Ian J. Ball <
ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 11/30/24 9:34 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Monday, Dec. 2
˙˙˙˙Streaming:
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ [new; special night]˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (9 pm, Disney+) >>
A Spielberg-inspired coming-of-age tale set within the Star Wars
universe—specifically, after the events of Return of the Jedi and
concurrent with The Mandalorian, though prior knowledge of the franchise
is not a prerequisite—the long-delayed Skeleton Crew follows four kids
who make a mysterious discovery on their home planet and then must find
their way back home after getting lost in the galaxy. The series comes
from Jon Watts (director of the well-received recent Spider-Man films)
and Christopher Ford (who co-wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming) and features
an all-star roster of directors including Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters),
the Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once), David Lowery (The Green
Knight), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian), and Jake Schreier (the
upcoming Thunderbolts*). The adult cast is led by Jude Law and also
includes Nick Frost, Tunde Adebimpe, and Kerry Condon. Eight episodes;
two stream today, followed by one episode weekly through Jan. 14.
Subsequent episodes stream on Tuesday night.
No "little kids" shows!!
˙˙˙˙Broadcast and cable:
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune˙˙˙˙˙ (special)˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8-9 pm, ABC)
Are they finally premiering the return of Pat Sajak?!
Trivial Pursuit˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (special night)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (9 pm, CW)
The CW is dead!!
Fox Special: TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas˙˙˙˙˙˙ (special)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (9-10
pm, Fox)
https://tveveryday.com/tmzs-merry-elfin-christmas-airs-december-2-2024-on-fox/
How precious! [barf!]
˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Tuesday, Dec. 3
˙˙˙˙Streaming:
Jack in Time for Christmas˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (special)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (12:01 am, Prime
Video)
Jack Whitehall is joined by Michael Bubl‚, Dave Bautista, Rebel Wilson,
Jimmy Fallon, Daisy May Cooper, and Tom Davies as he finds himself
stranded in the USA with just four days to make it back to the UK for
Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BEV7q6CcM
Is this for real?!
as1one: The Israeli-Palestinian Pop Music Journey˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ [new; complete
limited series]˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, Paramount+)
Follow the journey of Jewish and Arab artists who've come together to
form the next hit pop group. Four episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgpHpceqUNM
Well, this is horrible timing on this!
˙˙˙˙Broadcast and cable:
CMA Country Christmas˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (special)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8-9 pm, ABC)
No!!
Night Court˙˙˙˙˙˙ (fall finale)˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8:30 pm, NBC)
Returns Jan. 14.
Passing...
˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Wednesday, Dec. 4
˙˙˙˙Broadcast and cable:
Christmas in Rockefeller Center˙˙˙˙˙˙ (special)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8-10 pm, NBC)
No!
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular˙˙˙˙˙ (special) (10-11 pm, NBC)
Oh, Gawd, no.
˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ Thursday, Dec. 5
˙˙˙˙Streaming:
Black Doves˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ [new; complete season 1]˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, Netflix)
The secret life of Helen Webb (Kiera Knightly) as a married British spy
is threatened when her lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is killed. With help
from her friend Sam (Ben Whishaw), they search for why he was killed in
this British spy thriller from Joe Barton. Six episodes; a second season
has already been greenlit.
Bah! - Another one that should just be a movie.
White Lies˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ [new to US]˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (3:01 am, Sundance Now)
Set in Cape Town, investigative journalist Edie Hansen (Natalie Dormer)
looks into her estranged brother's murder and is at odds with detective
Forty Bell (Brendon Daniels) in the South African (where it premiered in
March) drama series. Eight episodes; the first two stream today, with
the rest following once weekly through Jan. 16.
I like Dormer, but, no.
˙˙˙˙Broadcast and cable:
The Great Christmas Light Fight˙˙˙˙˙ (season 12 premiere)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8 and
9 pm, two episodes, ABC)
Six episodes, with two each Thursday night through Dec. 19. Already
renewed for season 13.
Good Lord! - This has been on 12 years now?!!
You Better Watch Out˙˙˙˙˙˙ (movie)˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8 pm, LMN)
It’s Christmas Eve and Aubrey is rushing to Chicago for the birth of her >> sister’s baby. Her plane is grounded in a snow storm, leaving her
stranded for the night at a small town airport. Aubrey unexpectedly
stumbles into the middle of a kidnapping and throws herself into danger
as she tries to save the young girl stranded at the airport with them.
Stars Monaye Moyes, Michael Silberblatt, Lisa Long, Sophie Macleod,
Bryan Bachman, and Jenna Zhu.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/you-better-watch-out
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34622080/
Will watch, though I don't know any of these people, not even the lead. (Getting sick of the trend of Lifetime flicks starring nobodies... :/ )
A Dance in the Snow˙˙˙˙˙ (movie)˙˙˙˙˙˙ (8 pm, Hallmark Mystery)
Melanie’s 17-year-old autistic daughter Jenny is a senior in high school >> and looking forward to college. After a bad experience her junior year,
Jenny is not interested in attending her final Christmas dance before
graduating. Melanie decides to surprise Jenny by getting involved in the
school’s planning committee to create a welcoming dance for all
students. Meanwhile, Jenny and her friends secretly plan their own
party, in part to honor Melanie. Melanie works with Jenny’s literature
teacher on the dance and starts to fall for him while Jenny develops
something special with a new classmate at school. When their secrets
snowball, however, their plans begin to drive a wedge between the
usually tightknit mother and daughter at the holidays. Stars Erica
Cerra, Mark Ghanim‚, Vanessa Burghardt and Dorian Giordano.
I like Erica Cerra, but, come on...
I only watch her if naked, Italian vampires are involved.
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