I’ve seen box office projections for this weekend that feel skewed high. I know Backrooms and Obsession might be clouding judgment, but something makes me think that it’ll be hard for Scary Movie to hit 70M while MAsters Of The Universe rakes in 50. I think the brands on those are overclocking.Backroooms and Obsession will still have gas, and with Obsession climbing the past two weekends, predicting it is near impossible, and Backrooms might also have a strong hold. Can all four films perform above 20M? Absolutely. But even if Kane Parsons horror film had a modest 50% drop that … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 06/03/26

Someone went and listened to my podcast on Spotify. I appreciate you. Also, Netflix just greenlit a sequel to War Machine, and Amazon scrapped their plans to reboot Stargate. TV Shows Watched: Mating Season: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Free Bert: S1E? (Netflix) with audio description, Rooster: S1E55 (HBO MAXX) with audio description, Widows Bay: S1E3 (Apple) with audio description, The Daily SHow: Monday (Paramount) no audio description, Dutton Ranch: S1E3 (Paramount) with audio description Mating Season- The pilot is great, but it feels like all the jokes are coming fast, and I don’t know what longevity look like here. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 06/02/26

It is the beginning of Pride month, so look at that. Happy Pride.Also, Marilyn Monroe would be 100. TV Shows Watched: The Wonderfools: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed: S1E2 (Apple) with audio description, Off Campus: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Malcolm In The Middle: Life’s Still Unfair: S1E2 (Disney Plus) with audio description, HTe Comeback: S1E6 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Stranger Things: Tales From 86- S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Last Week TOnight: Most Recent (HBO MAX) no audio description yet, Matlock: S2E? (Paramount) with audio description. The Wonderfools- AI description, and a cheap dub cast. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 06/01/26

No, this is not the legacy sequel to Seven Psychopaths, or even Seven Samurai. Although, it does have a fair amount in common with Seven Samurai, in the whole concept of protecting what is yours, and there being seven people. The film follows an Australian farmer (Radha Mitchell) who is trying to give her daughter the best birthday ever, but first her daughter has to get to school with her boyfriend (although, they have other plans). While she’s away, a mysterious stranger shows up and hints at something from her past, and we learn pretty quickly, she has a particular … Continue reading Going In Blind: Seven Snipers

Did you know that I launched a Podcast? Bam. Going IN Blind with John Stark is now available on Spotify, because they’ll let anyone in. If you’d rather hear me talk to you about the Small Screen Diaries, that’s what I’ve been doing. TV SHows Watched: From: S4E6 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Big Mistakes: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Witch Hat Atelier: S1E9 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, Half Man: S1E4 (HBO MAX) with audio description, High Potential: S2E17 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Million Dollar Secret: S2E3 (Netflix) with audio description, RJ Decker: S1E6 (Disney Plus) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/31/26

Coming up next week… not much. There’s a new Mindy Kaling produced comedy at Hulu called Not Suitable For Work, Apple is dropping their high profile Cape Fear series with Amy Adams, Javier Bardem, and PAtrick Wilson, Netflix has a limited series in The Witness, and the documentary Michael Jackson” The Verdict, while NBC returns America’s Got Talent, and Amazon brings back The Legend Of Vox Machina. On the film front, Hoppers hits Disney Plus on Wednesday (oddly before Avatar 3), Pillion is your master starting on Friday on HBO MAX, Peacock has Lorne, and Netflix has the Jennifer Lopez … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/30/26

The Debate Is On. TV Shows Watched: Deli Boys: S2E1 (Disney Plus) with the legal minimum definition of audio description, Spider-Noir: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Nemesis: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Miniature Wife: S1E3 (Peacock) with audio description, Can You Keep A Secret?: S1E? (Paramount) with audio description, Virgin River: S7E? (Netflix) with audio description, Running Point: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description Deli Boys- I had a lot of thoughts, none about the series, which I like. First- we now have a robot doing AD. Second- The creators of Deli Boys should be concerned about the future of … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/29/26

