Re: Selected programming for April 6-8, 2024

On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 17:36:38 -0400
Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:

RM: Programming for Tuesday-Friday will be posted later tonight.
 
 
 
 
Previously released:
 
Netflix and other streamers added a lot of titles on April 1. Among
Netflix's additions are the entire six-season run of White Collar.
For the others, see:
 
https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/whats-new/
 
 
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Saturday, April 6
 
 
The Fable       [new]         (12:01 am, Hulu)
 
"The Fable" is the story of a legendary hitman who has completed
numerous jobs for a variety of clients. After concluding his latest
assignment, the number of people Fable has recently killed is drawing
too much attention and he is ordered by his boss to lay low for a
year or face deadly consequences. Thus begins Fable's one-year
sabbatical from the underworld and the challenges he faces adapting
to life as an "ordinary" citizen. Anime; 25 half-hour episodes.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXR2SxYg26Y
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28329410/
 
 
 
Suzume     (movie)        (3:01 am, Netflix)
 
2022 anime; 2h 2m.
 
https://www.netflix.com/title/81696498
 
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/suzume-streams-on-netflix-around-the-world
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16428256/
 
 
 
Secret Life of a Sorority Girl      (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime
Channel)
 
When single mother Cheryl finds out her daughter Ashley is dancing as
a pole dancer at a night club to pay her way through college, she is
furious and threatens to disown her. She regrets their fight when
Ashley goes missing and police provide no help finding her. Cheryl is
certain the key to finding her daughter lies in the club she worked
at. To gain the trust of the dancers and patrons, Cheryl gets a job
as a dancer at the club. Cheryl doesn’t tell anyone who she is until
she gains the trust of bartender Jake, who agrees to help find
Ashley. But every lead they follow ends nowhere. Cheryl finds herself
falling in love with Jake–only to discover that his brother Rick is
the one who kidnapped Ashley and is holding her prisoner. Rick is in
love with Ashley and envisioned having a life with her. But Jake
refuses to turn in Rick and traps Cheryl in the basement with Ashley.
Stars Jessica Morris (who has an amazing 12 titles listed as
forthcoming on IMDb, but this is not one of them), Philip Boyd, and
Jessica Lynn Wallace. Not on IMDb.
 
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secret-life-of-a-sorority-girl
 
 
 
Blind Date Book Club       (movie)         (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 
A bookstore owner finds love and direction in life after agreeing to
review a famous author’s new novel in her blind-date-with-a-book
club. Stars Erin Krakow and Robert Buckley.
 
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/blind-date-book-club
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30505839/
 
 
 
Two for One        [new]        (8 pm, TCM)
 
Film directors including Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Nicole
Holofcener, and Todd Haynes sit down with TCM's Ben Mankiewicz to
discuss and present two films of their choice. 12-episode limited
series running through June 29.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-XGS2YVXk
 
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/two-for-one/listings/
 
 
 
Alex Edelman: Just for Us       (comedy special)         (10 pm, HBO)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPsk1697UEo
 
 
 
Note: Tubi's press release for April lists a movie called "Snatched"
for tonight, but it's not yet available and appears to have been
postponed until next Saturday.
 
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Sunday, April 7
 
 
GO! GO! Loser Ranger!         [new]         (12:01 am, Hulu)
 
A foot soldier sets out to infiltrate and take down a group of
warriors known as the Dragon Keepers. He encounters obstacles and
challenges as he attempts to complete his mission against the group.
Anime; 12 episodes.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go!_Go!_Loser_Ranger!
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28082379/
 
 
 
Mission: Yozakura Family         [new]         (12:01 am, Hulu)
 
Taiyo Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he
can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out
that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse,
Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a
brother, Kyoichiro. What drastic steps will Taiyo have to take to
save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins! Anime; 27
episodes.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission:_Yozakura_Family
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31131310/    [as "Yozakura-san Chi no
Daisakusen"]
 
 
 
A Model Murder     (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 
Web model Kara Woods begins to get disturbing messages from one of
her fans, causing her to seek help from a security influencer, Cody
Valentine. Things are fine until the messages begin spilling over
into “IRL” when Kara’s stalker begins to show up in person. Stars
Sara Ball, Austin Valli, Molly Gibson, Ben VanderMey and Jean Charles.
 
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-model-murder
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31727167/
 
 
 
2024 CMT Music Awards       (live event)        (8-11 pm, CBS)
 
Kelsea Ballerini hosts.
 
https://www.cmt.com/news/9v8n94/2024-cmt-music-awards-toby-keith-honored-with-all-star-tribute-featuring-lainey-wilson-brooks-dunn-and-sammy-hagar
 
 
 
When Calls the Heart        (season 11 premiere)        (9 pm,
Hallmark Channel)
 
12 episodes.
 
 
 
Beacon 23        (season 2 premiere)          (9 pm, MGM+)
 
Aster Calyx (Lena Headey) and Halan Kai Nelson (Stephan James) are
inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat after another,
they unravel the beacon’s mysteries, just in time to face their most
powerful enemy. 8 episodes.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kinzNj-Sb7E
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9174724/       [rating 5.7]
 
 
 
Parish      (time slot premiere)        (9 pm, AMC)
 
 
 
Mr Bates vs The Post Office      [new to US]    (9 pm, PBS)
 
Alan Bates (Toby Jones) was one of the 700+ sub-postmasters who were
accused of stealing money from the British Post Office. In a 20-years
long fight, he and his allies seek to prove faulty software was the
real cause in this four-part miniseries from ITV.
 
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/
 
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/     [score
80]
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27867155/    [rating 8.6]
 

A very interesting true story about how the British Post Office's
computer system, Horizon, literally ruined the lives of many
postmasters by driving them into bankruptcy, prison, or even suicide in
a few cases while the Post Office management covered up the
disgracefully bad system. It has been called the worst miscarriage of
justice in Britain in 200 YEARS.

If you like underdog stories like Erin Brockovich, you should enjoy Mr.
Bates vs. The Post Office.

 
 
Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight     [new]          (9 and 10
pm, two episodes, CNN)
 
Examines the 2003 Space Shuttle disaster across four immersive
episodes featuring exclusive interviews and revealing
never-before-broadcast footage. Four episodes; concludes next Sunday
night at the same times.
 
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/05/world/nasa-space-shuttle-columbia-what-happened-scn/index.html
 
 
 
The Regime       (limited series finale)         (9 pm, HBO)
 
 
 
Curb Your Enthusiasm       (season 12 and series finale)        (10
pm, HBO)
 
 
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Monday, April 8
 
 
NCISVerse: The First 1,000       (special)           (9-10 pm, CBS)
 
This one-hour ET special, celebrating 1,000 episodes of the NCIS
franchise, includes exclusive interviews with the stars of NCIS,
NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, NCIS: HAWAI'I and NCIS: SYDNEY.
The cast and guest stars share favorite memories and
behind-the-scenes moments from 20 years' worth of never-before-seen
interviews from the ET vault. ET's Kevin Frazier hosts from the NCIS
studio lot, where the flagship show has been filmed and produced by
CBS Studios for two decades.
 
https://ew.com/ncis-franchise-1000th-episode-first-look-8623505
 
 
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