Tom's Top 3: November 11, 2025
Bundle of Joy
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s installment of Tom’s Top 3 Tuesdays, where I highlight three pieces of content (Podcasts/Shows/Songs/Articles/etc.) that I found interesting or noteworthy from the prior week.
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[Bundle] Apple TV & Peacock
Two of the “do I really need this?” streamers have teamed up to offer a couple different bundle options. Now, you can either get Apple TV and Peacock with ads for $15 a month or Apple TV and Peacock without ads for $20 a month.
I think this is a smart move for them, because they need to do something to mitigate churn. Maybe you’re less likely to cancel your Apple TV subscription when the latest season of [insert your expensive, under-watched prestige TV show of choice here] ends, because you know you have a zillion episodes of The Office and Law & Order on Peacock to keep you occupied.
I recently signed up for the premium bundle option, which saves me about $4 a month. I’m not going to be buying a house with my streaming savings any time soon, but hey, it at least makes it a little more palatable. Even better, I activated an Amex offer on my Gold card that reimburses me $11 a month for a few months, which brings my monthly cost down to just $9. Judging that I’m ecstatic if I can find a breakfast burrito for less than $15 in LA, I consider this a pretty good deal. If you have an Amex card, definitely check out if you’re targeted with the same offer before you sign up.
[Docuseries] Apple TV - Mr. Scorsese
This new docuseries was the main reason why I sought out the Apple TV bundle. I am by no means the biggest Scorsese film buff, but I have seen plenty of his movies and love mostly every one I’ve watched.
Whether or not you’re a Scorsese fan, I think the docuseries is fascinating for how it shows that passion and obsession can both carry a man from humble beginnings to undeniable success and also lead to his greatest pain and suffering.
I love a good origin story, and Scorsese’s is up there as one of the best. As a kid with asthma, he couldn’t play outside, and instead had to stay in his room with his thoughts and observe others from his upstairs window. He spent hours and hours in movie theaters with his dad because the refrigerated air helped him breathe easier. As his passion for film grew, he would draw out story ideas on paper frame by frame, just as he would later do with a shot list. Steve Jobs famously said that you can only connect the dots by looking backwards, but I think anyone could have seen Scorsese as a child and known he was destined to become a filmmaker.
[TV Show] Peacock - The Paper
I finally got around to checking out The Paper, which I have been looking forward to for a while now. I’m only a couple episodes in so far, but I am willing to give it a chance and see how it develops.
Set in the same “universe” as The Office, and with the same creators, I am excited to see if lightning can strike twice. I love so many of the actors, particularly Tim Key, who starred in one of my favorite movies of the year: The Ballad of Wallis Island (which I covered on the April 8 edition of the newsletter).
That wraps up this edition of Tom’s Top 3 Tuesdays. If you made it to this point, please drop a 1️⃣, 2️⃣, or 3️⃣ in the comments to let me know what you found most interesting/useful. And as always, please like and consider sharing with a friend who you think would enjoy! I’ll be back next week. ✌️