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TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR Season 3 - "Legacy" & "Ice Chips"This time, big happenings on the Bear! Sydney get's an offer, Carmy goes back to Al-Anon, and ... it's baby time! (Plus, JLC is back!)Episodes: "Legacy" & "Ice Chips"Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2025-01-281h 28TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR Season 3 - "Children" & "Napkins"Continuing our deep dive into The Bear: Season 3, covering episodes "Children" and "Napkins"! This time, there are whole lotta Faks, plus a spotlight on Tina.Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2025-01-231h 50TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR Season 3 - "Doors" & "Violet"Continuing our deep dive into The Bear: Season 3, covering episodes "Doors" and "Violet"!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2025-01-081h 44TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR Season 3 - "Tomorrow" & "Next"We're taking a deep dive into The BEAR Season 3 and we couldn't be more excited! So many questions: Is the Emmy winning best "comedy" winner really a comedy? Wouldn't it be easier for Carmy if he got some therapy from Molly Ringwald? What famous guest stars will pop up this season? When is Natalie having that baby? Why would anyone work in a restaurant?Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-12-191h 51TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: 3 BODY PROBLEM - "Only Advance" & "Wallfacer"The 2024 Emmys have been awarded but it's still Emmy season in our hearts here at TVIA! We're finishing up our coverage of Netflix's nominated series "3 Body Problem" with episodes 7 and 8."3 Body Problem" was nominated for 6 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series.Stay tuned for more episodes on other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-11-191h 53TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: 3 BODY PROBLEM - "Judgement Day" & "The Stars Our Destination"It's Emmy time again!The 2024 Emmys have been awarded but it's still Emmy season in our hearts here at TVIA! This time, we're watching episodes 5 and 6 of Netflix's nominated series, "3 Body Problem"."3 Body Problem" was nominated for 6 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series.Stay tuned for more episodes on other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-11-051h 39TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: 3 BODY PROBLEM - "Destroyer of Worlds" & "Our Lord"Emmys, Emmys, Emmys!The 2024 Emmys have been awarded but it's still Emmy season in our hearts here at TVIA! We're tackling Netflix's nominated series, "3 Body Problem"."3 Body Problem" was nominated for 6 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series.Stay tuned for more episodes on other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-10-301h 51TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: 3 BODY PROBLEM - "The Countdown" & "Red Coast"Emmys, Emmys, Emmys!The 2024 Emmys have been awarded but we're still all Emmys, all the time, here at TVIA! We're starting on a new nominated series, "3 Body Problem"."3 Body Problem" was nominated for 6 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series.Stay tuned for more episodes on other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-10-231h 34TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: TRUE DETECTIVE NIGHT COUNTRY - Episodes 5 & 6Emmys, Emmys, Emmys!The 2024 Emmys have been awarded but we're still all Emmys, all the time here at TVIA! This time, we're finishing up our coverage of the nominated limited series, True Detective - Night Country, with a discussion of episodes 5 & 6. True Detective - Night Country was nominated for 19 Emmys and Jodie Foster won for best actress in a limited series.Stay tuned for more episodes on other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at S...2024-10-071h 48TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: TRUE DETECTIVE NIGHT COUNTRY - Episodes 3 & 4The 2024 Emmy nominations are out and we're talking about some of our favorite nominated series! This time were tackling True Detective - Night Country with a discussion of episodes 3 & 4. True Detective - Night Country is nominated for 19 Emmys including Best Limited Series and nods for actors Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, and John Hawkes.Stay tuned for more episodes on True Detective and other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-07-302h 08TV is AWESOMEEMMY SEASON: TRUE DETECTIVE NIGHT COUNTRY - Episodes 1 & 2The 2024 Emmy nominations are out and we're talking about some of our favorite nominated series! We starting with the first two episodes of True Detective - Night Country. Season 4 is nominated for 19 Emmys in the Limited Series category including Best Limited Series, and nods for actors Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, and John Hawkes.Stay tuned for more episodes on True Detective and other nominated series!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-07-261h 36TV is AWESOMEEMMY REWIND: THE BEAR Season 2 - "Pop" & "Fishes"It's Emmy time and the nominations for the Television Academy's 76th awards have been revealed! We begin our coverage of a selection of nominated series with a rewind of one of our favorites—the "Pop" and "Fishes" episodes of The Bear, the most nominated "comedy" series! The Bear is nominated for performers Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lisa Colon-Zayas, Lionel Boyce, Bob Odenkirk, and Jamie Lee Curtis, plus, best "comedy" series, writing, and directing. Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awes...2024-07-221h 30TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 6 - Part 2TV Heads, we're wrapping up our coverage of The CROWN with the second episode of our epic two-parter on Season 6! We're taking a deep dive into these episodes exploring fact vs fiction on EVERYTHING. It's the early 2000s and Willsmania ensues. Kate is positioned by her mom to meet William and become the future queen, "spare" Harry is drunk and terrible, we bid a fond and sad farewell to Margaret, Camilla and Charles get their happy ending (yuck), and the series ends with a final question for the Queen—will she quit?Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ke...2024-05-032h 02TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 6 - Part 1TV Heads, we've been building to this and it's finally here... the first of our epic two-parter on THE CROWN Season 6! We're taking a deep dive into these episodes exploring fact vs fiction on EVERYTHING that happens. Prepare yourself for Diana and Dodi's cute relationship, the Queen goes MIA (seriously, where is she?), "heroic" Charles (barf), and GHOST DIANA AND DODI (yikes)!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-04-112h 21TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 5 - "Couple 31" & "Decommissioned"It's our final episode FROM THE VAULT finishing up our special coverage of The CROWN Season 5! We recorded these episodes months ago, and we're dusting them off in anticipation of a special two parter about the newly released Season 6 !This time, we're talking "Couple 31" & "Decommissioned". Look for Season 6 episodes coming soon!