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The new movie Romantic Rewrite will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM on February 4.
A talented romance book editor is tasked with helping a mystery writer incorporate romance into the next book in his best-selling series. He volunteers to be her faux date for her best friend’s beach wedding in return for her editing skills.
The cast includes Kristina Cole and Russell Quinn.
Here is a trailer for Romantic Rewrite:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 31, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On February 4, the Hallmark Channel movie Sweeter Than Chocolate will debut at 8 PM
A local bakery is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on February 14th, drawing in a TV reporter to investigate.
The movie stars Eloise Mumford, Dan Jeannotte and Brenda Strong.
Here is a trailer for Sweeter Than Chocolate:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 31, 2023| 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:
The Italian Job movie on AMC
5:58 PM:
Lone Survivor movie on Cinemax
6 PM:
Hearts of Winter movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
7 PM:
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Iron Man 3 movie on FX
7:35 PM:
The Seven Year Itch (classic) movie on MOVIES!
8 PM:
The Rookie on ABC (NEW)
9-1-1: Lone Star on FOX (NEW)
FBI on CBS (Check Local Listing for NEW or Reair)
The Winchesters on The CW (Reair)
Snowkissed movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Fault in Our Stars movie on HBO 2
8:30 PM:
The Lion King (2019) movie on Freeform
9 PM:
The Rookie: Feds on ABC (NEW)
FBI: International on CBS (Check Local Listing for NEW or Reair)
The Winchesters on The CW (NEW)
Accused on FOX (NEW)
La Brea on NBC (NEW – Two-Back-to-Back Episodes – Winter Return)
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Spider-Man: Homecoming movie on Starz
10 PM:
Will Trent on ABC (NEW)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Check Local Listing for NEW or Reair)
Iron Man 3 movie on FX
Enjoy!
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The movie True Spirit, based on actual events, will debut online on February 3 on Netflix.
The movie is based on the true story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft from Titans), the youngest person ever to sail solo, non-stop around the world.
The cast includes Cliff Curtis and Anna Paquin.
Here is a trailer for True Spirit:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On February 3, the new Apple TV+ drama Dear Edward will debut online.
Adapted from the best-selling novel by Ann Napolitano, the series is a heartbreaking, life-affirming and uplifting story about survival, resilience, connection and the examination of what makes us human.
The ensemble cast includes Taylor Schilling, Connie Britton, Amy Forsyth and Maxwell Jenkins [among others].
Here is a trailer for Dear Edward:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On January 30, the new thriller series The Watchful Eye will debut on Freeform at 9 PM with a new episode also airing at 10 PM, the show’s regular timeslot. The series follows Elena Santos (Mariel Molino), a young woman with a complicated past, maneuvering her way into working as a live-in nanny for an affluent family in Manhattan. She quickly learns that everyone in the mysterious building has deadly secrets and ulterior motives. What they don’t know, however, is that Elena has some shocking secrets of her own. The series also stars Amy Acker, Warren Christie, Kelly Bishop and Jon-Michael Ecker.
La Brea will return to NBC with new episodes starting tonight, airing back-to-back episodes on January 31 at 9 and 10 PM.
On February 1, the new sci-fi series The Ark will debut on Syfy at 10 PM. Created by Dean Devlin (Leverage and Leverage: Redemption), the series takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive. The cast includes Reece Ritchie, Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman, Ryan Adams and Stacey Read.
The new Apple TV+ drama Dear Edward will debut online on February 3. Adapted from the best-selling novel by Ann Napolitano, the series is a heartbreaking, life-affirming and uplifting story about survival, resilience, connection and the examination of what makes us human. The ensemble cast includes Taylor Schilling, Connie Britton, Amy Forsyth and Maxwell Jenkins.
On February 3, the movie True Spirit, based on actual events, will debut online today on Netflix. The movie is based on the true story of Australian teenager, Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft from Titans), the youngest person ever to sail solo, non-stop around the world. The cast includes Cliff Curtis and Anna Paquin.
The Hallmark Channel movie Sweeter Than Chocolate will debut at 8 PM on February 4. A local bakery is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on February 14th, drawing in a TV reporter to investigate. The movie stars Eloise Mumford, Dan Jeannotte and Brenda Strong.
On February 4, the new movie Romantic Rewrite will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM. A talented romance book editor is tasked with helping a mystery writer incorporate romance into the next book in his best-selling series. He volunteers to be her faux date for her best friend’s beach wedding in return for her editing skills. The cast includes Kristina Cole and Russell Quinn.
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS on February 5 at 8 PM.
On February 5, the UPtv movie The Happy Camper will debut at 7 PM. When Dillon’s (Daniela Bobadilla) love life falls apart she returns to her grandfather’s farm in Colorado, where she works with Jordan (Beau Wirick), a handsome hardware store owner, to restore a vintage 1960s travel trailer.
