Streaming The Netflix Thread

[Jatz]

We watched that one about the guy who fathered 1000+ children through sperm donation (it's been around for a while, I know). It was pretty disgusting what that bloke did, and it surprised me that there was this group of men whose ultimate goal in life is to procreate as many children as possible through illegal sperm donations. That is an Andrew Tate level of male toxicity right there.

That the doctor in the small town of Indiana? I remember them all being worried they'd be interbreeding which was entirely fair enough.

Absolutely creepy guy.

 

[bok_party]

We watched that one about the guy who fathered 1000+ children through sperm donation (it's been around for a while, I know). It was pretty disgusting what that bloke did, and it surprised me that there was this group of men whose ultimate goal in life is to procreate as many children as possible through illegal sperm donations. That is an Andrew Tate level of male toxicity right there.

Without making this political, doesn’t Musk want to do the same thing with all the kids he’s having?

 

[eth-dog]

We watched that one about the guy who fathered 1000+ children through sperm donation (it's been around for a while, I know). It was pretty disgusting what that bloke did, and it surprised me that there was this group of men whose ultimate goal in life is to procreate as many children as possible through illegal sperm donations. That is an Andrew Tate level of male toxicity right there.

Sisters?

 

[nobbyiscool]

Jesus Adolescence was a lot. That third episode makes you want to vomit in the worst possible way. Then watching the parents being forced to reconcile their own failures made me proper sob.

 

[BillyElliott]

We watched that one about the guy who fathered 1000+ children through sperm donation (it's been around for a while, I know). It was pretty disgusting what that bloke did, and it surprised me that there was this group of men whose ultimate goal in life is to procreate as many children as possible through illegal sperm donations. That is an Andrew Tate level of male toxicity right there.

What's it called?

And agree with above poster, has a bit of Elon Musk about it .. how many kids does he have?

 

[Frank Bunn]

I watched Gone Girls this week. Recommend.

Yeah really good. If it were a fictional show and they showed you the dilapidated house of the serial killer you would roll your eyes. But it was true!

They didn't really explain why the chief of police and DA were reluctant to find the killer. Maybe they just didn't want the FBI on their patch, exposing their corruption.

 

[BillyElliott]

Yeah really good. If it were a fictional show and they showed you the dilapidated house of the serial killer you would roll your eyes. But it was true!

They didn't really explain why the chief of police and DA were reluctant to find the killer. Maybe they just didn't want the FBI on their patch, exposing their corruption.

I was shocked to see the state of his house too!

I fully expected the Chief of Police or DA to be involved. Unbelievable how far back their relationship went. How many other things along the years they must have covered up &/or ignored?

Had so many moments during that series where my expression was wtf?

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

What's it called?

It is called: The man with 1000 kids.

He's even got kids in Australia. They say he could have as many as 3000 kids.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

That the doctor in the small town of Indiana?

No, this man is from the Netherlands, and he's not a doctor. However, I know the one you're referring to. That was also gross.

 

[Gasometer]

I watched Gone Girls this week. Recommend.

On a scale of 1-10 how disturbing did you find it?

I tried to start it today and just didn’t know if I could sit through it

 

[Gough]

Watching Driven to Survive I can see why F1 is having a renaissance among the fairer sex and more than a few blokes.

 

[BillyElliott]

On a scale of 1-10 how disturbing did you find it?

I tried to start it today and just didn’t know if I could sit through it

Probably 7-8. Not disturbing in graphic details. Moreso about the attitude of the police & DA & how completely useless they were. They had no interest in solving these murders.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Watching Driven to Survive I can see why F1 is having a renaissance among the fairer sex and more than a few blokes.

I haven't been an avid watcher, cos I perennially find myself disappointed with the storylines that they choose to follow throughout the season.

As an example, the series released last month kind of told the story of Norris vs Piastri at the Hungarian Grand Prix in half an episode. I feel like that dynamic deserved an episode of its own, because I think we're already seeing that by the second of 2025 it might be the only dynamic in F1 that matters. By the end of the last episode Piastri is an afterthought in his teams Constructor title success, the show almost awards that success to Lando.

