The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

It's time for the talent portion of our podcast as we cover episode 5 of Total Drama Island 'Not Quite Famous'. Why are we starting out with a debate so soon after only our introductions? Can you burp the alphabet? Cause Owen can. Is this actually the most dramatic episode yet thanks to show-mances, betrayals, stolen diaries, etc? Can you play the violin? Cause Courtney can. How long does the prol...

As we continue on with our epic Survivor month, we're excited to bring a very special episode today by catching up with some of your favourite Ozlets from the Survivor Oz days of our show! You'll hear from all of your favourite Ozlets that you love, as well as a few that perhaps you didn't love but will learn to love after listening to this episode! It's an episode that will definitely take you do...

The first rule of Dodgebrawl is we must talk about Dodgebrawl. We're here to cover the 4th episode of Total Drama Island and the most chaotic challenge of the season! Why can't you say 'suck' in America? How would all of our hosts fair in a good game of Dodgeball? Is it possible to commentate a game of Dodgeball? Will the beginnings of show-mances break the final 3 alliance? Are we seeing the begi...

As we move into a month long celebration of Survivor in the lead up to the ground-breaking 40th season of the show, we thought what better way to get you in the zone by going over the previous 39 seasons in a special retrospective episode! Join Ben and special guest Julian Groneberg as they give their thoughts on each of the seasons, choosing a 'legacy player' from each season as well as taking a...

It's the MOST DRAMATIC RECAP YET or at least the most divisive recap yet as cover 'The Big Sleep' the 3rd episode of Total Drama Island. Why can't our hosts agree on the quality of this episode? Will the season's first alliance make it to the end? How brilliant was the stolen MP3 player and why does it show the writers familiarity with so many classic Survivor moments? Who is Harold? Was Harold a...

After a literal cliffhanger in episode one we are back to pick up right where we left off with the first challenge of Total Drama Island. Which classic Survivor: Australian Outback challenge gets the Total Drama treatment complete with psychotic man eating sharks? Can Katie and Sadie persuade the show into putting them back together? Is our season's two-faced villain character already started to e...

Do you love Survivor and other over the top reality competition shows? Then join us as we begin a brand new TV recap project from the very beginning as we begin our coverage of Total Drama Island the animated parody of all your favourite reality shows. How many reality TV characters can they perfectly replicate in a half hour cartoon? Is Chris McLean the perfect smarmy host? Which character do Jar...

You enjoyed our first part of the best bits of this last decade on The Oz Network, now it's time to get into part 2 and enjoy some more great bits from the last 10 years! There are plenty more laughs, tears and everything else in between from your favourite moments from your favourite podcast! So strap yourself in and get yourself in the party mood to close out the 2010s by hearing some moments yo...

Well it's time to not only wrap up another year, but another decade and what a decade it has been for us! Having started all the way back in 2011 as Survivor Oz, we have developed into what you know and love today with close to 2000 episodes of goodness that you haven't been able to get enough of! Join us today as we bring you some classic highlights from the first part of the decade, and give you...

We've given you our initial take on Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker but that wasn't as fun as being able to give your our FULL take on it was it? So we're back once more to talk about the biggest movie of the year by bringing you a FULL SPOILER review of the final chapter in the Skywalker saga! Why isn't Noah here? Has Colin calmed down since being able to talk about this for this first time a we...

Another huge year is drawing to a close on The Oz Network with more massive TV & movie reviews, recaps and everything else in between! Through some incredible interviews, memorable moments and too many mentions of sand being course and rough and irritating that we can't even count them! So once again it's time for you to sit back, relax and enjoy all the highlights from another huge year for u...

As the decade draws to a close, we thought it would be fun to give our take on just what were the best movies and TV shows of the last ten years in our eyes. And given that we have two sets of eyes, both a Canadian and Australian set, it brings for one very interesting episode! Will Colin have any that match with Ben? Will Ben have any intelligent choices at all? How do we define when a TV show is...

