Just. Keep. Swimming. TV News: While I have not officially removed The Pit from my broader watchlist, it is way down the list, but I’m intrigued that MAX has renewed the show for a second season. And if you are a fan, you can celebrate. TV Shows Watched: Severance: S2E5 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Love You To Death: S1E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Celebrity Bear hunt: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: Original Sin: Season Finale (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Pop Culture Jeopardy: S1E8 (Amazon) with audio description, The Daily … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/14/25

Since this blog is as much me as it is about audio description and disability advocacy, film and television, and whatever else I put on here, it is Valentines. I hope you have a nice day. If you aren’t, I see you. For reasons I choose not to dive into openly on my blog, I’d say today is probably the single worst Valentine’s Day I’ve had, and it isn’t so much because I’m somehow uniquely single on this day all of a sudden, but rather just other shit happening. so, if you’re not having a great day, I see you. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/13/25

It has been a long time since I’ve seen the first iteration in this franchise. I know I liked the movie well enough, back in 1999, that I had a VHS copy. It is a charming ensemble, full of young black talent about ready to pop. This was back in the early days of Taye Diggs, Mia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard, Harold Perreneau, and Regina Hall. Malcolm D. lee broke onto the scene with an original work he wrote and directed, which was produced by Spike Lee’s production shingle. It wasn’t the only film from 1999 about … Continue reading Going In blind: The Best Man

TV Shows Watched: Love You To Death: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Prime Target: S1E5? (Apple Plus) with audio description, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: S1E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Extracted: S1E1 (Hulu) no audio description, Apple Cider Vinegar: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Will Trent: S3E6 (Hulu) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and The Rookie: S7E6 (Hulu) no audio description. Best Episode: Apple Cider Vinegar- Second to last episode, and this one hits fast and hard, starting to wrap up the series. It had a frenetic energy to it toward the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/12/25

Another romantic comedy for Valentine’s Day, this one being the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore reteam that was a hit with audiences, and just turned 20 last year. this movie charmed me enough in its initial release for me to buy the DVD, and before this, I would say I’ve seen this maybe four times total? this might have been my 5th. It has been a minute, and I do like some other Sandler movies more. plus, as you get older, some of the things you used to like, don’t age well. some do, some don’t. Didn’t like Ace Ventura as much, … Continue reading Going In Blind: 50 First Dates

TV Shows Watched: St Dennis Medical: S1E? (Peacock) with audio description, Mythic Quest: S4E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, Paradise: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Apple Cider Vinegar: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Celebrity Bear Hunt: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Ghosts: S4E? (Paramount Plus), Common Side Effects: S1E2 (MAX) with audio description, and Surviving Black hawk Down: S1E1 (Netflix) Best Episode: Honestly? I can’t choose. I think a lot of shows I saw had strong episodes without any having their best. St Dennis Medical was predictably entertaining again as they chased Yelp reviews, ghosts was fun as Thor sought … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/11/25

Four Weddings And A Funeral- The big V-Day is almost upon us, so as a single person headed into the holiday, I’m putting myself through the torture of watching romcoms for you guys. This is my second time through this film, but first with audio description. I didn’t get to see this in its initial theatrical release. I was 11, and it just didn’t strike my fancy. I saw it later, but I really can’t remember how or when. But I do remember seeing it, visually, so somewhere before 8 years ago. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John … Continue reading Going In blind: Four Weddings And A Funeral, Shall We Dance

TV Shows Watched: Clean Slate: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, XO Kitty: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Going Dutch: S1E5 (Hulu) No Audio Description, Apple Cider Vinegar: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, The Kardashians: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, and Elzabeth: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description. best Episode: Elzabeth- I’ll give Carrie Preston’s spunky lawyer the win. This is a delightful series, with a great episode every week, and an ensemble cast that never takes away from Preston, but gradually continues to have slow character development. This week’s case was fun, and it referenced back to things from Elzabeth’s … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/10/25

Out Of Africa- Actually, my first time through this behemoth. It is a Best Picture winner, and it currently has audio description on Netflix. All best Picture winners should have audio description. I say this, because I think Netflix also has Parasite, which does not. But, this is a 2 hour, 40 minute movie that felt like three. runtime doesn’t always bother me, as I didn’t feel it with the brutalist or Oppenheimer, but I did here. Meryl Streep stars, and is great, but she is always great. the debate becomes about which performances she should have actually won for. … Continue reading Going In Blind: Out Of Africa, the Lion King At The Hollywood Bowl

Welcome back. I hope your favorite team won last night. If not, think of all the other fans whose team didn’t even get to the Super Bowl. And, the ones whose favorite team hasn’t been to one in a long time. There are actually teams that have never been to a Super Bowl. Ever. I didn’t watch, but I almost never watch. After spending the week feeling rather defeated for a multitude of reasons, by poor audio description, by having to justify my existence when I requested a screener from a rep who sent ME the email offering a screener, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 02/09/25

Well, my anticipation for a specific title has now cost me a second week. I’m trying to bounce around services with these quality checks, so I’m not doing one company over and over. i was going to do Death Without Mercy, the new Paramount Plus documentary, but they didn’t spring for audio description, and it isn’t in the English language. I could go back and do one I’ve already seen, but I have yet to do a quality check on a rewatch. Therefore, i sought out something. While browsing for Netflix to maybe have a new International film with audio … Continue reading Quality Check: Tank (1984)