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It's time to strike again with another spoiler free movie review as Ben is back with your favourite Canadian female that isn't married to Colin to review the latest instalment in the Johnny English franchise Johnny English Strikes Again. Was Mallory actively interested in seeing this movie or was she just dragged along? How great is it to have Ben Miller back in the cast? Is there anything new and...

Houston, the spoiler free review for the Neil Armstrong biopic First Man has landed. Does Ryan Gosling possess that special kind of boring to play Neil Armstrong? How thrilling were the space flight sequences? How not thrilling was all the stuff in between? Can we count all of the famous actors who have nothing to do in this movie? Is the American flag on the moon controversy warranted or blown ou...

Our Halloween series continues, and today we bring you not one, but two episodes of Tim Allen's Home Improvement. How did Tim Allen help raise Colin? Why can't Rossi grunt? How perfect was the chemistry from the entire cast? Did any show do Holiday themed episodes better than Home Improvement? Was Brad really that annoying? Was Curtis really that annoying? Was Jason really that annoying? Was Irma...

Are you the trouble starter? Pumpkin instigator? The fear addicted? Danger illustrated? No? Well then you should stop listening to the Prodigy and instead listen to our recap of another Firestarter in the episode of Third Watch as we continue our recap series by looking at the 7th episode of the 4th season! Why is this episode such a poor follow up after the highs of the last couple of weeks? How...

It's the third last episode of the penultimate season of Nip/Tuck as we take a look at the 20th episode Budi Sabri. Do we have two good episodes in a row or is that actually too much to ask? Why is the tree man story actually hauntingly accurate? How great is Teddy's house? What bits with Liz and Christian actually almost work this time around? Does the Kimber stuff in this episode just feel sorta...

Doo doo doo doo, snap snap! It's the start of our Halloween series as we go back to the 1991 movie adaptation of The Addams Family! How well does this Halloween classic hold up 27 years later? What sorcery did Christopher Lloyd use to make himself appear to short? Why did Colin think that half of this movie was actually the sequel? How many off screen deaths does Rossi pick up on in the background...

We return for our series of Anniversary movie recaps as we go back in time 50 years for 2001: A Space Odyssey. How incredible do these effects look considering this is the oldest movie we've ever covered? Does Ben understand the plot having seen this for the first time? Does Colin understand the plot having seen this movie countless times? Can any of our listeners help explain the plot of this to...

Hopefully those tissues are still out and ready to be used as we bring you the second part of the two-part epic that is Third Watch season 4 episode 6 Judgement Day Part 2. How will Ben hold it together in this episode? Why are there some religious themes in this episode that actually work and Ben doesn't want to complain about? Why is this episode the most emotional episode in the history of the...

It's time to get those tissues out and try and remained focus as we bring you part 1 of an emotional couple of episodes from the 4th season of Third Watch with our look at Judgement Day Part 1. Just how quickly does it take for this episode to really hit the emotional feels? Why is this episode well balanced with some subtle humour along the way? Have the paramedics just been completely forgotten...

As we get ever closer to the end of the 5th season of Nip/Tuck it's time to look at the 19th episode of the season Manny Skerritt. Why are Ben & Nick actually enjoying this episode? How amazing is Teddy and how amazing is Katie Sachoff? Are we sad or happy to have Bradley Cooper leave? Is it just so refreshing to have Liz not in an episode based on the storylines we've been getting? Is Matt st...

Make sure you don't Crash & Burn this week with our Third Watch coverage as we go over the 4th episode of the 4th season with the title of the same name! How is this another filler episode? Why do we care about a random woman that Jimmy slept with and we never see again? Is the crash on the bridge a little over done? How quickly can we talk about the crash? Will Jimmy's dimples be damaged in t...

Another Nip/Tuck day is upon us as we move into the 18th episode of the 5th season called Ricky Wells. Why is this episode moving the show (slightly) back into classic territory? How good is it to have a plot twist of a titular character back? Does the storyline with Raj and his father get wasted? Why is Sean so bipolar with Matt and his behaviour? Does Christian have to pull super creepy faces du...

