man accused of living a double life and hiding dark secrets under their own roof.

More "true crime" docs...  :/

     Broadcast and cable:
  Celebrity Wheel of Fortune      (season 5 finale; renewed for season 6)       (8 pm, ABC)

Pat!

The 1% Club       (season 2 premiere)        (8 pm, Fox)
  The Snake       [new]        (9 pm, Fox)

More reality drivel from Fox, the "broadcast net" that is about as much of a "network" these days as The All New! NEW!! CW is!

         Wednesday, June 11
       Streaming:
  [snip]

Netflix throwing nothing but cast-off foreign series at us.

Snow White       (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 am, Disney+)
 A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs and a group of rebels to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen. 1h 49m.

I'm sure I will get to this at some point... OTOH, I never have gotten to "Joker: Folie a Deux" yet, so maybe I never will!

     Broadcast and cable:
  Sherlock & Daughter     (season 1 finale)        (9 pm, CW)

Someone around here can fill us in on what happened.

         Thursday, June 12
       Streaming:
  Deep Cover       (movie)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 DEEP COVER is a fast-paced action comedy starring Bryce Dallas Howard as Kat, an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop (Sean Bean) offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students (Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed) to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals. 1h 39m.

This sounds off-the-wall... Hopefully it's off-the-wall enough to be actually be funny.

FUBAR         (season 2)         (3:01 am, Netflix)
 When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, their high-stakes missions get tangled up with awkward family dynamics. Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carrie-Anne Moss, Monica Barbaro, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Milan Carter, Aparna Brielle, Fabiana Udenio, Jay Baruchel and Enrico Colantoni. Season one was released in May 2023.

Is anyone around here still watching this?

     Broadcast and cable:
  Revival         [new]         (10 pm, Syfy)
 Adapted from the Image Comics series, "Revival" is set in rural Wisconsin where the dead suddenly come back to life. But they aren't your normal evil zombies: Instead, the undead behave just like they did when they were alive. Amidst the chaos, a local officer (Melanie Scrofano) has a murder mystery to solve. Tonight's episode is simulcast on USA. All episodes will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock a week after they air. 10 episodes?

I like Scrofano, but I'm not sure I'm into this, esp. considering this concept has already been done multiple times over the last 10-15 years.

         Friday, June 13
       Streaming:
  Echo Valley     (movie)     (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 Julianne Moore plays a mother who will do anything to save her troubled daughter (Sydney Sweeney) after the latter shows up at her farm covered in somebody else's blood. Domhnall Gleeson, Kyle MacLachlan, and Fiona Shaw also star. 1h 44m.

Maybe, though I'm guessing we'll be denied the naked nudity this time.

Cleaner        (movie; streaming premiere)       (3:01 am, Max)
 Criminal activists hijack a gala, taking 300 hostages. One extremist plans mass murder as a message to the world. An Ex-soldier turned window cleaner now works to rescue the hostages. Stars Clive Owen, Taz Skylar and Daisy Ridley; 1h 37m.

Probably, yeah.

Best Wishes to All       (movie; new to US)     (3:01 am, Shudder)
 A young woman's visit to her grandparents' home leads to the discovery of what's brought them happiness, a revelation that will lead her to question her choices, sanity and reality itself. 2023 Japanese film (2024 commercial release); 1h 29m.

Gah!

Day of Reckoning       (movie)         (3:01 am, Tubi)
 A small-town sheriff and a corrupt U.S. Marshal hold a violent outlaw's wife hostage in order to lure him into a showdown.
Stars Billy Zane, Zach Roerig, Cara Jade Myers, Travis Hammer, Michael Wayne Atha, Scott Adkins, and Trace Adkins. 1 hr 47 min.

Wow - this is the first Tubi original in months that I'm actually interested in watching!

     Broadcast and cable:
  Bride or Die       (movie)         (8 pm, LMN)
 A bachelorette getaway turns into a nightmare when a man breaks in and attempts to kill bride-to-be Allie. In the face of a jealous and previously-convicted ex-girlfriend, Allie and her ride-or-die friends suspect this is not just some random attack. Now trapped with a killer in the house, the girls’ friendships are put to the test as they race to unearth the truth before it takes them all out. Stars Kelley Jakle, Rachele Schank, Kara Royster, Mary Kate Wiles, and Mark Hapka.

Of course!!

