Law and Order: Special Viewing Unit

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 11 of SVU - Escape!  Aviv enunciates in an obnoxious way to start out the episode and Matt essentially introduces himself.  Aviv gives an update on his turning into a bug, he no longer has human parts except for vocal cords and is now on the run from the authorities.  Matt talks about his upcoming birthday plans, and the h...

On this week's episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 10 of SVU - Shaken!  Aviv starts out the podcast in the Kermit the frog voice to try and boost the mood after a particularly tough episode.  Aviv comments on the wild disparity in episode quality on a week to week basis.  During introductions Matt is deemed the shaken baby.  Aviv gives an update on his turning into a bug, he now...

On this week's very special 100th episode extravaganza hosts Matt and Aviv view and review season 5 episode 9 of SVU - Control!  In honor of the 100th episode the hosts invite fellow SVU superfan Matt Ducey to break down the episode.  Aviv starts out the episode being in pain from all the light in the room and the guys speculate about their syndication status now that they hit the big 100.  Aviv b...

On this week's episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 8 of SVU - Abomination!  Aviv struggles to come up with a witty way to introduce Matt so the guys workshop ideas at the top of the episode.  Matt tells Aviv about a nice little Saturday he and Cassie had and gives an endorsement of the now cancelled Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix.  Aviv updates Matt and listeners on his bug bite...

On this week's episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 7 of SVU - Choice!  The episode stats with the abject desperation in Aviv's voice as he realizes just how long this podcast will go on for. The guys debate who would be the FAS baby and who would be the drunk irresponsible parent if they were in the episode.  The guys talk about how bad this week's episode is and how its boring...

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 6 - Coerced!  Matt  stumbles right out of the gate as he almost says the wrong  name of the show.  The guys debate if being a kashestie is a bad thing or not and if they should be offended by being called one.  Aviv is on a plane at the moment on the way to Cambodia, Matt and Cassie officially survived their first official...

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 5 of SVU - Serendipity!  The guys start out the episode very cheery and discuss Matt's almost always sunny disposition and the soothing power of his voice.  The guys talk about Aviv's upcoming trip to Cambodia.  Aviv tells Matt the story of Lady Gaga and telling off an ex in the context of a deli.  The guys dive into the m...

On this very special bonus episode hosts Matt and Aviv give their thoughts, reactions, and analysis of the new Jordan Peele movie Us. Please rate and review us on iTunes, tweet at us @svupodcast or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky and now Instagram !

On this week's episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 4 - Loss!  The guys start out by debating if the count in done in Spanish was racist in the context of the episode.  This week's episode is an insane rollercoaster and after this episode nothing will be the same in the world of SVU!  The guys dive into the mailbag and rehash the fact that Matt has never seen the movie  a Simple...

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 3 of SVU - Mother!  The guys come out of the gate strong with Aviv antagonizing Matt by dragging out the intro while Matt calls Aviv out for being late for recording because he fell asleep.  The guys debate if this episode is the most insane episode they've watched to date.  Aviv reveals his new years resolution of talking...

On this week's episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 5 episode 2 - Manic! Matt becomes Zoltar and things get really creepy, but its important to note that he's not the Zoltar from the movie Big.  The hosts shiver as they realize there are talks that SVU will go on through seasons 22 or 23 and this podcast may never actually end.  Aviv reveals that he has a trip to Cambodia coming up and the...

On this week's special bonus episode Aviv and Matt unveil their picks for the 2019 Academy Awards.  The hosts try to talk themselves out of picking a star is born and realize they have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.   Please rate and review us on iTunes, tweet at us @SVUPodcast or send us an email with your thoughts specialviewingunit@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky and now Instagra...

New season! New theme! New Logo! Matt and Aviv are back for season 5 of Special Viewing Unit. This episode has everything: Billy Joel, Murder, a movie called FOURTEEN going on 30. Aviv lost a bet so he has to be better with social media!  As always, follow us on twitter @svupodcast for fun social media interaction that will distract us from our boring work-a-day lives.  Follow us on Bluesky and no...

