TV Break: February 2022 - HBOMAX's Peacemaker & Station Eleven; AppleTV Plus's The Afterparty; And Paramount Plus's NFL Streaming Fail

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 Peacemaker & Station
Eleven; HBO’s Euphoria & The Gilded Age; Showtime’s
Yellowjackets; and The NFL Playoffs.


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss
Paramount Plus’s failure to maintain a steady
stream during one of their high profile January NFL
playoff games.


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 & Josh
agree that HBOMAX won the month after nearly doubling
their subscriber base, year over year, while having some
of the most talked about shows on TV this month including
Euphoria, Station Eleven, And Just Like That, Peacemaker, and The
Gilded Age. However, Bill spread the love to Peacock for it’s
unparalleled sports moment thanks to WWE’s The Royal Rumble, the
NFL’s Super Bowl, and The IOC’s Winter Olympics all streaming on
the service over the next few weeks.


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh
watched Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s murder mystery/high school
reunion comedy mashup The Afterparty, created by and starring
Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoe Chao, Ben Schwarts, and Dave
Franco. Check out the first episode on YouTube
and the rest of the series on AppleTV Plus.