Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words

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I don't know what possessed me to request this book. I love Ausiello, his reporting, and his columns, yes, but how I thought I'd come out unscathed from an incredibly sad memoir about a lovely gay man losing his beloved husband to cancer... I don't know. Sure, parts of this memoir are funny and snarky, but much of it is just heartbreaking and gut-wrenching. Good grief. There's no real equivalent of reading about a man openly and honestly telling you about losing a great love of his life.

They got the waiver, threw Mariska Hargitay off her mark again, and said “I do” just under the gun. Spoiler Alert aspires to be, in the end, not much more than a deeply personal, perhaps cathartic love poem penned under tragic circumstances. The film is certainly effective as far as that goes, but it is far from perfect, even in that regard. For starters, Jim Parsons looks nearly 15 years too old — not just for his scene partner, but to believably pull off the younger version of Michael that he’s playing at the movie’s outset. It is incredibly frustrating that a film that is so makeup-dependent, not just to convey Parsons’ age, but also Kit’s illness, disappoints on that front, but it’s possible that makeup artist Etzel Ecleston just didn’t have much money to work with, as it seems as though most of the budget went towards the film’s art direction. Indeed, Art Director Annie Simeone has fun decorating the pretty, gay apartments that Michael and Kit amble between (as well as the incredibly amusing, Smurf-stuffed abode that Michael inhabits before moving in with Kit) but the critical below-the-line feature needed to make this film entirely effective — the makeup — appears to have been neglected. Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge in Spoiler Alert/Focus Features I was expecting more of a Cancer journey, the nitty gritty of the Medical aspect of the experience. Sexy and sweet, charming and funny, Michael Ausiello somehow manages to turn a story of loss into a hopeful tale that shines with warmth and wit. Lauren Graham Memorable Dialogue: Kit heads into Michael’s bedroom and Michael turns to his ridiculous statue and says, “Oh, Papa.”Few cancer memoirs—or even love stories, for that matter—are this honest. No one is sainted, not even Kit. No one is excused nor vilified for their misdeeds. “Love is love” has almost become a cliché by this point, but Spoiler Alert underlines that point, particularly because of how human, for better or worse, Ausiello dares to allow himself and his late husband to be. From the very title to the synopsis provided, anyone expecting anything other than a heart wrenching, tear-jerking story of love and devotion under the most odious of circumstances is sure to be disappointed. I knew of Ausiello through my devotion to his much missed 'Ausiello Files' column in Entertainment Weekly, so was prepared for liberal doses of 'sassy gay' with the sorrow... and the author doesn't disappoint. It would be churlish and more curmudgeonly that even I am prepared to be to point out any minor flaws, since by and large this memoir delivers the goods. Performance Worth Watching: Parsons is one of those sensitive actors who, when he cries, you have no choice but to cry too, goddammit. Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ on Netflix, a Sequel That Maintains the Original's Restlessly Innovative Spirit In this evocative and gorgeously wrought memoir reminiscent of Rob Sheffield’s Love Is a Mixtape and George Hodgman’s Bettyville, Michael Ausiello—a respected TV columnist and co-founder of TVLine.com—remembers his late husband, and the lessons, love, and laughter that they shared throughout their fourteen years together.

What many of his fans don’t know, however, is that while his professional life was in full swing, Michael had to endure the greatest of personal tragedies: his longtime boyfriend, Kit Cowan, was diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of neuroendrocrine cancer. Over the course of eleven months, Kit and Michael did their best to combat the deadly disease, but Kit succumbed to his illness in February 2015. NetGalley and Atria Books provided me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review. Thanks for making this available! Stream It Or Skip It: 'Mayflies' On Acorn TV, Where A Man With Cancer Asks An Old Friend To Help Him Die On His Own Terms Klecak, Jacqueline (2017-09-06). "Worst of Years, Best of Intentions in Michael Ausiello's Memoir". New Jersey Monthly . Retrieved 2022-12-12. Former Olympic Gymnast And ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Contestant Mary Lou Retton Says She’s “Staying Very Positive” After Recent Hospitalization

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