Is anyone else truly convinced that Sterling is one of the most authentic, joyful, level, thoughtful, and aware humans in the world? Hearing his thoughtful reactions and watching his gleeful responses to these stories and memories just reminds me so much why I gravitated to Randall as my favorite character in this show. To be clear, EVERYONE from this show is an exceptional human. But there's something about Sterling that just makes me feel like he could make a friend out of anyone in the world.
Oh yeah!!! My favorite character and watching this podcast I felt like hugging him (would love and freak out with the others, too), but Sterling looks like relatable to Randall, I love him! That's it! ❤
How Mandy didn't get awards year after year for her portrayal of Rebecca is beyond me. This entire cast though was amazing. The show had me laugh and cry and everything in between.
Since 2016, This is Us had been the only emmy best drama nominated show that wasn’t rated R. It was the only show where there was no violence, profanity, nudity. It was about life as it is. So perfect.
Mandy's comment about the music is SO spot-on. As soon as I hear certain songs from the show, I have an immediate visceral response. My body can't help but respond to it. I have already saved a few of my faves to my UA-cam Music collection. The music is a character that is crucial to this story.
@19:12 This Is Us started a month after my dad was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer and I started watching because I heard nothing but amazing things (and who doesn't love Mandy Moore?), but only made it barely past the pool episode where Jack gives Kate his t-shirt. Realizing that Jack was dead in the current timeline was so heavy on my heart then that I could only come in for bits and pieces because the emotional weight was too heavy. My dad died the following January, so just 5 months after being diagnosed. I followed the cast on social media and watched clips on UA-cam, but couldn't tune in full time again because the trauma was too much. It wasn't until early January this year that I could watch all the way through and it was a roller coaster. I identify a lot with Kate - weight issues beginning in childhood, guilt, daddy's girl - and watching her get her life together has given me a lot of hope. The cast as a whole, how they show what it's like living after loss including the good, the bad, the ugly, took such wonderful care of me. It was like chicken soup when you're feeling sick; comfort when your heart's broken. This Is Us held such a special place in my heart in the beginning, but I couldn't accept it in its entirety until 7 years later and I'm grateful. The Pearson family + all its extensions are my comfort characters and I'm glad to have a visual reference for what grief feels like when someone asks. My heart is so full that you all started this podcast. The This Is Us family (writers, producers, cast, etc.) deserve it all.
Thank you for sharing your story and beautiful commentary on what the show means to you and so many of us. This was free Tuesday night therapy! I came late to the This Is Us party (started watching in 2018) binge watched to catch up; watching until the finale. Started it a AGAIN in late 2022, in its entirety then again in May 2023 (after my Mother passed from a 6+ year battle from Alz). Each time I saw/caught something or FELT something that I hadn't before; that's when you know a show is more than "entertainment". I am so grateful to see the camaraderie amongst the cast. This podcast lets me know they understand the impact the "Pearsons" made in our lives.
I’ll never ever forget when this first episode premiered. I was 14.. in the hospital receiving chemo and in my first few months of treatment for childhood leukemia. My mom put on nbc so she could watch… I wasn’t quite sure if I would like it.. but I vividly remember when it started stopping in my tracks walking out of the bathroom with my IV pole.. and just being in awe. And watched how that show took us on a journey in just one episode. It was the most beautiful and meaningful episode of television I had ever seen. And over the course of the 6 years it just continued to blow me away. There is an ending scene I believe in the final scene where “to build a home” plays.. and I just remember thinking., that’s what this show is all about. The music and the ending sequences that go along with it that gives you another piece of this families story and has you on the edge of your seat ready to see what happens next. I’m thrilled to say on Thursday this week on May 16th I will be 6 years off chemo. This show truly took my mom and on a wild ride as our life was taking us on a wild ride. You all are amazing. I’m so thrilled for this podcast and cannot wait to rewatch this beautiful series. 💗
Mandy is an incredible actor. The different phases of her life that she pulled off was so good. I'm starting to navigate life with an aging mother, a father that passed and a wife that needs care and this show just connects to me on all three levels. Huge fan.
THIS IS US was the best drama TV i have ever seen. The writing was magical. The talent was extroidainary. I just saw all 6 seasons on Netflix. Cried every episode.
This Is Us came out at a formidable time in my life. I was 48, going back to school for my MBA, and my children were out of the house. My emotions were complicated. My husband's grief process as an empty nester was so very different from mine, we didn't speak the same language. We both had difficult bosses and work situations that added to our challenges as individuals and as a couple. I began writing my first novel around this time and between watching your show and writing my truth as a fictional journey of building relationships, they both healed me, through time. I felt akin to Rebecca when she gave up singing. I totally relate to Kate in her weight loss journey. I am Randall's twin with the anxiety and OCD behaviors. I fell in love with Toby and his grand romantic gestures. I loved Jack and his love story with Rebecca. When Randall and Beth had problems and made it through, it gave me hope for my marriage. My husband and I will be celebrating 31 years of marriage next month the same week my 3rd book comes out. What a difference 8 years makes! Thank you for making this podcast! And Chris? If my 4th book gets turned into a movie, you are my first choice to play the male protagonist 😊
What a wonderful life story, Shawn! Blessings for all subsequent writing and your wonderful spouse. It's beautiful how you found your way through the empty nesting. I love hearing how we all transitioned along with The Pearsons ❤
I started watching this is us with my neighbor April both of us had beat cancer very recently. Every week I would go to her house and we would watch the show and drink wine and eat popcorn. Cancer come back later for April during the series and unfortunately she did not make it to the end of the series but I thought of her every episode from that point on. We both loved the show gor its realness, we loved all the characters and I'm gonna enjoy this podcast remembering April. Rest well AA!
This is not the podcast I had expected on my 2024 Bingo card! This is wonderful, and I would like to hand a massive thank you to Mandy, Sterling and Chris for bringing this gift to us. Looking forward to future guests and upcoming episodes.
I lost a child at 16 weeks and then two years later, we adopted a African American baby. This show really spoke to me and helped me heal Thanks for taking on so many issues during your show.
I remember this pilot like it was yesterday. My jaw dropped! Now 8 years later, I'm re-watching this series with my teenage daughters and sobbing through all of it all over again! We are so excited for the podcast!
