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Smoke: Season 1

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Cast: Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, Greg Kinnear, John Leguizamo, Rafe Spall, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Anna Chlumsky Series Created By: Dennis Lehane Streaming Service: Apple TV + Length: 9 episodes Audio Description Provided By: Written By: Narrated By: Roy Samuelson What Is it?: An arson investigator (Egerton) is stuck in a town that seems to have two arsonists he can’t catch. he gets help from a detective (Smollett), who has been sent downstream for personal reasons, relegated to arson. She has a past with arson herself, having survived one as a child. Together, they must figure out … Continue reading Smoke: Season 1

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/19/25

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TV Shows Watched: Smoke: S1E9 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Institute: S1E6 (MGM Plus) with audio description, and The Rainmaker: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description Smoke- Still very busy, but I did manage to wrap up Smoke. I’m planning on reviewing the series, as I did like it, and the little twist in the final moments of Episode 9 is just stunning. It puts the entire series in a new perspective, as you could go back and rewatch the series, and view it from that context. Yes, Smoke has some predictability woven in, but that creative little spin at … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/19/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/14/25

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TV Shows Watched: Smoke: S1E8 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The buccaneers: S2E4 (Apple plus) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Butterfly: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, King of The Hill: S2E14 (Hulu) no audio description, Match Game: S?E5 (Hulu) with audio description, who Wants To Be A Millionaire: S4E5 (Hulu) with audio description Smoke- I was in Episode 8 when I realized… this can’t get a second season. Until this episode, I thought a Season 2 was still possible, but if it is, it will have a … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/14/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/06/25

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TV Shows Watched: Wednesday: S2E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Platonic: S2E1 (Apple plus) with audio description, Tires: S2E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Smoke: S1E7 (Apple plus) with audio description, Ballard: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description Wednesday- I’ve seen this getting a few not great reviews, and while the season premiere didn’t scare me away, it also is setting itself up to mess with the formula a bit. First, we seem to have completely written off Xavier, which is random, but they do give a reason. In his place, Pugsley is now being given WAY more screentime, and I really wish … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/06/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/29/25

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TV Shows Watched: Too Much: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Smoke: S1E6 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The institute: S1E2 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Euphoria: S2E1 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Adaptive: S1E3 (Peacock) no audio description, Silicon Valley: S3E2 (HBO MAX) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description, and Ballard: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description Too Much- full review coming shortly… Smoke- Now that the series has pulled at a thread, the show is unraveling a little bit before the finale. It might have been a little too early to push at Taron … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/29/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/22/25

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TV Shows Watched: Too Much: S1E5 and S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Building The Band: S1E7 (Netflix) with audio description, FUBAR: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Smoke: S1E5 (Apple plus) with audio description, Untamed: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Daily Show: Monday (Paramount Plus) no audio description Too Much- Now we’re getting into the meat and potatoes, and instead of just being a straight up raunchy comedy, the heart is being pulled in. Some truly terrific moments as we explore Jessica’s whole past asshole ex-boyfriend. We see this girl we’ve come to love, slowly be emotionally destroyed by her … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/22/25

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The Small Screen Diaries- 07/16/25

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A new theme for the blog. I’ve been told by the Happiness engineers that this is a theme with great accessibility, and the ability to easily add a search bar. Now I’m just waiting for the instructions on how to do that. but, i do believe, from what I can tell, a lot of the garbage from the previous theme is gone. TV Shows Watched: Smoke: S1E4 (Apple plus) with audio description, Building The Band: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, tires: S2E7 (Netflix) with audio description, the Pitt: S1E12 (HBo MAX) with audio description, and destination X: S1E8 (Peacock) with … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 07/16/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/07/25

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Today was a great day. I hope to give more on that later. But for now, you came to find out whaat i watched. TV Shows Watched: The Waterfront: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Smoke: S1E3 (Apple plus) with audio description, the bear: S4E10 (Hulu) with audio description, Bet: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, The Better Sister: S1E8 (Amazon) with audio description, A Different World: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Scrubs: S1E4 (Peacock) no audio description, King Of The Hill: S2E4 (Hulu) no audio description, Silicon Valley: S2E10 (MAX) wit audio description, The office: S3E16 (Peacock) no audio description, The … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/07/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: The Weekly Rankings

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Once again I’m running down the sixty shows on my broad watchlist. Joining the list this week, which was fairly slow for new shows, are The Sandman (Netflix), All Of Us Are Dead (Netflix), The Office (Peacock), Such Brave Girls (Hulu), Nautilus (AMC Plus), Dexter (Paramount Plus), and Prison Break (Netflix). I wrapped some shows, and anything that would rank outside the top 60 dies. WINNER: Squid Game (Netflix) with audio description- I knew I was going to lose my favorites. After the tragic uprising didn’t work last season, it meant playing out Squid Game till the end. I’m only … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: The Weekly Rankings

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You Gotta Believe

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This is now in theatres, fresh for Labor Day weekend. I got the opportunity to have an advance screener copy, but my midweek was just nuts. So, basically it looks like I saw this on opening day, but I got my screener a few days ago. In many ways, I’m an oddly ideal critic for this. No, it does not have audio description. But, I do live in the Central Florida area, specifically orlando, and the hype has been real as Lake Mary won the Little Leage World Series this year. it is a town just a hop, skip, and … Continue reading You Gotta Believe

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/13/23

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Yesterday was the nominations for the Critics Choice Film section, and my quick hot take is: they are more concerned with being a bellwether for predicting the Oscar’s that they aren’t doing anything interesting anymore. I think their choices are solid, and mostly what everyone is talking about, with very few exceptions. It’s just that I’ve spent the whole year listening to critics all over the internet talk about their undying love of Past Lives, and how much they want to give Selene Song an Oscar nomination in director, or how is’t a shame that Tao Yoo and John Meggaro … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/13/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/07/23

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It took way too long, but Peacock has finally given Twisted Metal a second season. Based on everything I heard about the ratings, this should have happened a long time ago. Amazon renewed Gen V during the strike. it is possible. 1) Everything Now (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed There is a moment in the fourth episode, where everything comes to a head, and one of Mia’s friends has an outburst that is just so barbed at her, but Mia’s reaction is to just make sure her friend is OK, and calm her down in the … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 12/07/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/23/23

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I didn’t watch the parade. I broke the Thanksgiving rule. I just wasn’t in the mood. However, I did vegetate a lot in front of the TV. Took a nap. The usual. 1) Everything now (Netflix) English Audio Description?: Yes Status: Not Yet Renewed Nothing says Thanksgiving quite like watching a show about a girl with an eating disorder. But, in the third episode, our lead Mia spends most of the episode in her feelings for this girl she likes, only for the episode to once again not turn out the way she expected. It’s so weird to see her … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/23/23

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/08/23

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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

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The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/05/23

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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