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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/05/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Sandman: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, The Institute: S1E3 (MGM Plus) with audio description, The Pitt: S1E16 (HBo MAX) with audio description, The Summer I Turned Pretty: S3E2 (Amazon) with audio description, DigMan S2E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Breaking Bad: S2E6 (Netflix) with audio description The Sandman- Thanks to the audio description team i have the image in my head of Dream’s head lulling to the side, like when you’re trying to stay awake. The idea that Dream needs sleep amuses me. However, the ending of this is ambiguous enough that depending on what actually … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/05/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/04/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Eyes of Wakanda: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The hunting Wives: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: Resurrection: S1E3 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Leanne: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, All Of Us Are Dead: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Last Week Tonight: Most Recent (HBO MAX) no audio description yet, The Gilded Age: S3E7 (HBO MAX) with audio description Eyes of Wakanda- Full review coming. the Hunting Wives- I think this might be everyone’s new guilty pleasure. It’s a hot mess in such a good way. It’s this show where everyone is really conservative, but … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/04/25

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My oxford Year

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Cast: Sofia Carson, Corey Mylchreest, Dougray Scott, Catherine McCormack Written By: Allison Burnett and Melissa Osborne based on a book by Julia Wheelan Directed By: Ian morris Original Score By: Isabella Summers Studio: Netflix Release Year: 2025 runtime: 118 minutes Audio Description Provided By: International Digital Center Written By: Betty Capone Narrated By: Kimberly Chatterly What Is it?: An American (Carson) gets to work on her Masters degree while in England at Oxford, where she immediately starts falling in love with the scenery, and a young man with a secret. I’m not good t secrets. He’s dying. What Works: Sofia … Continue reading My oxford Year

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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

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Untamed: Season 1

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Cast: Eric Bana, Sam Neill, Rosemarie Dewitt,Lily Santiago, Wilson Bethel, William Smillie, JD Pardo Streaming Service: Netflix Length: 6 episodes Release Year: 2025 Audio Description Produced By: Descriptive Video Works Written By:Ruth Barrett Narrated By:Saffron Henderson What Is It? A dead body in a National Park triggers an investigation that dredges up the past for an experienced park ranger and his rookie. What is the identity of this body, and how did it get there? What does it all mean? What Works: Six episodes. You only have to sit through six episodes. And, while this is no ones best performance, … Continue reading Untamed: Season 1

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The Small Screen Diaries: 08/02/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Eyes of Wakanda: S1E2 (Disney plus) with audio description, chief Of War: S1E1 (Apple plus) with audio description, Untamed: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: S5E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, And Just Like That: S3E10 (HBO MAX) with audio description, Leanne: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Summer I Turned Pretty: S3E1 (Amazon) with audio description Eyes Of Wakanda- Solid audio description, hated the episode. most of what we know about Troy is from The Aenead, and while most if not all is myth, it felt so weird for them to take this part of history … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 08/02/25

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2025: The Best Of The Year So far: August Edition

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I haven’t seen everything, but as of my last count, I’m at 217 films. It’s slowing a bit as I try to back catalog my reviews onto Rotten Tomatoes, but here’s how I see the year so far. Top 25 Films So Far: #1- deaf President Now #2- Tornado #3- The Parenting #4- Lavender Men #5- My Dead Friend Zoey #6- Sinners #7- The Assessment #8- She Rides Shotgun #9- The Amateur #10- the Ruse #11- Thunderbolts #12- Ballerina #13- Materialists #14- Magazine dreams #15- K-Pop Demon Hunters #16- Bonus Track #17- The Luckiest Man In America #18- Bridget Jones … Continue reading 2025: The Best Of The Year So far: August Edition

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The Small Screen Diaries- 08/01/25

John Stark

TV Shows Cancelled: And Just Like that (HBO MAX) and FUBAR (Netflix). TV Shows Watched: Eyes of Wakanda: S1E1 (Disney plus) with audio description, Leanne: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Stick: S1E10 (Apple Plus) with audio description, Countdown: S1E6 (Amazon) with audio description, Washington Black: S1E3 (Hulu) with audio description, Match Game: S?E2 (Hulu) with audio description, and Breaking Bad: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description. eyes Of Wakanda- first episode was done well enough. I remember when a Wakanda series was in the works with Danai Gurira attached, and I’m guessing that died, and became this? This is… fine. the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries- 08/01/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/31/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Building The Band: S1E10 (Netflix) with audio description, The buccaneers: S2E2 (Apple Plus) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball: S1E1 (Hulu) with audio description, FUBAR: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description,and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: S4E2 (Hulu) with audio description Building The Band- I’m not doing a full review, because reviewing reality television seems like the equivalent of reviewing fast food. It’s easily accessible and not actually good for you. The audio description continued to be excellent, highlighting the final performances, and the last little touching moment with Liam Payne. As a series, … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/31/25

