Thursday, February 25, 2021

What's On Tonight (Friday): The War On Drugs Begins With A War On Billie Holliday

TOP PICK
⭐ πŸŽ₯ The United States V. Billie Holliday (Hulu, 12:01 AM) Adapted from Johann Hari's Chasing The Scream (excerpt here), this biographical film focuses on Federal Bureau Of Narcotics head Harry Anslinger's (Garrett Hedlund) obsessive pursuit of the jazz singer (Andra Day), the agent who fell in love with her (Trevante Rhodes) and the legal trials and addictions that cut her life short.

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πŸŽ₯ Last Call On HBO Max: The Little Things (2020) is gone after this coming Sunday.

πŸŽ₯ New/Returning To Netflix: Captain Fantastic (2016)

πŸ””πŸŽ₯ Bigfoot Family (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Bigfoot’s now a big deal. So when he goes missing, his shy but tech-savvy teen son must take on an evil CEO to save his family and a wildlife preserve.' How did Discovery+ miss out on this one?

πŸ”” πŸŽΆ Billie Elish: The World's A Little Blurry (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) Never too young for a documentary about your success, I guess.

πŸ”” Black Stories Presents: Your Attention Please (Hulu, 3:01 AM) Second season finale.

πŸ”” Dickinson (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) Second season finale.

πŸ”” For All Mankind (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM)

πŸ”” Losing Alice (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) First season finale.

πŸ””πŸŽ₯ Myth: A Frozen Tale (Disney+, 3:01 AM) A little-seen short virtual reality film that was screened at the Frozen 2 premiere in 2019, reconstituted into a 'flat' version for the streamer.

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πŸ”” Servant (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) 

πŸ”” Tell Me Your Secrets (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

πŸ””πŸŽ₯ Tom & Jerry: The Movie (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 'An eye-popping blend of classic animation and live-action, Tom and Jerry’s latest adventure stakes new ground for the iconic duo, even forcing them to do the unthinkable: work together to save the day.' Featuring the voices of ChloΓ« Grace Moretz, Michael PeΓ±a, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Pallavi Sharda, Jordan Bolger, Patsy Ferran, Nicky Jam, Bobby Cannavale, Lil Rel Howery, and Ken Jeong.

πŸ”” πŸ€ Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers (IMDb TV, 12:01 AM) Documentary series premiere. 'The back-to-back state champion Sierra Canyon Trailblazers exploded onto basketball's national stage with one of the highest profile classes in history, including some of the nation's highest-ranking players... Top Class provides exclusive access to the team as they balance the pressures of competing on a global stage while finding success at one of the most academically elite high schools in the country.'

πŸ”” WandaVision (Disney+, 3:01 AM)

πŸ“Ί Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network, 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM & 9:30 PM - 5:00 AM); Law & Order (Sundance, 1:00 PM - 2:00 AM); The Simpsons (FXX, 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM); It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (Vice, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM); Archie Bunker's Place (Antenna, 8:00 & 8:30 PM); Mom (CMT, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 9:00 & 9:30 PM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:30 PM) 

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πŸ””πŸ€ NBA Basketball* (ESPN) 7:30 PM: Indiana at Boston.  10:00 PM: Portland at Los Angeles Lakers.

πŸ”” The Blacklist (NBC, 8:00 PM) 

πŸ”” Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM)

MacGyver (CBS, 8:00 PM)

πŸ”” RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1, 8:00 PM)

πŸ”” Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM)

πŸ”” Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW, 8:00 PM)  Heather Anne Campbell is the guest comic.

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πŸ”” WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Fox, 8:00 PM)

πŸ”” The Adventures Of Paddington (Nick Jr., 8:30 PM)

πŸ”” 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM)

πŸ”” The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, 9:00 PM/NBC 1:30 AM)

πŸ””πŸ΄ Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network, 9:00 PM) 'Alaskan Adventures.' 

πŸ”” The First 48: Crimes Of Passion (A&E, 9:00 PM) 'Stripper's Revenge: Dead On Arrival.'

πŸ”” Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 

Magnum, P.I. (CBS, 9:00 PM)

πŸ”” Penn & Teller: Fool Us (The CW, 9:00 PM) 'Back To The Future,' featuring magicians Abby Segal, Noel Qualter, Christoph Kuch and Ray Lum.

πŸ”” The UnXplained (History, 9:00 PM) 'The Truth About Bigfoot.' Bigfoot's press agent deserves a raise. 

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πŸ”” πŸ‘½ Ancient Aliens (History, 10:00 PM) 

Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM)

πŸ”” Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) The original mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, David Brenner, Joan Embery and Sarah Miles.

πŸ”” Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) Gird your loins as Bill welcomes blackface apologist Megyn Kelly, columnist Ezra Klein and possibly the coolest member of the U.S. Senate, Jon Tester of Montana.

πŸ”” The Graham Norton Show (BBC America, 11:00 PM) Rosamund Pike, Gordon Ramsay, Judi Love, Gareth Thomas and Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan.

πŸ”” Painting With John (HBO, 11:00 PM) Finale. 'John considers the complex songs of tree frogs, recounts ongoing attempts to make his cameraman Erik laugh, and reflects on the challenges and benefits of painting with watercolors.'


*Sporting Events Are Subject To COVID-Related Postponements.


BLAST FROM THE PAST
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Sources: Zap2It, Futon Critic, Netflix, TV Guide, OnThisDay, Rotten Tomatoes, Apple TV+, Collider, Wikipedia, PBS, Amazon, IMDB, Sports Media Watch, Channel 4, Reality Tidbit, Radio Times, Schitt's Creek Wiki, Laughing Place, Den Of Geek, Screenrant, Decider, Deadline.

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