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She is not very good in this - in my opinion.
I started watching this but I really didn't like the actress that played Natalia. It also felt strange to be watching Ellen Pompeo play anything but her role on Grey's Anatomy. Now that I know what changes are coming in episode 4, I think I will go back to it.
Good American Family True Story: A House Divided – The Natalia Grace Case and the Adoption Scandal That Shocked the Nation by Pat Breese
GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY: THE TRUE STORY OF NATALIA GRACE by Alexis I. Thompson
Good American Family: The Story of Natalia Grace by Elsie LindseyJust three of the books that tell the story of Natalie Grace. Not really sure which one the series was based on, but I believe it was the one authored by Pat Breese.
Good American Family has just wrapped up on Hulu. It started on March 19 and ended with the 8th episode on April 30th.
A Midwestern couple who adopts what they believe is a little girl with dwarfism. As they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, they fall into a battle fought in the tabloids, the courtroom which ultimately ends their marriage.
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21441010...
Parents Guide
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21441010...
Gold Derby article - BEWARE SPOILERS in this article
https://www.goldderby.com/article/202...
Another article from People - again beware of spoilers
https://people.com/good-american-fami...
Climbing in Heels by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas just published April 29, 2025.This is a memoir by an agent to the stars - Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Nicholas Cage.
The series will be on Peacock in early 2026. It is already in production.
IMDb - nothing on here yet - just the production page
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35845011...
The original American Sniper with Bradley Cooper (2014) is still showing on Netflix.
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kylehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/...
This is billed as a TV move - now in production. Nothing further on this one. IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21943202...
I read this book years ago and remember liking it, but I never read any more of the series. Maybe now is the time to catch that series up.
Jussi Adler-Olsen has written 11 novels in his noir crime series with the first book being
The Keeper of Lost Causes. Not all are translated to English as of yet. This is coming to Netflix on May 29th. There will be 8 episodes per IMDb but others say 9 episodes. As I understand, this location has changed from Copenhagen, Denmark, in the book, to Edinburgh, Scotland in the series. The series is in English.
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27995114...
No Parental guides yet
Carl, a former top-rated detective who is wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralyzed and another policeman dead. On his return to work, Carl is assigned to a cold case that will consume his life.
This book series is also know by
Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen, also the beginning of Dept Q.Here is the run down of differing titles for this same series ~~
1. The Keeper of Lost Causes (US) / Mercy (UK) / Miséricorde (Fr)
2. The Absent One (US) / Disgrace (UK) / Profanation (Fr)
3. A Conspiracy of Faith (US) / Redemption (UK) / Délivrance (Fr)
4. The Purity of Vengeance (US) / Guilt (UK) / Dossier 64 (Fr)
5. The Marco Effect (US) / Buried (UK) / L'effet papillon (Fr)
6. The Hanging Girl (UK/US) / Promesse (Fr)
7. Selfies (Fr) / The Scarred Woman (US)
Trivia
Carl Morck was played by Nikolai Lie Kaas in the 4x Danish movie adaptations of the Department Q book series
JoBlo article
https://www.joblo.com/dept-q/
An article on who is applying for a rolehttps://www.joblo.com/harry-potter-tv...
Each season of the Harry Potter TV series is said to cover one of J.K. Rowling’s novels, for a total of seven seasons. While the movies were able to fit quite a lot in, there were plenty of moments cut from the novels that the TV series will finally be able to bring to life.
Well it is finally happening!!!! HBO/Max has taken on the project of producing the first Harry Potter TV series! Each season of the Harry Potter TV series is said to cover one of J.K. Rowling’s novels, for a total of seven seasons. 
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling is the first book of the 8 book and 2 shorts series. Although a YA book, most of the world's adults read and enjoyed Harry Potter right along with the youth from his very first first book. I don't imagine that Rowling ever dreamed of how big and world wide Potter would be when she sat at coffee shops scribbling his story on napkins. But here we are today - theme parks and known world wide. Thank you J K Rowling.
Series premier in 2026, but actors are signing on already.
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13918446...
Trivia
After an open casting call for the roles of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, the crew received over 32,000 audition tapes, and reviewed between 500 and 1,000 auditions per day.
(no indication of who made it yet)
In an interview with the Independent, Jared Harris was asked if he would be interested in playing Dumbledore, the role originated by his father Richard Harris in the first two Harry Potter films. The junior Harris responded, "I mean, why do it? I don't understand. The films were fantastic - leave them alone." However, he did acknowledge that there was still "a lot of storytelling" from the books that the films omitted.
Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in the film series, expressed interest in playing Dumbledore.
This is the second time that John Lithgow has shared a role with Sir Michael Gambon. They previously played Sir Winston Churchill in Churchill's Secret (2016) and The Crown (2016). The latter featured Harry Potter cast members Helena Bonham Carter and Imelda Staunton, as well as Jared Harris, son of original Dumbledore actor Richard Harris.
