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Celebrating the stories that shaped us—where fandoms collide, geeky hearts unite, and nostalgia feels like finding your old action figures at the bottom of a toy chest. Because being a fan is always better with friends | 📧 contact@hopefullyawesome(.)com
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We’re adjusting our schedule + content in 2026, and we want to base it on your answers 📝💖

If you’ve got a sec, help shape Hopefully Awesome next year. We’re still on holiday break but we are checking responses.

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Thank you, for being a part of this awesome community 🥹
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December 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Merry Christmas + happy holidays, friends 🎄💛

We’re taking this week off from streaming to go full mom and dad mode.

Whether your amongst friends and family, or riding solo, we hope the vibes are festive and your holiday is as awesome as you are. We’re really happy you’re here.

-Matt & Maggie 🩷💙
Holiday card photo of Matt and Maggie with their two children posing with Santa in a cozy room filled with warm Christmas lights and decorated trees. Everyone is wearing winter hats or earmuffs and smiling. Text on the image reads “Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.”
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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We’re LIVE right now FINALLY hitting play on the first Supergirl trailer! A brand-new Kryptonian is rocketing into James Gunn’s DCU and we’re about to find out what kind of chaos she’s bringing.
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#Supergirl #DCU #DCComics #TrailerReaction
We Finally Watch The Supergirl Trailer! Supergirl (2026) Official Trailer LIVE Reaction
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December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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LIVE RIGHT NOW: Our War Game (UNCUT) finally. 😭🧬

We’re doing a full Digimon retrospective (not a reaction) and we’re super pumped to finally get to talk about this one!

Come hang + yell about Diaboromon with us: youtube.com/live/MCxDmL3...

#Digimon #OurWarGame #DigimonAdventure
Finally Watching the Digimon Movie Uncut! Digimon Podcast
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December 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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We’re LIVE right now: back in Smallville after way too long 🥹

Lois & Clark in the Phantom Zone?! (8x08 “Bloodline”) — come hang while we break it down.
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#Smallville #LoisAndClark #Superman
Lois & Clark In The Phantom Zone! Smallville Retrospective 8x8: Bloodline
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December 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Quick schedule shuffle this week 👀

We’re skipping tonight, but:
TUE – Smallville live at 8pm
WED – Digimon live at 9pm (filling in for Sailor Moon)
THU – Supergirl trailer reaction live at 8pm

Thanks for rolling with us, y’all 💖

#Smallville #Digimon #Supergirl
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Rei finally takes center stage and honestly… we’re running on fumes + pure fire spirit energy 🔥😅

Our first live of the week is happening right now! Sailor Moon R and all the Rei moments we’ve been waiting for.

Come hang with us live:
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#SailorMoon #SailorMoonR
Rei FINALLY Takes Center Stage! Sailor Moon R Retrospective
In this episode of our Sailor Moon Cosmic Power Rewind rewatch podcast, we’re celebrating Rei’s big day as we break down Sailor Moon R Season 2 Episode 8, “The School Festival Is for Me?! Queen Rei’s ...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Schedule update 💤

For now, Going Back to Smallville is canceled. Henry is still fighting sleep and we can’t reliably go live.

We hate missing streams, but this is the season we’re in as tired parents. We’ll be back to our normal schedule when we can and we’ll keep you posted here. 💖

#Smallville
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Tonight’s “My Adventures With Digimon” stream at 9pm EST is canceled 💔

Maggie and the kids were off school and Henry’s sleep schedule is wrecked, sooooo yeaaah.

We’re moving this Digimon episode to next Monday at 9pm EST. Rest of this week’s 9pm streams are still on so come hang with us then 💖
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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This week on Hopefully Awesome 💖

Mon 8p – Digimon: Our War Game
Tue 8p – Smallville 8x8 Bloodline
Wed 9p – Sailor Moon R: Queen Rei’s Song

Supergirl trailer reaction will take over the night it drops.

