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Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Crosby, Shanahan, Tkachuks Topline ‘Faceoff: Inside The NHL' Season 2
Brady Tkachuk and his brother Matthew Tkachuk will be featured in Season 2 of the Prime Video ... More docuseries 'Faceoff: Inside The NHL'. (Photo by Andrea Cardin/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images) After a critically acclaimed first season, the Prime Video docuseries 'Faceoff: Inside the NHL' will go broader and deeper for Season 2. 'We continue to pull back the curtain on hockey like never before,' said Shaun Alperin, Prime Video Canada's head of content. 'From in-depth conversations with iconic players like Sidney Crosby to the Tkachuk brothers' fierce rivalry, an all-access look into the current playoffs and so much more, this season captures the full spectrum of NHL excellence.' A collaboration between NHL Productions and Box to Box, the production company behind the acclaimed sports documentary series 'Formula 1: Drive to Survive,' 'Full Swing,' and 'Break Point,' Season 1 memorably captured Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid imploring his teammates to 'Dig in!' as they worked to mount their comeback against the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, along with the jubilation of the Panthers' Game 7 win and the heartbreak of the Oilers' loss. After the Panthers eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday and with the Oilers up 3-1 in the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars, the same two teams will be on a collision course again, and the 'Faceoff' crew will be there to document every detail. Season 1 focused primarily on a handful of the league's high-profile twentysomethings, who have grown up comfortable in front of the camera. Matthew Tkachuk and William Nylander are returning for Season 2, along with Matthew's brother Brady. But the scope will be broader this time around. Cameras have also followed a pair of NHL legends in Pittsburgh Penguins captain Crosby and recently retired Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, as well as Hockey Hall of Famer and former Toronto Maple Leafs team president Brendan Shanahan. Shanahan has been in the news over the last week after parting ways with the Leafs after 11 years, following the team's second-round playoff loss to the Panthers. Fleury, 40, is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and a notorious prankster who is one of hockey's most vibrant personalities. And Crosby, 37, is one of the greatest ever to play the game, but is notoriously private. A sign-on from him is a strong statement of trust in the 'Faceoff' production team. Sidney Crosby captained Canada to a win at February's 4 Nations Face-off tournament. (Photo by Bruce ...) And while the Pittsburgh Penguins failed to qualify for the playoffs for a third-straight season, Crosby was at the center of one of the most high-profile events of the year. He served as Canada's captain at February's 4 Nations Face-Off, which will be covered in the docuseries. Other featured players include three members of the Dallas Stars — Mikko Rantanen, Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston — along with captain Anze Kopitar and rising star Quinton Byfield of the Los Angeles Kings, Sean Monahan and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets and always-entertaining Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis. 'Season 1 of Faceoff really struck a chord. We promised a behind-the-scenes look at the best hockey players in the world, and the response was incredible,' said the NHL's president of content and events, Steve Mayer. 'We followed players through unforgettable moments—welcoming a new baby, the pressure of a Game 7, and everything in between. For Season 2, we're going even deeper: more players, more access, and more emotion. From the global stage of the 4 Nations Face-Off to the pressure-packed life of a team president, and the heartbreak of a team dealing with devastating loss—it's raw and real. You will truly go inside the NHL.' In Canada, Prime Video is also the home of 'Prime Monday Night Hockey' and the Thursday night whiparound show 'NHL Coast to Coast.' Season 1 of 'Faceoff: Inside the NHL' is available to stream now and Season 2 will drop this fall.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The Rehearsal season two review – TV so wild you will have no idea how they made it
