The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Well last week had Australian Survivor fans talking as we began our rankings cast of all 76 players to have played the Australian version of Survivor and this week it's time to make sure the conversation gets even more intense as Ben & Cable return to rank all the remaining players from 36 down to 1! Which players will be controversially left out of the top 20? Who'll sneak by and make it furt...

It's once again time to get into your weekly dose of Third Watch with our EXCLUSIVE recap series as we move into our 12th episode of the 2nd season True Love! Is love a thing in this episode? How great are Sully and Tatiana? Why the hell do we need to even remotely sympathise with Jimmy this episode? How great is Jason Wiles and his acting ability in this episode? Why is Taylor actually right in t...

Well after last weeks piece of crap is it time to redeem Nip/Tuck with an episode of substance? An episode of goodness? Or do we have our next dud that just happens to be wrapped up in a Christmas bow? Well you'll have to make your mind up as we move into the 13th episode of the 3rd season Joy Kringle. What specifically about this episode does Ben dislike so much? Why does Nick feel the urge to do...

This week The Amazing Race heads to Antwerp, Belgium, and Colin and Rossi have lots of opinions on everything Belgium has to offer, including judges helping teams, teams outsmarting challenges with mirrors and cheat sheets,  and whether or not dressing up as a french fry kills the suspense of an episode. And with the introduction of the Head-To-Head, a new challenge which has never (and by never w...

If you've ever felt the need to leave and come back and want a certain homecoming then it's time to listen to our latest Lost recap episode as we move into the 15th episode of the 1st season called Homecoming! In what has been labelled by Damon Lindelof as his least favourite episode ever, we try and find some redeeming elements to this episode in what was one extremely obscure flashback and is a...

The long awaited wait for the return of Star Trek Discovery is over, and it doesn't feel nearly as long as this week's episode did. Despite this episode being the return of Star Trek veteran Actor/Director Jonathan Frakes, your hosts could not find a lot to love about this episode. From inappropriately placed comedy to much anticipated twists not living up to their potential, to some truly awful a...

We're back for another interview today with an actor from one of the three TV shows we're covering on The Oz Network and we're beyond thrilled and excited to bring you our chat with the esteemed and legendary Kim Raver, best known to our listeners as playing Kim Zambrano in Third Watch! After Ben stops geeking out over talking to Kim, he talks to her about just how she was cast on the show and wha...

A very special episode of The Oz Network today as we bring you an episode promised at the end of 2017 where we sit down to rank every single Australian Survivor player to have played across all 4 seasons of the show! Ben & Cable put their heads together to go through all 76 players across all three versions and four seasons, bringing you the drama, tension and controversy that you come to expe...

We're back for another spoiler free review today as we take a break from Oscar bait to recap the number one movie in the world right now Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle! How did Colin rate this film given he isn't a huge fan of the original? Did Ben buy into the hype or was he disappointed? Why is Jack Black so awesome? Why is The Rock so awesome? Why is Kevin Hart so awesome? Why is Bobby Cannaval...

If you're a hero and need to rest then now is your time to do so as we continue on with our EXCLUSIVE coverage of Third Watch by moving to the half way point of season 2 with the 11th episode entitled A Hero's Rest! In what is one powerful episode, Ben & Dorvell go over what makes this such a tear jerker and why this has a couple of moments that just might make the top 5 at the end of the seas...

It's another 'Oscar Bait' spoiler free review today as Colin talks about the Golden Globe winning film The Shape of Water from director Guillermo del Toro. In this cold war movie about sea creatures, spies, key lime pie and inter species friendship Colin manages to have tons of praise for 90% of the movie while absolutely hating the other 10%. To make matters worse as this is a spoiler free review...

Well we've had missing brides and paper bags so why not add in a plane crash to the mix as we get to our 12th episode of the 3rd season recap of Nip/Tuck with the infamous Sal Perri episode. Seriously, how bad is this episode? Is there anything redeeming the boys can find about it? Why does this episode have some of the worst dialogue in any episode of Nip/Tuck we've ever heard? Why do we have to...

Colin and Rossi are back to talk about The Amazing Race US for the diamond anniversary of season 30. What made them both hate and love the new opening credits at the same time? Why does everything in Iceland look exactly the same? Why was The Amazing Race bumped from the Canadian TV schedule despite being a top 5 show? Which teams have we already renamed? Is the most famous contestant of this seas...

Have you ever felt special? Well perhaps if you haven't you can now as we continue our Lost recap series with the 14th episode of the 14th season called Special. Can either of the boys say anything nice about Walt? Why is Susan such a dick? Why is Bryan also a dick? Why is everyone called Bryan in this show a dick? Is the car really connected to other episodes? And what the hell is with that damn...

Well it's officially 2018 and it's time to bring you a new taste of a new show as Ben and Colin sit down and go over the first episode of the new Ryan Murphy show 9-1-1. Is this show just a direct rip-off of Third Watch or is it different? Why do three actors in this show sell it alone? How amazing is Angela Bassett? Why is a baby in the wall kind of cool? Did Jamie like the sex addicted firefight...

Well 2017 was a massive year for us as we came into a new rebooted podcast and brought you a wide variety of episodes covering both TV & Movies! And with so many epic highlights across the year, what better way to celebrate than by bringing you some of the best moments from throughout 2017! So sit back, relax and be prepared to laugh, cry and cheer as you listen to close to two hours worth of...

We move into yet another Third Watch recap episode in our EXCLUSIVE series and get a bit of Doc, his past and some martial arts as we look at History, the 10th episode of the 2nd season. Will this be the episode that breaks Ben's streak of buying it? Why do we finally get some good Carlos stuff this episode? Is there a massive continuity error with Taylor and her back story? What big name actors a...

Is this our long awaited Fall finale of Star Trek Discovery a week away from the new year return? What a wait it has been. What was it about this episode that made us like the show, like the plot, like most of the characters, and yet still find plenty to complain about. What are our theories on Tyler that may be too much of a spoiler that it requires a warning before listening, and what are our th...

Well we had one tense episode last week of Nip/Tuck so what is in store for this week? Well sit down, relax and listen as we move onto the 11th episode of the 3rd season Abby Mays. Why is this such a strong Christian episode despite him being a massive dick? Why is Quentin all of a sudden so universally hated? Why is Sean so whiny this episode? Is Abby really that unattractive? And how does this e...

It's time to get the most excited you perhaps have ever gotten for our Lost recap series as we FINALLY get to an episode all about BOONE as we go over the 13th episode of the 1st season called Hearts and Minds. With Ben being so excited for this episode can he be completely unbiased? Why is poor Boone ignored overall in his first and only episode centred around him? Why does Hurley become this wee...

We kick off the new year with another spoiler free 'Oscar Bait' review of Molly's Game, the directorial debut of screenwriting superhero Aaron Sorkin. Colin is flying solo again to talk about his love for Jessica Chastain equally that of Gary Oldman, yet still walking away from this movie most impressed with a different actor. How much of this movie really happened, including who may be the real P...

Colin is here to give you a solo review and talk about the Winston Churchill biopic 'Darkest Hour'. Was Gary Oldman so good in this role that Colin forgot he was watching Gary Oldman? How was Joe Wright able to go from the disaster that was Pan to this masterpiece? How good is the music and why does it belong in Star Wars? And does the great Gary Oldman deserve a makeup Oscar this year? Listen to...

It's time to avoid Jimmy at a bachelor party as you move into our latest Third Watch recap episode as we arrive at the 9th episode of the 2nd season called Run Of The Mill. Just how good is this episode, seriously? Why is Sully and Stan so good as a pairing? As well as Sully and Taylor? And of course the introduction of Tatiana and why that is such a good moment. Which Carlos scene this episode is...

We're back for another snip snip as we move into the 10th episode of the 3rd season with our Nip/Tuck recap series with the episode Madison Berg. After such a run of pretty poor episodes, why is this episode just so damn good? Why is there maybe the sexiest surgery scene of all time in this episode? Is the Christian & Sean wedding cake scene just too delicious for it's own good? Is Ariel one o...

Another week, another episode to get Lost in as we move into the 12th episode of the 1st season of said show called Whatever The Case May Be. With Noah absolutely hating this episode and Ben being in the middle, it should mean a fairly short one right? I mean what's to talk about? The case? The acting? The flashback? The Boone? The French? All of the above? Well we don't want to spoil it for you,...