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The Small Screen diaries: 11/01/26

John Stark

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries, which I think should probably start coming with a spoiler warning. Generally, I’m pretty far behind on some shows, so I’m not always worried about spoilers because I’m reviewing things after they’ve already happened. But I have no idea how far behind you are, and that’s not really fair. So, consider yourself warned. There may be spoilers ahead, and today there’s certainly a lot to talk about. In first place is Dark Matter, Season 2, Episode 5, on Apple TV with audio description. What a wonderful episode, and also an excellent example of audio … Continue reading The Small Screen diaries: 11/01/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 10/24/26

John Stark

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries for the day is a look ahead at the week, and there are some interesting things happening. Probably the biggest is Dexter: Resurrection returning to Paramount+ on Friday. Aside from that, Hulu has a new reality show called The Mob arriving Monday, featuring a decent slate of celebrities and hosted by Parker Posey. Bill Murray is doing a show about golf courses in Ireland for Paramount+, while Netflix has a new docuseries about Matthew Perry arriving Tuesday. Apple TV has a new Liev Schreiber series, Nocturne, starting Friday. And while it technically isn’t in … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/24/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 10/15/26

John Stark

The Small Screen Diaries for today should probably be dominated by a hot new series, but just because something new hits streaming doesn’t mean it immediately rockets to the top of my rankings. You’re going to have to wait a minute for that one, because today’s number one show is something I’ve already been watching, and it deserves to stay on top because it is truly excellent television. That distinction is important, because while I basically enjoyed everything I watched today, there’s a difference between something being entertaining and something being genuinely great. First place remains Furious, season one, episode … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/15/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 10/03/26

John Stark

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries for the day, let’s take a look at the week ahead and some things you might be interested in, because even though network television is not nearly as prominent as it used to be, it still means a ton of shows are headed your way, all at relatively the same time, either brand new or returning for new seasons. That is very much the case this week, with CBS returning essentially its entire lineup, including hits like Tracker, Elsbeth, Fire Country, Sheriff Country, Boston Blue, FBI, CIA, NCIS, NCIS: Origins and Marshals, as well … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/03/26

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The Small Screen Diaries: 10/01/2026

John Stark

Kicking off the Small Screen Diaries for the day, I can announce that Amazon is sticking with the totality of the Jack Reacher franchise, with Reacher being renewed for a sixth season while Season 5 is still in production. Its spinoff, Neagley, was also just renewed for a second season. So, at this point, the anchor for Amazon is clearly this franchise, and likely Reacher will go on for however long Alan Ritchson wants it to. He continues to star in projects that are both streaming exclusives as well as theatrically released titles, and until he feels like he’s firmly … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 10/01/2026

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/20/26

John Stark

Normally, when I do the Small Screen Diary, I start with the actual order in which I watched the shows. Today, I actually want to throw American Hostage, Season 1, Episode 1, right up at the top. This is the new MGM+ drama, and it was actually one of the later things I watched during the day, but it also had one of the more interesting audio description tracks. I didn’t get to listen to the credits at the end, so I don’t have the full AD information yet, but some choices are definitely being made here. This is the … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/20/26

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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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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/21/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E3 (AMC Plus) with audio description, From: S3E5 (MGM Plus) with audio description, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf: S1E5 (Amazon) with audio description, Have I Got News for you: S3E3 (HBO MAX) no audio description, Tulsa King: S3E1 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, and The paper: S1E5 (Peacock) with audio description Daryl Dixon- My addiction is the Walking dead. While I don’t think the first two seasons of the show were amazing, this third season seems at conflict with itself. it does everything from retread, to completely ignore character structures that have been set up … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/21/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/18/2025

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TV Shows Watched: gen V: S2E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Black Rabbit: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, Next Gen Chef: S1E1 (Netflix) with audio description, The girlfriend: S1E3 (Amazon) with audio description, red Fish Blue Fish: S1E4 (Netflix) with audio description, The paper: S1E4 (Peacock) with audio description, and The morning Show: S4E1 (Apple Plus) with audio description Gen V- The very special guest this episode is Deep, who makes a brief appearance at a frat hazing ceremony. Otherwise, our trio of heroes decide after all that school is the safest place, so they return to take classes on anti-woke … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/18/2025

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/14/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Daryl Dixon: S3E2 (AMC Plus) no audio description, From: S3E4 (MGM Plus) with audio description, The Girlfriend: S1E2 (Amazon) with audio description, Red Fish Blue fish: S1E3 (Netflix) with audio description, Have I Got News For You: S3E2 (HBO MAX) no audio description, The Paper: S1E4? (Peacock) with audio description. Daryl Dixon- Of course the show doesn’t have audio description, but what a weird show this has become. originally, there was a Daryl and Carol spinoff, then Melissa McBride backed out, leaving them to cobble together some weird Daryl in France series. So they spend an entire … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/14/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/10/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Alien Earth: S1E6 (Hulu) with audio description, The Girlfriend: S1E1 (Amazon) with audio description, Dexter: resurrection: S1E9 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Red Fish Blue Fish: S1E2 (Netflix) with audio description, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball: S1E9 (Hulu) with audio description, Irish Blood: Season Final (Acorn) with audio description, and The paper: S1E2 (Peacock) with audio description Alien Earth- No spoilers. I’d say, all things considered, a well described episode. The little bit of description I liked the most was just the inclusion of the soldier that Joe/Kermit is with, and her braided hair. She felt … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/10/25

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The Small Screen Diaries: 09/07/25

John Stark

TV Shows Watched: Wednesday: S2E8 (Netflix) with audio description, The Hunting Wives: S1E8 (Netflix) with audio description, NCIS: Tony and Ziva: S1E2 (Paramount Plus) with audio description, Have I Got News For you: S3E1 (HBO MAX) no audio description, the Paper: S1E1 (Peacock) with audio description, and Breaking Bad: S2E13 (Netflix) with audio description Wednesday- I’m going to do a full review soon for RT, but I loved the track for this. Lots of fun fighting going on. Loved the nice touch about the color of Enid’s eyes. If I had one specific question, it would be related to Agnes. … Continue reading The Small Screen Diaries: 09/07/25

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The paper: 30th Anniversary

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The Paper: 30th Anniversary- Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Marisa Tomei Quick Take: Not my first time through Ron Howard’s The Paper, which feels like some alternate reality nowadays. Trying to get kids to accept that a film about newspaper journalism is full of actors who are mostly still alive (Yes, Robert Duvall is still kicking, but RIP Jason Robards), and they see in films all the time, and when this was made… it was not a historical period piece.This is not The Post, or even All The President’s Men. The Paper takes place in the year it was … Continue reading The paper: 30th Anniversary