TV News: Well, that was fast. Just a few days after airing Episode 2, in a brand new time slot, CBS has picked up Matlock for Season 2, further signifying how successful this buzzy reimagining has been.Hopefully the strength of Matlock will help keep Elzabeth afloat as well. TV Shows Watched: Solar Opposites: S5E12 (Hulu) with audio description, What We Do In The Shadows: S6E1 (Hulu) with audio description, Papa’s House: S1E1 (Paramount plus) with audio description, 911 Lone Star: S5E5 (Hulu) no audio description, Hysteria: S1E4 (Peacock) with audio description, krapapolis: S2E3 (Hulu) no audio description, Only Murders in … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/22/24

TV News: Ding Dong, the Shit Is Dead. Netflix has thankfully put That 90’s Show out of its misery. I would have been happy with them also announcing that Season 3 would be only red and Kitty, somehow, because those two were still great after all these years. TV Shows Watched: The Rings of Power: S2E8 (Amazon) with audio description, Dr Odyssey: S1E2 (Hulu) no audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E9 (Netflix) with audio description, The old Man: S2E5 (Hulu) with audio description, Love Is Blind: S7E2 (Netflix) with audio description, 911: S7E5 (Hulu) with audio description, What’s Next with … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/04/24

TV News: Ryan Murphy, who I literally forgot created the 911 franchise, has announced plans for another spinoff for the flagship series on ABC. Currently, Murphy has on air, that I’m aware of: 911, 911 lone Star, American Sports Story, monsters, Grotesquery, and Dr. Odyssey. Does he have enough shows? Has he taken over TV yet? TV Shows Watched: Where’s Wanda: S1E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Last Days Of The Space Race: S1E1 (Hulu) no audio description, Murder In A Small Town: S1E2 (Hulu) no audio description, American Sports Story: S1E5? (Hulu) with audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E7 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/02/24

News: RIP John Amos, maybe best known for Good Times, but I’m such a fan of The West Wing that I’ll always remember what he brought to that show as well. TV Shows Watched: English Teacher: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, Solar Opposites: S5E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Brilliant Minds: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description, Nobody Wants this: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, 911 Lone Star: S5E2 (Hulu) no audio description, Mr McMahon: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, What’s next with Bill Gates: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description. Podcasts: Anderson Cooper 360 (News/Politics), Pod Save America (News/Podcasts), Film Threat (Review: … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 10/1/24

TV News: Just a lot of death. Apparently famous people don’t die in threes, but in clusters. Just in the last few days we lost Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey, Harry Potter), John Astin (Beverly hills Cop), Kris Kristofferson (A Star Is Born), Dikembe Mutumbo (NBA Superstar, and commercial star), and Gavin Creel (a prolific Broadway talent). That’s not a rule of three. Rest in peace to all. TV Shows Watched: The Penguin: S1E2 (MAX) with audio description, The Summit: S1E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Creature: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries- 09/30/24

TV News- Well, I guess Kerry Washington won’t be meeting her estranged mother anymore on her Hulu comedy UnPrisoned, which has been cancelled after two seasons. It’s a shame, because her co-star, Delroy Lindo, was excellent. I was always rooting for him for a surprise Emmy nomination, just like I wanted him recognized for his excellent work on Da Five Bloods. He goes under the radar far too often. TV Shows Watched: The Ark: S2E10 (Peacock) with audio description, Daryl Dixon: S2E1 (AMC Plus) No audio description, Mr McMahon- S1E3 and S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Nobody Wants This- S1E4 … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/29/24

TV News: SyFy/USA have cancelled Chucky after 3 seasons. I’m a little surprised, based on the cliffhanger, but also that final season was a bit off the rails if we are being honest. Creatively, it needed a reboot anyway, and new writers. It was getting so bonkers that I wouldn’t be surprised if Season 4 was in space. TV Shows Watched: Pachenko: S2E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Mr McMahon: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Nobody Wants This: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Penelope: S1E6, S1E7, and S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Everybody Still Hates Chris: S1E1 (Comedy) no audio … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/28/24

TV Shows Watched: La Maison- S1E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, A Very Royal Scandal: S1E2 and S1E3 (Amazon), How To Die Alone: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, monsters: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Twilight Of The Gods- S1E5 and S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, 911: S7E1 and S7E2 (Hulu) with audio description, Young Sheldon: S3E11 (MAX) with audio description, What’s Next with Bill Gates: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Bad Monkey: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, and Tulsa King- S2E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description. Podcasts: Offline with John Faverau (Politics) YouTube: Perry Nimirovv (For your Consideration: Best … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/22/24

TV Shows Watched: Sunny: S1E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Women In Blue (Apple Plus) with audio description, Khaos: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Daryl Dixon: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, and Name That Tune: Most Recent Episode (Hulu) no audio description. Podcasts: American Fever Dream (Politics), Post Reports (Why Disabled People Are Legally Paid Less), and You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes (Interview: Natasha Leggaro) YouTube: Chris Stuckmann (Review: beetlejuice Beetlejuice) Movies: Childs Play 2 (Netflix) with audio description I’ve been holding off on discussing Khaos, because I’ve been trying to find and formulate the reasons I feel … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/04/25

TV Shows Watched: Bel Air: S3E8 (Peacock) with audio description, Wyatt Earp and the cowboy War: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, the Great North: S4E16 (Hulu) no audio description, Daryl Fixon: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, and Khaos: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description. Podcasts: The NPR politics Podcast (politics), The Interview (with Jenna Ortega), and The Excerpt (Beatlemania) YouTube: FishJelly Review (Review: Slingshot) and I definintely watched another one… but it escapes me now. Movies: Daughters (Netflix) with audio description, Open Water (MAX) with audio description, Sleepy Hollow (Amazon/MGM Plus) with audio description. Khaos gets another break. Yesterday, I actually … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 09/02/24

If you’ve been reading these for a while now, what I’m about to say will not shock you that much. But, I’m interrupting your regularly scheduled list of shows for a much more important discussion. Quite frankly, I don’t know what I’m doing anymore. Just the other day, I noticed the nominations had been announced for the People’s Choice Award for the Audio Description Project/American Council Of THe Blind’s annual awards gala. This isn’t about whether or not the correct five, or whether or not my votes got in, but it is very much about one show, which I went … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 07/20/24

And we are back. As a content creator, who also works, and has to balance this, sometimes real life wins. And due to the format of this being “shows I just watched the day before”, it is impossible to create in advance and put this out. So, apologies for two days with no diary. I’m sure everyone was devastated. I always assume I’m the first thing everyone reads in the morning, like USA Today or The Wall Street Journal. In my short absence, CBS murdered two shows that perform better than most of the shows on other networks, choosing to … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 04/21/24

As I was not born blind, I’m still attached to certain shows. I won’t continue to mention it throughout every viewing this season, but it does bear mentioning that Top Chef (Peacock) has returned, and despite its many Emmy nominations, and this being its 21st season, it still has no audio description. It does have a new host, as padma left the show last season, but Tom and Gale are both back. Also, I wish that the trendy new docuseries Quiet On Set (MAX) had audio description. It does not. There’s a chance I might talk about this again, since … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/24/24

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