TV Break: April 2024 - 3 Body Problem, X-Men '97, Girls5Eva, and Mr. Beast Goes to Amazon

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 talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the
last month including DisneyPlus’s X-Men: ‘97 and Netflix’s
Girls5Eva. 


News Break – Alex and Bill react to the news
that Amazon Prime Video has reached a deal with YouTuber
Mr. Beast to create the world’s largest game show.


Streaming Wars – Alex and Bill pick a streamer
they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming
shows announced etc. Bill went with the newly colored Disney
Plus, which has brought Hulu content online for all Hulu
subscribers, debuted The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version),
The Marvels, and Elemental, and doubled down on the hype zone
with trailers and release date announcements for The Acolyte,
Doctor Who, and Bluey. Oh and X-Men ‘97 has dominated the
internet, The Pop Break included.


Meanwhile, Alex gives the nod to AppleTV+ thanks to exciting
trailers for projects like Colin Farrell’s Sugar
and Michael Douglas’s Franklin, exciting new
docs like Girls State and Steve! (martin), new episodes of Loot,
Fraggle Rock, Palme Royale, Manhunt, and Masters of the Air, a
new season of Friday Night Baseball, and free access to major
2023 films like Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon.


New Series Spotlight – Alex and Bill 
review 3 Body Problem⁠, Netflix’s adaptation of
the acclaimed novel by  Liu Cixin. The series was created by
former Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss and
Alexander Woo. It stars a massive ensemble led by Benedict Wong
of Doctor Strange.