We said we weren't going to cover Survivor this season, and one episode into this season we are already liars. Who better to join Colin and Rossi on the recap of the season 37 premiere than Cook Islands contestant Billy Garcia! Was this premiere worth us coming out of Survivor retirement for? Is Natalie a loose cannon about to snap? What odds do we give the Dan/Kara showmance? Why do you owe it to...

Another week of Third Watch goodness is coming your way today as we move into the 3rd episode of the 4th season by looking at the episode To Protect... Why are we starting this episode by judging paedophiles? Is Ralfie actually dirty kid? How amazing is Skipp Sudduth? Why is this an episode that we skip over a lot of things but still get a lot talked about? How great is the brief scene between Bos...

Another week is upon us of Nip/Tuck recaps and here today is your chance to find out more about the 17th episode of the 5th season Roxy St James. Is this episode better than last week? Which character is Nick a really big fan of and the actor that plays them? Does this show step on a few racist lines at the beginning? Why do we need to have more terrible Christian and Liz stuff? Is there some real...

The start of Anniversary month is finally here, and we're kicking it off with the 40th anniversary of the 1978 musical classic Grease. How badly do you want to hear 4 co-hosts break into Grease karaoke in the middle of the episode? As die hard fans can Jamie and Mallory explain the plot of this movie? Why hasn't Colin ever been able to watch this start to finish? Did Ben learn pickup lines from Vi...

Another week of our Third Watch recaps is here as we move into the 2nd episode of the 4th season The Chosen Few. Why is this episode stepping into some Touched By An Angel territory? How can Molly Price act with only just her face? Has Emily calmed down a bit in this episode? Is the Tatiana stuff just a little too rushed? How much do we like Sergeant Reyes and do we wish she was in it more? Why is...

Another week with surgery on the mind as we move into the 16th episode of season 5 Gene Shelly. Why does this episode suck? Seriously. We aren't even going to sugar coat this crap. It's a terrible episode. And we really don't want to make it seem any different. However we would like you to still listen to it, because Ben & Nick are still funny. Sort of. But, anyway. Listen to it, discover why...

It's a full house as we bring you a panel of 5 hosts to talk about the epic finale of The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition. Can Colin make a strong enough case in support of Courtney and Adam's win to convince Mallory that they were amazing? What makes Jarrod go on a Hulk like rant against Ben for spoiling part of the season? Did Rossi cheat to win the pre-season predictions game? Was Taylor's...

Today we bring you a special tribute to the late Burt Reynolds, the man who could drive any forkin' thing he wants as we talk about all of his most famous films and the legacy he left. We could think of no better tribute to one of Hollywood's greatest icons than to recap his most famous film, 1977's Smokey and the Bandit. Colin is joined by Billy Garcia to cover all the stunts, all the cars, and a...

We're thrilled to bring you this interview with the winning team of The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition. Hear their story on how they pulled off the win in this final episode, gained the advantage in the final challenge, learned from their mistakes on the race, and how they felt about all that dancing! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's time to get into another new season on our EXCLUSIVE Third Watch episode recap series as we get into the 4th season premiere Lights Up. How excited are we to get back into the show? How is this episode connected to what could've been the premiere of season 3? Are we excited to get Emily 2.0 or are we really going to be getting angrier and angrier? Where is Jimmy and why is he actually funny i...

It's time to get interesting with our Nip/Tuck recaps as we move into the second half of season 5 with the seasons 15th episode Ronnie Chase. Why does this episode start off with one of the greatest scenes in the entire history of the show but then go downhill after that? Do we like Raj? What are the cop outs when it comes to just gelling over certain storylines? How good is it to have some normal...

It's time to cross into the third season of Lost as we dive head first into the premiere episode of the season A Tale Of Two Cities. Why do the flashbacks in this episode really weigh it down? How amazing is the introduction of this season with another fake out? Why is Jack so good at doing so many different job as well as being creepy, staring at kids and going to jail? How great is Ben? And how...

It's time for another spoiler free review as we bring you our latest episode on the new revenge film Peppermint. How excited is Colin to be talking about Jennifer Garner's return to the action genre? How excited is Colin to be talking about Jennifer Garner period? Can Jamie get in a word edge-wise as Colin rambles about the greatness of Jennifer Garner for half an hour? Is it possible that Jamie s...