I’ve been avoiding rewatching the pilot and the show in general for a while now… simply because I don’t want to go through that emotional rollercoaster again! But I think it’s about time that I sat down and really considered rewatching the show. It is, after all, one of my all-time favorites that I’ve tuned in for since the very beginning. And when I tell you all that I cried in literally every single damn episode, it’s an understatement. Anyway, this show means everything to me because of how realistic it is and how real and genuine the characters are. The writing is on another level, and I’ll forever be grateful and thankful for everyone’s involvement in the making of this show. “This Is Us” taught me about the importance of family and it’s such a huge source of comfort for me because family (blood or not) is everything. And the love that comes with it knows no bounds. It’s infinite and all around us! We can’t feel it, but it’s there because of the people we choose to share it with. ❤️ (I might have somewhat referenced “A Walk To Remember” that starred Mandy with that previous quote but I swear it wasn’t intentional until I reread what I wrote!) Also, the show is like therapy to me because of the amount of crying I spent doing. I’m an overly sensitive and emotional person, and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. Crying is the most human thing we could ever do. It’s an expression that connects us to our humanity the most. And the reason I cried a lot while watching was because of the story of these fictional characters. It’s so similar to so many things I’ve witnessed throughout my life (some were about my own and others were about other people’s lives). The way it’s been crafted in such a cohesive and authentic manner that touches the audience is impressive, and it’s one of the main reasons why we all loved the show and continued to support it over the years. We can all relate to it simply because of how much thought was put into it to make us understand what the characters are going through. Once again, I can’t thank you all enough for creating this masterpiece, and the three of you now for deciding to do this podcast. It came at the right time for me and it’s very necessary for me to revisit it with you. This is going to be such an intense and emotional ride, and I’m looking forward to hearing more of every little thing you’ve got in store for us! 🥰
The music alone on the show was such an integral part of the experience for me. So much emotion wrapped up in all of it. Ahhh I’m so excited for this podcast!! 🩵
I thought I had came to terms with the show ending. I thought I had proper closure. Now I am realizing I have not! I miss you guys more than ever! I feel like I lost family members
I am so happy that I found this! I just finished watching the entire show from the beginning about a month ago so this is perfect to keep the memories alive. Best show I’ve ever watched!
What was so magical about this show was the flash forwards and flashbacks. They were done so effortlessly to tell the story but we all know it was a lot of work to be able to pull off well! It was so neat that there were different actors and actress for all of the ages of the cast. Well done!
My favorite show ever! Thank you for coming together to do this. I miss the nights when This is Us was on. There is a large void still. All of you made such a great impact on so many of us.
Man, I couldnt even finish this show because it was so deeply emotional and i was newly single at the time. It made me feel lonely, watching it alone. When i saw the ad for this podcast, I knew it was time to rewatch. Im rewatching it slowly and i am LOOOOVING this podcast
Only 25 minutes in and it's like I'm back in 2016. Y'all are as authentic in real life as you were in your beautiful show. I'm sure I'll comment again, but I have to say for now, hearing y'all voice the commercials is just THE BEST! Sterling at the beginning of the Ritual commercial had me laughing out loud. Love y'all and your incredible talent so much.
This IS US is my all-time favorite show and nothing will ever knock it down into second place. Beth Pearson was my girl! ❤️ My ALL-TIME favorite line of hers was, “This marriage only works because I do the bending.” 🤯 I wanted so badly for them to make a T-shirts out of that quote! My friends and I talk about that line all the time!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This podcast it's such a gift towards the show fan's. I was really moved by each and every episode. And now seeing the way you interact with each other, it makes me happy to see that the show created true connection between you guys. This is every fan's dream come true. Sending lots of love from Brazil!
I watched This Is Us every week with great anticipation and emotional highs and lows. This emotional roller coaster was so well performed by all the actors that it became addictive. Now I’m watching the podcast That Was Us of the Pilot. So excited to watch and grateful that you decided to do this. The expose of the background and inner workings of the show, which fans did not get to watch on the show is very interesting. The hosts describe and analyze parts of the episode so eloquently and intelligently. Great idea and can’t wait for the next.
I met Mandy Moore years ago in Hawaii. She was so nice and she’s always been gorgeous. Got a photo & got a cd of hers signed. She’s an incredible actress especially in This Is Us & A Walk To Remember movie. And her singing is top notch. Beautiful voice. 🎥 📺 🎙️
I watched this show in one week... I don't know why I waited so long, but to be honest... two boxes of tissues finished in the easiest way I could imagine. Beautiful stories.
This is us has been one of my favorite shows since I found it on Hulu back in 2017! I am a child of divorce and watching the Pearson family struggle in similar ways that I did has been an incredible experience! I have the notifications on and will be listening to every episode! Thank you for this show and thank you this podcast!
OMG could not love on Sterling K Brown anymore his excitement and vibe is everything, Mandy and Chris Sullivan are both legends but you bring all the emotion! Cant wait to see more of your reactions to the coming episodes
My friend and former student, Stacey would text each other before each episode and then call each other after to talk and share our feelings. I miss those calls as it was such a special time and feeling. It was truly my golden hour of the week that I loved. The writing, acting, and filming of the scenes were incredibly memorable. Huge fan of the series.
Chris is so right with the observation about all the prominent TV actors. It really makes it feel just like the show - existing in all times and no times and specific times all at the same time. Our memories of the 80s, 90s, 60s, etc., are already so shaped by our memories of TV. And this show totally uses that language.
We are bingewatching the show again. Watched 10 episodes last night. I'm now listening to the podcast and seeing things with your eyes. We loved the show so much and I am so thrilled to have this oppertunity to watch it again with you guys! I'll be caught up in a few weeks. Love you guys!!! XOXO
I’m a late watcher who just finished the show years late. The tears I have cried for this show while laughing sometimes was so much. Never for another show before. I feel like I processed stuff in my own family and got some prep work for what it will be like to deal with a few more things in the future. Thank you for this podcast. It’s a little thing allowing me to hold on during a valley moment. 🙏🏾
I just about freaked when I saw the This Was Us instagram page made thinking, “what could this possibly be?!?” I absolutely LOVED this first episode of the podcast and can’t wait for the rest! Even though I don’t deeply resonate in personal ways with This Is Us, I cry and laugh almost every episode ❤️ The first time I watched the show through was with my sister years ago (she told me about it) and now my husband and I (we’re newly married) are on the last season of the show so I am re-watching it for the second time! My husband is in love with the show the same way as I am. This Is Us is left and continues to leave me speechless… honestly. Incredible. Love you all
This entire series was pure nostalgia (the flashback scenes) for me, as an Xennial! Not quite Gen X, not quite Millennial, the Big 3 were just like me (I'm a year older)! The childhood toys, games, Kate did a lot of things I did when I was little. We are a subgroup that people often forget about!
