The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/06/23
For those of you who pay attention to relese dates, this is your heads up. Tomorrow, Season 3 of only Murders in The Building starts. 11) Dark Winds (AMC Plus) English Audio Description?: Red on, young man Status: Not Yet Renewed I had to start Dark Winds at the beginning. Of course, I looked for an alternative audio track, and instead of audio description, I got this “dialogue boost” offered. It’s certainly not the same thing, but I figured I’d at least try it out. It didn’t really seem to do much. Then, we got serious about the lack of … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/06/23
It’s Way Too Early For This: The Best Actor power Oscar Power Rankings
This is the third in my series of why the hell are we talking about this before we see these movies, after having tackled the current race for Best Picture and Actress, it’s time to tackle Best Actor. As a reminder, these are not ranked to win, but who has the best chance at a nomination right now. 1) Leonardo DiCaprio (Killers Of The Flower Moon) The early reviews for this have said this is one of Leo’s best of all time performances, and the Caanes reception was very strong. Also, with seemingly no end in sight for the strike, … Continue reading It’s Way Too Early For This: The Best Actor power Oscar Power Rankings
Jesus Revolution
Where I Watched It: Netflix English Audio Description?: No I’m certain that audiences of faith based films don’t care what critics have to say. rarely do the audiences really ever, unless something looks sketchy and is getting either dreadful reviews, or if something is just beloved by everyone who has seen it. I have seen faith based cinema that is a steaming pile of dog shit just asking for money to be thrown at it, and using people’s religion as a way to make a buck, and some attempts at rather decent storytelling. Jesus Revolution is surprisingly the latter of … Continue reading Jesus Revolution
The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/05/23
While I watch these older shows, I can’t help but think how much better they would be with audio description, and I want a world where we also prioritize the back catalog of TV shows as well as films. I also get sad when i think of a show I’d watch again that isn’t on a streaming service. Today’s highlight: American Dreams. Ran for 3 seasons on NBC, and launched the career of Brittany Snow. I miss that show. 14) Hey Dude (Paramount Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Hey Dude was one of the live action shows thrown … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/05/23
Gray Matter
Where I Watched it: MAX English Audio Description?: Yes This is the newest winner of the project Greenlight series. Of course, back in the day, the winner got a theatrical release, but I suppose you get what you get nowadays. The judges made sure to pick a woman of color to show off how underrated that group is. I watched the first episode, and i was a little disappointed we got to the winner so quickly. On the plus side, they chose Mia Issac to headline this, and I’m a big fan. She delivered two fantastic performances last year in … Continue reading Gray Matter
42nd Street
Where I Watched It: Broadway HD English Audio Description?: no I actually reached out to Broadway HD and never heard back about their audio description. So, I guess the only way to keep pushing for it is to continue to talk about the content and why it needs it. 42nd Street is a great show to do that with. Even though I was somewhat familiar with the show and many of the songs, this was my first time with any sort of start to finish production. So I was excited to see what was in store, and like some other … Continue reading 42nd Street
The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/04/23
Well, the WGA didn’t end up going back to the table after all. So the strike is still on. i truly believe these studios refuse to budge on AI, and the guilds can’t afford to, because they understand once they allow it in the door contractually it will start putting people out of work. When you start scanning background/atmosphere talent and owning their likeness in perpetuity, that’s the end of acting, and when writers start being hired to essentially do a rewrite instead of write a script, but it’s a rewrite of an AI generated script, their already paltry fee … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/04/23
The Beanie bubble
Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes Like most Americans who lived through the 90’s, I’m guilty of fads. Hell, even the 80’s. I’m not really sure at what point slap bracelets were a thing, but when they were, everyone had them. I had a Tamagotchi, even though it pooped a lot. I had Pogs even though no one really ever seemed to want to play or trade them. It was like everyone had them, but we didn’t know why we had them. And of course, I had Beanie Babies. i even had a couple from the … Continue reading The Beanie bubble
The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/03/23
I did a two hour interview on audio description yesterday, and i still had time to watch all of this plus a movie. Plus, there’s actual TV news to talk about! Amazon has renewed The Summer i Turned Pretty for a third season, while Apple plus will not be moving forward with City on Fire. I’m OK with those choices,though I haven’t even started the second season yet of Summer. 12) The Horror Of Delores Roach (Amazon) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet renewed I’m just not latching onto the Justina machado series, even though I love her. My … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/03/23
Transformers: Rise of The Beasts
Where I Watched It: Paramount Plus English Audio Description?: Yes I just want my readers to know, I’m really not trying to take the absurdity of your Transformers extension too much in mind in my grading. But, when I hear “Maximals” and “Optimus Primal”, lets just say my boundaries are tested. And I’ve watched a lot of bizarre things on paper. There’s a show where a giant talking shake, a giant box of fries, and a giant wad of meat live together and have silly adventures, and that franchise has led to two films. So, I really don’t want to … Continue reading Transformers: Rise of The Beasts
The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/02/23
I did not get to watch as much yesterday, as I spent a while on the phone with Hulu trying to figure out why my Continue Watching/My Stuff disappeared. It’s a known issue, and they can’t help you. My shows do not know where I am, and I really can’t remember, and it’s not storing the information. Don’t expect a lot of Hulu reviews from me until this is fixed. Though, there is one Hulu show on my list today. 9) Mad Men (AMC Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended i realized what happened, I think, though i still … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/02/23
Unseen
Where I Watched It: MGM Plus English Audio Description?: No There’s something unintentionally ironic about not being able to see a movie called Unseen. I mean, technically, it is telling me right there in the title that it will not be seen. And it wasn’t. Though, I have a feeling this wasn’t an auditory experience for the theatre, but rather a film that thinks it’s clever. it’s not. In this film we are shown our two protagonists. There’s quite literally no backstory. Unseen can’t be bothered. one of its strengths is the short runtime, but it almost challenges that criticism … Continue reading Unseen
At Eternity’s Gate
Where I Watched It: Tubi English Audio Description Provided By: Zoo Digital Written By TJ Riordan Narrated By: Tanzi Alexander I’m still trying to work Tubi in occasionally as they have started to offer audio description, and I really want to encourage that. I also want to encourage them to acquire audio description, because I’m deeply not interested in most of their originals. They sound terrible. But, Willem Dafoe in this got a ton of great reviews, and I didn’t watch it initially, and I’m super glad this is accessible. Dafoe plays Vincent Van Gogh in a very indie/artsy film. … Continue reading At Eternity’s Gate
The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/01/23
Not a huge list of titles, but I did spend a bulk of the day at a theatre watching Oppenheimer (review coming soon). It has only fueled me even more to talk about audio description, so lets go! 9) Desperate Housewives (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended I feel like this is probably a much better show, but it is quite tough to navigate without audio description. Making an investment in a series with over 100 episodes would be nice for Hulu, and would make what is somewhat a classic TV show available to all. It’s hard for me … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/01/23
Stephen Curry: Underrated
Where I Watched It: Apple Plus English Audio Description?: Yes They say if you want to master something, you have to spend 10,000 hours doing it. That’s a lot of hours, and I never doubted that Steph Curry put in that time. Though, someone made a documentary about his hard work anyway. We have so many docs coming out on an almost constant basis that Curry’s isn’t even the first athlete doc of the year, nor is it even the first basketball icon. he got beat to that punch back at the beginning of the year by bill Russell. I … Continue reading Stephen Curry: Underrated
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