Welcome to TV Break, where Pop Break\u2019s Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and TV Columnist Josh Sarnecky to talk about the happenings in television.
\nHere\u2019s the format of the show:
\nThe Best Thing I Saw on TV Last Month \u2013 Alex, Bill, & Josh talk about a show/episode/event they liked from the last month including HBO\u2019s House of the Dragon S2 & Fantasmas S1, Max\u2019s My Adventure with Superman S2, and Netflix\u2019s Blue Eye Samurai.\xa0
\nNews Break \u2013 Alex, Bill, and Josh breakdown all the details in the \u2060NBA\u2019s landmark TV rights deal\u2060 with Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon, as well as where things stand with Warner Bros. Discovery.
\nStreaming Wars \u2013 Alex, Bill, & Josh pick a streamer they think \u201cwon the month\u201d based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. This time, all three agree Peacock won the month thanks to \u2060its extremely successful, wall to wall over of the Paris Olympics\u2060, as well as the big role it will play in the future of the NBA after the aforementioned TV deal and some other notable pieces of content like WWE Summer Slam and Monkey Man hitting their app.\xa0
\nNew Series Spotlight \u2013 This month, they reviewed Amazon Prime Video\u2019s \u2060Batman: Caped Crusader.\u2060 The series was created by Bruce Timm, one of the creators of the iconic 1990s series Batman: The Animated Series, along with JJ Abrams, Matt Reeves, and comic legend Ed Brubaker as executive producers. The series stars Hamish Linklater as the dark knight himself, and takes place in a 1930s set Gotham, where Batman has just recently hit the scene. All 10 episodes of the first season are now available on Prime Video.