Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/20/23

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I was too busy. I almost got a third episode done to review, but I couldn’t find enough time to finish it. However, I do have TV news. To the shock of no one, ABC has renewed Station 19. 2) The Connors (ABC/Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes I enjoyed the Becky getting a date plot a lot more than Darlene taking a job at a school no one has ever heard of as a lunch lady to get Mark free tuition. That kid is way too smart, and you’re telling me no one in this entire country has scholarship for … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/20/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/19/23

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I have no idea if there was substantial television news yesterday. I do however know that I saved a ton of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO. That lizard has been alive way too long for them to not know what they’re doing over there. 5) 911 Lone Star (FOX/hulu) English Audio Description?: no Everything is pretty straight up fire that I watched yesterday. This one is the weakest of the five, only because the payoff doesn’t exist. in the same episode, we learn that Cap’s new girlfriend is in an open marriage, we meet the interesting … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/19/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/18/23

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I did hear that ABC picked up The Rookie for next season. It’s very odd that they wouldn’t pick up Feds at the same time, unless that show is not as secure as most thought it was. 8) Hello Tomorrow (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes I suppose the scene showing Jack in the past getting screwed over, and what started this whole thing was interesting, but to be totally honest, this show went in a direction creatively that I wasn’t hoping for. I’m already deep enough in the first season that I’ll hang out to see if they can … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/18/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/17/23

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Well, not as much as I had hoped. Almost finished a 5th show, and one of these was a two hour episode, so it’s not as bad as it seems. 4) Shadow and Bone (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes I’ve totally lost what the other side characters not currently with Elena are actually supposed to be doing, like Cass. But, in Elene’a world, I think Episode 4 is a bit early for her to already be facing off against Ben Barnes again. I mean, maybe they have something bigger up their sleeve, but this season has confused and somewhat bored … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/17/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/16/23

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Well, I heard Netflix’s Love Is blind live reunion special had some technical difficulties last night.So I guess that qualifies as TV news to start your day. 9) Night Court (NBC/Peacock) English Audio Description?: Yes This episode centered around the need to restore a very specific bench to the courtroom was not actually funny. It got a little too silly. Episode Grade: C- 8) Reservation Dogs (Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes YES! Season 2 has audio description! Finally. I’ve been spacing these damn episodes out so much that when I went to finally watch the 5th episode of season 2, … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/16/23

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Tetris

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Where I Watched it: Apple plus English Audio Description?: Yes I had no idea this was coming down the pike. Now that a Tetris movie has been released, I fully expect Pong to be next. There’s really no reason. As soon as I heard that preview, with The Final Countdown, Tetris became one of my most anticipated films of the year. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Well, not Tetris, that’s for sure. The film is about Tetris, in a way, because it’s about one man (Taron Edgerton) and his relentless pursuit of the rights to … Continue reading Tetris

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Shazam

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Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Provided By Deluxe Narrated By Sam Park The year of sequels has me coming back around to a lot of the original films that started it all. So, here we have Shazam, a film that just had a sequel released last month, and is destined for HBo MAX likely in late May or early June. This was my second time through it, but the first was me struggling to watch it without audio description in my beginnings of blindness when I had no idea how to turn things on, or where … Continue reading Shazam

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/15/23

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Saturday is not a strong day for TV news. So I watched 11 shows instead. 11) Hello Tomorrow (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes Just when I thought the show was getting good, it starts deviating in the opposite direction. I think this episode, revealing that essentially the emperor is full of shit, comes at an odd time in the season. Eleven shows, and honestly I just watched stronger material. Episode Grade: B- 10) history Of The World Part 2 (Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes The Underground Railroad segment was funny, but like most sketch based shows, this is still … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/15/23

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Creed

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Where I Watched It: HBo MAX English Audio Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Ron Snow Another film that I saw when i could see, and now am rewatching for the first time with audio description. Creed is just an excellent movie. I’m not that big of a Rocky fan, and what Ryan Coogler has brought to Creed seems like the organic next step in the evolution of the franchise. When we last saw Rocky, he was dealing a lot with his son, and now he’s even older and wiser, and Adonis Creed is looking for a fight. The movie … Continue reading Creed

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Magic Mike

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Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description Provided By: The Media Access group Narrated by Gale Lee Hideman Not my first rodeo with Magic Mike. I’m certain there’s a review on here from back when I could see, which is a totally different experience. While I have spent the past few years remembering magic Mike as being mediocre at best, on the rewatch I actually found that I enjoyed it a lot more than I remembered. I decided to dive back into this franchise because i thought Magic Mike’s last Dance would have a 45 day window. I … Continue reading Magic Mike

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The Too Much TV roundup- 04/14/23

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I actually squeezed quite a few season finales into the same day. Totally by accident. 6) Velma (HBo MAX) English Audio Description?: yes oof. That reveal is a hot mess. maybe that’s the point. I did watch my fair share of Scooby Doo cartoons back in the day, and maybe the killer was always a leap. but, this killer reveal felt like a side character I knew existed, but not because the story put them at front and center at all.The feeling of that great big payoff is diminished when the reveal is more of a head scratcher than a … Continue reading The Too Much TV roundup- 04/14/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/13/23

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I watched a solid amount of television today. Quite solid. 8) Swarm (Amazon) English Audio Description?: Yes I stuck with this into episode 2, and it’s still not something I’m really enjoying. I mean, it’s certainly getting weird, but weird in a way that I’m not committed. Like, some of the lesser seasons of American Horror Story where I don’t bother to finish the season. Some people seem to really like this, and I really want to with Donald Glover behind it, but it’s just not happening. Episode Grade: C- 7) American Idol (ABC/Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes Where do … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/13/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/12/23

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Netflix cancelled Free Rich after one season, further justifying my decision to only watch one episode. I made the right choice, and my heart wasn’t broken. And Apple cancelled something called Amber Brown? Did they have a show called Amber Brown? Did I miss that? 6) Outlast (Netflix) English Audio Description: Yes This show must have been a bitch to edit. First episode was fine. They introduced us to 16 people in 4 teams, and one girl left because of questionable survival skills. I’m not even an outdoorsy person, and I know you need to boil that water. But, then … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/12/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/11/23

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You know, yesterday, I called it the lineup instead of the roundup. Nothing. No complaints. Radio silence. Maybe I should call this Woody’s Roundup, and at least I’d get a bit more traffic for doing so. Right now, I’m using Woody’s Roundup, and the search engine algorithms are starting to put this post as a potential search result for fans of Toy Story, Woody, Jessie, and the whole gang. I guess you can call me a Prospector, because I just hit a Bullseye! There was no significant TV news yesterday. That’s what that means. 4) Shadow and Bone (Netflix) English … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 04/11/23

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The Too Much TV Lineup- 04/10/23

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Sorry sports fans. I was a little busy today in real life. That makes the suspense of this list almost non-existent. However, even though I haven’t started watching the final season of Succession (it’s not like I need to jump in to get HBO to give it another season), I will tip my hat to the knowledge of the earth shattering and game changing third episode that will break me when I watch it. Without further ah-doo. And yes, I know that’s not how you spell it. I have a lot of extra space to fill this week with bad … Continue reading The Too Much TV Lineup- 04/10/23