The true content starts at 2:41. I delayed watching the series finale for a year because I couldn't bear saying goodbye to the wonderful characters of this show! I cannot express how excited and happy I am to see this podcast come into fruition and accessible to us here at no cost! I missed hearing each of their voices soo much.
I was so excited to hear you guys were doing a podcast on the show. I didn’t intend to rewatch the show but I was definitely tuning in for this. Now I’m going to rewatch! Also, I know it’s the first episode but I think you all really do a great job at co-hosting. Sometimes when there are more than two hosts, there’s a lot of talking over each other and sometimes people don’t get to say what they want. I love how you allow space for each of you to speak and even ask questions that allow every voice and opinion to be shared.
Just joined on for the ride of reliving all this… it’s my favourite show I’ve ever watched but it was so heartbreaking that I don’t think I could go through that again. It had such a physical and emotional effect on me. It’s special to now listen to my favourite tv people talk about my favourite show. My favourite was Randall because of his huge heart, ambition and determination to lead and be the one everyone depends on even though he had hard times. Such a strong character.
it’s very surprising to me how much i think about this is us weekly. this is exactly what i needed after rewatching already for 3 times from start to finish.
I had watched many dramas prior to This is US. The level of connectivity, the level of relatability, the way you all were able to draw us in. You made it IMPOSSIBLE to be impartial. You demanded emotional investment and I was happy to comply 😊
Running to turn on the tv now to rewatch from the beginning. I watched it the first time thru with my husband (now ex-husband, kind of a Kate and Toby situation). As a transracial adoptee, I felt so much of this so much. Brb going to be crying my eyes out. Thank you creator cast and crew for the gift of this show.
The first time I started this show I was 20. I had been having panic attacks from the time I was about 8 until 22. I wanted to love this show, but I had a bad panic attack watching an episode (totally unrelated) but I could tell this show was going to be heavy and it was just hard to concentrate on. I ended up starting the show back in September of 2023 and finished it early this year. Wow. Hands down one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I’m so so happy I gave it a second chance. ❤ Congratulations on the podcast, I will be tuning into every episode!
I had no idea what this show was. I was upset because Justin Hartley was leaving Y&R, so I tuned in when I found out where he was going. I was hooked after the first episode! I've watched certain episodes over and over...crying every time. I miss this show, I wish it could have lasted a little longer. Thank you for this podcast and Im so happy I found it!
“Beth is the rock” yes Sterling K Brown. Thank you for giving the respect Beth deserves. She is literally my favorite character and when I saw her get that dance studio and seeing her dance again I literally was in tears because that woman deserved to have her dream become reality
I just got to season 4 for the 3rd time and then I heard about this podcast. I'm SO HAPPY, I really needed this!!! God bless you all, so excited u decided to do this!
This TV show was my weekly therapy session. I don’t think there wasn’t an episode I haven’t cried. So many triggers I had with things I went through during my childhood/ teenage years. Thank you so much for doing this. The best and most honest TV show ever!
The best show I have ever watched, the emotions it gave, from low to high. The younger castings were absolutely spot on, I've watched it more times than I can count❤
It is so good to see them again. The Pilot was a magical moment in TV. They could have probably done one more season but it’s ok they ended when they did.
OMG! Can't fully express how I feel about this rewatch podcast and how big the series was to me. I really appreciate this, as watching the podcast is a highlight of my day just as the series was. Thank you!
I absolutely LOVED this podcast as much as I love every single episode of the 6 seasons. I just rewatched the show on Netflix, I can’t get away from you guys!!! Thank you for making real stories on television, thank you for being honest and raw.
Best show ever I couldn't get into it at first (besides the 1st few episodes) but then some time had gone by, I had a son, etc. I truly think I was supposed to watch it at this time in my life.... The ending where Randall talks about his mom squeezing his hand and wondering what it could be. That shook me up. My grandpa passed from dementia and the last 3 days of his life he was in a coma in hospice. I didnt leave his side. Towards the end he squeezed my hand as I was talking to him & I will never forget it 💞 This show is gonna be a hard one to move on from but I'm truly glad I got to watch it. This Podcast is amazing to help us move on as well 😅
I have a playlist I listen to whenever I'm travelling with the entire This is Us playlist (+ all Mandy Moore albums) and it never fails to move me to my very core. I'm looking at the hills in Argentina (where I'm from) and the warmth and love from this show engulfs me and makes me smile (and sometimes cry). The music from this show is so underrated, from the original compositions to the specific songs used in some scenes... But of course, it's the talent of the actors what makes everything click together. I've loved This is Us since 2016, I've watched it a few more times since then and I am so happy you have decided to start this podcast. I am currently rewatching the show one episode at a time with you, and I am thankful to be able to enjoy it like this. Thank you. A huge fan from Buenos Aires
Honestly, I find the show "This is Us" really amazing, I mean in the time I first started watching the show on demand in the NBC news channel, back when I was still a junior in high school two years ago and when I was still 17-years-old(in the year 2022), I didn't understand some things I experienced in the first episodes since I was still learning a lot of things in my classes and since I was still trying to learn a lot of things adults would know, and then when I started watching every episode after, I got to learn a lot of things from it, especially things I know any person would go through in real life, and unlike anyone who knew about the show since the time it came or cried a lot from everything in the series, I didn't cry for whatever I saw and learned, and when I first started watching the series, there was also a time when my big sister found out about that and when she told me she knew about the series and that she used to find pictures of it in the subway stations in the year it was released(in 2016, and in that year in September which was two months after my 11th birthday in July), and when my dad found out, he said the same thing, that he knew the series and used to see pictures of it in the subway stations and I was honestly surprised because I never heard of the series and because I never noticed, and since was just a kid and wasn't that much smart at that time, and as I watched every episode until the next one, I even found some things that make me feel like I would want some of those things that showed for Jack, Rebecca, and their children when they were young since in my childhood, it was really different, like I couldn't talk that much to people, I didn't know what words people said and what the meanings of them were, especially in the movies and TV shows I watched, grew up with, and everything else like that until now, and the way how I saw how they had a really nice and beautiful mother, it sometimes made me wish I had a mother just like that since my mom is a lot different, she had me in an older age which was 41-years-old in the time I was born which was in the year 2005, she didn't know some things that any other person in New York(which I live in since I live in Jamaica Queens, New York) would know about, and lot of other things like that too, and some things I learned in the series was also things that I even got to learn in my US history class and English class, like for example how Jack had an abusive and drunk father, how it's hard to forget things that happened in the Vietnam War which would sometimes make you go insane about it sometimes to some people, it's all like things I learned in my classes, and other things like how Kate told Madison her secret on how she likes being fat(sorry if I have to say that since I take things seriously and since I don't want to sound insulting since I'm wise and smart and not like all the other idiotic kids we have until now who use insults as jokes and stuff like that, and since I was born in a generation which had smarter people) and how Madison told Kate about her secret which was a mental thing she had since middle school and when they both became best friends, it makes me wish that I had friends since I never had any, and since I'm an 18-year-old boy who would want requirements on how I would want my own best friend to be, especially that same thing for what type of girlfriend I would want, and I even got to learn things that would help me get even smarter like what "mild cognitive impairment" was and everything else like that too, and the show was really great, and my family found it nice that I watched it since they also wanted me to watch shows that was for adults and not always the shows I like watching every time which are for kids and which I learn things from as well too, and I want to say to you guys that you were really great in the show, how you acted as people who would make people like me learn a lot of lessons and things in life, showing me things that would sometimes relate to things that happens for my family, and everything like that, you guys were great, also I want to say to Mandy Moore that I really liked how you were in the series, how you sometimes sang songs in the series like how you did in my childhood movie Tangled, how you showed how you're great being a nice lady like how you did in some of my childhood movies like Brother Bear 2 and Racing Stripes(which came in the same year I was born in like that first/movie episode of season 9 of Thomas and friends called "Calling all engines", that first/movie episode of season 4 of Kim Possible called "So the drama", and other movies I know of and sometimes grew up with like King Kong, Robots, Madagascar, and all those other movies), and I also wanted to say happy birthday to you since it happened last month(in April) and happy mother's day to you which happened 4 days ago since I feel great talking to an actress who I'm a huge fan of and who I know from the movies and things I grew up with like most of the actors I know of until now, and thank you guys for the nice podcast.
