And we’re back for a full list of all the shows I’m watchin, or trying to watch, as new shows enter, some finish, and others get the dreaded “remove from watchlist”. Attempting to join and stay on the list this week are The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives (Hulu), Motorheads (Amazon), Love Death and Robots (Netflix), She the People (Netflix), Sirens (Netflix), Tucci In Italy (Hulu), Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu), Yellowstone (Peacock), and Dark Winds (Netflix). WINNER: The Handmaids Tale (Hulu) with audio description- I know people who watch this in real life, and those ladies cried. I told them … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: The Weekly Rankings

Coming up this week, I’m excited for the return of And just Like That and Rick and Morty, as well as some promising new shows like Adults on FX or Department Q on Netflix. it also will be the final episode for the Handmaids Tale ever, and the season finale of the Last Of us. Captain America: Brave New World hits Disney plus on Wednesday, reality staple America’s Got Talent returns on Tuesday, and Dogman finally hits Peacock on Friday. TV Shows Watched: nine Perfect Strangers: S2E1 (Hulu) with audio description, Sirens: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Murderbot: S1E3 (Apple … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/24/25

TV Shows Watched: #1 Happy Family USA- S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, Duster: S1E2 (MAX) with audio description, Survivor: S48E13 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, got To Get Out: S1E7 (Hulu) with audio description, Love Death and Robots: S4E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Bad thoughts: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Ransom Canyon: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Tucci In Italy: S1E1 (Hulu) no audio description, and Hacks: S4E5 (MAX) with audio description. Best Episode: hacks- There’s still this bubbling chaos between our leads as the talk show is getting off the air, and a resistance to listen to each others … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/23/25

TV Shows Watched: Murderbot: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, Sirens: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Midcentury Modern: S1E7 (Hulu) with audio description, Etoile: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, ghosts: S4E21 (Paramount Plus), Will Trent: S4E18 (Hulu) with audio description, She the people: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Government Cheese: S1E7 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Octopus: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, and Your friends And neighbors: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description Best Episode: Sirens- While I enjoyed several shows, I’m always impressed with a strong pilot episode. In a day and age where most shows aren’t required to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/22/25

TV Shows Watched: Bet: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, The Studio: S1E10 (Apple plus) with audio description, overcompensating: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Devil may Cry: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, the Pitt: S1E4 (MAX) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E19 (Hulu) no audio description, The Rehearsal: S1E5 (MAX) with audio description, Jordan Klepper Fingers America (Paramount Plus) no audio description, The Four Seasons: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description best Episode: Overcompensating- today was really close, but I love watching a show hit its stride, which I feel like Overcompensating is doing. Some shows hit with a banger pilot, and others … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/21/25

I generally try to avoid spoilers here, but this weeks episode of The Handmaids Tale is so epic, and so full of spoiler potential, I’m hitting you right away with a warning of sorts. It will be next to impossible to not reveal something about that episode that might make your jaw drop is you just go see it without knowing anything. TV Shows Watched: The Handmaids Tale: S6E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Black Mirror: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Motorheads: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, No Man’s Land: S1E2 (Hulu) with audio description, Love, Death, and Robots: S4E1 (Netflix) … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/20/25

Stories like this matter. I may know a ton of random pop culture tidbits, and actors names that could cause me to win every possible version of Six degrees there is, but I’m not really into sports. i look like i should be. I could easily sit in any stadium, for any sport, and no one would think I had little clue who was on the field at the time, and had very little interest in which team won. I know major names, because I know pop culture, but in the boxing world, I’m limited to a handful of obvious … Continue reading going In blind: Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story

TV Shows Watched: The Last of Us: S2E6 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E19 (Hulu) no audio description, Wandla: S2E4 (Apple plus) with audio description, forever: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, You: S5E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most recent (MAX) no audio description Best Episode: The Last Of Us- I love character development in shows, and the opportunity to know more abut the people whose lives we are supposed to react when they live or die in any given situation. So to take an episode where Ellie and Joel flashback quickly through the time jump between … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/19/25

TV Shows watched: the walking dead: dead city: S2E3 (AMC Plus)no audio description, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: S3E6 (Netflix) with audio description, from: S2E1 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Got To Get Out: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Grimmsburg: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Government Cheese: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Overcompensating: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, the Stolen Girl: S1E3 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Bet: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Yes Chef: S1E3 (Peacock) with audio description, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description, Bosch legacy: S3E2 (Amazon) with audio description, and Poker … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/18/25

