ReWatchable: A TV Re-Watch Podcast

ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 11, “Looks and Books,” and season 1, episode 12, “The Garage Door.”

Superfans: Jack and Karen
Newbies: Kristen

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 11, "Looks and Books":
-Did we like Lindsay's transformation in this episode?
-How do we feel about her regressing at the end?
-Do we like her old clothes?
-Did we miss the jacket?
-What are the freaks' future plans?
-We love that Lindsay stood up to the freaks in this episode.
-Who should be faulted for the crash?
-Let's talk about Cindy and Sam.
-Shouldn't Sam have known better?
-Secondhand embarrassment
-Awesome cameos ensue!
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 12, "The Garage Door":
-Daniel and Kim are the poster children for healthy relationships...yeah.
-This episode basically broke our hearts.
-Neal's dad is such a sleaze.
-Sam is so observant in this episode.
-Weir family dinners are the BEST.
-Ken finally gets a storyline!
-And he's super adorable.
-Amy is amaaaazing.
-Kim is sort of personable sometimes.
-They stayed for Ken. Awww.
-Microwaves. Technology of the future!
-Did we mention this episode broke our hearts?
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Listener feedback
-Laserdome incentive!
-Lindsay throws down!
-This show is so addicting!
-Netflix is EVIL!

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ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 9, “We've Got Spirit,” and season 1, episode 10, “The Diary.”

Superfans: Pamela and Brittany
Newbies: Ariana and Danielle

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 9, "We've Got Spirit":
-As always, Ariana has the best synopses (profanity included).
-We're totes jumping off the Nick ship. 100%.
-Are "Stage 5 Clingers" actually usually men instead of women? We give scientific evidence (really though).
-We talk about our personal experiences of school spirit and they're about as different as can be.
-SHIA LEBEOUF. He has such a beautiful baby face.
-Head cheerleader: Too controlling or awesome?
-The newbies are over Cindy. Also, we don't understand how the popular guy asked her out?
-Sam and Nick have more similarities than we realized.
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines
-We quickly discuss how Freaks and Geeks really isn't that quotable of a show. (But that's not a bad thing!)

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 10, "The Diary":
-Is Lindsey stupid or something?
-We don't understand why Kim's mom never shows any crazy tendencies in this episode. Even with the revelation that she reads Kim's diary.
-As with school spirit, we give our personal experiences with diaries.
-Are Lindsey's parents actually happy, though? Are they still happy?
-Some of us didn't have to deal with team captains and picking teams.
-Apparently not everyone has to take P.E. every day? What is this business?!
-In case you can't guess, we have feelings (and tons of stories) about prank calls.
-We get real deep about our feelings about Freaks and Geeks.
-Lindsey needs to dump them all and go back to Millie.
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Listener feedback
-So much Reba love.
-We get a very well-written argument about Nick's portrayal on the show.

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ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 7, “Carded and Discarded,” and season 1, episode 8, “Girlfriends and Boyfriends.”

Superfans: Jack
Newbies: Caitlin and Kristen

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 7, "Carded and Discarded":
-Why do boys have to be gross about girls?
-The boys are fighting over The Vampire Diaries' Vicki Donovan, so that's pretty cool.
-Is Maureen the coolest new kid ever? Probably.
-Is Jack the only one who genuinely thought that Harris and Bill are related?
-Our love for Mr. Rosso knows no bounds. You rock that guitar, Mr. Rosso.
-We're not the fake ID types and we're totally okay with that.
-The ladies give Jack the low-down on SATs, ACTs, and why you can't just slack off during your senior year of high school.
-Lindsey's skewed view of herself/identity crisis really comes into focus in this episode.
-This is not Parks and Rec ReWatchable. (Or is it?)
-PIT (or Pit?) is real and Kristen explains it all.
-John Francis Daley has a great reaction face.
-The hosts all agree on their feelings about Nick in this episode.
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 8, "Girlfriends and Boyfriends":
-Interesting points on Lindsey collecting opinions about herself.
-Were Lindsey's parents helpful or did they give conflicting opinions/vibes on Lindsey dating Nick?
-Caitlin has an "icky feeling" about Nick when he's around Lindsey.
-Is Nick taking boyfriend/girlfriend cues from the people around him? Is that why things are so awkward with him?
-Jack doesn't like Cindy? You don't say!
-The rest of the hosts don't have that strong of an opinion on Cindy.
-Kristen's theory is that Cindy is purposefully "friend-zoning" Sam. Innnnnnnnnteresting.
-We're definite fans of Gordon.
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Listener feedback
-We get (rightfully) called out about our inconsistency in what we refer to the characters as. Sorry, we just don't know the character names all that well yet!
-Like Freaks and Geeks? We have a few other suggestions for shows and movies that you should try.
-We got a "5 stars... duh" review and it makes us super happy.

