What to watch on this Friday [New List Updated]
What to watch on Friday: ‘Blush’ on Apple TV Plus
Mr. Corman (Apple TV Plus) Josh hates dates, but Emily likes finishing things.
Foundation (Apple TV Plus) Brother Dusk looks back on his legacy while prepping for ascension; the Foundation arrives on Terminus and discovers a mysterious object.
Ted Lasso (Apple TV Plus) A billionaire football lover makes Sam an offer he can’t refuse; Ted plans a special something for Dr. Sharon’s last day.
The Great British Cooking Show (Netflix) It’s Biscuit Week for the bakers.
Gold Rush (Discovery at 8) Parker switches to a new cut in the hopes it’ll reverse his cash flow; Tony taps a favorite honey hole and welcomes a new addition.
Ancient Aliens (History at 9) A look at the world’s top 10 alien encounters.
Life After Lockup (WeTV at 9) Lacey drops a bomb on Shane; Nicolle makes Daonte a shocking offer; at the sober house, Brittany confronts the man who conned her; Ray says he’s not a sperm donor.
Dynasty (CW at 9) Blake and Cristal work together on obstacles threatening Blake’s senatorial campaign; Fallon asks Amanda for help over Liam and their marriage; Adam finds himself in a precarious situation.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (CMT at 9) The candidates are taught ways to get their kicks higher, and Evan’s fast-paced choreography might be too much for one candidate.
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO at 10) Guests include Steven Van Zandt, Matt Taibbi and Katherine Mangu-Ward.
Premieres
Maid (Netflix) A young single mother escapes an abusive relationship and finds a job as a maid.
Paik’s Spirit (Netflix) Culinary star Paik Jong-won talks life, food and alcohol over great meals with celebrity guests.
Scaredy Cats (Netflix) Willa Ward gets a gift that unlocks a world where animal talk and witchcraft is normal.
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad (Netflix) A colony of German Christians led by a manipulative but charismatic leader ends up in Chile and becomes vital to the dictatorship.
Specials
Do, Re & Mi: Halloween Harmony (Amazon Prime) The Beebopsburgh birdies have a day of spookiness and fun on the Day of the Pumpkin.
Ghost Adventures: Goldfield Hotel (Discovery Plus) Zak, Nick and Aaron go to Nevada to investigate the site of their most memorable haunts.
Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales (Disney Plus) Poe Dameron and BB-8 emergency land on the volcanic planet of Mustafar, where they meet a sly Graballa the Hutt.
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (ABC at 8) Taking a look at the Walt Disney World Resort’s development over time.
Movies
Blush (Apple TV Plus) The animated short film follows a horticulturist-astronaut after he crashes on a dwarf planet and meets a lovely stranger.
Diana: The Musical (Netflix) The life of Princess Diana in musical form, ahead of its official Broadway premiere.
Forever Rich (Netflix) A humiliating video of a rising pop star goes viral, and he’ll do anything for redemption.
The Guilty (Netflix) Jake Gyllenhaal is a troubled police detective demoted to 911 operator and must save a caller.
The Many Saints of Newark(HBO Max) A young Tony Soprano comes of age in Newark.
My Name is Pauli Murray (Amazon Prime) A portrait of activist Paul Murray’s year of social justice advocacy.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (Netflix) Meliodas and his friends are back in action when a powerful magical alliance threatens the peace they’ve built.
Swallow (Netflix) In 1980s Lagos, Nigeria, Tolani starts drug smuggling with her friend and experiences the consequences.
Vince Carter: Legacy (Crackle) A look at the career of NBA star Vince Carter.
Welcome to the Blumhouse: Bingo Hell (Amazon Prime) A senior citizen tries to stop a scary and mysterious businessman threatening her community.
Welcome to the Blumhouse: Black as Night (Amazon Prime) A teenage girl battles vampires in her New Orleans community.
My Daughter’s Double Life (LMN at 8) Heather finds her teenage daughter missing and soon discovers how much she has been hiding.
Returning
All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs (Amazon Prime) Season 6 focuses on Toronto Maple Leafs.
S.W.A.T. (CBS at 8) Season 5.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW at 8) Season 8.
