Turn & Smile TV Guide: Sunday, June 8th
Here is what's coming to TV for June 9th to June 15th
Welcome back, Sofa Taters! Here’s another Sunday TV Guide with more premieres to fill your week!
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What We’ve Been Watching
Mason: When we announced this new show at the end of May this year, we were hopeful that it would do something fun and engaging with its very banal and uninspiring premise. As it turns out, this show about a Gen Z(ed) group of friends who live together in Queens is really funny, really entertaining, and very good.
Larissa: In a break from TV, I caught the sequel to one of my favourite action movies, The Accountant 2. Maybe the lack of Anna Kendrick made it forgettable almost instantly.
What We’re Excited To See
Mason: When I saw Arnold Schwartzeneger in Fubar on Netflix, I had assumed that it would be a very short-lived thing because Netflix does a lot of stunt casting for projects they have no intention of committing to long term and casting the Kindergarden Cop in an action comedy series from Netflix sounds like a one-off. I don’t want to be burned like I was burned by Teenage Bounty Hunters. But knowing that the show is getting a second season now, and Netflix filled a truck with $25,000,000 and backed it up to his door for this series, it seems like it’s going to be around long enough to enjoy. I might have to give it a chance now.
Larissa: If you follow this newsletter, you probably figured out that I am a big fan of reality TV. Alone, from the History Channel, is my all-time favourite reality show. Taking 10 contestants and dropping them in the middle of nowhere with only the equipment on their backs and a camera, it encapsulates the title: Alone. This year, going into its twelfth season, the show is breaking from its usual format of dropping contestants somewhere in Canada, and instead, will be dropping them in a hot and dry desert. I know this throws off all my armchair survivalist preparation, fighting off prospective frostbite and fishing in iced-over lakes. Hopefully, this season’s contestants fare better than I would! Let’s see June 12!
What We’re Talking About
Mason: Things started to change for me this year as Larissa moved out of Vancouver, so I’ve been thinking a lot about friends and friendship. So naturally, I’ve been thinking about Bow, from Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Bow is introduced as a brave fighter in the rebellion, an intelligent ally talented with tech (though nowhere near Entrapta’s skill), and a passionate friend. Initially seen as Glimmer’s only friend, he isn’t quick to trust Adora. But the standout thing about him is that he does show her a great deal of empathy, and he is willing to accept her. Adora eventually shows them that she wants to join their fight against The Horde, but it’s Bow who extends friendship to her first. So even as my friend has moved away, I still want to be the kind of friend that Bow is. Who doesn’t want a Best Friends Squad?
As it turns out, Larissa (who is part of my Best Friends Squad) and I are planning to review She-Ra and the Princesses of Power when we reach 100 subscribers, so if you want to see what Larissa thinks of this series (she’s been extremely resistant to my appreciation of this show), be sure to subscribe if you haven’t, or share us with someone in your own Best Friends Squad!
Larissa: Getting 100 subscribers would probably feel like how the Princess Alliance felt when they were victorious at the Battle of Bright Moon. Subscribe to us now so we can know what this feels like for real.
New To Streaming
June 9th to June 15th
Art Detectives (🇮🇪) (Acorn TV)
Coming to us from the shores of Ireland, this show follows Detective Inspector (DI) Mick Palmer and Detective Constable (DC) Shazia Malik, who investigate art-related crimes and thefts. Season 1 of this police drama comes to the world on Acorn TV this week.
Trainwreck (Netflix)
The first docuseries of the week, Trainwreck, covers very public, huge disasters. From the mosh pit gone wrong at Astroworld to provable allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, this eight-part series has some of the biggest missteps of modern history. Find it this week on Netflix when the first episode, “Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy,” drops.
Call Her Alex (Hulu)
Alex Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” fame gets profiled in this exclusive docuseries. For those not in the know, “Call Her Daddy” isn’t a sex thing. Well… it might be. We don’t know how Cooper likes to get down, and frankly, we don’t want to ask. The podcast is a pretty standard interview show. Cooper sits down with a variety of guests, including at one point the former Vice President of the USA, and she’s risen in the charts, even securing herself a Spotify deal. This docuseries hits Hulu (or Disney+, where Hulu isn’t available) this week before Cooper begins a live tour (in September). Also, reportedly, “Call Her Daddy” will be moving exclusively to Sirius XM this year, too.
