It’s been two-and-a half years and I’m still not over him,” he cries. “I don’t know if I’ll have the answer to that question until I really accept that he’s gone and move on.” Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Pain Hustlers’ on Netflix, a 'Comedy' About the Opioid Epidemic That Emily Blunt Can't Salvage Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club’ on Netflix, The Origin Story of Bong Joon-ho In 2014, in the middle of their 13th year together, Kit was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of neuroendocrine cancer. For Michael, Kit's illness not only brought him face-to-face with the threat of losing the love of his life, but it reminded him of losing both of his parents to cancer when he was younger. But Michael took on the role of Kit's caregiver as fully as he did every interview with a celebrity, every column he wrote, every guest appearance he got to make on a television series. 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.

I loved almost every aspect of Kit and Mike's relationship. They were fun and real and imperfect and sweet. a b "Michael Ausiello shares poignant tale of husband's death". Boston Herald. 2017-09-23 . Retrieved 2022-12-12. 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 husband, Kit Cowan, was diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of neuroendocrine 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.Paul Hollywood Physically Glitched After Eating a Sour Showstopper on 'The Great British Baking Show' "Pastry Week" One time I sat next to Frances McDormand at a dinner for a Golden Globes thing—that’s the only time we’ve been together for anything or spoken,” he says. “But we were there for a long time. One of the topics that came up was adapting material. She said that she felt like things that don’t necessarily succeed in their original genre are the best things to take and try again, if the story itself is good, in another genre. The reason I didn’t know about adapting the book was because it really powerfully succeeded in its original form, in my opinion.”

Although the two had eschewed marriage in the past (while supporting the right of everyone to marry the person they love), they got married just before Kit's first chemo appointment. This allowed Michael to be fully engaged in every aspect of Kit's treatment and care. And while Kit faced his bleak prognosis with the same good humor he approached every day, he never seemed to get the upper hand on his cancer, and after a tough battle, he passed away in February 2015.

Schlichenmeyer, Terri (2018-01-01). "The Narrator Survives". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 25 (1): 43–45. When a journalist as talented as Ausiello turns their focus inward, something special is bound to occur. Such is the case with Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies. A more heartbreaking, honest, funny, and insightful book on the subject of loss can be found nowhere. J.J. Abrams 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

This is one such book which wants you to root for the characters but once you know them intimately the outer layer diminishes and you realize you were rooting for another human being after all. They are not always goofy and golden. And what really feels like a punch in the gut that before you know anything about them you know one constant truth "THE HERO DIES". No matter what way the story goes the hero will die.Noel Fielding Almost Chokes Up Sending Two Bakers Home on 'The Great British Baking Show' "Pastry Week" 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 founder and editor-in-chief of TVLine.com—remembers his late husband, and the lessons, love, and laughter that they shared throughout their fourteen years together. That device is purposeful, as Ausiello no doubt how difficult to stomach this tale is, and believed that being honest about it upfront would soften the blow. It does not, and this difficult-to-watch film, as well-meaning as it is, becomes almost impossible to recommend to mainstream audiences.