Magnum P.I. (CBS at 9) Season 4.
Eli Roth’s History of Horror (AMC at 10) Season 3.
Selling the Big Easy (HGTV at 9) Season 2.
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America at 11) Season 29.
8 out of 10 Cats (BritBox) Season 22.
Late Night
Tonight Show/Fallon (NBC at 11:34) Jerry Seinfeld, Léa Seydoux, Twice.
Late Show/Colbert (CBS at 11:35) Rebecca Ferguson.
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5 things to watch for as the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions, including whether Matt Nagy’s job is in danger — plus our Week 4 predictions
Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy said he will make a game-time decision about which quarterback to start Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field. Whether it’s Justin Fields or Andy Dalton, all of Bears nation hopes it goes better than last week, when the Cleveland Browns stamped out the excitement of Fields’ first NFL start to hand the Bears a crushing 26-6 loss.
As kickoff approaches on the Bears’ chance to rebound, here’s our snapshot look at the game.
Chicago Bears (1-2) vs. Detroit Lions (0-3)
Man in the spotlight
This category is usually labeled “player in the spotlight,” but nobody with the Bears has been under greater scrutiny this week than Nagy.
That’s what happens when the coach sends out the future of the franchise to get sacked nine times in his first NFL start.
Nagy’s direction of an offense that netted 47 total yards, including 1 net passing yard, under Fields against the Browns has outsiders speculating the Bears would break their history of never firing a coach in-season should they lose to the Lions.
Nagy has gone 5-1 against the Lions in his career, but the one loss was a doozy — a 34-30 Lions comeback in December that had many convinced it sealed the exits of Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace. Of course, the Bears won three of the final four regular-season games to make the playoffs, and here we are again 10 months later wondering how safe Nagy’s job is.
Nagy’s offense through three games ranks last in the NFL with 191.7 yards per game and 3.34 yards per play, and the Bears are second-to-last with 13.3 points per game.
Whether it’s Nagy or offensive coordinator Bill Lazor calling plays Sunday — and Nagy wasn’t saying ahead of time — the Bears absolutely need to show some progress against new coach Dan Campbell’s Lions team, which has allowed 384 yards per game and 6.7 yards per play.
“I’m in a really good place, eager to get back out there for our team and for our city and really for all of us that are in this together,” Nagy said. “To get back on track because it’s Week (4), and for us (we need) to understand that hey, we can be a lot better and we want to be better.”
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Despite Dalton being limited in practice all week with a bone bruise in his left knee, Nagy still kept open the possibility that he could start Sunday, calling it a game-time decision. Fields is dealing with a thumb injury on his throwing hand, but he practiced in full with his hand wrapped Wednesday through Friday.
Dalton, who has completed 36 of 49 passes for 262 yards, one touchdown and one interception in 1½ games, said he feels good but wouldn’t get into details about his physical limitations in practice.
“When you suffer an injury, you’re trying to do everything you can to rehab and get feeling good as soon as possible,” Dalton said. “Everything’s been heading in the right direction and everything’s improving, so I feel good about where I’m at.”
Meanwhile, Fields said he is preparing as if he is the starter so he will be ready no matter what.
“I feel like everybody wants to be out there,” Fields said. “If you’re on the team, of course you want to be playing. If you’re a competitor, you’re going to want to be out there playing. Of course last week wasn’t the performance we wanted to put out. We talked about that, and we expect to be better this week.”
If it ends up being Fields, Bears coaches and teammates indicated he wouldn’t have a problem bouncing back from the rough first start, and Lazor said he didn’t think taking so many hits in his debut would stick with Fields.
“This is a tough guy, physically and mentally,” Lazor said. “So I’m not concerned.”
Pressing question
Can the Bears keep the pressure off the quarterback?
Fields certainly wasn’t great in his starting debut, but how many rookie quarterbacks would be when the opposing defense totaled 15 quarterback hits and generated pressure on 55.2% of his dropbacks? Fields often didn’t have time to make plays and get into a rhythm.