The Kollective (🇳🇱) (Hulu)
This (seemingly) thrilling political thriller follows a group of citizen journalists who get sucked into and investigation involving a global conspiracy after they report on a tragedy. Check out the first season when it drops early this week on Hulu.
The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets (Peacock)
Also dubbed “The Long Island Serial Killer,” this limited docuseries goes into the home of the accused killer, Rex Heuermann, and talks to his family about life in their home and the things they’ve learned since his arrest. With a trailer that opens with his wife being asked, point blank, “how could you not know?” this series isn’t messing around. Find it on Peacock.
Divorced Sistas/ Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas (BET+)
This new show, from wunderkind producer Tyler Perry, is a sitcom about five friends who support each other in the aftermath of their divorces. You can find it on BET+ after it debuts on BET this week.
Fubar (Netflix)
Filmed in and around Toronto (Ontario), this Arnold Schwarzenegger-led TV-MA-rated action-comedy show returns for its second season. The show follows an estrained father-daughter team who find out while on a mission that they both secretly work for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Notably, this is the first TV show featuring Schwarzenegger in a leading role. Season 1 is available on Netflix right now, where you can watch the first eight episodes. However, this week, Season 2 will drop as well.
Romcon: Who the F**k Is Jason Porter? (🇨🇦) (Prime Video)
A docuseries out of the rolling tundra of Canada, Romcon: Who the F**k Is Jason Porter? reveals the journey of a real estate agent who uncovers a mystery when they begin dating someone who seems to be not the most honest with them. Find it this week on Prime Video.
Kings of Jo’Burg (🇿🇦) (Netflix)
Returning for Season 3, this South African show is officially pegged as a crime thriller. But the plot involves a supernatural curse affecting a crime family and their moves in Johannesburg. If you’re curious about this drama in both Zulu and English, you can catch up on the first two seasons (fourteen episodes between them) before the new season debuts this week on Netflix.
Too Hot to Handle: Spain/ Jugando con Fuego (🇪🇸) (Netflix)
Today, we’ve learned that Jugando con Fuego means Playing With Fire. Why did we learn this? Are we trying to learn Spanish? No. Has Mason taken a Latin lover? No. We were trying to find a picture for this new series debuting this week from Spain.
Not a Box (Apple TV+)
Based on the best-selling children’s picture book “Not A Box,” this series adapts the book for newborns to six-year-olds into an animated show. No word yet on if Apple is eyeing the book’s sequel, “Not a Stick,” for adaptation, too. If you want to help foster creativity in your kids, you can find it on Apple TV+ this week.
The Chosen/ The Chosen: Last Supper (🇨🇦) (Prime Video)
A Canadian/ American coproduction, this show describes itself as a historical drama about Jesus and his contemporaries. Historically speaking, there was a human person named Jesus from Nazareth who was crucified by the Romans. Also, historically speaking, the area that they are depicting in the Middle East was known as Palestine and Judea in the first century. Israel would not exist in the region for another twelve centuries. Anyone who claims otherwise is spreading propaganda to legitimize modern-day imperialism. You can see this possibly ahistoric period drama this week on Prime Video.
Underdogs (Hulu)
Canadian icon Ryan Reynolds narrates this docuseries from National Geographic with his trademark wit and a comedic irreverence that, like many Canadians, was honed during the unforgiving winters of the Great White North. See it this week when it debuts on Hulu.
New To Cable
June 9th to June 15th
Virgins (TLC)
For some reason, we can’t even begin to guess why, some executives at TLC have greenlit a reality TV show following around forty-year-old virgins. Will they finally be able to smash their genitals around with another person? Or will they instead invest in therapy and self-improvement? Find out this week on TLC.
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange (World)
This docuseries chronicles the contemporary art, culture, and lives of the continental Africans and the African diaspora. Check out Season 17 debuting on World Channel, a US public broadcast cable channel associated with PBS.
