Law And Order: Special Viewing Unit

Friends, gather round for a tale: a tale of baby breeding, con artists, Mark McGrath, Cohaagen! This episode is the kick in the butt that Aviv and Matt need to get excited about SVU after a grueling descent into madness. This episode has e v e r y t h i n g. And everyone. And somehow was partially written by Roald Dahl. Listen to find out more! Find us on twitter @SVUPodcast or drop us an email to specialviewingunit@gmail.com.Leave us a rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! Please!

Friend of the show Paige joins us for the opener of season 7!!! This episode is *rough* by 2020 standards as Stabler entraps former rapist Ray Schenkel and traumatizes an innocent young woman. It's a real laugh riot /s.Check out Paige's podcast the Filminists where she and co-host discuss films from a feminist perspective!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-filminists/id1455065882And hit us up on twitter @SVUPodcast, or for longer stuff, drop us an email at specialviewingunit@gmail.com

Okay folks, before we jump into season SEVEN (!!!), we have some mailbag to catch up on as well as Aviv discusses another famously bingeable show he's been watching. Spoiler alert: It's LOST. Double spoiler alert: LOST sucks. Hit us up @SVUPodcast on twitter, or drop us a line at specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode hosts Aviv and Matt officially hit rock bottom, and by that I mean they officially end their descent into madness with the 8th installment as they view and review season 6 episode 23 of SVU - Goliath!  The guys contemplate the answer to the question everyone is asking: why not Zoidberg?  The guys question if they've done the intro several times as they try to keep the train on the tracks.  Matt is realizing he likely won't be able to fall asleep as soon as the descent is over because of how much coffee he has consumed.  The guys make up a new month, Junaberry, and try to figure out what number episode this is.  All this and much more! Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast (which we cannot stress enough is the official podcast of Law and Order SVU, and you can take that to the bank, the blood bank senator!), or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode Aviv and Matt approach the bottom of their descent into madness with the seventh installment when they view and review season 6 episode 22 of SVU - Parts.  The guys are hopelessly hanging on to what little sanity they have left as they do a promo for 7-11 themed caffeinated beverages and Miller High Life.  The guys are tired, so very tired while recording this episode.  The moth has returned and is vexing Matt.  The guys also respond to live listener feedback via Twitter.  All that and much more madness! Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, which again we cannot stress enough is the official Twitter handle of Law and Order SVU (and you can take that to the bank, the blood bank senator!), or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

Hosts Aviv and Matt dive into the mailbag and talk about their holiday weekend.  Which holiday?  Given that time is meaningless you decide!  Matt and Cassie go to Yellowstone, and Aviv breaks his foot by falling.  Aviv gives a graphic description of the injury and the consequences of walking on it.  The guys then dive into the mailbag to respond to your comments.   Rate and review us wherever fine podcasts are sold, tweet at us @svupodcast which we cannot stress enough is the official Twitter handle of Law and Order SVU (and you can take that to the bank, the blood bank senator) or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode Matt and Aviv descend further into madness for the 6th time as they review season 6 episode 21 - Blood.  The guys are tired at this point and they are clinging to their ability to make sense.  The guys also turn into one of their shortest podcasts.  The guys struggle with math as they try to figure out how long have they been doing what they're doing.  Aviv confesses to eating an egg salad sandwich he purchased from 7-11 16 hours previously, and prepares for dying before the end of the descent.  All this and much more! Rate and review us wherever you get you podcast, tweet at us @svupodcast or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks bonus episode hosts Matt and Aviv return to everyone's favorite (minus Matt's) favorite bonus podcast series Steven Segal Sundays and review the classic film from the master - Marked for Death. Rate and review us wherever fine podcasts are sold, tweet at us @svupodcast which we cannot stress enough is the official Twitter handle for Law and Order Special Victims Unit, and you can take that to the bank...the blood bank senator. Send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode the hosts continue their descent to rock bottom of sanity in the fifth installment of the descent into madness.  Aviv and Matt view and review season 6 episode 20 of SVU - Night!  The guys are joined by very special guest and friend of the show Rob from the Immortal Landsburrys and the Cinemoddities podcast!  Aviv starts the pod by talking as though he is doing late night radio.  The guys are on hour 13 of the madness.  The guys determine they have both hit the wall of sanity at about the same time, midway through watching this weeks episode.  The three guys discuss many movies and all sorts of tangental nonsense and lose this minds.  All this and much more!Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast which we cannot stress enough is the official Twitter of Law and Order SVU and you can take that to the bank, the blood bank senator!  For longer stuff send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com Check out the Cinemoddities podcast!  Hear two guys' love for A