Another week, another list of everything that is in some form on my watchlist… until I either finish it or cancel it. Does any show get the axed this week? Joining the rankings for the first time are Yes Chef (Peacock), Bosch Legacy (amazon), Bet (Netflix), Overcompensating (Amazon), Octopus (Amazon), Poker Face (Peacock), Duster (MAX), The Secrets We Keep (Netflix), Bad thoughts (Netflix), No Other Land (Hulu), and Murderbot (Apple Plus). Winner: Andor (Disney Plus) with audio description- it had a big jump last week after episodes 7, 8, and 9 blew me away, and after finishing and closing strong, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- The Weekly Rankings

TV News: Sadly, the Bondsman will not live to see another day. Amazon has buried Kevin Bacon’s supernatural horror super quick after just one season. This is not Bacon’s first short-lived show at Amazon, so my suggestion would be to work elsewhere where they appreciate your work. TV Shows Watched: The Handmaids Tale: S6E8 (Hulu) Finally With Audio Description, Murderbot: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Survival Of The Thickest: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Drag Race All Stars: S10E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, 911: S8E18 (Hulu) with audio description, The Rehearsal: S1E5 (MAX) with audio description, The Walking … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/18/25

TV Shows Watched: Andor:S2E12 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Duster: S1E1 (MAX) with audio description, the Secrets We Keep: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Survivor: S48E12 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Battle Camp: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Etoile: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Lazarus: S1E6 (MAX) with audio description, Bad Thoughts: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E17 (Hulu) no audio description, Ransom Canyon: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Pop culture Jeopardy: S1E17 (Amazon) with audio description, Elzabeth: S2E18 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and No Man’s Land: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description NOTE: yesterday, as I mentioned, The … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/16/25

Ive been trying to take back the phrase “going in blind”, which is used by so many sighted people to just mean “I have no idea what this is, but I’m doing it anyway.” I literally go in blind to everything, whether I know what it is or not. But, to take the somewhat co-opted ableist approach, I went in blind on this one, both possible meanings of that phrase. Sony Pictures Classics offered me an advance of Jane Austen Wrecked My life, and I really didn’t know anything about this except for some basic logline material. The movie spends … Continue reading Going In Blind: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

TV News: Again, as of me typing this, The Handmaids Tale: S6E8 still does not have audio description. This would be more shocking, or more of a grace period for a little mistake if Hulu didn’t routinely miss out on next day audio description, and not include audio description day and date on titles coming straight to them from the house of Mouse. it truly is that this service does not care. if you have Hulu but not Disney Plus, did you check out any of that content on loan? Because, those Star Wars films have audio description on Disney … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/15/25

TV News: Day Two. the Handmaids Tale: S6E8 still has no audio description. Still. This is preventing me from moving forward, and it is a true statement as of this writing (as I just checked before posting this). Maybe it will change later today. TV Shows Watched: Black mirror: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Andor: S2E10 (Disney plus) with audio description, Ghosts: S4E20 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Will Trent: S3E17 (Hulu) with audio description, The Pitt: S1E3 (MAX) with audio description, The Stolen Girl: S1E2 (Disney Plus) no audio description, Bad Thoughts: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The daily … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/14/25

TV News: Hulu failed to upload the new episode of The Handmaids Tale with its accompanying audio description, so I was unable to watch it. Some shows, I don’t mind because I know audio description isn’t coming, so there’s no point in waiting, and other shows like Will trent, when they don’t get next air audio description, I care about less. But, I’m not advancing any further on the show that has been topping my weekly rankings until Hulu makes it right. I’m tired of constantly having this problem with Hulu. Why is it so exclusive to Hulu? Why is … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/13/25

TV Shows Watched: The Last Of Us: S2E5 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E17 (Hulu) no audio description, Wandla: S2E3 (Apple Plus) with audio description, you: S5E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Tracker: S2E20 (Paramount Plus) with audio description,Yes cheff: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Ransom Canyon: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, and Last Week Tonight: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description Best Episode: Wandla- I wasn’t a huge fan of the Last Of Us this week, so this is me making that statement. Wandla was consistent with its storytelling from episode 2 to 3, and Eva wasted no time … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 05/12/25

