Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 30, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The BBC original 2-hour film Elizabeth Is Missing will debut on PBS on January 3 at 9 PM.
Legendary actress Glenda Jackson (A Touch of Class) plays a woman in the grip of dementia, searching for her missing friend.
Here is a trailer for Elizabeth Is Missing:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 30, 2020| 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:
NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Doctor Who on BBC America today. Check your local listings for airtimes and episode titles. The final 10 episodes of Vikings will air on Amazon Prime today.
5:30 PM:
Deadpool movie on FX
The Accountant movie on TNT
6 PM:
The Christmas Club movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas on My Mind movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Day After Tomorrow movie on Syfy
7 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
Shrek (animated) movie on Freeform
Divergent movie on POP
8 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
Five Star Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
A Gift to Remember movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Deadpool 2 movie on FX
Dances With Wolves movie on ThisTV
8:30 PM:
San Andreas movie on Syfy
9 PM:
9-1-1 on FOX (Reair)
Burlesque movie on E!
Rio 2 (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
Christmas Comes Twice movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Project Christmas Wish movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Insurgent movie on POP
Legally Blonde movie on Showtime 2
10:30 PM:
X-Men: Apocalypse movie on FX
Enjoy!
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On January 2, the Hallmark Channel movie Taking a Shot at Love will debut at 9 PM.
Former professional ballet dancer Jenna (Alexa PenaVega) works with NHL star Ryan Cooper (Luke Macfarlane) to help him recover from an injury using ballet as therapy, and as they grow close, he helps her mend her injured heart. But when it’s time for Ryan to return to the ice and leave Jenna and her small, Connecticut town, they both must consider the paths they want to take and just maybe, love will find its way.
Here is a trailer for Taking a Shot at Love:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 29, 2020| 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:
NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Doctor Who on BBC America today. Check your local listings for airtimes and episode titles.
5:35 PM:
Independence Day movie on HBO
5:42 PM:
Titanic movie on Encore
6 PM:
Christmas in Evergreen movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Small Town Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Back to the Future movie on Reelz
Ghostbusters (original) movie on Starz
6:53 PM:
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie on Starz
7 PM:
The Fast and the Furious movie on HBO 2
7:10 PM:
Mission: Impossible III movie on FXM
7:45 PM:
Green Book movie on Showtime 2
8 PM:
Cross Country Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
A Homecoming for the Holidays movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
9 PM:
Nurses on NBC (Two Hours – Encore)
FBI on CBS (Reair)
Prodigal Son on FOX (Reair)
Shrek (animated) movie on Freeform
Terminator 2: Judgement Day movie on TMC
9:30 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
The Day After Tomorrow movie on Syfy
10 PM:
A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Holly & Ivy movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Reair)
1917 movie on Showtime 2
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On January 1, the Doctor Who special presentation Revolution of the Daleks will air on BBC America at 8 PM
Special Presentation Synopsis: The special will see the return of the Daleks. The Doctor is locked away in a high-security alien prison. Isolated, alone, with no hope of escape. Far away, on Earth, her best friends, Yaz, Ryan and Graham have to pick up their lives without her. But it’s not easy. Old habits die hard. Especially when they discover a disturbing plan forming. A plan which involves a Dalek. How can you fight a Dalek, without the Doctor?
John Barrowman will be back as Captain Jack Harkness; this will be the swan song for companions Ryan and Graham (aka Tosin Cole and Bradley Walsh) and Chris Noth will return as unscrupulous business tycoon Jack Robertson.
Here is a trailer for the Doctor Who New Year’s Day Special:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On December 28, the season finales of His Dark Materials on HBO at 9 PM.
The Hulu drama A Teacher will air its season finale online on December 29.
On December 30, the final 10 episodes (EVER) of Vikings will premiere on Amazon Prime online today, airing 10 months after the first half of its 6th and final season.
The 8-episode final season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will air on Netflix on December 31.
On December 31, the high-stakes insider trading British drama Cleaning Up makes its US debut on Sundance Now. British actress Sheridan Smith stars as Sam Cook, a cleaner at Kramer Lowe, a financial company in Canary Wharf. Struggling to get by on her zero-hour contract with Xenco Clean, she is drowning in debt, addicted to gambling, and faces her ex-husband trying to get full-time custody of their two daughters. After overhearing a stockbroker who is being blackmailed into insider trading, she plunges herself into a shady world of finance.
The new BBC America comedy-thriller The Watch will get a sneak peek airing of its debut episode on AMC+ on December 31 before the official debut of back-to-back episodes on the network on January 3. The series follows the unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it. The characters are inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous Discworld novels. The cast includes Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), Lara Rossi (I May Destroy You) and Wendell Pierce (The Wire) [among others].
The third season of Cobra Kai will premiere online on Netflix on January 1 (the show was moved up a week by the streaming service).
On January 1, the Doctor Who special presentation Revolution of the Daleks will air on BBC America at 8 PM.
The superhero flick We Can Be Heroes,, which serves as a stand-alone sequel to The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D will debut on Netflix on January 1. When alien invaders capture Earth’s superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents and the planet. The adults in the movie include Priyanka Chopra, Pedro Pascal, Christian Slater, Boyd Holbrook and Sung Kang with a lot of newcomer kids, including YaYa Gosselin.
