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Is it just me, or is Netflix becoming a waste of money? They keep releasing new series that look really promising, get everyone hooked, and then cancel them before the story is even finished. It’s honestly getting exhausting to invest hours into a show, only to find out there won’t be another season and you’re left with a bunch of unanswered questions. Iget that not every show can be a hit, and i know renewals depend on things like viewership and budgets, but lately, it feels like this happens way too often. Instead of getting excited about new releases, I find myself waiting to see if a show gets renewed before i even start watching it.
For me, that’s the biggest problem. I’m not paying for an endless library of unfinished stories. I’d rather have fewer shows that are given the chance to tell a complete story than dozens of new titles that disappear after one season. Netflix has so much great content, but it’s hard to stay invested when you never know if the next series you love will actually get an ending. At some point it starts to feel like the subscription just isn’t worth it anymore

Watching this series made me realize while cops are a good resource to have but at the end of the day you need to protect yourself and not rely on them in the end. I know some people hate guns but if you find yourself in a situation with a nut case neighbor it would be smart to arm yourself in your own home and stay vigilant. Just something I thought about.

After stumbling upon Victoria Beckham’s documentary about her - occasionally misdirected- efforts to become a fashion designer, I watched the documentary about David Beckham, made by his own production company.
I was mostly curious if I will be as unimpressed with him as I was with Victoria. Am I being misogynistic in criticizing her for not knowing how to sketch?
The verdict is clear: he’s an enormous talent with an inspiring career and achievements. Whether it’s the goal against Wimbledon, his impeccable corners or free kicks, I mean this guy is just exceptionally good at what he does. We all like to watch people who excel what they do, whether it’s sports or candle making, as they inspire us.
His career in itself would be enough to justify a documentary, forget his celebrity status/marriage/brand. Sadly or not, a solid chunk is dedicated to just that.
What stood out to me was that he essentially grew up coddled and focused on soccer and nothing else, and hence never got a chance to grow up as a person. He seems to understand that his job- soccer - takes work. What he seems to understand far less is that being a good husband is work, and being a good father is work too.
He has a fallout with Alex Ferguson who clearly disapproves of his life partner choice and lifestyle, and is transferred from Manchester United to Spain just like that. What impact that has on him or his family is not Man United’s concern.
As a casual soccer fan I think it was a stupid move on Man United’s part, as he was still at the top of his form and the most marketable player they had. But egos gonna ego. So suddenly he has to move to Spain, where his wife doesn’t want to live and he starts cheating on her because he’s alone. I know it’s hard for a young and very attractive man to be alone if all he’s ever known is having a mother or a wife by himself and he doesn’t know how to be alone, but this is where the “marriage is work” part comes in. He makes it very obvious that while he was in love with Victoria, soccer comes first and that tops his wife AND kids. When the third child is born, he’s at a photo shoot with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez- and we’re talking a SCHEDULED C-section. This is the part where “parenthood is work” comes in. No man has an excuse for not being there unless they experience an emergency, and a photo shoot with celebrities is certainly not one.
Then he moves to LA, where the league is nothing to write home about, and immediately asks for a transfer to Milan. He’s loaned for 6 months, and LA Galaxy refuses to let him out of the contract so he has to play in California whether he wants to or not (he doesn’t.) He ultimately wins the MSL title but wants to go play in Europe again.
So once they move back to England, he goes to play in Paris where he ultimately retires.
The whole time Victoria has to follow suit with the kids, whether she wants to or not (she doesn’t). Yet he insists he didn’t want a traditional wife/trophy wife, which is what Alex Ferguson was recommending him to find, but in the end, ends up treating her exactly as that. If he actually married a traditional wife, he’d have retired at Man United.
Ultimately, he and his wife have a better brand if they are together but there’s no question in my mind that there were some very uncomfortable compromises made to keep it as such. They don’t talk about how the marriage got through all those rough patches although that would very interesting to know. It ultimately seems to be a business union rather than a marriage.
David is portrayed in mostly likeable light (duh) but everyone can see he was extremely immature when he got married, was unprepared for his global fame, his role was always a puppet/pawn for whichever coach he was playing for at the time and I’m not sure he ever got a chance to grow. There is little wisdom he shares; little accountability he takes for having the same issues at pretty much Man United, Real Madrid and LA Galaxy. Like where is your part in all of these difficult situations you keep getting into that you take responsibility for. Its always the mean coach or the mean team mates.

It’s an entertaining watch, especially if you remember that era, but even a narrative he controls fails to portray him as a great guy. Who knows, maybe he simply isn’t one, and perhaps that’s OK too.

So I live in Japan, but I'm only here for my military service but I only use an iPad to watch TV. Which uses a VqN so I can watch TV from back home. So I was wondering , is there any way for me to watch tv from home using peacock , or do I just have to get rid of my service? I also wanna point out that even without the VqN I still can't watch TV because I live in japan

I have Netflix and amazon I’m playing monthly plan and then again they want money money to remove ads thats just absurd.

I understand for Spotify or youtube. we are using free then we get ads but for Netflix and prime we pay them money and again they ask for extra to remove ads. Someone should file a case against them.