TV News: A couple more tidbits on renewals/cancellations. NBC also axed The Irrational,leaving them as the network of slaughter. i couldn’t find any official news on Grosse Pointe Garden Society, but that can’t possibly still be in consideration. I think their only remaining bubble series is Brilliant Minds, among scripted programs. And, it appears ABC hasn’t officially decided on Dr Odyssey either. However, if you are afraid The last Of Us won’t get to finish the story, HBO has already committed to a third season, but Paramount Plus/Showtime is leaving Yellowjackets hanging. Netflix also hasn’t decided on ransom Canyon, and … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 05/11/25

I like supporting independent film. Not necessarily student film, or a gaggle of shorts, but filmmakers who manage to rally a crew and cast together. often picking these titles at random without guidance results in a wide range of results, but now that I get requests for coverage, I get screeners for films no one is really paying attention to. Case in point, wellwood, a creature feature starring Oscar nominee Keisha Castle Hughes. In the PR email I got for this, it mentioned the reality that often horror films that fall off the obvious path have a hard time attracting … Continue reading Going In Blind: Wellwood

Heading into this week, i was close to finishing several shows. So, with some shows wrapping up this week, and a limited number of new shows joining, my list might start to look a bit more like a sane person eventually. New Shows this Week: the last Anniversary (AMC Plus), Tales Of The Underworld (Disney Plus), The Stolen Girl (Disney Plus), Forever (Netflix), Drag Race All Stars (Paramount Plus), and making a return is the Pitt (MAX) after getting awards buzz. Winner: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) with audio description- it has just been an exceptional final season so far, and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: The Weekly Rankings

TV News: NBC is wielding an axe! mov out of the way! The network, which just cancelled Suits LA, also killed Lopez Vs Lopez, Night Court, and Found. Those shows were in their third, fourth, and second seasons respectively. Is anyone safe from the Peacock’s death slash? TV Shows Watched: The Bondsman: S1E8 (Amazon) with audio description, The Righteous Gemstones: Series Finale (MAX) with audio description, Survival of The Thickest: S2E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Top chef: Restaurant Wars! (Peacock) with audio description, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: S10E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Etoile: S1E4 (Amazon) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/10/25

Another one? the thing about doing favors is that typically at some point we’re even, and you can’t just go around requesting extra favors. So, i think it is quite presumptuous that director Paul Feig believes he has earned another favor from me. I’m not sure what he has done to even the playing field, and I’m starting to worry that our relationship is just one sided. i write about him, he never calls. he never writes. i review a film of his, and just crickets. Now he wants another favor? From me? You’re lucky I really liked the first … Continue reading Another Simple Favor

Netflix decided in their infinite wisdom to release a documentary, and make it feature length, that is essentially a self congratulatory propaganda piece designed to make you think their live stage play, Stranger Things: The Long Shadow is destined for Broadway glory. I felt that the Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl concert didn’t do anything substantial, really failed to acknowledge the stage production, and felt like a special feature on a physical disc. This is that, it just has audio description from someone who rarely ever gets praise. So, due to the incredibly basic nature of what this is, … Continue reading Behind The Curtain: Stranger Things: the First Shadow

TV News: NBC surprisingly cancelled Suits LA after one season. Honestly, i figured just on name alone it would get another season, and the formula for rebooting old USA shows has triggered revival news now for Royal Pains. So, I figured the format was working. If I was NBC, i would have worked a deal to have a second season where Harvey became a series regular, to help fuel the audience. I’m not that big of a fan, I’m just surprised NBC didn’t try. I mean, Night Court is still on air… and they reworked it. TV Shows Watched: Tales … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/09/25

TV News: Not that I was surprised by the news, nor do I cover the show, but if you were waiting with bated breath, NBC did pick up both SVU and the flagship revival of the original law and order for next season. I’m not that surprised. TV Shows Watched: The Studio: S1E8 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Tales Of The underworld: S1E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Andor: S2E8 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Deli Boys: S1E10 (Hulu) with audio description, Survivor: S48E11 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Forever: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Battle Camp: S1E5 (Netflix) with … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/08/25

