Re: Selected programming for March 13-15, 2024

On 3/9/24 8:12 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Wednesday, March 13
       Streaming:
  Little Wing        (movie)        (3:01 am, Paramount+)
 LITTLE WING follows Kaitlyn (Brooklynn Prince), a teen who is reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home. She and her best friend (Che Tafari) hope to solve her mother’s (Kelly Reilly) financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but Kaitlyn instead forms a bond with the owner (Brian Cox) that leads her to a new outlook on life. This streaming-exclusive teen coming-of-age drama is inspired by a New Yorker article by Susan Orlean.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZeaCkIgN3o
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27550567/

What the heck?!

         Thursday, March 14
       Streaming:
  The Girls on the Bus        [new]          (3:01 am, Max)
 Originally developed for Netflix (and then The CW) in 2019, Max's new drama series follows four female political journalists covering a (fictitious) presidential campaign. The series is inspired by former New York Times reporter Amy Chozick's nonfiction book Chasing Hilary and was created by Chozick and TV veteran Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries). Melissa Benoist, Carla Gugino, Natasha Behnam, and Christina Elmore star alongside Griffin Dunne, Scott Foley, Mark Consuelos, and Brandon Scott. 10 episodes; two stream today, with the rest following once weekly through May 9.

Hell no!!

ROMI        (movie)        (3:01 am, Tubi)
 Maddie (Alexa Barajas, YELLOWJACKETS, THE FLASH) is in trouble. She's been in an accident, and her politician mother can't have her careless daughter destroying the reputation she's built, so she sends Maddie to a safe house -­ a state-of-the-art domicile boasting a fully operational AI system called ROMI. Also stars Juan Riedinger and Pavel Kríz.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15789388/
 https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/romi

Doesn't sound horrible... But when could I fit it in?!

     Broadcast and cable:
  Killing All My Sisters      (movie)       (8 pm, LMN)
 Brilliant student Emily and her best friend Jenna, a tennis star in the making, are elated when they both get accepted to the university of their dreams. Their relationship quickly gets tested during rush week however, as Jenna is recruited by an elite sorority willing to succeed at all costs. Once Jenna suddenly disappears, Emily embarks on a quest to find and save her friend, only to realize that the sorority’s lethal secrets run much deeper. Stars Isabella Carlsen, Muretta Moss, Grace Patterson, and Muguet Del Toro (as Jenna in her third credit on IMDb).
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/killing-all-my-sisters
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28546035/

Yes.

Grey's Anatomy        (season 20 premiere)       (9 pm, ABC)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VkDD_hD0Ck

Grey's!!

Station 19       (final season 7 premiere)        (10 pm, ABC)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn4NDDoNBxA

DIE!!

         Friday, March 15
       Streaming:
  Manhunt        [new]          (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 Tobias Menzies (playing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton) heads the cast of a seven-part limited series based on James Swanson's book detailing the events of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the search for his killer. Carl Franklin directs a cast that also includes Hamish Linklater as Lincoln, Lili Taylor as Mary Todd Lincoln, Anthony Boyle as John Wilkes Booth, Matt Walsh as Booth conspirator Dr. Samuel Mudd, Patton Oswalt as a detective working for Stanton, and Lovie Simone as the former slave who gave shelter to Booth while he was on the run. Two episodes stream today, followed by single episodes weekly through April 19.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFT-b8eKdSo
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/manhunt-2024/     [score 73]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16912512/

I'm interested... But, again? - When could I fit it in?!...

Irish Wish        (movie)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
 When the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland--until a spontaneous wish for true love causes her to wake up as the bride-to-be. Lindsay Lohan and Ed Speleers star, along with Ayesha Curry and Alexander Vlahos.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gKXowSyfjM
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21957774/
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81594532

Wha...?

Dream Scenario     (movie; streaming premiere)       (3:01 am, Max)
 A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. Stars Nicolas Cage, Lily Bird, Julianne Nicholson and Jessica Clement. 1h 42m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942866/     [rating 7.0]

Weird. Maybe...

You Shouldn't Have Let Me In       (movie)        (3:01 am, Tubi)
 During a bachelorette party in Italy, a group of girls invite a handsome stranger into their home, not realizing he’s a vampire looking for a bride. 1h 24m.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31215597/

No one I've ever heard of, but it looks like it stars a bunch of (hott?) Italian girls, so maybe there's naked nudity!!  ;)

     Broadcast and cable:
  [none]

Yikes!

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