TV Break: October 2023 - Ahsoka Astonishes Again; Reservation Dogs Sticks The Landing; WGA Wins Big; & Gen V Generates Discourse

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 Hulu’s Reservation Dogs, Netflix’s The
Great British Baking Show, & Disney Plus’s Ahsoka.


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh break down the
landmark deal between the WGA & the AMPTP,
which finally ended the WGA Strike. If you would like to support
the Hollywood community who are enduring a financial hardship
with SAG-AFTRA still on strike and reportedly at least a month
away from a resolution, please donate to the⁠
⁠Entertainment Community Fund⁠⁠.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, & Josh pick a
streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows
airing/upcoming shows announced etc. Josh went with Disney Plus
after a month with Ahsoka dominating online discourse, The Little
Mermaid & Elemental dominating the streaming movie charts,
Loki S2 hype, and the NFL’s Toy Story Telecast⁠.


Meanwhile, Bill opted to embrace Amazon Prime Video, thanks to
the continued success of NFL Thursday Night Football, the
surprising success of Wheel of Time S2, the debut of Gen V, and
hype around Invincible S2.


Finally, Alex gave the crown to Max, who launched a live-sports
package with a terrible name (B/R Sports Add-On) but a great
package of live sports from the MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, and US
National soccer and is also debuting the second season of the
smash streaming hit Our Flag Means Death and the trailer for next
year’s Jodie Foster-starring True Detective S4.


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, & Josh
review Gen V, Prime Video’s latest attempt to
convert The Boys into a universe spanning franchise. The series
stars a talented young ensemble led by Jaz Sinclair (The Chilling
Adventures of Sabrina), who plays Marie Moreau, a new freshman at
Godolkin University who is a blood bender with a horrifically
tragic past who gets caught up in a conspiracy that could take
down the entire university, if it doesn’t take down her and her
new friends first.