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The Small Screen diaries: 09/13/26

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: The Walking dead: Dead city: S3E8 (AMC Plus) no audio description, Tomb Raider King: S1E6 (CrunchyRoll) with audio description, My brilliant Career: S1E6 (Netflix) with audio description, The Shards: S1E4 (Disney Plus) with audio description, Have I Got News For you: S5E1 (HBO MAX) no audio description, jeopardy Masters: S4E3 (Disney Plus) with audio description, The paper: S2E1 (Peacock) with audio description Dead City- Already reviewed, but 1 of 8 episodes with audio description is not accessibility. If eight kids were dropped off at day care, and one survived, that daycare doesn’t remain open. Tomb Raider King- … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 09/13/26

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Going In Blind: The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 3

John Stark

Seth Hoffman clearly had some thoughts. Luckily, AMC was willing to listen, because as The Walking Dead: Dead City was sort of headed nowhere, Hoffman stepped in, asked someone to hold his beer, and figured out how to alter the course of a series quickly headed for cancellation. If you look at the live ratings for Dead City compared to The Walking Dead at basically any point during its run, they’re critically lower. I know we’re not really into linear television anymore, but let’s also be honest: not that many people have AMC+. The benefit of AMC+ used to be … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 3

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Going In Blind: Push

John Stark

Cast: Alicia Sanz, Raul Castillo, David Alexander Flynn Written and directed By: David Charbnier and Justin Powell Studio/Streamer: Shudder Release Year: 2025 There is no known audio description for this title. What Is it?: A pregnant realtor, trying to sell a murder house, is unexpectedly attacked by a crazed individual. to make things worse, not only does she have to survive, but she’s also in labor. What Works: Theoretically, the premise. There was some nice music, sometimes. what Doesn’t Work: Shudder, despite producing audio description for many of its theatrical releases, hasn’t quite figured out how to do it for … Continue reading Going In Blind: Push

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The Inspection

John Stark

Where I Watched it: Apple VOD English Audio Description Provided By Deluxe Narrated By Michelle Deco Jeremy Pope’s awards run seemed to begin and end with his nomination at the Golden Globes, something I thought for sure would result in more attention. I was a little surprised that we ended up with a giant marshmallow of whiteness in the Best Actor block at the Oscars, but after seeing Jeremy Pope’s performance… I kinda understand why he missed the cut. The Inspection, is based on a true story, or at least a real person, and that makes it hard for me … Continue reading The Inspection

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Cha Cha Real Smooth

John Stark

Starring: Cooper Raif, Dakota johnson, Leslie Mann, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Asante, Brad Garret, and Raul Castillo. Directed By: Cooper Raif Where I watched it: Apple Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes Description Provided By Pixel Logic Media Narrated By Tansy Alexander The Plot: Andrew (Raif) is 22, living at home in his little brother’s room, in his stepdad’s house, with no real plans for the future except to save up enough money to chase down his high school girlfriend that is studying abroad. But, when his mom (Mann) has him accompany his brother (Asante) to a bar mitzvah, Andrew realizes … Continue reading Cha Cha Real Smooth