What's On Tonight (Friday): Shoresy is Back and He'll Be So Good to You...

    

Shoresy

I enjoy Letterkenny, but the last season didn't do much for me.  Perhaps it's getting a little stale.  It's spin-off, Shoresy, on the other hand, had a hilarious first season and I am very much looking forward to watching the second.  As with the first season, there are only six episodes, and all are under thirty minutes, so it's a perfect show to binge over the weekend (or just over a single evening).

TOP PICK

⭐🏒 Shoresy (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SEASON TWO. ✔️

Elsewhere...

*Halloween is almost upon us so most of the streamers/networks have already put out their scary products, but we still got a few premiering today.  Most prominent of which is the premiere of Five Nights at Freddy's, which is also being shown in theaters this weekend.  If you have or had kids over the last several years, you are probably already familiar with the source material, either through the game itself or the endless YouTube videos.  It's at 31% on RottenTomatoes, but I honestly wouldn't expect it to be any higher than that.

*Apple is also premiering something scary just in time for Halloween called The Enfield Poltergeist.  This appears to be a cross between a documentary and a fully dramatized adaptation of the original case.  I know very little about the real story other than it was investigated by Lorraine and Ed Warren, so it is almost certainly complete bullshit, but even bullshit can be entertaining.

*Not to be outdone, Peacock has the streaming premiere of The Nun II.  The original film was based on a "real" haunting that was also connected to Lorraine and Ed Warren, which means it too was almost certainly complete bullshit.  This film should not be confused with Netflix's Sister Death, another film about supernatural nonsense involving nuns and a girls' school.  

PREMIERES

Memento Mori

🔔 Memento Mori (Amazon, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Inspector Sancho and his partner "Carapocha", an expert in serial killers, investigate the murder of a young woman in Valladolid with her eyelids amputated.'✔️

🔔 Curses! (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'When a generations-long family curse turns Alex Vanderhouven to stone, it's up to his two kids, Pandora and Russ, and his wife Sky, to return artifacts stolen by their ancestors to their rightful homes to finally lift the curse for good.'✔️

👻 The Enfield Poltergeist (Apple, 12:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Tells the riveting story of the most famous poltergeist haunting in history. Combining more than 250 hours of rare audio archive, meticulous recreation of the setting of the haunting and original interviews with the people impacted by the case, the series is an ambitious genre-bending story that explores the human fascination with the unexplained and its impact on those who live it.'

🎥 Fingernails (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'Anna and Ryan have found true love together.  It's been proven by a controversial test.  There's just one problem: Amma isn't sure.  Then she meets Amir."✔️

🎥 The Nun II (Max, 3:01 AM) '1956 -- France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.'✔️

🎥 Pain Hustlers (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A broke but ambitious single mom lands a lucrative opportunity in pharma sales, but how far will she go to turn a potent new painkiller into a success?  Starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara and Andy Garcia.'✔️

🎥 Sister Death (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'After a miraculous childhood, Narcisa becomes a novice and starts teaching girls in a former convent haunted by a disturbing presence.'

🔔 Tore (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'An immature and aimless 27-year-old throws himself into an unknown world of sex, drugs and self-discovery after his closest companion's death.'

🎥 Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'This intimate documentary explores a bygone era of cinematic passion and the emergence of young film enthusiasts in South Korea, including Bong Joon Ho.'

🔔 Fellow Travelers (Paramount, 3:01 AM) 'This historical romance political thriller centers on the decades-long romance between two men who first meet during the height of McCarthyism in the 1950s.'

🎥 Five Nights at Freddy's (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'Follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy's won't be so easy to make it through.'✔️

🎥 When Evil Lurks (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse -- its very proximity poisoning the local livestock -- they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community.'

🎥 The Caregiver (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'A caregiver's dark past emerges and endangers all who come in contact with her.'

🎄 Christmas by Design (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 'A fashion designer learns what's most important in life when she joins a Christmas challenge to create a new holiday-themed collection.'

Five Nights at Freddy's

RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 Yosi, The Regretful Spy (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO.

🏠 Diary of an Old Home (Discovery+ and Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON THREE PREMIERE.

🔔 LEGO Marvel Avengers (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. "Code Red"

🔔 South Park (Paramount+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. "Joining the Panderverse"

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) SEASON TEN PREMIERE.

🔔 Masters of Illusion (CW, 9:00 PM) SEASON TEN PREMIERE.

