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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/07/25

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TV Shows Watched: Wednesday: S2E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Chief Of War: S1E2 (Apple plus) with audio description, The Buccaneers: S2E3 (Apple plus) with audio description, Hitmakers: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, countdown: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: S4E3 (Hulu) with audio description Wednesday: Frankie Corzo is doing a great job narrating this season. I think her tone matches this quirky horror comedy quite well. It’s still a great track. the second episode feels really long. I almost wonder if Wednesday wouldn’t benefit from having more episodes with shorter runtimes? It does feel like … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/07/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/24/25

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TV Shows Watched: Too Much: S1E9 (Netflix) with audio description, Building The Band: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, The Buccaneers: S2E1 (Apple plus) with audio description, Untamed: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description, Patience: S1E6 (PBS) with audio Description, South Park: S27E1 (Paramount Plus) no audio description, All of Us Are Dead: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, The Art Detectives: S1E4 (Acorn) no audio description, and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Season Premiere (Hulu) with audio description Too Much- I will review this whole season, but for now, in the penultimate episode, Felix … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/24/25

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The Buccaneers: Season 1

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Cast:Kristine Froseth as Nan, Alisha Boe as Conchita, Matthew Broome as Guy, Josie Totah as Mabel, Imogen Waterhouse as Ginny, Aubri Ibrag as Lizzie, Josh Dylan as Richard, Guy Remmers as Theo, Barney Fishwick as james, Mia Threapleton as Honoribl Marable, Amelia Bullmore as the Dowager Duchess, Adam James as colonel St. George, and Christina Hendricks as Mrs. St. George. Written and Created By: Katherine Jakeway, based on the book by Edith Wharton Streaming Exclusive To: Apple TV + Length: 8 episodes release Year: 2023 Audio Description Produced By: Pixel Logic Media Written By: Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What is … Continue reading The Buccaneers: Season 1

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/09/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Black Mirror: S3E3 (Netflix) with audio description, The Buccaneers: S1E7 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Tires: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description, motorheads: S1E10 (Amazon) with audio description, Destination X: S1E7 (Peacock) with audio description, Dexter: S5E4 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Department Q: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, prison Break: S1E3 (Netflix) no audio description, Poker Face: S2E10 (Peacock) with audio description Best Episode: Poker Face, Runner Up: The buccaneers Best Audio Description: Poker Face, Runner Up: Dexter best Performance: Natasha Lyonne (Poker face), runner Up: Vince Vaughn (Tires) Best Moment Of Audio Description: The inciting incident … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/09/25

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 10/11/23

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So AMPTPA walked away from SAG talks all pissy, because SAG didn’t make the deal. look, the studios had a lot of way more specific deals to iron out with SAG than the WGA and DGA, and saying you offered them the same deal is impossible. Did you commit to having hairstylists on set who are able to properly style ethnic hair? Did you guarantee the safety of extras on set? Did you agree to stop trying to scan everyone and stop owning their likeness in perpetuity? I bet if these negotiations were available for regular folk to watch, AMPTPA … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 10/11/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 09/25/23

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There are a lot of articles out there about “When is my favorite show coming back?” Presumably, once the leadership passes the tentative agreement on, they will lift the restrictions while WGA members vote on whether or not to approve. Right now, the only thing that has stopped is picketing. Since they were not technically being struck to begin with, those daytime talk shows that faced backlash could likely return next week, including Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Hudson. Matt Walsh is expected to dance tonight on Dancing With The Stars. The next set to resume will be the late night … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 09/25/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 09/13/23

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*NSYNC is back! That’s your entire news bulletin at the top. I know it’s short, but, they did record a new song for the next Trolls movie. Also, apparently they made another Trolls movie. 11) Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended I don’t expect linear storytelling, but to sudddenly watch an episode where I guess the Rangers are on another continent, and their aircraft is being worshipped by flightless Kiwi birds really made me think how the hell they got there. Then the whole episode becomes about Dale stubbing his toe and being … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 09/13/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/09/23

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I just saw some encouraging news for fans of Twisted Metal. The debut of that series (which I will start soon) is considered to be Peacock’s most watched comedy original thus far. So if you wanted a second season, there’s a good chance. Then again, FOX did cancel and ship off their most watched series because it was too expensive, so there’s that. 13) 8 Simple Rules (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Considering a large chunk of what makes this episode funny is some physical comedy from john Ritter, I’d say his storyline didn’t work for me. … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/09/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 08/05/23

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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

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/04/23

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As yesterday was July 4th, you can probably guess that there wasn’t any big TV news. Biggest thing was that Daniel Radcliffe said he has no plans to appear in the Harry Potter TV series. I wouldn’t be too worried about that response. He is on miracle Workers, so he is comfortable doing TV. If the show is good, I’m sure he’d join it. 12) Dinosaurs (Disney Plus) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended Robbie is left to babysit the baby. Hilarity ensues. Episode Grade: B- 11) Family Matters (MAX) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Ended Urkel appearance. But, Laura … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 07/04/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/26/23

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Paramount Plus is purging again. This time, I won’t be burned by saying everything has already been removed. The biggest cancellation/removal is Inside Amy Schumer. The rest are some documentaries, Paramount Plus original movies (Snow Day and Fantasy Football), and a bunch of Nickelodeon shows, only two of which I had even heard of. No 90’s content except Allegra’s Window sounded familiar. 10) Family Matters (MAX) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Ended Nothing really was wrong here, except Laura sold the wrong quilt, and had to get it back. It was very dramatic. Episode Grade: B 9) 911 (Hulu) English … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/26/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/15/23

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In the slow world of TV news, networks are starting to assume that they won’t have scripted programs for the Fall, and are once again leaning on reality series. NBC just ordered a new Wild Kingdom show for the fall. So instead of watching the OneChicago lineup, you get the same thing you’d get with any other nature documentary. 12) Trophy Wife (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended This one is tough, because I basically enjoyed everything I watched yesterday. Trophy Wife doesn’t have audio description,and some of the moments were a bit cringe. The kids were working on … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/15/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/15/23

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In the slow world of TV news, networks are starting to assume that they won’t have scripted programs for the Fall, and are once again leaning on reality series. NBC just ordered a new Wild Kingdom show for the fall. So instead of watching the OneChicago lineup, you get the same thing you’d get with any other nature documentary. 12) Trophy Wife (Hulu) English Audio Description?: No Status: Ended This one is tough, because I basically enjoyed everything I watched yesterday. Trophy Wife doesn’t have audio description,and some of the moments were a bit cringe. The kids were working on … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 06/15/23