Metal Shop Masters is a Netflix’s latest mediocre mess
For Netflix’s reality TV competition Metal Shop Masters, someone took Blown Away, copied and pasted it, changed some details, and hoped we wouldn’t notice.
Sexy Beasts review: Netflix’s dating show is as superficial as it accuses us of being
Netflix has revived A&E’s short-lived Sexy Beasts, which was an import from the UK. The third time isn’t the charm, it’s a wreck. My review explores why.
Sunderland ‘Til I Die, a real-life Ted Lasso, is an outstanding behind-the-scenes look at a team and its fans
Netflix’s Sunderland ‘Til I Die takes us behind the scenes with the fans, players, coaches, staff, and executives at Sunderland A.F.C., a football club that has just been relegated. Highly recommended.
Coffin Flop, Corncob TV’s big hit, could easily be an actual reality show
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson has two sketches that mock very specific types of reality television. One is “Spectrum,” which features Corncob TV’s hist show Coffin Flop, and the other is
Sexy Beasts: Netflix’s furry dating show looks like Mr. Personality + First Dates
Netflix announced a new dating reality series, Sexy Beasts, on which people go on dates while in prosthetic makeup that disguises their actual appearance. It reminds me of both NBC’s charming First Dates and Fox’s trashy Mr. Personality.
World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals and Fresh, Fried, and Crispy offer great Netflix escapes
Netflix has two new travel reality shows—World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, with Million Dollar Listing’s Luis Ortiz, Jo Franco, and Megan Batoon; and Fresh, Fried and Crispy, with Daym Drops—that are perfect light escapes that also offer ideas for travel.
Colton Underwood, Carole Baskin, and Netflix’s power to frame a story
Netflix used its platform to suggest Carole Baskin is a murderer and ignore Joe Exotic’s racism. Now it’s going to help gay Bachelor Colton Underwood rehabilitate his image. My thoughts about the power Netflix has to portray people however they want.