Season two of the Rehearsal opens in a cockpit, where the atmosphere is almost unbearably strained. With the plane apparently on a collision course ('we have those hills to the right of the airport, remember?!'), the co-pilot begins to panic, but the captain haughtily dismisses his colleague's concerns. Sure enough, the plane begins to plummet, before crashing into a fiery wreck. We zoom out to reveal a set, where Nathan Fielder stares and blinks into the camera gormlessly, having conducted this horrifying performance – one of many reconstructions of real-life disasters to come. This is, of course, the comedian's totally wild docuseries, in which he prepares people for big life events via elaborate (and occasionally unethical) walk-throughs. The first season culminated in Fielder possibly causing untold psychological damage to a child actor who was only too happy to accept him as his real dad (he apparently hadn't grasped the extent to which he was part of an intricate plan to help a woman who wasn't sure whether she wanted to have kids). This time around, Fielder tells us that he has decided not to involve any children. But if you're expecting something a little less problematic, you're in the wrong place. In fact, at the end of the finale (which aired in the US over the weekend), I realised that all I had written for the final 30 minutes was 'how on EARTH did they do this????' over and over again, like a bad version of the typewriter scene in The Shining. Indeed, there is much here that will remind you of a horror film, and many scenes you will surely watch with your fingers over your eyes. Which is hilarious, given that the premise of this season is so incredibly mundane. Fielder has theorised – largely through careful study of thousands of pages of dry government documents – that plane crashes are directly linked to a lack of communication between pilots and first officers. His new quest, he says, is to improve aviation safety by forensically analysing how those conversations unfold and how pilots can give one another better feedback. And, er, by creating his own replica of Houston airport. Of course, as he explains to the pilots, actors and experts whom he inveigles into the rehearsal, HBO will only open its chequebook if his potentially life-saving, industry-leading experiment is also a comedy. Cue another six episodes of wondering just how much anyone knows at any one time, as Fielder constructs another televisual hall of mirrors where the fake and the real collide with all the violence of his staged plane crashes. As with season one, the producers have managed to find civilians who are so uniquely awkward that they feel like integral parts of the chaos. These are people who blur the line between committed normie and aspiring actor so well that many have, in fact, been accused of being fake. But they are all real, from baby-faced first officer Moody, who is convinced his girlfriend is cheating on him with her customers at Starbucks, to Jeff, an older pilot who freely, maybe even proudly, admits that he has been banned from all known dating apps. As always, Fielder gets in way too deep with everyone – not least a lovely young man named Colin, who gets his own rehearsal-within-the-rehearsal about his faltering love life. It's one of many, many tangents in a series that also touches on dog cloning; Evanescence's gothy rap-rock hit Bring Me to Life; neurodiversity and mental health; and a fake singing contest called Wings of Voice, which led one contestant, Lana Love, to give a tell-all interview to Variety where she angrily stated that she had 'signed up to be a singer, not a lab rat'. These strands weave around one another as the supposed goal of improving aviation safety comes in and out of focus. There are frequent links back to Fielder's previous work, on shows such as Nathan for You and The Curse, which only makes the whole thing more meta. It does at times feel a little overwhelming, even for a man whose whole thing is essentially artful self-absorption. And yet, navel-gazing and the many ethical questions raised here aside, Fielder pulls it off spectacularly. He shows impressive commitment to the bit in episode three, where he undergoes a physical transformation that is as horrifying as it is sublime. And the last episode sees the end justify the means, as he channels all he has learned into a knockout conclusion. The Rehearsal is frequently plane-crash TV – but my oh my, does it stick the landing. The Rehearsal season two aired on Sky Comedy and is available on Now.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Walking With Dinosaurs viewers blast BBC for 'ruining' reboot with big change after 26 years of waiting - boycotting series and fuming 'what have they done?!'
66 million years after their departure from Earth, the world of Dinosaurs was revived on our screens in 1999, with the BBC 's iconic docuseries Walking With Dinosaurs. The Primetime Emmy and BAFTA-winning series hit the small screen with an asteroid-like impact. It showcased the natural prehistoric world as we had never seen it before - one of the most credible and accurate depictions of dinosaur life ever produced. So, when the BBC announced that it would be rebooting the beloved series, an understandable ripple of excitement spread throughout fans across the UK. The first instalment of the eagerly awaited six-parter aired on BBC One last night, and followed the story of a young triceratops, Clover, who must learn to outwit a deadly T-Rex in order to survive. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The inquisitive little reptile navigates a verdant prehistoric Montana, coming face to face with both friend and foe along the way. Mimicking its source material, the 2025 Walking with Dinosaurs follows an anthological story format, exploring a different story of a different dinosaur each episode. Taking over from Kenneth Branagh, the celebrated narrator of the original series, Bertie Carvel (best known for playing Tony Blair on The Crown) is the voice of 2025's Walking with Dinosaurs, recounting the events of Clover's story as we see them on screen. However, an unwelcome series of interruptions to the story have caused unease amongst fans. The narratives explored in the show are not only those of dinosaurs, but also the human palaeontologists who discover their bones, millions of years in the future. This contrast to the original show has been upsetting for viewers, who feel that the inclusion of humans in the franchise subtracts from its fantastical appeal. As well as this, they complained that the shots of archaeological exhumations are disjointed with the dinosaur visuals, and the show isn't woven together effectively. 'The paleontological scenes aren't implemented well', wrote a viewer on X, 'They're largely used to explain simple things…and interrupt the story every time a scene happens. I don't enjoy this format at all.' 'Disappointed with the new Walking with Dinosaurs. It's not WWD for me. The BBC are just using the name to get views.' 'The constant switching between the past and future ruins this for me. The original Walking with Dinosaurs never did this and was part of the reason why it was so successful…We want dinosaurs, not people.' However, others take a more positive outlook on the excavation site scenes, suggesting that the mistake made by producers was the use of the Walking With Dinosaurs name that sets an inimitable expectation of the series. 'The scenes on the modern digsites add quite a bit! Although I do feel like its doing its own thing? Maybe naming it Walking With Dinosaurs wasn't the best move' The 1999 series boasted 15 million viewers on its first episode and holds the record of the most expensive documentary series ever made, costing a staggering £37,654 per minute to produce. 'A whole new generation of viewers is about to fall in love with Walking With Dinosaurs,' announced the BBC's head of commission. 'The original series was one of the most exciting factual shows of all time, and this reinvention builds on that amazing legacy.' Episodes to come are set to include tales of the deadly Spinosaurus, in the rivers of Morocco and the gargantuan Lusotitan living on a Portugese island, but will fans be able to see past the series' shocking new structure? Walking With Dinosaurs airs on Sundays at 6:25pm on BBC One, and all episodes are now available to stream on iPlayer.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch 'Kevin Costner's The West:' Channel, premiere date, where to stream and more
With ambitious works like Dances With Wolves, Horizon: An American Saga and Yellowstone, Kevin Costner has brought the American West to life on screen for decades. His latest project, Kevin Costner's The West, is a new docu-series for the History Channel that will offer a detailed look at the legacy of the West and the many conflicts that have taken place among the people trying to control it throughout history. Costner not only serves as a producer of the project, he also narrates the series that blends expert interviews and historical reenactments to tell the story of the nation's past. The eight-part series, which is executive-produced by author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m. ET, followed by a special presentation of episode three on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. If you're interested in diving in to Kevin Costner's The West, here's everything you need to know about how to watch. Kevin Costner's The West will premiere on Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m. ET with two back-to-back episodes. Episode 3 will air the next day, May 27, at 9 p.m. and all subsequent episodes will air on Mondays at 9 p.m. Kevin Costner's The West airs on the History Channel. There are several ways you can watch Kevin Costner's The West without cable. You can tune into the History Channel on several platforms including Philo, FriendlyTV, DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV. The show's episodes will also be available on the History Channel app and website the day after they air.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch 'Kevin Costner's The West:' Channel, premiere date, where to stream and more
With ambitious works like Dances With Wolves, Horizon: An American Saga and Yellowstone, Kevin Costner has brought the American West to life on screen for decades. His latest project, Kevin Costner's The West, is a new docu-series for the History Channel that will offer a detailed look at the legacy of the West and the many conflicts that have taken place among the people trying to control it throughout history. Costner not only serves as a producer of the project, he also narrates the series that blends expert interviews and historical reenactments to tell the story of the nation's past. The eight-part series, which is executive-produced by author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m. ET, followed by a special presentation of episode three on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. If you're interested in diving in to Kevin Costner's The West, here's everything you need to know about how to watch. Kevin Costner's The West will premiere on Monday, May 26 at 9 p.m. ET with two back-to-back episodes. Episode 3 will air the next day, May 27, at 9 p.m. and all subsequent episodes will air on Mondays at 9 p.m. Kevin Costner's The West airs on the History Channel. There are several ways you can watch Kevin Costner's The West without cable. You can tune into the History Channel on several platforms including Philo, FriendlyTV, DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV. The show's episodes will also be available on the History Channel app and website the day after they air.