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-03-072h 12TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 5 - "No Woman's Land" & "Gunpowder"We've got 2 epsiodes left FROM THE VAULT to finish up our special coverage of The CROWN Season 5! We recorded these episodes months ago, and we're dusting them off in anticipation of a special two parter about the newly released Season 6 !This time, we're talking "No Woman's Land" & "Gunpowder". Stay tuned for more on Season 5 and Season 6 coming soon!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-02-291h 49TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 5 - "The Way Ahead" & "Ipatiev House"TV Heads, it's another ep FROM THE VAULT! We recorded these episodes on THE CROWN SEASON 5 months ago, and we're dusting them off in anticipation of a special two parter about the newly released Season 6 !This time, we're covering "The Way Ahead" & "Ipatiev House" - stay tuned for more on Season 5 and Season 6 coming soon!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-01-261h 36TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 5 - "Mou Mou" & "Annus Horribilis"It's another pod ep FROM THE VAULT! We recorded these episodes on THE CROWN SEASON 5 months ago, and we're dusting them off in anticipation of a special two parter on newly released Season 6 coming soon!This time, we're talking "Mou Mou" & "Annus Horribilis" - stay tuned for more on Season 5 and Season 6!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-01-251h 31TV is AWESOMETHE CROWN SEASON 5 - "Queen Victoria Syndrome" & "The System"TV Heads, we have a very special miniseries... FROM THE VAULT! It's The CROWN SEASON 5! We recorded these pod eps months ago, and we're dusting them off in anticipation of a special two parter on the newly released The Crown Season 6 coming soon!This time, we're discussing "Queen Victoria Syndrome" & "The System" - stay tuned for more on Season 5 and Season 6!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2024-01-181h 41TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR SEASON 2 - "Omelette" & "The Bear"We're finishing up our coverage of The Bear Season 2 with a jam packed two parter! It's friends and family night at the new The Bear restaurant and the tension ratchets up. Carmy is second guessing and running things by Claire which makes Syd crazy. Syd makes Nat an omelette. Richie shines at the front of the house, Marcus jumps on the line, Syd speaks up, and Carmy gets locked in the freezer. Plus, Pete is a nice guy (??), and Jamie Lee Curtis is BACK!Links:Criminal "Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Torso Murderer": http...2024-01-101h 48TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR SEASON 2 - "Forks" & "Bolognese"We're on The Bear Season 2 homestretch now covering two fantastic episodes, "Forks" and "Bolognese". Hold up... DO WE LIKE RICHIE NOW?! Cousin gets the spotlight spending time learning service at a very high restaurant. There's a cameo from Queen Elizabeth! Taylor Swift tix! And a very fancy deep dish pizza. Meanwhile, Syd and Carmy are swigging Pepto as they await the results of a very very very important gas line test. Plus, Fak hides out in the walk-in fridge.Links:Never Have I Everhttps://www.netflix.com/title/80179190Criminal: "The Perfectionists"h...2023-12-131h 57TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR SEASON 2 - "Pop" & "Fishes"We're back with a new episode on "The Bear" Season 2! This time, it's ALL about Jamie Lee Curtis. She smashes through her episode like a car crashing through a house! It's a Christmas flashback with Jamie, Gillian Jacobs, two (!) Faks, Sarah Paulson, John Mulaney, BOB ODENKIRK (!), and some unnamed cousin who only appears in one shot. It's a feast of the 7 fishes for the ages!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2023-12-011h 30TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR SEASON 2 - "Sundae" & "Honeydew"We're talking all things "The Bear," everyone's favorite "comedy" series, and we're trying to decipher Lisa's notes written in hieroglyphics. So, what's up with that dude who crashed his bike into the fence?! Carmy bails on Syd for Claire - boo - but Syd has an amazing Chicago food tour all by her lonesome. Is there really a cat? Marcus loves a good minty snickers taste. Walls are falling down, pregnancies are revealed, and remember: every second counts.Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV...2023-10-161h 35TV is AWESOMETHE BEAR SEASON 2 - "Beef" & "Pasta"TV Watchers, we're back with a new series on everyone's favorite "comedy," The Bear! New restaurant plans are in motion after the season 1 finale discovery of cash in the tomato cans, but as always, we're having a lot of anxiety about how this whole thing will work out. Cousin Richie is still the worst, Syd puts her arm through a wall, there is [redacted] lightning, more Sugar and Fak... plus Uncle Jimmy makes a big investment and Carmy reconnects with Claire. Who is Claire?? Stay tuned.This weeks recs:"You Are Good" Pod - https...2023-09-291h 21TV is AWESOMETED LASSO - SEASON 3It's the second of our two special episodes on shows we love! This time we're talking about all things Ted Lasso Season 3, and we have lots to say! Starting with, is this really the end??? There are lots of hints both in the show and on Twitter that it might be continuing in some form, and we want to answers!Plus, why were things between Keeley, Roy Kent, and Jamie left resolved (and why was Keeley's season 3 story line so frustrating)? Why did the pacing of Nate's villain to redemption feel off somehow? Why were the episodes SO...2023-07-271h 52TV is AWESOMESHRINKINGIt's the first of two very special episodes on shows we love! This time, we're talking "Shrinking"! A psychologist, played by Jason Segal, hits rock bottom after a tragedy, but tries to turn his life around by rebuilding his relationships with his family and friends, and by trying out some unconventional therapy methods with his patients. This week's links!Mrs. Davis: https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/mrs-davisPoker Face:https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/poker-facePoint Blank Podcast:https://wondery.com/shows/this-is-actually-happening/episode/5675-point-blank-1-what-if-you-pled-for-your-life/NY...2023-06-261h 34TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "Look for the Light"TV Watchers, it's the long (looooooong) awaited wrap up to our "The Last of Us" coverage! We say to goodbye to Ellie and Joel (for now) in a jam packed episode that includes a flashback to the day Ellie was born (with her mom being played by Ashley Johnson, the game's Ellie!), a reunion with Marlene, and giraffes! Joel makes a heartbreaking confession... AND a brutal, horrifying decision with repercussions that will reverberate into Season 2. This week's links!Shrinking: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/shrinking/umc.cmc.apzybj6eqf6pzccd97kev7bs2023-06-021h 33TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "When We Are in Need"Two episodes left to wrap up our "The Last of Us" coverage! This time, it's the penultimate episode, "When We Are in Need". It's a harrowing one as Ellie faces a religious cult with a very dark secret, and is pushed to her limit. Meanwhile, Joel, still nearly at death's door, takes no prisoners in his effort to find Ellie and rescue her.This week's links!Serial: The Coldest Case in Laramie https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/podcasts/serial-laramie-cold-case.htmlFire of Love https://films.nationalgeographic.com/fire-of-loveChris Rock: Ref...2023-05-101h 20TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "Left Behind"TV Watchers, we're wrapping up our "The Last of Us" coverage with three new episodes! First up is "Left Behind" - while Joel struggles to survive after last episode's attack, Ellie thinks back to a special night spent with another important friend.This week's links!Crime Junkie: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/Murdaugh Murders: https://www.netflix.com/title/81519789"Whisky Fungus Fed by Jack Daniels Encrusts Tennessee Town" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/whiskey-fungus-jack-daniels-tennessee.htmlHosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check...2023-05-051h 52TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "Endure and Survive" & "Kin"We're covering two more episodes of The Last of Us! This show continues to rip out our heartstrings (is it dusty in here?). We learn the backstory of our Kansas City characters including the terrible choice Henry makes to keep Henry alive, and the lengths Kathleen will go to avenge her beloved brother. There's also a huge Cordyceps assault (after not hearing a peep from those saucy mushroom scoundrels for several episodes), YIKES. Plus, we get a mini Northern Exposure reunion, Joel has panic attacks (he's just like all of us!), Ellie reads him the riot act, and a fami...2023-03-101h 50TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "Please Hold My Hand"This time on THE LAST OF US... Joel and Ellie arrive in Kansas City! And they get into all kinds of trouble with the locals. Joel says Ellie is just "cargo" but we know he's starting to soften. And Ellie learns more about Joel's dark nature when she's forced to take action using the gun she's been hiding. Meanwhile, what does PTA Karen rebellion leader, Kathleen, have against the mysterious Henry? What is she hiding underground? Why don't people on TV know they can still drive on flat tires when they absolutely need to get out of bad...2023-03-011h 25TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "Infected" & "Long, Long Time"This time on TVIA: two new episodes of The Last of Us! We talk about some truly hideous the fungus zombies, a REALLY disturbing fungus zombie make out session, a pulse pounding journey through a possibly fictional Boston museum, and an unexpected, heart breaking love story. Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2023-02-101h 54TV is AWESOMETHE LAST OF US - "When You're Lost in the Darkness"TV Watchers, BIG NEWS! We are covering... The Last of Us! And we're really into it. I mean, what's not to love?? The show gets off to a rollicking, pulse pounding introduction to the story; then a big time jump brings us to a dilapidated, post-apocalyptic Boston under marshal law where meet our stars TWO, count-em, TWO former Game of Thrones players!). Oh, and there are nasty mushroom zombies. Plus, Ken and Lisa debate whether or not they have the skills to make it in a dystopian future.Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole...2023-02-011h 36TV is AWESOMETHE SANDMAN: Season 1 Wrap UpThis is it, TV Watchers - our big season ending episode on "The Sandman"!Gilbert and Rose go on a road trip. Our long separated siblings are finally reunited at a... serial killer convention. Rose's vortex energy goes out of control and great-grandma, Unity, needs to step. Lyta is waaaaayyy too calm about her dream baby. Dream and the Corinthian finally go head to head. And Dream has a big change of heart about the dream world, the real world, and his place in both.[TV is Awesome Season 3: Episode 6]Hosts: Li...2023-01-181h 46TV is AWESOMETHE SANDMAN: Season 1 - "The Doll's House" & "Playing House"It's the homestretch, TV Watchers, of our "Sandman" coverage! Just 4 episodes left... will we make it to the end?!All sorts of things are happening. We're introduced to the very convoluted story of Jed, Rose, and Rose's motley crew of sit-commy friends. Jed and Rose have been lost to each other for years, but we can't figure out why. Rose does discover that she has a wealthy great grandmother who gave birth to an, um, "dream baby" - maybe the result of a sexual assault the show takes very lightly. Rose's friend Lyta ALSO seems to be preg...2023-01-181h 35TV is AWESOMETHE SANDMAN: Season 1 - "24/7" & "The Sound of Her Wings"TV Watchers, we are halfway through our series on the Sandman! This time around, we are blessed with 80% less Squawk (are the creators listening to us?), but maybe 50% more ick. The ick is found mostly in the first episode where John uses his amulet to play some nasty games with both a group of people stuck in a diner - and seemingly the rest of the world - that appear to have dire consequences. Until it seems like they don't? In the second episode, we get the story of Hob, a 100 year old man, and his r...2023-01-131h 37TV is AWESOMETHE SANDMAN: Season 1 - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" & "A Hope in Hell"In this episode of TVIA, we're going to Hell! We are back covering two more episodes of The Sandman and, as always, we have THOUGHTS. Dream journeys to Hell on his quest to regain his objects of power. Apparently there are " protocols" in Hell, and it's... cold? Our dear Brienne of Tarth is Lucifer! But she's saddled with the most unfortunate nana perm. We get an exciting duel between Dream and Lucifer! But the rules are VERY unclear. We get a lot of squawking from everyone's favorite exposition raven, Matt.On the bright side: Johanna Constan...2023-01-122h 03TV is AWESOMETHE SANDMAN: Season 1 - "Imperfect Hosts"Lisa and Ken are back with more of The Sandman! We love Lucienne. More Lucienne! And we love Ethyl too! But how old is she, exactly, and how old is John who looks older? Can we have our own pet gargoyle, please? What's up with the show's version of Cain and Abel (and their pointy elfin ears)? We're still confused about whether or not Dream needs to eat (he's soooo thin). Plus, why are the Fates' "riddles" not really riddles, or very hard to figure out? [TV is Awesome Season 3: Episode 2]Hosts: L...2023-01-111h 12TV is AWESOMETHE SANDMAN: Season 1 - "The Sleep of the Just"TV Watchers, we're back with a new season on The Sandman! We meet the moody and broody Dream who is imprisoned for 100 years by Tywin Lannister, um, Roderick Burgess. We have so many questions! Do the Endless eat? What's up with the creepy Corinthian and why is what is he taking people's eyeballs? How can a little bump on the head be so lethal? And did they have credit cards in 1916?