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:
New Series Spotlight Rewind – Alex, Bill, and Josh check back in on all the series they covered in their New Series Spotlight segment this year to see which shows they actually kept up with and which fell by the wayside.
News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss the single story that they each believe was the biggest for the world of TV this past year. Bill & Josh both opted with the October news that the WGA strike was finally over, while Alex handed it over to June’s news that the WGA strike had begun. Either way you slice it, Hollywood’s strike season was center stage.
Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh check in on the standings for the past year of who won the most months in streaming before giving their own picks for who won the year, where they all agreed that Netflix, like a phoenix from the streaming wars’ ashes, rose again to dominate all comers in 2023.
The Best Series of 2023 – Bill, Josh, and Alex each give their favorite series of the year, and two honorable mentions, which you can check out below!
- Bill’s Series of the Year – Ahsoka (One Piece, The Last of Us)
- Josh’s Series of the Year – Attack on Titan (Ahsoka, Shrinking)
- Alex’s Series of the Year – Succession (Reservation Dogs, The Bear)
Finally, the hosts close out 2023 by circling back to their Most Anticipated Series of 2023 from this past January to see how their collective optimism and enthusiasm paid off.
