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.