With all respect to Episode 5 of One Day (Netflix), and its heavier leaning subject matter, I just feel like the show hasn’t earned its emotional resonance. The format the show is taking is making it really hard to latch onto these characters. The male lead started out unlikable, and in the last episode just basically said he was looking for “fun”. So now he’s needing someone to talk to? I’m more concerned that there are people who find this person charming. You deserve better. This show does have fine audio description from a company that I’m unfamiliar with. The … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/13/24

CBS came in clutch with two early, and easy, renewals. After previously picking up Tracker for next season, the network predictably confirmed that Ghosts and Fire Country would both be back for a 4th and 3rd season respectively. This is a no-brainer choice, since CBS has struggled to launch a new hit sitcom, and Ghosts is that for them, and Fire Country has a spinoff in contention for the fall. My early predictions would be that CBS retains its entire FBi lineup, current NCIS programs, The Neighborhood, and Elzbeth. I think their bubble shows are So Help Me Todd and … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/12/24

I had quite a busy day yesterday, and I still managed to squeeze in some shows to talk about. First of all, kudos to the bold choice of using “ass” in the audio description over at Sexy Beast(Paramount Plus). I think the general line of thought from the old guard would be to avoid that word for some out of date reason. There’s no one watching Sexy Beast, who got to Episode 6, heard “ass” and got offended. The show features a lot of sex, is primarily set in and around porn, and that use was during a sex scene. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/11/24

Since the diaries are always about audio described television I watched the day before, The Oscars (ABC) are eligible, as I did actually watch the thing all the way through, live, with audio description. Even the red carpet had it. Shoutout to my friend Nefertiti for being half of the AD team on this. It is so hard to describe some of the garish fashion choices, but they did a great job this year. As far as the ceremony goes, I loved it. I didn’t get them all right, but every category I lost, the one I thought might win … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/10/24 (with Oscar reactions!)

Honestly, while not the only shows I watched, only two had audio description. Masters Of The Air (Apple Plus), which saw Bucky trying to survive after being shot down, and Has Been Hotel (Amazon) which had the gang preparing for war against the angels. So, get your Oscar predictions in order for tonight, because this is a light post. Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 03/09/24