Today's premieres and other notes (Saturday, Oct. 12)

[Robin Miller]

Banlieusards (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)

Three brothers -- a gangster, a scholar and an impressionable teen --
learn hard lessons in the gritty suburbs while searching for the means
to survive. French film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfMZKVfODP8

https://www.netflix.com/title/81034012



Meeting Gorbachev (documentary) (6-8 pm, History Channel)



The DNA of Murder With Paul Holes [new] (7 pm, Oxygen
Channel)

Holes is best known as the retired cold case investigator whose work was
instrumental in identifying a suspect in the Golden State Killer case.



My Little Pony (season 9 and series finale) (8 to 9:30 pm,
Discovery Family Channel)



The College Admissions Scandal (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)

The College Admissions Scandal follows two wealthy mothers, Caroline
(Penelope Ann Miller), a sought after interior designer and Bethany (Mia
Kirshner), an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share
an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible
college. When charismatic college admissions consultant Rick Singer
(Michael Shanks) offers a side door into the prestigious institutions of
their dreams, Caroline and Bethany willingly partake with visions of
coveted acceptance letters in their heads. But when Singer cooperates
with the FBI and pleads guilty, the mothers who risked everything for
their kids, must face the consequences of their crimes and the loss of
trust and respect from their families.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10803786/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5J2_EI7go4

https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-college-admissions-scandal/season-1
[Metacritic score 57]

https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-college-admissions-scandal



Love, Fall & Order (movie) (9 pm, Hallmark Channel)

When Claire goes home to save her dad's annual Fall Fest on her family's
pumpkin farm, sparks fly with an old rival ­ the opposing lawyer she now
faces in court. Starring Erin Cahill and Trevor Donovan.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10887504/

https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/love-fall-order



The Banana Splits (movie) (9 pm, Syfy)

A boy named Harley and his family (brother Austin, mother Beth, and
father Mitch) attends a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is
supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as
usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an
unexpected turn -- and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom
and their new pals safely escape?

The beloved children's show is back... with a vengeance, a horrible,
bloody vengeance. Starring Dani Kind, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, and Romeo
Carere.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9831136/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R1-ZZTcTBY



Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal With Gretchen
Carlson (documentary) (10 pm, Lifetime Channel)




Tomorrow's advance notes:


Killer Contractor (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)

Kerry and her daughter Ella return home to settle the estate of her late
father, but the contractor they hire to fix up the house brings with him
a series of lethal mishaps and shattering secrets. Alyshia Ochse, Zac
Titus, and Mark Lawson star.

https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/550482/mark-lawson-lifetime-film-killer-contractor/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10292722/



Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (movie) (9 pm,
Hallmark M&M)

When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper
(Lacey Chabert) is found murdered on the very day the Sentinel’s
crossword puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially
teams up with Lt. Logan O’Connor (Brennan Elliot) to find the killer.
Together, they must assemble the pieces of a puzzle whose origins go all
the way back to WWII Europe. Starring: Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott
and Barbara Niven.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9759888/

https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/crossword-mysteries-proposing-murder



Succession (season 2 finale; renewed for season 3) (9 pm, HBO)



Rise of the Supercarrier (miniseries) (9 pm, Smithsonian
Channel)

HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful warship ever built
for Britain's Royal Navy. It's the product of 20 years of technical
development, eight years of construction, and two years of crew
assembly. She's almost capable of sailing into battle, but first the
massive vessel and her crew must pass a series of grueling sea trials.
With unprecedented access, this is a behind-the-scenes look at what
makes this supercarrier so unique and an intimate portrait of the
dedicated men and women who call her home.

https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/rise-of-the-supercarrier/1006072



Dr. T, Lone Star Vet [new] (9 pm, Nat Geo Wild)

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/dr-t-lone-star-vet/listings/



Inside the Actors Studio (season 23 premiere) (10 pm,
Ovation)

With James Lipton retired, the long-running interview series returns on
a new channel and a group of guest hosts that includes Alec Baldwin,
Ellen Burstyn, Greta Gerwig, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Lynch, LaTanya
Richardson Jackson, and Pedro Pascal.



Why We Hate (miniseries) (10 pm, Discovery Channel)

Six-part series from documentarian Alex Gibney and producer Steven
Spielberg examines the concept of hatred throughout human evolution
through a variety of lenses, including biology, psychology, and sociology.

https://www.discovery.com/shows/why-we-hate



Ballers (season 5 and series finale) (11 pm, HBO)



Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America [new] (midnight, AMC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnKHV9Xa73k

https://www.amc.com/shows/hip-hop-the-songs-that-shook-america


--Robin

[anim8rfsk]

Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:40:37 -0700 Robin Miller<robin....@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

> Tomorrow's advance notes:
>
> Killer Contractor (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
>
> Kerry and her daughter Ella return home to settle the estate of her late
> father, but the contractor they hire to fix up the house brings with him
> a series of lethal mishaps and shattering secrets. Alyshia Ochse, Zac
> Titus, and Mark Lawson star.
>
> https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/550482/mark-lawson-lifetime-f
> ilm-killer-contractor/
>
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10292722/
>
> Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (movie) (9 pm,
> Hallmark M&M)
>
> When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper

Do individual papers actually have Crosswords editors any more?

Nothing, but thanks for trying,
> --Robin

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[RichA]

Wow. Two shows about the college admission scandal. For the eternally-naive, do you think these isolated women are all there is when it comes to dispensing favors to get a kid into college? Harvard, many others are BUILT on it.