This week, the guys round out season four and are joined by comedian and podcaster JEFF MAY (@heytherejeffro). Together they discuss SVU Season 4 Episode 25 entitled Soulless, or as they've dubbed it: Three Brock Turners and a Primal Fear. Along they discuss their love of cooking shows, Batman and Gary Oldman. Stay tuned til the end for a big reveal for season 5! As always, find us on twitter at @...

On this weeks episode hosts Matt and Aviv view and review season 4 episode 24 of SVU - Perfect!  The guys speculate as to how 2019 is going to go and guess that this year is going to be one of the worst on record.  Aviv shares a new years story about 2009 and a concert he went to.  The guys throw in some solid Aladdin references and Matt hopes Aviv gets better internet in the new year.  The guys g...

On this very special new years eve episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 4 episode 23 of SVU - Grief!  The guys make all of the T2 references in honor of the fact that Joe Morton is in the episode.  Aviv dives into the mailbag to re-explain the theory about B.D. Wong being a creation of Cragen's imagination.  Matt takes the keys from Aviv as he struggles to get through the intro to the podc...

On this week's thrilling and completely uplifting episode of the show Aviv and Matt view and review season 4 episode 22 of SVU - Futility!  The guys counteract the dark episode by coming out of the gate fully energized after a minor hiatus.  Aviv explains how he is taking a vacation from himself by wearing a patterned tiger shirt.  Aviv debates what would have been an absurd thing to wear to the d...

On this weeks (late because Matt was on a business trip) episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 4 episode 21 of SVU - Fallacy!  The guys start out with a trigger warning alerting everyone that this episode is brutal.  Aviv and Matt debate if this weeks episode is a good episode or a bad one but they agree that it certainly has not aged well at all.  The guys dance around for as long as...

On this special bonus Thanksgiving episode Aviv and Matt take the delightfully terrible Power Rangers movie from 2017 to takedown corner.  If you're sick of hanging out with your family, take a brief reprieve to listing to the hosts lovingly rip apart this fun but stupid movie.   Please rate and review us on iTunes, tweet at us @SVUPodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com Follow u...

On this week's episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 4 episode 20 of SVU - Dominance!  Aviv and Matt discuss how they know it's time to retire only when listener Amanda and other listeners stop writing them emails, and the guys get caught up after skipping a week of recording.  Aviv tells Matt about his issues with his MacBook Pro, and how nice it was to be without his computer for 5 days....

Happy election day folks! A super-sized episode for everyone to listen to while they're at the polls. Remember! Voting is your civic duty!  This week, Matt and Aviv view and review Law and Order SVU: Season 4 Episode 19: Appearances. They discuss the hard-hitting questions like: How much watermelon is too much watermelon? Why doesn't SVU just wait outside child beauty pageants? And what exactly do...

On this weeks episode Aviv and Matt view and review SVU season 4 episode 18 - Desperate!  Matt throws out the idea of paying tribute to the child actor in this episode who barely talks by conducting the podcast in character as silent Bob.  Aviv tries to throw Matt off by sendin ghim pictures of deep fried tide pods right before recording.  Matt discoveres that season 4 and on each season of SVU is...

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 4 episode 17 of SVU - Privilege!  Aviv comes out of the gates strong by fumbling to say how often the podcast is released.  The guys struggle out the gate trying to figure out who exactly is the worst person in this week's episode and don't really arrive at any conclusion.  Matt talks about even the title and the screencap of the ep...

On this week's episode hosts Matt and Aviv view and review season 4 episode 16 of SVU - Tortured!  The guys try to figure out what exactly is going on in this weeks jumbled and crazy episode.  Matt tells Aviv about Maggie being sick and the quandry he finds himself in with a dog he is watching.  Aviv tries desperately to cling to moviepass while Matt claims that moviepass is a scam.  The two try t...

On this weeks episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review SVU season 4 episode 15 - Pandora!  Aviv shocks the audience by claiming that Matt has quit the show and then discusses how Abba won Eurovision.  Matt eventually intro's himself.  Aviv tells listeners about his experience with ants overrrunning his house.  Matt makes a Don Pardo from SNL reference related to the ants.  Aviv also tells liste...