The Pop Break

The Pop Break

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The Pop Break episodes

  • Good Bye to All That: Love, Victor S1

    This week on Good Bye to All That, TV Editor Alex Marcus is joined by The Talk Film Society’s Manish Mathur (It Pod to Be You; Queer & Now) to dish about Hulu’s Love, Victor, the sequel/spinoff to 20th Century Fox’s 2018 feature film Love, Simon.


    In the episode, we dive into what we thought of Love, Simon; Michael Cimino’s acting strengths and weaknesses; Victor’s queer journey, Lake & Felix’s connection; all things Benji; Mia and Andrew (AND SOPHIA BUSH); Pilar being underserved; actually good parent drama; the way the show sneakily avoids easy resolutions; and, of course, the Call Me Maybe of it all.

    You can follow Alex @MediaThinkings on Twitter and Lettedboxd and find him on his other podcasts TV Break and Cinema Joes.You can follow Manish @TheManish89 on Twitter and Lettedboxd and find him on his podcasts It Pod to Be You and Queer & Now.

    Love, Victor S1 is available to stream now on Hulu. Love, Simon is available to rent or own on iTunes, Amazon, & the Google Play Store.

    1 hr 38 min
  • Live, Laugh, & Lovey: Greenleaf S5E2

    Charity is an entire fool already as she battles for her place within the H&H empire. Jacob is onto Kerrisa and her schemes, and WHEN will Baby Nathan ever grow up?

    Follow Lovey on Twitter @iamloveytoo and check out the show on YouTube.

    51 min
  • Live, Laugh, & Lovey: Greenleaf S5E1

    The Greenleaf clan are back for their final season. Will we really get to know AJ a little more? Is Jacob going to finally kick Kerissa out of the house? And will Charity get her breakthrough with Phil and H&H? 

    Follow Lovey on Twitter @iamloveytoo and check out the show on YouTube.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Good Bye to All That: Insecure Season 4

    Episode #4 of the Good Bye To All That podcast series (a part of Pop Break TV presented by the Pop Break Radio Network) finds TV Editor Alex Marcus (@MediaThinkings) joined by new Pop Break contributor Lovey McPherson (@IAmLoveyToo) to discuss the Season 4 finale of HBO’s Insecure, created by and starring Issa Rae.

    In this episode we discuss:

    • All the ins and outs of the rift between Molly (Yvonne Orji, Night School) and Issa (Rae) that dominated this season.
    • Molly’s struggles keeping the spark alive (and managing messy interpersonal drama) with Andrew (Alexander Higgins, Modern Family)
    • The Issa/Lawrence (Jay Ellis, Escape Room) reunion
    • Who we think was this season’s breakout character
    • The surprisingly powerful Postpartum Depression storyline that dominated the finale.
      • 1 hr 12 min
    • TV Break: June 2020 - HBO MAX’s Legendary, Police Procedurals & The New Bachelor

      Pop Break’s Television Editor Alex Marcus is joined by editor-in-chief Bill Bodkin, and senior 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 we liked from the last month including: Disney+ and BBC Australia’s hit series Bluey, The Good Place, Snowpiercer, and HBO’s first original series Love Life.

      The News You Need to Know – Alex, Bill, and Josh discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement and its impact on television — the future of police procedurals and law enforcement dramas, the cancellation of Live P.D. and Cops, and the announcement of the first black Bachelor.

      Streaming Wars – Alex, Bill, and Josh picks a streamer they think “won the month” based on new shows airing/upcoming shows announced etc. and whether it was Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon, or another streaming platform that came out on top.

      Featured Review – Alex, Bill, and Josh review the new HBO MAX reality competition series Legendary — a series inspired by and featuring houses from the ballroom scene competing for the title of Superior House.

      1 hr 41 min

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    The Pop Break is a collection of podcasts executive produced by Pop Break Director Alex Marcus, featuring the very best conversations about television, film, music, anime, wrestling, and more!