Innholdsfortegnelse for 12/3/2020 i TV Plus English

I’m finding it virtually impossible to sit back and relax in front of the TV. When the TV is on, my daughter thinks it’s her right to watch YouTube Kids on my phone and then she gets upset when I point to her toys instead. When she is finally in bed, there’s barely time to watch a show with my husband before I’ve got to get back to work and inevitably fall asleep myself. I think 2020 has tired us all out and aged me 15 years. DStv Catch Up and streaming services are my saving grace during the day when my little one is at school or the nanny is here. Mostly, our one TV is paused on a DStv show as I’ll watch literally 10 minutes of Legacy…

Name: Genevieve Terblanche. Position: senior writer, deadline roadkill after 2020. I am watching: reality talent show The Masked Singer season 2 (2019-now) on Showmax (only this season was available). My take on this show: I got into this for the absurdity factor of watching secret celeb belting out songs while wearing silly costumes. There are rules but you honestly don’t need to understand them to enjoy the fact that a tree and an ice cream are in a sing-off while judges try to guess who they are (over several episodes). If you’re bingeing, you can skip over the blah blah blah throughout the episode and just enjoy the entrances and performances. But watch those Masked Singers closely, because the best performers turn outfits into realised characters, full of comedy and…

THE HOLIDAY MOVIES THAT MADE US NETFLIX | 2020 | DOCCIE | SEASON 1 | WATCH FROM TUE 1 DEC Insider interviews and behind-the-scenes footage take us inside two of our favourite seasonal films, Elf (2003) and stopmotion hit The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). MURDER FOR HIRE VIU | 2019 | TRUE CRIME | SEASON 1 | WATCH FROM TUE 1 DEC Find out all about the killers who reach out to strangers to commit murder for them. The 20-episode season includes the case of a woman who asked her own dad to kill her ex-husband. EUPHORIA SPECIAL 1 SHOWMAX | 2020 | DRAMA | WATCH FROM MON 7 DEC This first of two specials ties into the action from season 1’s teen sex, drugs and trauma. Rue (Zendaya, KC…

TITANIC OBSTACLES Here are the Pro Titans that will be doing their best to stop the racers… EAST TITANS Hannah Teter (33) is a two-time Olympic gold medallist snowboarder and she took home nine medals from the X-Games for the dual slalom and superpipe. Tyron Woodley (38) is an ex-professional mixed-martial arts cafe fighter with 19 career wins, including five titles in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. WEST TITANS Victor Cruz (33) is a retired NFL football player and SuperBowl winner in 2012 with the New York Giants. As a wide receiver, he is as agile as a cat and sprints like an Olympic track star. Jessie Graff (36) is a film stuntwoman with black belts in martial artforms kung fu and taekwondo. She was also a competitor in 2016 on…

Another overarching theme in the series, besides betrayal and family secrets, is that Gold Digger addresses society’s hypocritical judgement surrounding older women who’re in romantic relationships with younger men. “While filming the show, I realised that society, very unfairly, deems these kinds of relationships as unacceptable,” explains Julia the actress. “I know quite a few older women dating younger man. Even though the perception is changing, there’s still a great deal of prejudice against these relationships. It’s actually pretty misogynistic to think about older women as ‘past their prime’ and that it’s ‘not right’ to engage in such a relationship,” adds the actress. While Julia Ormond has only been in relationships with older men (she’s been married twice to men the exact same age), she has said she wouldn’t have…

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Wednesday GOLD DIGGER Season 1 M-Net (*101) 22:25 Episode 1 (drama) 2 December It’s a sad opening few moments for Julia Day when we see her in a wedding dress, taking off her wedding ring and throwing it away before running to her car and driving off. She’s 59 and alone. A year later, everything changes when she meets a guy who’s half her age and looking for love from her. NB! See p17. BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA Season 1 Vuzu (*116) 18:00 Episode 8 (comedy) 9 December While Bob and Abishola don’t like fibbing, Goodwin and Kofo are neck deep in little white lies as they schmooze potential business partners. It’s not that they’re trying to deceive people – their intentions are good: they just want their boss Bob to…

