Month: June 2023

Best-bets for June 4: Cable has three debuts

1) “The Lazarus Project” debut, 9 p.m., TNT, rerunning at 10:04. George has a loving girlfriend, a strong business idea, a bright future. Then …well, we won’t spoil it, except to say this is a clever fantasy concept; it works very well in the opener, but does lose oomph after the basics are explained. It’s a British co-production, with Papa Essiedu (shown here) – who received an Emmy nomination as the best friend in “I May Destroy You” – leading a talented cast. Read more…

Best-bets for June 3: reruns and TLC memories

1) “TLC Forever,” 8-10:33 p.m., Lifetime, rerunning at midnight. Mixing pop, rap and R&B, the TLC trio (shown here) soared. It had nine top-10 hits (four at No. 1) and sold 65 million records. Lifetime made a scripted movie (“Crazysexycool: The TLC Story”) that it’s rerunning at 5:30; now at adds this documentary, in a 12-hour marathon. At 4 p.m., 10:33 p.m. and 2:39 a.m., is a rerun about the relationship of TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and football star Andre Rison. Read more…

Good news: “Miracle Workers” finally returns

“Miracle Workers” is finally returning … a half-year later than expected.
TBS has set the show to start its fourth season on Monday, July 10. This time (shown here), its stars (Daniel Radcliffe and Geraldine Viswanathan) are post-apocalyptic warriors, trying to settle into suburbia.
That follows the offbeat approach of the show. In the first season, they were in the afterlife, trying to prove humans were worth saving. In the second, he was a prince and she was expected to follow the family profession of shoveling feces. In the third, they were on a wagon train headed west. Read more…