Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Taking the Reins will debut at 9 PM on September 25.
A writer (Nikki DeLoach) goes back to the family ranch to write an article about her passion for horses and discovers what ended her marriage and why she stopped riding horses.
The cast includes Scott Porter (Hart of Dixie), Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and Janine Turner (Northern Exposure).
Here is a trailer for Taking the Reins:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
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:
Captain Phillips movie on BBC America
5:30 PM:
Wonder Woman movie on TNT
6 PM:
Chasing Waterfalls movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
6:19 PM:
Heels on Starz (Encore)
6:23 PM:
Taken 2 movie on HBO
6:25 PM:
Scenes From a Marriage on HBO 2 (Encore)
7 PM:
Finding Love in Mountain View movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Despicable Me (animated) movie on Freeform
Spider-Man: Far From Home movie on FX
7:26 PM:
Empire Records movie on Encore
8 PM:
FBI on CBS (NEW – Season Premiere)
DC’s Stargirl on The CW (NEW)
The Resident on FOX (NEW – Season Premiere)
A Winter Princess movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Hunt for Red October movie on BBC America
The Avengers movie on EPIX
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie on Showtime
8:30 PM:
The Accountant movie on TNT
9 PM:
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (NEW – Season Premiere)
Supergirl on The CW (NEW)
Our Kind of People on FOX (DEBUT)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: One in a Million movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Despicable Me 2 (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
FBI: International on CBS (DEBUT)
New Amsterdam on NBC (NEW – Season Premiere)
10:25 PM:
Scenes From a Marriage on HBO (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on September 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
It was a big night on the major networks last night with the Emmy Awards taking up much of the primetime line-up along with football, game shows, reality and some repeats as well as the season finale of one drama that was airing on a special night.
Here is how that lone drama fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
Fantasy Island (FOX) [NEW – Finale] – 1.6 million viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
On September 24, the series premiere of the sci-fi drama Foundation will debut online on Apple TV+.
Based on the epic saga by Isaac Asimov, the fantasy series focuses on what happens when revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon (Jared Harris from The Crown and Chernobyl) predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari’s claims, the ruling Cleons – a long line of emperor clones – fear their unrivaled reign may be weakening as they’re forced to reckon with the potential reality of losing their powerful legacy forever.
The cast includes Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies).
Here is a trailer for Foundation:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Here is the list of the programming options, including the fall TV premieres and debuts, to expect on TV this coming week:
On September 20:
9-1-1 will air its season premiere on FOX at 8 PM followed by the new drama The Big Leap at 9 PM. The Big Leap revolves around a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show featuring a modern reimagining of “Swan Lake.” The ensemble cast includes Scott Foley (Scandal and Felicity), Teri Polo (The Fosters), Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs), Ser-Darius Blain (Jumanji reboot franchise) Mallory Jansen (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Galavant), Kevin Daniels (Modern Family), Raymond Cham Jr. (Five Points), Jon Rudnitsky (SNL and Catch-22), Anna Grace Barlow (The Goldbergs) and newcomer Simone Recasner.
The new NBC drama Ordinary Joe will debut at 10 PM. The series centers on Joe Kimbreau (James Wolk from Zoo and Tell Me a Story), as he makes a pivotal, life-changing decision at his college graduation and follows him on three parallel timelines: as a police officer, as a music star, and as a nurse. The cast includes Natalie Martinez (Under the Dome and The Fugitive), Elizabeth Lail (You and Once Upon a Time), Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami), Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire).
The 19th season premiere of NCIS, now on its new night, and at its new time of 9 PM, will air on CBS followed by the debut of the new spin-off NCIS: Hawai’i at 10 PM. The spin-off will be centered on the island with the first female Special Agent in Charge, Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey from Truth Be Told) and her unwavering team of specialists. The cast includes Noah Mills (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and The Brave), Enver Gjokaj (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Dollhouse), Alex Tarrant (800 Words), Yasmine Al-Bustami (The Originals and The Chosen), Tori Anderson (Blindspot and No Tomorrow) and Jason Antoon (Famous in Love and Claws).
On September 21:
The Resident will air its 5th season premiere on FOX at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new drama Our Kind of People at 9 PM. Our Kind of People follows a strong-willed, single mom (Yaya DaCosta from Chicago Med) as she sets out to reclaim her family’s name and make an impact with her revolutionary hair care line that highlights the innate, natural beauty of black women. But she soon discovers a dark secret about her own mother’s past that will turn her world upside-down and shake up this community forever. The cast includes Morris Chestnut (The Resident), Joe Morton (Scandal and Eureka), Rhyon Nicole Brown (Empire), Lance Gross (Hawaii 5-0) as well as soap legend Debbi Morgan and L. Scott Caldwell (Lost and All Rise).
