TV Break: July 2022 - DisneyPlus’s Obi-Wan Kenobi Ends and Ms. Marvel Premieres; AppleTV+’s Loot Struggles to Secure The Bag; and AMC’s Better Call Saul Is Even Better On Rewatch

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 Obi-Wan Kenobi & Ms. Marvel; AMC’s Better Call Saul; and HBOMax’s Hacks & The Staircase.

News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh take a break from industry news to shine some light on charitable organizes close to their heart. Follow the links below the find out more about the organizations discussed and ways you can help out:

National Alliance of Mental Illness

If/When/How's Repro Legal Helpline & Repro Defense Fund

National Network of Abortion Funds 

Transgender Education Network of Texas 

World Central Kitchen 

Mindful Vinyl 

The Jed Foundation 

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, Bill & Josh agree that Netflix won the month, thanks to the colossal success of Stranger Things S4. They also shout out the successful launches of The Umbrella Academy S3 and the feature film Hustle, along with the trailer premieres of The Sandman, The Gray Man, & Persuasion. Meanwhile, Alex goes all in on AppleTV+ yet again, thanks to a recent uptick in customer satisfaction and retention, the successful launch of Sundance darling Cha Cha Real Smooth, the return of For All Mankind, the MLS deal, and Severance & Pachinko’s Emmy buzz..

New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh watched AppleTV+’s new series Loot, starring Maya Rudolph and Michaela Jai Rodriquez, respectively, a newly divorced billionaire and the executive director of the charity the billionaire forgot she started.

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