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#Digimon #Smallville #SailorMoon #Supergirl
A four-panel weekly schedule graphic with a bright yellow background and colored borders. Top left: An image from Digimon Adventure showing Omnimon with two kids riding on his shoulders, labeled “MONDAY.” Top right: A scene from Smallville with two characters in a dramatic embrace, labeled “TUESDAY.” Bottom left: An image from Sailor Moon R featuring Rei Hino singing in a cheerful performance, labeled “WEDNESDAY.” Bottom right: A Supergirl promotional image with a “LOOK OUT” graffiti-style poster and Supergirl sipping a drink, labeled “*TBD.”
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Is Wicked: For Good actually… good? 👀
We adored Part One, but Part Two has us feeling a little green.

We’re LIVE right now asking if they stuck the landing. Come yell with us in chat 👉 youtube.com/live/AEUeFhf...

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For Good or For Bad? Our Honest Wicked Reaction
So… did Wicked: For Good stick the landing or are we all still asking, “what happened?” In this live spoiler review, we’re diving deep into Wicked: For Good, the new Wicked movie sequel with Ariana G...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Sailor Moon Cosmic Power Rewind Spoilers
(minus context)
Matt’s face superimposed onto a person kneeling and throwing a peace sign in front of a tombstone with anime characters Ail and A from Sailor Moon edited onto it, surrounded by mourners. Johnny Yong Bosch wearing a jeweled king’s crown with a neutral expression, standing against a dark patterned background. A low-quality plastic toy figure of Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z, with yellow hair, a blue and white armor suit, and scuffed paint, lying on a wooden surface. Thrax, the horned and armored red-skinned son of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd from Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, showing his menacing face and shoulder armor.
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Usagi & Mamoru + one tiny baby = absolute chaos and pure wholesomeness. 💖👶

We’re LIVE right now breaking down the babysitting episode of Sailor Moon R! Come hang out with us on YouTube! ✨
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Usagi & Mamoru’s Babysitting Episode Was Pure Chaos and We LOVED It!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Going Back To Smallville Spoilers
(minus context)
Benedict Cumberbatch hair wearing a dark coat and blue scarf standing in a narrow alley with brick walls and security cameras. Three men from a 90’s SNL sketch called ‘Da Bears’ wearing Chicago sports gear, fake mustaches, and sunglasses sitting at a table with fried food and chips, with a small football helmet on the table. Young Kennan Thompson in a blue superhero costume with a large red and yellow letter D on the chest and a red cape, standing indoors with colorful posters in the background. From a 90’s All That sketch called ‘Super Dude’ A square wooden table stands on a plain white background.
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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JIMMY KNOWS. 😱

We’re live RIGHT NOW with Going Back to Smallville, breaking down 8x7 “Identity.” Jimmy uncovering Clark’s secret pushes him one big ol’ step closer to Superman!

Jump into chat here: youtube.com/live/TcRvQ05...

#Smallville #ClarkKent #Superman
Jimmy Uncovers Clark's Secret! Smallville Retrospective 8x7: Identity
In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re talking Smallville Season 8 Episode 7 “Identity,” where Jimmy snaps a “miracle rescue” photo of Clark saving Lois, only to catch a red-and-blue strea...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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My Adventures With Digimon Spoilers (minus context)
Two characters with edited cartoon heads, one is Majin Buu from Dragon Ball Z with a pink smiling head and the other is Mr Satan from Dragon Ball Z with black curly hair, they have been superimposed on top of Chris Farley and Davis Spade respectively, and stand on a rural road beside a blue car under a blue sky with clouds, with large red text reading "TOMMY BOY" at the bottom. Podcast artwork in the style of Hopefully Awesome. A bright yellow background with a red gas can in the center and bold red text that says "MY ADVENTURES WITH GAS" at the top. A simple cartoon drawing of a small round man-type creature with a tan face, white wings, stick figure-esque legs, and a yellow halo on a glowing blue background with sparkles and light orbs reminiscent of Sailor Moon. Angemon, an armored winged humanoid character with a glowing fist, is flying toward Gatomon, a small white cat-like creature with purple ears and yellow clawed gloves who is preparing to battle, on a plain white background.
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Digidestined roll call! 🧡

T-minus 30 minutes! We’re doing a full Digimon Adventure Season 1 retrospective!Not just a reaction, but a cozy deep-dive and our big post-Thanksgiving return stream.

Be there live: youtube.com/live/ItR3z9M...

