I do this through WordPress, and yesterday, i unlocked an achievement that my website has been read in at least 50 different countries. So, gracias, danke, grazie, Merci, Obrigado, Arigato, and all those other ways of expressing gratitude. Also, Hulu finally picked up The Testaments for a second season, so there’s that. TV Shows Watched: The Boys: S5E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Witch Hat Atelier: S1E6 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, Detective Hole: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Gold Land: S1E2 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Last Thing He Told Me: S2E8 (Apple) with audio description, and THe Lincoln Lawyer: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/20/26

TV Shows Watched: XO Kitty: S3E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Widows Bay: S1E2 (Apple) with audio description, Paradise: S2E6 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Pitt: S2E15 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Malice: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Top Chef: S24 Top 9 (Peacock) with audio description, Margo’s Got Money Troubles: S1E2 (Apple) with audio description XO Kitty- Jumping back in as Kitty’s summer ends, she heads back to define her relationship with Mino, only to find out a new/returning student is going to throw a wrench into her senior year. On top of that, her cousin now works there, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/19/26

Disney Plus greenlit an Ella Enchanted series. That’s what the kids on the interwebs are talking about. Also, Amazon is doing their screenings of The Boys finale tonight in theaters, so check your local listings. TV Shows Watched: Witch Hat Atelier: S1E5 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description,Big Mistakes: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, For All Mankind: S5E5 (Apple) with audio description, Sheriff Country: S1E12 (Paramount) with audio description, KLast Week Tonight: Most Recent (HBO MAX) no audio description yet, and Matlock: S2E13 (Paramount) with audio description Witch Hat Atelier- I’m kinda liking this. Coco, after being targeted by the dark side … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/18/26

TV Shows Watched: From: S4E5 (MGM Plus) with audio description, The Unchosen: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Invincible: S4E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Shelved: S1E1 (Peacock) no audio description, The Predator Of Seville: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, and Celebrity Jeopardy: Semifainls Round 2 (Disney Plus) with the legal requirement of audio description From- Man, a lot happened, and the AD team had no idea what the fuck to do. I wasn’t entirely sure how tall the dolls were in comparison, because when they first encounter them, it isn’t like they stand them up. Then, shit hits the fan, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/17/26

Coming this week… the streaming premieres of The Bride (HBO MAX) and Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (Peacock), as well as big streaming movies like a feature length Jack Ryan with John Krasinski (Amazon) and Ladies First (Netflix) with Sacha Baron Cohen. As most shows are wrapping up their seasons, not a lot of new standouts, except the high profile The Boroughs (the newest limited series produced by The Duffer Bros) and Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple) with Tatiana Maslany. There’s also a new adult animation on Netflix from the team behind Big Mouth, MAting Season (Netflix). TV Shows Watched: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/16/26

TV Shows Watched: One Piece: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Shrinking: S3E11 (Apple) with audio description, High Potential: S2E16 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Tracker: S3E12 (Paramount) with audio description, The Burbs: S1E6 (Peacock) with audio description, and Dutton Ranch: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description One Piece- In case I don’t review the whole season, I’ll say the audio description, IDC, written by Dakota Green, narrated by Jamie Lemcheck, is fantastic, start to finish. This adaptation of anime has so many visually stunning elements, like how the finale has pink snow, and giant monsters, that there is never a … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/15/26

TV Shows Watched: The Boys: S5E7 (Amazon) with audio description, American Classic: S1E4 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Stranger Things: Tales From 85: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description,We’ll Be Fine: S1E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description,and The Madison: S1E3 (Paramount) with audio description The Boys- one big death, a few minor deaths. One more episode to go. A big name actor swung in for a surprising cameo, if it hasn’t been spoiled for you yet. You’ll recognize the voice. Some surprising turns for most of the characters headed into the finale as Homelander has achieved God Mode.The audio description is … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/14/26

