TV Break: October 2022 - Andor Astonishes, House of the Dragon Time-Hops, Trevor Noah Bolts, Entergalactic Stalls Out, and Reservation Dogs Reigns Supreme

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 Disney Plus’s Andor & She-Hulk;
HBOMAX’s House of the Dragon; Netflix’s The Great British Baking
Show & Extraordinary Attorney Woo, FX’s Atlanta, and Hulu’s
Reservation Dogs & Ramy.


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss the
news that Trevor Noah is unexpectedly leaving The Daily
Show after seven years. The trio discuss why he may have
made the move, what might come next for him, and who could
replace him.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh pick a
streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows
airing/upcoming shows announced etc. This month, Alex, Bill,
& Josh all agree that Disney Plus cleared the field and won
the month with ease. While Amazon made a valiant effort thanks to
the successful launch of both The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of
Power and NFL Thursday Night Football, Disney won the day on the
back of She-Hulk & Andor debuting well, nailing Dancing With
The Stars move to streaming, having a great Halloween content
catalog, and owning entertainment news during D23, where they
debuted trailers to Werewolf By Night,
Secret Invasion, &
Disenchanted and broke Disney
Plus-specific news for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and
Lucasfilm. On top of all that Thor: Love & Thunder
hit the streamer and Hocus Pocus 2 became their most watched
debut weekend for a streaming exclusive.


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh
review Netflix’s Entergalactic, which
unexpectedly became a feature length film instead of the
announced animated TV series we were expecting. This series
turned “special” follows street artist Jabari (Scott ‘Kid Cudi’
Mescudi), as he adjusts to life in a fancy Manhattan apartment
high off the news he’ll be turning his street art signature
character into a comic book for a top publication when he
unexpectedly falls for his photographer neighbor Meadow (Jessica
Williams). The special was produced by Mescudi and Blackish
creator Kenya Barris, and also co-stars Laura Harrier, Timothee
Chalamet, Vanessa Hudgens, Tyrone Griffin Jr, Jaden Smith, and
Macaulay Culkin, among others.