[TV is Awesome Season 3: Episode 1]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our...2023-01-111h 15TV is AWESOMEOZARK: SERIES FINALE - "Mud'" and "A Hard Way to Go"This it! At last we have reached the final two episodes of OZARK... ever! Listen as we sort through our conflicting feelings about the fates of the Byrdes, Ruth, Agent Maya, Mel, Rachel, Evil John Boy, and Baby Zeke. (Spoiler alert: we don't know what happens to Baby Zeke.) Who does not survive the finale?? (grrrr) Who survives the van wreck that's been teased all season? (ugh) Is Wendy really crazy? (meh) Who does Jonah shoot? (hmmm) How could the writers do THAT to Ruth??? (agghhh)[TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 29]Hosts: Lisa C...2022-10-202h 13TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 4 - "Pound of Flesh and Still Kickin'" and "Trouble in the Water"TV Watchers, we're almost at the very end of Ozark, and frankly, we're worried! Are we going to be happy where this whole thing ends up? So, what's up with the "Wendy is losing her mind" music? She's not crazy! Why did she get spend the night in jail with Marty when that road rage dude HIT HER? And Marty... MARTY... why are you spilling your guts to Charlotte? Not smart. Especially while Evil John Boy is trying to swoop in and take the kids away. Plus, Rachel is back! Camilla becomes the new Omar, which forces Wendy...2022-10-171h 57TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 4 - "Pick a God and Pray" and "You're the Boss"TV Watchers, we're getting close to the end of Ozark, and we can't handle the tension! The deals with both the FBI and Shaw Pharmaceutical are off the table, so Wendy and Marty are scrambling to make something work. The show wants us to think Wendy is bad, or crazy, or something, and we don't like it! Mel and Agent Maya are flirty flirty flirty. Marty is off to run the Cartel in Mexico, which he turns out to be pretty good at. Plus, we get a flashback to Ben's darkest moment (RIP Ben, we miss you!).H...2022-09-122h 08TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 4 - "Sanctified" and "Cousin of Death"Hello TV Watchers! This time on Ozark: two Ruth-centered episodes! Ruth is furious to find out Wyatt is marrying Darline. Then, after some awful news, Ruth screams from the depths of her soul, and it is absolutely devastating. And the body count is stacking up (bye bye, Javi, we won’t miss you). Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com[TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 26]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.mys...2022-09-061h 58TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 4 - "Ellie" and "Sangre Sobre Todo"TV Watchers, it's OZARK Season 4 time again! We're almost at the midpoint of the season, and we have questions! How is Wyatt still putting up with a trigger happy Darlene?? Is Wendy really trying to win over Jonah by almost getting him arrested?? Shouldn't a body bleed out all over the kitchen when it's been laying around all day? Join us to see if we can make sense of it all!Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com[TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 25Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tr...2022-08-302h 13TV is AWESOMETHE BEARTV Watchers, we're taking a break from OZARK to bring you a special episode on the show of the summer, The Bear! We're crazy about Carmie and the crew... even Richie! We have a TON of thoughts and questions though. How did the money get in the cans of tomatoes, and more importantly, WHY? How great were the cameos by actors we love? How did Natalie get the nickname, "Sugar"? Who's going to make us braciole? Do we think "family style, two tops and booths, Danish design with a window for sandwiches" is a winning concept for a new rest...2022-08-051h 27TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 4 - "City on the Make" and "Ace Deuce"We're blasting our way through Ozark Season 4! This time Wendy is hating on Ruth while making some really un-Wendy-like bad decisions. Agent Maya comes face to face with Navarro. Wendy and Marty disagree on Jonah, but seem to agree on most everything else. Charlotte has a heart to heart with Erin in Chicago while Wendy and Marty have a big meeting with Clare. Darlene takes out ANOTHER person with a shotgun, which should give her lover (gross), Wyatt, a wake up call... but it doesn't. Javi is still the worst person on this show. Kerry Stone dips into his ow...2022-07-122h 26TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 4 - "The Beginning of the End" and "Let the Great World Spin"Let Season 4 of Ozark commence! We begin with a flash forward to the future where something seriously terrible seems to be happening to the Byrdes! Then, we zip right back to where we left Marty and Wendy at the end of Season 4... covered in Helen's brains. After Wendy delicately dabs away ineffectually (sorry, Wen, but I think you're gonna need to wash that hair), we're introduced to the WORST new character, Javi. Back home, Ruth is wheelin' and dealin', while finding the just the right goat cookie jar to keep Ben's ashes. We meet another new character, M...2022-07-062h 07TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 3 - Wrap UpIt's our big Ozark Season 3 wrap up! As we finish off this dramatic season of the show, lots of our favorite characters... get finished off. So much drama! Ben continues to make one bad decision after another leading to a road trip from hell with Wendy. Erin gets a truth download from the Byrde kids that confirms everything Ben told her. Helen is NOT happy about it. Wendy drinks car vodka in a Walmart parking lot. Meanwhile, Ruth turns on "bitch wolf" Wendy and Marty, reunites with Wyatt, and gets a new, unexpected ally. Wyatt chews really loudl...2022-06-281h 54TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 3 - "In Case of Emergency" & "BFF"TV Watchers, we're nearing the end of Ozark Season 3! In this episode, we talk about the fate of Sue (the sports car was a bad idea). Something awful happens to Ruth, and we're still not over it. Ben goes rogue and confronts the last person in the world he should be confronting. Meanwhile, Helen has her super observant evil eye on everything, which is very bad news, not only for the Byrdes but for everyone else too.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com[TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 20]...2022-06-221h 56TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 3 - "It Came From Michoacán" & "Su Casa Es Mi Casa"TV Watchers, we're back with an episode on 2 more episodes of Ozark as we continue on our high-speed Acela express watch! Marty is back from his Mexican vacation in the torture dungeon, and all is great (yeah right) as he and Wendy rush off to buy a horse farm in Kentucky under Navarro's orders. Which seems to go very suspiciously well at first, then goes very wrong in typical Ozark fashion. Ruth and Ben are super cute, but why doesn't Ruth have a house yet?! And Ben is off his meds, uh oh. Sue IS a real therapist, but sh...2022-05-241h 48TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 3 - "Kevin Cronin" & "Boss Fight"TV Watchers, after last week's brief digression on "Severance", we're back with our epic high-speed Acela watch of OZARK! We're covering season 3 episodes "Kevin Cronin" and "Boss Fight" - and as always, we've got a lot on our minds!First, can Wendy and Marty please get on the same page, because we prefer these two as a team. The trouble is that Wendy is SPECTACULAR (as everyone on the show keeps telling us). But Helen (that giant woman) gets all the best lines (while being really really terrifying). Once again, we debate how old the kids are in...2022-04-292h 30TV is AWESOMEBONUS: SEVERANCETV Watchers, we're taking a brief break from our epic OZARK watch to bring you a very special bonus episode on SEVERANCE! We can't get enough of this Apple TV+ series sensation! We have SO MANY QUESTIONS. What's up with the baby goats? What's up with Ms. Cobel's accent? What's up with Ms. Cobel? Why are Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, John Turturro, and everyone else so freaking great on this show?! How does Helly R. get off the stage? Why won't Devon put the baby down for one second? Is Gemma really alive? Is she a clone? Did Adam...2022-04-202h 00TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 