TV News: Apple’s PR Team was nice enough to email me directly, so i didn’t have to rely upon second hand sources, to tell me that The Studio, their hit new comedy destined for Emmy nominations, has been renewed for a second season. it feels somewhat meta for a TV show about a studio head with the ability to green light project has itself been green lit. Again. TV Shows Watched: Tales of the Underworld: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Andor: S2E7 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Dying For Sex: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description,Black mirror: S1E1 (Netflix) with … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/07/25

I have varying levels of surprise and anger surrounding the lack of accessibility in any given film. Typically, the low end of the scale are documentaries that are still seeking distribution, and then on the high end of my rage machine are major projects done by studios, distributors, or streaming services where the intent was clearly for that project to be a focus, and they decided to not include us. Then, there’s Rust. This is sort of a unique animal in and of itself, because of its high amount of news coverage, it remains a bit of a sideshow in … Continue reading Rust

TV Shows Watched: The Handmaid’s Tale: S6E7 (Hulu) with audio description, American Idol: S23E15 (Hulu) no audio description, Tales From The Underworld: S1E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Ransom Canyon: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Tracker: S2E18 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Careme: S1E2 (Apple TV +) with audio description, Battle Camp: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, The Rookie: S7E? (Hulu) with audio description. Best Episode: The Handmaid’s Tale- Pikcing up literally where we left off, June is still reacting to that bombshell from the end of last episode. Meanwhile, we … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/06/25

TV Shows Watched: The LAst Of Us: S2E4 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E14 (Hulu) no audio description, Tales From The underworld: S1E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, Wandla: S2E2 (Apple TV +) with audio description, You: S5E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most Recent Best Episode: The Last of us- In a post-Joel world, Deena and Ellie are making for a dynamic duo as the two navigate Seattle, dodging soldiers, zombies, and the keeping of secrets from each other. plus, the cast gets a huge boost as Jeffrey Wright joins the cast. A lot to love … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/05/25

Woke up this morning to find out that Il Douche has decided to reopen Alcatraz as a functional prison, which I’ve been there, and it is not. So, of course, now I have to watch the Rock. He also likely had the same thought, remembered The Rock, said “why don’t they make them like they used to?”, and then put a 100% tariff on International cinema. I still have no idea what that even means functionally, as to where the tariff would be applied, or how co-productions work. TV Shows Watched: Jurassic World: Chaos Theory-S3E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Etoile: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/04/25

And now for another rundown of what is floating around on my watchlist, and a completely subjective ranking system. Joining in this week are some new shows: The Four Seasons (Netflix), Black Mirror (Netflix), Wandla (Apple Plus), Careme (Apple Plus), Jeopardy Masters (Hulu), The Rehearsal (MAX), YOULO (mAX), and The Walking Dead: Dead City is now being watched on two different streamers in two different seasons. WINNER: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) with audio description- Regaining the top spot after ripping the rug out from underneath June is the final season of this excellent Hulu show. It helps that once again … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- The Weekly Rankings

Happy Star Wars Day! There’s a new Disney series of shorts that drops today, which I’ll have thoughts on later. check it out! TV Shows Watched: North of north: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Government Cheese: S1E4 (Apple TV +) with audio description, Dying For Sex: S1E7 (Hulu) with audio description, Got To Get Out Of Here: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Survivor: S48E10 (Paramount Plus) wit audio description, Lazarus: S1E4 (MAX) with audio description, The Great North: S5E9 (Hulu) no audio description, and 1923 (S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description. Best Episode: Dying For Sex- In the series penultimate … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/03/25

Now that it has been a few months since the release of the fourth Bridget Jones movie, I feel like I can address the elephant in the room. So, watch out for spoilers. Just a few days ago I started publishing a list of how my year in film has been going so far, and my current slotted Best Actress was Renee Zellweger for this film. That should answer any lingering questions you have ahead of spoilers as to whether or not I would recommend this. truth be told, I didn’t think the previous sequels offered much to the continued … Continue reading Bridget Jones: mad About The Boy

CBS just made the final call from their list of shows that required a decision for the fall 2025 season, and they have decided to cancel The Equalizer after five seasons. This is definitely a little surprising, since they also had in development a spinoff for LL Cool J, which they eventually did not move forward with either. I’m not terribly surprised, and I haven’t been paying attention to the future of Watson, but I hope they didn’t keep that god awful show in favor of this. TV Shows Watched: The Righteous Gemstones: S4E8 (MAX) with audio description, Andor: S2E6 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/02/25

