Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
6 PM: A Taste of Summer movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Star Trek (2009) movie on BBC America
6:05 PM: Tolkien movie on HBO 2
6:47 PM: Spider-Man: Far From Home movie on Starz
7 PM: Once Upon a Christmas Miracle movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair) The Terminator movie on Showtime 2
7:25 PM: Ray movie on HBO
8 PM: Stargirl on The CW (NEW) My One & Only movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) NCIS on CBS (Reair) Taken 3 movie on FX
9 PM: Perry Mason on HBO 2 (Encore) Christmas with Holly movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair) Star Trek (2009) movie on BBC America Easy A movie on Freeform Terminator 2: Judgment Day movie on Showtime 2 The Terminator movie This TV Cinderella (2015) movie on TNT
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On June 28, the season finale of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels will air on Showtime at 10 PM
The series finale of Council of Dads will air on NBC on July 2 at 8 PM (sadly, the show was cancelled by the network on June 25).
Also on July 2, the new Netflix series Warrior Nun, based on the manga novel of the same name, will debut online. The series follows 19-year-old Ava (Alba Baptista), a self-proclaimed “freak” who mysteriously wakes up in a morgue to find that she’s now a member of an ancient order that fights demons on Earth. The cast includes Joaquim De Almeida (24).
The new Netflix series The Baby-Sitters Club will debut online on July 3. In this contemporary take on the beloved book series, five best friends launch a baby-sitting business that’s big on fun and adventure. The parents will be played by Alicia Silverstone and Mark Feuerstein and a group of newcomers as the five friends.
Also on July 3, Disney+ will air a special presentation of Hamilton and that same day, the second season of Hanna will air online on Amazon.
Lastly, the season finale of Good Witch will air on Hallmark Channel on July 5 at 9 PM.
NBC has cancelled Council of Dads after only one season. (Variety)
Vagrant Queen has been cancelled after only one season. (The Hollywood Reporter)
A 6th and final season of Lucifer has been announced by Netflix. As fans will recall, the first 3 seasons aired on FOX but what then cancelled. Netflix picked it up for a 4th season which aired in 2018. The fifth season will begin on August 21. (Variety)
MOVING
Cobra Kai, the YouTube Premium series is moving from that service to Netflix. The series is a continuation of the original The Karate Kid movie, featuring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their films roles. The show’s 3rd season will premiere at the streaming service, but an official airdate has yet to be announced. The first 2 seasons will be available at Netflix later this year. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Actor Rob Benedict (Chuck/God on Supernatural) will guest star in season 5 of Lucifer, playing Vincent Le Mec, a hardened French Mercenary whose violent work brings him to Los Angeles and into the crosshairs of Lucifer, Chloe and the LAPD. Also, Actor Dennis Haysbert (24 and The Unit) will play God in the show as well. (TV Line)
Actor Luke Evans will star opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in the upcoming limited series Nine Perfect Strangers set to debut on Hulu. The series takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as 9 stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this ten-day retreat is the resort’s director Masha (Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. (Deadline)
MOVIE CASTING NEWS
Actress Margot Robbie is set to star in a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie – that will be written by Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson. The project is not related to the other Pirates reboot that is in the works from Craig Mazin (creator of Chernobyl) and writer Ted Elliott. The Robbie-Hodson version will be an original female-fronted story with new characters that will be presented under the Pirates moniker, and was also inspired by the long-running Disneyland attraction. (The Hollywood Reporter and Collider)
Rueben’s Ramblings is celebrating its 10th Anniversary!!
In honor of that I decided to highlight some of the big events that took place during each year of the past 10 years.
Today’s salute is focused on 2019:
A couple of the more memorable shows that debuted during that year included:
* A Discovery of Witches – Based on the book by Deborah Harkness, this series starred Matthew Goode as a centuries-old vampire and Theresa Palmer as a historian (and reluctant witch) who fall in love despite the long-held distrust between witches and vampires.
* Whiskey Cavalier – This action series was a breath of fresh air and just so damn fun to watch during the spring of 2019. The chemistry between leads Scott Foley and Lauren Cohen was pretty terrific too. The most upsetting thing was the network cancelled the show after only 13 episodes, disappointing all of its fans and especially the cast.
* His Dark Materials – This HBO drama may not have pulled in the ratings as expected or even hoped – given that it took over the Game of Thrones time slot – but it certainly was grand in scope, had Lin-Manuel Miranda recurring – and a giant talking polar bear. There was much more to the show than that, but those were the stand-outs for me.
* The Witcher – The draw for this Netflix fantasy series was, of course, Henry Cavill (Superman himself), but I found myself captivated by the action, the magic and even the grunts and growls from Geralt. Despite less than positive critic response, this series became one of the most in demand original series on streaming platforms.
* Pennyworth – This EPIX series gave viewers a much different look at Alfred Pennyworth, the long-time butler to the Wayne family from Batman legend. Viewers got to see a young man looking to find his own place in the world while becoming a target for a conspiratorial group wanting to take over the British government.
* Batwoman – The most recent installment of the DC Universe was introduced in the fall of 2019, bringing Kate Kane, cousin to Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) to live in a Gotham City where the Caped Crusader has been MIA for the past three years. Sure, at the end of the debut season viewers were very surprised that Ruby Rose (series lead) left the show, making it necessary for the series to be revamped for its sophomore season.
