Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, just in case you’ve forgotten. Congrats to the Chiefs for their win, and Rihanna for a halftime performance that I heard good things about. I did not watch the Super Bowl. I will add that I did briefly check out the puppy Bowl, which apparently is licensed also to HBo MAX, and it was audio described. Although, it’s really hard to describe just how cute a puppy is. I didn’t watch enough of it for me to feel comfortable including it in the rankings. 5) The Mayfair Waitches (AMC Plus) English Audio Description?: No You know, … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/12/23

I’m just gonna keep dumping shows I don’t like after 2 or 3 episodes. That is what peak TV means to me. And, at least one show is getting the axe today. On a positive note, while Reboot was unable to find a home, Showtime has decided to save Netflix’s recently cancelled Uncoupled. Maybe the networks and streaming services could just stop fucking around and keep shows on that have fans so they don’t need other networks to save them. I want to be happy for Uncoupled, but i think about how Let The Right One in was recently cancelled … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/10/23

So Bob Iger is OK with going either route on keeping Hulu or selling it. It’s funny how Bob Chappick talked about one day integrating Hulu fully into Disney Plus, so your kids can watch Bluey and The Handmaid’s Tale, and iger is just so indifferent. While Disney Plus has managed to host a handful of their R rated product, to assume that selling Hulu and suddenly uploading a ton of adult content to Disney Plus is necessarily the right call is a big leap. Although, Disney Plus has a better rate of audio description than hulu, so perhaps if … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/09/23

Nine shows to rank today. Another one i think is biting the dust. 9) Paul T Goldman (Peacock) English Audio Description?: Yes I think it’s very possible for people to find enjoyment in this series, but I think it’s a curated portion of the population. I’m not in that population. Two episodes in, and I can see what they seem to want to be doing here, and it’s just not my thing. Episode Grade: C 8) 8) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes I think that guy at the end learned a very important lesson … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/08/23

Well, sports fans. 8 shows entered today, but not all of them will survive. Some, because their season naturally ended. And others… well… you’ll find out. 8) Alert! (Fox/Hulu) English Audio Description?: No First, this is the third episode “Zoey”. There have just been far too many moments where I’ve needed audio description. Too much action, people getting shot at, or shot, and it’s a recurring problem not going away. Since there isn’t audio description, because… well… Hulu, then I have to assume there never will be. On top of that, in the third episode of a show that is … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/07/23

Well, I tried something new. It did not satisfy me. It also did not have audio description. The other five shows did though. 6) Willow (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes I feel like this show is stuck, in the 7th episode of the season, and it’s a show that can’t really afford to get stuck. When they don’t ahve a lot of action, it reveals how bad the casting was for this series. I wouldn’t mind seeing most of these young actors again, but on shows that make sense. This just feels so childish at times, and this episode … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/06/23

Some new shows on this list. How did they stack up? 7) That 90’s Show (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes The pilot has the benefit of both Topher Grace and Laura prepon guest starring to help get the ball rolling on this new younger 90’s cast. As someone from the 90’s, I was waiting for a barrage of 90’s references. Granted, it’s possible everyone is wearing JNCO or something, and I can’t see that, but basically we’ve reduced the 90’s kids to being obsessed about beer instead of weed. I’ll stick with this a bit longer, since other original cast … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/05/23

Well, TV happened. Two movies happened. But this is just a look at the 8 TV shows I squeezed in yesterday. 8) Night Court (NBC/Peacock) English Audio Description?: Yes As happy as I am to see john Larroquette back as a regular in something, this wasn’t the least bit entertaining. It all felt forced, and somehow reminiscent of sitcoms of yesteryear, but not the good ones. This felt like a comedy that would have been thrown into the Must-See TV Lineup in the 90’s between two big hits, but eventually cancelled. Boston Common, anybody? That is very much canned laughter … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/04/23

One of those days, where I can knock off 9 shows and a movie (and i actually had a zoom meeting too). Of course, it helped that a bunch of these were half hour shows… 9) Paul T Goldman (Peacock) English Audio Description?: Yes I guess, I’m not really sure what this is, or what I’m supposed to take away from it. It seems like it has a mockumentary format, and there’s some kind of mystery buried in this series, but everyone’s acting was so awkwarrd, I couldn’t figure out what genre this was trying to be. Then again, Peacock … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/03/23

This is my party. I’ll cry if i want to. Other critics are deeply concerned about their lists aligning with the general perception of other critics, or how the way the wind blows at any given time, but me? Nahhhh. One show means the world to me, so this should be the least surprising top 10 result. However, it is nice to see which other nine made the cut. 10) The Peripheral (Amazon) 9) The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) 8) Locke and Key (Netflix) 7) Wednesday (Netflix) 6) Outer Range (Amazon) 5) The Boys (Amazon) 4) House Of The Dragon (HBO … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series

Previously, this category led to Jenna Ortega topping my list for her performance in Wednesday, but Supporting Actor was Mark Jackson for The orville, and Supporting Actress was Sadie Sing for Stranger Things, with Walking Dead winning Ensemble. Will a new show have a winner on top, or will one of those other shows repeat? I’m kind of a spread the love kind of guy. 10) Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) Netflix 9) Diego Luna (Andor) Disney Plus 8) Brendan Fraser (Doom Patrol) HBO MAX 7) Karl Urban (The Boys) Amazon 6) JK Simmons (Night Sky) Amazon 5) Norman Reedus (The … Continue reading Best Of 2022: Top 10 Lead Actor in A Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series

Well, this was a day of television. And cancellations. And for some reason… a second season of The Terminal List? I suppose the news that hits fans hardest yesterday was the cancellation of The Blacklist, though if you are someone who believes that show should have gone on past Megan Boone’s exit, perhaps you’ve been lying to yourself for a while. 7) Alert! (FOX/ Hulu) English Audio Description?: No After watching the first episode, I said i would need a second to see where the series intends to go long term. Now I realize the show is pretty dumb. I … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 02/01/23

Today’s list originally was planned to look a lot different. Sadly, Paramount Plus with Dumpster Fire had to ruin everything. Read on if you dare. 7) Willow (Disney plus) English Audio Description?: Yes I feel like this show started fairly OK, and has had some moments, but is now descending into stupidity. I initially was excited for the Christian Slater cameo, but not even he could save this episode. Episode Grade: C 6) Slow Horses (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes Man, they are ramping things up fast in this season. We’re already at a potential 9/11 type threat, and … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 01/31/23