Re: Selected programming for June 23-29, 2025

shawn wrote:

On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:49:40 -0400, Robin Miller
<robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

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RM: This is for the week ending today. I hope to get next week's list
out tonight or tomorrow. My mom was formally diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease this week, and I have been working on arranging overnight
coverage by health care aides, as she's had a number of falls recently
and her doctor recommends 24/7 observation if possible.
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  Sorry to hear that Robin. I know how tough it can be when our parents
end up needing full time care even if they fully understand why. In
your mom's case I can imagine there are times where she won't
understand why she has these strangers around her. :(
 

Thanks, Shawn. She resisted bringing in aides a few months ago after a previous fall, but this time she acknowledges that she needs help. Let's hope she stays in that mindset.
--Robin

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Monday, June 23
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Streaming:
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 So far nothing calls out to me.
  

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Tuesday, June 24
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Streaming:
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Ironheart        [new]           (9 pm ET, Disney+)
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Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) returns home to Chicago to build her
own armored suit and becomes entangled with Parker Robbins/The Hood
(Anthony Ramos) after the events in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever".
The six-episode series also stars Alden Ehrenreich and Lyric Ross, while
guest stars include Sacha Baron Cohen and Jim Rash. Three episodes
stream today and the remaining three stream next Tuesday, July 1.
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 I suppose I'll get around to watching this at some point, but none of
the comments in this newsgroup are making me rush to do so.
 

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Wednesday, June 25
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Countdown         [new]         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
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Amazon's latest action series stars Jensen Ackles as an LAPD detective
recruited for a secretive, multi-agency task force after a Homeland
Security officer is murdered in broad daylight. The conspiracy thriller
also stars Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho. 13 episodes; three stream
today, followed by single-episode weekly releases through Sept. 3.
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 I have watched the first two episodes already. It's not bad but I
wouldn't rush to watch it as while there are some good moments there's
also time when it drags (especially the flashback moments.)
  

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Friday, June 27
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Smoke        [new]           (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
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This based-on-a-true-story crime drama—adapted from the podcast
Firebug—follows an arson investigator (Taron Egerton) and a troubled
police detective (Jurnee Smollett) as they attempt to track down a pair
of serial arsonists. Rafe Spall, Anna Chlumsky, John Leguizamo, and Greg
Kinnear also star. Nine episodes; two stream today, followed by weekly
single-episode releases through August 15.
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 I have this recorded to at least sample.
 

Squid Game         (complete final season 3)          (3:01 am, Netflix)
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Six episodes.

  Will get to this.
  

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie        (movie; streaming
premiere)        (3:01 am, Max)
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1h 31m.
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 Maybe.