On January 2, the Hallmark Channel movie Taking a Shot at Love will debut at 9 PM. Former professional ballet dancer Jenna (Alexa PenaVega) works with NHL star Ryan Cooper (Luke Macfarlane) to help him recover from an injury using ballet as therapy, and as they grow close, he helps her mend her injured heart. But when it’s time for Ryan to return to the ice and leave Jenna and her small, Connecticut town, they both must consider the paths they want to take and just maybe, love will find its way.
The season finale of Power Book II: Ghost will air on Starz on January 3 at 8 PM.
On January 3, the series debut of the BBC America fantasy The Watch will debut at 8 PM. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels, the fantasy police procedural follows a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. The misfit cops include the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes (Richard Dorme from Game of Thrones), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi from I May Destroy You), the naïve but heroic Carrot (Adam Hugill from 1917), the mysterious Angua (Marama Corlett from Blood Drive) and the ingenious forensics expert Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent) together with The Watch’s own idiosyncratic depiction of Death (Wendell Pierce from The Wire).
NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans will return from their winter breaks on CBS on January 3 at the special times of 8:30 and 9:30 PM respectively.
The season premiere of The Rookie will air at 10 PM on ABC on January 3.
Lastly, also on January 3, the original 2-hour film Elizabeth Is Missing will debut on PBS at 9 PM. Legendary actress Glenda Jackson (A Touch of Class) plays a woman in the grip of dementia, searching for her missing friend.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 28, 2020| 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:
NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Doctor Who on BBC America today. Check your local listings for airtimes and episode titles.
5:30 PM:
Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie on TNT
6 PM:
Write Before Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas in Evergreen movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Greatest Showman movie on FX
Speed movie on Syfy
6:10 PM:
Bombshell movie on EPIX
6:30 PM:
She’s All That movie on POP
7:03 PM:
Chicago movie on Encore
8 PM:
Pennyworth on EPIX (Encore)
A Timeless Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
A Little Christmas Charm movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
9-1-1 on FOX (Reair)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 movie on Freeform
The Last of the Mohicans movie on TMC
The Wizard of Oz (classic) movie on TNT
8:55 PM:
Black and Blue movie on Starz
9 PM:
L.A.’s Finest on FOX (NEW)
His Dark Materials on HBO (NEW – Finale)
Belgravia on EPIX (Encore)
9:20 PM:
Mission: Impossible (1996) movie on FXM
10 PM:
Belgravia on EPIX (Encore)
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Bull on CBS (Reair)
Holiday for Heroes movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
10:15 PM:
The Wizard of Oz (classic) movie on TNT
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The high-stakes insider trading British drama Cleaning Up makes its US debut on Sundance Now on December 31.
British actress Sheridan Smith stars as Sam Cook, a cleaner at Kramer Lowe, a financial company in Canary Wharf. Struggling to get by on her zero-hour contract with Xenco Clean, she is drowning in debt, addicted to gambling, and faces her ex-husband trying to get full-time custody of their two daughters. After overhearing a stockbroker who is being blackmailed into insider trading, she plunges herself into a shady world of finance.
Here is a first look at Cleaning Up (courtesy of its home network ITV):
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on December 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On December 31, the new BBC America comedy-thriller The Watch will get a sneak peek airing of its debut episode on AMC+ before the official debut of back-to-back episodes on the network on January 3
The series follows the unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it. The characters are inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous Discworld novels.
The cast includes Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), Lara Rossi (I May Destroy You) and Wendell Pierce (The Wire) [among others].
Here is a trailer for The Watch:
NOTE: The show will debut on BBC America on January 3 at 8 PM.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on December 27, 2020| 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:
NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Doctor Who on BBC America today. Check your local listings for airtime and episodes.
5:30 PM:
Bad Boys movie on Paramount Network
6 PM:
Christmas at Dollywood movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
A Godwink Christmas movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Shrek Forever After (animated) movie on TNT
6:45 PM:
Kung Fu Panda (animated) movie on CMT
6:50 PM:
Terminator: Dark Fate movie on EPIX
6:55 PM:
Zootopia (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Dances With Wolves movie on ThisTV
7:15 PM:
His Dark Materials on HBO (Encore)
8 PM:
Christmas Town movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Christmas in Evergreen movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Sanditon on PBS (Encore)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair)
Cinderella (2015) movie on Disney
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie on FX
Twister movie on IFC
Mean Girls movie on Lifetime
Crazy Rich Asians movie on TBS
Apollo 13 movie on TMC
Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie on TNT
8:10 PM:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 movie on USA Network
8:30 PM:
Speed movie on Syfy
9 PM:
Pennyworth on EPIX (NEW)
Sanditon on PBS (Encore)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Reair)
Kung Fu Panda (animated) movie on CMT
The Last of the Mohicans movie on Showtime 2
9:25 PM:
Tangled (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
Pennyworth on EPIX (NEW)
Christmas in Evergreen movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
10:30 PM:
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie on FX
Twister movie on IFC
Crazy Rich Asians movie on TBS
Enjoy!
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