Q: Why did they cancel "Designated Survivor"?
Much of the fun of "Designated Survivor," at least in the first season or so, was in exploring the tension between the humdrum life of an academic and low-level cabinet member and the high-stakes life of the president of the United States (after said academic is thrust into the big job).
So, it might be fitting that, after a dramatic rescue, this very high-profile show ended for some pretty humdrum reasons.
sMothered, on TLC
Sunhe and Angelica get ready to announce some big news to Jason's mom in this Season 3 rebroadcast premiere. Meanwhile, Karla and her daughter, Rykia, give each other Brazilian waxes and Lisa and Lauren plan a below-board, at-home insemination together.
United States of Al, on CBS
Tune in for an episode of this sitcom starring Parker Young as a marine veteran trying to readjust to life back in Ohio. Meanwhile, Al (Adhir Kalyan), an Afghan interpreter who served alongside him, is enjoying many exciting 'firsts' as a new American.
Q: I just saw Kevin Spacey in a movie called "The Billionaire Boys Club." It looked recent, but wasn't there already a movie with that name?
The newer film is as close to a remake of the original as it can be without technically qualifying as such.
The problem, it seems, is that both of them are based on a real crime that happened in the '80s, in which a bunch of young investment bankers hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme that seems to have ended in a murder.
Card Sharks, on ABC
Joel McHale hosts this game show reboot's newest season. In this Season 3 premiere, two new contestants face off in the card-flipping round in which one contestant will win $10,000 and have the chance to turn that sum into a fortune in minutes.
FBI, on CBS
Experience the inner workings of the FBI’s New York office with a rebroadcast of this action-packed drama featuring police-force legacy Officer Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) working alongside Special Agents Scola (John Boyd) and Zidan (Zeeko Zaki).
Q: The writers and actors of "Heartland" gave such a shocking but loving goodbye to [spoiler alert!] this season. But why is the character gone from the show?
Before we go any further, there are serious spoilers of the Season 14 premiere of "Heartland" below. This is especially tricky because "Heartland's" availability varies wildly depending on where you watch it.
Season 14 hasn't aired yet on American Netflix, but it has aired on CBC in Canada and on the UP Faith and Family streaming service in the U.S. So, if you watched it there (or if you don't mind reading what happens before you've seen it), carry on and wallow with us.
Celebrity Dating Game, on ABC
Don't miss the series premiere of a classic game show reboot. Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton team up to host as celebrity singles choose their hidden match from a smattering of clues given by Bolton. Plus, parody song performances await!
New Releases for the week of June 13 - June 19
French Exit
Following the seizure of her assets after her husband’s untimely death in New York City, Frances Price (Pfeiffer), facing insolvency, takes solace in her best friend, Joan (Coyle), who offers the newly widowed Frances, her son, Malcom (Hedges), and the family cat, Small Frank, her empty apartment in Paris. Falling into a similar routine as the one she had in New York, Frances' life is upturned by Madame Reynard (Mahaffey), a woman Frances has never met but with whom she shares many coincidental similarities. As the mother-and-son duo begin to establish their lives in a foreign city, a disappearance forces them to enlist the help of others.
Director: Azazel Jacobs. Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankole, Daniel di Tomasso. 2020. 113 mins. Comedy.
Godzilla vs. Kong
After Godzilla's attack on Apex Cybernetics in Pensacola, Florida, home to Mark Russell (Chandler) and his daughter, Madison (Brown), Apex Cybernetics founder and CEO Walter Simmons (Bichir) enlists Hollow Earth expert Nathan Lind (Skarsgard). His job is to lead an expedition to harness the power from the core of the earth to fuel a secret upcoming project — the covert production of the giant robot called Mechagodzilla. As Godzilla begins a reign of terror caused by the frequency of the sounds emitted from the production of Mechagodzilla, it becomes clear that Kong is the only one capable of stopping him.
Director: Adam Wingard. Stars: Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza Gonzalez, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir. 2021. 113 mins. Action.
Rock Dog 2
Following the events of the first film, Bodi (Hamilton) and the members of his band, True Blue, have found fame in their local community of Snow Mountain. However, when a music mogul offers Bodi and his bandmates the unbelievable opportunity to open for music phenomenon Lil Foxy (Barr), the band must decide what matters most.
Director: Mark Baldo. Stars: Andrew Francis, Ashleigh Ball, Brian Drummond, Jason Simpson, Kathleen Barr, Graham Hamilton. 2021. 90 mins. Animation.
Master of the 'Cue: Food Network fires up new season of 'BBQ Brawl'
Chefs Bobby Flay and Michael Symon from "BBQ Brawl: Flay V. Symon"
May was National Barbecue Month, but with Father's Day coming up on June 20, and the Fourth of July not long after, your backyard grill is probably getting a whole lot of use right now.