Another week, another list of everything that is in some form on my watchlist… until I either finish it or cancel it. Does any show get the axed this week? Joining the rankings for the first time are Yes Chef (Peacock), Bosch Legacy (amazon), Bet (Netflix), Overcompensating (Amazon), Octopus (Amazon), Poker Face (Peacock), Duster (MAX), The Secrets We Keep (Netflix), Bad thoughts (Netflix), No Other Land (Hulu), and Murderbot (Apple Plus). Winner: Andor (Disney Plus) with audio description- it had a big jump last week after episodes 7, 8, and 9 blew me away, and after finishing and closing strong, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- The Weekly Rankings

TV News: Sadly, the Bondsman will not live to see another day. Amazon has buried Kevin Bacon’s supernatural horror super quick after just one season. This is not Bacon’s first short-lived show at Amazon, so my suggestion would be to work elsewhere where they appreciate your work. TV Shows Watched: The Handmaids Tale: S6E8 (Hulu) Finally With Audio Description, Murderbot: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Survival Of The Thickest: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Drag Race All Stars: S10E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: S8E18 (Hulu) with audio description, The Rehearsal: S1E5 (MAX) with audio description, The Walking … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/18/25

TV Shows Watched: Andor:S2E12 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Duster: S1E1 (MAX) with audio description, the Secrets We Keep: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Survivor: S48E12 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Battle Camp: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Etoile: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Lazarus: S1E6 (MAX) with audio description, Bad Thoughts: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E17 (Hulu) no audio description, Ransom Canyon: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Pop culture Jeopardy: S1E17 (Amazon) with audio description, Elzabeth: S2E18 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and No Man’s Land: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description NOTE: yesterday, as I mentioned, The … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/16/25

Ive been trying to take back the phrase “going in blind”, which is used by so many sighted people to just mean “I have no idea what this is, but I’m doing it anyway.” I literally go in blind to everything, whether I know what it is or not. But, to take the somewhat co-opted ableist approach, I went in blind on this one, both possible meanings of that phrase. Sony Pictures Classics offered me an advance of Jane Austen Wrecked My life, and I really didn’t know anything about this except for some basic logline material. The movie spends … Continue reading Going In Blind: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

TV News: Again, as of me typing this, The Handmaids Tale: S6E8 still does not have audio description. This would be more shocking, or more of a grace period for a little mistake if Hulu didn’t routinely miss out on next day audio description, and not include audio description day and date on titles coming straight to them from the house of Mouse. it truly is that this service does not care. if you have Hulu but not Disney Plus, did you check out any of that content on loan? Because, those Star Wars films have audio description on Disney … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/15/25

TV News: Day Two. the Handmaids Tale: S6E8 still has no audio description. Still. This is preventing me from moving forward, and it is a true statement as of this writing (as I just checked before posting this). Maybe it will change later today. TV Shows Watched: Black mirror: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Andor: S2E10 (Disney plus) with audio description, Ghosts: S4E20 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Will Trent: S3E17 (Hulu) with audio description, The Pitt: S1E3 (MAX) with audio description, The Stolen Girl: S1E2 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Bad Thoughts: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The daily … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/14/25

TV News: Hulu failed to upload the new episode of The Handmaids Tale with its accompanying audio description, so I was unable to watch it. Some shows, I don’t mind because I know audio description isn’t coming, so there’s no point in waiting, and other shows like Will trent, when they don’t get next air audio description, I care about less. But, I’m not advancing any further on the show that has been topping my weekly rankings until Hulu makes it right. I’m tired of constantly having this problem with Hulu. Why is it so exclusive to Hulu? Why is … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/13/25

TV Shows Watched: The Last Of Us: S2E5 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E17 (Hulu) no audio description, Wandla: S2E3 (Apple Plus) with audio description, you: S5E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Tracker: S2E20 (Paramount Plus) with audio description,Yes cheff: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Ransom Canyon: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, and Last Week Tonight: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description Best Episode: Wandla- I wasn’t a huge fan of the Last Of Us this week, so this is me making that statement. Wandla was consistent with its storytelling from episode 2 to 3, and Eva wasted no time … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/12/25

TV News: A couple more tidbits on renewals/cancellations. NBC also axed The Irrational,leaving them as the network of slaughter. i couldn’t find any official news on Grosse Pointe Garden Society, but that can’t possibly still be in consideration. I think their only remaining bubble series is Brilliant Minds, among scripted programs. And, it appears ABC hasn’t officially decided on Dr Odyssey either. However, if you are afraid The last Of Us won’t get to finish the story, HBO has already committed to a third season, but Paramount Plus/Showtime is leaving Yellowjackets hanging. Netflix also hasn’t decided on ransom Canyon, and … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 05/11/25

I like supporting independent film. Not necessarily student film, or a gaggle of shorts, but filmmakers who manage to rally a crew and cast together. often picking these titles at random without guidance results in a wide range of results, but now that I get requests for coverage, I get screeners for films no one is really paying attention to. Case in point, wellwood, a creature feature starring Oscar nominee Keisha Castle Hughes. In the PR email I got for this, it mentioned the reality that often horror films that fall off the obvious path have a hard time attracting … Continue reading Going In Blind: Wellwood