TV Shows Watched: the Studio: S1E7 (Apple TV +) with audio description, Andor: S2E5 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Midcentury Modern: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Happy Face: S1E8 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Milion Dollar Secret: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Etoile: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, #1 Happy family USA: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, and Jeopardy Masters: S3E1 (Hulu) No Audio description best Episode: The Studio- I just had a blast watching Seth Rogen and his predominantly white gaggle of studio executives try to figure out just how racist their Kool Aid movie is, or if it … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 05/01/25

While Jason Statham seems to get a lot of unfair flack for basically playing himself in every film, Gerard Butler has also seemingly tossed away the notion of playing different versions of himself, and now just largely focuses on relatively mid-budget action films that rely on the negligible star power he apparently still offers. Since he’s already “Fallen’ three times, which feels like a lot for that franchise, we’re pivoting to a sequel to Den Of Thieves. This time, Nick (Butler) is going to get his man Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), assuming they don’t want to have another den full … Continue reading Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera

TV Shows Watched: Dope Thief: S1E8 (Apple TV +) with audio description, Good American Family: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, Devil may Cry: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Andor: S2E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Walking dead: Dead City: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wheel of Time: S3E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Elzabeth: S2E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description, your Friends And neighbors: S1E3 (Apple TV +) with audio description, The Daily Show: Tuesday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and You: S4E2 (Netflix) with audio description. Best Episode: Dope thief- All things considered, I thought this Brian Tyree … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/30/25

A note: i clicked play on Netflix for Black Mirror expecting either to start at S1E1 or S7E1. For some reason, despite never having seen the show, I started with S5E1. I found out… after watching. TV Shows Watched: the Handmaid’s Tale: S6E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Black Mirror: S5E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Dying For Sex: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, American Idol: S23E14 (Hulu) no audio description, Krapapolis: S2E14 (Hulu) no audio description, St Dennis Medical: S1E18 (Peacock) with audio description, the Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, the Rookie: S7E15 (Hulu) with audio description Best … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/29/25

TV Shows Watched: The Last Of us: S2E3 (MAX) with audio description, North Of North: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Wandla: S2E1 (Apple TV +) with audio description, American Idol: S23E13 (Hulu) No Audio Description, tracker: S2E15 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Million Dollar Secret: S1E? (Netflix) with audio description, the Bondsman: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, the Great North: S5E8 (Hulu) no audio description, yolo: S1E1 and S1E2 (MAX) no audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most Recent (MAX) no audio description, Matlock: S1E? (Paramount Plus) with audio description.Best Episode: The Last Of us- Despite my qualms with certain choices … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries- 04/28/25

TV Shows Watched: Etoile: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Government Cheese: S1E3 (Apple plus) with audio description, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: S3E4 (Netflix) with audio description, gotta Get out Of Here- S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, 911: S8E14 (Hulu) with audio description, Battle Camp: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Ghosts: S4E18 (PAramount Plus) with audio description, Deli Boys: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, Grimmsburg: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Lazarus: S1E3 (MAX) with audio description, SNL: Mikey Madison (Peacock) with audio description, Mobland: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description Best Episode: Etoile- the new series from Amy Sherman-Palladino tackles dance … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/27/25

If you want to know all the shows I’m keeping up with, and generally how I rank them, this is that list. Fighting for spots this week are Andor (Disney Plus), You (Netflix), Etoile (Amazon) and Battle Camp (Netflix). WINNER: Hacks (MAX) with audio description- Hacks debuted on top, but slipped a spot after going a week without a watch. well, I’m now two episodes in, and even though the top shows are competitively excellent, hacks feels like the best thing I’m watching right now. Can it win the Emmy for comedy series? Runner Up: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) with … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: the Weekly Rankings

CBS has decided to not move forward with a second season of papa’s House, which makes some sense, as the show isn’t good. However, I would have recognized the talent potential, revamped the series, and found it some new writers and then tried to see if I could make a second season work. Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans jr SHOULD work as a series, and the fact that it doesn’t means the creatives on the show are failing. TV Shows Watched: You: S5E1 (Netflix) with audio description, the Connor’s: S6E5 and S6E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Devil May cry: S1E5 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/26/25

