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Netflix Loses Its Glow as Critics Target Chappelle Special
- vfulco2 5y agoI call BS, netflix is as popular as ever for holding on to the american ideals of free speech
- garbagecoder 5y agoThe critics ranked it 70% lower than actual people.
- iab 5y agoSeems to be the trend; panned by critics, mostly liked by the average consumer. I didn’t think it was that great, as I think most would agree, compared to his other standups (or other Netflix specials e.g Nate Bargatze). Watched it tho.
- ashwagary 5y agoOn first watch, without knowing the structure of the show, it was harder to follow his train of thought and felt uncomfortable at moments. On second watch, it was much funnier and his larger point was easier to grasp. Oddly, I would give it a higher rating after the 2nd watch than after the 1st. In my experience, that's usually a sign that it will have more staying power than his other specials which only required one viewing to fully appreciate. I can tell more thought went into constructing this special.
- iab 5y agoThanks - I will give it another watch
- iab 5y agoGlow is not something measured objectively; stock-price etc. are, and those are the only metrics that matter to a company.
- unfunco 5y agoAnd it's gone up 8.7% in the last month. That's probably from Game of Squids though.
- yuppie_scum 5y agoI’m all for trans rights, I haven’t seen the special yet. Either way Netflix has absolutely nothing to worry about. I’m sure whatever pushback is a minuscule drop in the bucket.
- allturtles 5y agoThe reader comments on this article are overwhelmingly supportive of Chappelle. So why is journalistic opinion on the topic in the u.s. almost entirely not? My best guess is Twitter. Most journalist are active Twitter users and may have imbibed a particular culture from it that is out of step with even the more left leaning parts of the general public, like NYTimes readers.
- elgernon 5y agotime to buy more NFLX shares