3 - "Wartime" & "Civil Union"TV Watchers, we begin season 3 of OZARK with a couple of killer episodes - and because this is OZARK, we really mean "killer"! First, how far in the future are we??? (Spoiler: we never really figure it out.) Everybody is up to new stuff! Ruth is running the day to day operations at the casino (and shoving mobsters off the top of the boat), Wyatt is living in some fancy house, and Char is working for Wendy (!). Wendy and Marty are NOT on the same page and we are NOT here for it. We also get some new characters, Agen...2022-04-152h 09TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 2 Wrap UpTV Watchers, our Acela express OZARK watch goes into overdrive with our epic Season 2 wrap-up covering 4, count 'em, 4 episodes! So, a whole bunch of stuff is happening, as it always is in the Ozark(s). Marty kicks the family's escape plan in high gear... but Wendy has something different in mind (lots of good face acting from Laura Linney!) Darlene also makes a shocking unilateral move and also furiously peels potatoes. Mason loses it, Charlotte tries to get emancipated, Wyatt gets into college (via letter, so old school), Ruth's big secret comes out, baby Zeke falls into the wrong hand...2022-04-122h 31TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 2 - "Game Day" & "Outer Darkness"TV Watchers, the Acela OZARK express continues as we cover two more episodes of "Ozark: Season 2"! This time it's "Game Day" and "Outer Darkness". The Byrde's are caught in the cross-hairs of the FBI... and let me tell you, there is NOTHING worse than an ascendant Agent Petty. Marty finds out a whole bunch of stuff he didn't know. It seems inevitable that Darlene will get her hands on poor little Zeke. Charlotte's stash of cash gets discovered (lay off the pot Char). And Helen does something really bad to Ruth. We say a very sad and heartfelt goodbye to our...2022-04-052h 18TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 2 - "Once a Langmore" & "Stag"TV Watchers, we're back! And we'll be releasing lots of episodes in the next few weeks as we continue on the Acela OZARK express! This time, we talk about season 2 episodes "Once a Langmore" and "Stag". Rachel is back after living high on the hog with the stolen money (emphasis on high), and the totally unhinged Agent Petty's got his claws in her. Jonah shoots a deer, he's got his grade hustle going on, and how old is this kid anyway?! Ruth punches a guidance counselor who really had it coming. We meet Ghost Russ who sings! And Marty gives...2022-03-291h 56TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 2 - "Reparations" & "The Precious Blood of Jesus"TV Watchers... it's SEASON 2 OF OZARK! We are on the super Acela OZARK fast track! This time, we discuss "Reparations" and "The Precious Blood of Jesus". Listeners, we have a functional Marty and Wendy team, working together to make this casino plan a reality. Ruth's daddy, Cade, is out of jail and being creepy. Cartel lawyer shows up looking for the missing Del - she tells Marty she'll kill his family, and Marty's like, been there. Meanwhile, Darlene wants to adopt (whaaaaaatttt??!!), Wendy gets into politics, Rachel returns (!), and so does Petty (frowny face). Plus, more bad Byrde...2022-02-222h 12TV is AWESOMEOZARK: Season 1 Wrap UpTV Watchers, we're wrapping up season 1 of OZARK with a deep dive into the last three episodes! We get a flashback to the happier and not so happier days when the Byrds made their fateful decision to go all in on money laundering for the cartel. Which immediately turns out to be a bad decision. Ruth chooses team Byrd which puts her at odds with her uncles. Marty renews his prescription to Paxil. Del dumps a whole new boatload of cash on Marty to launder (some of which Rachel steals and runs away with). Del also calls the Snell clan a...2022-01-202h 36TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "Nest Box"On this week's OZARK: can a creepy undercover FBI agent and his hillbilly bf beat the odds and start a bait and tackle shop?? TV Watchers, this is just one of the twists and turns that have us on the edge of our seats in episode 7 of season 1: "Nest Box"! As Petty and Russ make plans that can't possibly come to fruition, our favorite Langmore, Ruth, visits her very sinister dad in jail. Who tells her that she absolutely must go through with the plan to kill Marty. Marty makes a really un-Marty-like decision to reveal a secret. Is he...2022-01-131h 37TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "The Book of Ruth"We're halfway through Ozark Season 1, and this time we're focused on everyone's favorite teen crime queen, Ruth Langmore! She goes through with her plan to take out Marty even though she's really ambivalent about it. Marty's taking hits from all sides as the Snells smack him down over building the church and Rachel/PJ finds out he's cooking the Blue Cat's books. He's also having really awkward sex with Wendy that leads her to discover a certain video on his laptop. Charlotte makes a big choice. And one of your hosts gets really confused about whose money i...2022-01-042h 10TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "Ruling Days"Hello TV Watchers! After a brief pause to chat about Ted Lasso Season 2, we're back on OZARK with episode 5 of season 1, "Ruling Days". We get things kicked off with a most unwelcome gift left by the Snells at the Byrde's dock: the body of Bobby Dean. Good riddance, BD! Of course, everyone in town thinks Marty is responsible... not that they're too concerned about it. Meanwhile, Wendy gets an unexpected out-of-town guest, Charlotte flirts with Vineyard Vines, Jonah learns to shoot. Ruth beats up a stripper while proving to be an excellent strip club manager, Agent Petty mak...2021-12-171h 53TV is AWESOMEBONUS: TED LASSO Season 2TV lovers, it's finally making time to talk about Ted Lasso Season 2! It's our wrap-up extravaganza and we leave no topic unexplored! We're wondering why we now hate Nate, if we like Rebecca and Sam together, and why it feels like it takes too long for the season to kick into gear. Also, how many presents do Rebecca and Ted really have time to give out (and how bad is that Christmas episode anyway)? What's up with the Coach Beard Ep? How AMAZING is f*****g Roy Kent? Why do they need to make up drama for Roy and Keel...2021-11-222h 30TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "Tonight We Improvise"Hello, TV watchers! This week, we're chatting about episode 4 of the first season of "Ozark" - "Tonight We Improvise" - which happens to be the TV is Awesome motto! The tension is starting to ratchet up as Dell questions Marty about where his millions are. Paxil Marty needs to go into overdrive, and he drafts Ruth to help him steal a safe from Bobby Dean's office. Wendy and Marty think Jonah might be a psycho, but the poor kid's just into vultures. Agent Petty has some kind of plan involving Russ, Wendy buys a house, and some new sinister c...2021-10-211h 16TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "My Dripping Sleep"TV watchers, this time we're talking about the third episode of Ozark (no 's') season 1, "My Dripping Sleep"! Beware: Charlotte's got a mean right hook, and she's going to use it, even if it means not getting that job at the Blouse Barn. FBI agent #2 offers what seems like a good deal to Marty and Wendy who can really come together as a united front when they have to. Poor Jonah is watching the