The Bear is back. Starts June 27th on Hulu. Fourth season. All major stars are back. It is filmed on a side street in downtown Chicago. It is so addictive. The third season was a little disconcerting, but this show has won 119 awards in it's 3 seasons.
If you have not watched it there is time to catch up. "a cooking show" you say! Yes a cooking show, but so much more.
If you tuned into Landman on Paramount+ this season here is some good news...https://www.joblo.com/landman-sam-ell...
https://www.joblo.com/landman-season-...
This is the place to discuss those films or TV shows that are not produced from a book. There is a lot of entertainment out there and not all are based on books. But rumors or having watched something is great advertisement. Let us know what you are watching and feel others would enjoy. But remember this is the spot for programs that are not related to books.
Still nothing on IMDb.
Finished this series last night. Still no comparison to Yellowstone - will there ever be? But some good acting and I did get into the story and the characters. It ended on a couple cliff hangers so I expect a season two to follow - soon?
The Electric State by Simon StålenhagIn the Post Apocalyptic world The Electric State started streaming on Netflix on March 14, 2025. It is 2 hrs and 5 min
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7766378/...
Parental Guide
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7766378/...
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Simon Stålenhag, the story takes place in a reimagined version of 1997. With humans isolated in their VR helmets and a continuing battle against a strange breed of monstruous drones in the wake of a technological meltdown, a teenage girl named Michelle and a robot travel the West Coast of the U.S in search of the girl's missing brother.
Trivia
The mall used as the robot safe haven is North DeKalb Mall in North Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. It opened in 1965 and closed in 2020 before being demolished in mid 2024. The mall had previously been used in episodes of Loki and Cobra Kai as well as the Fear Street trilogy and feature films Civil War, The Mule and Zombieland: Double Tap.
Goofs
Several times throughout the movie, the Marshall drops his gun and the characters never try to grab it and use it against him. The most prominent of these examples are when they manage to temporarily trap the Marshall in a metal claw, and instead of picking up his gun off the floor and shooting his drone, they decide to run, even though shooting the drone would solve the entire problem. However, it is more than possible (and likely) that the weapon is linked somehow to its robot owner - there have been examples of weapons developed in the past ten years in real life that respond only to an authorised person's fingerprint, for example.
Quotes
Ethan Skate: Our world is a tire fire floating on an ocean of piss.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen FieldingI am not sure - I have found that this is the 3rd book of the series, (??) but I believe it is the 5th film(??) - very confusing!! Isn't Zellweger getting a bit old to be playing this part?
Opened on Peacock Feb 13, 2025. A 2 hr 4 min movie.
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32063050...
Parental Guide
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32063050...
After jumping back into the dating pool, single mother Bridget Jones finds herself caught between a younger man and her son's science teacher.
Trivia
Blue cocktails and sliced oranges at first meeting of best friends strongly resemble 'blue soup' and marmalade from the disastrous meal in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
Goofs
The children's school appears to only have one member of staff. Mr Walliker is the science teacher, but he also does gate duty alone every morning, runs the Job Day, runs the Outward Bound trip with only the help of parents, and single-handedly runs the music concert while accompanying on piano.
Quotes
Bridget Jones: And even though there might be 600,000 words in the human language, the world still struggles to find the right ones when someone you love is gone.
Crazy credits
Images and scenes from earlier Bridget Jones movies are shown during the end credits.
Adapted by Mike Flanagan from Stephen King’s 2020 novella, one of four in the book
If It Bleeds by Stephen KingIMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12908150...
Parents Guide
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12908150...
Releases June 6th in theaters. 1 hour 50 min movie
A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King's novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.
A good article from Soap Central
https://www.soapcentral.com/entertain...
Trivia
This marks Mia Sara's first return to acting since 2013.
Towards Zero by Agatha ChristieStreaming on BritBox. A three episode Mini series. Started March 2, 2025.
Inspector Leach probes the brutal murder of an elderly widow in her Gull's Point home. A failed suicide, a false theft charge, an out-of-service hotel lift and a tennis star's love life intersect, culminating in a bizarre mass murder plot.
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31438355...
Parents Guide
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31438355...
Trivia
Burgh Island, South Devon is one of the filming locations. The island is associated with writer Agatha Christie, who often visited and used the location as inspiration for at least two novels: And Then There Were None (1939) and Evil Under the Sun (1941). Previous Christie stories filmed there include: Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) and Evil Under the Sun (2001).
Goofs
Matthew Rhys' detective is shown smoking filter cigarettes which did not become commonplace until the late 1950s, but this is set in the 1930s.
Also a 2007 French movie that can be bought or rented from Amazon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889606/...