In the 6-7 years that this show was on, it helped me so much through my family’s journey, the story itself is nothing like my life but certain moments and circumstances hit home, and helped me navigate and understand (rightly or wrongly) the way life works at times. Some of the episodes, when William & Randall take their road trip ( Memphis 💔) were the most memorable for me as I lost my dad and brother I didn’t get to say goodbye to either of them or attend Dads funeral, ( strangely enough it’s my dads anniversary this week and it might be too much to say that it’s a sign from above, but that’s the way I’m feeling it!), so that episode with William and Randall will stay with me forever! (and when Beth finally gets the postcard…..oh Lord!!) Anyway I’m so glad that I will be able to be in your company and catch up on old times again, really looking forward to it 😊
I love all of these people, but yes, Randall's genuineness and deep humanity is something we need more of in the world. Now I will admit, I was hoping they'd literally "RE-WATCH' the Pilot and now I will have to find it on Hulu or Netflix!
When we came home from the hospital with our new baby boy this May, I started watching the show all over again. Needless to say, the emotions were on another level this time around. Cant wait to watch it with him one day. ❤
I recently found this show, finished it, and am going through it a second time. Just absolutely incredible. I was hooked after crying through the first episode as well.
Thank you Mandy, Sterling and Chris for sharing your time to rewatch this very special show and host a podcast. Great idea Sully! I wonder if on occasion you’ll replay clips / soundbites from the episodes and then talk about them. Loved hearing about your auditions, table reads, chemistry with your costars and the personal anecdotes about your cast mates and crew. ❤❤❤
I loved this show from the very first episode. Always brilliant, always touching, always a tearjerker in such a great way. And William!! One of my fave characters of all time. In a later episode, when he talks about taking time to take it all in, that has stuck with me all these years later.
Absolutely awesome 1st episode love it so much hearing about how it all started and so many insights into the creation. The fan section was so brilliant & you had a Welsh couple 🏴🙏🏾❤️💯
Give Mandy Moore her flowers. To play three version of her character was beautiful. The evolution.
Give Mandy Moore her Emmy. She really deserved one for this show!
@@maggieross1434 YES!!
@@maggieross1434 I’m still super salty that she wasn’t nominated.
Yes she was absolutely phenomenal and I love the way her body language changed with each part of her life.
Not talked about enough.
Is anyone else truly convinced that Sterling is one of the most authentic, joyful, level, thoughtful, and aware humans in the world? Hearing his thoughtful reactions and watching his gleeful responses to these stories and memories just reminds me so much why I gravitated to Randall as my favorite character in this show. To be clear, EVERYONE from this show is an exceptional human. But there's something about Sterling that just makes me feel like he could make a friend out of anyone in the world.
Agreed 💯
He’s amazing!
Yes !
So is Mandy! 😊❤🩹
Oh yeah!!! My favorite character and watching this podcast I felt like hugging him (would love and freak out with the others, too), but Sterling looks like relatable to Randall, I love him! That's it! ❤
How Mandy didn't get awards year after year for her portrayal of Rebecca is beyond me. This entire cast though was amazing. The show had me laugh and cry and everything in between.
Completely shocked she wasn't even nominated the last season. I'm still disappointed.
@@YvetteVB yes me too
Since 2016, This is Us had been the only emmy best drama nominated show that wasn’t rated R. It was the only show where there was no violence, profanity, nudity. It was about life as it is. So perfect.
Mandy's comment about the music is SO spot-on. As soon as I hear certain songs from the show, I have an immediate visceral response. My body can't help but respond to it. I have already saved a few of my faves to my UA-cam Music collection. The music is a character that is crucial to this story.
totally the same for me! ❤❤
The credits song does SOMETHING to me because it would usually cut to credits right after something so emotional 😭
The song she was talking about is called “Watch Me” I still call it the This Is Us song. And I still put it on playlist
@@ikexbankai Thank you! I just added that one, too
The music of the show always moves me and along the way I made playlists for each season of songs and score. Has lifted my soul for years.
I love podcasts where I can see the people- thank you!!! 😊
@19:12
This Is Us started a month after my dad was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer and I started watching because I heard nothing but amazing things (and who doesn't love Mandy Moore?), but only made it barely past the pool episode where Jack gives Kate his t-shirt. Realizing that Jack was dead in the current timeline was so heavy on my heart then that I could only come in for bits and pieces because the emotional weight was too heavy.
My dad died the following January, so just 5 months after being diagnosed. I followed the cast on social media and watched clips on UA-cam, but couldn't tune in full time again because the trauma was too much. It wasn't until early January this year that I could watch all the way through and it was a roller coaster.
I identify a lot with Kate - weight issues beginning in childhood, guilt, daddy's girl - and watching her get her life together has given me a lot of hope. The cast as a whole, how they show what it's like living after loss including the good, the bad, the ugly, took such wonderful care of me. It was like chicken soup when you're feeling sick; comfort when your heart's broken.