I'm making a list of all the movies I've watched this year on iMDB, and I feel like I have been watching a lot of really great movies on Netflix recently. I need to even-out the list and scores with some truly terrible films; a palette contaminate.

I don't want any "so bad they're good movies" I wanna watch something that is absolute abysmal dogshit to round out this list.

In the last couple of days when I open my profiles ( I have 2), I am seeing shows and Categories I never saw before.

1 of my Profiles is for Asian TV (Korean, Chinese, Japanese) , the other for Hollywood-British-European shows/movies.

I'm seeing now "From Page to Screen", "Growing up Millennial" Categories as well as others.

I'm seeing shows I haven't seen on the platform before, lol.

I like the change for myself, anyways.

I’ve just watched it. Had to stop it twice and walk away from it for how disgusted I was with the mother and how deeply it hit me.

Part of it is my own trauma. My mother was deeply envious of my youth and thinness. Especially after I hit puberty, she began physically abusing me, belittling me and calling me names, embarrassing me in front of others, and engaging in disturbing behaviors that were psychopathic and sadistic. For example, she would make me wash the floors on my knees, then when I told her I was done, she’d come over and wipe her hand on the floor, and if there was even one grain of dust or dirt on her fingers, she’d scream at me, hit me, call me all sorts of names and make me do it again. In my last year of high school, we had a concert where my friends and I were performing. As I was getting ready to leave, she threw a tantrum that my boots in the hallway were dirty (hers were too). This escalated to her beating me, using the boots to hit my head and face. I performed at the concert half hour later with a smile on my face pretending everything was okay.

Years later when I confronted her, she either flat out denied any of the abuse ever happened (gaslighting) or vaguely referenced her own childhood trauma and the fact that my sister got pregnant at 16 and she didn’t want the same to happen to me.

So watching this doc I definitely see parallels between my own experience and Lauryn’s. I do not believe that either Kendra or my mother abused their daughters because they didn’t want them to be raped or get knocked up early. That makes zero sense to me how such horrific abuse equals protection. And although Kendra didn’t abuse Lauryn physically, the level of her emotional abuse is violent in its own way. My mother never told me to kill myself but she’d say things like she wished I was never born. Yet another parallel is the unhinged love-bombing language in the aftermath of their abuse. My mother used to love to beat me then tell me how much she loved me and ask for hugs and kisses. If I was in the room with Lauryn when the cops came with the search warrant and broke the news, I would have pulled Kendra off her. Made me sick for Lauren watching that.

So yeah, I see Lauryn as a confused, traumatized child who desperately wants to believe her mother loves her. She does not. That is not love. It took me through my middle age to understand that. These women are deeply unwell. There is something missing in them that other (loving) mothers have and there is deep darkness in that place instead. I’m not sure what that is. I’ve been to two therapists now and got nothing from them apart from some empathy. So if there is a psychologist/psychiatrist/therapist on here, I’d love to hear your thoughts as to what that might be. Please shrink Kendra for me because after watching this I need to make better sense of my own experience.

So me and my husband have been having a horrible time finding movies and shows on Netflix. Weve kinda watched what we could find that seemed interesting. So I'm looking for some recommendations. Heres some types of stuff we like watching

Zombies

Gore

Fighting scenes

Korean shows

Anime (little bit picky on since I don't like anime to much)

Normal movies and shows

Raunchy Comedy

Supernatural activities/specimen (like demons or creatures)

Psychological horror

Horror in general (a little bit picky on since he doesn't do well with horror)

If anyone has some movies/shows that match one of these at least let me know! 🙏 we need stuff to watch like urgently

She works very part-time and has a lot of time to watch Netflix. If anyone has recommendations for her based on the list i’d love to hear them (though she may have already seen it with how much she watches lol). List is non-exhaustive.

Sullivan Crossing
The Way Home
The Lodge
Yellowstone/dutton ranch/
I will find you
champagne problems
bridgerton / queen elizabeth

Started this a few days ago. Just finished the 3rd episode. I’m intrigued and a little into it. I just don’t feel fully vested. It fits my personality and watching style but is it slow? And most importantly does it end or leave me hanging?

I have a question. Not sure if it was mentioned in the episode or not.

I understand Jamal “JT’s” parents moved in with a family member after leaving the residence. Where were they when their son started to terrorize their neighbour? JT was a POS but he clearly had mental issues. Wouldn’t his mom be looking after him?

Was this ever mentioned?

Hey everyone,

My girlfriend and I are planning to watch a movie tonight on Netflix, and she really likes thrillers. But we feel like we’ve already watched almost all the popular ones, so I’m looking for something not talked about as much.
Preferably something suspenseful, intense, or with a good twist. It doesn’t have to be English, as long as it’s worth watching.
Any hidden gem thriller recommendations on Netflix?

Starting Wednesday, California banned streaming platforms from running excessively loud, often startling, advertisements.

Under the new law, streamers — including Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video — will be forced to maintain consistent audio levels throughout their entertainment programming, including ad breaks.

The move comes as streaming giants increasingly rely on ad-supported tiers to boost subscribers and ad revenue.

Given California's major influence in the entertainment industry, it could become a new nationwide standard for streamers.

Similar legislation is set to go into effect in Illinois next year.