The Pop Break

Welcome to Blerd Watchers! ThePopBreak.com's monthly podcast about TV shows with a Blerdy twist!

Come hang out with Courtney & Marshall, two married Blerds, as they navigate all the dopeness on TV and share insights and opinions on the monthly show topics!

This month, our dynamic duo react to the trailers for Disney Plus’s upcoming series Ahsoka and Secret Invasion, as well as the Peacock John Wick spinoff series The Continental. Then they check in on the sixth season of My Hero Academia, before providing a season review for the second season of Alice in Borderland.

Topic Time Codes:

Segment 1: Snap Trailer Reactions

Segment 2: Ongoing series (28:42)

Segment 3: Full Series Review (55:03)

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Follow Courtney on Twitter & Instagram and Marshall on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, Youtube, TikTok. Merch now available!

Make sure to check out their other podcast, Blerd Life with My Wife on your favorite podcasting app and on Twitter & Instagram.

And head on over to their Patreon page for extra content.

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are waiting for The Bachelorette’s new season in June. Until then, they are taking a tour of some of their other reality dating favorites every other week.

This week Michelle and DJ recap episodes 1-8 of Love is Blind Season 4. They go over their favorite couples and give predictions for who will make it past the altar to find out if Love truly is blind. They wrap up with Ru Paul's drag race and a discussion of Netflix's first live reunion show that will take place for Love is Blind.

If you have thoughts or suggestions for what you’d like Michelle and DJ to cover during the offseason or opinion about all things Bachelor & Bachelorette, be sure to reach out via twitter @Roses&Rejections!

Hello and welcome to Bill vs the MCU! Each month your hosts⁠ Pop Break Podcasts Editor Alex Marcus⁠ and⁠ Pop Break Editor in Chief Bill Bodkin⁠ take another step into the wider Marvel Multiverse, with reviews and interviews on the film and television series that may be drawn upon as the MCU dives deeper and deeper into its Multiverse Saga.

After completing their twelve month rewatch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Alex and Bill are fully embracing the ethos of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga with miniseries devoted to all the MCU-adjacent material out there. Currently, the pair are taking a guided tour of the Netflix Defenders-verse, featuring reviews of select seasons of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, along with this universe’s crossover event The Defenders.

This month, Alex and Bill travel back to September 2016 to check in on everyone’s favorite bulletproof boyfriend by discussing Season One of Luke Cage.

To help them reorient to the world of comic book media circa 2016 when Mike Coulter became the first black lead of a major super hero property since Wesley Snipes’ Blade Trilogy, they are joined by ⁠Racial Draft⁠ podcaster and ⁠Murphy’s Multiverse⁠ writer Michael T. Ford III.

Alex and Bill also unveil the an extended edition of their monthly segment Miss Minutes Marvel Memo, where they try to cram in a month’s of MCU headlines in five minutes, while also devoting a bit of extra time to recent, more serious news items related to ⁠Jonathan Majors arrest⁠ on charges of domestic violence and ⁠Victoria Alonso’s recent firing⁠.

Don’t forget to come back next month when they’ll be reviewing The Defenders.

Luke Cage S1 and The Defenders are available to stream on⁠ Disney+⁠.

Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here for their latest TV retrospective. This time they’re chatting about Cowboy Bebop for its 25th anniversary.

Cowboy Bebop is a science fiction anime created by the animation studio Sunrise. It premiered in Japan on April 3, 1998. It debuted in the U.S. on September 2, 2001, during Adult Swim’s launch. The series ended its 26-episode run in Japan on April 24, 1999.

The show follows a group of bounty hunters traversing space in the year 2071. The crew consists of Spike Spiegel (Steve Blum), Faye Valentine (Wendee Lee), Jet Black (Beau Billingslea), Edward Wong (Melissa Fahn), and Ein the Corgi (Koichi Yamadera). As the series progresses, it reveals more about their pasts.

Widely considered one of the greatest anime of all time, the show’s English dub by Animaze is regarded as one of the best anime localizations. A film featuring an additional storyline saw a theatrical release in 2001. A live-action Netflix series premiered in 2021, which Netflix canceled after one season.

Aaron and Josh discuss their inital impressions of Cowboy Bebop before going into its first episode. They also talk about the show’s characters, animation, mix of genres, and watching in Japanese versus watching in English.

For more anime, you can listen to Josh and Aaron’s podcasts on Death Note and Spirited Away.

Cowboy Bebop is streaming on Netflix, Funimation, and Crunchyroll

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 HBO’s Succession, Crunchyroll’s Camp Fire Cooking In Another World with My Absurd Skill, ABC’s Abbott Elementary, AppleTV+’s Shrinking, Peacock’s Poker Face, CW’s Superman & Lois and The Flash, and Disney Plus’s The Mandalorian and The Secret of Sulfur Springs.

News Break – Alex, Bill, and Josh consider Disney’s options when it comes to the future of Hulu and why Disney & Comcast can’t decide which option is best, but first Bill runs through some late breaking news related to a potential WWE merger with talent agency and UFC owner Endeavor.

Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh pick a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. We had a house divided again this month, as Bill went with Peacock thanks to their broadcast of Wrestlemania, Poker Face, and a Morning Joe simulcast, along with the news that they have been dominating the movie streaming ratings board; Josh went with HBOMAX as it begins airing its final season of Succession, Barr, and Titans while also launching its new miniseries Love & Death out of SXSW; and Alex went with Paramount Plus on the strength of their broadcast of the NCAA March Madness tournament, the premiere of Yellowjackets highly anticipated second season, and rumors that Yellowstone’s latest spinoff will star Matthew McConaughy and much of the current cast of Yellowstone.

New Series Spotlight – Alex, Bill, and Josh review The Power, Prime Video’s series that ponders how chaotic it might be for society if teen girls around the world suddenly developed electricity powers.

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back on the flagship, covering Season 27 of The Bachelor.

It's the long awaited finale of Zach's season of the Bachelor. Michelle and DJ cover all of the fallout, including the conversations with Ariel, Gabi, and Katie, and say farewell to an underwhelming season. They give a brief preview of the next season of the Bachelorette and also a preview for Love Is Blind Season 4."

Also just as a note we will be recording an episode next week covering Love is Blind and then we will be off for two weeks since we're going on vacation and then will have the next episode on April 25th. We plan on doing every two weeks until the Bachelorette premieres in late June if that works.

If you have thoughts or suggestions for what you’d like Michelle and DJ to cover during the offseason or opinion about all things Bachelor & Bachelorette, be sure to reach out via twitter @Roses&Rejections!

There’s arguably no superhero in existence that has been reimagined, redefined, or reinterpreted more than Batman.  No matter how many times he’s been rebooted, audiences are always willing to come back to Gotham City’s greatest defender.  With so much Bat content out there, there’s plenty to dissect, analyze, and of course, rank!  This podcast is dedicated to a surgical evaluation of Batman’s history, with a focus on ranking several topics in the world of Batman, among other classic Bat themes and characters.

Join host Daniel Cohen, Pop Break’s former Film Editor and Resident Bat-Maven, as he brings on several guests every month to share his passion for the one and only Dark Knight.  From Adam West to Robert Pattinson, no bat stone will be left unturned.  Bottom-line: If you’re a Batman fan, this is required listening.

And the Oscar goes to…Batman…sometimes.  On this episode, Daniel combines two of his favorite topics: Batman and the Oscars.  Along with this week’s co-host, Editor-in-Chief of the Pop Break, Bill Bodkin, the two delve into Batman’s history at the Oscars.On the heels of this year’s ceremony, the two get into all the nitty-gritty when it comes to Batman movies and their success rate at the Academy Awards.  When compared to other comic book films, Batman has had a very solid track record, but we all know it should have been better, right?

The two waste no time getting into what is considered one of the biggest snubs in Oscar history – no Best Picture nomination for The Dark Knight.  They recount how they reacted when they first found out, the ramifications it had on the Oscars, and much more!

Would Jack Nicholson have gotten an Oscar nomination for Batman ’89 today?  Will Joker: Folie á Deux have similar awards success two years from now?  Will a Batman movie ever win Best Picture?

All is discussed as we go through Batman’s entire history at the Oscars!  A must listen to episode for all Batman and Oscar fanatics!

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back on the flagship, covering Season 27 of The Bachelor.

It's sex week! Michelle and DJ are to break down everything that happened during Zach's fantasy suites, and what they think it means for next week's finale. They then briefly cover last week's Women Tell All and talk about Charity as the new confirmed Bachelorette.

Click here to listen to Michelle & DJs podcast breaking down all the ins and outs of Chris Harrison’s public meltdown, which cost him his job, when it all occurred back in February of 2021.

If you have thoughts or suggestions for what you’d like Michelle and DJ to cover during the offseason or opinion about all things Bachelor & Bachelorette, be sure to reach out via twitter @Roses&Rejections!

Welcome to Blerd Watchers! ThePopBreak.com's monthly podcast about TV shows with a Blerdy twist!

Come hang out with Courtney & Marshall, two married Blerds, as they navigate all the dopeness on TV and share insights and opinions on the monthly show topics!

This month, our dynamic duo give you your monthly dose of anime with their coverage of Crunchyroll’s Blue Lock before wrapping up their coverage of Carnival Row S2 and The Last of Us S1. They also dive deep on Netflix’s choose-your-own-order series Kaleidoscope with a full season review.

Topic Time Codes:

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Follow Courtney on Twitter & Instagram and Marshall on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, Youtube, TikTok. Merch now available!

Make sure to check out their other podcast, Blerd Life with My Wife on your favorite podcasting app and on Twitter & Instagram.

And head on over to their Patreon page for extra content.

Welcome back to another episode of our podcast all about the ABC reality series The Bachelor and its many spin-offs.

ThePopBreak.com's Michelle Coraci, who has been recapping all things Bachelor for The Pop Break for years, and co-host DJ Chapman, of Mostly Nitpicking, are back on the flagship, covering Season 27 of The Bachelor.

This week Michelle and DJ discuss Zach's hometown dates. They also talk about the next Bachelorette (SPOILER WARNING). They end with some Ru Paul's Drag Race and some fun College Humor content.

Click here to listen to Michelle & DJs podcast breaking down all the ins and outs of Chris Harrison’s public meltdown, which cost him his job, when it all occurred back in February of 2021.

If you have thoughts or suggestions for what you’d like Michelle and DJ to cover during the offseason or opinion about all things Bachelor & Bachelorette, be sure to reach out via twitter @Roses&Rejections!