vultures, Wendy throws a dead animal carcass at Wyatt, Ruth points out to her uncles that two female bobcats are a bad business deal, and Mart...2021-10-151h 48TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "Blue Cat"After a short summer hiatus, we are back talking all things TV! This week, we cover the second episode of OZARK Season 1: "Blue Cat". It features Paxil Marty at his most "Paxily" as he confronts the Langmores in their lair with only a pocket knife and his persuasive skills to defend himself. But before that, Wendy puches him in the face; we meet Ruth Langmore, a very smart and very dangerous 19 year-old con artist who steals the Byrde's cash; Charlotte gets thrown off a boat; PJ from "My Boys" pops up; and Wendy buys a house on a lake...2021-09-231h 46TV is AWESOMEOZARK: "Sugarwood"TVIA fans, we're starting a new show! This week, we begin our deep dive into the first season of OZARK with a discussion of episode 1: "Sugarwood". First of all, why is it OZARK and not OZARKS?? We're also wondering if Jason Bateman might be underplaying it a bit too much (why no tears, Jason?), will they give the amazing Laura Linney more to do, hooker that look "TV pretty', and why doesn't anyone react to a body landing in the middle of a busy street?? [TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 3]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell 2021-08-181h 33TV is AWESOMEBONUS: HACKSThis week, we're talking everything "Hacks"! It's a deep dive into the buzzy first season of HBO Max's hit comedy starring the incomparable Jean Smart. Along the way, we marvel at Jean Smart playing her own wax figure, wonder why Deborah doesn't get Twitter famous, question how Ava's joke got her canceled, and cringe over where they leave things in the big cliffhanger at the end of the season. Spoilers abound! [TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 2]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spre...2021-08-112h 07TV is AWESOMEBONUS: TED LASSOIt's the first anniversary of TV is Awesome, and we're launching our second season with an episode our (and everyone's) favorite new series, "Ted Lasso"! We talk about how much we LOVE these characters, how the show always zigs when you think it's going to zag, 'ussies', Roy Kent's egg socks, how two guitarists from KISS are a 'Frehley' (not aces), and should Ted and Rebecca hook up? (no!) Be warned - there are all kinds of spoilers! [TV is Awesome Season 2: Episode 1]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check o...2021-07-212h 02TV is AWESOMETHE LEFTOVERS: Bonus - The Unanswered QuestionsIt's a special bonus episode in which Lisa and Ken attempt to answer some of the big unanswered questions that have come up over the course of re-watching The Leftovers! We went to Reddit. We went to Google. We went to YouTube. Folks, we've done the research! Do we have the answers? Tune in to find out. [TV is Awesome Episode 32]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2021-06-301h 44TV is AWESOMETHE LEFTOVERS: "The Book of Nora"Listeners, we have come to the moment we've been looking forward to - and maybe also dreading a little - the SERIES finale of The Leftovers! In the "The Book of Nora", we get answers to everything... well, no, not really. It wouldn't be The Leftovers if everything was answered. BUT, we do get furious biking, fantastic old age makeup, a lovely hippie wedding in the outback, a literal scapegoat, and a love story for the ages in Kevin and Nora. Plus, one absolutely amazing monologue that might... might... reveal what really happened to the people who departed. It's a...2021-06-182h 37TV is AWESOMEBONUS: MARE OF EASTTOWNIt's a very special BONUS episode on everyone's favorite new crime drama and mystery limited series, "Mare of Easttown"! We talk about the accents (of course); the fabulous Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, and Julianne Nicholson; poor Zabel (Evan Peters); the wisdom of sending your daughter off to college across the country alone in her Prius; and how Meryl Streep wore a bathrobe to the Oscars that one time. Be warned - there are all kinds of spoilers! [TV is Awesome Episode 30]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our m...2021-06-072h 01TV is AWESOMETHE LEFTOVERS: "The Most Powerful Man in the World"We're just one episode away from the series (!) finale of THE LEFTOVERS, and we've reached one of the most iconic! In "The Most Powerful Man in the World", Kevin once again makes his way back to the Cecil Hotel Bonaventure Purgatory for some adventures with possibly dead people. Like Meg and Patti! But not Donna Moss from THE WEST WING because she's awake now.... we're guessing. Purgatory is exhausting. Plus, this is the only episode of THE LEFTOVERS to receive an Emmy nomination! [TV is Awesome Episode 29]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.2021-05-122h 27TV is AWESOMEThe Leftovers: "Certified"Okay, we know Laurie is certifiable, but we find out she's also "Certified" in the sixth episode of The Leftovers Season 3! Secrets are spilled and lives are changed as we get ever closer to the "flood" which may or may not be real. In this Laurie-centric ep, we get an unexpectedly great team up with Nora (and Matt!), a moving, but nonsensical story about a baseball game from Nora, a heart to heart with Kevin, and a very upsetting scuba-diving trip. [TV is Awesome Episode 28]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.2021-05-082h 35TV is AWESOMEThe Leftovers: "It's a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World"It's Matt vs. Laurie on the way to Aussie land in episode 5 of The Leftovers season 3: "It's a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World". People, we're getting closer and close to the series finale, and this episode is jam packed! A lion sex cult on a ferry to Melbourne, Matt dropping metaphorical bombs, a literal bomb (or a missile) launched by a very naked Frenchman, and an appearance by "God"! Join us for a complete discussion of everything! Plus, how dead was Kevin really? Like, car wash dead? [TV is Awesome Episode 27]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Co...2021-04-212h 02TV is AWESOMEThe Leftovers: "G'Day Melbourne"It's the 4th episode of The Leftovers Season 3 - "G'Day Melbourne", and it's a rough one! Kevin and Nora face some hard truths about their relationship.... and listeners, we are NOT HAPPY about seeing their relationship implode. The trouble starts when our favorite couple jets off to Australia. Nora's not telling Kevin the whole story about why they're going (can she even admit it to herself?). Kevin's not telling Nora how he really feels about The Book of Kevin. These are some big red flags! Literal and figurative bombs go off as Nora's put in a box (!), and Kevin think...2021-03-311h 47TV is AWESOMEThe Leftovers: "Crazy Whitefella Thinking"We get a whole episode devoted to former Chief of Mapleton Police, Kevin Garvey Sr., in the third episode of The Leftovers, Season 3. Listeners, we're HERE FOR IT! Grandpa Kevin is up to some crazy stuff in Australia like getting stranded in the Outback, accidentally killing a perfectly nice aboriginal shaman, listening to tapes of Kevin Jr., ace reporter, and getting bitten by a poisonous snake even though snakes are apparently the Garvey family totem. But it's all in service of trying to prevent the apocalypse, so no big deal... right? Meanwhile, we keep wondering why Kevin and