The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

It's time for another END OF THE WORLD movie in our special month looking at movies tackling the end of the world, as we take a little look closer at the epic 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow! How excited are we to cover this movie? Does Colin know what soccer is? What happened to Emmy Rossum, and why do we still love her? Why does this movie feel so grounded despite it being so unrealistic...

It's a full house as we discuss the 16th episode of Total Drama Island 'search and Do Not Destroy. Are we divided on how we all feel about this week's challenge? How much does everyone love the insanity that is Izzy? Can we agree on all the issues with the Trent and Gwen showmance? Can we agree on the greatness of the Gwen and Heather rivalry? What happened to our beloved seagull? Has Ivan actuall...

Our penultimate Survivor Winners At War recap is here and it's a very special episode, as not only is Colin in the hosting chair, we are also joined by a current cast member of the season in the legendary Parvati Shallow to chat about what is going on out there with one week remaining and her thoughts on the game and this week's episode! Just why did Parvati think there was going to be some weird...

With the current weird times we're living in being, well, weird, what better way to keep you occupied than with a month we came up with on the spot to keep you entertained in END OF THE WORLD MONTH! Yes that's right, we're here to celebrate the world ending, well, sort of, by looking at four movies that have the end of the world as their subject matter! And what better way to start than with the i...

Is it the merge yet? Like the real merge? And the part of the real merge where a former player comes back into the game? What? Not just one, but TWO returning contestants? And they were both audience favourites? And do Grizzly Bears actually do log rolling in this episode? And the most shocking human torture scenes yet? Spin the wheel, and hope to God you get our latest recap of Total Drama Island...

We're only a few weeks away from the end of Survivor Winners At War and as we get to the real juicy part of the season what better way to recap the latest episode than by speaking with one of the greatest players ever to pull on a buff in the legendary master winner of Thailand that is Brian Heidik! Why isn't Brian on this season? Can he help Ben deal with his disappointment over the vote out this...

We take a quick break before getting to the REAL merge to recap the season so far on Total Drama Island. How did Survivor actually copy Total Drama? What better ending to Harold's story arc have we come up with? What were our favourite characters and episodes pre-merge? What other terribly inappropriate words have we discovered are censored on the US cut? And how ridiculous or brilliant will Colin...

It's getting to the pointy end of Winners At War and it's time for another recap episode as Ben is joined by Colin to bring a dose of old school Survivor Oz back to your speakers! How has Colin been enjoying this season? What are his thoughts on the latest person voted out? Which players at this point have no chance of winning and which players are completely in control? What Survivor record did w...

Get ready for perhaps the best movie ever to do in BAD MOVIE MONTH as we get to do another Arnie film in the 1997 movie that basically killed Batman for nearly a decade, Batman & Robin. Why do Ben & Colin actually really love this movie? Why should people appreciate this movie more? How great is Uma Thurman? How great is Arnold Schwarzenegger? How crap is George Clooney? How crap is Chris...

We are back for the almost merge as we delve into Total Drama Island's first non-elimination episode. Jarrod and Rossi are here to dissect, study, and predict how the rest of the season will turn out based on this incredibly impactful episode; but all jokes aside, we get into probably the grossest episode with the least strategy heavy discussion all season. We talk about the unique storytelling pe...

Another week of Survivor is in the books as we finish up with episode 10 of Winners at War and what better way to talk about the episode than with the legend that is Troy 'Troyzan' Robertson from One World and Games Changers! Just how hard is Troyzan finding watching this season with all the connections he has to so many players? Has he been impressed with how Kim has been playing? What did he thi...

Somehow we've managed to do BAD MOVIE MONTH a couple of times now without doing arguably one of the worst movies of all time...UNTIL NOW! Yes, finally it's time to look at that certain little movie that just screams BAD MOVIE in the 2003 flop Gigli. Is this movie really as bad as the reputation it has? What on earth happens in this movie? How did they manage to get so many good actors for this? Wh...

After a few weeks off we're back for another Survivor recap episode as we bring you another former winner in the legendary Earl Cole from Fiji to help us recap the latest episode as well as the last few we've missed! Just why was Earl not on this season and how close has he been to coming back since we last spoke to him? What is his thoughts on this season so far? Who does he think is in the box s...

