Bill Bodkin

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Bill Bodkin is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Pop Break, and most importantly a husband, and father. Ol' Graybeard writes way too much about wrestling, jam bands, Asbury Park, Disney+ shows, and can often be seen under his seasonal DJ alias, DJ Father Christmas. He is the co-host of Pop Break's flagship podcast The Socially Distanced Podcast (w/Amanda Rivas) which drops weekly as well as TV Break and Bill vs. The MCU.

Album Review: Don Jamieson, ‘Hell Bent for Laughter’

Bill Bodkin - March 18, 2014

Don Jamieson is a man of simple yet awesome tastes. He loves metal, he loves chicks and he loves a good dick joke. All of...

Pop-Ed: Seven Pop Culture Essentials on St. Patty’s Day

Bill Bodkin - March 17, 2014

Saint Patrick's Day is the high holy day for those of us of Irish descent. It's a day (or a month for some of...

TV Recap: Ripper Street, ‘Dynamite and a Woman’

Bill Bodkin - March 16, 2014

Ripper Street knows how to get to this reviewer's heart -- create an episode that revolves around is people, the Irish, and makes...

TV Review: Hannibal, ‘Hassun’

Bill Bodkin - March 14, 2014

Plot: Will Graham's (Hugh Dancy) trial begins, as those closest to him take sides and Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) is pulled in conflicting directions....

Album Review: Catch the Throne – The Mixtape

Bill Bodkin - March 14, 2014

This is not an illusion brought on by some sort spell cast by Melisandre. No, HBO actually commissioned a hip-hop mixtape in anticipation of...

Pop-Ed: Five Forgotten Chase Scenes

Bill Bodkin - March 14, 2014

Need for Speed opens in theaters today. This movie will be all about the car chases. And who doesn't love a good chase scene? So...

TV Recap: Law & Order: SVU, ‘Gambler’s Fallacy’

Bill Bodkin - March 13, 2014

Spoilers Ahead Sometimes you can't judge an SVU episode by its trailer. Last week, we got a glimpse at tonight's episode entitled "Gambler's Fallacy." It was...

TV Recap: True Detective, Season 1 Wrap-Up

Bill Bodkin - March 11, 2014

When True Detective premiered on HBO eight weeks ago, we proclaimed that this series was the best show of the still very young 2014...

TV Recap: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Bill Bodkin - March 11, 2014

It seems like a difficult task to make science entertaining especially for a medium like television. The potential for either talking over the audience's...

TV Recap: True Detective, ‘Form and Void’ (Season Finale)

Bill Bodkin - March 9, 2014

The Scene of the Crime (Episode Summary): Rust (Matthew McConaughey) and Marty (Woody Harrelson) put the final pieces together and mount up to take...

TV Recap: Ripper Street, ‘Become Man’

Bill Bodkin - March 8, 2014

Ripper Street continued it excellent second series with another "ripped from the history books" case. "Become Man" touches upon the London matchgirls strike of...