TV Break: April 2023 - WWE Makes Its Move, Hulu Twists In The Wind, The Power Lacks Juice, & Mando's A Mixed Bag

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, and Josh talk
about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month
including HBO’s Succession, Crunchyroll’s Camp Fire Cooking In
Another World with My Absurd Skill, ABC’s Abbott Elementary,
AppleTV+’s Shrinking, Peacock’s Poker Face, CW’s Superman &
Lois and The Flash, and Disney Plus’s The Mandalorian and The
Secret of Sulfur Springs.


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh consider Disney’s
options when it comes to the future of Hulu and
why Disney & Comcast can’t decide which option is
best, but first Bill runs through some late breaking
news related to a potential WWE merger with talent agency
and UFC owner Endeavor.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh pick a streamer they think
“won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows
announced etc. We had a house divided again this month, as Bill
went with Peacock thanks to their broadcast of Wrestlemania,
Poker Face, and a Morning Joe simulcast, along with the news that
they have been dominating the movie streaming ratings board; Josh
went with HBOMAX as it begins airing its final season of
Succession, Barr, and Titans while also launching its new
miniseries Love & Death out of SXSW; and Alex went with
Paramount Plus on the strength of their broadcast of the NCAA
March Madness tournament, the premiere of Yellowjackets highly
anticipated second season, and rumors that Yellowstone’s latest
spinoff will star Matthew McConaughy and much of the current cast
of Yellowstone.


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh review The
Power, Prime Video’s series that ponders how chaotic it
might be for society if teen girls around the world suddenly
developed electricity powers.