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  • The Platform – Thoughts

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo nights ago I saw that Netflix was recommending that I watch The Platform 2, so I watched The Platform instead. The Platform is a Spanish film that takes place in a pit/prison. Within this prison every cell is stacked vertically and those on the first floor get first dibs on food.…

  • Leaving Netflix Soon

    Leaving Netflix Soon

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the last week, or less, I have been choosing what to watch, not based on what’s new, or recommended, but on what is leaving Netflix soon. With netflix it is very easy to think “I don’t know what to watch” and “I don’t want to watch anything that is being recommended.…

  • Films I Watched

    Films I Watched

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years I didn’t watch many films but recently the habit has returned. Blood and Gold I am used to watching English or French films about the First and Second World War but recently I watched Blood and Gold, in German, with English subtitles. It’s interesting to watch a German film rather…

  • Fearless Netflix Documentary

    Fearless Netflix Documentary

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFearless is a documentary produced by Netflix, exploring the life of bull riders that come from Brazil, to the US to compete in 26 competitions to see who is the best bull rider. This documentary is interesting because, for the most part it is in Portuguese with English subtitles. Big in Brazil…

  • World Television

    World Television

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNow that I know that I can treat Netflix as an international film festival I do. Last night I watched the first episode of Crash Landing on You. A South Korean film about a woman CEO who goes for a parapente flight, gets caught in a storm, and dropped in North…

  • Netflix – Browse By Language

    Netflix – Browse By Language

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently Netflix added a Browse by Language option which means that you can browse for content by original language. Yesterday I saw that I can browse for content in French, Italian, Polish,, Korean, German and many more languages. I could list more but that’s dull. Instead I want to focus on the…

  • Cutting down on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube

    Cutting down on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Issue For a while Facebook was the network to keep in contact with university friends after we all graduated and then it was the network to keep in contact with colleagues. Eventually it became the network where people shared news without engaging with others. It has become a network where you…

  • Mythbusters: A Fun Documentary Series

    Mythbusters: A Fun Documentary Series

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently Netflix Switzerland made Mythbusters available on their service. As I watched episode after episode I noticed the camaraderie between those who participate in the show. We see that Adam and Jamie occasionally argue but that overall they are having a lot of fun. We see them laugh, joke, tease each other,…

  • An Open letter of complaint to Netflix Switzerland.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteDear deceptive content distributors, When I have wanted to watch a number of documentaries the subtitles have been in German on english commentary documentaries. As a paying customer I expect English language versions to have English titles, English subtitles and English location information. If you do nothing to resolve this problem…