FBI and FBI: Most Wanted will air their season premieres on CBS at 8 and 9 PM respectively followed by the new spin-off series FBI: International that will debut at 10 PM. Headquartered (and filmed) in Budapest, elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be. The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester (Luke Kleintank from The Man in the High Castle), their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is rarely seen without the team’s “secret weapon” – their trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank. The team includes Heida Reed (Poldark), Carter Redwood (The Long Road Home), Vinessa Vidotto (Lucifer) and Christiane Paul (Counterpart).
The 4th season premiere of New Amsterdam will air on NBC at 10 PM.
On September 22:
The season finale of Nine Perfect Strangers will air on Hulu online while the season premieres of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively; and the 4th season premiere of A Million Little Things will air on ABC at 10 PM.
The reboot of The Wonder Years will debut on ABC at 8:30 PM. The coming-of-age comedy will be set in the late 1960s, taking a nostalgic look at a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean Williams. Don Cheadle provides the voice of adult Dean while Dule Hill (The West Wing and Psych) will play patriarch Bill Williams.
On September 23:
The third season premiere of Doom Patrol will air on HBO Max online; while the two-hour season premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air at 8 PM on NBC followed by the premiere of Law & Order: Organized Crime at 10 PM.
On September 24, the series finale of Goliath will air online on Amazon.
Also on September 24, the series premiere of the sci-fi drama Foundation will debut online on Apple TV+. Based on the epic saga by Isaac Asimov, the fantasy series focuses on what happens when revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon (Jared Harris from The Crown and Chernobyl) predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari’s claims, the ruling Cleons – a long line of emperor clones – fear their unrivaled reign may be weakening as they’re forced to reckon with the potential reality of losing their powerful legacy forever. The cast includes Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies).
A special presentation of Frankie Drake Mysteries will air at 7 PM on Ovation on September 25.
Also on September 25, the Hallmark Channel movie Taking the Reins will debut at 9 PM. A writer (Nikki DeLoach) goes back to the family ranch to write an article about her passion for horses and discovers what ended her marriage and why she stopped riding horses. The cast includes Scott Porter (Hart of Dixie), Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and Janine Turner (Northern Exposure).
On September 26:
The UPtv movie Calling for Love will debut at 7 PM. Successful podcast host Samantha Desouza (Karissa Lee Staples from Necessary Roughness and S.W.A.T.) has a passion for music and an aversion to romance after a recent bad experience. Just when her show is thriving, she is thrown in the deep end by her boss and re-assigned to host Heartwaves, a feel-good love songs show with a segment that reunites lost loves. Despite her initial lack of enthusiasm, her first caller is the charismatic and charming Jake (Tajh Bellow from General Hospital) who has a problem she’s determined to help solve. What they didn’t expect was to fall for each other in the process. Now Sam must decide whether to shy away from love again, or to be a little more spontaneous and follow her heart.
The season finale of Power III: Raising Kanan airs on Starz at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new series BMF at 9 PM. BMF is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980’s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this country. The cast includes Russell Hornsby (Grimm) and Steve Harris (The Practice) with rapper Snopp Dogg recurring.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Rise and Shine: Benedict Stone will debut at 9 PM. Benedict Stone and his wife, Emilia (Tom Everett Scott and Mia Maestro) have separated after 10 years of trying for a baby. Benedict wants Emilia back, but Emilia needs space to figure out what she needs. So, when Benedict’s teenage niece Gemma (Ella Ballentine) mysteriously arrives on his doorstep his life is turned upside down. Benedict and his brother have been estranged for two decades but Gemma assures him her dad knows she’s there. When Gemma finds out that Benedict and Emilia are separated, she makes it her mission to get them back together. Love conquers all, doesn’t it?
The UPtv movie Romance in the Wilds will debut at 7 PM. Deep in the Rocky Mountains, lightning strikes a mining site, sparking a deadly wildfire and igniting an unexpected romance between a forest ranger and a geologist as they race to escape the flames. The cast includes Victor Zinck, Jr., Laura Vandervoort and Kate Vernon.
