My first day of Covid viewing. I tested positive, so looks like I won’t be going anywhere for a while. Just in case you didn’t know already, Covid sucks. 7) Interview With A Vampire (AMC Plus) English Audio Description?: No The streaming service that is struggling, with a parent company that is laying off its workforce, and recently reversed its decision to air a second season of moonHaven, still hasn’t done anything about the audio description on the interview With A Vampire adaptation. It’s actually a shame, because beneath the really hard to follow story elements are some good moments. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- December 3rd

Five shows. Not all had audio description, Guess which ones lost? 5) Wedding Season (Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: No It’s been about a month since I called in to Hulu and had a conversation about the lack of audio description on a show that is a Hulu original. The tech even acknowledged that this was a known issue that Hulu was trying to resolve. Here, it’s December, and the 2nd episode still doesn’t have audio description. This show came out in September. Sometimes, it’s the actions of these corporations that state just exactly how important inclusivity is, and how … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- December 2nd

Almost at the end of the year. Final month. I have *a lot* of shows to still catch up on, so we’re just going to have to start making some tough choices. 8) The mole (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes I gave this episode a second shot, and I don’t think this show, or perhaps the accompanying audio description does a great job of establishing this large ass ensemble of nobodies that perform tasks. it becomes really hard to follow and try and pick up clues as to who might be shady enough to be The mole. I appreciate that … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- December 1st

This one is a riveting roundup between two shows. Which one beat out the other? It’s like the finale of a reality show. 2) Reboot (Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes While there was nothing wrong with Reboot, in terms of the plot, or jokes, it was just up against an episode of Andor where there were real stakes, and emotional moments.Meanwhile, on Reboot, we saw a trip around the studio lot from a former child star’s perspective, lots of problematic workplace talk about scissoring, and Bri trying to figure out if she’s “sexually fluent”. Episode Grade: A 1) Andor (Disney … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 30th

Considering how busy i am, I’m actually quite surprised I got five shows in. Huzzah! 5) Rami (Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: Yes I was wondering when they were planning to circle back around and bring that character back into the show. Now, I know they are still around. Episode Grade: B 4) 4) Devil In Ohio (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Oh, surprise of all surprises, the guy who won’t let girls out of his car is from the cult. Didn’t see that one coming. Wow. Huge surprise. I mean, just… Wow. I also learned today, you will not … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 29th

So, as usual, picking random shows and throwing them against each other creates for a very interesting lineup.once again, lack of audio description lost the battle. 5) The Great North (FOX/Hulu) English Audio Description?: No This time, interweaving plots that involved trying to keep a cactus alive, and another that was simply trying to get Judy to “bee-friend” the new super cool exchange student from Illinois who is oddly obsessed with bees just didn’t work for me. There were some good jokes, like the popular girl not even understanding her own sick burn or where it came from, but for … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 28th

Welcome back to the roundup. I managed three movies in addition to the shows below, so I’d say it was a fairly productive day. 6) Interview With A Vampire (AMC Plus) English Audio Description?: No So, I’m going to continue to review content from AMC Plus, as they have made a sliver of audio description available, and they need to know why it’s important to continue moving forward. There is not a single reason this show shouldn’t have audio description. It’s a huge new gamble for AMC, one that earned a second season pickup early on, and comes from a … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 27th

So, only five titles today, but i also knocked out three films with reviews to come. 5) Little Demon (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No When I have five shows, and only one of them did not have audio description, but I generally liked all five, then the show without audio description ends up losing out. This episode saw Chrissy trying to help a friend through mind control gone horribly awry, while her parents found common ground over a dog they used to own together called Bark Wuffalo. And if you haven’t already named your dog that, you have failed. I … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 26th

How did you spend your Black Friday? Binge watching? Supposedly 30% of American’s don’t buy anything this weekend. At least, that was what some guy on the news said. (his actual statement was that 7 out of 10 Americans will buy something this weekend, I just reversed it). I was in that 7 of 10, and i still got my Roundup done. 7) Acapulco (Apple Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes You know, I think I’m just going to let this one go. Four episodes in, and it’s not clicking with me. Episode Grade: C+ 6) Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix) English Audio … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 25th

I used my Thanksgiving wisely. Not only did I knock off nine programs (plus jeopardy, which i don’t rank), but I also watched three movies. Satisfying indeed. 9) Star Trek Lower Decks (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description?: Yes So, the only reason this hit the bottom is that I’m sitting here right now, and I’m trying to recall everything I watched yesterday, and i literally cannot remember anything about this episode. Not one thing. So, I guess it wasn’t memorable enough like some of the other episodes. So weird. Maybe I watched too much TV yesterday? Episode Grade: B- 8) … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 24th

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers out there. Tomorrow’s post will reflect what I chose to fill my time with on Turkey Day, but today’s recap is that pre-Thanksgiving window. I’m thankful for audio description, which allows me to watch a lot of programs. Only one program on today’s list doesn’t have audio description, and i am able to understand it better because I’m a long time fan. Otherwise, I think we’d have a very different relationship. And, if you haven’t followed me yet on YouTube, I’m trying to break 100 subscribers over there as well. Http:\\www.YouTube.com/macthemovieguy, or just search … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 23rd

Considering how insanely busy I was yesterday, this list, while short, is actually longer than i thought it would be. 4) This Fool (Hulu) English Audio Description?: Yes Compared to last weeks amazing episode, where I commented on the amazing quality of the narration, and how they must be using a form of auto tune to shift the pitch of the narrator’s voice, only to learn that… No. He just is that good. He can pitch his own voice and speak in ranges varying characters that seem like you would need the assistance of a program, or the bare minimum… … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 22nd

First, a couple of congratulations to some winners are in order. A big shoutout to Amy Schneider for winning the Tournament Of Champions on Jeopardy last night. It was a really tight finale, and overall an awesome game to behold. It was rather odd to watch someone like Matt get defeated by someone with a much smaller Jeopardy run, but the tournament brings the best of the best. That’s what it is all about, and Amy proved once again, that it is her. Also, another shoutout to Charlie for winning the Mirrorball trophy. While I would have preferred we keep … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 21st

Last night, the final episode of The Walking Dead aired. i haven’t watched it yet, but I read a recap. It’s been really hard to keep up with my favorite show of all time since losing my vision, realizing that AMC and the creators and producers of The Walking Dead do not love me back, and see no value in a blind or visually impaired audience. Crowdsourcing spoilers before I watch, and watching simultaneously with a friend in another part of the country who is a fan of the series, and willing to give me some reactions is not the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 20th

Only four shows today. What isn’t making the list are the two films I also squeaked out. 4) Little Demon (FX/Hulu) English Audio Description?: No When i pretty much enjoyed all four series, the one that lacked audio description, when it has a lot of otherworldly things happening is going to be at the bottom. there ar always parts of this series I can’t follow, but I stay because several jokes land. It’s just become clear after five episodes of this, it likely is impossible to top the list, as there will always be some element, some part of the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- November 19th