The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/11/23
Did you watch any programming themed for Veteran’s Day yesterday? Or, were you like me, just catching up? 11) Hey Dude (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description?: no Status: Ended A cringeworthy episode where Ted is tasked with monitoring water usage, and asks his Native American friend Danny if he can do a rain dance. When Danny says he doesn’t know how, Ted says it’s easy and just does one. Later, this 80’s kids comedy does make a point of mentioning that this is offensive, but it also spends more time invested on Danny trying to figure out how to do … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/11/23
Past Lives
Where I Watched It: iTunes English Audio Description By Deluxe Primary Narration By Jedidiah Barton Do you ever think “Oh, that seems interesting.”, and then everyone on the internet responds to it with the level of dedicated Ferber that suggests the movie is now a religion. Do you worship at the church of Past Lives? Perhaps you saw the A24 logo, and just stared at that for two hours, and let A24 be your new God. in short, cal the hell down. I went into Past Lives really trying to keep my expectations measured and fair, allowing a film to … Continue reading Past Lives
Killer Klowns From outer Space
Where I Watched it: AMC Plus/Shudder English Audio Description?: No It felt weird leaving October without a Shudder entry, even if not original. I realized that i had never seen this camp classic, and I wondered if the comedy would make up for the lack of audio description. I guess that’s dependent upon what you want from the film. Being blind and listening to the film without audio description, I miss the character designs, as well as the over the top violence. I read a breakdown that listed the gore in the film, and while everything is presented in that … Continue reading Killer Klowns From outer Space
Killer Book Club
Where I Watched it: Netflix English Audio Description Provided By Diffuse One of the first questions I intend to ever ask a Netflix executive is why they think its OK to not provide English audio description for Best picture nominee Roma, which Alfonso Cuaron made for Netflix, and damn near got them their Best Picture Oscar. Yet, this random slasher trash has audio description? Please. There’s not much i can offer to Killer Book Club right now, as it’s November, and I did see this film back in August. However, I did find the movie confusing at times even with … Continue reading Killer Book Club
The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/10/23
The Marvels box office is not just reflective of Marvel fatigue, but also the impact of the strike. Two of the films lead characters are being played by rising stars from Disney plus shows, and were unable to promote the film. Disney should have pushed this back, and now they have their lowest opening ever. 9) Name That Tune (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Unknown honestly, just the most underwhelming episode. Jeff Ross knew all the songs until he got to the final, and then Tig knew all the songs, yet somehow Nicole ended up in the finale. Baffling. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/10/23
The Shark Side Of The moon
Where I Watched it: Tubi Narrated By: In no way can this be human narration. This year, Tubi got into the audio description game. Slowly, their list of titles has been increasing, though they did manage to throw some audio description on some of their originals that wouldn’t be getting cycled out. i like to try and watch *something* on Tubi with audio description every month, and God help me, but this sounded absurd. Basically, Tubi has absorbed the mold of The Asylum, and is churning out films no one really asks for, and no one really wants. I’m pretty … Continue reading The Shark Side Of The moon
Freaky
Where I Watched it: FreeVee English Audio Description?: No The feeling I had immediately following my viewing of this film was that i had to watch this film again at some point with audio description. It was a film I knew nothing about, and honestly felt like no one really had hyped up for me, but I watched on a whim in October for Spooky season, and it surprised the hell out of me. I enjoy a good horror comedy possibly more than any other horror sub-genre. I do love me some slasher, but a good horror comedy, like Shaun … Continue reading Freaky
Monica
Where I Watched it: AMC Plus English Audio Description?: No This quiet Sundance hit landed on AMC Plus a little while ago, and I’m still catching up on reviews, so I’m not sure if it still is on AMC Plus. Monica reminds me a little of To Leslie, in that it likely will have fans who will quietly champion this film as an outsider candidate throughout awards season. it really only stands to pick up nominations from indie and LGBT leaning organizations, but that has more to do with exposure than the film itself. Trace Lysette plays the titular Monica, … Continue reading Monica
