TV Shows Watched: From: S3E7 (MGM Plus) with audio description, sheriff Country: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: S9E2 (Hulu) with audio description, King Of The Hill: S2E20 (Hulu) no audio description, Futurama: S6E7 (Hulu) no audio description, Pop Culture jeopardy: Final Semi-Final (Amazon) with audio description, South Park: S28E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Tulsa King: S3E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Boston Blue: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Abbott Elementary: S5E4 (Hulu) with audio description From- Love this show. One of my favorites. It certainly is getting weird, and one character does a bad bad thing … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/18/25

Cast: Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Faverau Written And directed By: Nancy Meyers Release year: 2003 128 minutes *Audio Description note: I watched in direct response to the passing of Diane Keaton. The Audio description project did not list this as having audio description on a streaming service at the time, and I already own the film on DVD( What Is it?” Hoping to get away for the weekend, a perpetual bachelor (Nicholson) and his much younger girlfriend (Peet) head to a beach home believing it is not in use. But, when her mom … Continue reading Something’s Gotta Give

TV Shows Watched: 911 Nashville: S1E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, The Last Frontier: S1E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, My Life With The Walter Boys: S2E? (Netflix) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E9 (Netflix) with audio description, Celebrity Weakest link: S1E4 (Hulu) no audio description, Matlock: S2E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description 911 Nashville- I’m so happy ABC is venturing into using better AD providers than the one that they had been using and still use on programs like High Potential and Abbott Elementary. This has some solid audio description in the accident sequences, where a man is … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/17/25

Documentary Directed By Colin Hanks Release year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Amazon Runtime: 113 minutes Audio Description produced By: (Need Credit) Written By: (Need Credit) What is It?: A warm and relatively comprehensive look at the life and legacy of actor and comedian John Candy, as told through the people who remember him best. What Works: Colin Hanks, on his third documentary, strikes his biggest chord by exploring one of the most liked comedians of all time. Just looking at the talent that showed up here, from Steve Martin, Tom hanks, and Bill Murray, to Macaulay Culkin, who worked with Candy on … Continue reading John Candy: I Like Me

TV Shows Watched: DMV: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, English Teacher: S2E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S3E7 (Netflix) with audio description, The Lowdown: S1E4 (Disney plus) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S2E4 (Disney plus) with audio description, and Starting Five: S2E1 (Netflix) with audio description DMV- Not initially the funniest thing I’ve ever seen, but it certainly has promise, and a strong ensemble led by Tim meadows. The show is a time slot improvement over papa’s House, and the audio description is exactly the kind of narration we’ve come to expect from Media Access on … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/16/25

I had a very lovely and productive meeting yesterday with accessibility reps from an entertainment company. I won’t reveal which one, but I’ve been critical of some of their work, in terms of the audio description, and for things that the community at large would agree on. they also are a company that has an opportunity to do better, and the feedback I got was that it would be helpful if there was more of a guide as to what they should describe in terms of what blind audiences want. I went with some really basic and broad rules to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/15/25

TV Shows Watched: High Potential: S2E4 (Disney plus) with audio description, Chad Powers: S1E3 (Disney plus) with audio description, The Chair Company: S1E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, House Of Guinness: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, the Runarounds: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, Only Murders In the Building: S5E7 (Hulu) with audio description High Potential- A new captain is in the building… at the end of the episode. How will this shake up the show? hopefully not much, because this show isn’t broken, and it doesn’t need to be fixed. Change can be good, but it can also kill the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/14/25

TV Shows Watched: Black Rabbit: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Twisted Metal: S2E11 (Peacock) with audio description, Task: S1E7 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Boots: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Sausage party: S2E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most recent (HBO MAX) no audio description yet Black rabbit- What a great day of TV. Black Rabbit is an excellent way to start the day, as it consistently proves itself to e one of the most engaging shows on television right now. there’s a twist here about Vince’s past and something from his childhood which I’m sure is going … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/13/25

TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E6 (AMC Plus) no audio description, The Last Frontier: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, 911: Nashville: S1E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Have I Got News For you: S3E5 (HBO MAX) no audio description, The morning Show: S4E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, and The Rainmaker: S1E6 (Peacock) with audio description Daryl Dixon- I wish I could quit you. The LAst Frontier- Last year, NBC premiered a show called The Hunting Party. i think it was renewed. i don’t care, it wasn’t very good. Apple Plus had NBC hold their beer and went after … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/12/25