Best Seat on the Couch

We've got our first ever guest on Best Seat on the Couch this episode, and Jess is excited to join the gang on our emotional roller coaster adventure on Makoto Shinkai's Kimi no Na wa, otherwise known as Your Name. The film is best experienced without any prior knowledge of its premise or plot, so if you haven't watched the movie, please stop reading this blurb and give it a go. What can be said is that all six of us ended up in various levels of tears by the end credits, and that we unanimously

Hot on the heels of last week's episode, we round out our discussion on Cartoon Network's Steven Universe with discussions on both Steven Universe: The Movie (occurring two years after the events of Season 5) and Steven Universe: Future (a 1-season epilogue to the series). The Movie and Future keep nearly all of the great aspects of the original, like incredible music and excellent character development, while also introducing a completely new set of circumstances and issues that Steven has to

What happens when Iris wants to discuss one of her favorite TV shows of all time, but only 3 out of the 5 of us have watched it? You get our episode on Cartoon Network's Steven Universe! This relatively young cartoon is near and dear to Iris's heart and has gorgeous animation, beautifully colored backdrops, powerful musical performances from broadway-grade singers, and strong and no-nonsense LGBTQ+ representation, all packed into an educational, humorous, and heartwarming kids show. Join Michael and

Our first of many Disney-focused episodes highlights the 1991 animated masterpiece Beauty and the Beast, one of many classics of the Disney Renaissance era of animated films. Self-proclaimed Disnerd Danielle spearheads the gang's discussion on animation, the musical aspects of the movie (yes, some of us sing in this episode), stockholm syndrome, and the absolute unit that is Gaston. Danielle also MC's our second Trivia Corner, with even more obscure trivia for us to collectively pull our hair out

In this episode, the gang pays tribute to legendary Japanese director/filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and the talented team at Studio Ghibli with a discussion on 2001 animated film Spirited Away. In addition to our collective fangirling over the gorgeous visuals and captivating story that cements the movie's legendary status, we also discuss Miyazaki's motifs and social commentary, his emphasis on strong female characters, and Ghibli's masterful presentation of mouthwatering animated food. Content warning:

We pick up right where we left off from our previous episode to discuss Avatar: The Last Airbender's sequel, The Legend of Korra, another phenomenal animated TV series from Nickelodeon and worthy successor to the legendary story of ATLA. We discuss things like great episodes, memorable scenes, shortcomings, comparisons to its predecessor, and where Mako ranks on Danielle's top 8 animated character crushes (number 7 will blow your mind). Content warning: SPOILERS, strong language.

In our opening episode, we talk about critically acclaimed Nickelodeon TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, recently added to Netflix and mainstay of our collective childhoods. Tune in to fanboy with us about our favorite characters, episodes, and moments, and stick around for our first ever Trivia Corner, where we attempt to answer ridiculously obscure Avatar trivia to questionable success. Content warning: SPOILERS, strong language.

Welcome to Best Seat on the Couch. In this prequel episode, we talk about animated media and our personal histories growing up with some of the greatest animated movies and TV shows of the 80's and 90's as well as those we're watching in the present day. Content warning: strong language.