The "did you know this streams on Netflix?" thread

[Donuthole]

I haven't seen the cheetos thing, but if anyone watches the Seinfeld pop tart thing and thinks they are watching a documentary, that would be a whole new level of stupid.

Right. But the irony is that it's probably no less accurate than the Cheetos story, which was totally wrote , pitched, and marketed as a true story.

[falafel]

written

[Donuthole]

written

Yeah, I changed it from “which someone wrote, pitched, marketed” to “which was ….” before hitting enter. But I forgot to reconjugate the first part of the list. I’m leaving it there, because nobody here really believes I think “was wrote” is proper English.

[Pelado]

Yeah, I changed it from “which someone wrote, pitched, marketed” to “which was ….” before hitting enter. But I forgot to reconjugate the first part of the list. I’m leaving it there, because nobody here really believes I think “was wrote” is proper English.

A likely story.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Yeah, I changed it from “which someone wrote, pitched, marketed” to “which was ….” before hitting enter. But I forgot to reconjugate the first part of the list. I’m leaving it there, because nobody here really believes I think “was wrote” is proper English.

lol. Busted.

[fusnik]

I didn’t discover that until we had finished the series. Mind blowing.

https://youtu.be/mK-isQXd_Qw?si=7z34_36cep6_qVe5

This is wild.

[SteelBlue]

I tapped out of Baby Reindeer because I was feeling manipulated after finding out how real it all is. These are the great traumas of your life and you pitched it to Netflix? Just feels off.

[Joe Public]

I think viewership for the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match in July will be huge. Boxing fans, those curious about Tyson’s state/condition, those who care about Jake Paul (I guess he’s a social media guy; not my world, so I don’t know much about him, but I hear he is popular in that world), people who like circus side shows and train wrecks, etc. should all be drawn in.

The story line of Gen X, last generation, traditional former champ versus a Millennial, social-media-focused, gimmicky boxing outsider, along with all of the quirks of Tyson, should make things pretty buzzy by July. I’m planning on watching.

[Copelius]

I for one have it on my calendar.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I'm a little surprised how much we're enjoying Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War. Narrated by Ed Harris, it's a dramatization of events leading up to the Gunfight at the OK Corral and what followed, including Wyatt Earp being charged with murder. It's a little gimmicky but with multiple historians commenting on what happened it seems factual and is very entertaining. A lot of new information, for me at least, including the origin of the term "cowboy," J. P. Morgan, Doc Holliday, Earp's love life, etc. Watch the first ten minutes and see if it appeals. I'm halfway through the series, looking forward to the final three episodes.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Watched 5 episodes of the Mr. McMahon documentary. Really fascinated. Also, I don't think it is crazy to call Vince McMahon a sociopath. I think the most shocking thing so far is the story lines in WWE that he was willing to involve his own family in.

[PaloAltoCougar]

This should probably go in a Confessions thread, but I admit to having watched the entire season of Nobody Wants This AND to enjoying it. It's the series equivalent of a chick flick but it's well-written, interesting for the Jewish culture elements, and I like Kristin Bell.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Carry-On won't replace Die Hard as a great Christmastime action movie but it's an entertaining and fast-paced thriller. With Taran Egerton in a Liam Neeson/Tom Cruise-type role (his sprints through LAX are an homage to Cruise) and Jason Bateman doing some nice bad guy work here, it's a fun popcorn movie for couch potatoes. Its preposterousness (and it's very preposterous) is part of its charm. Mrs. PAC didn't care for it, but it gets thumbs up from me. And there's a car crash sequence that's done amazingly well.

Looking over the most recent posts here I wonder if Funk and I are the only ones chilllin' with Netflix (albeit not together, it must be said).

[Pelado]

Carry-On won't replace Die Hard as a great Christmastime action movie but it's an entertaining and fast-paced thriller. With Taran Egerton in a Liam Neeson/Tom Cruise-type role (his sprints through LAX are an homage to Cruise) and Jason Bateman doing some nice bad guy work here, it's a fun popcorn movie for couch potatoes. Its preposterousness (and it's very preposterous) is part of its charm. Mrs. PAC didn't care for it, but it gets thumbs up from me. And there's a car crash sequence that's done amazingly well.

Looking over the most recent posts here I wonder if Funk and I are the only ones chilllin' with Netflix (albeit not together, it must be said).

It can be fun to chill with Netflix at day break - and maybe even with Funk.

I don't think I've watched Netflix since resubscribing for the Tyson fight. I may have a few more days left on my month. Thanks for the recommendation of what to do with it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

My wife and I have finished the first two seasons of the Lincoln Lawyer. Thumbs up. I used to be a big Michael Connelly fan and read most of his novels.