TV Break: March 2024 - Shogun Stuns While Avatar Argues For Its Existence Plus Is Sports Hulu The Future?

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 ABC’s Abbott Elementary, HBO’s True
Detective: Night Country, and Netflix’s Avatar: The Last
Airbender. 


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh react to the
news that DIsney, WBD, and Fox will launch a
sports-themed MPVD service by the end of the year.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, & Josh pick a
streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows
airing/upcoming shows announced etc. Bill & Alex both gave
the month to Netflix after Griselda became a smash
hit, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Tyler Perry’s Mea
Culpa dominated the online discourse, and they successfully
hosted the SAG awards.


Meanwhile, Josh gave it to Amazon Prime Video, thanks to their
securing an exclusive NFL Playoff game,
launching the Jennifer Lopez This Is Me…Now extravaganza, and
hyping the upcoming premieres of Invincible and Road House.


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, & Josh review
Shogun, FX’s adaptation of the acclaimed novel
by James Clavell. The series was created by Rachel Kondo and
Justin Marks and stars Hiroyuki Sanada & Cosmo Jarvis.