Josh Sarnecky

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Josh Sarnecky is one of Pop Break's staff writers and covers Voltron: Legendary Defender, Game of Thrones, and Stranger Things. His brother, Aaron, also writes for the website, but Josh is the family’s reigning Trivial Pursuit: Star Wars champion.

Couch Potato – Why the Next Host of Jeopardy! Matters

Josh Sarnecky - August 31, 2021

Editor's Note: This column was written prior to today's news that Mike Richards would no longer be a part of the show. Well, this process...

Couch Potato – The Winter Soldier Needs a New Therapist

Josh Sarnecky - May 24, 2021

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this month’s column draws on my experiences as a professional mental health therapist. If you believe that...

Couch Potato – The Exciting Potential of Nickelodeon’s Avatar Studios

Josh Sarnecky - March 31, 2021

For fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, good news has been difficult to come by the last few years....

Couch Potato – Expelliarmus the Thought of a Harry Potter TV Series

Josh Sarnecky - February 26, 2021

Few properties over the last thirty years are as deserving of the title of “global phenomenon” as the Harry Potter series and the Wizarding...

Couch Potato – 2020: The Year That Changed Television

Josh Sarnecky - December 18, 2020

2020 has dramatically altered many aspects of our lives. All around the world, the events of this year have radically impacted people’s education, businesses,...

Couch Potato – Good Grief, Apple TV+

Josh Sarnecky - November 23, 2020

Editor’s Note: This column was written prior to the news that PBS has made a deal with Apple to broadcast the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving...

Couch Potato – Steven Universe Future and the Normalization of Trauma

Josh Sarnecky - September 23, 2020

Looking back at the cartoons I loved as a child and adolescent, I am surprised how many of those shows depicted trauma and explored...

Couch Potato – The Unsung Significance of The Legend of Korra

Josh Sarnecky - August 21, 2020

I almost always find myself disappointed when I read lists of the greatest animated television series of all time. The source of my disappointment...

Couch Potato – 7 Things Parks and Rec Taught Me About 2020 Politics

Josh Sarnecky - July 22, 2020

NBC’s Parks and Recreation may have wrapped up its final season more than five years ago, but latecomers and long-time fans should not be...

Couch Potato – Law Enforcement Dramas in the Age of Black Lives Matter

Josh Sarnecky - June 23, 2020

Police procedurals and law enforcement dramas have been mainstays on television since the 1950s. Some of television’s longest running and most watched shows have...