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Netflix Originals
October 2 Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy
Anjelah Johnson in the Netflix Original "Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy". Photo Credit: James Kronzer for Netflix, Inc.
October 9 Winter on Fire
Netflix Original Documentary Winter On Fire Courtesy of Netflix Inc.
Chronicling events that unfolded over 93 days in 2013 and 2014, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom witnesses the formation of a new civil rights movement in Ukraine. What started as peaceful student demonstrations supporting European integration morphed into a full-fledged violent revolution calling for the resignation of the nation's president. The film captures the remarkable mobilization of nearly a million citizens from across the country protesting the corrupt political regime that utilized extreme force against its own people to suppress their demands and freedom of expression.
October 16 Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers
Anthony Jeselnik in the Netflix Original "Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers". Photo Credit: Phil Bray for Netflix, Inc.
October 16 Beasts of No Nation
Warning: Trailer may break your heart
Beasts of No Nation, A Netflix Original Film. When civil war tears his family apart, a young West African boy is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters and transform into a child soldier. Available in select theaters and on Netflix October 16
October 23 Hemlock Grove - Season 3
Kaniehtiio Horn (L) and Landon Liboiron (R) in a scene from Netflix's "Hemlock Grove" Season 2. Photo Credit: Steve Wilkie for Netflix.
Netflix Kid's Originals
October 9 The New Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show
Netflix will introduce a new original series for kids, THE NEW MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN SHOW, from DreamWorks Animation. Mr. Peabody, the smartest dog in the world, and his boy Sherman host a zany late-night comedy show broadcast from their swanky penthouse in front of a live studio audience. Anything can happen in this show jam-packed with exciting segments, great musical acts and very special guests like outrageous neighbors and hilarious time travelers they meet with the WABAC machine. Season 1 will be comprised of 13 episodes
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The days are getting longer and cooler which means we are getting closer to the new fall season on regular TV!
I find that I'm watching live TV less and less and binge watching shows on Netflixmore and more. I think I'm just bored with what's on TV right now. Plus, I'm catching up on the shows that I've missed out on from previous seasons or just forgot what happened.
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The school year has started and I let my kindergartner *sniff, sniff* share her top picks for back to school watching on Netflix. Or in her case, first day ever.
It was way harder to get her to tell me and talk about what she liked about them then I thought it would be, she talks all of the time.
To celebrate her final day of freedom, we ordered a pizza and watched Mr. Peabody and Sherman. I thought it would be perfect since they are both starting school for the first time. (I don't count preschool.)
Netflix original series, Project Mc² , follows four super smart and science-skilled girls as they are recruited to join the spy organization, NOV8 ("Innovate"), and work together to save the day
August 7 Project Mc2
Half dinosaur! Half construction truck! Full-on fun! Watch giant Ty Rux, his little buddy Revvit and the crew come face-to-face with evil D-Structs.
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The kids and I have embarked on several mini adventures this summer - none involves meeting dragons or magic, but we did go to an island.
While we wait for the sun to shine, the kids have been watching as Jay Baruchel and America Ferrera return to Berk as the voices of Hiccup and Astrid. Dragons: Race to the Edge, a Netflix Original series, takes place between the first and second How To Train Your Dragon films.
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There has been an incredible amount of rain this summer and it seems like every weekend has been rainy and cold. Needless to say, we have been spending a whole lot of time indoors. Thankfully, we have Netflix and have been doing some shameful binge watching.
The Hubs and I finished the new season of Orange is the New Black and I could not stop watching Sense8! I was actually sad when the last episode ended and I cried a little, okay, a lot.
The kids have also been watching more on Netflix when LEGOS, books, and coloring no longer hold their interest. There are so many great shows to pick from especially the Netflix Originals, but I've been trying to expose them to old shows that I once loved like Scooby Doo, Jem and Inspector Gadget.
The little one has loved Scooby Doo since she could say Shaggy and the older one shares my love for Courage the Cowardly Dog.
I was more than a little excited to see that Netflix dusted off Inspector Gadget and updated it. If I close my eyes, I can almost pretend to be ten again, watching it with friends after school.
I decided that baby girl needed to see the real Jem and the Holograms, so she will hate the movie as much as I know I will when it comes out. How can Hollywood ruin such a girl positive show by taking away everything that made it worth watching? I guess we were more ready in the 80's to have a strong woman running her own company while taking care of a foster home and competing in the cutthroat music business.
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New releases and last calls for Netflix.com in June 2015.
Netflix Originals
Sense8
6/05/15
Daryl Hannah in a scene from Netflix's Sense8. Photo credit Murray Close Netflix.
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "sensates."
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If I stay still long enough, I can still feel how I felt when I found out that the man I had loved was with someone else.
We had yet to break up.
It's a delicious sort of agony that still takes my breath away.
Watching Grace and Frankie reminded me of that moment, but also how I put my life back together again.
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My little one lies. She lies so well she is believable. On the other hand, if you ask her if she is lying she will tell you that she is lying.
This month's theme for Netflix's Stream Team is liars. Given my little one's tendency to lie, we started watching the movies and shows with strong honesty themes.
We've been long time fans of Veggie Tales, and Netflix's original Veggie Tales in the House is actually really good so it was easy to start there with the Lie-monade episode and followed it with The Gruffalo.
I think the humor in Veggie Tales is really clever so I don't mind watching it with her. Gruffalo is so well animated and that little mouse is so naughty that it was sweet to watch with her.
