The Small Screen Diaries: 10/17/25

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

John Candy: I Like Me

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

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/16/25

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

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/15/25

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

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/14/25

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

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/13/25

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

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/12/25

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

Steve (2025)

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo Written By: Max Porter Directed By: Tim Mielants Release Year: 2025 Studio/Streamer: Netflix Audio description Provided By: Written By: Narrated By: What Is it?: Shot in the style of a documentary, a camera crew watches the youth at a juvenile detention center over the course of a day, focusing on their relationships, and how their mentor/teacher Steve hopes to change their bleak futures. What Works: The format is certainly interesting as we’ve had so many films about adults trying to change the lives of misguided youth. It used to be quite a regular … Continue reading Steve (2025)

The Small Screem Diaries: 10/11/25

TV Shows Watched: Outlander: Blood of My Blood: S1E10 (Starz) no audio description, My Life With the Walter Boys: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S6E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: S9E1 (Hulu) with audio description, King Of The Hill: S2E19 (Hulu) no audio description, Pop culture Jeopardy: Second Semi-Final (Amazon) with audio description, Abbott Elementary: S5E2 (Hulu) with audio description Outlander: Blood of My Blood- Will do a full review. My Life With the Walter Boys- this is not good television. We know that, right? I feel like we know that about Virgin River. There was some acting … Continue reading The Small Screem Diaries: 10/11/25

Peacemaker: Season 2

Cast: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Frank Grillo, Tim Meadows Length: 8 episodes Streaming Service: HBO MAX Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Produced By: Zoo Digital Written By: Narrated By: What Is it?: An opportunity to try and turn Peacemaker into not just more of a clear hero, but also aligned with the new DCU championed by James Gunn. The season centers around Rick Flagg Sr taking over Argus, has a clear vendetta against Peacemaker, but Peacemaker is playing around with a portal to another dimension which seems like there’s maybe a perfect … Continue reading Peacemaker: Season 2

Maintenance Required

Audio Description Provided By: Media Access Group Written By: Narrated By: What Is it?: A shameless ripoff of Shop Around The corner, which has been remade several times. IMDb’s page doesn’t even acknowledge this is clearly based on source material previously written. Instead of bookstores, which really don’t exist in 2025, a neighborhood car garage faces competition from a big chain store, complete with the same storyline where the girl running the mom and pop store is corresponding in some manner with the guy opening the chain. Why It Doesn’t Work: the girl from Riverdale and the guy from the … Continue reading Maintenance Required

The Small Screen diaries: 10/10/25

TV Shows Watched: Peacemaker: S2E8 (HBo MAX) with audio description, English teacher: S2E3 (Hulu) with audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, Haunted Hotel: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, the Great North: Series finale (Hulu) no audio description, Name that Tune: S4E44 (Hulu) no audio description, and celebrity Weakest Link: S1E3 (Hulu) no audio description Peacemaker- Full review coming. English Teacher- the core gang are summoned to the principal’s house for some kind of event, but it mostly turns out to be figuring out if this one boyfriend character is gay. A secondary plot involved Markie … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 10/10/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/10/25

TV Shows Watched: The Girlfriend: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, The lowdown: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S2E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, Billy the Kid: S1E2 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Wayward: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Tulsa King: S3E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description The Girlfriend- Definitely doing a full review. I have thoughts. Wait for that.the Lowdown- Hawke’s Lee keeps pulling at a thread, and danger still befalls him. He ends up having to admit to his daughter why he was in jail..kind of. I’m still waiting for that moment to be sucked fully into … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/10/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/08/25

TV Shows Watched:Gen V: S2E6 (Amazon) with audio description, House of Guinness: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Platonic: S2E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Migrete: S1E1 (PBS) with audio description,Ginny and Georgia: S3E? (Netflix) with audio description, and The Paper: S1E? (Peacock) with audio description Gen V- Murray and the gang still have to fully break out, which they do with the help of Sam who decides to finally join the squad. Then, we get some cameos from The Boys with Emmy Nominee Giancarlo Esposito swinging back in as the head of VOT, and he’s got his “granddaughter” with him. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/08/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/07/25

TV Shows Watched: Chad Powers: S1E2 (Hulu) with audio description, High Potential: S2E3 (HulU) with audio description, The Gold: S1E1 (PBS) with audio description, The Runarounds: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Only Murders In The Building: S5E6 (Hulu) with audio description Chad Powers- OMG. I listen to some shows while I exercise in the morning, and it is not good to do that with Chad Powers. I’m in the middle of trying to get my step in while laughing uncontrollably. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/07/25