#Digimon #DigimonAdventure #Anime
Digimon Adventure Season 1 Is Way Better Than We Remember
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December 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Live this week on Hopefully Awesome!
Mon– Digimon S1 review
Tue– Smallville 8x7 “Identity”
Wed– Sailor Moon 2x7 Babysitting Chaos
Thu- Wicked For Good Review

Hangout with us every night at 8pm EST: youtube.com/@HopefullyAw...
#Digimon #Smallville #SailorMoon #Wicked
A four-panel weekly schedule image with colorful borders. Monday shows the characters from Digimon posing for a picture together. Tuesday shows a close-up of a Jimmy Olsen from Smallville looking down seriously. Wednesday shows Usagi and Mamoru shocked with exaggerated cartoon expressions as a small orange-haired baby watches them. Thursday shows Glinda the Good Witch in a pink dress and Elphaba - the Wicked Witch of the West - in black standing on the Yellow Brick Road with the Emerald City in the background.
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Who’s ready to FINALLY go back to the Upside Down? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
Stranger Things Season 5 starts NOW.

Drop your thoughts on the first batch of episodes below!
#StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #UpsideDown
Poster for Stranger Things Season 5 featuring Eleven on the right staring intensely at Vecna on the left, with the Upside Down reflected below and the main group of friends standing in front of a red storm filled with lightning and floating debris.
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Schedule Update: We’re taking this week off for Thanksgiving 🦃✨

Gonna rest up, eat too much, and recharge so we can be back with our normal schedule next week.

In the meantime, what are you watching/playing over the break? Would love to know what y’all are getting into.
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Now Watching: Wicked For Good
Matt, Maggie, and young Vivian sit smiling in a theater with brown recliner seats, Vivian wearing a pink princess dress and tiara while holding a green Care Bear witch and a pink Care Bear princess, as they get ready to watch Wicked For Good.
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Sailor Moon Cosmic Power Rewind Spoilers (minus context)
- A young woman, Dawn from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with brown hair tied back, wearing a red top, sitting with hands clasped in front of an open book, looking slightly to the side at Xander, a man in a blue shirt facing her, and a wooden bookshelf in the background. Two men, Harold and Kumar, standing in a public bathroom stall against a tiled wall, both grimacing and reacting in shock or disgust, one wearing a beige coat with a black strap and the other in layered jackets with a graphic T-shirt. Group of cosplayers dressed as the Sailor Moon characters, with muscular men wearing colorful sailor uniforms and a person in a black cat costume crouching, posing outdoors in front of tall buildings. Pit from the Kid Icarus series, with brown spiky hair, white toga-like outfit, golden laurel headpiece, white wings, and dual golden weapons, in a dynamic battle pose on a white background.
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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MINAKO SUPREMACY TONIGHT 💛
We’re live and talking “The Targeted Kindergarteners: Venus to the Rescue” and prove Sailor Venus is the BEST guardian.
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#SailorMoon #SailorVenus
Minako Became the Best Sailor Guardian (and here’s why)
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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- Blu-ray cover of “Digimon The Movies” featuring characters and Digimon from the series, with three labeled sections for “01. Digimon Adventure,” “02. Our War Game,” and “03. Hurricane Touchdown,” surrounded by a blue and yellow background with the word “SALE” repeated in a pattern. Blu-ray box set of Digimon Adventure Season 2 featuring Davis and Veemon on a red and orange background, surrounded by repeated yellow text reading “SALE” on a blue gradient backdrop. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Naoko Takeuchi Collection Manga Box Set 2 in a white box with gold lettering and crescent moon design, displayed over a background with repeated pink text reading “PRE ORDER.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Spoilers for our new episode of Going Back to Smallville without context.
Google search result page for John Cusack, asking “Did you mean Joan Cusack”, shows multiple photos of John Cusack along with his age, birth date, and a list of movies. Profile view of a brown horse with a black mane and tail, standing on a blank white background. An image from Clerks The Animated Series. Two men - Dante and Randel - in a convenience store, one sweeping the floor while the other relaxes reading a magazine with trash at his feet. Illuminated Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market sign with a smiling shrimp mascot wearing a hat.
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM