The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

The biggest trailer to be released in 2017 is here ahead of the biggest movie release of 2017 and for the very first time you get to hear us discuss the epic awesome franchise that is Star Wars with our reaction and analysis to the first trailer for Star Wars - The Last Jedi. Why is Colin waking up his 11 month old to watch this? Did Ben notice anything in this trailer that everyone else did? Why...

After one big and controversial episode of Survivor this week it's time to decode and analyse every aspect of it with another former contestant and good friend of Survivor Oz in John Carroll from the fourth season of Marquesas. Through the minor happenings of pizza and Brad Culpepper right through to THAT controversial tribal council, all is discussed openly and honestly in arguably our most emoti...

Time for a WORLD FIRST podcast today as we bring you the very first podcast episode devoted to the TV show Third Watch! Yes the show you didn't know you loved (or perhaps even existed) is warranting a re-watch series, and  your host Ben is so excited he might just burst. Ben is joined by a new addition to The Oz Network in Brandy to go over the very first episode of the show entitled Welcome To Ca...

It's time to bring you another Smallville 'random re-watch' episode today as we move forward a few seasons to the 9th one and the 8th episode of that season with the episode Idol. It's definitely a Lois episode which makes both Ben & Colin happy, even though there are two teenage twins who like to touch each other to make them have super powers. There is also plenty happening outside of all th...

Exciting to bring you our first ever TV show recap from the beginning as we start our Nip/Tuck re-watch in what is arguably one of the greatest TV shows of all time! We welcome Nick to The Oz Network for the first time as he joins Ben in going over the very intense pilot episode, including all the very heavy themes that are thrown at us, starting the #PoorMatt hashtag as well as discovering whethe...

A very special episode today as we bring you an interview with Hollywood superstar Joey Slotnick! Ben & Colin sit down with Joey to chat about his amazing career, including a strong focus on Twister, Blast From The Past, Alias and Nip/Tuck. There is also conversation about getting killed by Kevin Bacon, coming to Australia for an Apollo 13 reunion and just which star of Friends he used to be r...

Another episode of Survivor is in the books and it's time to be joined by another former contestant to discuss it, this time by Thailand contestant Tanya Vance! Tanya discusses her various thoughts on the players this season as well as telling us why this season might already be her favourite season of all time. We also discuss THAT appearance by a former contestant, talk up the blossoming allianc...

Continuing on with our 'random re-watch' series as we go back to Smallville with a recap of the season 5 episode Thirst. In what is often regarded as one of the worst episodes in the history of the series, Ben & Colin try and maintain a sense of composure while talking about vampires, broken bones, random security guards with a backstory as well as sniffing. It's certainly an interesting episo...

A special episode of The Oz Network today as we bring you a chat with two volunteers who work at the Twister film museum in Wakita, Oklahoma! Linda Wade & Mary Schmitz talk to Ben & Colin about just how big a deal filming Twister in Wakita was for the town, as well as sharing some entertaining stories about working with the cast and giving us some details about just what you can see if you...

Ben is back in the hosts chair this week to bring you another Survivor Game Changers recap, this time around with our very good friend from Survivor Oz in Kelly 'Purple Kelly' Shinn who competed on the 21st season of Nicaragua. In an entertaining recap, Kelly goes over her thoughts on the cast and her viewpoints on the differing edits some players are receiving early on. She also joins Ben in the...

Another 'random re-watch' episode from Smallville again today as Ben & Colin get obsessed with Sarah Carter in the season 3 episode Obsession. There really isn't much to go into detail with this episode description as all you need to know is that Sarah Carter appears in it, she is hot and amazing and therefore the episode is also hot and amazing. You're welcome internet. You're welcome. ★ Supp...

As Ben takes a week off, Colin steps in to take the reigns to recap this weeks entertaining episode of Survivor and brings with him two very good friends of the Oz Network's Survivor family in Billy Garcia from Survivor Cook Islands and former Ozlet Anthony Rossi. Between them the trio discuss all the ups and downs and look ahead in what is shaping up to be a very unpredictable and entertaining se...

Excited to bring you the first in our 'random re-watch' series where we pick a random episode of a random TV show and give it the Oz Network treatment in the only way we know how! Today we go to the classic show Smallville and look over the season 2 episode Suspicion. Colin & Ben sit down and analyse everything from the mystery surrounding the shooting of Lionel Luthor, the ability of the Smal...

A big episode of the show today as we bring you an interview with Hollywood icon Robert Davi that was conducted for our sister show Double Oz Seven. In this chat, Ben & Colin discuss everything from his roles in Licence To Kill, The Goonies & Die Hard as well as finding out some interesting stories about his interactions with some big players in the drug trade as well as giving probably th...

Another Survivor episode is in the books and another episode recap is here for you to enjoy and for the very first time we welcome some Australian Survivor contestants to the show as Andrew Torrens & Craig I'Anson feature as special guests! In another wide ranging chat, both Andrew & Craig give us their take on this season including who they feel can win, what their take is on this weeks t...

It's time to enter the suck zone and get blown away with our latest film recap of the 1996 classic, Twister! Paying tribute to the late Bill Paxton, Ben & Colin get a tad excited in this recap as they glow about just how much they love this film. But does that make it any good? Can Colin sell the awesomeness that is Dusty? Can Ben sell the awesomeness that is Melissa? Is the script really that...

Colin is here with a review of this week's #1 movie in the world, LOGAN. For this review he is joined by a very special guest, in her Oz Network debut, his wife Jamie Hilding. In this spoiler free episode we discuss the reasons why the other Wolverine movies can be completely ignored, how it differs from the comic book storyline, why a little girl is the most disturbing character in X-Men history,...

The brand new season of Survivor is here and what better way to discuss the premiere and 500th episode of the show that started a TV revolution than with former contestant Teresa 'T-Bird' Cooper? She discusses the first two episodes of the season with Ben, giving her wide varying opinions on what happened, the cast, the vote outs and just what she thinks will happen moving forward. She also answer...

It's time for some classic Arnie as Ben & Colin recap the 2000 classic The 6th Day! There's always something a little fun about doing an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie and this is no exception as both Ben & Colin get into the zone with their impressions as well as making sure they drop every single one liner (and there are heaps) along the way. From finding out just why this film perhaps didn...