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Too Much: season 1

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Cast: Megan Stalter as Jessica, Will Sharpe as felix, Michael Zegen as Seb, Prasanna Puwanarajah as Auggie, Rita Wilson as Lois, Daisy Bevan as Josie, Dean Charles Chapman as Bryce, Richard E Grant as john, Rhea Perlman as Dottie, Emily Ratajkowski as Wendy, Janicza Bravo as Kim, Lena Dunham as Nora, Andrew Rannells as james, Naomi Watts as Ann, Kit Harrington as Jessica’s father, Stephen Fry as Simon, Rita Ora as herself, Andrew Scott as Jim, Jessica Alba as herself, Sophia DiMartino as Sylvia, Jennifer Saunders as Fiona Created By: Lena Dunham Studio/Streamer: Netflix Length: 10 episodes Audio description created … Continue reading Too Much: season 1

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The Small Screen diaries: 07/30/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Hunting Wives: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The Sandman: S2E7 (Netflix) with audio description, Tires: S2E9 (Netflix) with audio description, The Pitt: S1E14 (HBO MAX) with audio description,Destination X (Peacock) with audio description, All Of us Are Dead: S1E5 (Netflix) with audio description, The Gilded Age: S2E6 (HBo MAX) with audio description the Hunting Wives- So far, excellent audio description. this is a spicy series from what I’ve heard, and even the little bit you get in the first episode as you’re eased into it does a nice job of tracking this show like it’s an … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 07/30/25

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nonas

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Cast: Vince Vaughn as joe, Lorraine Vracco as Roberta, Talia Shire as Teresa, Brenda Vaccaro as Antonella, Tammy Pescatelli as Cousin Tammy, Joe Manganiello as Bruno, Drea de Mateo as Stella, Susan Sarandon as Shia, Linda Cardellini as Olivia, Campbell Scott as Edward, Written By: Liz Maccie Directed By: Stephen Chboski (The perks Of Being A wallflower) Original Score By:Marcelo Zarvos Wonder) Studio: Netflix Release Year: 2025 Rated PG Runtime: 98 minutes Audio Description produced By: International Digital Center Written By: Liz Gutman Narrated By: What is it?: Nominated for an Emmy for Best TV Movie, Nonas is based on … Continue reading nonas

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/29/25

John Stark

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 Waterfront: Season 1

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Cast: Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley, Melissa Benoist as Bri Buckley, Jake Weary as Kane Buckley, Maria Bello as Belle Buckley, Rafael L. Silva as Sean, Danielle Campbell as Peyton Buckley, Brady Hepner as Diller, Humberly Gonzalez as Jenna, Topher Grace as Grady, Dave Annabele as Wes, J. Elliot as Tommy, Gerardo Celesco as DEA Agent Marcus, Michael Gaston as Sheriff Clay porter, Created By: Kevin Williamson (Dawson’s Creek, Scream) Streaming Service: Netflix length: 8 episodes Release Year: 2025 Audio description By: Descriptive Video Works Written By: Connor DeWolf Narrated By: Paula Hoffman What Is it?: The Buckley family has … Continue reading The Waterfront: Season 1

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The Small Screen Diaries: 07/28/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Waterfront: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, Dexter: Resurrection: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Ginny and Georgia: S2E5 (Netflix) with audio description, And Just Like That: S3E9 (HBo MAX) with audio description, Adaptive: S1E1 and S1E2 (Peacock) no audio description, and Last Week Tonight: MOst Recent (HBo MAX) no audio description Random Audio Description News: South Park’s Sermon On The Mount now has audio description on Paramount Plus. The Waterfront- This was the season finale, so look for a review coming shortly. Dexter: resurrection- I really like Blessing. I hope he doesn’t get killed off. He … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 07/28/25