I do understand the tenet of your post though, it's crazy how 1) great looking people seem to be the best drivers, and 2) they don't have much fear of ruining their looks in a high-speed sport. I had such anxiety watching Norris' nose scar!

 

[Jatz]

I haven't been an avid watcher, cos I perennially find myself disappointed with the storylines that they choose to follow throughout the season.

As an example, the series released last month kind of told the story of Norris vs Piastri at the Hungarian Grand Prix in half an episode. I feel like that dynamic deserved an episode of its own, because I think we're already seeing that by the second of 2025 it might be the only dynamic in F1 that matters. By the end of the last episode Piastri is an afterthought in his teams Constructor title success, the show almost awards that success to Lando.

I do understand the tenet of your post though, it's crazy how 1) great looking people seem to be the best drivers, and 2) they don't have much fear of ruining their looks in a high-speed sport. I had such anxiety watching Norris' nose scar!

To be fair, that last race Oscar was spun around at the first corner and it did come down to Lando to win it for them.

Over the course of the season Oscar obviously helped win it but purely in the last race, Lando was to thank.

 

[Frank Bunn]

We watched that one about the guy who fathered 1000+ children through sperm donation (it's been around for a while, I know). It was pretty disgusting what that bloke did, and it surprised me that there was this group of men whose ultimate goal in life is to procreate as many children as possible through illegal sperm donations. That is an Andrew Tate level of male toxicity right there.

There was no mention of child support. Usually where donations are made anonymously through a sperm bank then no child support applies. But, as with this guy, where the donor is known and seeks involvement with the children then child support might be payable. Even if there is a written agreement stating that the donor will not be treated as a legal parent a court can override it.

He didn't seem evil, just very misguided. Whereas the sperm banks operate for profit and the guys in Kenya seemed to have racist motivations.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

You may need to do the therapist episode over a few nights. It's chilling & super intense.

I just watched it...god it was intense. Erin Doherty is incredible in it. I've got the heebie jeebies big time.

 

[nobbyiscool]

To be fair, that last race Oscar was spun around at the first corner and it did come down to Lando to win it for them.

Over the course of the season Oscar obviously helped win it but purely in the last race, Lando was to thank.

The dude literally didn't get a single solo interview talking about his team's constructor title, to which he'd contributed a great deal. I just thought it was a wild editing choice.

I think it's pertinent to note that I've watched it over the last week or so, and we're 2 races into the season. So I guess there's an element of hindsight - but I reiterate that the Netflix story tellers missed a big opportunity, because in 6 months I think Norris vs Piastri is going to be the only dynamic in F1 that matters.

 

[Jatz]

Just watched the Jerry Springer doco (of sorts).

Interesting just due to it's sheer absurdity. Humans are very odd at times.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Finished Adolescence and I have a lot of thoughts and feelings wahhh

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

On a scale of 1-10 how disturbing did you find it?

4/10.

The whole thing is told from the victims and their families' POV rather than being a drill down into what the killer did. I think I've seen another documentary about it that was more focused on the crimes themselves, but this one is different. What was interesting was the incompetence and corruption of the Suffolk County police force during the first ten years of the investigation, which was utterly gobsmacking. How often do we see in these serial killer documentaries that a big factor in the killer getting away with it for such a long period is basically investigative incompetence or laziness or willful neglect from the police?

 

[kickazz]

Yes so Adolescence was excellent. I'm not some film nerd but you can't help but enjoy the technical side of this show. The boy jumping out the classroom window, I was like "hang on a minute, how the fu...."

All so well acted too. Especially the third and fourth eps.

I think it was well written but if I'm honest maybe it came up a bit short in addressing it's key themes. That Tate angle I don't know if they really got into it enough. But perhaps that's the point, the broader ignorance of it all.