This Is Us held such a special place in my heart in the beginning, but I couldn't accept it in its entirety until 7 years later and I'm grateful. The Pearson family + all its extensions are my comfort characters and I'm glad to have a visual reference for what grief feels like when someone asks.
My heart is so full that you all started this podcast. The This Is Us family (writers, producers, cast, etc.) deserve it all.
Thank you for sharing with us! You’re amazing. ❤ Sending the biggest virtual hug your way.
Thank you for sharing your story and beautiful commentary on what the show means to you and so many of us. This was free Tuesday night therapy! I came late to the This Is Us party (started watching in 2018) binge watched to catch up; watching until the finale. Started it a AGAIN in late 2022, in its entirety then again in May 2023 (after my Mother passed from a 6+ year battle from Alz). Each time I saw/caught something or FELT something that I hadn't before; that's when you know a show is more than "entertainment". I am so grateful to see the camaraderie amongst the cast. This podcast lets me know they understand the impact the "Pearsons" made in our lives.
This show made me cry every Tuesday. I miss it
Yes
I feel you, I've watched it 3 times snd now about to start it againnnnnnnnn 🥰
I’ll never ever forget when this first episode premiered. I was 14.. in the hospital receiving chemo and in my first few months of treatment for childhood leukemia. My mom put on nbc so she could watch… I wasn’t quite sure if I would like it.. but I vividly remember when it started stopping in my tracks walking out of the bathroom with my IV pole.. and just being in awe. And watched how that show took us on a journey in just one episode. It was the most beautiful and meaningful episode of television I had ever seen. And over the course of the 6 years it just continued to blow me away. There is an ending scene I believe in the final scene where “to build a home” plays.. and I just remember thinking., that’s what this show is all about. The music and the ending sequences that go along with it that gives you another piece of this families story and has you on the edge of your seat ready to see what happens next. I’m thrilled to say on Thursday this week on May 16th I will be 6 years off chemo. This show truly took my mom and on a wild ride as our life was taking us on a wild ride. You all are amazing. I’m so thrilled for this podcast and cannot wait to rewatch this beautiful series. 💗
Hope you are doing well and cancer free for life. God bless.
God be to glory!! I am happy to hear you are cancer free and thriving. May God continue to bless you and your family!!
So happy your doing well! ❤ This show was amazing! I wish it would come back!
That ending scene and that song has stuck with me ever since! 💙 Glad to know you pulled through!
I don't know if I've been MORE EXCITED for a podcast before. THANK YOU for doing This For Us!!!!!
AAAA YEAH SAME!!!
Mandy is an incredible actor. The different phases of her life that she pulled off was so good. I'm starting to navigate life with an aging mother, a father that passed and a wife that needs care and this show just connects to me on all three levels. Huge fan.
Criminal that she didn’t get an Emmy for this show.
You should tell them that! 👍🏻
THIS IS US was the best drama TV i have ever seen. The writing was magical. The talent was extroidainary. I just saw all 6 seasons on Netflix. Cried every episode.
This Is Us came out at a formidable time in my life. I was 48, going back to school for my MBA, and my children were out of the house. My emotions were complicated. My husband's grief process as an empty nester was so very different from mine, we didn't speak the same language. We both had difficult bosses and work situations that added to our challenges as individuals and as a couple.
I began writing my first novel around this time and between watching your show and writing my truth as a fictional journey of building relationships, they both healed me, through time.
I felt akin to Rebecca when she gave up singing. I totally relate to Kate in her weight loss journey. I am Randall's twin with the anxiety and OCD behaviors. I fell in love with Toby and his grand romantic gestures. I loved Jack and his love story with Rebecca. When Randall and Beth had problems and made it through, it gave me hope for my marriage.
My husband and I will be celebrating 31 years of marriage next month the same week my 3rd book comes out. What a difference 8 years makes!
Thank you for making this podcast!
And Chris? If my 4th book gets turned into a movie, you are my first choice to play the male protagonist 😊
What a wonderful life story, Shawn! Blessings for all subsequent writing and your wonderful spouse. It's beautiful how you found your way through the empty nesting.
I love hearing how we all transitioned along with The Pearsons ❤
I started watching this is us with my neighbor April both of us had beat cancer very recently. Every week I would go to her house and we would watch the show and drink wine and eat popcorn. Cancer come back later for April during the series and unfortunately she did not make it to the end of the series but I thought of her every episode from that point on. We both loved the show gor its realness, we loved all the characters and I'm gonna enjoy this podcast remembering April. Rest well AA!
This comment made my heart squeeze😢
This is not the podcast I had expected on my 2024 Bingo card! This is wonderful, and I would like to hand a massive thank you to Mandy, Sterling and Chris for bringing this gift to us. Looking forward to future guests and upcoming episodes.
I lost a child at 16 weeks and then two years later, we adopted a African American baby. This show really spoke to me and helped me heal Thanks for taking on so many issues during your show.
We need chrissy, susan, justin, and milo to guest here. ♥️ i love SKB’s energy foreverrrr!
I remember this pilot like it was yesterday. My jaw dropped! Now 8 years later, I'm re-watching this series with my teenage daughters and sobbing through all of it all over again! We are so excited for the podcast!
I’ve been avoiding rewatching the pilot and the show in general for a while now… simply because I don’t want to go through that emotional rollercoaster again! But I think it’s about time that I sat down and really considered rewatching the show.
It is, after all, one of my all-time favorites that I’ve tuned in for since the very beginning. And when I tell you all that I cried in literally every single damn episode, it’s an understatement.
Anyway, this show means everything to me because of how realistic it is and how real and genuine the characters are. The writing is on another level, and I’ll forever be grateful and thankful for everyone’s involvement in the making of this show.
“This Is Us” taught me about the importance of family and it’s such a huge source of comfort for me because family (blood or not) is everything. And the love that comes with it knows no bounds. It’s infinite and all around us! We can’t feel it, but it’s there because of the people we choose to share it with. ❤️
(I might have somewhat referenced “A Walk To Remember” that starred Mandy with that previous quote but I swear it wasn’t intentional until I reread what I wrote!)
Also, the show is like therapy to me because of the amount of crying I spent doing. I’m an overly sensitive and emotional person, and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. Crying is the most human thing we could ever do. It’s an expression that connects us to our humanity the most.
And the reason I cried a lot while watching was because of the story of these fictional characters. It’s so similar to so many things I’ve witnessed throughout my life (some were about my own and others were about other people’s lives).
The way it’s been crafted in such a cohesive and authentic manner that touches the audience is impressive, and it’s one of the main reasons why we all loved the show and continued to support it over the years. We can all relate to it simply because of how much thought was put into it to make us understand what the characters are going through.
