Law and Order: Special Viewing Unit

On this weeks episode Aviv and Matt view and review SVU season 3 episode 15 Execution!  Aviv starts out by eating some dosie doe's like a real jackass.  Matt tries his hand at doing a gravely voice and abandons that pretty quickly.  Matt calls Aviv out for eating cookies, Matt discusses the 1980's version of the Blob with Kevin Dillon.  The guys also discuss the pros and cons of the original Flatl...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv welcome on special guest comedian Kwasi Mensah to view and review season 3 episode 14 - Counterfeit!  Aviv lets everyone know there was some technical difficulties with Kwasi's mic toward the ean (just a heads up, we know, we're sorry!)  Matt stumbles right outta the gate with the title of the podcast and is ridiculed for it.  Aviv addresses the delay in posting...

On this episode Matt and Aviv view and review season 3 episode 13 - Prodigy!  The guys are both really sick but powering through for you, the listeners.  Matt blames Aviv for getting him sick from across the country and Aviv threatens to not edit out any coughs or sneezes.  Matt talks about his trip to Kansas City and Aviv talks about how he never knew that Kansas City is only one city, not two di...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv view and review season 3 episode 13 - Protection!  Its Matts first episode as a married man!  The guys call out how there are very few things to lovingly make fun of in tonights episode, not alot of absurdity  So strap in listeners!  Aviv also discusses how rough this ep was with his mild face blindness.  Matt tells Aviv and the listeners about his lovely weddin...

On this weeks episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 3 episode 11 of SVU - Monogamy!  Aviv impersonates Ron Livingston and the guys fumble their way through the opening to the actual episode.  The guys discuss the PSA from the 70's (or 80's?) with the Native American who cries at the site of roadside trash...and how that guy wasn't Native American he was actually Italian.  The guys also disc...

On this weeks episode the guys view and review season 3 episode 10 - Ridicule!  Aviv comes hot out the gates witha  horrible Irish accent attempt and then abandons that immediately.  Matt fully admits that he and Aviv have zero idea about the law and they infact are not lawyers.  Matt shares his experience taking the LSAT and writing in cursive.  Aviv lets everyone in on the fact that he threw his...

Matt is back from his wedding and honeymoon and is back writing the blurbs!  This week Matt and Aviv view and review season 3 episode 9 - Care!  The guys struggle to figure out how to lovingly make fun of this weeks episode - they strike a dire tone right out the gates.  Matt reveals that this weeks episode forced him to switch from beer to whiskey while watching and reviewing this weeks episode b...

The guys do a second take at an episode that may or may not have been lost. Meanwhile, they discuss campaign ads targeting Jon Ossoff, a Japanese punk band, and, oh yeah, there's some svu in there too! Follow us on facebook (facebook.com/specialviewingunit) and twitter @svupodcast Follow us on Bluesky and now Instagram !

Oh man! Matt got married yesterday, so Aviv has taken over the task of writing this blurb. The ship is without a captain! This episode has everything: Mark Paul Gosslar, Movie Recommendations, Cystic Fibrosis! Please enjoy our shenanigans and follow us on facebook! facebook.com/specialviewingunit/  Follow us on Bluesky and now Instagram !

On this weeks episode the guys view and review season three episode 6 - Redemption!  Aviv dons a horrible southern accent for the intro.  The guys debate if Texas is southerns or just a whole different thing.  Aviv talks about how this time of year he is constantly getting sick, a sickness called SARS - Sudden Aviv Rubenstein Syndrome.  The guys call out the fact that its been a while since they r...

On this weeks espisode Aviv and Matt view and review season 3 episode 5 - Tangled!  The guys have much to say about this Disney classic, an are shoecked that it involves such adult themes.  Just kidding you guys.  THe guys discuss how if you're going to hire a hitman, spend the money and get a good one, its totally worth it.  Matt comments that this episode has a split personality, and Aviv discus...

On this bonus episode of the podcast Matt and Aviv go into full on rant mode about 3 current(ish) events - The horrible Pepsi Kendall Jenner ad that has now been pulled, the royal rumble on United Airlines, and Sean hot and Spicey's lack of basic knowledge regarding just what exactly happened the the 'holocaust centers' in WWII.  Fair warning the guys are in full rant mode with some not so hot tak...