At tvplus we watch an absurd amount of television. And while we might not like all of it, we do our best to give every show a fair viewing. But it’s not all work. We do get passionately attached to shows. Streaming allows us to follow series and binge to our hearts’ delight, and also fit our favourite shows in around all the live TV viewing that we do professionally. It allows us to sit back with a sweet, funny pick-me-up after reviewing intense dramas and thrillers on dark topics. And sometimes it just lets us switch off and enjoy for a moment when we’re neck-deep in season 4 of a twisty, detail-driven show with 40 different essential characters. This issue, here’s what tvplus is watching for fun… and why.…

Here’s a taste of the daytime drama you can binge of Showmax SOAPIES Isibaya 2013-now, feuding taxi clans. Isithembiso 2017-2019, a community is ruined by a greedy crimelord. The Wild 2011-2013, friends and family run a game lodge. SEPIES Arendsvlei 2018-now, set in a sleepy Western Cape town, see p31. Binnelanders set in a fictional Pretoria hospital, see p32. Egoli: Place Of Gold 1991-2010, a business family influences everyone. Getroud Met Rugby 2013-now, centres on a rugby team, see p33. Suidooster 2015-now, centred in a Cape community, see p29. Villa Rosa 2004-2016, a close-knit community in Bloemfontein. INTERNATIONAL TELENOVELAS Amar A Muerte (Love To Death) 2018-now, the soul of an assassinated tycoon takes over his killer’s body. Pasión Y Poder (Passion & Power) 2015-2016, two businessmen feud over the same…

It’s not just the castaways who’ve got to live through the 40-day season: Jeff and the crew do too. And they get their fair share of injuries. “There was an island guide in one of the early seasons and he showed us how to chop open a coconut. He made it look so easy, but I ended up slicing a hole in my wrist. I was stung by a jellyfish in the crotch in season 1 Borneo. I was then stung by a scorpion in season 2 Australian Outback (2000) on my Achilles Tendon. And I peed on an electric fence in season 2 too,” says Jeff.…

Breaking New Ground Season 7 Thursdays SABC2 (*192) 22:00 Life around the world has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but closer to home people have struggled through hardships for decades. Lifestyle doccie series Breaking New Ground (2008-now) continues to showcase Government’s attempts to provide basic needs for citizens (including low-cost housing, water and sanitation). For season 7, the show has brought in Nimrod Nkosi, a man who’s trusted by the country to take over the difficult task from long-time host Eric Miyeni. Viewers will recognise Nimrod from his time on iconic music quizshow Jam Alley (1994-2001), hosting the national lottery live draw (2003-2017) and lifestyle reunion show Utatako (2014-now). NEW CHALLENGE, SAME RESPONSIBILITY Nimrod has been around the block in SA’s television industry but he doesn’t see his new…

Hopeless-romantic paramedic MacGyver (Mxolisi Zuluboy Majozi) was about to give up his search for true love after his nurse crush Sne (Nombulelo Mhlongo) turned him down recently. But then he catches the eye of hospital visitor Zinhle (Semuhle Shangase, Buhle in 2017 on sitcom Rented Family, 2017-now). “For someone who believes in fairytale romances, MacGyver’s first encounter with Zinhle isn’t the way he pictured he would meet the woman of his dreams,” explains Mxolisi. While clocking out after his shift, MacGyver hears Zinhle hysterically calling for help after her pregnant friend goes into labour at the Durban Gen parking lot. “Mac delivers the baby and Zinhle is taken by his skill,” adds the actor. For a token of appreciation, she slips her number into MacGyver’s pocket and they’re soon SMSing…

BOLD Thomas has a new roommate – a mannequin that looks a lot like Hope. Liam is surprised by Steffy and Hope’s reaction to news about the mannequin, and Paris puts Zoe in the hot seat regarding the men in her life. Hope meets doll-Hope, Liam and Thomas are at war, and Dr Finn is concerned about Douglas. Thomas is slowly losing his grip on reality as he has dinner with his mannequin that he believes is talking to him, Zoe fights her feelings for Zende, and Eric is furious with Quinn. DAYS Abby tells everyone about Jack’s secret, and Jennifer is shocked when she discovers something troubling about Jack. Jennifer slaps Jack after confronting him, Chad wants to find his missing wife, and a gleeful Gwen relishes in the…