TV Shows Watched: Andor: S2E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Survival Of The Thickest: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Number One happy Family USA: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Midcentury Modern: S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description, Deli Boys: S1E7 (Hulu) with audio description, Battle camp: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Survivor: S48E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Krapapolis: S2E14 (Hulu) no audio description, ransom Canyon: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Abbott Elementary: S4E22 (Hulu) with audio description, Hacks: S4E2 (MAX) with audio description. best Episode: Hacks- Still operating at peak television, the second episode was fantastic as Deborah and Ava … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/26/25

You are not crazy. there was no diary yesterday. I only watched one show, which is almost a historic low for me, so rather than do a hilariously awkward version of the SSD, I just rolled that show into this day. TV Shows Watched: Andor: S2E1 and S2E2 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The Righteous Gemstones: S4E7 (MAX) with audio description, The Studio: S1E6 (Apple TV +) with audio description, The Residence: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description,Top Chef: S22E? (Peacock) with audio description, Good American family: S1E7 (Hulu) with audio description, The Bondsman: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, The masked … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/24/25

I totally forgot to do anything Earth Day related yesterday. What did you do to celebrate the big ass rock we all live on? Did you plant a tree? did you watch a documentary about someone planting a tree? Did you plant a tree in Minecraft? Did you watch the Minecraft movie only to be assaulted by flying popcorn and soda? TV Shows Watched: the Handmaid’s Tale: S6E5 (Hulu) with audio description, American Idol: S23E12 (Hulu) no audio description, Tracker: S2E14 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Million Dollar Secret: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Dope Thief: S1E7 (Apple TV +) … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/22/25

So that certainly happened. Did you find yourself on Monday talking more about the most recent episode of the Last Of Us, or the death of the Pope? The answer to that will probably be a nice quantitative measure as to how nerdy you are in general, and your immediate circle of friends and family. For me, my nerd clout was off the charts. TV Shows Watched: The Last Of Us: S2E2 (MAX) with audio description, American Idol: S23E11 (Hulu) no audio description, North of North: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Dying For Sex: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Pulse: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/21/25

I hope you had the best 4/20 Easter ever. What a weird combination of dates. TV Shows Watched: Number One Happy Family USA: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Jurassic World: Chaos theory- S3E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Government Cheese: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, 911: S8E11 (Hulu) with audio description, Happy Face: S1E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Papa’s House: S1E17 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Million Dollar Secret: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Residence: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, the Masked Singer: S13E10 (Hulu) no audio description, Celebrity Jeopardy: S3E? (Hulu) with audio description, Matlock: S1E? (Paramount … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/20/25

I think we can talk about this film now. I’m not really sure there is a point to ever reviewing Tyler Perry films. He seems to have these teflon contracts, and his name immediately draws attention, so people just keep on making more and more Tyler Perry projects invade our atmosphere. I’m beginning to think that because critics have been hard on Perry, he ignores reviews, and therefore is not capable of growth. in fact, he’s most likely to regress, as his desire to create no longer comes from necessity, or artistic merit, but out of obligation, or a drive … Continue reading Tyler Perry’s Duplicity

We’re back, and we have some new shows breaking onto the list. Joining an already tight block of shows are The last Of us (MAX), Your Friends And Neighbors (Apple Plus), Government Cheese (Apple plus), Ransom Canyon (Netflix), and Number One Happy Family USA (Amazon). Winner: The Handmaids tale (Hulu)- The venerable drama produced a somewhat calmer fourth episode that really allowed characters like Luke and Moira to unleash their emotions, as well as a dance for Serena that definitely made us wonder if Serena was headed for a happy ending, or if she was getting drawn back in by … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: The Weekly Rankings

TV Shows Watched: Ransom Canyon: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Yellowjackets: S3E10 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Will Trent: S3E14 (Hulu) with audio description, the Connors: S6E4 (Hulu) with audio description, Wolf King: s1E6 (Netflix) with audio description Best Episode: Yellowjackets- While the show has definitely continued its descent into madness in the third season, i thought the finale wrapped up the narrative for the third season rather well. Based on where we are, I’m wondering if Season 4 is the last. This show definitely wouldn’t be able to sustain more than two seasons, at best. But, it was horrifying, … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries- 04/19/25