TV Break: January 2024 - What If...? S2, Blue Eyed Samurai S1, Percy Jackson and The Olympians, & Our 2024 TV Preview

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 Disney Plus’s Hawkeye and What If…? S2,
Netflix’s Blue Eyed Samurai, and Netflix’s Pokemon
Concierge. 


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh preview the
year ahead by discuss the ten shows they cannot wait to see in
2024.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, & Josh pick a
streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows
airing/upcoming shows announced etc. Josh & Bill both gave
the month to Disney Plus for their new hits What If…? S2 and
Percy Jackson and The Olympians, the return of Bluey, Hulu
finally getting its Disney Plus tile, and hype for Echo S1. They
also shout out the Christmas movies on tap that seemed to hit big
during the holiday season.


Meanwhile, Alex gave it to Amazon’s Prime Video, thanks to the
continued success of Thursday Night Football, The Boys S4
trailers, their film slate doing well during this fall’s award
season lead by American Fiction, and the rumors that they may be
acquiring the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group and its rights to 40
MLB, NBA, and NHL games..


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, & Josh
review Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Disney Plus’s new
series starring The Adam Project’s scene stealing youngster
Walker Scobell as 12 year old demigod Percy Jackson, based on the
popular YA novel series of the same name written by Rick Riordan.