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ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 5, “Tests and Breasts,” and season 1, episode 6, “I'm With the Band.”

Superfans: Brittany
Newbies: Danielle and Kristen

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 5, "Tests and Breasts":
-Even though she's not on the episode, Ariana is all over this episode with her sass.
-James Franco as Harry Potter? He's totes the "chosen one."
-How does our view of James Franco taint our view of Daniel as a character? Is he playing a version of James Franco at this point in his career? (BTW, yes, we're all Team James Franco, thank you very much.)
-Did Lindsey make a good decision or did the entire situation make us want to shake her?
-We tell our stories about the lies we got caught in. Even worse, they were lies that our parents had to get involved with.
-Not that we've ever done it, but we know the right way to cheat and Lindsay's way isn't the right way.
-James Franco isn't a total d-bag in this episode because he tries to help Sam, even if it wasn't in the best way possible.
-The geeks and their storyline is one of our favorite things in this show. This sex ed plot is perfect for them.
-We discuss the semantics of labeling the characters "freaks" and "geeks."
-We recount our health class and sex ed class experiences (Don't worry, we don't go too much in depth).
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 6, "I'm With the Band":
-Ariana's sass is on point.
-Jason Segel isn't an awful drummer, right? Right?
-Jason Segel's Nick is Danielle's mock-musician spirit animal.
-JOSH FROM HEAVYWEIGHTS. Also, this band could go on tour right now and we'd totally be front row.
-Brittany blows our minds while detailing a simple thread/trend that runs through episodes 3-6.
-We don't want Jason Segel to become the Gale to Lindsey's Katniss.
-Showering in the middle of the day in high school: Is this real life?
-Where did the soap, towels, and flip flops come from? They had no notice from when they were told to shower to when they had to shower!
-The sassy John Francis Daley shot that's all over Tumblr finally showed up on our screen and it's GLORIOUS.
-Questions on bullying and its place.
-How old is Harris, anyway?
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Listener feedback
-Biff Tannen as a sex-ed teacher? Alternate reality indeed!
-Marshmallow love! SO here for it.
-Mailbox smashing is somehow a thing. How RUDE.

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ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 3, “Tricks and Treats,” and season 1, episode 4, “Kim Kelly Is My Friend.”

Superfans: Pam and Karen
Newbies: Kristen and Caitlin

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 3, "Tricks and Treats":
-Alliteration!
-Boys will be boys.
-Some of us have some horror stories about riding the bus.
-Fun Dip. Ah, nostalgia.
-Favorite candies?
-Did we have a "cool teacher" in high school?
-What were the hardest books we read in high school?
-How did we feel about Kim in this episode?
-Nick Andopolis or Ann Perkins?
-We love Millie.
-And Mrs. Weir really loves Halloween.
-She feels honestly so attacked right now.
-How old is too old for trick or treating?
-Lindsay's so bad at tricking.
-It's totally a felony to mess with mailboxes.
-Poor, poor Sam.
-Would we have ratted our siblings out, or the other way around?
-Why didn't Sam tell on his sister?
-Lindsay can't fit in anywhere.
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 4, "Kim Kelly Is My Friend":
-Who's Rashida Jones?
-Is Karen a secret nerd?
-(Not ReWatchable Karen -- she's definitely not a *secret* nerd.)
-Did we think Kim was setting Lindsay up again?
-TV teacher logic. Sigh.
-Did we feel bad for Kim?
-Who's the bigger geek?
-Kim's no good very bad day.
-Nick is so clueless.
-Why did Kim decide to stay in Sam's room?
-Caitlin really hates Dan.
-Was it realistic how quickly they got back together?
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Listener feedback
-Karen's gonna do her best Kim Kelly impersonation if you rate us five stars.
-Lots of people want us to do Heroes next.
-And we get a couple other suggestions.
-Plus a ReWatchable-ception!

