Well, no internet this morning means my routine is very different. But, a blog post is easy to upload, so I can continue to do that. A couple HD videos to my YouTube? We’ll see… In TV news, CBS has officially ordered the Young Sheldon spinoff centered around Georgie to series. In related news, Disney’s Bob Iger mentioned that Disney has been quietly killing projects in development that it has lost faith in. I wonder if any of those are Star Wars or Marvel projects? I am a huge proponent of the fact that the superhero fatigue is fake, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/05/24

CBS has opted to stick with Justin Hartley’s buzzy new drama Tracker, giving it a fairly quick Season 2 renewal. CBS is already looking at the final season of Blue Bloods, SWAT, Young Sheldon, and Bob Hearts Abishola, so they have room. Interestingly, two NCIS spinoffs are in the works, so that franchise will never die. One is NCIS: Origins, and the other is a Tony/Ziva spinoff. Fire Country also has a spinoff in the works. I watched a sad amount of audio described shows. this isn’t all the TV I watched yesterday, but I’ve avoided continuing to platform non-audio … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/04/24

Let’s jump right in to Shogun (Hulu/FX) which seems like a series that has a lot of money in it, except the audio description is on a budget. First, the actual written description is great. It is fine. I even typically enjoy that very American sounding narrator. But, where I run into a problem, is that one guy has to do the narration for a show in which almost every character speaks Japanese. So, he’s doing the usual description, and also reading what would be subtitled for every male character and every female character. No other voice talent is used. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/03/24

Masters Of The Air (Apple Plus) continues to impress with the level of difficulty. There’s a very large cast here, and without facial recognition, it’s hard to follow who is who sometimes, but Laura Post is tracking them as much as possible with names. It’s really important in this episode, where a lot of these guys are killed in an air battle that doesn’t go their way. Some get to parachute out, but some just don’t make it, and for the ones who do, you can feel that weight on them of survivors guilt. Tokyo Vice (MAX) continues its run … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/03/24

I did happen to see an encouraging statement from one of the stars of Criminal Record (Apple Plus) that was confident a second season was happening, which is great because I just finished the first, and for a very predictable series, it was surprisingly well done. The acting is excellent, the audio description is terrific, and I would fully watch with anticipation a second season. I do not get One Day (Netflix). I don’t like this couple I’m supposed to like. This lead guy is annoying. I don’t hate the audio description, though I’ve seen some grumbling about it online. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/28/24

I do typically now avoid continuing to platform shows without audio description, but I have to say that watching The Daily Show and Jon Stewart’s tribute to his dog that passed the day before was very moving. While I do not currently have a dog, I have had them before, and I miss them very much. It is so odd in life that we as humans chose long ago to pair ourselves to creatures that do not have an average lifespan remotely near ours, always setting us up for some kind of grief. No matter what you feel about Jon … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/27/24