Welcome to Christmas Movie Month...... or week...... meaning we only had time to cover one Christmas movie this year, so what better than Christmas with Jonathan Taylor Thomas in the 1998 I'll Be Home For Christmas. Does this movie start at a university despite everyone looking 12 years old? What are our thoughts on the big screen debut of Jessica Biel? Why are they holding exams on the last day b...

It's been a long ride to get here but it's done. The movie of the year is out and we have seen it. And now we're here to review it! That's right, it's time for us to FINALLY talk about Star Wars once more and give our initial takes on The Rise of Skywalker! Why has Ben been dying to talk about this film for the last five days? Did Colin feel the same way as Ben? Could they take anything positive f...

We are finally at the end of Island of the Idols and it seemingly can't come soon enough, but we have to recap it one more time and what better way to do that than with your newest favourite recapper in the one and only Mallory Foster! What did Mallory think about the final episode? Was she satisfied with the winner? Did she feel the final episode was actually interesting? Who was she most sad abo...

Well after our biggest project ever and over 50 hours of recording, our Star Wars recap series has come to a close. So what is next? Adding more time to our coverage by recapping our recaps and of course previewing the biggest movie of the year in Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker! Just how excited are Ben & Colin to see this movie after talking about Star Wars for so long in 2019? Have their op...

Another episode of Survivor is in the books and we're sure you're like us in getting excited that season is soon going to be over and done with and hopefully never talked about again. So what better way to live up to this opinion by bringing in a brand new guest to talk Island of the Idols than the one, the only Miss Mallory Foster! What is Mallory's view on this season and all the controversy aro...

Well. We're here. The Last Jedi. We knew it was coming and we knew it was going to happen but...ugh. But alas, we have to finish off our Star Wars film recaps and that has to be done by looking at the eighth episode so let's just do it shall we? Have we gotten over just how disappointing this movie was? Has it gotten worse? Are there any redeeming features? Did the reviews for this movie actually...

It's been one hell of a ride bringing you 6 seasons and 132 episodes of Third Watch (as well as an episode of ER and Medical Investigation) and through each episode recap as well as season recap there always has to be a final moment to wrap it all up. When will that moment come? How about today! We are here to bring you a series recap of Third Watch and make sure you go out loving this show as muc...

Rossi and Jarrod sit down to chat about everything that happened in the final week of The Amazing Race Australia. We talk all about the final U-turn vote of the season, complain about last minute ads spoiling the episode, and appreciate Jerome's massive wipeout. We also question the judging of some of the challenges, comment on the oddest roadblock ever seen on The Amazing Race, and question the i...

We're so close to the end of another season of Survivor which means we're back for another Island Of The Idols recap and this week it's with our very good from from Thailand Tanya Vance! Why did Tanya decide to not watch this season before deciding to catch up? Was voting out Karishma the right decision? Do we believe that Noura could somehow win this game? Why are we happy that Lauren is finally...

So big is our recap of The Force Awakens that we need to split it into two parts! Here you can enjoy part 2 of our full recap! We've done the prequels, we've done the originals, we've done the other ones. What's left? The sequels of course! It's time go get into the Disney part of the Skywalker Saga as we move into the 2015 blockbuster hit The Force Awakens. Why is Colin excited to finally talk ab...

So big is our recap of The Force Awakens that we need to split it into two parts! Here you can enjoy part 1 of our full recap! We've done the prequels, we've done the originals, we've done the other ones. What's left? The sequels of course! It's time go get into the Disney part of the Skywalker Saga as we move into the 2015 blockbuster hit The Force Awakens. Why is Colin excited to finally talk ab...

It's that time where we have to bring another season of Third Watch to a close and amazingly enough we are to bring a close to the final ever season of the show that we know you have grown to love! The question is: can we end season six with anything positive to say? Is this still a season that exists on its own? Were there more surprises this time around when it came to watching the episodes? And...

Come one, come all, come and buy nice dresses here. Rossi and Jarrod are back to cover the penultimate week of the Amazing Race Australia. As we approach the finale, we talk about who has the best shot at winning, comment on how much the adverts give away, and offer some suggestions on how to refine the payment system. We also try our hand at taking the race team quiz, debate the strategies of the...