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ReWatchable is taking a break this week from recapping Freaks and Geeks and celebrating our 100th episode with a Google Hangout celebration!

The 100th episode celebration partygoers: Caitlin, Danielle, Brittany, Ariana, Kristen, Mitch, and Karen!

Watch the live episode below:

The ReWatchable 100th episode celebration!
-Danielle fails at a countdown. And at starting the podcast.
-Putting host names and voices to faces! (And Mitch is back!)
-Ariana did some research and tells us which host was in the most amount of episodes! (It's kind of obvious, but still fun!)
-The hosts talk about the most memorable recording moments.
-Rewatchable introduced us to quite a few new things (and people)!
-Karen joins the Hangout with her gorgeous model hair.
-We love listener feedback, both good and bad. #BitterCluckingWitchHens
-The hosts give each other fun auxiliary awards and Ariana's is obviously the best.
-Caitlin does her world famous "Boulder" impersonation.
-Karen's hair is so big because it's full of secrets.
-We finally get validation that people are actually watching our ReWatchable hangout live!
-Some of the hosts recount their memories of the first time they met each other in person and it's adorable.
-Kristen gets twitter love for the awesome Teen Wolf Jackson portrait on her wall.
-We made it onto a listener's TV!
-What's an episode of ReWatchable without a few random, long tangents?
-The hosts talk about what shows they wish we would cover on ReWatchable.
-Dancing, singing, fireworks, and snacks!
-Danielle rushes through the quickest thank you/sign-off ever, but we all totally nail it.

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ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 1, “Pilot,” and season 1, episode 2, “Beers and Weirs.”

Superfans: Brittany and Jack
Newbies: Ariana and Danielle

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 1 "Pilot"
-Ariana combines poetry and potheads to make our first sassy synopsis of the season.
-We're never going to call the characters by their character names. Like, ever.
-Our thoughts on Linda Cardellini/Lindsay Weir/The Brunette: Lovable or ehhh?
-#TeamWeirdDecathlonGirl
-Being nice doesn't equal being in love.
-There's always some sort of detour into ATLA territory.
-SO many fun cameos in this first episode, including an actor from Flash Forward, a show that nobody seems to remember.
-Initial newbie thoughts on the show: Not in love, but definitely in "like."
-Random thoughts because there's not much to discuss in the pilot episode.
-Dodgeball aka "Let's all throw stuff at people!"
-Jack hates Cindy and we don't understand at all.
-Favorite scenes (Danielle mixes up Seth Rogan and Jason Segel and it's painful.)
-Favorite lines

Freaks and Geeks season 1, episode 2 "Beers and Weirs"
-We explore the term "kegger" and try to be urban dictionaries as we all have different definitions.
-Our discussion of keggers turns into a sort of contest to see who had the lamest high school experience.
-Everybody tells Linda "You do you, girl" and we love how true to life that is!
-Ariana tells us how Linda Cardellini is, essentially, Sarah Marshall.
-Freaks and Geeks isn't "preachy" PSA, thank goodness.
-After recording most of the podcast episode, we still don't know the characters by name. Good thing we have our nicknames.
-Favorite scenes
-Favorite lines

Listener feedback
-Come join our Google hangout party next time to catch Karen's drunk-on-fake-beer dance moves.
-We pimp our personal Twitter accounts because why not? It's a new round of ReWatchable!
-The newbies (mainly Danielle) form a non-binging support group.
-Yay! A brand new listener!
-There's always time for some VMars love.
-ReWatchable is named someone's favorite Hypable podcast in an iTunes review!

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ReWatchable is back and starting a brand new show! Join us to learn a little bit about Freaks and Geeks and your hosts for this round.

Discussion:
-We get a throwback intro from Danielle!
-Where can you contact us?
-What's Freaks and Geeks all about?
-We run down the different jobs of each host.
-Then we introduce you to the superfans.
-Pam is new to ReWatchable!
-Brittany knows a lot of background about the show.
-Our Australian, Jack, appears from the wild!
-Karen has a confession to make.
-Then we introduce you to the newbies.
-Caitlin's been here since the beginning.
-Danielle has returned!
-It's been a while since we heard Kristen.
-Danielle reads Ariana's spot on introductory message.

