TV Shows Watched: Monsters: EPS 8 and 9 (Netflix) with audio description, Solar Opposites: S5E8 (Hulu) with audio description, English Teacher: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, 911: Lone Star: S5E1 (FOX) no audio description, Brilliant Minds: S1E1 (Peacock) no audio description, and Only Murders In The Building: S4E5 (Hulu) with audio description. Podcasts: The Christian Harloff Show (The Penguin Reactions), The Ezra Klein Show (Interview: Mayor Pete) YouTube: none Movies: None OK. So, the fall season is upon us. I’ve now watched a handful of new network TV shows: Universal Basic Guys, High Potential, Rescue: high Surf, and Brilliant minds. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/24/24

TV Shows Watched: Twilight Of The Gods: S1E7 and S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Monsters: S1E6 and S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, rescue High Surf: S1E1 (Hulu) no audio description, Have I got News For You: S1E2 (MAX) no audio description, and Last Week Tonight with john Oliver: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description, but they do add it later depending on how long you are willing to wait. Podcasts: Strict Scrutiny (A Supreme Court podcast) YouTube: Adam Does Movies (Review: Am I Racist?) Movies Watched: Cult Of Chucky (Netflix) with audio description Well, I have discussed most of those … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries- 09/23/24

TV Shows Watched: Pachenko: S2E5 (Apple Plus) with audio description, La Maizon: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Twilight Of The Gods: S1E3 and S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Monsters: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, A Very Royal Scandal: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Futurama: S5E5 (Hulu) no audio description, justified: S6E10 (Hulu) no audio description Podcasts: Hack The movies (Best/Worst Legacy Sequels) YouTube: Perry Nimaroff (For Your consideration: Best Director Predictions) movies: Paranormal Activity 4 (MAX) with audio description, Stopping The Steal (MAX) with audio description, Transformers (Paramount Plus) with audio description Like, I’m not feeling Twilight Of The … Continue reading the Small Screen Diaries- 09/21/24

TV News: I understand their choice, but I was kind of into the really campy nature of the show, but MAX has cancelled their Pretty little Liars reboot after 2 seasons, the same length their Gossip Girl reboot got. It’s not actually a “good” show, but it was entertaining. TV Shows Watched: The Penguin: S1E1 (MAX) with audio description, the Rings Of Power: S2E6 (Amazon) with audio description, The Old Man: S2E3 (Hulu) with audio description, How To Die Alone: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Twilight Of The Gods: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Monsters: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/20/24

TV News: So, Taylor Sheridan is pumping out the content because I just saw a teaser for Season 2 of Lioness which is apparently coming really soon to Paramount Plus. He just had Mayor Of Kings Town in the summer, Tulsa King just dropped, and Lioness is coming next month? He’s like Ryan Murphy, who has an ungodly amount of TV shows premiering in sept/Oct. Seriously, I can think of five off the top of my head. TV Shows Watched: Agatha All Along: S1E1 and S1E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, Monsters:EPS 1 and 2 (They added an S to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/19/24

TV News: SNL has announced the first little batch of hosts for this upcoming 50th season. I’m sure there’s a big 50th Anniversary special coming later this season, with all the former cast members, but I was really hoping they would lean heavily into nostalgia this season. use those big names. Have them host. The first three hosts are Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, and John Mulaney. The latter of that trio has entered the five-timers club, so I guess he feels like part of the show. Part of me is really excited to see Jean Smart. But honestly, I would … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/19/24

TV News: Apple Plus axed Time Bandits, which I’m only sad about because Lisa Kudrow was really good in that. Otherwise, that show was a mixed bag. Sometimes it worked, sometimes not, but I assumed it was really expensive for Apple, who released the episodes way faster than they usually do. TV Shows Watched: The Great North: S4E20 (Hulu) no audio description, Solar Opposites: S5E7 (Hulu) with audio description, English Teacher: S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description, Only Murders In The Building: S4E4 (Hulu) with audio description Podcasts: The Ezra Klein Show (an Interview), Handsome (I thought Arnold Schwarzenegger would be … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/17/24

TV News: Netflix has picked up Emily In Paris for Season 5. Most of us are hate watching the show, so perhaps if we weren’t doing that, better shows would get renewed instead? TV Shows Watched: the Great North: S4E19 (Hulu) No audio Description, Solar Opposites: S5E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Have I Got News For you (MAX) no audio description Podcasts: On With Cara Swisher (Interview: Hillary Clinton) YouTube: None Movies: Seed of Chucky (Netflix) with audio description, Reality Bites (Netflix) with audio description Talk about the calm before the storm. it was a work day for me, so … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/16/24