On this weeks episode hosts Aviv and Matt continue their slow march to the bottom of the human soul in part IV of the descent into madness; season 6 episode 19 - Intoxicated!  On this very special episode the guys welcome executive editor of Yoga Journal Lindsay Tucker to help the guys break down the nonsense of this weeks episode.  The guys get into all sorts of problems the show has, all that and much more!Give us a rate and review wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

These titles are getting longer and longer. For part three of our Descent into Madness series, Matt and Aviv tackle SVU season 6 episode 18, entitled "Pure". This episode has all the greatest special viewing hits: A Columbo impression, random movie recommendations, Batman and Heat references. We also talk about SVU at some point!Music from this episode by Ron Gallo. Find him on spotify, he rules.And find us on twitter @svupodcast, or for longer stuff, email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode the hosts descend further into madness in part II of the descent into madness, season 6 episode 17 - Rage.  Matt and Aviv already are losing their minds by berating each other at the start of the episode.  Matt has an existential crisis about who and what he is.  Aviv shares a story how he scratched his glasses.  The guys actually talk about how their weeks were, and Matt gives Cassie a huge shoutout for being awesome and taking care of him during the insane descent into madness.  Aviv reveals that he is in a hotel in Oakland during this undertaking.  All this and much more!Rate and review us wherever you get you podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, and send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this very special bonus episode of Steve Segal Sundays the guys get cozy by the fire and discuss the classic film Under Siege.  Enjoy!Rate and review us wherever you get you podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode hosts Matt and Aviv begin their slow descent into madness!  The guys begin their marathon of watching SVU then recording an episode immediately after before heading back to watch another episode for 24 hours straight.  The guys start their climb down with season 6 episode 16 - Ghost!  The guys are joined from across the pond by super fan Lilly Akseth! The guys discuss how Robocop is actually the story of Jesus.  All that and much more!Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this weeks episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 6 episode 15 of SVU - Hooked!  Aviv starts out the ep by begging for his old life back, which works on a lot of levels in the current time.  Aviv talks about how this episode was terrible for him because of his mild face blindness.  Matt confesses that from scene to scene even he could not tell the difference between characters.  The guys discuss just how oddly prescient this episode is considering it is not about the current time we live in.  The guys talk about how they do not coordinate bits or plan jokes in advance and suspect listeners can absolutely tell!  The guys discuss their misery still being stuck at home because of COVID and discuss what they're doing to stay sane.  All this and much more!Please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, and send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this special bonus episode the guys jump into the mailbag and discuss the delightful drek that is the show the Masked Singer.Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this week's episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 6 episode 14 of SVU - Game! Please note this episode was recorded before the murder for George Floyd and the nationwide protests.  Matt discovers that Aviv has blonde hair and is unsettled, and is shocked to discover Aviv had colored his hair the last time they recorded but did not notice.  Matt tells Aviv about how he and Cassie went for a drive up into the mountains to get out of the apartment.  The guys jump into the mailbag to respond to your tweets and announce that the descent into madness is coming in two weeks.  All this and much more!Please rate and review us where ever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupocast or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this bonus episode hosts Aviv and Matt share their reaction to the murder of George Floyd and discuss the idea of the Good Cop Narrative.  The hosts try to grapple and reckon with the idea of hosting a podcast about the police which often times depict police brutality.  The hosts discuss personal conversations they have had with people in law enforcement in various capacities and the problems they see based on those conversations and about the problem of police brutality writ large.Check out the article discussed in the episode and also visit 8cantwait.org to find out about the police use of force policies in your own city.8cantwait.orghttps://www.vulture.com/2020/06/tv-cops-are-always-the-main-characters.html

On this weeks episode hosts Aviv and Matt view and review season 6 episode 13 - Quarry!  This ep should not be confused with the Michael Shannon movie of the same title.  Matt asks Aviv if there are people in L.A. howling at night as they are in Denver.  The hosts then discuss the idea of clapping out the window for front line workers and if that practice is patronizing.  The guys discuss the idea of people trying to co opt odd things to make it about front line workers, Aviv's friend starts a group to yell at the ocean.  All this and much more!Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com

On this very special bonus episode hosts Aviv and Matt pour themselves a nice drink, settle in by the fire and review the Steven Segal classic - Hard to Kill. Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, tweet at us @svupodcast, or send us an email specialviewingunit@gmail.com