Tomorrow, I’ll have more to say on the AI voice currently doing the second season of Deli Boys. TV Shows Watched: Spider-Noir: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Legends: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, For All Mankind: S5E6 (Apple) with audio description, Top Chef: Top 8 (Peacock) with audio description, The Beauty: S1E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Love Story: S1E6 (Disney Plus) with audio description, and The Four Seasons: S2E1 (Netflix) with audio description Spider-Nor- I believe this is Zambie Page doing the audio description. I think there might have been some color in reference to Cat’s outfit, but I’m … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/28/26

The Small Screen Diaries: 05/27/26 TV Shows Watched: With Hat Atelier: S1E8 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, The Testaments: S1E10 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Spider-Nor: S1E1 (MGM Plus?) with audio description, Strip Law: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Stumble: S1E11 (Peacock) with audio description, Breaking Bad: S4E1 (Netflix) with audio description Witch Hat Atelier- Kefi keeps Coco safe. The Knights have some unexplored beef with the Witches, and Kefi realizes there’s something wrong with Coco’s ink. The writing for the AD is exceptional, I’m enjoying the dub cast, and the AI voice isn’t that bad. Human narrators start working on … Continue reading

TV Shows Watched: Man On Fire: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Scarpetta: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Sunny Nihgts: S1E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, St Dennis Medical: S2E8 (Peacock) with audio description, DMV: S1 E Christmas (Paramount) with audio description, SNL: Harry Styles (Peacock) with audio description, and Abbott Elementary: S5E17 (Disney Plus) with audio description Man On Fire- Really like this audio description. The action scenes are well described and it compliments the tension of the show. Like the piranha juice sequence, where we are waiting to see if it reaches the eye, it keeps the tension going. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/26/26

I hope you had a lovely Memorial Day. This is how I spent part of it. TV Shows Watched: The Boroughs: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Night Agent: S3E87 (Netflix) with audio description, Rooster: S1E4 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Tracker: S3E13 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Ted: S2E3 (Peacock) with audio description, The Murdocks: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, and Elzabeth: S3E14 (Paramount Plus) with audio description The Boroughs-I’m still super high on this show, even if it is slow walking through a bit of predictability. I can see a bit of what’s coming, because I watch too … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/25/26

TV Shows Watched: The Boroughs: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Witch hat Atelier: S1E7 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, Criminal Record: S2E4 (Apple) with audio description, Kevin: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Malcolm In The Middle: Life’s Still Unfair: S1E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Virgin River: S7E4 (Netflix) with audio description, and Celebrity Jeopardy: Finals (Disney Plus) with audio description The Boroughs- Again, trying to keep it light, but this is so up my alley. Even though it is headed exactly where I thought it would (anyone see Pete Davidson’s horror movie from last year?) I’m hoping there’s a little … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/24/26

A couple of notable titles headed your way this week. In terms of film, Scream 7 hits Paramount Plus on Thursday, The Moment comes to HBO MAX on Friday, and Love You, Miss You premieres on HBO on Friday starring Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells. Some shows finishing this week include The Testaments (Hulu) on Wednesday, Hacks (HBO MAX) on Thursday, and Half Man (HBO MAX) on Thursday. Among the returning shows this week, A Good Girls Guide To Murder (NEtflix) launches its second season on Wednesday, while The Four Seasons returns to Netflix on Thursday. Deli Boys are back … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/23/26

I needed to get my votes in yesterday for one of the voting bodies I’m on the nominating committee for. I need to remember the futility of that, because that form makes no sense, has predetermined choices to choose from (even in a nominating committee stage), and just some baffling choices. One series was in Drama, but all its actors were listed in Comedy. Another series which I gave a nomination to, none of the actors were on the page. Not a single performer from its acclaimed season. Yes, I have ONE other slot, but then I have to ask … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/22/26

TV Shows Watched: The Testaments: S1E9 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Burroughs: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Young Sherlock: S1E4 (Amazon) with audio description, Bel Air: S4E6 (Peacock) with audio description, Your Friends And Neighbors: S2E2 (Apple) with audio description, and Abbott Elementary: S5E16 (Disney Plus) with audio description The Testaments- Basically, can be described as everyone loves Agnes. In an episode about whether or not Daisy had helped Agnes, Becca triples down, and really gives a shocking declaration of just how far she’s willing to go for Agnes. Damn. And that final scene was chilling. Probably the most … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/21/26