The idea that whenever this sort of thing happens, all the media attention is about the perp: that always troubles me and one of the cops says exactly that in ep2; but this show itself is guilty of not telling the story of the victim either. Bit hard given the technical aspects I suppose, but there was a grief story there too. I also wondered about some of the stuff that happened and was said in ep3, I don't know if it would be allowed? (Some of the questions and no guardian present)

The final two scenes in the two bedrooms is some of the most heartbreaking stuff on TV.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Yes so Adolescence was excellent. I'm not some film nerd but you can't help but enjoy the technical side of this show. The boy jumping out the classroom window, I was like "hang on a minute, how the fu...."

All so well acted too. Especially the third and fourth eps.

I think it was well written but if I'm honest maybe it came up a bit short in addressing it's key themes. That Tate angle I don't know if they really got into it enough. But perhaps that's the point, the broader ignorance of it all.

The idea that whenever this sort of thing happens, all the media attention is about the perp: that always troubles me and one of the cops says exactly that in ep2; but this show itself is guilty of not telling the story of the victim either. Bit hard given the technical aspects I suppose, but there was a grief story there too. I also wondered about some of the stuff that happened and was said in ep3, I don't know if it would be allowed? (Some of the questions and no guardian present)

The final two scenes in the two bedrooms is some of the most heartbreaking stuff on TV.

I think they dropped a few threads and it's up to us to pick them up and unravel them. A few things were kind of referred to but not explored in depth, such as

Spoiler

the dad ripping down the shed and his 'terrible temper', a comment about that 'Andrew Tate shite', the grandma babysitting from time to time, Mr. Malik not giving much of a shit about a student whose favourite subject was the one he teaches.

. Everything in the show felt deliberate and these inclusions (and many more) feel like thought provokers. They say it takes a village to raise a child, and every aspect of the village those kids were living in was failing to an extent.

My only issue with it is that quite a few people seem to have missed the point of the show entirely. I've seen people arguing that it had nothing to do with misogyny, that they don't think he actually did it, that it was a whodunnit and there should have been a twist. It's bizarre.

On another note, a few people told me that the 4th episode was the easiest to watch but I could not disagree more. My biggest fear is not being a good enough mother. Watching two parents try to piece together where they went wrong was heart-wrenching.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Yes so Adolescence was excellent. I'm not some film nerd but you can't help but enjoy the technical side of this show. The boy jumping out the classroom window, I was like "hang on a minute, how the fu...."

All so well acted too. Especially the third and fourth eps.

I think it was well written but if I'm honest maybe it came up a bit short in addressing it's key themes. That Tate angle I don't know if they really got into it enough. But perhaps that's the point, the broader ignorance of it all.

The idea that whenever this sort of thing happens, all the media attention is about the perp: that always troubles me and one of the cops says exactly that in ep2; but this show itself is guilty of not telling the story of the victim either. Bit hard given the technical aspects I suppose, but there was a grief story there too. I also wondered about some of the stuff that happened and was said in ep3, I don't know if it would be allowed? (Some of the questions and no guardian present)

The final two scenes in the two bedrooms is some of the most heartbreaking stuff on TV.

The song being sung at the end - I think it's called "through the eyes of a child" - was sung by 'Katie', which was another attempt to bring the show back to her at the other end. That was another really great, albeit understated cinematic choice IMO.

 

[moto748]

Is it just me who's never watched a docu on Netflix? I don't go to Netflix for that.

 

[kickazz]

My only issue with it is that quite a few people seem to have missed the point of the show entirely. I've seen people arguing that it had nothing to do with misogyny

Yeah that is odd. Maybe not strictly misogyny (but more just poor male behaviour) in all instances but the impact of male role models cannot be understated here. Yes they are trying to say the Internet cannot be controlled and can be a bad influence - but look at his father. This part was fascinating. They are at pains to tell us he never was physically violent to the family - which he wasn't. But he had anger spells, he could be verbally violent and also a bit dismissive of his wife at times. This surely had an effect on Jamie. Thing is, the dad's own father was so much worse, and so you are left thinking that yeah, he was an improvement and trying his best, but it still wasn't good enough.