Posts tagged #Netflix
Reflections From a Black Mirror: S1 E2 “Fifteen Million Merits” (Netflix)
Reflections From a Black Mirror: S1 E2 “Fifteen Million Merits” (Netflix)

My recap of the "15 Million Merits" episode of Black Mirror.

It includes discussion of Abraham Lincoln, Charlie Brooker, Marxism, the book of Matthew and a few other things that this highly underrated episode inspired me to think about.

Enjoy!

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An Open Letter to Mike Hale (of the NYT) about #Netflix "Luke Cage"
An Open Letter to Mike Hale (of the NYT) about #Netflix "Luke Cage"

This is my open letter to New York Times television critic Mike Hale about his criticism of #Netflix Luke Cage.

Enjoy!

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5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right
5 Things #Netflix "The Get Down" Got (Really) Right

A Show that captures the rise of hip-hop in 1977 NYC? Didn't I already write hundreds of pages about a show like that? Wasn't that last year? 

I hate to admit it, but in many ways, the new Netflix series "The Get Down," got more about the rise of hip-hop right than did HBO's Vinyl. 

Here are five things "The Get Down" got (really) right!

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