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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/26/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The institute: S1E7 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Twisted Metal: S1E5 (Peacock) with audio description, Dexter: Resurrection: S1E7 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: S1E2 (Hulu) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description The institute- You think you know what I’m about to say, but you’re like the guy who has the elephant by the tail. Or whatever that analogy was. The institute did just get a second season renewal at MGM Plus, so expect more mystery. The audio description is… well… fine? I mean, two people got … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/26/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/25/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Black mirror: S4E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Platonic: S2E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Butterfly: S1E4 (Amazon) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S2E9 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball: S1E5 (Hulu) with audio description, and Hostage: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description Black Mirror- A really solid episode about how decisions from our past come back to haunt us, because we all have a chip in our brain. So, one woman’s quest to protect her current family from the sins of her past leads her to some truly disturbing life choices, which all … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/25/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/24/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Sandman: S2E11 (Netflix) with audio description, From: S2E2 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Chief Of War: S1E5 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E8 (Hulu) with audio description, South Park: S26E3 (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Breaking Bad: S2E10 (Netflix) with audio description The Sandman- A. Funeral for a dream. I don’t know what they possibly could be doing in the next episode that this one wasn’t the series finale, but this felt like everyone was saying goodbye, like you do in a finale. This episode was beautifully done, and I love how Fiddler’s Green … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/24/25

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Washington Black: Season 1

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Cast: Ernest Kingsley Jr., Eddie Karanja, Tom Ellis, Sterling K Brown, Rupert Graves, Billy Boyd, Ntare Guma Mbho Mwine, Charles Dance Streaming Service: Hulu Length: 8 episodes Audio Description Produced By: Credit Needed Written By: Credit Needed Narrated By: Credit Needed What is it?: The story of an aspiring inventor, from his days as a slave, to becoming an apprentice, who then became a pirate, and then got to see the world. But at what cost?! What Doesn’t Work: I usually like to lead with the positive, but I struggled with Washington Black, which seems to have been given infinite … Continue reading Washington Black: Season 1

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Eenie Meanie

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Cast: Samara Weaving, Carl Glossman, Andy Garcia, Steve Zahn, Jermaine Fowler, Marshawn Lynch, Randall Park, Elle Graham Written And Directed By: Shawn Simmons Studio/Streamer: 20th Century Fox/Hulu Release Year: 2025 Audio Description provided By: Credit Needed Written By: credit Needed Narrated By: Credit Needed What is it?: A young woman (Weaving) is pulled back into the life she left, because her ex-boyfriend is a tool, and she’s just gotten some news from the doctor regarding her future. Refusing to let him be killed by a crime boss (Garcia), she jumps behind the wheel for a heist that should pay back … Continue reading Eenie Meanie

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/22/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Peacemaker: S2E1 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Sausage Party Foodtopia: S2E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Long Story Short: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S5E12 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Invasion: S1E? (Apple plus) with audio description, Match Game: S6E6 (Hulu) with audio description, and who wants To Be A Millionaire: S4E6 (Hulu) with audio description Peacemaker- Really excited this is back.I would recommend, based on what I just watched, if you have the time to rewatch or binge season 1, please do. Not only has it been a while, which Chris (John Cena) tries to catch … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/22/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/20/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Alien Earth: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Dexter Resurrection: S1E6 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Butterfly: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S2E9 (Netflix) with audio description, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description, Irish Blood: S1E3 (Acorn) no audio description Alien Earth- More really strong science fiction world building. Some are disappointed that the Xenomorph isn’t taking as center stage as they assumed, but I am enjoying learning more about this world around the aliens, and what our earth looks like. I think even the kids in adult synth bodies … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/20/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/16/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Sandman: S2E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: Resurrection: S1E5 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Chief of War: S1E4 (Apple plus) with audio description, The Summer I Turned Pretty: S3E4 (Amazon) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E7 (Hulu) with audio description, Pop Culture Jeopardy: Semi Finals (Amazon) with audio description The Sandman- While this is typically some flawless writing, there’s a glitch in the description. *spoilers* When the furies are tearing apart the dreaming, they reach Cain and Abel, and kill Abel, telling him it will be his final death, no resurrection. Cain manages to get away. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/16/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/15/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Tires: S2E11 (Netflix) with audio description, Sausage Party: Foodtopia: S2E1 (Amazon) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball: S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description, Outlander: Blood Of My Blood: s1E3 (Starz) no audio description, And just Like That: S3E12 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Irish Blood: S1E2 (Acorn) no audio description, Breaking Bad: S2E9 (Netflix) with audio description tires- A moderately funny episode, for the series. Shane really is trying to get back some of that “comedians can get away with anything” thing. It certainly isn’t ever high brow, but it can have a certain charm. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/15/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/14/25

John Stark

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: 08/13/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Alien Earth: S1E1 and S1E2 (Hulu) with audio description, Chief Of War: s1E3 (Apple Plus) with audio description, All of Us Are Dead: S1E7 (Netflix), Leanne: S1E9 and S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, Irish Blood: S1E1 (Acorn) no audio description, Ballard: S1E7 (Amazon) with audio description Alien: Earth- Love it. I love how the show is taking its time to develop these characters and this world. there’s some carnage, some new ways for people to die, new aliens, and synthetic humans. If you were on the fence, I thought this was great. Watching a bunch of actors … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/13/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/09/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Outlander: Blood of My Blood: s1E1 (Starz) no audio description, Wednesday: S2E4 (Netflix) with audio description, Foundation: S3E5 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E4 (Hulu) with audio description I also crammed in a Leanne Morgan comedy special on Netflix to get a better idea of her schtick, since her series doesn’t know what to do with her. And, I once again considered revival, but they haven’t added audio description to the next episode, so I’m in a standoff. It’s a standoff that is close to me giving up and throwing up a review on Rotten … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/09/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/08/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Wednesday: S2E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Twisted Metal: S2E2 (Peacock) with audio description, The Wonderfully weird World Of Gumball: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Leanne: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, Dan Da Dan: S1E1 (Netflix) no audio description, South Park: S27E2 (Paramount Plus) no audio description, Match Game: S?E3 (Hulu) with audio description Wednesday- the camp episode was perfect. The only thing missing were some direct references to Addams Family Values. I forgot to mention that Christopher Lloyd made his voice available in the previous episode, and a cameo from either David Krumholtz or Christine Baranski would … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/08/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/07/25

John Stark

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: 08/03/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Eyes Of Wakanda: S1E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, From: S2E10 (MGM Plus) with audio description, Black Mirror: S3E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Twisted Metal: S2E1 (Peacock) with audio description, Furia: S1E1 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Foundation: S3E4 (Apple Plus) with audio description, King Of The Hill: S2E12 (Hulu) no audio description, The Art Detectives: S1E6 (Acorn) no audio description, Ballard: S1E4 (Amazon) with audio description, Sherlock and daughter: S1E8 (MAX) no audio description Eyes Of Wakanda- Third episode was great. A Wakandian spy retrieves an artifact that … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/03/25