Mary...2021-03-121h 39TV is AWESOMEThe Leftovers: "Don't Be Ridiculous"We're catching up with Nora in episode 2 of season three, "Don't Be Ridiculous"! She's doing great everybody! Except, maybe she's not - which we find out when a trip to interview a not-departed Mark Linn-Baker (!) of "Perfect Strangers" fame leads her to a heartbreaking visit with Lily and a heart-to-heart with Erika. Nora reveals how and why she broke her arm... and then does some cathartic trampoline jumping set to the strains of the Wu-Tang "Band". Plus, she walks in on Kevin with a bag over his head! [TV is Awesome Episode 24]Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and...2021-02-262h 12TV is AWESOMEBonus Episode: Reply All and Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil HotelWe have LOTS of thoughts about things going on in media this week, so we had to bring you a very special bonus episode of TV is Awesome! First, we talk about the "Reply All" controversy and try to parse out just what was going on behind-the-scenes at Gimlet HQ. Then, we discuss our current obsession, the Netflix True crime series, "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel", and try to figure out why that sweet British couple would drink brown water!Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check...2021-02-2655 minTV is AWESOMEEpisode #22: The Leftovers "The Book of Kevin"Listeners, we've reached season 3 of The Leftovers! In "The Book of Kevin," the action picks up 3 years after the events of "I Live Here Now," and everyone is happy, happy, happy! Except that Lily is nowhere to be seen, The West Wing's Donna Moss is leaving, Laurie and John are together (yuck) and scamming people (of course), and Kevin has a regular practice of nearly smothering himself with dry cleaner bags. Plus, Matt, John, and Michael are writing a mysterious book about Kevin and his habit of returning from the dead. Hosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay an...2021-02-191h 53TV is AWESOMEEpisode #21: The Leftovers "I Live Here Now"Meg's plan goes into action with a bang in the finale of The Leftovers Season 2 - "I Live Here Now"!Meg is skulking around the campgrounds with Tommy in tow while Kevin finds himself back among the living after being dead for 8-hours... and that's just the start! It's an episode full of surprises and revelations including the return to consciousness of The West Wing's Donna Moss, the answer to why Evie and pals disappeared, and a heated confrontation between John and Kevin over his hand print on the car. Plus, very tense countdowns, the return of...2021-02-042h 16TV is AWESOMEEpisode #20: The Leftovers "Ten Thirteen"It's the return of a character we didn't even know we wanted back, Meg (!) in the penultimate episode of The Leftovers - Season 2 - "Ten Thirteen". Yes, listeners, our sweet Meg has returned, and she's taking no prisoners. We get a little rewind on her relationship with her mother, see what drove her to join the Guilty Remnant, and what turned her into the really scary Meg who popped up earlier in the season. Plus, she as an unexpected connection to Miracle/Jarden that leads to the jaw dropping revelation at the end of the episode! 2021-01-262h 09TV is AWESOMEEpisode #19: The Leftovers "International Assassin"Kevin is taking a very strange trip to... a hotel somewhere (??) in The Leftovers - Season 2 - "International Assassin".In this episode, Kevin births himself into another dimension right out of a hotel bathtub, and proceeds to take on the identity of an international assassin. Listeners, this is a strange and iconic episode of the Leftovers! After his "death" in "A Most Powerful Adversary", Kevin wakes up in an alternate reality where he must assassinate Patti, a presidential candidate, to finally free himself from her spirit, ghost, or whatever she is. But who is the r...2021-01-121h 54TV is AWESOMEEpisode #18: The Leftovers "A Most Powerful Adversary"Folks, we're getting more answers but everything's getting crazier in episode 7 of Season 2, "A Most Powerful Adversary"! First, Nora's flown the coop (with Lily and the West Wing's Donna Moss) after Kevin's confession at the end of the last episode leaving Kevin locked up in handcuffs - uh oh. Patti told him it would happen! Patti has a whole lotta of stuff to say in this episode, and as ever, it's unclear how reliable she is. Kevin needs to get out of the cuffs, track down Nora, and maybe, just maybe, figure out how to solve the P...2020-12-231h 29TV is AWESOMEEpisode #17: The Leftovers "Lens"Listeners, it's the episode of the Leftovers Season 2 with the SCENE between Nora and Erika! Plus, we get some answers to the questions we been asking all season long! It's a contest of wills between our two favorite Jarden/Miracle residents in episode 6, "Lens". There's some (literal) throwing of stones, questionnaire stealing, interrupted goat sacrifice, and possible influence from the demon Azrael. We also get the sweet teen romance of Jill and Michael, stashed cash and hidden hearing aid batteries, the voice of Penny from "Lost", Nora's questionable decision to leave Kevin in charge of Lily and "The...2020-12-151h 58TV is AWESOMEEpisode #16: The Leftovers "No Room at the Inn"It's the trials and tribulations of The Leftovers' resident Job, Matt Jamison, in the 5th episode of Season 2 - "No Room at the Inn". This time, Matt and The West Wing's Donna Moss (aka Mary Jamison) find out some very surprising news about Mary's condition only to get trapped outside of Jarden when they lose their i.d. bracelets. Matt, stop helping strangers! They spend some quality time with the friendly campers outside the gates including naked guy in stocks, Elmer the Swede, comedian Brett Butler, and a dude who likes to be called Brian while getting whacked by a...2020-11-271h 28TV is AWESOMEEpisode #15: The Leftovers "Orange Sticker"It's back to Miracle (or Jarden), and we're picking up right where we left off in "Orange Sticker", the fourth episode of The Leftovers - Season 2!It's right after the earthquake and Nora awakes to no Kevin. Yup, you guessed it, she doesn't take it well. Meanwhile, Kevin is in a whole heap of trouble, not only because he lost his phone in the quarry, but he also left a muddy hand print on Evie and the other missing girls' car! It just goes from bad to worse for Kevin as John takes him on a pretty...2020-11-151h 45TV is AWESOMEEpisode #14: The Leftovers "Off Ramp"It's time to check in with Laurie and Tommy as we get on board for "Off Ramp" (aka "Off Ramp Susie"), episode 3 of the second season of The Leftovers. Folks, this one is a doozy as we try to decide, do we really like Laurie? Smug, condescending Laurie, furiously chewing Nicorette gum, offering bad therapy, mowing down pedestrians, and turning her son into a fake healer. Physician, heal thyself! Especially after going totally insane and attacking her publisher. Oh Laurie, just listen to the feedback, make the edits, and take the money! We're not really sure about To...2020-11-051h 28TV is AWESOMEEpisode #13: The Leftovers "A Matter of Geography"The Garvey's go to Miracle! It's goodbye to Mapleton in episode 2 of the second season of The Leftovers, "A Matter of Geography" and we're finding out if a change of scenery is all it takes to get the Garvey family back on track. We pick up right where season 1 ended - Nora finding baby Lily on the porch of Kevin's house - and we see everything that lead up to their arrival in Miracle in the last