Some of the big events that took place throughout the year included:
Jane the Virgin came to an end in 2019 and Gina Rodriguez had an impressive 7-minute monologue where she talked about her situation between the unexpected return of her late husband Michael (who had been believed to be dead for YEARS) and her relationship with Rafael. And, during the series finale of the show it was FINALLY revealed that the narrator of the series was actually a grown-up Mateo, Jane and Rafael’s son.
NOTE: Sadly the video of Jane’s monologue is not available online, but the video of the Mateo reveal is available, and you can see that below:
The final season of Game of Thrones was raked over the coals by fans for being hot-and-cold, disappointing a lot of fans; but one of the best events to take place in the final season was watching 5′ 1″ tall Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) kill the Night King, ending all of the White Walkers.
You can see that scene below (go to 4:48 in the video to see the BIG moment):
A big milestone that took place in 2019 was the 20th Anniversary of the TV series Angel with a reunion of the cast members on the cover of Entertainment Weekly.
Check out the cover photo for that issue:
[Photo Credit: Entertainment Weekly]
One of the final episodes of Supernatural (sure, the very last 7 episodes will air in 2021 because of the pandemic, but…) featured the return of John Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). It was an emotional episode for the cast and the fans.
You can see the family picture below:
Five years after the box office movie was released, Veronica Mars FINALLY returned for a much anticipated fourth season, and the episodes were even released early as a way to not only appease the fans but also in celebration of lead star Kristin Bell’s birthday.
That being said, though, the fourth season brought about a major controversy [Spoiler Alert if you haven’t watched] that rocked the fandom to its core. Veronica and Logan got married BUT then Logan was killed – yes, killed – in the final episode shortly after they exchanged their vows.
Needless to say, fans were in an uproar over that unnecessary and unwelcome twist and what made it even worse was the fervor over how Kristin Bell and series creator Rob Thomas handled the fans ire over Logan’s death, and the resulting efforts to stop a season 5 from ever being made without Logan.
The top movie at the box office in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame. Meanwhile some of the worst movies for the year were Stuber, Cats and the Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway film Serenity. Two movies that SHOULD have done well but turned out to be flops were Dark Phoenix and Terminator: Dark Fate.
NOTE: Regardless of how poorly those two movies performed at the box office, our photographer Dom got some great shots of cast members at Wonder Con and San Diego Comic Con.
Following in the tradition, I had started a number of years earlier, I selected a group of interesting people as part of my faces of the year and new faces to be on the look out for in the new year.
Some of the people I picked for 2019 included: Cynthia Erivo, Marsai Martin, Kaitlyn Dever, Simone Missick, Andrew Scott, Samara Weaving and Beanie Feldstein.
On July 2, the new Netflix series Warrior Nun, based on the manga novel of the same name, will debut online.
The series follows 19-year-old Ava (well-known Portugal actress (but relative unknown in the US) Alba Baptista), a self-proclaimed “freak” who mysteriously wakes up in a morgue to find that she’s now a member of an ancient order that fights demons on Earth.
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:35 PM: Red Sparrow movie on FXM
5:45 PM: Avengers: Infinity War movie on TNT
6 PM: Jurassic World movie on Freeform
7 PM: Just My Type movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore) Mystery Woman: In the Shadows movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair) Independence Day movie on AMC The Shawshank Redemption movie on BBC America The Favourite movie on Cinemax Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation movie on FX John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum movie on HBO 2
8 PM: Perry Mason on HBO 2 (Encore) NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair) Stargirl on The CW (Reair) Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie on A&E Road House movie on Showtime 2 Sleepless in Seattle movie on TMC
9 PM: Good Witch on Hallmark Channel (NEW) Perry Mason on HBO (NEW) Yellowstone on Paramount Network (NEW) Grantchester mini-series on PBS (NEW) Snowpiercer on TNT (NEW) Ruby Hering Mysteries: Prediction Murder movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore) NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair) The Blind Side movie on Freeform
10 PM: Perry Mason on HBO (Encore) Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Encore) Beecham House on PBS (NEW) Snowpiercer on TNT (Encore) NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Reair) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation movie on FX While You Were Sleeping movie on TMC
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM: Avengers: Age of Ultron movie on TNT
5:30 PM: Top Gun movie on IFC
6:15 PM: Dirty Dancing movie on EPIX
6:25 PM: Mile 22 movie on Showtime 2
6:35 PM: Wanted movie on Syfy
6:49 PM: Watchmen on HBO 2 (Encore)
6:50 PM: Green Book movie on Showtime
6:57 PM: The Equalizer 2 movie on Starz
7 PM: Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime on Ovation (NEW) Trackers on Cinemax (Encore) Love Under the Olive Tree movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore) Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair) 27 Dresses movie on CMT Judy movie on EPIX Spider-Man: Homecoming movie on FX
8 PM: Ray movie on HBO 2 Avengers: Infinity War movie on TNT Tomb Raider (2018) movie on USA Network
9 PM: Matching Hearts movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore) Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore) Jurassic World movie on Freeform
10 PM: Rocketman movie on EPIX Spider-Man: Homecoming movie on FX Real Steel movie on Showtime 2 Charlie’s Angels (2019) movie on Starz
10:02 PM: The Rookie on ABC (Reair)
10:30 PM: Perry Mason on HBO (Encore) Tomb Raider (2018) movie on TNT
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