TV Shows Watched: The Old man: S2E2 (Hulu) with audio description, The Aark: S2E8 (Peacock) with audio description, 911: S6E19 (Hulu) with audio description, Young Sheldon: S3E9 (MAX) with audio description, Emily In Paris: S4E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Bad Monkey: S1E5 (Apple Plus) with Audio Description), Tulsa King: S2E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and the Emmy Awards (ABC) with Live Audio Description. I did check Fight Night again, but still no audio description. Podcasts: None. YouTube: The Film Drunk (Reviews of Enorah, Emilia Perez, and Seed Of The Sacred Fig), The Awards Contender (review: Conclave), and I definitely … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/15/24

TV News: the Emmy Awards! tonight! With Live Audio Description! You have been alerted. Who will win? Shogun. The Bear. TV Shows Watched: Pachenko: S2E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, How To Die Alone: S1E3 and S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description, 911: S6E17 (Hulu), and Young Sheldon: S3E7 (MAX) with audio description Podcasts: the Interview (with Demi Moore) YouTube: The Awards contender (Reviews for Queer and Night Bitch), Fish Jelly Reviews: (Review: Riff Raff), Adam Does Movies (Review: Rebel Ridge), and Speak No Evil), Breakfast All Day (Review: Speak No Evil), The critical Drinker (The Rings Of Power Recap) Movies … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/14/24

TV Shows Watched: The Old Man: S2E1 (Hulu) with audio description, How To Die Alone: S1E1 and S1E2 (Hulu) with audio description, Lego Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy: S1E1 (Disney Plus) with audio description, 911: S6E15 and S6E16 (Hulu) with audio description, Futurama: S5E4 (Hulu) no audio description, King Of The Hill: S1E4 (Hulu) no audio description, and ACloser Look Primetime Special (On Demand) No Audio Description. Podcasts: Matter Of Opinion (Politics), Americacast (politics), The Rings Of Power Aftershow (Recap) YouTube: Chris Stuckmann (Review: speak no Evil), Jeremy Jahns (Review: Speak No Evil), The Awards Contender (Review: The Brutalist), Fish … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/13/24

TV Shows Watched: The Rings of Power: S2E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Kite Man: Hell Yeah! S1E10 (MAX) with audio description, and The Daily Show (Tuesday’s Episode) (Paramount Plus) no audio description. As of when I looked, Seth’s Closer Look special wasn’t on Peacock, though I’ll be checking again today. And, Fight Night still doesn’t have audio description. lol. Podcasts: The Dark Room- Alex and lee dropped a new episode y’all should check out. Ross Minor is the guest, and they talk all about accessibility in video games. As a former gamer who had all these friends I lost contact … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/12/24

TV Shows Watched: Women in Blue: S1E8 (Apple Plus), Solar opposites: S5E5 (Hulu) Podcasts: A bunch of different ones all offering their thoughts on the debate. YouTube: none Movies: Bride Of Chucky (Netflix) with audio description I was kind of not really focused on making sure I had something substantial to write about, as I was trying to hear a myriad of different people talking about the debate. I’ve already mentioned this before, in the episode where they tackled the Honeymoon, but Solar Opposites is one of my favorite shows on right now, and I would say if I’m doing … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/11/24

TV Shows Watched: Solar Opposites: S5E4 (Hulu) with audio description, The Great North: S4E18 (Hulu) no audio description, The Ark: S2E7 (Peacock) with audio description, English Teacher: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Only Murders In the building: S4E3 (Hulu) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday’s Episode (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and the Presidential Debate (ABC) I honestly didn’t think to check if there was audio description. Podcasts: Pod Save America (Politics), Consider This (an Interview with the retiring head chef at the White House) YouTube: None Movies Watched: Childs Play 3 (Netflix) with audio description Since I’m writing … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/10/24

TV Shows Watched: Bel Air: S3E10 (Peacock) with audio description, The Great North: S4E17 (Hulu) no audio description, and Universal Basic Guys (Hulu) no audio description Podcasts: Smartless (Interview: Ted Danson) YouTube: None Movies Watched: I’m Thinking Of Ending Things (Netflix) with audio description Kind of a low impact day. It’s a great opportunity to mention that Universal Basic Guys is pretty unfunny, and clearly didn’t start with its pilot episode. They had an episode that featured the guys adopting an old chimp from a Tiger king type zoo, and the chimp rips one of their faces off, which feels … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/09/24