The 1% Club (Fox)
Last year, this new game show, based on a British game show of the same name, debuted on Prime Video with Patton Oswalt hosting. However, Amazon decided to drop it like a cheap sack of rocks, so Fox, who was producing the show, decided to take it on their network and replace the professional comedian host with Joel McHale, who you might recognize from Community and Animal Rescue. See The 1% Club when it debuts on Fox this week.
The Snake (Fox)
Australian comedian Jim Jeffries, who also hosts the Australian version of The 1%, hosts this obvious but legally distinct version of Survivor where 15 contestants compete in challenges to become The Snake and control eliminations to win a large cash prize and, obviously, the glory. Find out who will be able to outwit, outplay, and outlast this week on Fox.
Divorced Sistas/ Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas (BET)
This sitcom follows five friends who support each other in the aftermath of their divorces and through whatever life brings to them. You can find it on BET before it hits BET+.
1,000-lb Roomies (TLC)
The social parasites at TLC, the network that has made a business out of poverty tourism and exploitation, bring us another reality series about a pair who collectively tip the scales at 1000 pounds. Following in the footsteps of the 1,000-lb Siblings and the 1,000-lb Best Friends, this series begs the question, “Why does it exist?” At any rate, you can find it on TLC this week when it debuts.
The Real Housewives of Miami (Bravo)
Hold on tight, Miami housewives fans, because Season 7 is looking like it’s bringing the dram fam from Miam in full force. Episode 1, which debuts on Bravo this week, starts with a divorce! But we won’t say more. Tune in to see how it all goes down.
Revival (Syfy)
Get ready to fall in love with the picturesque landscapes of New Brunswick on the Easternmost coast of Canada because this American science fiction thriller is filmed there. Set in rural Wisconsin, this zombie drama follows a local police officer as the dead rise. The unique twist, though, is that the zombies look and act just as they did in life. You can check out the comic book this show is based on right now, but be sure to tune into Syfy this week to see how this mystery unfolds.
Alone (History)
Usually, this survival reality TV show takes contestants to a wintry climate in Canada or the USA. This time, they’re being plopped in the middle of an African desert to survive in the heat with the threat of large predators ever present. Contestants try to outlast each other in isolation for a cash prize, and of course, glory. See it on the History channel this week.
Alone Australia (History)
Coming to American broadcasts from the SBS network in Australia, you can see contestants from the land down under try to survive in isolation within the wilds of the Tasmanian jungles. Check it out on the History channel, wherever the History channel is available.
The Proof Is Out There (History)
Newsman Tony Harris, who you might recognize from CNN or his Investigation Discovery special Hate In America, is hosting this series, which says it’s investigating unexplained pictures, recordings, and findings. You can check it out on the History channel.
Grantchester (🇬🇧) (PBS)
A vicar and a Detective Inspector (DI) in a cozy post-war English village (named Grantchester) find themselves investigating murders and other crimes, using the vicar’s natural ability to gain people’s trust. In the UK, Season 10 will be available through ITV, but stateside, you can find it on PBS Masterpiece or the Masterpiece Theatre programming this week.
Patience (🇬🇧/🇩🇪/🇧🇪) (PBS)
Debuting this week, this British, German, and Belgian co-produced adaptation of a French and Belgian series called Astrid et Raphaëlle is a crime drama about an autistic archivist with the Yorkshire Police records department with a self-taught talent for criminology. They are noticed by Detective Inspector (DI) Metcalf and are brought along to help solve crimes. You can check it out on PBS this week.
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (History)
Henry Winkler, famous for playing Fonzi on Happy Days, takes viewers on a journey through America’s past, exploring the norms, the products, and the toys that were once commonplace but now are considered unthinkably dangerous. Check it out this week on the History channel to see if he covers jumping over sharks.
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Alone sounds like Naked and Afraid. Except I guess they might not be fully naked? I'd probably watch it.
It's also the 3rd time this week that I see someone was pleasantly surprised with Adults. So now it made it to my list of shows I'm curious about. I had kind of discounted it as a cheap gen Z friends reboot but it sounds like it's much more than that