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« on: January 25, 2018, 08:06:13 PM »
Is it worth signing up for Netflix to watch The Crown?
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2018, 08:08:21 PM »
I did enjoy it very much so.  There are some other great shows on Netflix too; quite a few in fact.

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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2018, 08:09:35 PM »
Don’t know about the crown but totally worth it for OITNB!   ;D

You can turn it on and off whenever you want too so nothing to loose really, think they give you a free month at the beginning too iirc.
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2018, 08:27:33 PM »
Netflix has a lot of great original shows, among others, that are worth signing up for.  If you think about how much you might spend on a DVD box set, you could sign up for a short while just for The Crown (if that's all you want to watch) and still be winning.

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Re: The Crown
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2018, 08:28:18 PM »
I loved The Crown :).

There are several other good shows on Netflix too:

I got totally hooked on Dark a couple of weeks ago - it’s German Language, but with both English audio and subtitle options... and it’s so good... I’m dying to watch season 2 and they haven’t even made it yet!

I’d like to attempt to watch Stranger Things but I’m not good with horror/suspense and I’ve seen people call it ‘terrifying’! Dark has been hailed as a German Stranger Things, but it’s not quite the same (only in the sense of there being missing kids and something strange going on)... it’s more intriguing than scary.


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Re: The Crown
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2018, 08:28:33 PM »
Love the crown, and so many other shows. Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency is our newest addiction for evening watching. :) And Grace and Frankie is really funny.

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Re: The Crown
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2018, 08:28:45 PM »
Quote from: KFdancer on January 25, 2018, 08:06:13 PM
Is it worth signing up for Netflix to watch The Crown?

I thoroughly enjoyed The Crown.  Also, I kept googling things throughout and learned so much about 20th century GB... and I have a better grasp of the Royal Family's structure now.  Actually, I kept thinking that the series helped me know Life in the UK better than the things I studied for the LiUK test.
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2018, 08:33:06 PM »
Quote from: jfkimberly on January 25, 2018, 08:28:45 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed The Crown.  Also, I kept googling things throughout and learned so much about 20th century GB... and I have a better grasp of the Royal Family's structure now.  Actually, I kept thinking that the series helped me know Life in the UK better than the things I studied for the LiUK test.

That’s a good point! My husband compared a lot of what he read in the book to historical events he had seen movies about!
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2018, 08:43:24 PM »
Quote from: margo on January 25, 2018, 08:28:33 PM
Love the crown, and so many other shows. Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency is our newest addiction for evening watching. :) And Grace and Frankie is really funny.

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I started Grace and Frankie but only got about 3 episodes in. I also tried watching Dirk Gently... I wanted to like it because I’ve met one of the actors in it a few times and wanted to support him, but it’s too weird for me.

Quote from: jfkimberly on January 25, 2018, 08:28:45 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed The Crown.  Also, I kept googling things throughout and learned so much about 20th century GB... and I have a better grasp of the Royal Family's structure now.

I did that too :). Mainly to find out if the events in the show actually happened or if they were embellished upon (a bit of both, I think).



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Re: The Crown
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2018, 08:56:56 PM »
Quote from: ksand24 on January 25, 2018, 08:43:24 PM
I did that too :). Mainly to find out if the events in the show actually happened or if they were embellished upon (a bit of both, I think).

Yes, exactly!  I came to the same conclusion... yes, the events occurred, more or less.  But I think their timeline or importance were a bit "creative" occasionally.
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2018, 09:11:03 PM »
Problems signing up, KF?  (You didn't have to break it for the rest of us!)

http://downdetector.co.uk/problems/netflix/map/
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2018, 09:16:08 PM »
Quote from: ksand24 on January 25, 2018, 08:43:24 PM
I started Grace and Frankie but only got about 3 episodes in. I also tried watching Dirk Gently... I wanted to like it because I’ve met one of the actors in it a few times and wanted to support him, but it’s too weird for me.

I did that too :). Mainly to find out if the events in the show actually happened or if they were embellished upon (a bit of both, I think).

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Dirk Gently is nothing like the book either, which was annoying. 

It's a strange show, but it was interesting. I binge watched it just because I wanted to see what happened.

ETA: it's annoying to read the book and have it be completely different. But it's better this way as I would have stopped watching the show and I'm glad I hadn't.
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2018, 09:18:13 PM »
Quote from: ksand24 on January 25, 2018, 08:28:18 PM
I loved The Crown :).

There are several other good shows on Netflix too:

I got totally hooked on Dark a couple of weeks ago - it’s German Language, but with both English audio and subtitle options... and it’s so good... I’m dying to watch season 2 and they haven’t even made it yet!

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I'm horrible with suspense and scary movies and I've seen both seasons of Stranger Things. Season 1 was a bit more suspenseful than season 2, but it was awesome!

I couldn't even watch Are You Afraid of the Dark as a kid. Haha.
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2018, 10:21:41 PM »
Sold!

I shall sign up!
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Re: The Crown
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2018, 11:52:46 PM »
Quote from: KFdancer on January 25, 2018, 10:21:41 PM
Sold!

I shall sign up!

Do it!  Join us!  Join ussssss!
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