What an odd day for television. Thank God I had Julia (MAX) at the end of the day as a dessert. It’s sad that show is coming to an end, because while watching that White House centric show, along with the speech around the publisher going blind, and Paul just being great all episode, this really reminded me of what a Julia Season 3 could have been if not cut tragically short by MAX. #SaveJulia Instead, I watched some new shows. I’m honestly not sure if I want to watch any of them again. Death And Other Details (Hulu) does … Continue reading the Small Screen Diaries- 01/28/24

i finally wrapped Lawmen (Paramount Plus), which absolutely could have a second season if they wanted. It was a fantastic series, with possibly the best audio description I heard in television this year. Definitely a Top 3 show. Amazing performances, the score was incredible, and just the whole production kept me engaged for all eight episodes. Has Been Hotel (Amazon) continues to be an oddity fitting of A24, as it combines this concept of redemption in hell with these bizarre characters and full musical numbers. Amazon needs to promote this show more, or it will fail. I’m recognizing several voices … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/27/24

Because it makes absolute sense, Temptation Island is moving networks again. Except, this time it’s not moving to a network. Netflix will now take the reins of the long surviving reality stalwart that just can’t stay dead. Originating on FOX in the boom of reality TV, the show took couples and “tempted” them to cheat with hot singles. What a premise. It’s amazing this show isn’t winning Emmy awards. Speaking of reality TV on Netflix, I did go with another episode of Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), which really has got to find actual challenges for these people. After watching … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/26/24

Doesn’t the first month on the 24th day of the 24th year feel like some unofficial A24 holiday? Did you accidentally celebrate by watching an A24 title? Also, Jon Stewart is kinda sorta coming home to The Daily Show. The catch is, once a week, and only through the election season. I’m still upset Apple cancelled his show. The Vegas episode tackled that whole casino and lotus flower plot line. It’s funny that the guy casually referred to as a mailman before ended up being Hermes, since they intentionally underdescribed him to not draw attention the first time around. So, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/24/24

When I have more time to fully dive into the Oscar nominations, i will in another post. This is just for TV shows, dammit. And, Monarch (Apple Plus), is such an odd duck. Obviously, it is connecting the stories of the films already made with characters that were not in the films, but… why? And will this pay off somehow in Godzilla vs Kong 2? The ground opened up, so we are now all caught up, but are we? And what are we caught up to? Echo (Disney Plus) dove more into the Indigenous heritage of the character, while also … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/23/24

Is Hulu broken, or did The Great North and Grimmsburg just air one episode each and then take a massive break? Not that either show has audio description, but how weird. Especially for the former, which is a returning series, so how would a “preview” even work? In TV news, they are working on a Book Of Eli prequel series with John Boyega. I know, all of you who have been asking for this for the last 14 years have really been pounding the pavement on this, and you are finally getting it. \sarcasm I did devour another episode of … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 01/22/23