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Binge-watching is just a normal way to take in shows
September 7, 2018Written by: Michelle Chiang, SFU Student Binge-watching is a term that, as recently as five years ago, might have seemed abnormal. The time commitment required to take in an entire show or series within a single night or two was something considered challenging and unusual. Now, binge-watching is entrenched within popular culture. Everyone does it. It’s normal, and often expected. Much of the recent culture of binge-watching is thanks to the popularity of streaming giant Netflix. Compared to other streaming services, Netflix is unusual in that they maintain a large library of completed shows in their library. This concept is…
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GLOW uses the best and worst parts of professional wrestling for a show unlike any other
July 22, 2018Written by: Gene Cole Professional wrestling shows up in a lot of media. Sometimes it’s presented as a small comical reference or as a hobby of sporty characters, but most people only see its surface-level elements. Netflix’s GLOW is one…
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Lemony Snicket’s famous work is reinvented through TV
May 20, 2018By: Jennifer Russell The Netflix original A Series of Unfortunate Events artistically captures the bleak yet hilarious world that was first created by Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket) in his novels. Even though the story focuses on the lives of…
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Unfortunate might be in the title, but it’s no way to describe Netflix’s latest series
January 23, 2017By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Staff Writer Based on the quirky and delightfully dark 1999 book series, Lemony Snicket’s A series of Unfortunate Events is the latest addition to Netflix’s growing library of original content. Consisting of eight episodes which cover…
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Netflix ‘border hoppers’ are nothing but self-entitled
June 6, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his past March I cut my extravagant cable bill and purchased, for $20, something on Amazon many of you probably didn’t even know existed: a digital television antenna. I know, old school, right? Now, while I basked in the illegal…
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Boohoo, Woohoo
November 16, 2015Boohoo: Netflix and Chill Is it just me or is this phrase simply everywhere? I log in to Facebook. Netflix and chill. I open chat messages. Netflix and chill. I even search through the news. Netflix and . . .…
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What Canadian individuals can do to stop the Americanization of Canadian identity
September 14, 2015Degrassi first aired in the ‘70s and was re-launched in the early 2000s. Since then, it has been on the air for over a decade and has brought forth all kinds of Canadian talent, most notably rapper and songwriter Drake.…
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Netflix to begin streaming all of Steph Millers’ family home videos
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2593" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Cord Cutter News[/caption] Fans and all current members of Steph Miller’s family, rejoice! As of June 1, the on-demand entertainment juggernaut Netflix is adding all of the Millers’ personal home movies to its…
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