Netflix just went nuts yesterday at their upfront. They did announce some new shows, but they also announced some renewals, including an early Season 4 renewal for My Life With The Walter Boys, an expected pickup for the 11th season of Love Is Blind, a 3rd season of Quarterback, a somewhat surprising vote of confidence for Running Point for its 3rd season even after a ratings dip, and a 2nd season of Big Mistakes as Dan Levy also inks a development deal with Netflix. Sadly, they also confirmed that the upcoming fifth season of The Lincoln Lawyer will be its … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/13/26

Disney announced a few dates yesterday. Avatar: Fire and Ash is premiering June 24th on Disney Plus, to see if anyone will still care about it six months after its theatrical release. VisionQuest is coming to Disney Plus in October. Asoka is returning in early 2027. Camp Rock 3 will premiere in August. X-Men 97 is coming back sometime this summer, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man returns in the fall. TV Shows Watched: American Idol: S24E15 (Disney Plus) no audio description, The NIght Agent: S3E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Imperfect Women: S1E6 (Apple) with audio description, The Miniature Wife: S1E1 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/12/26

Amazon gave a very early renewal to Reacher for a 5th season, with Season 4 set to premiere later this year, but a date has not been set. Also, ABC confirmed the pickup of The Rookie: North, and it plans to air both the new spinoff and The Rookie back-to-back starting at midseason. TV Shows Watched: Lord Of The Flies: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, The Count Of Monte Cristo: S1E8 (PBS) with audio description, Top Chef: S24E6 (Peacock) with audio description, Will Trent: S4E9 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Marshals: S1E5 (Paramount) with audio description, and LAst Week Tonight: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/11/26

Some news came down the pike yesterday that Marvel confirmed that Season 3 of Daredevil: Born Again will have a time jump. How big? One year. You know, how long it is naturally between seasons. They are oddly adapting a Daredevil comic titled The Devil In Cell Block D, where Matt has to deal with being in prison at Rikers, and also having everyone know he’s Daredevil. The problem is, in the comic book, he’s in there with Kingpin, and the show decidedly went in a different direction. So who is coming back? The Defenders. Someone has to fight crime … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/10/26

Happy Mother’s Day! There are a lot of great films with mothers in them, depending on your mood, and where you’re coming from. I’ve been thinking a lot this year about Catherine O’Hara’s performance in Home Alone, following her passing, and her against all odds determination to make sure she’s home in time for Christmas with Kevin. Even though what Kevin is doing is inherently why anyone watches the movie, there’s something so special about her journey, and the urgency O’Hara put into the role. Whether she’s riding with a polka band, or trying to pawn jewelry for a plane … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/09/26

ABC goes for a clean sweep, renewing every scripted series they aired in the 2026-2027 season. RJ Decker officially got picked up. This has never happened before. Are you excited for more RJ Decker? TV Shows Watched: Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord- S1E10 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Lord Of The Flies: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Audacity: S1E2 (AMC Plus) no audio description, Bel Air: S4E5 (Peacock) with audio description, American Gladiators: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, and The Lincoln Lawyer: S4E5 (Netflix) with audio description Maul: Shadow Lord- I already did a full review. Again, I’m sad … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/08/26

I actually was asked about this audio description being AI. I was agog. The fact that I needed to fact check Dave Wallace’s performative wonder was less of a question as to whether I was right, and more of a concern that his voice had been cloned and someone knew something I didn’t. That would be appropriate for a Star Wars film that follows the Clone Wars, wouldn’t it? The clones won. Yet, that was a real life human doing the narrating. And we are better for it. Wallace brings to the table the indistinguishable quality of “still human” in … Continue reading Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord: Season 1

TV Shows Watched: The Boys: S5E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Criminal Record: S2E1 (Apple) with audio description, Has Been Hotel: S2E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Dynasty: The Murdocks: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, and Margo’s Got Money Troubles: S1E1 (Apple) with audio description The Boys: Another major character bites the dust, the finale is a big cliffhanger, but I think the most important clue to the future of the series and the finale is in what Soldier Boy is asked to do this episode. In an exchange with Bombsite, he reveals he has a very specific power that will come … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/07/26