Every week, The Press scan the TV offering to identify four titles to watch
The safe bet
Girls on the Bus
Inspired by the journey of Amy Chozick, former political reporter at New York Times, this fiction series from the HBO network immerses us in the world of four journalists responsible for covering an electoral campaign in the United States. A daily life made up of press briefings, hotel rooms, behind-the-scenes negotiations, lunch buffets, bus journeys, the search for scoops, pressure, rivalries and unlikely friendships. The strings are often (very) big, but after having swallowed the first episodes in one go, we must admit that we await the next ones with much more impatience than we await the next federal elections. With ex-Supergirl Melissa Benoist.
Crave, a new episode every Thursday (with French subtitles)
The surprise
Woody: win or learn
PHOTO KARINE DUFOUR, PROVIDED BY AMI-TÉLÉ
Woody Belfort
Woody Belfort is quite an act. Suffering from a type of cerebral palsy called spastic diplegia, this charismatic and “ultra-verted” young man (a tick above extrovert, according to him) has practiced bodybuilding in a wheelchair for years, and is now now the subject of an inspiring four-episode documentary series produced by Marie Carpentier (Dr Sebastian) and produced by Trio Orange (Lac-Mégantic: this is not an accident). The first shows us the rare bird in full training with its coach mirror cabinet, in a conference in front of young people with disabilities, and with none other than Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (pre-video controversy with racist connotations), just before making his very first parachute jump.
AMI-télé, from Tuesday at 8 p.m. (rebroadcast Saturday at 7 p.m.)
The novelty
Jeanick Fournier – the story of a voice
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Jeanick Fournier – the story of a voice
We know the story of Jeanick Fournier, this singer from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, attendant on palliative care recipients, single mother, and above all, big winner of Canada’s Got Talent. Directed by Patricia Beaulieu and produced by Pixcom (Indefensible), this docureality of 8 22-minute episodes plunges us into the heart of the daily life of the artist on edge, as she undertakes a media tour to promote her second album. Our favorite sequences from the first episodes are those filmed in Chicoutimi, with his two children with Down syndrome, Yohan (13 years old) and Emma (9 years old). The shopping session of Michel, her new partner, would have been cut during the editing.
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The return
Major League Baseball
PHOTO MARK J. REBILAS, USA TODAY SPORTS, PROVIDED BY REUTERS
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Angels
Spring means the appearance of the first buds, the melting of the last traces of snow, the rise in the mercury, the elimination of the Canadiens, the resumption of parking restrictions in Montreal and, above all, the return of baseball. Official French-speaking broadcaster of the major baseball leagues, RDS launches its season this week with the St. Louis Cardinals-Los Angeles Dodgers clash, described and analyzed by Marc Griffin and Alain Usereau. This kick-off will be preceded by two special broadcasts (Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.) during which the tandem of experts, accompanied by Alex Agostino, will examine the forces present in the two leagues: American and National.
RDS, Sunday at 7 p.m.