😂 World's Funniest Animals (CW, 9:30 PM) SEASON FOUR PREMIERE.

STREAMING

🔔 Gen V (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

🔔 Upload (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 

⚗ Lessons in Chemistry (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Primitive Instinct" 

🔔 Still Up (Apple, 12:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "The Wedding" 

👮‍♂️ Basch: Legacy (Freevee, 12:01 AM) "Inside Man" / "Musso & Frank" 

⚖ Tribunal Justice (Freevee, 12:01 AM) 

🧟‍♂️ Goosebumps (Hulu, 12:01 AM & Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

🏠 Beach Cottage Chronicles (Discovery+ & Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔨 First Time Fixer (Discovery+ & Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Deane's Dynasty (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🍰 The Great British Baking Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Undead Unluck (Hulu, 2:01 PM) 

👮‍♂️ Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM)

Curses

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

⚽ Premier League Soccer: Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham Hotspur (USA, 3:00 PM)

🏎 NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series: Dead on Tools 250, Qualifying (USA, 5:00 PM)

🏎 Formula 1 Racing: Mexico Grand Prix, Practice 2 (ESPN2, 5:55 PM)

🏈 College Football: Brown at Pennsylvania (ESPNU, 7:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Miami Heat at Boston Celtics (ESPN, 7:30 PM)

🏈 College Football: Florida Atlantic at Charlotte (ESPN2, 7:30 PM)

🥊 Invicta FC 54: McCormack vs. Wojcik (AXS TV, 8:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings (ESPN, 10:00 PM)

🏌️‍♀️ LPGA Tour Golf: Maybank Championship, Third Round (Golf, 10:00 PM)

Fingernails

🕗 EARLY PRIMETIME 🕖

💲 Switch (GSN, 7:00 PM) 

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) 'Blumhouse CEO and founder Jason Blum joins the panel as a guest shark.'

🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) 'Featured magicians include Moxie Jillette, Daxien, The Cosmic Romantics and David Schwartz.'

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (Fox, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 
🎄 Christmas by Design (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 
🚗 Engine Masters (Motortrend, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Ridiculousness (MTV, 8:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love: Make a Move (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔔 Masters of Illusion (CW, 9:00 PM) 'Featured magicians include Ed Alonzo, Deadly Game, Lucy Darling, Joshua Jay, Lioz and Caleb Alexander.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'The New York City Ballet performs at Madrid's Teatro Real; works include "Serenade" and "Square Dance" by George Balanchine and "The Times Are Racing" by choreographer Justin Peck.'

🔔 Shining Vale (Starz, 9:00 PM) 'Terry struggles to process the knowledge that Pat hit him with an axe and he may have cheated on her with his colleague Kathryn; meanwhile, Gaynor gets some potentially good news, and Jake has a run-in with the scary goat.'

💰 Raid the Cage (CBS, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
💰 Bering Sea Gold (Discovery Channel, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
🔨 Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (Magnolia, 9:00 PM) 
🚗 Runs Good (Motortrend, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Ridiculousness (MTV, 9:00 PM) 
🔨 Rebuilding Black Wall Street (OWN, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Real Murders of Los Angeles (Oxygen, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
😂 World's Funniest Animals (CW, 9:30 PM) 

Pain Hustlers

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

💰 Mysteries of the Abandoned (Discovery Channel, 11:05 PM) 'In modern-day Turkey, on the coast of the Aegean Sea, archaeologists discovered hilltop ruins that are believed to be the site of one of the world's most enduring stories -- the legend of Troy and the Trojan Horse.'

🔔 The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Depeche Mode performs.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 PM) 'Singer Kelly Clarkson; TV personality Erin Andrews; Ryan Beatty performs; Fred Armisen and Jacquelene Acevedo sit in with the 8G Band.'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM)
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)
🔔 The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, 12:37 AM) 

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:02 AM - 12:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Futurama (Comedy Central, 7:00 AM - 10:10 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); South Park (Comedy Central, 10:10 AM - 5:00 AM); Living Single (TVOne, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); One Day at a Time (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:05 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); King of Queens (TVLand, 11:05 PM - 2:00 AM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:30 PM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); Wings (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM); Alice (Antenna, 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM); Mom (TVLand, 2:00 AM - 3:36 AM); Benson (Antenna, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Albert Weber; actor Robert Blake; actor Kelly Monteith; Tom Braden.'

The Nun II

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Zap2it; Netflix; Wikipedia; Horrornews.net; Sysfy.com; hollywoodreporter.com

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