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

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/06/25

TV Shows Watched: Black Mirror: S5E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Black rabbit: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Task: S1E5 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Dr Seuss’s Horton: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball: S1E11 (Hulu) with audio description, and last Week Tonight: Most Recent (HBO MAX) no audio description yet. Black Mirror- Striking Vipers offers up an interesting premise, but as with most black Mirror episodes, it scrapes the surface. As a gamer, I immediately had a lot of questions about this game because having been a gamer before losing sight, it is impossible to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/06/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/05/25

TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E5 (AMC Plus) no audio description, The Sisters Grimm: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The terminal list: Dark Wolf: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, Hotel Cocina: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Rick and Morty: S8E3 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Have I got News for you: S3E? (HBO MAX) no audio description, SNL: S51E1 (Peacock) No Audio description yet, and The Rainmaker: S1E5 (Peacock) with audio description Daryl Dixon- this season is trying my patience, not just from a lack of accessibility, but also a storytelling perspective. I just do not care about this … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/05/25

the Best of 2025 So Far: October Edition

I’m now up to 306 films, which does include streaming exclusives, a few festival titles that haven’t released, and a tiny smidge of documentary and animated shorts. All are 2025 releases for all intents and purposes, though festival releases can get pushed back. the top 25 Films: #1- deaf President now #2- Twinless #3- Tornado #4- the Parenting #5- F1: the movie #6- Lavender Men #7- My dead Friend Zoey #8- Sinners #9- the Assessment #10- she rides Shotgun #11- Sovereign #12- Thunderbolts #13- Superman #14- Materialists #15- Ballerina #16- Elio #17- Magazine Dreams #18- K-Pop Demon Hunters #19- the … Continue reading the Best of 2025 So Far: October Edition

Ordinary People: 45th Anniversary

Cast: Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, M. Emmett Walsh, Elizabeth MCGovern, Dinah Manoff Written By: Alvin Sargeant directed By: Robert Redford release Year: 1980 Runtime:124 minutes Nominated for six Academy Awards, winning 4. *This Film may Have Existing Audio description, however I Watched In response To The Passing Of Robert Redford, And At The time It Was Not Available With Audio Description* What is it?: A family deals with depression and loss. A father (Sutherland) and mother (Moore) fret over what to do about their recently returned teenage son (Hutton), who survived a suicide attempt, following … Continue reading Ordinary People: 45th Anniversary

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/04/25

TV Shows watched: Monster: The Ed Gein Story: S3E1 (Netflix) with audio description, From: S3E6 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Dexter: S6E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, My Life With The Walter Boys: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Next Gen Chef: S1E? (Netflix) with audio description, Pop Culture Jeopardy: First SemiFinal (Amazon) with audio description Monster- This franchise makes me uncomfortable. Season 1 I didn’t watch. cannibalism isn’t my favorite thing to watch, and the victims families were pretty outspoken about not supporting the show, which Ryan Murphy just ignored. Then we moved on to The Menéndez Brothers, which took … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/04/25

Going In Blind: Killing Faith

Cast: Guy Pearce, DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman, Raoul Max Trujillo, Josh McDermott, Jamie Newman, Jack Alcott,Joanna Cassidy, Emily Catherine Ford, Charlie Talbert Written and Directed By: Ned Crowley Release Year: 2025 *There Is No Known Audio Description For This Title* What Is It?: In the mid-1800’s, a free former slave seeks assistance in helping her daughter, who she has become convinced is touched by evil. A local doctor believes there must be a non-supernatural reason, but agrees to accompany her on a trip to a faith healer, who might be the last hope. What Works: While the lack of audio … Continue reading Going In Blind: Killing Faith

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/03/25

TV Shows Watched: Peacemaker: S2E7 (HBO MAX) with audio description, English Teacher: S2E2 (Hulu) with audio description, Wayward: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, The Summer I turned Pretty: S3E11 (Amazon) with audio description, The Great North: S5E21 (Hulu) no audio description, Celebrity Weakest link: S1E2 (Hulu) no audio description, and The Morning Show: S4E3 (Apple plus) with audio description Peacemaker- The penultimate episode. Peacemaker and friends head for the exit, but what waits them on the other side? Peacemaker’s evolution over the season has turned him into a solid antihero, like the DC equivalent of a Moon Knight or Deadpool. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/03/25

The Small Screen Diaries: 10/02/25

TV Shows Watched: The Girlfriend: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Hotel Listeria: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Shifting Gears: S2E1 (Disney plus) with audio description, Krapapolis: S3E1 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Abbott Elementary: S5E1 (Hulu) with audio description, Name that Tune: S4E3 (Hulu) no audio description the Girlfriend- A series with a slow start that keeps getting better and more interesting. I’m excited to see how this ends. Which character were you rooting for, and did your perspective change as the show moves on? did it change back? the perspective shifts make all the difference sometimes. Hotel Diptheria- I … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/02/25