Tele-radar | Our suggestions of the week

Every week, The Press scans the TV offer to identify four titles to watch.

The safe bet: The Chiefs

Reality shows have not had it easy this year in Quebec: bullying scandal in Double occupationa toxic candidate for Love is in the meadowoutcry against If we loved each othernebulous expulsion at Survive… Fortunately there is The Chiefs. Week after week, the culinary tele-hook led by Élyse Marquis entertains us without making too many waves. Apart from the recurring segment (but fortunately of short duration) devoted to the generic proverbs of Colombe St-Pierre, this 12^e saison is — so far, at least — as delicious as a Paris-Brest style choux pastry with praline cream. This week, the eight candidates will have to make three different sandwiches. Unsurprisingly, no ham-tomato-slice of Kraft cheese trio appears on the menu.

ICI Télé, Monday at 8 p.m.

The surprise : Longest Third Date

We missed this news item at the very start of the pandemic, probably too busy washing our groceries: in March 2020, two New York singles who had met on Hinge, a love app, decided to fly to Costa Rica to mark their third date. They were stuck there for more than two months. Yes, we judge the two lovebirds solidly when they decide to take advantage of the discount flights to spend a few days in the sun when everything closes around them, but a few minutes later, we are surprised to be so emotionally invested. in their relationship. A story that could inspire scriptwriters of romantic comedies out of ideas.

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The documentary : Ousted: the elders strike back

You may feel like you know everything about the Mont-Carmel affair, this seniors’ residence in Montreal populated by tenants that a real estate developer is trying to chase away. After having watched Everybody talks about it, followed every development in the media and heard Noémi Mercier discuss it on various platforms, you probably feel that you are going to waste your time with this one-hour documentary entirely devoted to the David versus Goliath-style fight currently being waged in court. Well no. It is a sad, shocking and inspiring story, especially when describing the resistance of the group. Another true story that could be made into a film…provided it has a Hollywood ending…

Noovo, Friday at 9 p.m.

The novelty : Pearls

Written by Erika Soucy (Leo) and directed by Hervé Baillargeon (six degrees), this 13-episode comedy-drama tells the story of Stephanie, a mother who raises her two daughters in a small North Shore community. Back from a yoga retreat (which was actually a getaway with her lover), she is surprised that everyone thinks she is depressed… According to the trailer posted online in March, Bianca Gervais finally seems to have landed a role in which she can sink her teeth into, with all her talent. Pearls should make us discover new faces, like Cassandra Latreille, Anouk Tanguay and Sharon Fontaine-Ishpatao. Bruno Marcil, Camille Felton and Linda Malo (!) will also appear in the credits.

Club illico, starting Thursday