Once again, I can’t thank you all enough for creating this masterpiece, and the three of you now for deciding to do this podcast. It came at the right time for me and it’s very necessary for me to revisit it with you. This is going to be such an intense and emotional ride, and I’m looking forward to hearing more of every little thing you’ve got in store for us! 🥰
The moment Mandy started singing and humming the song I got goosebumps!!
This podcast is amazing. Thank you 😍
The music alone on the show was such an integral part of the experience for me. So much emotion wrapped up in all of it. Ahhh I’m so excited for this podcast!! 🩵
Just finished watching the show, and decided this is possibly the most perfect TV series ever made. Ever.
I thought I had came to terms with the show ending. I thought I had proper closure. Now I am realizing I have not! I miss you guys more than ever! I feel like I lost family members
My husband called this show my “Tuesday Night Therapy”. The best that’s ever been, miss it so much. So glad to rewatch over & over. Love you all ❤
I am so happy that I found this! I just finished watching the entire show from the beginning about a month ago so this is perfect to keep the memories alive. Best show I’ve ever watched!
What was so magical about this show was the flash forwards and flashbacks. They were done so effortlessly to tell the story but we all know it was a lot of work to be able to pull off well! It was so neat that there were different actors and actress for all of the ages of the cast. Well done!
This show changed lives.. and I’m already 💯 certain this podcast is going to change lives. Wow. Just wow.
My favorite show ever! Thank you for coming together to do this. I miss the nights when This is Us was on. There is a large void still. All of you made such a great impact on so many of us.
Man, I couldnt even finish this show because it was so deeply emotional and i was newly single at the time. It made me feel lonely, watching it alone. When i saw the ad for this podcast, I knew it was time to rewatch. Im rewatching it slowly and i am LOOOOVING this podcast
I’m amazed to see how much of each actor’s personality comes through in their respective characters. I love how genuine and relatable these 3 are. 🙌
The Big Three are killing it, I am in awe, this would be an amazing experience! Thank you!
Best. Show. Ever. Writing was impeccable and the actors totally won our hearts from the pilot.
Only 25 minutes in and it's like I'm back in 2016. Y'all are as authentic in real life as you were in your beautiful show. I'm sure I'll comment again, but I have to say for now, hearing y'all voice the commercials is just THE BEST! Sterling at the beginning of the Ritual commercial had me laughing out loud. Love y'all and your incredible talent so much.
Happy anniversary to Jack and Rebecca! I am currently rewatching and saw an episode where they mentioned their anniversary 05.16.76 ❤
This IS US is my all-time favorite show and nothing will ever knock it down into second place. Beth Pearson was my girl! ❤️ My ALL-TIME favorite line of hers was, “This marriage only works because I do the bending.” 🤯 I wanted so badly for them to make a T-shirts out of that quote! My friends and I talk about that line all the time!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Also when she says we don’t work when we’re apart but together baby we set the world on fire…love that line too
This podcast it's such a gift towards the show fan's. I was really moved by each and every episode. And now seeing the way you interact with each other, it makes me happy to see that the show created true connection between you guys. This is every fan's dream come true.
Sending lots of love from Brazil!
I watched This Is Us every week with great anticipation and emotional highs and lows. This emotional roller coaster was so well performed by all the actors that it became addictive. Now I’m watching the podcast That Was Us of the Pilot. So excited to watch and grateful that you decided to do this. The expose of the background and inner workings of the show, which fans did not get to watch on the show is very interesting. The hosts describe and analyze parts of the episode so eloquently and intelligently. Great idea and can’t wait for the next.
Im on my Second Full Watch. This show is my Joy, Sadness, therapy and Solice.❤❤❤
Thank you so much for doing this! Almost feels like a new season of the show
I LOVE this show. It's my favourite show FOREVER. The love's stories and the characters are amazing. CONGRATULATIONS
I met Mandy Moore years ago in Hawaii. She was so nice and she’s always been gorgeous. Got a photo & got a cd of hers signed. She’s an incredible actress especially in This Is Us & A Walk To Remember movie. And her singing is top notch. Beautiful voice. 🎥 📺 🎙️
I watched this show in one week... I don't know why I waited so long, but to be honest... two boxes of tissues finished in the easiest way I could imagine. Beautiful stories.
I get chills. This was my favorite show. I miss it sooo much. I love
That you guys have this podcast.
This is us has been one of my favorite shows since I found it on Hulu back in 2017! I am a child of divorce and watching the Pearson family struggle in similar ways that I did has been an incredible experience! I have the notifications on and will be listening to every episode! Thank you for this show and thank you this podcast!
OMG could not love on Sterling K Brown anymore his excitement and vibe is everything, Mandy and Chris Sullivan are both legends but you bring all the emotion! Cant wait to see more of your reactions to the coming episodes
My friend and former student, Stacey would text each other before each episode and then call each other after to talk and share our feelings. I miss those calls as it was such a special time and feeling. It was truly my golden hour of the week that I loved. The writing, acting, and filming of the scenes were incredibly memorable. Huge fan of the series.
Chris is so right with the observation about all the prominent TV actors. It really makes it feel just like the show - existing in all times and no times and specific times all at the same time. Our memories of the 80s, 90s, 60s, etc., are already so shaped by our memories of TV. And this show totally uses that language.
We are bingewatching the show again. Watched 10 episodes last night. I'm now listening to the podcast and seeing things with your eyes. We loved the show so much and I am so thrilled to have this oppertunity to watch it again with you guys! I'll be caught up in a few weeks. Love you guys!!! XOXO
After I watched the Pilot back in 2016, I was instantly hooked! Never missed an episode since.
WHY DO I GET TEARY EYED JUST LISTENING TO THEM TALK AND LAUGH ABOUT THE SHOW AND EVERYONE… omg! Lol♥️🥰😩
Me too 😭
I miss this show so much. I’m binging it again and it feels like the first time. The characters were so relatable. I didn’t want it to end.
The whole first season had me in tears. The pilot episode had me in my emotions
I was hooked as soon as it was clear Jack was keeping the baby in the nursery. In that instant I was IN!!!
I’m a late watcher who just finished the show years late. The tears I have cried for this show while laughing sometimes was so much. Never for another show before. I feel like I processed stuff in my own family and got some prep work for what it will be like to deal with a few more things in the future. Thank you for this podcast. It’s a little thing allowing me to hold on during a valley moment. 🙏🏾
That was the best hr and 20min I’ve ever had watching a podcast. I never wanted it to end!!! Thank you for doing this and can’t wait until next wk!!!
