The Couch Potatoes

Hi there! This week we'll preview the new Bob Odenkirk movie 'Nobody' which has debuted on PVOD and looks WILD. We've got three movie reviews: 'Nomadland' (great), 'Love & Monsters' (good) and 'Thunder Force' (not so good). I'll also tell you about a great new show on Crave called 'The Nevers' and I'll set up a new show debuting next week on Netflix called 'Shadow and Bone'. - Brett

Hi there. I'm too lazy to write a description this week. LOL? - Brett

Hi there! This week we've got a review of 'Godzilla vs Kong', Jeff's got another Best Picture nominee review with 'Promising Young Woman', Prime Video has a great new series called 'Invincible', there's some exciting Star Wars news this week, and Jason Statham has reunited with Guy Ritchie for a new movie called 'Wrath of Man'. 

Hi there! We both watched /Zack Snyder's Justice League' (I watched it twice!), so we'll give you our quick thoughts on that. We also revisited some of the DCEU movies - 'Man of Steel', 'Batman v Superman', and 'Aquaman'. We both checked out 'The Last Blockbuster' documentary on Netflix, and Jeff got a sneak peek at the new Disney+ limited series 'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers'! - Brett

Hi there! This week we discuss the arrival of 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' on Crave, 'The Falcon & The Winter Soldier' on Disney+, the Oscar nominations (Jeff's got a review of one of the Best Picture nominees), and a fascinating new show on Netflix called 'The One'. - Brett

Hi there! Inspired by my recent re-watch of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, we had a discussion today about our favourite movie trilogies, and some sagas that should have ENDED at trilogies. Also, Jeff started re-watching The Fast and The Furious movies, and we've got some quick thoughts on the WandaVision finale! - Brett

Hi there! This week, Jeff's got a sneak peek at Prime's "Coming 2 America" which is new this weekend, so he's got a review of that. I finished watching "Behind Her Eyes" on Netflix, and... wow it takes a stupid turn. I also watched the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in 4K and I'll tell you how amazing it is, and we've got some quick thoughts on the Golden Globes and the Zoominess of the show. - Brett

Hi there! This week we discuss Paramount's big streaming service announcement that will include a revival of 'Frasier'. We'll also chat about 'Star', the new channel on Disney+ which includes two of our favourite shows. 'Tom & Jerry' is out for rent this weekend, there's a big series finale next week along with three big shows making their return / debut. And I checked out 'Tribes of Europa' & 'Be...

Not much new has caught our attention of late, so we've gone on rewatching rampage! We'll tell you what we've been revisiting, and what looks good on my new TV! - Brett

Hi there! This week, Jeff completed his rewatch of all 23 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so we'll hear his thoughts on that and the new trailer for 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier'. Gina Carano does something stupid and gets fired from 'The Mandalorian'. I also watched the first episode of 'The Equalizer' on Global, I finally watched season 4 of 'Cardinal' on Crave, I watched 'Greenland' o...

Hi there! This week we got the nominations for both the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards, and we have never even heard of half the nominees. Jeff watched the new Gerard Butler disaster movie 'Greenland', debuting this weekend on Prime Video. Also on Prime, I watched a new show starring Anna Paquin called 'Flack', and we preview a couple of big shows debuting this week on Global - 'The Equalizer' &...

TAKE 2! Hi there. When I loaded the podcast on Thursday, I screwed something up so it had recordings of our friend Joe Aiello from Power 97 in the background. I have no idea how I achieved this, but it was an impressive botch-job. All fixed! I think? LOL? - Brett

Hi there! This week we'll tee up the first Marvel show to debut on Disney+ -- 'WandaVision', which is out this weekend. We'll also discuss the upcoming reboot of 'Sex and the City', I've got a review of the amazing true crime docuseries "Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer" on Netflix, Jeff took at look at the Kevin Costner show "Yellowstone" and the new Ted Danson show "Mr. Mayor", and I...

Hi there! This week we learned Disney+ will soon have a 'Rated R' section called 'Star'. We also had to make a correction from our year-end special on The Mandalorian and when it's set to return. We've got reviews of the movies 'Soul' & 'Wonder Woman 1984', and I watched a LOT of TV... 'History of Swear Words', 'Your Honor', 'The Midnight Sky' (movie), 'His Dark Materials', Vikings, AND... this we...

Hi there! Pretty self-explanatory this week, BUT, we should point out that when we recorded this, Cobra Kai was set to debut its third season on Netflix on January 8th. They've since shifted the date to January 1st! 

Hi there! Next week we're counting down our top 20 shows. This week, it's the best of the rest! - Brett

THE COUCH POTATOES PRESENTS: MUSIC 2020 - YEAR IN REVIEW Tristan Field-Jones and Kyle Milroy bring you their year in music from the past twelve months. First up, they discuss the musicians that died in 2020 (1:40). Shared the music that they discovered/returned to during the COVID-19 pandemic (14:55). Then, they dig in to their albums of the year: Taylor Swift - Folklore/Evermore (25:45) Phoebe Br...

Hi there! This week we discuss 'Vikings' which will debut its final episodes exclusively on Prime Video on December 30th before it airs on History, but it doesn't like Canada is included. So, when will we get to see the Canadian-co-produced show?? Also, Jeff has a review of animated Netflix series 'Big Mouth', which he adores. I watched the first season of the HBO Max series 'Raised by Wolves' (wa...

Hi there! The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special debuted on Disney Plus this week and it is AMAZING. Wonder Woman 1984 finally has a release date, and it's not the best news for Canada. The first trailer arrived for the new Tom & Jerry movie! The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion is now available on Crave. Jeff started watching the award-winning comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and he has a bone to pic...

Hi there! This week I've got a review of season 4 of 'The Crown' which debuts this Sunday Nov 15th on Netflix. Jeff reviewed the Netflix limited series 'The Queen's Gambit'. After 15 seasons, 'Supernatural' comes to an end on Nov 19th, Jeff is continuing his journey through the early stages of the MCU, and he revisited a sequel that comes nowhere close to the original. - Brett

Hi there! This week I watched a new show on Prime Video that reunites Nick Frost & Simon Pegg. It's a supernatural comedy called "Truth Seekers". Jeff started watching the chess miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix and really likes it. He also says "Fargo" season 4 is fading a bit, he finished watching "Jack Ryan", and I'm ready for season 4 of "The Crown"! - Brett

Hi there! This week we celebrate this weekend's return of the Disney+ smash hit Star Wars series "The Mandalorian". We both watched the new Borat movie, I'm now into season 3 of The Crown - which includes an amazing, heartbreaking episode - and Jeff's revisiting some forgotten corners of the MCU. - Brett