Listener feedback
-You didn't think we forgot about those incentives, did you?
-Everyone is excited we're doing Korra in the future!
-And plenty of people are excited for Freaks and Geeks, too.
-Some listeners tell us if they're joining as newbies or superfans.
-We mention the horror of the ATLA movie again.
-Make sure you stick around after the outro!

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ReWatchable is back to finish off Avatar: The Last Airbender with one last hurrah.

The Superfans:
-Natalie leads the superfans in a discussion about their final thoughts on the show.
-Has anything changed for them?
-We even work in The Dress to the conversation.
-And everyone has a lot of feelings.
-Watch the shorts with us!
-What's your sign?
-Which element would you bend?
-The superfans know facts out the butt.
-Korra was stressful.
-Will there be a new show?
-But that movie, man.
-Have you read Ariana's highlights article?
-Has Michal been cheating on us?
-Everyone is excited about Korra, though!

Listener feedback
-This is how wars start.
-Lion turtles were mentioned before. Once.
-Here's the amazing mug.
-Dear ReWatchable listener, we're happy we could be there for you.
-We also talk about the timeline.

The Newbies
-We really hated the movie.
-AND THE PRONUNCIATION.
-We kind of like Uncle Iroh.
-But Sokka was terrible.
-We find out how Katara and Sokka were cast.
-There was some potential here.
-What about the guy who plays Aang?
-We just need to stop talking about this now.
-Which characters are our favorites?
-Favorite moments and episodes?
-Zutara meets Nicholas Sparks?
-Aang needs to have babies.
-We talk about our signs, too.
-And our bending abilities.
-As well as Ariana's article.
-How excited are we for Korra?

Listener feedback
-Best iTunes incentive ever?
-Unfortunately, Ariana is not the Azula voice actress.
-Visit this Avatar Battleships page for the glorious top comment.
-Why was Aang's earthbending so good in the end?

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ReWatchable is back to recap and discuss Avatar: The Last Airbender season 3, episode 20, "Sozin's Comet, Part 3 - Into the Inferno," and season 3, episode 21, "Sozin's Comet, Part 4 - Avatar Aang."

Superfans: Natalie. Newbies: Karen, Brittany, and Ariana.

Avatar: The Last Airbender season 3, episode 20, “Into the Inferno," and episode 21, "Avatar Aang":
-How do we feel about Azula's decline into madness?
-Did we think Ursa was really there with Azula?
-Did Azula really think her mother loved her?
-The agni kai music was beautiful and very different.
-Why wasn't Katara contributing?
-Is Katara technically the firelord?
-Dodgy spoilers.
-Katara's freezing move was amazing!
-What's going to happen to Azula now?
-We find out!
-We have some Zutara theories...
-Should Katara have used bloodbending?
-Why did the firelord crisp the world?
-Why didn't Toph burn up inside her metal suit?
-Were we afraid someone was going to die?
-Will Sokka ever get Space Sword back?
-Suki is so awesome.
-We loved seeing the non-benders in action.
-Did they need Paku and Bumi?
-Will there be any lady benders in the White Lotus?
-Okay, how did Bumi become king?
-We're so glad Iroh got a good redemption story.
-Let's talk about the fight with Ozai.
-Did we think Aang was going to kill him?
-What's the thing with the lionturtle?
-We have some questions about the energy bending.
-We're so mad we still have to deal with #nocomment.
-Are we happy with the way Ozai was defeated?
-Were the jokes too much?
-How did we feel about Zuko and Mai's reunion?
-But Zuko and Aang.
-Teens rule the world. Is that okay?
-Where's Ursa?
-Can Iroh just be Zuko's real father?
-We just can't let Zutara go.
-Favorite scenes (x2).
-Favorite lines (x2).

Listener feedback
-You guys ready for the ultimate iTunes review incentive to ever hit ReWatchable?
-We delve into into the history of the iTunes review incentives.
-Natalie breaks down the different comics for the series.
-Did you listen to the Bruno Mars recap?
-Hey! We're doing Freaks and Geeks next!
-And then we're doing The Legend of Korra!
-We're still picking on Mitch. Because we love him.
-Tell us which nation you think we each belong to!

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