Lastly, also on September 26, the 4th season premiere of The Rookie will air on ABC at 10 PM; while that same night the Tony Awards will air on CBS at 9 PM and the second season premiere of The Walking Dead: World Beyond will air online on AMC+.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
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
5:30 PM:
Bumblebee movie on FX
5:35 PM
Independence Day movie on HBO 2
6 PM:
Pearl in Paradise movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
6:50 PM:
The Bodyguard movie on Showtime
7 PM:
Mystery 101: Words Can Kill movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Batman Begins movie on Paramount Network
Wonder Woman movie on TNT
8 PM:
9-1-1 on FOX (NEW – Season Premiere)
Chapelwaite on EPIX (Encore)
My Best Friend’s Bouquet movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie on Freeform
8:35 PM:
The Dark Tower movie on FXM
8:50 PM:
The Birdcage movie on HBO 2
9 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW – Season Premiere)
The Big Leap on FOX (DEBUT)
Mystery 101: Dead Talk movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
9:45 PM:
Scenes From a Marriage on HBO (Encore)
9:50 PM:
Domina on EPIX (Encore)
9:57 PM:
Heels on Starz (Encore)
10 PM:
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (DEBUT)
Ordinary Joe on NBC (DEBUT)
Titans on TNT (NEW)
The Dark Knight movie on Paramount Network
10:30 PM:
X-Men: Days of Future Past movie on FX
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on September 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Disney+ has given High School Musical: The Musical: The Series a 3rd season order. (TV Line)
Hulu has given a second season order to Only Murders in the Building. (Press Release)
HBO Max has cancelled the teen dramedy Generation after only one season. (TV Line)
The Outpost has been cancelled. It will air its series finale on The CW, after 4 seasons on the air, on October 7. (TV Line)
ANIME NEWS
Hayley Atwell (Marvel’s Agent Carter and the Avengers/Captain America franchise) will provide the voice of Lara Croft in the Netflix upcoming anime series Tomb Raider. The story will pick up after the events of the Tomb Raider video-game reboot trilogy, charting a new adventure for the globetrotting Lara Croft 25 years after her first game launched. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) has joined the cast of the Netflix upcoming Wednesday Addams-centric series that will simply be called Wednesday. Jenna Ortega (Jane the Virgin) will star as the lead character with Catherine Zeta-Jones as her mother Morticia. Christie will play Larissa Weems, the principal of Nevermore Academy who still has an axe to grind with her former classmate Morticia. (TV Line)
Tom Welling (Smallville) is coming back to The CW (nee The WB) in the newly acquired series Professionals, an international action series that follows Vincent Corbo (Welling), a top-tier security operative, who is paid to protect the interests of rich and powerful clients by any means necessary – legal or not. After a next-gen medical satellite explodes on launch, Corbo is hired by the rocket’s designer, billionaire futurist Peter Swann (Brendan Fraser from Doom Patrol and The Mummy movie franchise), who suspects sabotage. Complicating Corbo’s new gig is his former paramour and now Swann’s fiancée, medical visionary Dr. Grace Davila (Elena Anaya from Wonder Woman), who is racing to help stave off a global catastrophe. A date and time for the show’s premiere on The CW will be announced later. (TV Line)
Elisabeth Shue (The Boys and Cobra Kai) has joined the cast of the upcoming Showtime anthology series Super Pumped. The first season is set to focus on the rise of the ride sharing app Uber that already boasts cast members Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Kerry Bishé and Hank Azaria [among others]. Shue will play Bonnie Kalanick, the mother of Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick (Gordon-Levitt), who is the one person he can always count on for wisdom and truth. (Variety)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is getting a dramatic reboot entitled Bel-Air at Peacock; and the main cast has been announced. Newcomer Jabari Banks will star as Will; Adrian Holmes (V Wars) as Phillip Banks; Cassandra Freeman (Atlanta) as Vivian Banks; Olly Sholotan (Run Hide Fight) as Carlton Banks; Coco Jones (Let it Shine) as Hilary Banks; Akira Akbar (Captain Marvel) as Ashley Banks; Jimmy Akingbola (Most Dangerous Game) as Geoffrey; Jordan L. Jones (Rel and Snowfall) as Jazz; and Simone Joy Jones (The Chair) as Lisa. The show will be a serialized one-hour dramatic analogue following Will’s complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Peacock gave the show a two-season order in September of 2020. (Variety)
Emily Deschanel (Bones) will star in the upcoming Netflix limited series Devil in Ohio based on the book by Daria Polatin, which is inspired by a true story. It will focus on what happens when hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis shelters a mysterious cult escapee. Her world is turned upside down as the strange girl’s arrival threatens to tear her own family apart. Other cast members include Sam Jaeger (Parenthood and Why Women Kill) and Madeleine Arthur (The Magicians and Snowpiercer) [among others]. (Variety)
Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) will have the lead role in the live-action series Twisted Metal, based on the vehicular combat game, which is currently in the works at Sony Pictures Television. The show is about motor-mouthed outsider John Doe (Mackie) who is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a trigger-happy car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown named who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck, whom fans of the game will know as Sweet Tooth. (Variety)
Malachi Kirby (the 2016 version of Roots) will star in the series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman fantasy novel Anansi Boys planned at Netflix. Kirby will play the dual lead roles of both Charlie Nancy and his brother, Spider. The series follows Charlie, a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father, Mr. Nancy (Delroy Lindo). But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that his father was Anansi: trickster god of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now his brother, Spider, is entering Charlie’s life, determined to make it more interesting but making it a lot more dangerous. (Variety)
Eric McCormack (Travelers and Will & Grace) has joined the 3rd season of the thriller drama series Departure, which stars Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) and Kris Holden-Ried (Lost Girl and The Umbrella Academy). Other new cast members include Jake Weber (Medium) and Patrick Sabongui (Homeland, Arrow and Virgin River). (Deadline)
Mathew Fox (Lost and Party of Five) will star alongside Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt in the action-packed mini-series thriller Last Light that is being adapted from the best-selling novel by Alex Scarrow. The dystopian will center around a family whose lives are changed forever when oil supplies get contaminated by an infectious agent, causing society to implode in the face of global disaster. The cast will include several up-and-coming actors. (Variety)
FILM NEWS
Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon! and Prom) will star alongside Timothee Chalamet (Dune) in the musical based box office film Wonka, which will be based on the early life of Willy Wonka. Key’s role is being kept under wraps but Chalamet will play the title character. (Variety)
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet and Genius: Aretha) will star alongside Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) in the upcoming Netflix film that will be the continuing story of Luther (Idris Elba). It is unclear who Erivo and Serkis will play in the film. (Deadline)
Frank Grillo (the Avengers franchise) will star as Ferruccio Lamborghini – taking over the role from Antonio Banderas. The film will cover Lamborghini’s entire life, from when he got his start making tractors to his moves into military cars during World War II and into his luxury supercar days. It will also delve into his personal life and romantic relationships, as well as his rivalry with Enzo Ferrari. (Yahoo Entertainment)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »
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:
Raise a Glass to Love movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Shazam! movie on Cartoon Network
Runaway Bride movie on CMT
6:30 PM:
Justice League movie on TNT
6:55 PM:
American Rust on Showtime (Encore)
Star Trek Beyond movie on EPIX
7 PM:
Romance in the Wilds movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
Country at Heart movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Saving Private Ryan movie on TMC
7:02 PM:
Hope Floats movie on Encore
7:20 PM:
The Lion King (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Chesapeake Shores on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
Scenes From a Marriage on HBO 2 (Encore)
The 73rd Annual Emmy Awards on CBS (Special)
Edge of Tomorrow movie on BBC America
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw movie on FX
8:56 PM:
Heels on Starz (NEW)
9 PM:
Chapelwaite on EPIX (NEW)
Scenes From a Marriage on HBO (NEW)
Finding Love in Mountain View movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
Sand Dollar Cove movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
9:25 PM:
Ratatouille (animated) movie on Freeform
9:40 PM:
Ferdinand (animated) movie on FXM
10 PM:
American Rust on Showtime (NEW)
Sweet Home Alabama movie on Paramount Network
1917 movie on TMC
10:05 PM:
Scenes From a Marriage on HBO (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on September 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Last night’s primetime line-up on the major networks was filled with reality, wrestling, a repeat and some news along with new episodes from two Friday night dramas, one of which was a series finale.
Here is how those two Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
Burden of Truth (The CW) [NEW – Series Finale] – 920,000 viewers
9 PM Show:
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 810,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The reboot of The Wonder Years will debut on ABC at 8:30 PM on September 22.
The coming-of-age comedy will be set in the late 1960s, taking a nostalgic look at a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama, through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old Dean Williams.
Don Cheadle provides the voice of adult Dean while Dule Hill (The West Wing and Psych) will play patriarch Bill Williams.
Here is a trailer for The Wonder Years:
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