I just about freaked when I saw the This Was Us instagram page made thinking, “what could this possibly be?!?”
I absolutely LOVED this first episode of the podcast and can’t wait for the rest! Even though I don’t deeply resonate in personal ways with This Is Us, I cry and laugh almost every episode ❤️
The first time I watched the show through was with my sister years ago (she told me about it) and now my husband and I (we’re newly married) are on the last season of the show so I am re-watching it for the second time! My husband is in love with the show the same way as I am.
This Is Us is left and continues to leave me speechless… honestly. Incredible. Love you all
This entire series was pure nostalgia (the flashback scenes) for me, as an Xennial! Not quite Gen X, not quite Millennial, the Big 3 were just like me (I'm a year older)! The childhood toys, games, Kate did a lot of things I did when I was little. We are a subgroup that people often forget about!
The true content starts at 2:41. I delayed watching the series finale for a year because I couldn't bear saying goodbye to the wonderful characters of this show! I cannot express how excited and happy I am to see this podcast come into fruition and accessible to us here at no cost! I missed hearing each of their voices soo much.
I was so excited to hear you guys were doing a podcast on the show. I didn’t intend to rewatch the show but I was definitely tuning in for this. Now I’m going to rewatch!
Also, I know it’s the first episode but I think you all really do a great job at co-hosting. Sometimes when there are more than two hosts, there’s a lot of talking over each other and sometimes people don’t get to say what they want. I love how you allow space for each of you to speak and even ask questions that allow every voice and opinion to be shared.
Randall was my fav character but Kevin was a role I ALSO loved, his character grew SO MUCH! God I’m so glad I found this podcast
So excited for more! This show is so important to me and it really is touching to know it means so much to everyone involved. It’s rare and beautiful!
Just joined on for the ride of reliving all this… it’s my favourite show I’ve ever watched but it was so heartbreaking that I don’t think I could go through that again. It had such a physical and emotional effect on me. It’s special to now listen to my favourite tv people talk about my favourite show. My favourite was Randall because of his huge heart, ambition and determination to lead and be the one everyone depends on even though he had hard times. Such a strong character.
I’m so glad you did this. This is us is and always will be my favorite show.
it’s very surprising to me how much i think about this is us weekly. this is exactly what i needed after rewatching already for 3 times from start to finish.
I had watched many dramas prior to This is US. The level of connectivity, the level of relatability, the way you all were able to draw us in. You made it IMPOSSIBLE to be impartial. You demanded emotional investment and I was happy to comply 😊
Running to turn on the tv now to rewatch from the beginning. I watched it the first time thru with my husband (now ex-husband, kind of a Kate and Toby situation). As a transracial adoptee, I felt so much of this so much. Brb going to be crying my eyes out. Thank you creator cast and crew for the gift of this show.
The first time I started this show I was 20. I had been having panic attacks from the time I was about 8 until 22. I wanted to love this show, but I had a bad panic attack watching an episode (totally unrelated) but I could tell this show was going to be heavy and it was just hard to concentrate on. I ended up starting the show back in September of 2023 and finished it early this year. Wow. Hands down one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I’m so so happy I gave it a second chance. ❤ Congratulations on the podcast, I will be tuning into every episode!
My experience was super similar. Glad you got to a place where you could watch it and love it too 😊
As a grown man, I've been watching this series and it gets me emotionally all the time.
“This is us “ is a kind of show that will remain in my heart for ever, taught me everything about life and love ❤️
I had no idea what this show was. I was upset because Justin Hartley was leaving Y&R, so I tuned in when I found out where he was going. I was hooked after the first episode! I've watched certain episodes over and over...crying every time. I miss this show, I wish it could have lasted a little longer. Thank you for this podcast and Im so happy I found it!
“Beth is the rock” yes Sterling K Brown. Thank you for giving the respect Beth deserves. She is literally my favorite character and when I saw her get that dance studio and seeing her dance again I literally was in tears because that woman deserved to have her dream become reality
All emotions (highs & lows) of Tuesdays past have come rushing back because of this podcast. I so love this show, getting deep in my personal emotions
I just got to season 4 for the 3rd time and then I heard about this podcast. I'm SO HAPPY, I really needed this!!! God bless you all, so excited u decided to do this!
This TV show was my weekly therapy session. I don’t think there wasn’t an episode I haven’t cried. So many triggers I had with things I went through during my childhood/ teenage years. Thank you so much for doing this. The best and most honest TV show ever!
Even the pod cast makes you cry!! 😢
The best show I have ever watched, the emotions it gave, from low to high. The younger castings were absolutely spot on, I've watched it more times than I can count❤
We hope you'll love the podcast too!
@@ThatWasUs absolutely loving it!
It is so good to see them again. The Pilot was a magical moment in TV. They could have probably done one more season but it’s ok they ended when they did.
It is so clear that this show is heartfelt because these people are sincerely heartfelt!
I love this SOOO much. This Is Us will be a CLASSIC I can tell my children about when they’re 30 years old. I am glued to this podcast
I love this show!! Please have Chrissy Metz on!! I’d love to hear her story!!
Re-starting the podcast and going hand in hand with each episode….❤️ i miss this show.
OMG! Can't fully express how I feel about this rewatch podcast and how big the series was to me. I really appreciate this, as watching the podcast is a highlight of my day just as the series was.
Thank you!
I absolutely LOVED this podcast as much as I love every single episode of the 6 seasons. I just rewatched the show on Netflix, I can’t get away from you guys!!! Thank you for making real stories on television, thank you for being honest and raw.
Best show ever
I couldn't get into it at first (besides the 1st few episodes) but then some time had gone by, I had a son, etc. I truly think I was supposed to watch it at this time in my life....
The ending where Randall talks about his mom squeezing his hand and wondering what it could be. That shook me up. My grandpa passed from dementia and the last 3 days of his life he was in a coma in hospice. I didnt leave his side. Towards the end he squeezed my hand as I was talking to him & I will never forget it 💞
This show is gonna be a hard one to move on from but I'm truly glad I got to watch it. This Podcast is amazing to help us move on as well 😅
Omg I just finished re-watching this is us. Cried my eyes out and saw a podcast for this show. Can't wait to re-watch it again 😊
I have a playlist I listen to whenever I'm travelling with the entire This is Us playlist (+ all Mandy Moore albums) and it never fails to move me to my very core. I'm looking at the hills in Argentina (where I'm from) and the warmth and love from this show engulfs me and makes me smile (and sometimes cry). The music from this show is so underrated, from the original compositions to the specific songs used in some scenes... But of course, it's the talent of the actors what makes everything click together. I've loved This is Us since 2016, I've watched it a few more times since then and I am so happy you have decided to start this podcast. I am currently rewatching the show one episode at a time with you, and I am thankful to be able to enjoy it like this.
