Re: Selected programming for July 2-5, 2024

On 6/29/24 9:15 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Tuesday, July 2
       Streaming:
  Sprint: The World's Fastest Humans         [new; complete season 1]   (3:01 am, Netflix)
  From Sha'Carri Richardson to Noah Lyles, for the very first time we will tell the full story of man and woman’s desire to be the fastest person on the planet.

So, it's not about the phone company?!...
Oh, and F*** Netflix!!  ;)

     Broadcast and cable:
  Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants        [new]        (9 pm, HBO)
 Brings viewers inside the New York Giants organization as the team prepares for their highly-anticipated 100th season. Five episodes running through July 30.

Ha ha ha ha! "Anticipated" by whom?!!

         Wednesday, July 3
       Streaming:
  Red Swan       [new]          (12:01 am, Hulu)
 While Oh Wansoo and her husband Kim Yongkook might seem like the perfect couple...  Korean series; 10 episodes?

No K-dramas!!

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F       (movie)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
 Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley for the fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie—and first in 30 years. Directed by commercial director Mark Molloy in his feature debut, the Netflix exclusive also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon plus returning franchise regulars Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Bronson Pinchot, and Paul Reiser. 1h 55m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoxhkE_U3Ww
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81076856
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083016/

Meh - I might have been interested in this, if it wasn't on The 'Flix.

     Broadcast and cable:
 None.

Ouch!

         Thursday, July 4
       Streaming:
  Space Cadet      (movie)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 Emma Roberts

No!!

plays a Florida party girl

Well, that kind of seems "on brand"...

turned (thanks to a fabricated resume) into a woefully underqualified applicant to NASA's astronaut program in an Amazon comedy also starring Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, and Gabrielle Union. 1h 50m.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wL3evhiN5k
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21469794/

With nearly anyone else as the star, I might have been interested in this.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire      (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Max)
 Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries. Released in March 2024; 1h 55m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539740/    [rating 6.2]

Meh. I will get to this eventually, but I am not enthused about it, and am in no hurry...

     Broadcast and cable:
  Note: There is no LMN premiere tonight.

Well, it's a good thing it's a vacation day!!

         Friday, July 5
       Streaming:
  Temptation Island Mexico        [new]          (2 am, Prime Video)
 https://www.amazon.com/Temptation-Island-Mexico-Season-Trailer/dp/B0D3MCJ1L1/

No!
And, wow - that is a disappointing offering from the streamers this Friday!

     Broadcast and cable:
  Power Book II: Ghost       (final season 4 summer finale)         (8 pm, Starz)
 The series concludes with five episodes running from Sept. 6 through Oct. 4.

Wow - way to string it out, Starz!
(P.S. Nobody gets Starz!!)

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