TV Break: October 2020 - Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor; The Schitt's Creek Finale; The End of GLOW; The Right Stuff; & Disney's Bombshell

Pop Break’s Television Editor Alex Marcus is joined by
editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and special guest Justin Mancini of
Cinema Joes 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 Justin
talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month
including HBO's We Are Who We Are & The Leftovers; Pop’s
Schitt’s Creek; DisneyPlus’s Animal Kingdom; & Netflix’s The
Haunting of Bly Manor.


News Break – Alex, Bill, and Justin discuss the sad news that
seven previously renewed series, including Netflix’s GLOW, have
been cancelled due in part to COVID-19. For more, check out this
round up from EW.


Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Justin pick a streamer they
think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows
announced etc. and whether it was Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon,
or another streaming platform that came out on top. Justin used
Netflix’s upcoming movie slate to argue they had the best month,
while Bill focused on Amazon’s slew of original series and high
profile films, from Blumhouse horror productions to Coming 2
America, to make his claim. However, the guys both came around to
Alex’s pick of Disney+ after the streamers big announcement
regarding the future of Disney theatrical releases.


New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Justin travel back to the
sixties for a dull and unremarkable look at the space race with
DisneyPlus’s The Right Stuff.