TV Break: August 2021 - AppleTV Plus’s Ted Lasso; Disney Plus’s Monsters at Work; HBO’s White Lotus; Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation; & The 2021 Emmy Nominations

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. This month, Josh is on the move, so CinemaJoes co-host Justin Mancini joins as a guest co-host.

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 AppleTV Plus’s Ted Lasso; Disney Plus’s Monsters at Work & Behind the Attraction; FX on Hulu’s Fargo; AMC’s Kevin Can F- Himself, & HBO’s The White Lotus.

News Break – Alex, Bill, and Justin break down all the ins and outs of this years Emmy nominees including the big winners like Ted Lasso, The Mandalorian, and The Crown, as well as I May Destroy You, WandaVision, SNL, Big Budget Genre series, & Hamilton for some reason. They also get into Justin’s deep dissatisfaction with Small Axe’s many snubs.

Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Justin pick a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. This month, everyone had a different horse in the race. Bill found the combo of Space Jam 2, The Suicide Squad, and Woodstock 99, along with the recent Batgirl casting news, is enough to put HBOMAX over the finish line. Meanwhile, Justin stood up for historic underdog Disney Plus for their many Emmy successes, their Black Widow release, and their giant Loki finale. Finally, Alex repped for Netflix on the back of their season two releases for I Think You Should Leave, Never Have I Ever, & Outer Banks, the return of Twilight to the service, the premiere of Masters of the Universe: Revelation & Sexy Beast, the surprising success of the Fear Street Trilogy, and (effectively) leading the Emmy nominations for all networks.

Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Justin watched Netflix’s Mark Hamill & Sarah Michelle Gellar starring Master of the Universe: Revelations.