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Netflix Is Using Chelsea Handler to Reinvent the Way We Watch Late Night Shows

by | July 24th, 2014

Last month it was announced that Chelsea Handler had signed on to star in a new talk show for Netflix. Right now, all we know about Handler's show is that it's slated to premiere in October 2016 and will be the first series to be released at a specific time block on the streaming service. According to Business Insider, Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos recently addressed the company's intentions with Handler's show, which will be heavily influenced by the changing ways people watch late night shows today:

"People are not watching scripted programming the way they used to. They're also not watching these late-night talk shows [...]

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Seasons 8 and 9 of 'Trailer Park Boys' Are Coming to Netflix This Fall

by | March 5th, 2014

Fans of Canadians, kitties, rum and coke, weed, Rickyisms, and all things Trailer Park Boys can finally rejoice after the seven-year wait since the last season ended in 2007. According to a Netflix press release out today, the streaming network has acquired the Canadian comedy's new 10-episode season to air sometime later this year, with a ninth season renewal already locked in and in the writing stage. In addition to the two new seasons, Netflix has also added the latest Trailer Park Boys seasons — which originally aired on Canada's Showcase network — to its instant streaming service. Here a quick teaser at what you can [...]

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Watch a Season 8 Sneak Peek of 'Trailer Park Boys'

by | April 2nd, 2014

The new season of Trailer Park Boys won't be on Netflix until the fall, but for now there's this preview/round of life updates from Ricky, Julian, Bubbles, and even J-Roc. Julian runs a new bar/gym, Ricky has insulated his trailer with weed, Bubbles has started a "Shed-n-Breakfast" for kitties, and J-Roc has a new line of homemade vodka, so it sounds like things are going pretty well.

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What's Good on Netflix Instant This Month?

by | March 14th, 2012

The worst feeling in the universe may be the desperation of aimlessnessly poking around Netflix Instant trying to find something better than the weird foreign dramas it keeps inexplicably recommending to you. Follow our advice and you'll never have to reluctantly watch The Bicycle Thief ever again. Here are the greatest additions to Netflix Instant from the past month.

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Reviews say "This is Hamlet as if it were written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, filmed by Fellini, and performed by Laurel and Hardy." I have to stop writing now so I can go watch this immediately.

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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin to Star in Netflix Comedy 'Grace and Frankie'

by | March 19th, 2014

Today Netflix announced that they've signed former Nine to Five co-stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin to star in an upcoming original comedy series on the streaming network, Deadline reports. Titled Grace and Frankie, the half-hour series was created by Friends co-creator Marta Kaufmman and Howard J. Morris, who most recently produced on TBS's Sullivan & Son, and has earned a 13-episode order from Netflix.

According to the press release, Grace and Frankie stars Fonda and Tomlin "as long-time nemeses Grace (Fonda) and Frankie (Tomlin) who are facing the last chapter of their lives. When their husbands announce they are in love with each other and plan to [...]

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What's Good on Netflix Instant This Month?

by | February 14th, 2012

The worst feeling in the universe may be the desperation of aimlessnessly poking around Netflix Instant trying to find something better than the weird foreign dramas it keeps inexplicably recommending to you. Follow our advice and you'll never have to reluctantly watch The Bicycle Thief ever again. Here are the greatest additions to Netflix Instant from the past month.

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Teen Wolf "Just because its a bout a werewolf, dont let it scare you off. Theres no gore and I dont even think there was any blood." – Netflix review

Duck Soup War, espionage, and the amazing mirror scene make for one of the best Marx brothers [...]