Re: Selected programming for June 15-18, 2024

On 6/16/24 2:41 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

RM: Sorry this is late. Just too much to do at home. The programming list for Wednesday through Friday will be released tonight.
            Saturday, June 15
  Rock the Boat 2     (movie)       (3:01 am, Tubi)
 After losing her memory about her tragic past, Millie tries to pick up the pieces but is terrified when chaos follows her and her friends’ every move. Stars Parker Mckenna, Loretta Devine, Zonnique, Katlynn Simone and Ozie Nzeribe. 1 hr 25 min.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3RNrw2tjxw
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32322965
 https://tubitv.com/movies/100021505/rock-the-boat-2
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28634337/   ["Rock the Boat" from 2023]

Wow - Tubi has a whole movie franchise that I've never even heard of!!

Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story     (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 "Yoga Teacher Killer" is based on the true events of a deadly love triangle that led authorities on an international manhunt. When pro cyclist Moriah Wilson (Larissa Dias) is found dead after a short-lived affair with fellow professional Colin Strickland (Kyle Schmid), all signs point to Texan yoga teacher and Strickland’s on-and-off girlfriend, Kaitlin Armstrong (Caity Lotz). After being accused of allegedly killing Wilson in a jealous rage, she vanishes into thin air. On the run, Kaitlin alters her appearance in attempts to elude the authorities as they work to track her down, leading them to places that they never expected to find her.

Already watched - it was as expected.

A Greek Recipe for Romance      (movie; linear premiere)         (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 After a recent setback, Abby heads to Greece to visit her mom and decide what's next. While there, she meets Theo and they team up to open a restaurant. But will Abby be able to stay? Duh. Stars Danielle C. Ryan and Rafael Kariotakis. Originally premiered on June 6 on Hallmark Movies Now.
 https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-greek-recipe-for-romance
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32269928/

So now Danielle C. Ryan is headlining these?! [roll]

         Sunday, June 16
  A Match for the Prince         (movie)          (7 pm, UP tv)
 An acclaimed medieval romance novelist is hired to be a matchmaker for a real-life prince in a desperate attempt to find true love before the fixed royal wedding date. Stars Ferelith Young, Gwynne Phillips, Jamie Thomas King and Paniz Zade.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22819552/
 https://uptv.com/movies/a-match-for-the-prince/

I know Ferelith Young and Paniz Zade. But, it's UP tv! Come on!!

77th Annual Tony Awards        (live event)        (8-11 pm, CBS)
 Ariana DeBose hosts.

My favorite bit about the Tonys still comes from "Henry Danger" when they accidentally turn on the Tony Awards and are all horrified and go scrambling for the remote!!

Professor T        (season 3 premiere)         (8 pm, PBS)
 The much-loved crime drama starring Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour and Juliet Stevenson is back for a third season. The professor is in jail and must find a way to get his old life and job back. The police need his expertise to help crack some tricky and intriguing crimes. Six episodes; already renewed for season 4.
 https://www.pbs.org/show/professor-t-uk/

Wasn't this originally titled "Professor T *AND* [some woman]"?!!

Danger in the Dorm      (movie)       (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Inspired by one of Ann Rule’s earliest true crime works, "Danger in the Dorm" tells the story of Kathleen (Clara Alexandrova) after the tragic murder of her childhood best friend and fellow classmate, Becky. Now, she must shed her rebellious youthful spirit in order to catch a killer who’s preying on young girls around campus, even as her mother Joanne (Bethnney Frankel) tries to protect Kathleen from suffering the same fate as her friend.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/danger-in-the-dorm
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31510901/
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlovm9w_9Mk

Am planning to watch.

House of the Dragon        (season 2 premiere)          (9 pm, HBO)
 Set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” the prequel focuses on House Targaryen that includes King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), his younger brother Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and the king's daughter Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). The series returns with the start of its eight-episode second season (running through August 4). Gone is co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik (the other showrunner, Ryan Condal, remains), but joining the producers is GoT veteran Alan Taylor, who also directs multiple episodes this season. Those producers have promised that season 2 will be free from major time jumps as it traces the buildup to war between the Hightowers and Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen's "Blacks." Already renewed for season 3.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2H_sKcmGw
 https://www.metacritic.com/tv/house-of-the-dragon/season-2/     [score 73]
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330/   [rating 8.4]

Will wait for all of the episodes to drop, and then will binge season #2 (and season #1, now that I have an OLED?... prob. not, now that Max has screwed its cable subscribers out of 4k...) in early Aug.

Hotel Cocaine         [new]            (10 pm, MGM+)
 Roman Compte (Danny Pino), GM of the Miami hotspot Mutiny Hotel juggles the desires of owner Burton Greenberg (Mark Feuerstein) and DEA Agent Zulio (Michael Chiklis), who wants information on Roman's drug-dealing brother Nestor Cabal (Yul Vázquez) in the drama series set in the late 1970s. Eight episodes running through August 4.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUtaORBMijA
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17676706/

Nobody gets MGM+! Not even Adam!!  :p

         Monday, June 17
       Broadcast and cable:
  My Life Is Murder        (season 4 premiere)         (9 and 10 pm, two episodes, BBC America)
 Lucy Lawless stars in this contemporary Australian detective drama as retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss (Bernard Curry, Once Upon a Time) regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst (Ebony Vagulans) eager to be mentored--whether Alexa wants to or not--Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime. The fourth season of the Acorn TV original crime drama (co-produced by TVNZ and Australia's Network 10) will also air on cable's BBC America. Eight episodes; two air/stream today and on July 22, while single episodes air at 9 pm on the four intervening Mondays. This is the first season to be shown on BBC America (or any cable channel).
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTOpMHyOzys
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10584446/    [rating 7.5]
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_Is_Murder

Forgot this show existed...
Ah, well being an "Acorn Original" will do that!!...
Pretty dreary Mon & Tues!...  :(