TV Break: April 2022 - FX’s Atlanta is Back; Hulu's The Dropout Wins The Scammer Crown; AppleTV's Big Month; & There's Too Much Spring TV

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 HBOMAX’s Our Flag Means Death; HBO’s
Winning Time; ABC’s Abbot Elementary; AppleTV Plus’s Severance;
Hulu’s The Dropout; and FX’s Atlanta.


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, the guys all
voted unanimously for AppleTV Plus thanks to its landmark
MLB deal, its landmark Best Picture
victory at the Oscars, and its increasingly impressive
list of current and future series packed with talent in
front of and behind the camera


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss the
absolute avalanche of new TV content hitting streamer and
streamer adjacent networks this spring. They discuss the true
crime and scammers, the famous people who didn’t commit crimes,
the IP-driven and sequel series, book adaptations, the returning
favorites, and the brand new series all hitting the airwaves
before June 1st. All 57 of them!


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh
watched Will Smith’s spy thriller Slow Horses
starring Gary Oldman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Olivia Cooke, and
Jack Lowden. Check out the first two episodes now streaming on
AppleTV Plus.