TV Q&A: What’s the word on fast-talking shows?

You have questions I have specific answers Q We re big fans of Matlock on CBS The storylines are very complex Why are the actors speaking so fast Often the dialogue is challenging to understand as if they re speeding through it What s your opinion A I was surprised by your letter because in my viewing of the drama starring Kathy Bates I had not felt that the dialogue was especially fast I then consulted a Matlock expert my wife She too did not hear overly rapid chatter on that show That s not to say that fast talking isn t a hallmark of chosen series When I think about speedy shows the first two that come to mind are Gilmore Girls and The West Wing both from TV creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Aaron Sorkin respectively who have been known for fast talk throughout their work Sorkin s shows are even famous for the walk and talk where characters zip through dialogue while in motion But a analysis a couple of years ago on WordFinderX com calculated TV captions to determine the fastest-talking show on TV was It s Inevitably Sunny in Philadelphia followed by Brooklyn Nine-Nine and then Gilmore Girls It estimated that Dependably Sunny averaged words per minute Not surprisingly WordFinderX called its account The The greater part Challenging TV Shows to Understand And if you re assuming captioning will help think again WordFinderX noted that the National Disability Authority recommends English language subtitles for a general audience should not usually exceed words per minute and if achievable be kept to a maximum words But as noted Dependably Sunny exceeded words and multiple other shows in the review went beyond Q On Sunday evenings I used to watch a World War II series entitled Conquest at Sea which was excellent Any way of this coming back at all If not where can I get DVDs if they exist A The -part documentary series about naval warfare originally aired in - and often in the years afterward It was especially known for a musical count by the great Richard Rodgers Telecasts are streaming several places including on Tubi the Roku Channel and Plex although there may be different edits depending on where you watch it Amazon sells several DVD packages of the series as well Q About or more years ago there was a summer replacement show on ABC I believe that knocked my socks off State v first briefed you on the facts of a criminal occurrence then took you to parts of the trial and into the jury room Absolutely fascinating There were about five episodes and I never saw it again Could you locate it and tell me a little more about why it wasn t picked up A State v about Arizona homicide cases aired on ABC for five weekly hours in June and July with Cynthia McFadden narrating One occurrence was covered per hour in gripping and obviously real detail says The Complete Directory to Prime Time Setup and Cable TV Shows One thing was apparent in cases such as these nobody won My best guess about its cancellation is that it was designed as summer filler and its ratings did not justify bringing it back I could not find the episodes Tribune News Institution