Thank you.
A huge fan from Buenos Aires
Honestly, I find the show "This is Us" really amazing, I mean in the time I first started watching the show on demand in the NBC news channel, back when I was still a junior in high school two years ago and when I was still 17-years-old(in the year 2022), I didn't understand some things I experienced in the first episodes since I was still learning a lot of things in my classes and since I was still trying to learn a lot of things adults would know, and then when I started watching every episode after, I got to learn a lot of things from it, especially things I know any person would go through in real life, and unlike anyone who knew about the show since the time it came or cried a lot from everything in the series, I didn't cry for whatever I saw and learned, and when I first started watching the series, there was also a time when my big sister found out about that and when she told me she knew about the series and that she used to find pictures of it in the subway stations in the year it was released(in 2016, and in that year in September which was two months after my 11th birthday in July), and when my dad found out, he said the same thing, that he knew the series and used to see pictures of it in the subway stations and I was honestly surprised because I never heard of the series and because I never noticed, and since was just a kid and wasn't that much smart at that time, and as I watched every episode until the next one, I even found some things that make me feel like I would want some of those things that showed for Jack, Rebecca, and their children when they were young since in my childhood, it was really different, like I couldn't talk that much to people, I didn't know what words people said and what the meanings of them were, especially in the movies and TV shows I watched, grew up with, and everything else like that until now, and the way how I saw how they had a really nice and beautiful mother, it sometimes made me wish I had a mother just like that since my mom is a lot different, she had me in an older age which was 41-years-old in the time I was born which was in the year 2005, she didn't know some things that any other person in New York(which I live in since I live in Jamaica Queens, New York) would know about, and lot of other things like that too, and some things I learned in the series was also things that I even got to learn in my US history class and English class, like for example how Jack had an abusive and drunk father, how it's hard to forget things that happened in the Vietnam War which would sometimes make you go insane about it sometimes to some people, it's all like things I learned in my classes, and other things like how Kate told Madison her secret on how she likes being fat(sorry if I have to say that since I take things seriously and since I don't want to sound insulting since I'm wise and smart and not like all the other idiotic kids we have until now who use insults as jokes and stuff like that, and since I was born in a generation which had smarter people) and how Madison told Kate about her secret which was a mental thing she had since middle school and when they both became best friends, it makes me wish that I had friends since I never had any, and since I'm an 18-year-old boy who would want requirements on how I would want my own best friend to be, especially that same thing for what type of girlfriend I would want, and I even got to learn things that would help me get even smarter like what "mild cognitive impairment" was and everything else like that too, and the show was really great, and my family found it nice that I watched it since they also wanted me to watch shows that was for adults and not always the shows I like watching every time which are for kids and which I learn things from as well too, and I want to say to you guys that you were really great in the show, how you acted as people who would make people like me learn a lot of lessons and things in life, showing me things that would sometimes relate to things that happens for my family, and everything like that, you guys were great, also I want to say to Mandy Moore that I really liked how you were in the series, how you sometimes sang songs in the series like how you did in my childhood movie Tangled, how you showed how you're great being a nice lady like how you did in some of my childhood movies like Brother Bear 2 and Racing Stripes(which came in the same year I was born in like that first/movie episode of season 9 of Thomas and friends called "Calling all engines", that first/movie episode of season 4 of Kim Possible called "So the drama", and other movies I know of and sometimes grew up with like King Kong, Robots, Madagascar, and all those other movies), and I also wanted to say happy birthday to you since it happened last month(in April) and happy mother's day to you which happened 4 days ago since I feel great talking to an actress who I'm a huge fan of and who I know from the movies and things I grew up with like most of the actors I know of until now, and thank you guys for the nice podcast.
This is us touched my heart and moved me to tears multiple times like no other show. I really enjoyed the whole series so much.
I really want to know what was Dan original plotline before Covid, what was really going to happen on S5E1 if COVD didn’t happen
In the 6-7 years that this show was on, it helped me so much through my family’s journey, the story itself is nothing like my life but certain moments and circumstances hit home, and helped me navigate and understand (rightly or wrongly) the way life works at times. Some of the episodes, when William & Randall take their road trip ( Memphis 💔) were the most memorable for me as I lost my dad and brother I didn’t get to say goodbye to either of them or attend Dads funeral, ( strangely enough it’s my dads anniversary this week and it might be too much to say that it’s a sign from above, but that’s the way I’m feeling it!), so that episode with William and Randall will stay with me forever! (and when Beth finally gets the postcard…..oh Lord!!) Anyway I’m so glad that I will be able to be in your company and catch up on old times again, really looking forward to it 😊
I love all of these people, but yes, Randall's genuineness and deep humanity is something we need more of in the world. Now I will admit, I was hoping they'd literally "RE-WATCH' the Pilot and now I will have to find it on Hulu or Netflix!
When we came home from the hospital with our new baby boy this May, I started watching the show all over again. Needless to say, the emotions were on another level this time around. Cant wait to watch it with him one day. ❤
I recently found this show, finished it, and am going through it a second time. Just absolutely incredible. I was hooked after crying through the first episode as well.
I am so beyond excited for the episodes to come. I was looking forward to this all week!! We all needed more This is Us ❤️👏 this is perfect- ty 🎉
Guys!! it would be AMAZING to have spanish subtitles for all the latin fans that LOVE the show and would absolutely love this podcast 💚
pleaseeeee. Saludos desde Chile ❤
Thank you Mandy, Sterling and Chris for sharing your time to rewatch this very special show and host a podcast. Great idea Sully! I wonder if on occasion you’ll replay clips / soundbites from the episodes and then talk about them. Loved hearing about your auditions, table reads, chemistry with your costars and the personal anecdotes about your cast mates and crew. ❤❤❤
I loved this show from the very first episode. Always brilliant, always touching, always a tearjerker in such a great way. And William!! One of my fave characters of all time. In a later episode, when he talks about taking time to take it all in, that has stuck with me all these years later.
Loved it! 💗 congratulations for this new project, it's amazing.
Absolutely awesome 1st episode love it so much hearing about how it all started and so many insights into the creation. The fan section was so brilliant & you had a Welsh couple 🏴🙏🏾❤️💯
This made me cry and brought so much joy to my life again that you all are doing this… thank you thank you. Such a deep love for all of you.
I had just turned 36 when the show premiered, so the show hit me hard in the nostalgia feels with the teenage versions of the big three.