Netflix Recommendations Thread 3.0

Well Netflix have an option to end the deal after five years or extend it by ten, so seems Netflix aren’t tied to the full ten years, which seems smart.

Probably smart business by Netflix... all their other stuff is content people can join up for short term and then cancel - this will get longstanding week-to-week, year-to-year commitments from a fairly substantial global market who love WWE. In the context of some of the huge budget things Netflix have green-lit, none of which anyone will have been specifically signing up for, it's probably a smarter use of money.

In general, in a world of people increasingly bouncing between streamers throughout the year, sports rights are going to be huge for maintaining a solid base of subscriptions over the long term.

Could be interesting in some homes if lads start inviting their girls over for a bit of Raw Netflix and Chill.

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Yeah I was very surprised they didn't go for F1 after the success of Drive to Survive.

Netflix has hands down won the streaming wars so I have no doubt more sports will be on the agenda for them over the next decade.

Zero interest in full-contact pantomime, but that sounds about right.

Also true. Unfortunately, "It's just business" - as any mobster, pantomime or other, might say, after being shown the projected income spreadsheets.

Finished Boy Eats Universe the other evening, enjoyed it but the ending was disappointing, but considering its from a book that's not hugely surprising.

Watching Six Nations. Pretty decent with focus in certain players.

Not so keen on some of the restrospective commentary which feels false.

This is what Netflix does best - head-spinning true crime documentary.

It’s compulsory binge-watching because the twists in the story keep coming. As always with such stories, I am left with some questions but not the sort of “back where we started” feeling I got e.g. from the various documentaries about Sophie Toscan du Plantier. This was a very fascinating story told with style and pacing where each revelation brings the story closer to resolution.

I watched this, mostly because i refused to believe it would be as bad as you had indicated given the trailer. I went in with low expectations and even at that i found myself pausing it twice to see how long was left and wondering if I had the heart to continue.

A big disappointment, so many different avenues for a story given the setting but it was a poor 2/10.

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