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Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break’s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk about the happenings in television.
Here’s the format of the show:
The Best Thing I Saw on TV Last Month – Alex, Bill, & Josh talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month including MAX’s Harley Quinn, Hulu’s Futurama and Reservation Dogs, FX’s What We Do In The Shadows, HBO’s How To with John Wilson, AppleTV+’s The Afterparty, Netflix’s Heartstopper, Disney Plus’s Bluey, TNT’s AEW Collision, & Crunchyroll’s The Master Cat Is Depressed Again + Reborn As A Vending Machine Now I Wander The Dungeon.
News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh break down the latest on the WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes and the AMPTP’s intransigence, including a breakdown of the recent WGA/AMPTP meeting and how it all fell apart. If you would like to support the Hollywood community who are enduring a financial hardship with no end in site thanks to the studio’s refusal to negotiate, please donate to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, & Josh pick a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. Bill returned from his Parisian vacation with nothing but raves for Netflix thanks to their 5.2 million new subs this quarter, their well received series Quarterback and Heartstopper, and their upcoming One Piece live action remake. He also has some mixed feelings about Suits’s recent success on the streamer.
Meanwhile, Josh makes the case for Hulu after The Bear’s second season takes a victory lap, they debut hit shows such as Justified: City of Primeval, What We Do In The Shadows, Futurama, and Reservation Dogs, and they air the long awaited Bleach: One Thousand Years Blood War.
Finally, Alex surprises by handing the victory to Peacock, thanks to debuting hit films like Super Mario Bros and Asteroid City, airing English Premier League Soccer and the Women’s World Cup Spanish language telecast, gaining traction with their WWE content, and adding 2 million more subs.
New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, & Josh review Paramount Plus’s Special Ops: Lioness, Taylor Sheridan’s newest star studded series, this time starring Zoe Saldana, Morgan Freedman and Nicole Kidman, in addition to Laysla De Oliviera, LaMonica Garrett, among others. The series follows Saldana’s character as she grapples with the recent loss of an asset in the field.