The Suffocate-Khulekani storyline on Rhythm City is really good. I support team Suffo all the way. I love his flaws and ghetto ways – RONELDA, FACEBOOK This rivalry between Khulekani and Suffocate on Rhythm City is starting to become boring now. Suffo isn’t the ruthless man he used to be and Khulekani is a boring man – DIMITRI, FACEBOOK All that I can say is Suffocate on Rhythm City is tops! Khulekani isn’t street-smart like Suffo, even Mandlakhe is better than him – MAHLODI, FACEBOOK I hope they have a better storyline for Fikile on Generations: The Legacy other than chopping and changing men all the time – TUMIE, FACEBOOK Lucy is wearing ridiculous-looking dresses on Generations: The Legacy – CHRISTINE, EMAIL It is such great news that Khulu Skenjana…

I feel sorry for Susan who now has to deal with the other royal wife Mpho who is pregnant. I’m sure Susan, who is the kind and caring wife, will try to resolve the problem and help Mpho – KAGISHO, FACEBOOK I am just waiting for Dee to find out her best friend is going to have her babydaddy’s child. As for Susan, she doesn’t have to say anything. The truth always has a nasty way of coming out – SIPHE, FACEBOOK Susan has always been the problem-solver in the royal house. So this latest drama with Mpho is nothing new for her. She will most probably try to help Mpho, but also support their husband Chief Azwindini when he finds out Tenda is the baby-daddy – LYNTON, FACEBOOK I…

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THE THIRD DAY Season 1 M-Net (*101) Monday 7 November 22:30 Episode 1 (drama) Filming thriller miniseries The Third Day (2020) didn’t just test the cast, who were working with subject matter that includes suicide, mind-control and murder – it tested the cast too, explains executive producer Adrian Sturges (creator and executive producer of 2017 drama miniseries Fearless. “One of them was the tide. Osea Island is a tiny island and connected to the mainland by a causeway that is flooded when the tide comes in.” In reality, the island where the show is filmed is a luxury holiday resort with 18 cottages. But Mother Nature made sure that their stay was anything but luxurious. “We found that it was difficult to predict how fast or slow the tide was…

LEBO M – COMING HOME SHOWMAX | 2020 | REALITY | SEASON 1 | WATCH FROM WED 2 DEC South African singer Lebo M returns home in this 10-episode series that follows the legendary star’s efforts to reunite his family under one roof, and to create new music with Zahara, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and his daughter Refi. Lebo also looks over his past, including his accidental move to Lesotho, homelessness in the US, his rise to fame and years of success. KINGS OF JOBURG NETFLIX | 2020 | ACTION | SEASON 1 | WATCH FROM FRI 4 DEC Ferguson Films (creators of soapie The Queen, 2016-now, see more on p36) delivers a six-episode action thriller with an occult twist. Ex-con Mo Masire (Zolisa Xaluva, Melusi in 2020 soapie Gomora, see…

Gold Digger Season 1 Wednesdays (from 2 December) M-Net (*101) 22:25 When recently divorced art curator Julia Day’s (Julia Ormond, Elizabeth in drama show Incorporated, 2016-2017) kids bail on her 60th birthday, she cancels the dinner reservation and drives out of town to spend the night alone in six-part British miniseries Gold Digger (2019). But Julia’s evening takes an unexpected turn when she meets much-younger copywriter hunk Benjamin Greene (Ben Barnes, Ryan in 2014 romance movie Jackie & Ryan) at a museum. Seeing that she’s 24 years his senior, Julia doesn’t read into his advances when he insists that they have a drink together at a pub. He walks her back to her hotel, one thing leads to another, and they land in bed. “Within a few weeks of dating,…

kykNET & kie Mon-Thu 19:30 R Tue-Fri kykNET & kie (*145) 11:00 O Sundays kykNET & kie 15:30 PREVIOUSLY Beatrice and Jake became close, Ronel convinced the governing body to appoint her as principal of Arendsvlei High School, and Bompie didn’t want to leave Monique alone. 2 – 3 DECEMBER Yvette struggles to accept her new reality, and Bompie wrestles with his conscience. Natalie gets news that will change her life, Aunty Gertie has had enough when she finds out that Pieter visited Oom Johnny, and Wesley is concerned about Anton, who’s in trouble. 7 – 10 DECEMBER Wesley is worried that Anton’s mission is too dangerous, Oom Johnny tries to apologise, and Candice can’t stand her stepmother’s greed any longer. Hein reaches breaking point with Natalie, Anton and Yvette…