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The Too Much TV Roundup- May 16th

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Despite actually having to work at my job yesterday (Yes, i still have one of those), I still managed to knock out a fair amount of programming. Who earned the top spot from this random assortment? 1) Bridgerton (Netflix) English Audio Description Available?: Yes You know, i never quite commend Bridgerton for all the great audio description, but this is top notch. Lots of comments about heaving bosoms, which when you think about how many watch this program for the escapist romantic entanglements, makes a certain kind of description really appropriate. Plus, with such a wide ensemble, I somehow never … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- May 16th

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The Too Much TV Roundup- May 15th

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I’m about to reveal that I’ve been catching up on some shows. I always admit I’m a bit behind… but one of these shows started back in November. 1) The Walking Dead (AMC) English Audio Description Available?: No This show, now in its 11th and final season, is one of my favorite shows of all time. For the time I’ve been blind, which has been for a handful of seasons now, I have to go out of my way to navigate a way to watch this show. I used to watch this show with a group of friends on XBOX, … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- May 15th

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Weekend At Bernie’s

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Starring: Jonathan Silverman, Andrew McCarthy, Terry Kiser, and Catherine Mary Stewart. Directed By: Ted Kotcheff Where I watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: SkyNet Narrated By: A Terminator The Plot: Two guys (Silverman/McCarthy) work a job at an insurance company where they discover some fraud. When they report it to their boss, Bernie (Kiser), at first he seems angry, then invites them to his mansion for the weekend as a celebration. Unbeknownst to them, it was his fraud, and he’s hired a hitman. Unbeknownst to Bernie, the hitman has actually been contracted to kill Bernie, … Continue reading Weekend At Bernie’s

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The Too Much tV Roundup- May 14th

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This felt like a really good day full of some good television, for the most part.Trying to figure out who got the top spot was a big challenge this day. 1) Reacher (amazon) English Audio Description Available?: Yes Look, I’m behind. I know. I didn’t rush on Reacher since it got a second season renewal almost immediately. So this was Episode 5 for me, and I seem to keep getting surprised by this show. The stakes keep changing, the bar keeps getting reset, and Reacher is by far one of the best new shows I’ve seen in a long time. … Continue reading The Too Much tV Roundup- May 14th

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Uncle Frank

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Starring: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Lois Smith, Stephen Root, and Colton Ryan. Directed By: Alan Ball Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: The Media Access Group narrated By: Adrienne Barbeau The Plot: Told as a coming of age story from a young female’s perspective (Lillis), she talks about her opportunity to go to college at the same school where her beloved Uncle Frank (Law) teaches. For some reason she’s not quite sure of, Frank has never quite fit in with the family, especially her grandfather … Continue reading Uncle Frank

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Jolt

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Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, David Bradley, and Susan Sarandon. Directed By: Tonya Wexler Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Is This Robodescription?: Yes The Plot: Tale as old as time. It’s been done so many times before. A women (Beckinsale) is diagnosed with a very particular set of skills (the skill being uncontrollable rage), and the solution suggested by her doctor (Tucci), who obviously is a big fan of Crank, is for her to wear a device where she sends an electric shock to her heart before she loses … Continue reading Jolt

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Arkansas

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Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke, Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, Eden Brolin, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Vivica A Fox. Directed By: Clark Duke Where I Watched it: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Described by IMDB as a “crime thriller”, two young drug dealers (Hemsworth/Duke) caught up in a rather disorganized crime system find themselves trapped by the rules set up by their top boss, Frog (Vaughn), a man they haven’t met, who moves their home base so they work under a new lieutenant (Malkovich), which just makes them want more out of their lives What Works: I like … Continue reading Arkansas

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the Too Much TV Roundup

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You know the deal. It’s time for another top 10 shows from last week from me. I started watching a few new shows, but will they make it onto the top 10? 1) Black-ish (ABC/Hulu) English Audio Description Available?: On most episodes (from my experience). The Johnson’s bid us farewell last week, closing their door on a seven season Emmy nominated run, that launched two spinoffs. As we saw in the pilot, Dre came full circle in realizing that the strongest move he could make wasn’t to lift only his family up into an all white community, but rather to … Continue reading the Too Much TV Roundup

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The Terminator

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Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield, and Bill Paxton! Directed By: James Cameron Where i Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes The plot: This is where it all begins. The film that started it all. A man and his vision. A dream. To find the perfect catchphrase. “I’ll Be Back”. I’d like to think that someone out there doesn’t know what a Terminator is, the existence of this film, has never heard of SkyNet, or John Connor, but I just believe you know this is the birth of the franchise that launched everything … Continue reading The Terminator

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The Sixth Sense

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Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, and Donnie Wahlberg. Directed By: M Night Shyamalan Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Descriptive Video Service Description Written By: Alice Austin Narrated By: Peter Hayden The Plot: Sent from another planet to eradicate all forms of human life, a young space child (Haley Joel Osment) is forced to use his Sixth Sense of telepathy in order to communicate as he was born without the power of speech. All of that changes when he meets Bobo (voiced by Bruce Willis), a talking Giraffe … Continue reading The Sixth Sense

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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

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Starring: Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith. And a ton of cameos ranging from The Comic Book Men, The Cast Of Clerks, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Shannon Elizabeth, all the way to Chris Hemsworth, Tommy Chong, and a very special guest at the end. Directed By: Kevin Smith Where i Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narrated By: A Robot Description Provided By: A company that didn’t want to be associated with its own audio description, so it didn’t bother to attach itself in the credits. The plot: It’s been a while since we last enjoyed the adventures … Continue reading Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

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The Too Muchn TV Roundup

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Here’s a roundup of everything I had an opportunity to watch last week, and the top ten shows I want to talk about, or recommend the most. As a reminder, there’s far too much TV for me to watch, so I’m perpetually behind, so some newer series I haven’t even started yet because I’m still trying to clear my list. you may be further behind or ahead of me. But I promise I consume a ton of media. 1) Moon knight (Disney Plus) Audio Description Available?: Yes Once again, moon Knight tops my list of shows I feel the immediate … Continue reading The Too Muchn TV Roundup

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All The Old Knives

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Starring: Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce. Directed By: Janus Metz Where I Watched It: Amazon English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By: Deluxe Narrated By: Zambie Page The Plot: A former operative (Pine) is trying to wrap up an old case involving a hostage event gone horribly wrong, and meets an old colleague (Newton) at a restaurant to discuss the events as they transpired searching for closure. What Works: That’s the best plot I can give you without spoilers. What works? I’ve seen other critics hail this film for the chemistry between Pine and Newton, … Continue reading All The Old Knives

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The Too Much TV Round Up

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It’s that time of week when I rundown the top 10 shows I watched last week I feel compelled to talk about. New development, is that… midweek… Peacock pushed an update to their application that actually allowed me to navigate and turn on audio description. Mind blowing. So, strap in, because even more titles on this list are now likely to have audio description. 1) Moon Knight (Disney Plus) English Audio Description Available?: Yes I cannot state how much I loved the pilot episode of this series. And it has very little to do with my excitement for the character … Continue reading The Too Much TV Round Up