Rueben's Ramblings

The new UP Channel movie My Dad’s a Soccer Mom will debut at 6 PM on June 28.

Marion “Mad Dog” Casey (Lester Speight from My Wife and Kids) is one of the biggest, baddest and most outrageous names in professional football, but lately his mouth has been outpacing his performance on the field. When Marion’s contract isn’t renewed and no one else rushes to sign him, he’s not happy. Meanwhile, his wife Holly (Wendy Raquel Robinson from The Game), who has spent many years being a stay-at-home mom for their 10-year-old daughter Lacy (Skai Jackson from Jessie), sees this as an opportunity for her to pursue her career ambitions in interior design. After chauffeuring Lacy to ballet and theatre class – activities she really doesn’t like, Marion discovers that she has a knack for soccer. He signs her up and begins his new life as a Soccer Dad – the only 300-pound, overbearing, ex-football player in the group. As he navigates the trickiness of being a hands on parent with soccer mom Lori (Tracey Gold of Growing Pains fame) and the other moms, Marion discovers the joy of his new relationship with his daughter.

Here is a sneak peek at My Dad’s a Soccer Mom.

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The Hallmark Channel movie When Sparks Fly will debut on June 28 at 9 PM.

Young journalist Amy Peterson (Meghan Markle from Suits ) is not as happy with her big city life as she’d hoped and it’s starting to show in her work. She’s also not thrilled with her current boyfriend, Phil (Lochlyn Munro), a GQ-handsome businessman who doesn’t quite click with her. When circulation at the “Chicago Post” starts to wane, Amy’s editor sends her back to her hometown to write an article about growing up in her parents’ fireworks business. With the Fourth of July at hand, this human-interest story will be just what the “Chicago Post” needs.

Amy arrives home to write her article, but is quickly derailed by her best friend, Sammie (Kristina Pesic from Defiance), who enlists Amy to be the official planner of her upcoming Fourth of July wedding to – of all people – Amy’s ex-boyfriend, Hank (Christopher Jacot from Eureka). As Amy struggles to cater to Sammie’s wedding demands and work on her newspaper assignment, her feelings for Hank start to resurface. Is Hank feeling the same way? Will their old flame rekindle as the time approaches for sparks to fly?

Here is a trailer for When Sparks Fly.

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The 2-part PBS Masterpiece Mystery The Escape Artist will air on June 15 at 9 PM, running 90 minutes.

David Tennant (Broadchurch and Doctor Who) stars as a defense lawyer with a perfect record of courtroom wins and a perfect family to go with it. Uuntil things go horribly wrong.

“If you’re chained up in a safe at the bottom of a shark tank,” quips a high-placed barrister (in Episode 1), “you call for Houdini.” He means his wizard of a colleague, Will Burton (Tennant), ranked as the top young criminal lawyer in the UK and destined for silk—the honor of Queen’s Counsel—as soon as he finds the time to apply for it.

Ranked as second-best barrister is Will’s perennial rival, Maggie Gardner (Sophia Okonedo from Hotel Rwanda), who finds herself out-argued once again, as she sees her latest prosecution case go down in flames to a stirring defense by Will. Lost amid their intellectual one-upmanship is an appreciation for the wrecked lives they are manipulating in their courtroom games. But all that is about to change.

Ashley Jensen (Ugly Betty) stars as the Burton’s endearing wife and Toby Kebbell (Wrath of the Titans and the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot) as an accused murderer who is either a persecuted misfit or a dangerous psychopath.

Here is a trailer for The Escape Artist.

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