She started to catch on to the whole, thou shall not lie and what not. She hasn't really changed though.
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New releases and last calls for Netflix.com in May 2015.
Netflix Originals
I am so looking forward to Grace and Frankie! It looks ridiculously funny and poignant; the one liners are classic.
From the co-creator of Friends, Netflix original comedy GRACE AND FRANKIE stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women who form an unlikely bond after their husbands (Sam Waterson and Martin Sheen) reveal they are gay and leave them for each other.
Between
5/21/15
(L-R) Jesse Bostik, Ryan Allen, Shialene GArnett, Jestin Kelly, Brooke Palsson, Krhysal Nausbaum and Wesley Morgan in the Netflix Original Series "Between". Photo by: Ken Woroner for Netflix, Inc.
Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series explores the power vacuum that results when a government has quarantined a 10-mile diameter area and left the inhabitants to fend for themselves
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
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I find myself watching way more old TV shows on Netflix then I do watching TV on regular stations.
I hate falling in love with a new series to have yanked off the air. I'm still angry over Keen Eddie (I love you Mark Valley!) and its been ten years now. Don't even get me started on My Name is Earl or Lucky.
There is something comforting about rewatching beloved TV shows and reliving the stories of the characters you've grown to love. Plus, you already know that the show has been canceled so there's no fresh heartbreak over the untimely ending.
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I remember a time when I was hip. I ran a nightclub and drank after hours, usually for free. I knew what the hottest new songs were and saw all of the Oscar contenders at. the. theater. on. opening. night.
And, then life changed. One minute I was drinking manhattans at a trendy bar and the next I was begging for an epidural as my body was being torn in two.
Now life is all about the car that is in the shop and that enormous bill will need to be paid along with all the other bills still waiting their turn. Instead of bar hoping, I'm hoping from the preschool, the elementary school, the doctor, the dentist, and to work. My dryer is making funny noises and does not dry in one go around anymore plus the laundry is piling up. On top of all that - our bed broke and I may have overheard the little one tell her friend that, "mommy and daddy really need to stop jumping on their bed!" I guess if her friends share this tidbit I'll be the envy at the PTA meeting?
Why can't we catch a break! Or a vacation, maybe on a deserted island, or a fallout shelter, with no phones or contact with the outside world.
(L-R) Lauren Adams, Sara Chase, Ellie Kemper and Sol Miranda in a scene from Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Photo Credit: Eric Liebowitz/Netflix.
Of course, nothing is really so horrible that hiding in a fallout shelter would be an option, but it does feel like we have been living in one the last ten years. And, despite all of the bad things, there are so many more good things happening, and now that our kids are a little older it is easier to do adult things again.
Now I just have to figure out what those adult things include these days. Maybe, having candy for dinner?
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtis the new original comedy on Netflix from the brilliant Tina Fey and chronicles the adventures of Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) who decides to reclaim her life and start over in New York City after living in a cult for fifteen years, which was in an underground bunker, away from the world. She quickly finds a new job as a nanny (working for 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski), a new roommate (Tituss Burgess, 30 Rock), and a new beginning in the Big Apple.
Ellie Kemper in Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Photo by Eric Liebowitz courtesy of Netflix
Catching up on the present is a very familiar feeling for me. Just like Kimmy has to learn about the present and catch up to the times, I feel like the Hubs and I are playing catch up too. Sure, we don't have quite the disadvantage, I do know how to use a smart phone and the Hubs just got on Facebook but we are just not as hip as we once were and that's okay.
And, while we are not being hip we'll be binge watching the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix.
Do you ever feel like you are catching up on the present?
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Movie version vs. the book - the age old debate.
So many wonderful books, so little time. My e-reader is full of books that I have not had time to read but I find myself filling my spare time watching a movie. Sure, I should say that I prefer reading but my Netflix app happens to be next to my Kindle app and well - there are so many good movies and TV shows that needs my attention.
With that, I am going to share some of my favorite movies that started off as books. I actually feel like some of these movies are slightly better than the books.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
I really enjoyed the books and I was a little saddened by some of the small changes but I really enjoyed the movie. All of the wonderful details - the clothes, the dangers, the people, all in stunning color.
It's Netflix's latest original series that is streaming right now and it is a brilliant series!
Puss happens upon the town of San Lorenzo and inadvertently undoes the spell that had protected the city. Puss stays to help guard the ancient city filled with treasure but more importantly, the home of many orphans looked after by the sweet Dulcinea who Puss seems to have a crush on. The characters in the town from the mayor who hides in water barrels to the scatter brained alchemist, and especially Toby, the pig who fancies himself Puss' best friend, are lively, fun, and interesting.
Both the kids and I have enjoyed watching all of the episodes. Funny, witty, and action packed or in the words of my four year old, "He's a cat in boots, with a sword, and he is really great." A cat with a sword, what could be better?
Right now there are only five episodes but we are cheering for more!
Next month brings some new shows and movies to Netflix Streaming and here are a few of the family favorites that we are looking forward to seeing -
As a Netflix fan and a Doctor Who fan, losing the ability to have instant access to my favorite show may have been devastating. I just purchased two Rokus for goodness sakes!
I find that the episodes that I watch, are not ones that BBC America airs and if they do - I don't see them so I created my list of my nine favorite episodes to celebrate Doctor Who staying on Netflix.
for goodness sakes! 