The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/09/23
A couple of things. It’s like these companies were waiting for the strike to end to start their bad behavior. Immediately following news of the strike ending, Warner Bros celebrated by totally and permanently shelving Coyote Vs Acme, another finished feature project, and using it as a tax write-off. So, once again, a ton of artists worked on a film for months, just so it can live forever in a closet. Meanwhile, ABC should have already known the fates of The Rookie Feds and The Good Lawyer, because as soon as the strike was over, ABC cancelled The Rookie Feds, … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/09/23
The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/08/23
The SAG strike is over, and within minutes actors were being notified of projected start dates for filming so that shows can air some episodes in the spring. Many shows aren’t looking at being able to do more than 10, though some are hoping for 13.Most new shows are being shifted to next season, so don’t expect to see a lot of unfamiliar far. I do wonder how shows with visual effects will pan out, like the already shortened third (and rumored final) season of Labrea. Movies are also set to resume filming, with Venom 3 even looking at having … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/08/23
The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/07/23 Dancing last night. Also, I hear we are shockingly close to a SAG deal as the studios have apparently given up on their AI battle.
11) Seaquest DSV (Peacock) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended I think I’ve given a few episodes a pass, as it is a bit easier being on a rewatch. but this episode focused quite a bit on a ghost ship, a diary, and possession? I’ll admit, when you throw ghosts and what I can assume was possession in the mix, it goes a little past being easy to just follow along. Episode Grade: unwatchable 10) 911 (Hulu) English Audio Description?: no Status: Moving To ABC Athena is on the hunt for who killed a neighbor that everyone hated, while her … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/07/23 Dancing last night. Also, I hear we are shockingly close to a SAG deal as the studios have apparently given up on their AI battle.
The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/06/23
While it does seem like SAG is taking this latest offer seriously, they do have some things to iron out, and they’re planning another meeting. Meanwhile, it took until November for Hulu to renew The Bear. Why? Are they that hard up? The series is projected to win Emmy’s this year for the streamer. They literally can’t afford to lose the show, not with Handmaid’s Tale going into its final season. Their only other prestige show would be Only Murders In The Building. 10) How To Become A Cult Leader (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Limited In the fifth … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/06/23
The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/05/23
Did you remember, remember the 5th of November? Maybe? No? Well, lawmen launched yesterday on Paramount Plus, becoming the 3rd technical spinoff from Yellowstone, and another notch on Taylor Sheridan’s belt. 4) Shining Veil (Starz) English Audio Description?: No Status: Unknown I did try and make it through season 1, and it was a challenge. This is like a horror comedy, and there are a lot of elements you miss. But the performances from Courtney Cox and Greg Kinnear are just so damn good. I miss most of the references, but sometimes they just launch into a tirade, or the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/05/23
You Hurt My Feelings
Where I Watched it: iTunes English Audio Description By Deluxe Narrated By Laura Post I went into this with way too much hype. I think that was the problem. the reviews were solid, I’m a big fan of Nicole Holofcener, and I was excited to see her reteam with her Enough said lead Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as well as intrigued by the A24 label. hell, I’ve even come to really enjoy Tobias Menzies, and I was excited to see how he would be used here. Honestly? It’s the only thing I think holofcener has written or directed that hasn’t worked for … Continue reading You Hurt My Feelings
Frankenweenie
Where I Watched It: Disney Plus English Audio Description?: Yes I have these very patchy memories from my childhood of having seen Tim Burton’s original short film on VHS. I can even remember the library where we rented it, and a little of what the library looked like, as well as some of the film. As a child, you don’t think of things like “I’m watching a Tim Burton film”, so it wasn’t until years later when I was able to piece this experience together. I’m not really sure why Burton decided to remake and expand on his idea, but … Continue reading Frankenweenie
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