The new movie Curious Caterer: Grilling Season will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on February 5 at 9 PM. Professional caterer Goldy Berry (Nikki DeLoach) throws a lavish barbeque event for her childhood friend, acclaimed realtor Susie Craig. Later that night, she is shocked to discover that after the event concluded, Susie’s grill exploded and killed her. Goldy’s professional reputation is put under fire when people realize that she was the last one to use the grill. On a mission to clear her name, Goldy teams up once again with detective Tom Schultz (Andrew Walker) to figure out who was behind this mysterious explosion.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 30, 2023| 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
5:50 PM:
Black Adam (2022) movie on HBO 2
6 PM:
The Wedding Veil Expectations movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
6:15 PM:
Dreamland movie on TMC
6:30 PM:
National Treasure: Book of Secrets movie on Freeform
6:35 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 movie on Syfy
7 PM:
Timeless Love movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
7:30 PM:
Avengers: Endgame movie on TNT
8 PM:
Fantasy Island on FOX (NEW)
Love at First Glance movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Up (animated) movie on Disney
Sense and Sensibility movie on TMC
9 PM:
Alert: Missing Persons Unit on FOX (NEW)
The Watchful Eye on Freeform (DEBUT – Two Back-to-Back Episodes]
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Love’s Portrait movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
10 PM:
The Good Doctor on ABC (NEW)
Quantum Leap on NBC (NEW)
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (Reair)
10:30 PM:
Florence Foster Jenkins movie on TMC
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on January 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Netflix has given a second season renewal to The Recruit. (TV Line)
HBO Max is pulling the plug on both Titans and Doom Patrol. Both shows will come to an end when their respective fourth seasons wrap up later this year. (Deadline and TV Line)
HBO has given a second season renewal to The Last of Us. (TV Line)
Disney+ has pulled the plug on The Mysterious Benedict Society after two seasons. (TV Line)
TV CASTING NEWS
HBO is developing a limited series based on the Leila Slimani novel The Perfect Nanny. The series, created and written by Maya Erskine, who will also star alongside Nicole Kidman. They will both be executive producers. The series follows a seemingly perfect nanny, who goes to work for a couple with two young children, but her helpful personality eventually deteriorates into something sinister. (Variety)
Adelaide Kane (Grey’s Anatomy and Reign) has joined the cast of the upcoming season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but no details are available on what role she will be playing. (Daily Star Trek News)
Lance Reddick and Toby Stephens have joined the cast of the upcoming small screen adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which will air at Disney+. Reddick will play Zeus and Stephens will play Poseidon. (Variety)
Jack Ryan alum Michael Kelly will have a recurring role in the upcoming Paramount+ series Lioness that already includes among its cast Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman and Jill Wagner. He will play CIA Deputy Director Byron Westfield. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Real-life married couple Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit) and Elizabeth Marvel (The Dropout) will star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga in the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series Presumed Innocent, which is inspired by the Scott Turow courtroom thriller. The series will focus on the horrific murder that upended the Chicago Prosecuting Attorneys’ office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. Camp and Marvel will portray husband and wife Raymond Horgan and Lorraine Horgan. (Deadline)
Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead and Southland) will play Lex Luthor in the upcoming third season of Superman & Lois on The CW. (Entertainment Weekly)
Real life married couple Ethan Embry (That Thing You Do and Sweet Home Alabama) and Sunny Mabrey (Hillbilly Elegy) will appear as husband and wife in the new DC-based series Gotham Knights that will soon debut on The CW. Ethan will play Arthur Brown (the alter ego of Batman villain Cluemaster) while Sunny will play Crystal Brown. (The Hollywood Reporter)
STREAMING MOVIE NEWS
The upcoming Netflix movie Family Leave will star Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms as well as film legend Rita Moreno. The movie follows Jess (Garner) and Bill Walker (Helms), who are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, the Walkers must unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
The cast of the upcoming movie Caste, which will be directed by Ava DuVernay, will now include Niecy Nash-Betts, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, Connie Nielson and Jasmie Cephas Jones. The movie is being described as an instant American classic that will examine the system of hierarchy that has shaped America. (Variety)
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (Jane the Virgin) will star [and Baldoni will direct, by the way] in the upcoming box office movie It Ends With Us, based on the best-selling romance novel by Colleen Hoover. The movie follows small-town girl Lily, who moves to Boston to start her own business. Sparks immediately fly between her and neurosurgeon Ryle, but his complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. As Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his ‘no dating’ rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place. As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan — her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened. (Variety)
Heather Graham and Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) will star in the upcoming western action movie Place of Bones, which will be set in 1876. A botched bank robbery sees vicious outlaw gang leader Bear John (Hopper) feverishly hunting down his traitorous accomplice, Calhoun, to recover the stolen money. Nearly dead, Calhoun drags himself to a remote ranch where Pandora (Graham) lives with her daughter. As Bear and his crew of bandits arrive, intent on delivering brutal revenge, Pandora has no choice but to defend her daughter. But Bear John and his men will soon discover that this isn’t Pandora’s first rodeo. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on January 29, 2023| 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:
5:50 PM:
Good Will Hunting movie on Showtime
5:52 PM:
The Batman (2022) movie on HBO
5:56 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on Starz
6 PM:
Love in Glacier National: A National Park Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
True Lies movie on AMC
Taken 3 movie on BBC America
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 movie on Syfy
6:45 PM:
Bohemian Rhapsody movie on FXM
7 PM:
Fire Country on CBS (NEW – Special Airing) [Time Approximate Aftter Football]
Wreck-It Ralph (animated) movie on Disney
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX
Thor: Ragnarok movie on TNT
7:45 PM:
Cruella movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Miss Scarlet and the Duke on PBS (NEW)
Titanic movie on TMC
9 PM:
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches on AMC (NEW)
The Way Home on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
All Creatures Great and Small on PBS (NEW)
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 movie on Syfy
9:45 PM:
The Greatest Showman movie on FXM
Avengers: Endgame movie on TNT
10 PM:
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX
10:02 PM:
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches on AMC (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on January 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Thursday night’s primetime line-up on the major network was filled with comedies, repeats, reality and some game shows along with new episodes from five Thursday night dramas.
Here is how those five Thursday night dramas fared in the overall ratings on Thursday night:
8 PM Shows:
Law & Order (NBC) [NEW] – 5.2 million viewers
Walker (The CW) [NEW] – 753,000 viewers
9 PM Shows:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) [NEW] – 5.7 million viewers
Walker Independence (The CW) [NEW] – 470,000 viewers
10 PM Show:
Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC) [NEW] – 4.1 million viewers
What did you watch on TV on Thursday night. Please share.
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