Pass protection was a major topic of conversation with Bears coaches this week, and Nagy and Lazor spread the blame around from the offensive line not executing its fundamentals and techniques, Fields not getting the ball out in a timely enough matter and coaches not providing Fields and the line with enough help.
Nagy and offensive line coach Juan Castillo have shied from saying they would make changes to the line, most notably with right tackle Germain Ifedi.
When asked about a potential change at the position, Castillo pointed to Ifedi’s play down the stretch last season as proof he can play better. He also noted that Ifedi missed time in training camp with a hip flexor injury, while left tackle Jason Peters joined the Bears in the middle of training camp.
“The thing that I am pushing is, ‘Hey, we have to be more consistent with the fundamentals, and it takes time,’ ” Castillo said. “It takes time against good players. Those are elite players, so against elite players your technique has to be on point and you have to be consistent with your fundamentals. And we’re not there yet. You can get away with that sometimes against lesser athletes. Those guys were athletes, and it was a challenge.”
The Lions defense hasn’t been good, but they are tied for 10th with eight sacks, led by Charles Harris’ two. They sacked Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson four times in Week 3.
Odds and ends
The Bears are plenty familiar with new Lions quarterback Jared Goff after facing him each of the last three seasons when he was with the Los Angeles Rams.
In those games, Goff completed 54 of 95 passes for 573 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions and was sacked four times as the Rams went 2-1. The most recent meeting in 2020 was Goff’s most successful with two touchdown passes and no interceptions.
After joining the Lions in the Matthew Stafford trade, Goff has completed 86 of 123 passes for 801 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.
“He’s patient in the pocket,” Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai said. “He’s taking the throws they give him. He knows where their playmakers are and is able to target them, and then his completion percentage, his accuracy shows up in those situations, so he’s doing a good job.”
The Lions also are leaning on running backs D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams this season. Swift leads them with 33 carries for 123 yards and a touchdown and 19 catches for 166 yards and a touchdown.
“D’Andre is playing really well now as a runner and as a pass threat out of the backfield, and he makes guys miss in space,” Desai said. “They’re doing a good job and they’re playing to their strengths really well, and that’s what is keeping them in games. They’re really close, and we’re going to have our hands full with those guys.”
Injury report
The Bears could be without starting safety Tashaun Gipson for the second straight week. He’s listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury.
Along with Dalton, outside linebacker Khalil Mack (foot), wide receiver Darnell Mooney (groin) and defensive back Xavier Crawford (back) were listed as questionable. Mack, who sprained his foot against the Browns, didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday but was limited Friday.
The Bears could see the return of nose tackle Eddie Goldman, who missed the first three games with a knee injury. He practiced in full Thursday and Friday.
Inside linebacker/special teamer Joel Iyiegbuniwe is out with a hamstring injury.
Predictions Brad Biggs (3-0)
The Bears have a litany of issues on offense and everything that could go wrong — with the exception of turnovers — did go wrong a week ago. They’re not as rudderless as they appear, just as they weren’t as good as their record suggested a year ago when they started 5-1. The defense consistently throttled quarterback Jared Goff when he had better talent surrounding him with the Rams. It might not be pretty, but the Bears should be able to get back to .500. While the Lions have a bottom-five roster in the NFL and they’re in the early stages of reshaping it — see the release of linebacker Jamie Collins this week — they are playing hard for first-year coach Dan Campbell, so the Bears have to match that energy.
Bears 20, Lions 13
Colleen Kane (3-0)
The 0-3 Lions arrive at Soldier Field at the perfect time for the Bears to fend off the doomsday chatter. The December 2020 loss to the Lions proves this game isn’t always a cure, but the Bears should look a lot better than they did against the Browns. The offense should do more to keep the Lions from getting to the quarterback, and I think they will even get in the end zone this time, no matter who plays quarterback. If not, this is going to be one long, painful season.
Bears 20, Lions 14
Dan Wiederer (3-0)
Despite this week’s dizzying QB1/play-caller confusion at Halas Hall, the Bears still should have enough talent and resolve to scratch out a victory in a vital division game. The Lions are scrappy enough to stick around until the final play. But if the Bears can’t win at home against a winless opponent, a potential freefall might begin.
Bears 20, Lions 16
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