Colin is about to get angry during BAD MOVIE MONTH as he has to watch his beloved Halle Berry once more in the 2004 train wreck movie that is Catwoman. Just what on earth is this movie? How on earth did it get made? Why on earth are we subjecting ourselves to talking about it and making you listen to it? Actually, in all seriousness, don't listen. Just don't. Nobody should have to be subjected to...

Welcome back to another episode recap of Total Drama Island as we get into the X-treme sports challenge, which we can assure you is not a re-hashing of the trust exercises from a couple weeks ago. Hosts Jarrod, Ivan, and Rossi are here to talk about Colin's status in the infirmary tent, laugh at the lack of subtle sleuthing from Gwen and Bridgette, and praise the star of the episode, the marshmall...

Well, it's that time of year to get the crap out of the bottom of the barrel and bring you one of our favourite months of the year as it's BAD MOVIE MONTH TIME! Yay! And what better way to start than by watching a movie from a massive pop star who thought they were going to make it big in Hollywood in the 2002 movie Crossroads starring a certain Miss Britney Spears! Just why is this movie so forge...

We're back for a surprise episode as we come to you to close out Australian SurvivorAll Stars with the one and only Cable Brandon! Just what did Cable think of the season? Was it as good as it was hyped out to be? Did we end up with a deserving winner and where do they rank against all the other former Australian Survivor winners? Why is there still some glaring issues with Australian Survivor tha...

Unless you're stuck in the fish house this episode recap of Total Drama Island is something that you will want to listen to. Rossi, Jarrod, and Ivan are here to talk about the 12th episode as we discuss the culmination of Duncan and Courtney's relationship, question what snack Courtney got drunk over, and comment on the odd story that Chef repeats throughout the episode. We also praise the freedom...

Welcome back and enjoy your Italian-Hawaiian fusion breakfast, which is definitely not leftovers from the last challenge. Jarrod and Rossi are back to test their trust with each other as the recap the 11th episode. We create our own rankings cast as we try to determine the best chef outfits this season, question the pairings that were made in this episode, and commend, maybe the best segment of th...

You and your friend's really hot mom will want to listen to this special episode of Total Drama Island. Your usual hosts, Rossi and Jarrod are back but this time we are joined by Survivor Oz ozlet, Ivan, as we cover the infamous cooking challenge. We make sure to talk about Heather's leadership style, the never-ending pranks pulled on Harold, and the volcanic flambé incident that left some without...

Another epic week of Survivor Winners at War is behind us and what better way to recap it then by getting the always epic Billy Garcia back to give his thoughts on the episode and the season so far! Why is he satisfied his so called 'red carpet alliance' is doing so well? Is he surprised to see Rob and Parvati still in the game and doing well? Was this weeks vote out the correct person to vote out...

We're back for our latest Australian Survivor recap episode as we cover the last two weeks with a man who very much should've been on All Stars, Andy Meldrum from season 6! Just how is Andy finding the game so far? Why on earth isn't he on this season? Does he feel Dave can win and why does he think he might fall short in one simple aspect of his gameplay? Why does he feel we might struggle with s...

Let's close out or first ever CANADA VS AUSTRALIA month in style with the greatest Australian movie to ever be an Australian movie and put it straight to the pool room as we recap the 1997 classic that is The Castle! Why is Ben nervous again as to what Colin thinks of this film? Does Colin get all the Australian humour? Why does Colin get angry that they don't take the money? How good is Anne Tenn...

We're back after taking a week off, and what an episode we have to cover as we talk about Episode 9 of Total Drama Island 'Paintball Deer Hunter'. Will Beth's idol doom everyone on the island? What about Belle's idol? Aren't Belle and Beth the same person? What are our favourite unusual chip flavors? How epic is the breakup of the alliance? And how epic is the final vote-out? Beans, beans are good...

Get yourself excited for another Survivor week as we recap the latest episode of Winners At War with the winner of Gabon, Bob Crowley! How is Bob finding this season? Did he really not even get a call to participate on Winners At War? Why is he so afraid to talk against Sandra? Will we hear from Peggy? Does he think it was the right decision to vote out who was voted out this week? Where did Bob t...