On this weeks episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 3 episode 4 - Rooftop!  Aviv's life is apparently on fire as he sits and drinks a cup of coffee in his living room.  He also gives everyone some insight on his his tax returns and the guys discuss the line on a tax form that permits people to donate money to the government and why actually does that.  Matt points out the style of the detec...

On this weeks episode Aviv and Matt view and review season 3 episode 3 - Stolen! Aviv changes his name temporarily to Tyler for this weeks episode, and the guys discuss how lives would be different with different names.  The guys give a giant shout out to friend of the show Jean Bentley who wrote a peice for Marie Claire magazines online publication celebrating SVU's 400th episode.  In the article...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv view and review season 3 episode 2 - Wrath!  Matt gives a big ol fuck you shout out to Cox cable due to the technical difficulties the guys encountered while recording this episode, and Aviv gives a crash course on the difference between a mega bit and a mega byte (and how the cable companies use their informational advantage to screw the consumer).  Aviv also e...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv view and review the season 3 premeire of SVU - Repression!  The guys welcome onto the show superfan Sydney Strobel to breakdown the season three premeire.  Matt jokes that for each new season there should be a new Mission Accomplished banner to the logo and/or an enemy ear necklace to the pocast graphic.  Matt comes out of the gates with a shocking announcement:...

In this special bonus episode Matt and Aviv discuss the intricasies of the Tommy Westphal universe, a frequent tangent the guys get into.  Listen to one of the conversations the guys had ahead of episode 41 (believe it or not guys we do actually cut some of our ramblings out).  We will be back soon to view and review the season premeire of season 3 of SVU.  The guys also dive into the mailbag brie...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv view and review the finale of season 2; season 2 episode 21 - Scourge!  Aviv right out of the gates admits that he apparently smells horrible and he will use the smell to knock people out and kill them similar to the bad guy in this episode.  The guys discuss how smelling all the time would make it difficult to maintain a relationship and if fighting crime would...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv review season 2 episode 20 - Pique!  It's the moment we've all been waiting for, its the first episode featuring B.D. Wong!  The guys welcome to the podcast very special guest Amalea Chininis, founder of the B. D. Wong fan twitter page!  The gang talks about how absolutely nuts this episode is and how it genuinely made Matt uncomfortable.  Aviv comments on the a...

A special bonus offering from Matt Francis from episode 40!  Enjoy! Follow us on Bluesky and now Instagram !

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv review Season 2 episode 19 of SVU - Parasites!  Aviv calls out the fact that we've been a bit absent the past couple weeks (sorry guys, we're going to do better!)  The guys debate in their relationship who would be dead and who would be the imposter assuming the others life.  Aviv recounts his horrible trip to the dentist and how much he dislikes the dentist.  A...

On this weeks episode the guys review season 2 episode 18 - Manhunt! Matt and Aviv welcome friend of the show, musician Matt Oleskiewicz, to discuss this weeks episode.  Matt makes it a point to use the rap airhorn sound as much as possible when he makes a joke to add to his guest appearance. Matt Oleskiewicz reveals that he is not actually a fan of SVU but instead a fan of Law and Order Criminal...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv review SVU season 2 episode 17 - Folly!  The guys talk about how even if the internet didn't exist, that they would still be doing exactly what they do each week on the podcast; watch and loving ridicule SVU.  Matt and Aviv discuss how similar phone handsets and shower heads appear on TV.  The guys also discuss their Thanksgivings respectively and Aviv mentions...

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv review season 2 episode 17 - Runaway!  The guys address the elephant in the room; they finally talk about the presidential election results and their general thoughts and feelings.  Aviv discusses how he has been sustaining himself on dino nuggets and reenacting scenes from Jurrassic Park III with his food.  To keep it the show semi on topic Aviv brings up the f...

On this weeks episode the guys watch and review SVU season 2 episode 15 - Countdown!  Aviv teases the audience with possibly having Jim Gaffigan on this weeks episode!  Aviv and Matt discuss their fondness of the movie 13 going on 30 and its adaptation to the stage.  The guys agree that of all the episodes that have been watched and reviewed thus far, this is by far the best one to be turned into...