         Saturday, June 14
  Girl in the Attic      (movie)         (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 "Girl in the Attic" follows Kelsey (Sophia Carriere), a determined young woman grieving the loss of her mother. To honor her mother’s memory Kelsey decides to run a marathon and shares her journey online to raise money. However, her public posts catch the attention of Billy (Keenan Tracey), a seemingly unassuming grocery store worker who has put his own dreams on hold to care for his mother Debbie (Jean Louisa Kelly),

OMG! *That's* who that is in the ads playing the mom?!?!! I didn't even recognize her!!

a former dancer now confined to a wheelchair after a spinal cord injury. Billy quickly becomes obsessed with Kelsey and devises a sinister plan to abduct her after she posts where she’ll be on her next run. Intent on making Kelsey his wife, Billy hides her away in the attic of the home he shares with Debbie. Bound and isolated, Kelsey is forced to endure years of torment as Billy controls her every move and exploits her through online videos for financial gain. In a shocking turn of events, Debbie discovers Kelsey’s imprisonment and now the two women must band together before it’s too late …. Not on IMDb.

Damn - that means it may fall to me to add it. [sigh...]

https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/girl-in-the-attic

I was on the fence about this one, but if Jean Louisa Kelly is in it, I'm probably in.

To Barcelona, Forever       (movie)        (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 As Anna travels back to Barcelona, reuniting with Erica to celebrate her engagement to Nico, she meets a charming farmer and accidentally finds herself "engaged" to save his family's legacy. Stars Alison Sweeney and Ashley Williams. Continuation of last week's "To Barcelona with Love."

No, no, no, no, no, no...

         Sunday, June 15
  The Chosen      (season 5 premiere)        (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 The table is set. The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while His disciples anticipate his crowning. But, instead of confronting Rome, he turns the tables on the Jewish religious festival. Their power threatened, the country’s religious and political leaders will go to any length to ensure this Passover meal is Jesus’ last. [Season 5, consisting of 8 episodes, is subtitled "Last Supper" and streams over three consecutive weeks. The first four seasons were broadcast on the CW.]

Does anyone know how this series is going to end? Hmmmmm....  ;p

Two Chefs and a Wedding Cake       (movie; US linear premiere) (7 pm, UPtv)
 At her sister's wedding, a food critic meets a chef known for excluding food reviewers entry to his restaurant and must find a way to reconcile their differences. 2023 Canadian film starring Francesca Bianchi and Matt Hamilton. Available on a number of streaming services.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23903196/
 https://uptv.com/movies/two-chefs-and-a-wedding-cake/

Wow - it's rare that you find an actress on IMDb with *no pictures*!!
Anyway, IIRC, I like Francesca Bianchi, so this is a "maybe"...

The Boy Who Vanished     (movie)         (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 When her long-lost son returns a decade after his abduction, a mother’s joy quickly turns to suspicion as he exhibits increasingly strange behavior. What is he hiding? And is he even actually her son? Stars Tegan Moss and Aiden Howard.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-boy-who-vanished
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35624283/

It amuses me that Tegan Moss is still around. Anyway, probably.

Patience           [new to US]       (8 pm, PBS)
 Patience Evans (Ella Maisy Purvis),

Purvis looks "new" - a former ballet dancer turned actress, who has only been around since 2022.

an autistic criminal records employee, helps York

Ha ha ha! I read that as "New York", and was highly confused! By they mean *York/Yorkshire* UK!

police detective Bea Metcalf (Laura Fraser) solve cases in the English-language adaptation of the French/Belgian crime drama series "Astrid et Raphaëlle." Six episodes running through July 20. [Premiered originally in the UK in January 2025.]
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdCaSy2Ln1g
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/patience/
[score 54]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31495377/
[rating 7.4]
   Grantchester         (season 10 premiere)         (9 pm, PBS)
 Eight episodes running through August 3.

No!

Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain        (season 1 finale)          (9 and 10 pm, two episodes, CNN)

No!

Hazardous History with Henry Winkler         [new]        (10 pm, History Channel)
 Each 60-minute episode of this nostalgia-drenched series tells the stories of the things we did for fun, for money, or out of plain boredom that you can't do anymore. Pastimes, practices, and products that were once allowed, even encouraged, which you will never see again in modern America. There was a time, not long ago, when doctors would recommend smoking, and when we stored our food in toxic refrigerators, and unknowingly played with radioactive toys, flew down slides that ripped our skin off, and decorated our Christmas tree with ornaments made from asbestos. Eight episodes.

Remember when the History Channel used to run good stuff?!

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Better than last week! At least there's a decent Tubi Original in here!