episode. First, Nora and Kevin have a CRAZY conversation with Jill revealing all kinds of secrets that must be seen to...2020-10-232h 05TV is AWESOMEEpisode #12: The Leftovers "Axis Mundi"It's a whole new town, whole new bunch of characters, and a whole new season of The Leftovers! Yeah, that's right, we're taking a deep dive into the first episode of Season 2, "Axis Mundi". We don't see our Mapleton favorites for most of the episode, but we get a crash course in miracles, specifically Miracle, Texas, sometimes also known as Jarden. We also meet the Murphys, Evie, John, Michael, and Erika (played by the incomparable Regina King!). First though, a very weird intro set in the past - way in the past - where a prehistoric woman g...2020-10-101h 54TV is AWESOMEBonus Episode: The Leftovers: the Novel by Tom PerrottaIt's a bonus episode of TV is Awesome that's all about the book! We take a deep dive into The Leftovers, by Tom Perrotta, the inspiration for the TV series we all know and love. In the world of the novel, we're introduced to a very different Kevin Garvey who's an affable guy and also the Mayor of Mapleton! We learn more about the inner workings of the Guilty Remnant than we did on the show, Aimee is somehow a main character, Matt and Patti are NOT main characters, and Nora is preoccupied with how hot she is. All...2020-10-011h 11TV is AWESOMEEpisode #10: The Leftovers "The Prodigal Son Returns"This is it! We've finally made it to episode 10, the season one finale of The Leftovers, "The Prodigal Son Returns"! This is where it all goes down... although not quite in the way we remembered because apparently we don't remember so good! After last week's flashback to "happier" times, we pick up right back in the cabin with a traumatized Kevin and a very dead Patti. But it's Matt to the rescue! There's another very weird dream sequence with a National Geographic, short-haired Grandpa Kevin, and a flirtatious ghost Patti (so weird). This episode also has furiously s...2020-09-262h 08
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #9: The Leftovers "The Garveys at Their Best"We're watching and discussing the ninth and penultimate episode of The Leftovers, season 1 - "The Garveys at Their Best". It's the Garveys when everything was great before the Departure! Or were things really so great? Because their amazing modern house has CRACKS IN THE FOUNDATION (foreshadowing alert). Kevin's not too happy and Laurie is downright condescending. Patti knows something is going to happen. But tween Jill is adorable, Kevin Sr. is the Mapleton Man of the Year (and NOT hearing voices), the West Wing's Donna Moss is going to be designated driver. Uh oh. Hosted by Lisa C...2020-09-102h 03
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #8: The Leftovers "Cairo"This week, it's a big one, folks! Kevin vs. Patti in the eighth episode of The Leftovers - "Cairo". By the way, it's pronounced, "Kay-ro" (who knew?). Kevin, Jill, Nora, and (of course) Amy have an awkward "get to know you" dinner complete with hostility and a bag search. Meg throws a temper tantrum, breaks all the GR rules, and uses - arguably - the most f-words in any episode of television. Dog man possibly reveals himself to be Patti's accomplice, while Patti and Kevin have a very intense, tear-filled, emotional confrontation in loving close-up. Hosted by Li...2020-08-281h 55
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #7: The Leftovers "Solace for Tired Feet"This week we're talking about the seventh episode of The Leftovers - "Solace for Tired Feet" - just how holy is Holy Wayne? The baby's a"bridge" to what? When did Matt put the cash back? Ahh, the easy rapport between Jill and Grandpa Kevin. What's up with another crazy Kevin (the younger) dream? And is Kevin ever going to just WAKE UP! Hosted by Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken CornwellProduced and Edited by Cole TremblayTheme music by BondHosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.2020-08-251h 24
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #6: The Leftovers "Guest"We're heading into the second half of season one with the sixth episode of The Leftovers - "Guest" - a long awaited spotlight on Nora! This week, we're talking about how Nora has a panel tomorrow(!), asking why everyone's answering "yes" to question #121 (until they're not), wondering why Nora doesn't ask for a manager?? (as Lisa says, she's feakin' Nora Durst!), cringing as Nora's third meet cute with Kevin becomes a meet not cute, thinking about why Holy Wayne looking so shabby when he gets a grand per hug, and wondering if this is really closure for Nora when...2020-08-121h 40
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #5: The Leftovers "Gladys"This week, we're all about the fifth episode of The Leftovers - "Gladys". For once, we're NOT trying to figure out what the title means... but we are wondering what Patty put in the doggie bag, are those really Kevin's shirts, how many meet-cutes can Nora and Kevin have (answer: as many as possible), what does technology have against Kevin, why is poor Matt always getting dumped on?Hosted by Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken CornwellProduced and Edited by Cole TremblayTheme music by BondHosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell 2020-08-011h 38
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #4: The Leftovers "B.J. and the A.C."This week, we're chatting about the fourth episode of The Leftovers - "B.J. and the A.C." - discussing the best time of day to watch the show, how watching Baby Jesus almost being set on fire is a hell of way to start the day, who might B.J. and A.C. be, questioning if we're seeing human bodies or lifelike dolls, some, um, startling nudity, and how this is the episode Kevin and Nora finally meet!Hosted by Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken CornwellProduced and Edited by Cole TremblayTheme music...2020-07-241h 33
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #3: The Leftovers "Two Boats and a Helicopter"This week we're diving deep into the third episode of The Leftovers - "Two Boats and a Helicopter" aka "How Did We Miss Two Boats and a Helicopter?" - discussing our first real introduction to Reverend Matt, the Nora scene, how we both fast-forwarded through different parts because we knew something bad was going to happen, The West Wing's Donna Moss, and pigeons... several pigeons. Hosted by Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken CornwellProduced and Edited by Cole TremblayTheme music by BondHosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T...2020-07-181h 21
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #2: The Leftovers "Penguin One, Us Zero"This week, we're back to talk about the second episode of The Leftovers - "Penguin One, Us Zero" aka "What Happened to Kevin's Bagel?"Hosted by Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken CornwellProduced and Edited by Cole TremblayTheme music by BondHosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2020-07-121h 32
TV is AWESOMEEpisode #1: The Leftovers "Pilot"Lisa and Ken talk about the first episode of The Leftovers - "Pilot"Hosted by Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken CornwellProduced and Edited by Cole TremblayTheme music by BondHosts: Lisa Carroll Tremblay and Ken Cornwell Producer: Cole T.Check out our merch! TV is Awesome at Spreadshop: tv-is-awesome.myspreadshop.com2020-07-041h 01